Thank you for your interest in the FOAM Cup 2018 organized by Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers, High Gravity, 6808 S Memorial Dr Ste 146, Tulsa OK 74133.

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

333 entries have been added to the system as of 9:49 PM, Thursday, October 18, 2018.

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

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Rules

FOAM Cup 2018 Rules and Entry Requirements

Homebrew Competition Hosted by the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
Sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association

Registration opens September 1, 2018
Entries Accepted: September 29 - October 27 2018

Judging: November 11-17, 2018
Awards Banquet: November 17, 2018

A. Eligibility

1. This competition is open to all homebrewers.

2. Commercial and/or Brew-on-Premises (BOP) beers are not eligible.

3. This is an AHA-sanctioned competition and all standard rules apply.

B. Entry Requirements and Information

1. Submit two (2) bottles per entry: crown-capped; 10-14 ounces; brown or green glass. (Meads that are in 375ml wine bottles should send two bottles. Only one 750ml bottle is required)Bottles must be clean, and free of inked or paper labels and other identifying marks. Obliterate any lettering or graphics on the cap with a permanent black marker. For each entry use a rubber band to attach one bottle identification form to each bottle. Do not use glue or tape. Entry fees and bottles will NOT be returned for disqualified entries.

2. Use the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines, available on line at www.bjcp.org. Refer to categories by number, and to subcategories by letter.

3. We will accept all BJCP beer, mead and cider styles.

4. There is no longer a limit on the number of entries per sub-category.

5. We encourage you to save money and register online. OR, you can download the entry and bottle forms and register by mail. 

C. Entry Fees and Deadlines

1. All entries must be registered online. The fee is $8/entry. Payment online is not required. You can print your entry labels and send entries with check or money order.  Please do not send send cash with mailed-in entries.
   

2. We accept online payments or you may send a check or money order with your entries. A link will be provided on your entries page to the payment site. Please include a copy of the invoice for online payment. Make all checks payable to Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers or FOAM.

3. We will begin accepting entries at the High Gravity shop at 10:00 a.m. CDT Saturday, September 29 to Saturday, October 27, 2018.

4. All entries must arrive at High Gravity by 6:00 p.m. CDT Saturday, - October 27, 2018

D. Deliver or Ship all Entries to:

High Gravity Homebrew and Winemaking Supplies
FOAM Cup
6808 S. Memorial Dr. Ste 146
Tulsa, OK 74133
Telephone: (918) 461-2605
www.highgravitybrew.com

Rules and Policies

1. Judging, Storage, and Handling
   
   We will store entries upon receipt in a large commercial refrigerator to minimize character changes. We will try to minimize handling to avoid disturbing bottle-conditioned beers with natural sedimentation. Occasionally this is unavoidable and scores for appearance may reflect this.

2. The FOAM Cup Committee is working hard to round up as many sponsors and cool prizes as we can. At a minimum, all brewing category winners will receive custom-cast medallions for first, second, and third place in each style category. Judges are solely responsibility for determining whether an entry is deserving of a medal. The FOAM Cup Committee will combine or split categories and/or subcategories as necessary to maintain competition integrity. In general, we will require that there be at least six entries in a category before we award a full set of medals. We will award Best of Show (BOS) medals for beer and for mead. We will judge all beers, meads and ciders (BJCP Categories 1-28). All decisions of the judges, competition staff, and organizer will be final, without exception.
   
   
   In addition to the medals, FOAM will award the following prize:
   
   Okie Cup - This award recognizes the best overall Oklahoma brewer based on total points per place, awarded as follows:
   1ST PLACE = 3 POINTS
   2ND PLACE = 2 POINTS
   3RD PLACE = 1 POINT
   * BREWER MUST BE A RESIDENT OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO BE ELIGIBLE.
   
   If a tie-break is needed, the winner will be decided by number of 1st place medals.
   Best Beer Name Awarded to the best beer name. The top 10 names will be determined by the FOAM Cup committee. The winner is taken from these 10 names and decided by a vote of the stewards and judges present at the FOAM Cup Competition.

   Paper Cup Award - Given to the brewer with the most entries.
   
   FOAM Cup - The homebrew club scoring the most points will be crowned FOAM Cup Champion.

3. Scores, Score Sheets, and Prizes Delivery
   
   This year we will announce the winners and BOS at an Awards Banquet. Medals will be handed out but scores sheets and prizes will mailed to the winners.
   
   Cost for the awards banquet is $20.00 and can be purchased online at highgravitybrew.com. Judges and Stewards traveling more than 60 miles can attend the banquet free of charge.
   
   FOAM will process all score sheets promptly. We will strive to post the results on the FOAM website (www.alemakers.org) as soon as possible, and no later than the Monday after final judging. Tulsa area entries can collect score sheets in person at High Gravity the following Saturday after the competition. We will ship score sheets and prizes to all non-local entrants via U.S. Mail or other common carrier the week after the competition.

FOAM Cup Schedule

First Entries Accepted September 29, 2018 10:00 a.m.

Entry deadline October 27, 2018 6:00 p.m.

Preliminary judging November 11-15, 2018*

1st round judging November 16, 2018 6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at High Gravity.

1st/2nd round judging November 17, 2018 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at High Gravity.

BOS judging November 17, 2018 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at High Gravity.

Post results online November 17, 2018 on www.alemakers.org and FOAMCup.us

*If necessary to accommodate the number of entries, FOAM will conduct preliminary judging rounds during evening hours of November 11 - 15. We will notify all registered judges and stewards of the times and locations of these preliminary rounds.
To get more information or to volunteer as a judge, contact FOAM Cup Organizer Desiree Knott via E-mail at desiree@highgravitybrew.com, or by telephone at (918) 461-2605.  


High Gravity Homebrewing and Winemaking Supplies
6808 S. Memorial Dr. Ste 146
Tulsa, OK 74133
www.highgravitybrew.com
Telephone (918) 461-2605

Competition Official

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

• Desiree Knott — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers is proud to have the following sponsors for the FOAM Cup 2018.

CoolBot

Best of Show Sponsor

High Gravity

Location Sponsor

McNellie's Group

Okie Cup Sponsor

Smith Farm And Garden

Okie Cup Sponsor

Angry Scotsman Brewery

Oklahoma Brewery Sponsor

Dead Armadillo Brewery

Oklahoma Brewery Sponsor

Elk Valley Brewing

Oklahoma Brewery Sponsor

Iron Monk Brewing

Oklahoma Brewery Sponsor

Roughtail Brewing Company

Oklahoma Brewery Sponsor

The Brew Shop

 

Anvil Brewing

 

BeerSmith

 

Blichmann Engineering

 

Brew Your Own Magazine

 

Briess Malting

 

BSG Handcraft

 

Five Star Chemicals

 

LD Carlson

 

White Labs

 

Wyeast