ACB Presents Brewers of the Realm Homebrew Competition Info
Account Registration
You can create your account today through Sunday 1 November, 2026 00:00, GMT.
Judges and stewards may register now through Friday 20 November, 2026 00:00, GMT.
Entry Registration
You can add your entries to the system today through Sunday 1 November, 2026 00:00, GMT.
Entry Fees
£10.00 (GBP) per entry. £5.00 per entry after the 1st entry.
BJCP 2021 Styles Accepted
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 3A Czech Pale Lager | 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager | 3C Czech Amber Lager |
| 3D Czech Dark Lager | 4A Munich Helles | 4B Festbier |
| 4C Helles Bock | 5A German Leichtbier | 5B Kölsch |
| 5C German Helles Exportbier | 5D German Pils | 6A Märzen |
| 6B Rauchbier | 6C Dunkels Bock | 7A Vienna Lager |
| 7B Altbier | 8A Munich Dunkel | 8B Schwarzbier |
| 9A Doppelbock | 9B Eisbock | 9C Baltic Porter |
| 10A Weissbier | 10B Dunkels Weissbier | 10C Weizenbock |
| 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter | 11C Strong Bitter |
| 12A British Golden Ale | 12B Australian Sparkling Ale | 12C English IPA |
| 13A Dark Mild | 13B British Brown Ale | 13C English Porter |
| 14A Scottish Light | 14B Scottish Heavy | 14C Scottish Export |
| 15A Irish Red Ale | 15B Irish Stout | 15C Irish Extra Stout |
| 16A Sweet Stout | 16B Oatmeal Stout | 16C Tropical Stout |
| 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale | 17A1 Burton Ale |
| 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy | 17D English Barley Wine |
| 21B1 Belgian IPA | 23A Berliner Weisse | 23B Flanders Red Ale |
| 23C Oud Bruin | 23D Lambic | 23E Gueuze |
| 23F Fruit Lambic | 23G Gose | 24A Witbier |
| 24B Belgian Pale Ale | 24C Bière de Garde | 25A Belgian Blond Ale |
| 25B Saison | 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 26A Belgian Single |
| 26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel | 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| 27A1 Kellerbier | 27A3 Lichtenhainer | 27A4 London Brown Ale |
| 27A5 Piwo Grodziskie | LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner |
Entry Limit
There is a limit of 100 entries for this competition.
There is a limit of 100 paid entries for this competition.
Per Entrant Limits
Each entrant is limited to 1 entry.
Each entrant is limited to 1 entry per subcategory.
Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
Each entry will consist of two bottles, or cans, of between 330-500mL
330mL or 500mL brown glass bottles are preferred. Green and clear glass, PET and swing top bottles will also be accepted.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
One bottle/can will be judged in the first round. A second, fresh, bottle/can will be judged if the beer progresses to Best of Show.
Labelling Bottles and Cans: Print out an entry label from this site and then attach to each bottle/can WITH CLEAR PACKING TAPE or SELLOTAPE covering the entire label.
No other label or identifiable information should be present. All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website.
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified on the entry system where required. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
Entries not recieved by the shipping deadline date will not be entered into the competition. However we will endeavour to judge them at a later date and provided written feedback.
Judging Sessions
Saturday AM
Saturday 21 November, 2026 10:00, GMT
Saturday PM
Saturday 21 November, 2026 13:00, GMT
Best of Show
The Best of Show (BOS) beer will be determined by a Best of Show panel.
BOS panel members are chosen on the day to ensure total anonymity is maintained.
Overall placings are chosen using a fresh bottle of the winning beer from each table.
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is complete.
Where applicable, places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
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.
Score sheets will be posted on the competition website within 48hours of the end of the competition. Results will be posted to the competition web site shortly after the awards ceremony concludes.
The results announcement is scheduled for 6pm and will be live streamed on You Tube here...
https://youtube.com/live/tbc
Awards Ceremony
The Victoria Inn
North Station Road, Colchester, CO1 1RB
Saturday 21 November, 2026 18:00, GMT
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
Saturday AM
21/11/2026 10:00, GMT.
Saturday PM
21/11/2026 13:00, GMT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 01/07/2026 00:00, BST through 01/11/2026 00:00, GMT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/07/2026 00:00, BST through 20/11/2026 00:00, GMT.
Entry Registration Open
54 entries have been added to the system as of 22:42, BST, Friday 17 July, 2026. There is a limit of 100 entries for this competition.
21 paid entries are in the system as of 22:42, BST, Friday 17 July, 2026. There is a limit of 100 paid entries for this competition.
Entry registrations accepted 01/07/2026 00:00, BST through 01/11/2026 00:00, GMT.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.