www.nthba.org

The 2014 Celtic Brew Off registration is now open. Only BJCP categories of Celtic origin are being accepted.

I have never entered this competition before however because I brewed alot of English beer for the Bluebonnet this year I was talked into giving it a go this year. I assume that like the Limbo they combine several style categories when it comes to awarding metals. After lurking on the website, I can't tell which categories they are combining and generally speaking I try not to compete with myself (not that it really makes that much difference I guess since swill is still swill). Does anybody have any experience with this contest that could give me a clue? Maybe point me to a list of prior year winners?

They awards are based on BJCP category. You can enter 1 per subcategory, and 2 per category, up to 12 per brewer. So, if you have a ordinary bitter and an ESB, enter them both. You'll get 2 shots at placing, and you might place with both.

Categories Accepted



8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter

8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter

8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)



9A Scottish Light 60/-

9B Scottish Heavy 70/-

9C Scottish Export 80/-



9D Irish Red Ale

9E Strong Scotch Ale


11A Mild

11B Southern English Brown Ale

11C Northern English Brown Ale


12A Brown Porter

12B Robust Porter

12C Baltic Porter



13A Dry Stout

13B Sweet Stout

13C Oatmeal Stout

13D Foreign Extra Stout



19A Old Ale

19B English Barleywine


24A Dry Mead

24B Semi-Sweet Mead

24C Sweet Mead


25A Cyser

25B Pyment

25C Other Fruit Melomel


26A Metheglin

26B Braggot

26C Open Category Mead


27A Common Cider

27B English Cider

27C French Cider

27D Common Perry

27E Traditional Perry


28A New England Cider

28B Fruit Cider

28C Applewine

28D Other Specialty Cider or Perry