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Account Registration

You will be able to create your account beginning Monday 24 March, 2025 12:00 AM, +12 through Sunday 11 May, 2025 12:00 AM, +12.

Judges and stewards may register beginning Monday 24 March, 2025 12:00 AM, +12 through Sunday 11 May, 2025 12:00 AM, +12.

Entry Registration

You will be able to add your entries to the system beginning Monday 24 March, 2025 12:00 AM, +12 through Sunday 11 May, 2025 12:00 AM, +12.

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Entry Fees

$0.00 (NZD) per entry.

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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.

3B Czech Premium Pale Lager3D Czech Dark Lager5D German Pils
9A Doppelbock 13B British Brown Ale26A Belgian Single
26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale  

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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.

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Drop-Off Locations

Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Monday 21 April, 2025 12:00 AM, +12Sunday 11 May, 2025 5:00 PM, +12.

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.

Aylward Accountants
63 Bourke Street, Palmerston North 4410
06 3532259
**Please check opening hours before drop off.

Regional Wine Beer And Spirits
15 Ellice Street, Mt Victoria, Wellington 6011
04 385 6952
**Ask for Tom or Stefan, please bag your entries for ease of handling.

Te Aro Bar
27 Blenheim Street, Maidstone, Upper Hutt 5018
04 555 0807
*Drop off's Monday to Friday only, Please ask for Simon

The Brewstore
3/51 Kenepuru Drive, Porirua, Wellington
04 2370 483

Valley Brewer HQ
Central Hutt, Lower Hutt
0210510987
*Delivery location by courier only - no drop offs

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Judging Sessions

Euroclash Judging
Saturday 24 May, 2025 9:00 AM, +12

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Best of Show

The Best Of Show winner will be decided by a taste-off between the first ranked beers from each category. The best available judges will taste all the beers without re-scoring them and pick a single winner.

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Awards

The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed. We invite all entrants to attend prize giving.

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.

Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers. Prizes must be collected during the awards ceremony, any prize that is not collected or the winner is not present at the awards ceremony then, a best attempt will be made by competition organizers to reuinite the winner with their prize. If prize is not claimed within one (1) month of competition closing it will become the property of the competition.

Score sheets will not be returned during awards ceremony but returned within one week of conclusion of competition judging by email. 

 

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Awards Ceremony

TBC
TBC
Saturday 24 May, 2025 2:00 PM, +12

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Circuit Qualification

Euroclash Homebrew Competition is currently in discussions to become a qualifying event for the Autumn Invitational. This is an Invitation-Only competition showcasing the best homebrewers from around the country. Currently winners from Euroclash will not be invited to the Autumn Invitational, but this is subject to change at any time. 

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