We follow the current BJCP guidelines plus the addition of a category called Belgian Specialty that we use for wood aged, smoked, fruit, spice herb vegetable beers that do not fall within the other style guidelines. Entries into this category will be required to describe the underlying style along with the modifications that would define their entry as a such.

We judge subcategories on their own so this means each subcategory will be awarded a first, second, and third place award (at the discretion of our participating judges).
We’re also proud (and very lucky) to have included a Pro-Am every year. The Best Of Show award winner will have their recipe brewed and served by our primary sponsor and competition host Los Angeles Ale Works in the months following the event.

While Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club is the organizer of this competition, we absolutely thrive on the support of volunteers from all walks of life. If you’d like to get involved, whether it be planning, judging, or stewarding, just drop us a line at labbc@pacificgravity.com we’ll take all the help you can give!