Registration Now Open for Great Ontario-Hopped Craft Beer Competition 2019
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On July 30, 2018 At 1:30 pm
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TORONTO, ON – The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs has announced that registration is now open for the 7th annual Great Ontario-Hopped Craft Beer Competition (GOHCBC).
Open to commercial breweries and students in their graduating year of an accredited brewmaster course, the competition challenges brewers to create beers using exclusively hops grown commercially in Ontario.
The beer style chosen for this edition of the competition is New England-style IPA, with entries to be judged based on the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines for the style.
Interested participants must register for the competition by October 31st, 2018, and beers must be submitted by February 19th, 2019. Judging will occur during the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention, taking place February 20th and 21st, 2019 at the Scotiabank Convention Centre in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
For more details, see the complete rules and registration form on the GOHCBC website.
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