I'm thinking about entering. Hopefully I'll have enough time to get everything ready. The entry period is coming soon, isn't it...
Tekton, thanks for putting this together. If you need any help, let me know. I have a little experience running online stores (specifically marketing and branding).
Here's the info. If you need a link, PM me.
Entry period (via website): 2016/2/7 (Sunday) - 2/19 (Friday)
Submission of beers: 2016/2/7 (Sunday) - 2/21 (Sunday)
Judging: early March 2016
Announcement of names (only) of winners: early March 2016
Award ceremony (and party): mid-March 2016
Scope of entries: beers made on domestic homebrew equipment
(beers made on BOP or professional equipment are excluded).
Beer styles: in accordance with 2008 BJCP STYLE GUIDELINES
(2008 Revision of the 2004 Guidelines) (however, mead
and cider are excluded).
Entry fee: Y1,000 (first entered beer), Y500 (second and
subsequent entered beers, per entry)
I plan on sending a cream ale, berry wheat, stout, and maybe a common if it clears up. None are really my best efforts, but I'd love some feedback.
The berry wheat came up nicely though, I put about a half a kilo of Costco mixed berry in there after fermentation slowed down. Kegged it a week later. Nice pink color and jsut right aroma with a slight tartness. We'll see.