
Coal Country Competition - 2026
Entry Drop off - 9:30 am - 10:45 am
People's Choice Sampling - 12 pm - 2:30 pm
Awards - 3:00 pm
Use This Link To Register
https://appalachianbrewclub.com/comp4/
Payment
$10 per entry - PayPal or bring cash with entry
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/KVhomebrew
Competition Details
⦁ When: Saturday, March 28th, 2026 @ 11AM
⦁ Where: 62 Summers St, Charleston, WV 25301
⦁ BJCP Sanctioned Competition - WV Brewers - Porters, Stouts, Specialty Porters/Stouts - 2021 Style Guidelines.
⦁ 2 minimum 12oz unlabeled/unmarked glass bottles per entry with plain caps. Submit beer the day of the event. We will have a check-in station setup at the address listed.
⦁ Complete and attach the bottle entry form to each bottle with a rubber band.
- Bottle ID Form: https://www.bjcp.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/SCP_BottleID.pdf
• Beers will be judged on BJCP guidelines for stylistic accuracy. Example of a BJCP scoresheet is linked here.
What to do
⦁ People's choice porters/stouts contest will be held at same date/time. This is separate from the BJCP competition, no registration or entry fee required! Bring your best homebrew (as long as it falls under porter/stout base) and hang out with other homebrewers from our state.
⦁ Local Breweries
- Charleston Nano Brewery - https://charlestonnano.com/
- Bad Shepard @ Black Sheep Burritos and Brews - https://badshepherdbeer.com/
- Fife Street Brewing - https://fifestreetbrewing.com/
- Short Story Brewing Charleston - https://shortstorybrewing.com/
- Wandering Wind Meadery - https://wanderingwindmeadery.com/
Contact Us
Reach us at kvhomebrew@gmail.com for questions or if you're available to judge or steward.
2021 BJCP Categories
Porter: 9C - Baltic Porter
Porter: 13C - English Porter
Porter: 20A - American Porter
Porter: 27A7 - Pre-Prohibition Porter
Stout: 15B - Irish Stout
Stout: 15C - Irish Extra Stout
Stout: 16A - Sweet Stout
Stout: 16B - Oatmeal Stout
Stout: 16C - Tropical Stout
Stout: 16D - Extra Foreign Stout
Stout: 20B - American Stout
Stout: 20C - Imperial Stout
Specialty Beer Categories 28-34
- Specialty beer must represent a porter or stout. Please see the 2021 BJCP beer style guidelines for information on entering a specialty category.
