The 2006 Professional Championship award winners have been announced!

Eligibility

This competition is open to all commercial beers brewed in the State of Florida and offered for sale in the State of Florida without significant changes or modifications to the beer recipe from the way is has been offered for sale to the public.

Judging

Medal Round judging will take place on February 9th. Please contact Jeff Gladish maztech@ij.net or 813-541-8413 for the time and location. All winners except Best of Show will be announced at the Florida Brewer’s Guild Festival in Tampa on Saturday, March 8th, 2008. Each beer will be judged by a panel of three people, pooled from professional brewers and from the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) consisting of judges ranked "certified" or higher .Emphasis will be on how good is the craft-brewed beer, not how well it fits the style guideline. Gold Medal winners will notified in advance of the FBG Fest awards ceremony

Prizes and Awards

Credit for each beer will go to both the brewery and to the brewer of that particular beer. Entries will be graded on a score sheet modified to promote scores in the range of 60 to 100 points:

The first place winner from each category as well as all of the gold medal winners will be judged at the Best of Show.

Trophies will also be presented to the 2nd and 3rd Best of Show. All other winners will be announced at the Florida Brewer’s Guild Festival in February. Gold medal and category winners will be allowed to serve their award winning beer at the Brewer's Ball. For each keg of beer (1/2 bbl) donated by the BOS competitors, two complimentary tickets to the Brewer's Ball will be given to the brewery.

Categories

All beers will be judged according to the style specified by the brewer on the entry form, although little emphasis will be devoted to strict style adherence on the BFBC evaluation sheets. World Beer Cup Style Guidelines will be used, providing a much broader range of categories. If the brewer wishes to enter a new style of beer not previously categorized he must write the description of this beer in sufficient detail for the judges. Some historical or specialty beers may fit into such a category .

Cost

The fee is $35.00 per entry. Please use the 'Buy It Now' buton below for this fee. Proceeds from the commercial competition will be used to promote craft brewing in the state of Florida.

Entry Requirments

Two samples of beer will be required, each at least 12 ounces. Each entry is required to have its State of Florida Brand number or the Date of First Tapping (if served at a Brewpub) and months that it is available for enjoyment by Florida consumers if it is a seasonal. Beers will be served to the judges "blind" so the type of container of the entry will not be an issue. Cans, bottles, kegs, PET bottles with carbonators will all be accepted. Entries will be sent to:

before the February 3rd deadline. Best of Show round requires a minimum entry of one standard size keg (1/2 bbl) , which will be served at the Brewer's Ball on March 9th

Entry Forms

Entry registration forms and fees must be received on or before February 3, 2008. Checks should be made payable to BFBC. Entry forms should be mailed to the competition organizer: