Thank you for your interest in the Western Australian State Amateur Brewing Competition 2024 organized by West Coast Brewers.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

Entry Registration is Open

54 entries have been added to the system as of 2:49 PM, AWST, Saturday 27 July, 2024.

4 paid entries are in the system as of 2:49 PM, AWST, Saturday 27 July, 2024. There is a limit of 300 paid entries for this competition.

Current entry count by style type and associated limits:

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

Entrants are responsible for selecting the correct Categories and Styles and abiding by the section conditions and published deadlines.

• The competition is open to amateur brewers only.
• This is restricted to non-commercial and/or home brewers who produce beer that have not been brewed on premises licensed as a commercial brewery. Beers produced from extract kits and wort kits are welcome.
• Entries must be submitted under the Brewer’s contact name.
• Entries must feature a name no longer than six (6) words. Entry names over this length, or entry names submitted with offensive language will not be accepted.
• There is a limit of 2 entries per Category, and one entry per Style (eg. you can enter two Stouts Category 11, but they must be two different Styles such as a 11.1 Sweet Stout and a 11.3 Oatmeal Stout. Two Sweet Stouts is not permitted).
• All entries must be submitted online via https://www.competition.wasabc.org/
• No entry will be accepted until the entry fee is received in full.
• THERE WILL BE NO CATEGORY OR STYLE TRANSFERS MADE BY JUDGES OR STEWARDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. It is the Entrant's responsibility to enter the entry in the correct Category and Style.
• An Entrant who breaches any rules or Section Condition may be disqualified or suspended for any period of time.
• WASABC committee may, at its sole discretion, withdraw, reject or disqualify an entry.
• WASABC may at any time change the terms within this schedule without notice.
• By entering this competition, your name and beer score may be available/displayed through the AABC (Australian Amateur Brewing Competition) website.
• WASABC assumes NO LIABILITY for any entries into this competition due to the volunteer nature of the committee and competition. NO refunds will be available. All entries submitted into this competition are subject to this term and all competitors that submit entries into this competition submit entries knowing these terms.
• Entry fees will not be refunded if you do not submit your beer.
• Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3

Every entry is to consist of not less than:

• Three (3) bottles/cans, with a total minimum of 990 millilitres.
• A minimum of 330 millilitres per container.
• Entries can be in cans, PET bottles, capped or corked bottles.
• Entries must not contain any distinguishing marks, apart from unique ID number and label.

Bottles/cans will not be returned to contest entrants.

Entrants may choose to provides less than the above minimum number of bottles/cans for an entry. In doing so, the entrant acknowledges that the entry may/will not be eligible for any required mini-BOS (mini-Best Of Show) in their Category or Style and/or judging in the Champion Brewer BOS (Best of Show).

Entrants are strongly encouraged to submit the minmum quantity (330 millitres) per bottle to reduce the amount of waste generated by the competition.

All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

IDENTIFICATION LABELS ON PACKAGING

• Once payments have been processed, entrants will receive WASABC Identification labels within the login portal. You must print these yourself.
• These Identification Labels contain the Category / Style number and unique ID number for each entry.
• Please ensure that this label is attached to each entry with clear packing tape completely covering the label to avoid peeling and contamination with ice and water.
• The lid must also be marked with the unique ID number that corresponds to the entry as per the label for that beer.
• These requirements must be completed prior to delivery as no provision is made at the drop off locations to accommodate entries that do not meet the labelling requirements.
• The labels can be printed multiple times through the competition portal if required.

Competition Official

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Bryson Derbyshire — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

West Coast Brewers is proud to have the following sponsors for the Western Australian State Amateur Brewing Competition 2024.

Mallokup Malt

1129 Ludlow Road North, Stirling Estate WA 6271

Northbridge Brewing Company

44 Lake St, Northbridge WA 6003

Brewmart Brewing Supplies

27 Radius Loop, Bayswater WA 6053

TWOC Brewing Supplies

2/40 Port Pirie St, Bibra Lake WA 6163

IST Digital Agency

Suite 2, 101 Scarborough Beach Road, Mt Hawthorn WA 6016