2026 Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic
Entries
Judging
Entry Registration
Account Registration
Judge Registration
Steward Registration
Entry Drop-Off
Entry Shipping
Rules
If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Monday, August 31, 2026 12:00 AM, PDT.
This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time. If you plan on shipping your entries, you MUST specify "FALL CLASSIC 2026" on your label or container!
All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).
The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once. Please, dont enter the same beer in two subcategories, just pick a category that fits it best.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
Entry Acceptance Rules
Each entry will consist of THREE up to 750ml capped bottles, corked bottles, or cans, that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. Mead/Cider entries require only TWO bottles and must be big enough to take 3 x 2oz samples without sediment.
12oz brown glass bottles or cans are preferred; however, green, blue, and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted, as well as corked bottles and unmarked 12 or 16 ounce cans (330ml are fine as well). Honestly, we will accept most things, but be kind to our steward team and their ability to neatly stack boxes in the walkin. Bottles/cans will not be returned to contest entrants.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients and allergens that must be specified in some categories. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry (or send judges into anaphylactic shock - dont be that guy not declaring peanut butter powder an allergen cause you cant taste it.).
Entry Info
Entry Limits
- Entry Limit:
- 500
- Entry Limit – Paid:
- 500
Entry Limits Per Participant
| Limit | Enforced Until |
|---|---|
| 10 Entries | Monday, October 5, 2026 10:00 AM, PDT |
| 20 Entries | Tuesday, October 20, 2026 10:00 AM, PDT |
- Per Style Entry Limit:
- 1
Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Cash
- Check, made out to Oregon Brew Crew
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
BJCP 2021 / 2025 Styles Accepted
Indicates that the style's entry limit has been reached and no more entries of that style will be accepted.
| 1A American Light Lager | 1B American Lager | 1C Cream Ale |
| 1D American Wheat Beer | 2A International Pale Lager | 2B International Amber Lager |
| 2C International Dark Lager | 3A Czech Pale Lager | 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager |
| 3C Czech Amber Lager | 3D Czech Dark Lager | 4A Munich Helles |
| 4B Festbier | 4C Helles Bock | 5A German Leichtbier |
| 5B Kölsch | 5C German Helles Exportbier | 5D German Pils |
| 6A Märzen | 6B Rauchbier | 6C Dunkels Bock |
| 7A Vienna Lager | 7B Altbier | 8A Munich Dunkel |
| 8B Schwarzbier | 9A Doppelbock | 9B Eisbock |
| 9C Baltic Porter | 10A Weissbier | 10B Dunkels Weissbier |
| 10C Weizenbock | 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter |
| 11C Strong Bitter | 12A British Golden Ale | 12B Australian Sparkling Ale |
| 12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild | 13B British Brown Ale |
| 13C English Porter | 14A Scottish Light | 14B Scottish Heavy |
| 14C Scottish Export | 15A Irish Red Ale | 15B Irish Stout |
| 15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout | 16B Oatmeal Stout |
| 16C Tropical Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale |
| 17A1 Burton Ale | 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy |
| 17D English Barley Wine | 18A Blonde Ale | 18B American Pale Ale |
| 19A American Amber Ale | 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale |
| 20A American Porter | 20B American Stout | 20C Imperial Stout |
| 21A American IPA | 21B Specialty IPA | 21B1 Belgian IPA |
| 21B2 Black IPA | 21B3 Brown IPA | 21B4 Red IPA |
| 21B5 Rye IPA | 21B6 White IPA | 21B7 Brut IPA |
| 21C Hazy IPA | 22A Double IPA | 22B American Strong Ale |
| 22C American Barleywine | 22D Wheatwine | 23A Berliner Weisse |
| 23B Flanders Red Ale | 23C Oud Bruin | 23D Lambic |
| 23E Gueuze | 23F Fruit Lambic | 23G Gose |
| 24A Witbier | 24B Belgian Pale Ale | 24C Bière de Garde |
| 25A Belgian Blond Ale | 25B Saison | 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
| 26A Belgian Single | 26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel |
| 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 27A Historical Beer | 27A1 Kellerbier |
| 27A2 Kentucky Common | 27A3 Lichtenhainer | 27A4 London Brown Ale |
| 27A5 Piwo Grodziskie | 27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager | 27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter |
| 27A8 Roggenbier | 27A9 Sahti | 28A Brett Beer |
| 28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 28C Wild Specialty Beer | 28D Straight Sour Beer |
| 29A Fruit Beer | 29B Fruit and Spice Beer | 29C Specialty Fruit Beer |
| 29D Grape Ale | 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 30B Autumn Seasonal Beer |
| 30C Winter Seasonal Beer | 30D Specialty Spice Beer | 31A Alternative Grain Beer |
| 31B Alternative Sugar Beer | 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer | 32B Specialty Smoked Beer |
| 33A Wood-Aged Beer | 33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 34A Commercial Specialty Beer |
| 34B Mixed-Style Beer | 34C Experimental Beer | 50A Cold IPA/IPL (Custom Style) |
| 50B Italian Pils (Custom Style) | 50C West Coast Pils (Custom Style) | LSX1 Dorada Pampeana |
| LSX2 IPA Argenta | LSX3 Italian Grape Ale | LSX4 Catharina Sour |
| LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner | C1A Common Cider | C1B Heirloom Cider |
| C1C English Cider | C1D French Cider | C1E Spanish Cider |
| C2A New England Cider | C2B Applewine | C2C Ice Cider |
| C2D Fire Cider | C3A Fruit Cider | C3B Spiced Cider |
| C3C Experimental Cider | C4A Common Perry | C4B Heirloom Perry |
| C4C Ice Perry | C4D Experimental Perry | M1A Dry Mead |
| M1B Semi-Sweet Mead | M1C Sweet Mead | M2A Cyser |
| M2B Pyment | M2C Berry Mead | M2D Stone Fruit Mead |
| M2E Melomel | M3A Fruit and Spice Mead | M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead |
| M4A Braggot | M4B Historical Mead | M4C Experimental Mead |
Drop-Off Locations
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Saturday, October 17, 2026 12:00 AM, PDT — Saturday, October 31, 2026 5:30 PM, PDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
711 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661
360.750.1551
*Open M-F: 10am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 10am-4pm
1011 Valley River Way Suite #107 Eugene, OR 97401
541.485.6238
*Open Tues-Fri: 10am - 5:30pm; Sat: 10am-5pm; closed Sun/Mon
1430 E Main Ave #1430c, Puyallup, WA 98372
(253) 286-7607
*Open M-F: 10am-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 9am-2pm
5670 NE Clara Lane, Hillsboro, OR 97124
503.648.4254
*Open Tues-Sat: 10am - 6pm
2951 22nd St SE, Salem, OR 97302
971.701.4991
*Open Tues-Fri: noon-6pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 10am-3pm; closed Mon
Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Saturday, October 17, 2026 12:00 AM, PDT — Saturday, October 31, 2026 5:30 PM, PDT.
Ship entries to:
Bader Beer & Wine Supply
711 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Please do not over pack!
Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material.
Enclose each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
Judging Sessions
Thurs Remote Judging
Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:01 PM, PST through Friday, November 6, 2026 11:59 AM, PST
Portland OR
Fri Evening
Friday, November 6, 2026 5:00 PM, PST
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed. Any awards not picked up will be mailed, or if a member of the OBC, made available at the next meeting.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table at the judges' discretion.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.
Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes. Scoresheets will be scanned and access made available to the participants as soon as possible.
In 2026, we will award a trophy to the highest scoring entry in BJCP Categories 9, 17, 22, 25 and 26, i.e., the Strong Beer Categories. This is in honor of OBC member Adam Reinke, who loved strong beers, and sadly passed away earlier this year.
Awards Ceremony
Zoiglhaus Brewing Company
5716 SE 92nd Ave, Portland, OR 97266
Saturday, November 7, 2026 5:00 PM, PST
Circuit Qualification
Fall Classic is a qualifying event in the Oregon State Homebrewer of the Year (OSHBOTY).
Fall Classic is a qualifying event in the Master Homebrewer Program's, "Circuit of America"
Volunteers
Judges and Stewards
If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Monday, August 31, 2026 12:00 AM, PDT.
Staff
If you would like to volunteer to be a competition staff member, please register or update your account to indicate that you wish to be a part of the competition staff.
Staff can indicate their availability for the following non-judging sessions:
- Bottle Sort – Wednesday, November 4, 2026 3:00 PM, PST
Other Volunteer Info
The Oregon Brew Crew is accepting volunteers to help coordinate event logistics. Please email if you would like to participate.
Sponsors
Contact
Use the form below to contact a competition official. All fields with a star are required.