Thank you for your interest in the Euroclash 2025 organized by Euroclash, Wellington.

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.

If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Monday 24 March, 2025 12:00 AM, +12.

Rules

Entries are open to all New Zealand residents aged 18 or over. Minimum volume for entry; 2 bottles, each with a minimum volume of 500ml. Two bottles are required in case of breakage, single bottle infections, or Best Of Show taste-offs. All co-brewers must be registered for every entry, with one person designated as the main brewer

Due to issues with leaks in previous years flip-top bottles will no longer be accepted. Additionally, we strongly recommend using PET bottles. Some dropoff points will only accept PET bottles this year, please check carefully. All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time. Each bottle must be labeled with the label generated by the registration software.

All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the drop-off deadline.

All entries must be homebrewed 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.). Commercial beer is not eligible for entry.

Commercial brewers may enter; however, the beer must be made entirely at home using commonly available home-brewing ingredients, processes, and equipment. Kit beers and fresh wort kits are fine to enter.

Judges may enter and may win awards and prizes. However are excluded from judging their own entry. All reasonable effforts will be made to ensure a Judge who is a Entrant does not judge their own entry.

Competition staff/organizers may enter; but are ineligible for any award prizes or spot prizes. Prizes will be given to the runner-up in these cases. 

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers will not reassign entries into different styles; all entries will be judged as the style in which they were entered. For advice on the most appropriate styles, contact the competition coordinators.

Entries will be sorted into judging categories by style, according to the 2021 BJCP guidelines. Entries must meet the entry requirements of Belgian, German, Czech or UK styles as per the entry registration form; any other BJCP 2021 style not listed will not be accepted. 

Constructive and quality feedback from judging of all entries is the primary goal of Euroclash. 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. A minimum of two score sheets will be provided to you post competition close date.

Entrants are restricted to a maximum of one (1) entry per style, to a total of thirteen (13) bottles (two (2) bottles, cans, or other per style). The same beer may not be entered more than once per competition or more than once per style.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Brewstore Porirua is Euroclash Homebrew Competitions preferred supplier. Ideally entrants purchase all or some of their supplies for this competition from our supplier here.

The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second round of judging of the first placed entries of each style. Score sheets will not be conducted for Best of Show rounds and will be placed according to their entry style guideline and a final taste off.

If necessary, the competition organizers reserve the right to cap entry numbers to a manageable level without notice. Currently, the competition is capped at 50 entries.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Entries/entrants found breaching the rules may be disqualified at the organizers' discretion. No disqualified entries will be returned or refunded.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Each entry must consist of capped or corked bottles (Corked entries must be caged and wrapped) and capping method must be void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.

500ml brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Flip-Top Bottles will not be accepted. We strongly reccomend PET Bottles

Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.

All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.

Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Competition Officials

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

• Marcus Bokk — Competition Coordinator
• Matt Paterson — Webmaster

Sponsors

Euroclash is proud to have the following sponsors for the Euroclash 2025.

AEB Brewing

 

Crafting a top-notch beer needs harmonious blend of art and science, where every single detail counts. At AEB, we delve deep into the chemistry of brewing, recognizing that experience, knowledge, and a touch of creativity are the very heartbeats of exceptional beer. Prize Pack Sponsor - Mixed Yeast Packs

Braumeister

 

Braumeister single kettle brewing systems are supplied throughout New Zealand & the Pacific by Kauri NZ. They are perfect for home brewers to brewery. Major Sponsor for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals

Grainfather New Zealand

 

Grainfather empowers you to brew beer at home with our easy-to-use homebrewing systems, brewing app and extensive library of beer recipes. Major Prize Pack Sponsor - Mangrove Jacks Stainless Steel Fermenter - Electric Grain Mill - Mixed Yeast Packs - Stainless Steel Growlers

Mangrove Jacks

 

Brew great beer at home! Prize Sponsor - Mixed Yeast Packs

Speidel

 

Speidel is a world leader in brewing equipment and Stainless Steel Tanks and a proud sponsor of Euroclash 2025 Major Sponsor for Gold, Silver and Bronze medals

The Brewstore Porirua

 

The Brewstore Porirua is a major sponsor for Euroclash Homebrew Competition. Without their support this competition would not be possible. Brewstore is our preferred supplier for any competition entrant for ingredients and will provide any entrant with 10% of their total order. Brewstore is providing spot prizes for Euroclash Homebrew Competition 3/51 Kenepuru Drive, Kenepuru, Porirua 5022

Wai Hops

 

Where NZ Hops meet tradition and excellence! Wai Hop's some of New Zealand's Finest Hops Prize Pack Sponsor - Mixed Hop Packs

Cryer Malt

 

Cryer Malt has joined us for 2025 and on-going competitions. Cryer malt will also be attending our prize giving post judging session and has pledged grain for randomly chosen spot prizes. - Prize Pack Sponsor Lots and Lots of Grain.