A point system derived from basic BJCP judging procedures will be used to judge entries based on the following categories:

• Appearance (color, clarity, head) – 3 pts
• Aroma (malt, hops, esters, other aromatics)-12 pts
• Flavor (malt, hops, balance, finish)-20 pts
• Mouthfeel (body, carbonation, astringency, other)-5 pts
• Overall Impression (overall drinking pleasure)-10 pts

Total Possible Points: 50

• All entries must currently be or have been commercially available to the public at least once during the current calendar year (beginning on January 1st, 2019) Seasonal beers, limited releases, and tap room-only releases are all valid for submission.
• Entries are only accepted and judged once registration has been successfully completed.
• The judges’ decision on all matters is final.
• The Organizers may, at their discretion, refuse to accept an entry.
• The Organizers may alter the closing date for the awards, place an entry in the most appropriate style, rule that an entry may not compete or is ineligible to compete, or alter the date, time or place on or at which the awards are scheduled to take place.
• The Judges have the power to disqualify any entry not deemed as meeting the entry criteria.
• Unused entries will not be returned. Our policy on unreturned entries is as follows: Unopened or unused entries may be distributed to individual charities on a case by basis or presented for auction with all proceeds going to student scholarships

We encourage you to put your best foot forward and submit any beer that you wish to be judged. Registration forms can be submitted through the website or via the Craft Beer Forum email address and must include the following information: Brewery Name, Beer Name, Category Name, Subcategory Name (if applicable) Alcohol by Volume, and any additional information that you feel is relevant for us to know (ex.adjuncts used, unusual brewing processes). We will have a “Wild Card” category for any beers that fall outside stylistic guidelines as defined by BJCP. Last but not least, we will have a home brewing category in which we will award gold, silver, and bronze medals for the best home brewed beers in the state.

Each entry must have the following information labelled/attached to it in order to be judged: Brewery Name, Beer Name, Category Name (ex. IPA, Stout), Subcategory Name (ex. West Coast IPA, Imperial Stout), Alcohol by Volume, and any additional information that you feel is relevant for us to know (ex. adjuncts used, unusual brewing processes). Categories will be officially created and judged when at least three valid entries for the category have been submitted.

Entries can be dropped off at any of the following locations:

McNellie’s Public House, 409 East 1st Street, Tulsa, OK 74120

McNellie’s OKC, 1100 Classen Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73103

School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Oklahoma State University, 365 Human Sciences, Stillwater, OK 74078

All entries must be submitted in either bottles, cans, growlers, or crowlers. Each entry must have at least 4bottles/cans/ growlers/crowlers of 12oz of beer or greater

A panel of judges from across the beer industry, including craft beer bar owners/managers, BJCP certified judges, Certified Cicerones, and beer journalists/bloggers, will convene at the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management in Stillwater and award the top beers in every category. The judging will be conducted by panels off our qualified tasters chosen from the most experienced and well-trained palates in the industry. Each panel will include a trained Panel Director to facilitate the judging flow and record-keeping. In addition, one judge on each panel is designated as the Panel Chair, acting as liaison with the Panel Director and maintaining records.