The 3rd annual rendition of the competition is open for registration. The competition is run by the Gulf Coast Brewers League in conjunction with Crooked Letter Brewing in Ocean Springs, MS. The winner of BOS will have the opportunity to have their beer brewed on the 15 bbl system at Crooked Letter, and will have their beer packaged and sold.
Please visit http://competitions.gulfcoastbrewersleague.com/ to register and submit entries. We are using the 2015 style categories despite the software not being updated. Therefore, each category is entered as a custom category, but the parent category name and number (i.e., 10 German Wheat Beer: A. Weissbier) is listed. Please help spread the word!
The categories we are accepting are:
10 German Wheat Beer: A. Weissbier; B. Dunkels Weissbier; C. Weizenbock
13 Brown English Beer: A. Dark Mild; B. English Brown Ale; C. English Porter
15 Irish Beer: A. Irish Red Ale; B. Irish Stout; C. Irish Extra Stout
16 Dark British Beer: A. Sweet Stout; B. Oatmeal Stout; C. Tropical Stout; D. Foreign Extra Stout
18 Pale American Ale: A. Blonde Ale; B. American Pale Ale
19 Dark American Beer: A. American Amber Ale; B. California Common; C. American Brown Ale
20 American Porter & Stout: A. American Porter; B. American Stout; C. Imperial Stout
21 IPA: A. American IPA; B. Specialty IPA Must specify strength (Session, standard, double) and type (Black, White, Red, Brown, Rye, Belgian)
24 Belgian Ale: A. Witbier; B. Belgian Pale Ale; C. Bière de Garde
25 Strong Belgian Ale: A. Belgian Blond Ale; B. Saison; C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale