Euroclash
For Brewers
What’s Involved?
Join us at Euroclash 2025 and put your brewing skills to the test! Show off your best brews and compete for top prizes, including Brewstore vouchers and brewing accessories. Remember, all entries must meet the competition rules, so make sure to source your ingredients from Brewstore Porirua and submit your samples on time. Get ready for a friendly competition that celebrates homebrewing excellence – are you ready to brew your way to victory? Cheers to great beer and good times ahead at Euroclash!
Complete an entry form
Enter using the Euroclash 2025 website – keep an eye on entry open dates to make sure you don’t miss out.
Plan your recipe
Pick from one of the European BJCP styles and get your recipe ingredients from The Brewstore Porirua.
Brew your Beer
Brew the perfect beer and drop it to an entry location before the entry close date.
BJCP Styles
Euroclash 2025 Beer Styles
Belgium
26A. Belgian Single
A blond, bitter, hoppy table beer that is very dry and highly carbonated. The aggressive fruity-spicy Belgian yeast character and high bitterness is forward in the balance, with a soft, supportive grainy-sweet malt palate, and a spicy-floral hop profile.
26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
A dark, complex, very strong Belgian ale with a delicious blend of malt richness, dark fruit flavors, and spicy notes. Complex, rich, smooth, and dangerous.
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Germany
5D. German Pils
A pale, dry, bitter German lager featuring a prominent hop aroma. Crisp, clean, and refreshing, showing a brilliant gold color with excellent head retention.
9A. Doppelbock
A strong, rich, and very malty German lager that can have both pale and dark variants. The darker versions have more richly-developed, deeper malt flavors, while the paler versions have slightly more hops and dryness.
Czech Republic
3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
A rich, dark, malty Czech lager with a roast character that can vary from almost absent to quite prominent. Malty balance and an interesting and complex flavor profile, with variable levels of hopping that provides a range of possible interpretations.
3D. Czech Dark Lager
A rich, dark, malty Czech lager with a roast character that can vary from almost absent to quite prominent. Malty balance and an interesting and complex flavor profile, with variable levels of hopping that provides a range of possible interpretations.
UK
13B. British Brown Ale
A malty, caramelly, brown British ale without the roasted flavors of a Porter. Balanced and flavorful, but usually a little stronger than most average UK beers.
FAQ
What sort of bottles do I need to use?
Each entry requires 2 bottles containing at least 500ml volume. Other vessels (e.g. cans, plastic bottles) may be used instead of glass bottles, provided the volume requirements are met. Larger bottles (e.g. 2 x 750ml) are fine to enter. Entries consisting of equivalent volumes in different numbers of bottles (e.g. 6 x 330ml, 1 x 1000ml) WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Can I enter more than one brew?
Entrants are restricted to a maximum of 1 entry per style, with a total of 6 bottles (2 bottles, cans, or other per style).
Can I enter any European beer?
Entries will be sorted into award/judging categories by style, according to the 2021 BJCP guidelines. Entries must meet the entry requirements of Belgian, German, or Czech styles as per the entry registration form; any other BJCP 2021 style not listed will not be accepted.
Styles Restricted to: Czech Pale Lager, Czech Premium Pale Lager, Czech Amber, Czech Dark, German Kölsch, German Pils, German Helles, German Doppelbock, German Schwarzbier, German Altbier, Belgian Blond Ale, Belgian Single, Belgian Saison, Belgian Dark.
I am a commercial Brewer, can I still enter?
Commercial brewers may enter; however, the beer must be made entirely at home using commonly available home-brewing ingredients, processes, and equipment. Kit beers, fresh wort kits, and brew-on-premises beers are fine to enter. Commercial brewers and competition staff/organizers may enter and win awards but are ineligible for any award prizes or spot prizes. Prizes will be given to the runner-up in these cases. Judges may enter and may win awards and prizes.
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