Goulburn Show 2026 - Homebrew Competition Info
Account Registration
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Entry Registration
Entry registration is closed.
Rules
This competition is BJCP sanctioned and open to entrants 18 years and over for all classes except Class 11008 which is open to all ages.
The competition organisers are not responsible for mis-categorised entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged. 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.).
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 may enter up to two entries in each class but may only enter one of each style.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on the quantity and quality of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style in which they were originally entered.
In the event of a tie for category placings the following algorithm will be used to determine the higher placed beer:
- least variance between judges total scores,
- average score for overall impression,
- average score for flavour,
- average score for aroma.
Spare entries may be collected 8th March 3.00pm from Tribe Breweries Hospitality Tent – Goulburn Showground, Braidwood Road. Exhibits not collected on Sunday must be collected from the VEOLIA ARENA Gate 4 Braidwood Road on Monday 9th March 9am to 5pm.
AABC 2022 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| C11.01 Lagers (Custom Style) | C11.02 Pale and Amber Ales (Custom Style) | C11.03 Dark Ales and Stout (Custom Style) |
| C11.04 Wheat and Rye Beer (Custom Style) | C11.07 Other Alcohol (Custom Style) | C11.08 Brewed non-alcoholic (Custom Style) |
| C11.05 Cider (Custom Style) | C11.06 Mead (Custom Style) |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
Judging Sessions
Tribe Breweries (morning)
Saturday 28 February, 2026 09:00, AEDT
Tribe Breweries (afternoon)
Saturday 28 February, 2026 13:00, AEDT
Best of Show
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top placed entries.
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each class.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organisers.
Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Awards Ceremony
Goulburn Recreation Area Showground
47 Braidwood Road, Goulburn, NSW 2580
Sunday 8 March, 2026 15:00, AEDT
Judging Sessions
Tribe Breweries (morning)
28/02/2026 09:00, AEDT.
Tribe Breweries (afternoon)
28/02/2026 13:00, AEDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2026 10:00, AEDT through 28/02/2026 09:00, AEDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/12/2025 10:00, AEDT through 28/02/2026 16:00, AEDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.