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.

• 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.

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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.

Location

Black Sheep
702 Quarrier Street
Charleston, WV 25301
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