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2 0 2 0 I M P O R TA N T D AT E S t o r e m e m b e rOnline registration opens January 20 - OC Fair runs July 17- August 16, 2020

Entry Deadline ............................Monday, February 10, by 6 p.m.

Entry Delivery ..............................February 18 - 21

Judging .................................................................February 29-March 1

Awards Ceremony ......................................Saturday, July 18

CONTACTAshley Ramos, Program CoordinatorOffice (714) 708-1604 Office after June 18 (714) 708-1624 aramos@ocfair.com88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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TA B L E O F C O N T E N T SRules ............................................................................................................................... 1

Eligibility / Entry Limit / Exhibitor Ticket ............................................2

How to Enter / Help with Entering ..........................................................3

Entry Delivery ...........................................................................................................4

Judging .........................................................................................................................5

Awards / Awards Ceremony ........................................................................6

How to Prepare .......................................................................................................7

Divisions 701-754 ............................................................................................... 8-13

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R U L E S1. Local, 2015 BJCP Guidelines, 2019 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines, used with permission

of Brewers Association, and 2020 San Diego International Beer Competition Style Guidelines govern this competition. When referencing judging standards for entries, see 2020 San Diego International Beer Competition Style Guidelines which are based off of the 2019 Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines.

2. Breweries are responsible for reading the Competition Guidelines and must abide by them.

3. If you need assistance, please contact the Exhibits Office at (714) 708-1553 or email aramos@ocfair.com. Inquiries will be responded to within 72 business hours.

4. Entry fees are non-refundable.

There will be no refunds for any reason. By entering the competition you are confirming that you accept the no-refund policy.

5. All entries must be submitted by .a representative of the brewery.Distributors are responsible for gaining brewery permission for entry submittal.

6. Beers not consumed during the judging may not be reclaimed.• All beers not advancing to the Best of Show judging will be given away at the end of judging to par-

ticipating judges and stewards.

7. Size requirements• An entry may be submitted in any of the following ways:

• Four (4) 12/16/20-ounce bottles or cans• Four (4) 22/24-ounce bottles or cans• Four (4) 16-ounce or greater Crowlers• Two (2) 64-ounce Growlers

8. Do not remove any commercial bottle label.The judging will be blind and the judges will not see which labels are attached to each beer.

9. LabelingPlease ensure that each bottle/can is labeled with your brewery name and beer name. If a commercial label is already on your bottle/can and the brewery name and beer name are present then there is no need to add an additional label.

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E L I G I B I L I T YOpen to any licensed brewery or brewpub internationally. Beers may be entered only by a representative of the brewery. Distributors are responsible for gaining brewery permission for entry submittal. All beers entered must be currently available for commercial sale to the general public. Judges and stewards may not participate in the judging of their own entries. Safeguards will be taken to prevent judges from knowing who brewed the entries they are judging.

Eligible: At least 51% of the fermentable carbohydrates must be derived from malted grains. Beverages made with malt substitutes, honey, fruit or fruit juices, or anything other than malted grains as the majority of fermentable sugars, are not eligible to participate.

Not eligible: Mead, cider, spirits, hard soda, hard water, and flavored malt beverages including kombucha and most shandies.

E N T R y L I M I T •20 entries per brewery •1 entry per Class

• Breweries may submit multiple entries per Division, but only one per Class.• Refunds will not be issued for entries received beyond limit. • The online system will allow you to submit more than the limits placed but we will delete any entries

that don’t follow the restrictions based on the last submitted.

O C E x h i b i t o r F A I R T I C K E T• Breweries will receive 2020 OC Fair admission tickets that can be picked up at the OC Fair’s Blue Gate

Guest Relations Booth, located inside the Main Gate entrance on Fair Drive, during the public hours of the 2020 OC Fair (Wednesday-Sunday).`

• Based on the number of entries submitted, breweries will be eligible for the following number of tickets:• 1-4 entries = 4 admission tickets• 5-8 entries = 8 admission tickets• 9+ entries = 10 admission tickets

• Tickets are valid any day the Fair is open.

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H O W T O E N T E ROnline Entry Deadline: Monday, February 10, 20201. Review the Commercial Beer Category Rules and OC Fair Guidelines.2. Choose from the Divisions and Classes listed on pages 8-13.3. Enter online at ocfair.fairmanager.com and pay the entry fee (per entry).

Exhibitor Name• When creating an exhibitor profile, please use the information of the best contact for the brewery sub-

mitting the entry.• Fill in the name of the Brewery under the “Company Name” field per entry.

Entry Confirmation • An email notification and confirmation will be sent immediately after your online payment is received.• If the email confirmation does not arrive shortly after submitting payment, please check your Spam/

Junk folder before contacting the OC Fair.

Entry Fees• The entry fee is $50 per entry and is payable online with a credit card (Visa, MasterCard or Amex). • No refunds will be issued for beers that do not arrive for judging.

H E L P W I T H E N T E R I N GPhone: During office hours at (714) 708-1604 Email: aramos@ocfair.comFor additional help: Entry Tutorial FAQs

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e n t r y d e l i v e r yHand-deliver or ship your entry(s) to the Admin Building between February 18 and 21, 2020.• Email alerts will be sent prior to delivery date with detailed information. • Late deliveries will not be accepted. • Clearly label all boxes/cases with the image on page 7.

Hand Delivery:Administration BuildingTuesday & Thursday, February 18 & 20, from 1 to 5 p.m.Wednesday & Friday, February 19 & 21, from 8 a.m. to noon.

• Must be registered online prior to dropping off.• Enter Gate 4 off Arlington Drive, park in Lot F, and enter the Administration Building.

All shipped entries must:• Be registered online prior to shipping entry.• Include a copy of your registration receipt with your entry.• Be delivered on or before 5 p.m., February 21, 2020.

Address packages to:OC Fair & Event CenterAttn: Commercial Beer Competition88 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

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j u d g i n gClosed Judging Days: February 29 - March 1, 2020

JudgesQualified judges will be selected by the program coordinator to judge all exhibits and their decision is final. There will be at least one experienced judge (e.g., BJCP-certified, ciceron-certified) leading each panel. Novice judges and brewery staff will also participate in the judging process. The judging panels will be set up as to avoid having brewery staff judging their own products. If you are interested in judging or becoming a steward for the 2020 competition, apply here for judges and here for stewards.

Judging CriteriaThe OC Fair Commercial Beer compeititon is sanctioned by the BJCP and, thereby, follows 2015 BJCP Guidelines. Judges will be using modified Brewers Association Beer Style Guidelines provided by the San Diego International Beer Festival. Therefore, entries will be judged using the 2020 San Diego Interna-tional Beer Competition Style Guidelines in order to provide a wider range of divisions. A modified score-sheet, combining elements of the GABF scoresheet and amendments made by local county fairs (e.g., San Diego International Beer Festival, Los Angeles International Beer competition), will be used for judging.

Entries are placed using the American Judging System where beers are ranked one against another. • Gold, Silver and Bronze may be awarded in each Class, if judges so determine.• Gold winners will compete for Best of Show.

Reassignment & Combining of Entry Division or ClassAll entries will be judged based on the Class in which they were entered. It is the responsibility of the brewer to enter a beer in the correct Class and provide all of the entry information that the judges will need in order to evaluate the beer correctly. The competition organizers may combine related, or unrelated, Divisions and/or Classes in order to provide adequately sized or more equitably sized award categories.

Disqualified EntriesIf an entry is disqualified after judging is complete, the judge will not change the status of awards given for other entries.

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A W A R D SThree awards, Gold, Silver, or Bronze, are possible in each class.

Best of ShowAwarded to the Gold winner whose beer possesses special characteristics of the highest quality overall. The Best of Show will receive a trophy and will be served by Spectra throughout the fairgrounds.

Brewery of the YearA plaque will be awarded to the brewery amassing the highest point total of the competition.

Best Underdog AwardA plaque will be awarded to the brewery amassing the highest point total of the competition who has only been open for less than 2 years.

Gold ...............................................100 pointsAwarded to beer that demonstrates its style, balance, structure and complexity to the highest standards.

Silver ..............................................75 pointsAwarded to beer that reflects the correct distribution of balance and character of its style; a beer deemed to be well crafted and of excellent quality.

Bronze ...........................................50 pointsAwarded to beer that reflects a good distribution of balance and character of its style.

Orange Award ...........................50 pointsAwarded to beer that utilizes oranges in the best way. Beers must be submitted to 702A in order to be con-sidered.

Judging Results • Results can be viewed online at ocfair.com/results. Results will be posted no later than the last week

of May.• Digital award seals will be emailed to winners when results are announced.• All winning entries will be displayed in the OC Promenade during the OC Fair.• • • •

A w a r d s C e r e m o n ySaturday, July 18

• Hosted on the OC Promenade Main Stage• Gold winners and the Best of Show will be invited to attend and recognized at the ceremony. • All exhibitors and the general public are welcome to attend the ceremony.

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H O W T O P R E P A R EEntry SizeSubmit your entry in any of the following ways:• Four (4) 12/16/20-ounce bottles or cans• Four (4) 22/24-ounce bottles or cans• Four (4) 16-ounce or greater Crowlers• Two (2) 64-ounce Growlers

Styles Requiring Additional Information • Entries in categories 702, 703B, 703C, 704, 705, 706, 707, 708A, 708B, 708D, 708F, 709A, 710A, 711,

712A, 712C, 713, 714, 715, 742G require additional entry information to be evaluated properly. Please refer to the 2020 OC Fair Beer Style guidelines to determine what additional entry information is required. Beers without the correct information may be at a disadvantage during the judging. Please be clear and specific.

• Please do not list any region on ingredients that might give away where your brewery is from (e.g. Michigan cherries).

• Use the “Description” field of the online entry form to provide this information. Failure to provide the required information may result in the entry being misevaluated or disqualified. For categories that don’t require additional information, please leave the “Description” field blank; the unnecessary information will need to be eliminated and the judges will not see it.

• If you have special instructions for the judges (e.g. request that the judges roll a bottle of Belgian Wit before serving), these may be included in the Description section.

Labeling• Bottles: Attach a competition label (below) to each bottle with a rubber band. Any entry with a label

that is glued or taped will be disqualified. Click here for a fillable form.• Boxes: Attach the shipping label (below) to each box containing your entries. This will aid delivery loca-

tions in quickly identifying which boxes need to be transfered to the Fairgrounds. Click here for a PDF.

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DIVISION 701American Wheat AleClass A: Light American Wheat Ale With Yeast

Class B: Light American Wheat Ale Without Yeast

Class C: Dark American Wheat Ale With Yeast

Class D: Dark American Wheat Ale Without Yeast

DIVISION 702fruit beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: Orange

Class B: All other fruit

DIVISION 703Fruit Wheat Beer and Vegetable Beer• For classes B & C, see Entry Instructions in

Guidelines

Class A: Fruit Wheat Ale With or Without Yeast

Class B: Field Beer

Class C: Pumpkin Beer

DIVISION 704/class AHerb and Spice Beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

DIVISION 705Chocolate and Chili Beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: Chocolate/Cocoa-Flavored Beer

Class B: Chili Beer

DIVISION 706/class ACoffee Beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

DIVISION 707/class ACoffee Porter and Stout• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

DIVISION 708Specialty Beer• For classes A, B, D, & F, see Entry Instructions in

Guidelines

Class A: Specialty Beer

Class B: Specialty Honey Lager or Ale

Class C: Gluten Free Beer

Class D: Experimental Beer

Class E: Other Strong Ale or Lager

Class F: Historical Beer

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ELIGIBILITY Open to any licensed brewery or brewpub internationally

Entry limit 20 per brewery, 1 per Class entry Fee $50 per entry

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DIVISION 713Wood and Barrel Aged Beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: Wood and Barrel Aged Pale to Amber Beer

Class B: Wood and Barrel Aged Dark Beer

DIVISION 714/class AWood and Barrel Aged Strong Beer• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

DIVISION 715/class AWood and Barrel Aged Strong Stout• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

DIVISION 716Smoked BeerClass A: Bamberg-Style Marzen Rauchbier

Class B: Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier

Class C: Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier

Class D: Smoked Porter

Class E: Smoked Beer

Class F: Bamberg-Style Weiss

DIVISION 709Session Beer• For class A, see Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: Session Ale or Lager (must specify style)

Class B: Session IPA

DIVISION 710Rye Beer• For class A, see Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: American Rye Ale or Lager With or Without Yeast

Class B: German-Style Rye Ale With or Without Yeast

DIVISION 711Hybrid Belgian-Style Ale• See Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale

Class B: Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale

Class C: Other Belgian-Style Ale

DIVISION 712Brett and Other Sour Beer• For classes A & C, see Entry Instructions in

Guidelines

Class A: Wood and Barrel Aged Sour

Class B: American Sour

Class C: Brett Beer

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DIVISION 717PilsnerClass A: German-Style Pilsner

Class B: Bohemian-Style Pilsner

Class C: International-Style Pilsner

DIVISION 718European LagerClass A: Muncher-Style Helles

Class B: Dortmunder/European-Style Export

DIVISION 719American-Style LagerClass A: American-Style Lager

Class B: American-Style Light Lager

Class C: American-Style Premium Lager

Class D: American-Style Pilsner

Class E: American-Style Ice Lager

Class F: American-Style Malt Liquor

DIVISION 720Amber lagerClass A: Vienna-Style Lager

Class B: German-Style Marzent

Class C: German-Style Oktoberfest

Class D: American-Style Amber Lager

Class E: California Common Beer

DIVISION 721Dark LagerClass A: European-Style Dark/Muncher Dunkel

Class B: German-Style Schwarzbier

Class C: American-Style Dark Lager

DIVISION 722German-Style BockClass A: Traditional German-Style Bock

Class B: German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock

Class C: German-Style Doppelbock

Class D: German-Style Eisbock

DIVISION 723Golden or Blonde BeerClass A: American-Style Cream Ale of Lager

Class B: Golden or Blonde Ale

DIVISION 724English-Style Pale AleClass A: Classic English-Style Pale Ale

Class B: English-Style India Pale Ale

Class C: English-Style Summer Ale

Class D: English-Style Pale Mild

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DIVISION 725Australian/International-Style Pale AleClass A: Australian-Style Pale Ale

Class B: International-Style Pale Ale

DIVISION 726/class AAmerican-Style Pale Ale

DIVISION 727/class aAmerican-Style Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale

DIVISION 728/class aAmerican-Style Strong Pale Ale

DIVISION 729/class aAmerican-Style India Pale Ale

DIVISION 730/class aAmerican-Style Juicy or Hazy

DIVISION 731/class a American-Style India Black Ale

DIVISION 732/class aImperial India Pale Ale

DIVISION 733/class aAmerican-Style Juicy or Hazy Imperial India

DIVISION 734/class aAmerican-Style Amber/Red Ale

DIVISION 735/class aImperial Red Ale

DIVISION 736BitterClass A: Ordinary Bitter

Class B: Special/Best Bitter

Class C: Extra Special Bitter

DIVISION 737Scottish-Style AleClass A: Scottish-Style Light Ale

Class B: Scottish-Style Heavy Ale

Class C: Scottish-Style Export

DIVISION 738/class aIrish-Style Red Ale

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DIVISION 739English-Style Brown AleClass A: English-Style Dark Mild

Class B: English-Style Brown Ale

DIVISION 740/class aAmerican-Style Brown Ale

DIVISION 741German-Style AleClass A: German-Style Kolsch

Class B: German-Style Alt

DIVISION 742German-Style Weiss• For class G, see Entry Instructions in Guidelines

Class A: South German-Style Hefeweizen

Class B: South German-Style Dunkel Weizen

Class C: South German-Style Kristal Weizen

Class D: South German-Style Weizenbock

Class E: Berliner-Style Weisse

Class F: Leipzig-Style Gose

Class G: Contemporary Gose

DIVISION 743/class aBelgian-Style Wit or White Ale

DIVISION 744French and Belgian-Style AleClass A: Belgian & French-Style Saison

Class B: French-Style Biere de Garde

DIVISION 745Belgian-Style Pale AleClass A: Belgian-Style Blonde Ale

Class B: Belgian-Style Pale Ale

Class C: Belgian-Style Table Beer

DIVISION 746Belgian-Style Sour AleClass A: Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin or Red Ale

Class B: Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic

Class C: Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic

Class D: Belgian-Style Lambic

DIVISION 747Belgian-Style Dark AleClass A: Belgian-Style Dubbel

Class B: Belgian-Style Quadrupel

Class C: Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

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DIVISION 748Belgian-Style Pale Strong AleClass A: Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

Class B: Belgian-Style Tripel

DIVISION 749PorterClass A: Brown Porter

Class B: Robust Porter

Class C: Baltic-Style Porter

Class D: American-Style Imperial Porter

DIVISION 750Specialty StoutClass A: Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout

Class B: Sweet Stout

Class C: Oatmeal Stout

DIVISION 751Bold StoutClass A: Foreign (Export)-Style Stout

Class B: American-Style Stout

DIVISION 752Imperial StoutClass A: English-Style Imperial Stout

Class B: American-Style Imperial Stout

DIVISION 753British-Style Strong AleClass A: Old Ale

Class B: Strong Ale

Class C: Scotch Ale

DIVISION 754Barley WineClass A: English-Style Barley Wine

Class B: American-Style Barley Wine

Class C: American-Style Wheat Wine