Welcome to the 17th Palmetto State Brewers Open (PSBO). This is an annual homebrew competition sponsored by Palmetto State Brewers, Inc. of South Carolina. Competition judging will take place at Krafty Draft Brewpub on December 5th. PSBO is an AHA sanctioned competition, BJCP registered competition, and the final competition of the Carolina Brewer of the Year (CBoY) circuit. PSBO accepts entries in all categories of beer, mead and cider (based upon 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines).
Registration opens October 26th and closes November 21st. Last day for receiving entries at the shipping address is November 21st. For listed alternate drop off locations (listed on the registration webpage), contact the drop off sites for last day of receiving of entries.
Entries must be registered via Beerscores webpage.
Judges and stewards must register through the website with or without entries in the competition. No prior experience required for stewards. Recommended to have stewarded at least one competition before registering to judge.
Entrants may send in an unlimited number of entries, however are restricted to one entry per sub-category. Style categories may be combined for judging and awards as deemed necessary by the registrar. Categories will not be split among flights.
$7 per entry for all entries.
Historically PSBO has received large number of entries in some style categories, and judging may include a mini Best of Show for the flights. Entrants who are competing for awards/ribbons in those categories are advised to send 3 bottles per entry.
Thank you for participating in the 17th Annual PSBO as entrants, judges, and stewards.
Kevin Deaton
PSBO17 CellarMaster
