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**FunkytownBrewyard** · 01-25-2013, 02:43 PM

Brew Riot 2013 in the Bishop Arts District of Dallas - Info is up and posted. If you've never been, it's fun.

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Hi, Friends!

Thank you for your interest in the Bishop Arts Brew Riot and Homebrew Competition!

Our 5th annual Brew Riot will be held Sunday, May 19, 2013, on N. Bishop Avenue from 4 to 8 pm. Homebrewers will be checked in at 2 pm.

Homebrew Competitor Entry Requirements:

Bring 5 gallons minimum of each brew for People’s Choice judging
Register online by May 5, 2013.
The fee for entering is $20.00.
This contest is open to all amateur home brewers who brew less than 200 gallons of beer, and is restricted to non-commercial, home brewed beers.
Beer must be made from the normal alcoholic fermentation of malted barley with hops, or their products, and with or without other malted or unmalted cereals.

Entrants must be 21 years of age or older.

Each registered competitor will receive the following:

10’ x 10’ tent
6’ table
2 folding chairs
Sample glasses
Rinse pitcher

Brew Riot Judging:

The People’s Choice Competition is judged by attendees of the festival. All festival participants will receive one vote. The People’s Choice Competition is mandatory for all entrants.

All brews being entered for Panel Judging will need to be bottled, labeled, and delivered to a designated location by May 12, 2013. Labeling directions and drop off addresses will be emailed to you by May 1, 2013. In the event that you cannot drop the bottles off, a mailing address will be provided.

Judging results will be announced at the festival at 7:30 p.m. on May 19.

If you have any questions, please email: stacey@spillersgroup.com.

Brew Riot is produced by Go Oak Cliff, a 501c3 organization.

Huisache · 01-30-2013, 09:36 PM

Really enjoyed it last year and this year it looks to be better. I want to enter, but am moving to a new house in April and that is gonna disrupt a lot of my brewing. Hopefully I will be able to enter though.

Zymologist · 02-01-2013, 07:35 PM

So it's one half competition, one half festival?

TexasSpartan · 02-03-2013, 02:56 PM

I should do it this year. Thought about it last year and just never got around to it. Now, what to brew...

Huisache · 02-04-2013, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zymologist

So it's one half competition, one half festival?

Pretty much. They have tables set up for the homebrewers and attendees can walk around sample the beer with the small serving cups they are given. Last year each person had a marble that they would give to their favorite brewer for the People's Choice award.

**Wolfbayne** · 03-08-2013, 12:20 PM

I know this isnt the first year the Brew Riot has happened, but I have a question about this as a home brewer....

Is this allowable under Texas laws on homebrewing? What title are they using to bypass the homebrewing laws? Competitons are different than serving homebrew to the public in a public place...even as a sampling.

I am wanting to join this, because it sounds like fun...I just want to know how this protects us a homebrewer.

**BigJack** · 03-11-2013, 02:41 AM

I can't this year, but this sounds like a great event. Maybe next year.

**Soapebrews** · 03-12-2013, 05:50 AM

Doing it.....
I Must do it.....
I WILL DO IT...
SEE YOU THERE!!!

zmanzorro · 03-25-2013, 05:01 PM

Has anyone entered Brew Riot just a single person? Most of the participants that are already signed up, seem to be homebrew clubs. If I do enter, I will only be able to enter one beer and only have 5-gallons because I am limited by cooled fermentation space. I kinda don't want to show up and then run out of beer well before everyone else does for the festival.

Lotterywinner73 · 03-26-2013, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by zmanzorro

Has anyone entered Brew Riot just a single person? Most of the participants that are already signed up, seem to be homebrew clubs. If I do enter, I will only be able to enter one beer and only have 5-gallons because I am limited by cooled fermentation space. I kinda don't want to show up and then run out of beer well before everyone else does for the festival.

I'll be signing up solo. I will be entering a couple different brews though. I already have a couple started and may do another this weekend. Keg space is my limiting factor, every keg I enter means one less on tap!