Thank you for your interest in the Euroclash 2026 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 Thursday 1 January, 2026 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 may enter; and are eligible for awards or prizes. However are excluded from judging, sorting or handling their own entry on judging day. All reasonable effforts will be made to ensure competition staff who are entrants do not have any knowledge of their own entry being judged, handled or scored.

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, UK  or French 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 available for download from our webpage post competition.

Entrants are restricted to a maximum of one (1) entry per "style", to a total of eight (8) 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 90 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.

Entrants are restricted to a maximum of one (1) entry per "style", to a maxmium 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. 

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 2026.

Froth Tech

33/55 Percy Cameron Street, Avalon, Lower Hutt

Froth Tech are proud supporters of EuroClash. Based in Aotearoa, they provide fresh, locally propagated brewing yeast that delivers reliability and flavour. With a focus on consistency and innovation, Froth Tech help brewers craft exceptional beers from classic to contemporary. Froth Tech have pledged the freshest yeast packs to quell your brewing thirsts and for those that are lucky some shiny froth tech merch.

Gladfield Malt

21 Hororata Dunsandel Road, Dunsandel

Gladfield Malt are proud supporters of EuroClash. Grown and malted in the heart of New Zealand, their premium malts bring depth, balance, and character to beers of every style. Trusted by brewers around the world, Gladfield continue to champion quality and innovation in every batch. Gladfield will be supporting some lucky winners with crisp fresh grain.

Petone Club

45/47 Udy Street, Petone, Lower Hutt 5012

The Petone Club is a proud major sponsor of Euroclash 2025, playing a vital role in making this competition possible. As the official venue sponsor, Petone Club is generously providing the space for competition judging, ensuring that the event has a dedicated and well-equipped location to uphold BJCP judging standards. Without their support, the judging process simply could not take place. We extend our deepest gratitude to Petone Club for their invaluable support in making Euroclash 2025 a reality, and we look forward to forming a long term relationship with the Club for future events. For more information about Petone Club, visit: www.petoneclub.co.nz

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

Brewing Education Trust

 

Established in 2020, the Brewing Education Trust aims to advance education in the New Zealand home brewing and craft brewing sectors by encouraging knowledge, understanding and appreciation of beer styles, the promotion, recognition and advancement of beer tasting, evaluation and communication skills and the development of knowledge of the standardised tools, methods and process for the structured evaluation, ranking and feedback of beer.