Thank you for your interest in the Tasmanian State Home Brew Competition organized by Hobart Brewers, and hosted by Hobart Brewing Co. 16 Evans St Hobart.

Entry Registration is Open

0 entries have been added to the system as of 3:03 PM, AEST, Monday 19 May, 2025.

0 paid entries are in the system as of 3:03 PM, AEST, Monday 19 May, 2025.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

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

The Tasmanian State Home Brew Competition (TSHBC) is open to residents of Tasmania only.

The following rules apply to the TSHBC:

TSHBC uses the 2025 AABC style guidelines and categories for qualification into AABC. The full styleguide can be downloaded here. The cider category will use the 2025 BJCP Cider style guide. Mead will be judged according to the 2015 BJCP Mead style guide.

This competition is AABC sanctioned. Entries which recive a 1st 2nd or 3rd placing are eligible for the AABC.

All mailed entries must received at the mailing location by the entry deadline - please allow for shipping time.

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

All entries must be handcrafted 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.).

The competition organisers are not responsible for mis-categorised entries. THERE WILL BE NO CATEGORY OR STYLE TRANSFERS MADE BY JUDGES OR STEWARDS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. It is the Entrant's responsibility to enter the entry in the correct Category and 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.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry according to BJCP judging guideance. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category.

The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.

Brewers can only place with two entries in each category.

By entering this competition, your name and beer score may be available/displayed through the AABC (Australian Amateur Brewing Competition) website.

Entrants are also encouraged to contribute to the competition by assisting with judging and stewarding during the official judging sessions.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1

Entry fees can be paid by EFT to Hobart Brewers contact the organisers for details. Entry fees can be paid in cash by attaching the payment to the entry

Each entry will consist of capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.

750mL brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted as well as corked bottles. Two smaller bottles is acceptable.

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.

TSHBC assumes NO LIABILITY for any entries into this competition due to the volunteer nature of the committee and competition. NO refunds will be available. All entries submitted into this competition are subject to this term and all competitors that submit entries into this competition submit entries knowing these terms.

Competition Official

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

• Glen Napthali — Competition Organiser

Sponsorship

BeerCo.com.au is proud to sponsor the Tasmanian State Home Brew Competition.