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Thank you for your interest in the 11th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off organized by Beer City BJCP & Rivertown Homebrewers.

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.

Thanks and Good Luck To All Who Entered the 11th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off!

There are 135 registered entries and 168 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

As of 2:48 AM, EDT, there are 0 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).

Rules

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West Michigan Brew Off

This competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.

Mini-BOS guidlines will be used for this competition. Mini-BOS guidelines

Max 2 entries per person

Each entry will require 2 bottles or cans (12oz) to be submitted for judging.

All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the drop-off deadline.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Judging Sessions

Judging Session One
Saturday, October 19, 2024 9:00 AM, EDT

Judging Session Two
Saturday, October 19, 2024 12:00 PM, EDT

BOS Judging (Best of Show)
Saturday, October 19, 2024 2:30 PM, EDT

Competition Official

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

  • Matt Bair — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

Beer City BJCP & Rivertown Homebrewers is proud to have the following sponsors for the 11th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off.

Siciliano's Market
2840 Lake Michigan Dr NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Siciliano's Market
Homebrew & Winemaking Supplies, Craft Beer, Cigars, Pipes & Tobacco, Wine & Spirits, Bulk Coffee, Loose Tea & More.
The Mitten Brewing Co.
527 Leonard St NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504
The Mitten Brewing Co.
The Mitten Brewing Co. is a vintage baseball-themed microbrewery that expertly pairs handcrafted beers with gourmet pizzas.
Rivertown Homebrewers
 
Rivertown Homebrewers
Rivertown Homebrewers is an AHA registered homebrew club located in the Grand Rapids area.
American Homebrewers Association
Boulder, CO
American Homebrewers Association
Join the American Homebrewers Association and learn how to make beer, mead, and cider in the world, and celebrate all things fermented.
Amoretti
Oxnard, CA
Amoretti
The premium ingredient company.
BSG Handcraft
Shakopee, Minnesota
BSG Handcraft
BSG HandCraft supplies the home fermentation industry and small commercial producers with select ingredients and supplies from around the world. Over the years, our focus on quality and service has earned us the reputation for delivering the best products at competitive prices without sacrificing customer service.
BYO Magazine
Manchester Center, VT
BYO Magazine
The how-to homebrew beer magazine.
Founders Brewing Co.
Grand Rapids, MI
Founders Brewing Co.
Beer made with love.
Hop Alliance
Livonia, MI
Hop Alliance
Michigan Hop Alliance is the largest independent hop supplier in the midwest. We grow and process the highest quality Michigan hops available. We also import the finest hops from around the world., 9 countries in all.
Imperial Yeast
Portland, OR
Imperial Yeast
Imperial Yeast was founded in 2014 with a desire to provide brewers of all scales with world-class yeast and the best possible customer and technical support.
INKBIRD
 
INKBIRD
Lallemand
 
Lallemand
Specializing in the highest quality yeasts & expert support!
Lantern Coffee Bar And Lounge
100 Commerce Ave SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Lantern Coffee Bar And Lounge
Good coffee. A place to gather.
Omega Yeast Labs
Chicago, IL
Omega Yeast Labs
CRAFT YEAST FOR CRAFT BREWS! High quality, pitch-ready liquid yeast for Probrewers and Homebrewers.
Spike Brewing
Milwaukee, WI
Spike Brewing
Homebrew equipment manufacturer. It's More Than Just Beer.
ThermoWorks
American Fork, UT
ThermoWorks
Specializing in cool, unique and professional temperature tools. Super-Fast thermocouples, thermistors, infrared thermometers, data logging and more.
Tilt Hydrometer
 
Tilt Hydrometer
Wireless hydrometer and thermometer for real-time monitoring of beer and wine fermentation.