May 18th Competition Beers Information at Tap New York 2024

Registration and Delivery for Competition


Registration

Brewers are requested to identify and register (on the provided form) their competition beers no later than April 30th at the site shown below.  

Brewers can enter up to 3 beers for judging and beers entered for competitions must also be available for sampling at the event. As stated in the invitation, there is no limit to the amount or styles of additional beers you bring to serve at the event, however you need to ensure any beers entered for judging should be available for pouring throughout the weekend – equivalent to 1 half-barrels (31 gallons) per beer.

Use the link below to register both your entries for the competition:

TAP® NY Brewer Beer Registration Form

Shipping

All beers for competition must be delivered to Bethel Woods so as to arrive by 5pm on Tuesday, May 16.  

  • Deliveries can only be made between Monday, May 8 to Friday, May 12 or Monday, May 15 to Tuesday, May 16 from 8am to 5pm. 

  • Write “TAP NY COMPETITION” on all six-sides of the container/box the beers are being delivered in.

  • A copy of the beer registration form must be printed out and included with the shipment, with labels/tags affixed to the bottles. A copy of the form will be sent back to you along with labels for printing. 

  • If you plan to hand deliver contact Olan Schultz for hours and delivery details, or call 610-405-8081.

  • The shipping address is:

    Bethel Woods Center for the Arts

           Attn: Olan Schultz

           200 Hurd Road - Gate 5

           Bethel, New York, 12720    

Requirements

We accept bottles and cans ranging in size from 12 oz to 32 oz – no growlers.  Three bottles/cans of each beer are requested for a maximum of 9 bottles/cans per brewery. 

Beer entries must be clearly labeled with the labels we provide to you. Labels must include your brewery name, beer name and beer category & style.  

Each competition beer must be entered in one of the sub-categories identified in the Competition Beer List that is provided with this letter. 


Awards and Judging Process

At TAP New York competitions we present awards for best breweries and best beers in New York State and the Hudson Valley.  The F.X. Matt Memorial Cup™ and The Matthew Vassar Brewers Cup™ are presented to the best breweries in New York State and the Hudson Valley respectively.  The Governor’s Cup™ is presented for the best beer in New York.  

All scoring is done by a panel of 3 judges.  All judging is blind.  Each beer is opened and poured in a secure area and delivered for judging by a designated steward.  Beer is judged per the sub-category selected under each main category.  Beers are categorized using the BJCP guidelines. 

A minimum of 12 entries are required to establish a qualifying category for judging.  Otherwise, the styles are merged into a similar category to be judged.

When 2 or more panels are required to judge a single category with more than 12 entries, the top 2-3 beers from each panel are judged in a follow-up round to determine the top beer for that category.

Awards are presented for best beers in each of the categories as described below.  Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals are awarded.  Certificates are sent to winners describing the medal awarded.

The Best Brewery awards (NYS and Hudson Valley) are determined based on the total of the scores for the beers judged, with bonus points awarded on a 3-2-1 basis for Gold-Silver-Bronze medal winners respectively.


For questions regarding the competition (not delivery), please contact Ken at Ken@tap-ny.com.