CBM Brewer of the Year Competition

 02/19/08

Rules and Regulations

             1)      Eligibility – Only active CBM Members with their dues currently paid are eligible to receive points. Any CBM Member who has not paid their dues cannot receive points, and may only begin receiving points again when their dues are current.

             2)      Points – Brewers will earn points for entering beers and/or meads in CBoY competitions, CBM Monthly Club Tastings, the AHA Nationals Competition and AHA Club-Only Competitions. Brewers will also receive points for hosting brew sessions, tasting sessions, organizing club education sessions in club meetings, etc. A full list of scoring events is listed below. All beer, cider and mead entries judged at a given competition will be eligible to receive points.

             3)      Winning – At the Holiday Christmas party, the winner of the Carolina Brewer of the Year will receive a prize (valued over $150), and their name will be memorialized on a plaque that we will add names to each year.

             4)      CBM BoY Raffles – Every person who earned points towards the Carolina Brewer of the Year title will earn a raffle ticket, which can be used at a raffle of homebrewing supplies, fine beers and other prizes at the Christmas Party. 1 point = 1 ticket. These tickets will not be available for sale, so the only way to get them is to earn CBM BoY points.

Scoring

CBM Monthly Club Tastings

                1 point                    Entering a beer in a CBM Monthly Club Tasting

5 points                   Winning a CBM Club Monthly Club Tasting

CBoY Competitions

                1 point                    Entering 1-4 beers in a CBoY Competition

                2 points                   Entering 5-10 beers in a CBoY Competition

                3 points                   Entering 11 or more beers in a CBoY Competition

                5 points                   1^st Place Ribbon

                4 points                   2^nd Place Ribbon

                3 points                   3^rd Place Ribbon

                +5 points                                Best of Show (Beer or Mead)

                +4 points                                2^nd Best of Show

                +3 points                                3^rd Best of Show

                2 points                   Judging/Stewarding at the US Open

                4/2 points                                Organizing/Planning the US Open

                4 points                   Judging/Stewarding/Organizing at any other CBoY Competition

AHA Nationals Competition

                1 point                    Entering 1-2 beers in the AHA Nationals

                2 points                   Entering 3-5 beers in the AHA Nationals

                3 points                   Entering 6+ beers in the AHA Nationals

                7 points                   1^st Place Ribbon, Regional Competition (1^st Round)

                5 points                   2^nd Place Ribbon, Regional Competition (1^st Round)

                3 points                   3^rd Place Ribbon, Regional Competition (1^st Round)

                10 points                 1^st Place Ribbon, National Competition (2^nd Round)

                8 points                   2^nd Place Ribbon, National Competition (2^nd Round)

                6 points                   3^rd Place Ribbon, National Competition (2^nd Round)

                3 points                   Judging/Stewarding/Organizing at the Regional Competition (1^st Round)

5 points                   Judging/Stewarding/Organizing at the National Competition (2^nd Round)

1 point                    Attending the AHA Conference

1-10 points             Special Recognition at AHA Conference

AHA Club-Only Competitions

                1 point                    Entering a beer in an AHA Club-Only Competition

                5 points                   1^st Place Club-Only Competition

                10 points                 1^st Place Ribbon, AHA Club-Only Competitions

                8 points                   2^nd Place Ribbon, AHA Club-Only Competitions

                6 points                   3^rd Place Ribbon, AHA Club-Only Competitions

                3 points                   Judging/Stewarding/Organizing at the AHA Club-Only Competitions

5 points                   Judging/Stewarding/Organizing at the AHA Club-Only Competitions

1 point                    Judging at CMB monthly meeting

Other

                3 points                   Hosting a Monthly Club-Sponsored Brew Session at your home (at least 4 CBM Members)

                3 points                   Hosting a class, workshop or style tasting session at your home (at least 4 CBM Members)

                3 points                   Leading and educational session at a CBM Club Meeting (Officers exempt)

                6 points                   Volunteer for Charlotte Oktoberfest – Planning Committee

                3 points                   Volunteer for Charlotte Oktoberfest – Team Captain

                1 points                   Volunteer for Charlotte Oktoberfest – Festival Volunteer

1-10 points             Outstanding Beer Karma Bonus (at the discretion of the President)

5 points                   Article for quarterly CBM newsletter

6 points                   Published article for a national publication

2 points                   Each keg donated for Oktoberfest

CBM Rookie of the year Competition

Rules and Regulations

1)       Eligibility – For 2008 ONLY,  active CBM members with their dues currently paid and who joined the club after July l, 2007.     Points will be distributed in the same manner listed above.  Beginning in 2009, eligibility will be from January to December.

2)       Winning – At the holiday Christmas party winner of Rookie of the Year will receive a prize(valued at over $50) and their name will be memorialized on a plaque that we will add names to each year.