Thank you for your interest in the FOAM Cup organized by Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM), TBA.

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.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

A. Eligibility

1. This competition is open to all homebrewers in the United States.
2. Commercial and/or Brew-on-Premises (BOP) beers are not eligible.
3. This is an AHA-sanctioned competition. All standard rules apply.

B. Entry Fees and Deadlines

1. All entries must be registered online. The fee is $12/entry. Payment online is required. You can print your entry labels once payment is made.
   
2. We accept online payments only. A link will be provided on your entry page to the payment site.
3. You do not need to print a payment receipt. If an entry shows it has not been paid, we will verify on our side.

Rules and Policies

1. Entries
   1. This competition has a cap of 475 paid entries.
   2. When the cap of 475 paid entries is reached, entries that have been registered but not paid for will not be eligible for FOAM Cup. Becuase of this, it is highly recommended that you pay for your entries when they are created. 
   3. Entries can be edited before and after payment, up until the shipping/drop-off deadline.
   4. There is an initial cap of 7 entries person to give everyone desiring to enter the opportunity. This cap will be lifted after 14 days with no limits at that point.
2. Judging, Storage, and Handling
   1. 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. All entries are stored cold till they are judged.
3. Medals
   1. Brewing category winners will receive custom-cast medallions for first, second, and third place for each judging table. A table is defined as a judging session for a set of category styles. Tables may contain split categories and/or subcategories as necessary to maintain competition integrity.
   2. Judges are solely responsibility for determining whether an entry is deserving of a medal.
   3. Judges are solely responsible for determining whether a judging table should receive first, second, or third place medal, based on the scores of the entries. (e.g. The highest score awarded for the judging table is a 29, so judges determined a gold medal would not be awarded.)
   4. We will award Best of Show (BOS) medals for beer, mead, and cider. We will judge all beers, meads and ciders listed in the BJCP Styles Guidelines. All decisions of the judges, competition staff, and organizer will be final, without exception.
4. Scores, Score Sheets, and Prize Delivery
   1. Winners and BOS are announced at an Awards Ceremony the evening of the last day of judging. Medals will be handed out to those in attendance.
   2. Score sheets are judged digitally and will be posted on your account page after winners have been announced. We ship medals and prizes to all non-local entrants via U.S. Post Office or other common carrier the week after the competition.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Entry Requirements and Information

Beer Entries

1. We accept glass bottles and aluminum cans for beer entries.
2. Submit two (2) bottles/cans per entry. Accepted bottle sizes: 10-16 ounces; brown or green glass. Accepted aluminum can sizes: 12-16 ounces. Bottles/cans must be clean, and free of inked or paper labels and other identifying marks (embossed bottles are allowed. e.g. New Belgium/Sam Adams). Use a rubber band to attach bottle identification form to each bottle. Do not use glue or tape. Entry fees and bottles will NOT be returned for disqualified entries.
3. Use the most current BJCP Style Guidelines, available online at www.bjcp.org. Refer to categories by number, and to subcategories by letter.
4. We accept all BJCP beer styles.
5. Multiple entries in a category are acceptable but only one entry is allowed in each subcategory, with the exception of the following subcategories:
   
   • 21B. Specialty IPA subcategory
   • 21C. Hazy IPA
   • 22A. Double IPA subcategory
   • 23F. Fruit Lambic subcategory
   • All 28. American Wild Ale subcategories
   • All 29. Fruit Beer subcategories
   • All 30. Spiced Beer subcategories
   • All 31. Alternative Fermentables Beer subcategories
   • All 32. Smoked Beer subcategories
   • All 33. Wood Beer subcategories
   • All 34. Specialty Beer subcategories
   • All LSX Entries

Mead/Cider Entries

1. We accept glass bottles and aluminum cans for mead/cider entries.
2. Submit two (2) bottles/cans per entry. Accepted bottle sizes for mead/cider: 10-16 ounces and 375-750ml; clear, brown, or green glass (only one bottle is required for 750ml bottles). Accepted aluminum can sizes: 12-16 ounces. Bottles/cans must be clean, and free of inked or paper labels and other identifying marks (embossed bottles are allowed. e.g. New Belgium/Sam Adams). Use a rubber band to attach bottle identification form to each bottle. Do not use glue or tape. Entry fees and bottles will NOT be returned for disqualified entries.
3. Use the most current BJCP Style Guidelines, available online at www.bjcp.org. Refer to categories by number, and to subcategories by letter.
4. We accept all BJCP mead and cider styles.
5. Multiple entries in a category or sub-category are acceptable for mead and cider but MUST be from different batches. 

Competition Official

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

• Desiree Knott — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) is proud to have the following sponsors for the FOAM Cup.

Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers

 

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