This year marks the eleventh year for Turkey Shoot. Winners can receive cash prizes –$100 for Best of Shoot, and lots of good prizes that were donated by our generous sponsors. Entries will be due by Saturday Oct. 29th, 2016 at the drop off locations, and the actual competition will be held at Cherry Hill Manor in College Park, MD on Saturday November 5, 2016. But don’t plan on hanging out there, unless you are a judge, steward or other competition organizer.
Do you want to be a judge or a steward? Go to the online registration system and register.
Do you have any other question not related to a particular entry? Then contact us at
To enter a beer, see our online entry system and the rules below.
If you have a question about a particular entry, email the entry coordinator at:
Rules
Open to ALL home brewers.- All entries must be registered on the online registration system, and use the system created labels
- The beers must not be brewed in any commercial establishment.
- Entries MUST be bottled in l0-l4 oz. crown cap bottles without labels, or raised or embossed lettering. “Grolsch” type bottles are not allowed. Caps must be blacked out. Plain colored caps are acceptable. Sam Adams bottles with raised letters are acceptable, since there are so many of them around.
- All entries must be accompanied with an Entry form. Each bottle must have a bottle ID form attached with a rubber band. No tape please.
- Be sure to include the category and subcategory as defined by the BJCP Style Guidelines. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROPERLY CATEGORIZING YOUR ENTRY! (The online form does no validation)
- Entrants must submit 2 bottles for each entry.
- The registration fee is $6 for first entry each additional entry is $5.00 per. Please make checks payable to: Maryland Ale & Lager Technicians or simply MALT.
- BJCP 2015 Beer Styles only — sorry no meads or ciders
- Entry deadline is Oct 29, 2016 and can be dropped off at any of the locations listed below (not right before closing time please)
- MALT reserves the right to combine categories. The competition will be held during a closed-judging session. If you are not a judge, steward or volunteering to help please refrain from showing up at the competition site.