The Texas Redcoat Challenge 2024 Info
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Rules
Welcome to THE TEXAS REDCOAT CHALLENGE, a BJCP and AHA sanctioned homebrew competition focused on the beers, ciders, and braggots from the British Isles and Commonwealth nations. THE TEXAS REDCOAT CHALLENGE is sponsored by the Denton County Homebrewers Guild, based in Denton, Texas.
This competition is AHA and BJCP sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
All mailed entries must received at the mailing location by the entry deadline - please allow for shipping time.
All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the entry deadline.
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.
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.
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.
BJCP 2021 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 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 |
| LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner | C1B English Cider | C1E Traditional Perry |
| M4A Braggot |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
Judging Sessions
TRC Entry Check In - Denton (DCBC)
Sunday, September 29, 2024 10:30 AM, CDT
Entry Check-In
Sunday, September 29, 2024 12:00 PM, CDT
TRC Session 1- NTHBS (Dallas)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 8:00 AM, CDT through Saturday, November 9, 2024 5:21 PM, CST
17811 Davenport Rd Suite 34, Dallas, TX 75252
TRC Session 2- DCBC (Denton)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 10:00 AM, CDT through Saturday, November 9, 2024 5:21 PM, CST
200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201
TRC Session 3- NTHBS (Dallas)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 11:00 AM, CDT through Saturday, November 9, 2024 5:21 PM, CST
17811 Davenport Rd Suite 34, Dallas, TX 75252
TRC Session 4- DCBC (Denton)
Saturday, October 5, 2024 12:00 PM, CDT through Saturday, November 9, 2024 5:21 PM, CST
200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201
TRC Session 6 - Remote (HoH)
Monday, October 7, 2024 10:00 AM, CDT through Saturday, November 9, 2024 5:21 PM, CST
TBD
TRC Session 5 DCBC (Denton)
Sunday, October 13, 2024 12:00 PM, CDT
TRC BOS Session
Thursday, October 24, 2024 11:00 AM, CDT
Best of Show
All 1st place entries from each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected. A custom display plaque will be presented to the BOS winner.
Awards
Prizes will be awarded in each of the main categories available at this competition. TRC reserves the right to collapse categories not receiving adequate entries and/or to not award all places if the entries do not merit it.
Style Categories 1 thru 8
1st Place - TRC Gold medal
2nd Place - TRC Silver medal
3rd Place - TRC Bronze medal
Over All Best of Show
All 1st place entries from each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected. A custom display plaque will be presented to the BOS winner.
There will be an awards ceremony for the competition at Denton County Brewing Company on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. Winners will also be posted on the BCOE&M site by 7:00 p.m. (CST) on the day of the awards ceremony. It is our intent to livestream the awards ceremony on either Facebook or YouTube. Details will be posted as the ceremony date nears. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place awards will be issued for each beverage category as well as a single winner for the Best Of Show category.
Awards will be mailed to the entrants within two weeks of the awards ceremony. Lost or stolen awards due to an incorrect address cannot be replaced. Electronic or manual score sheets will be avaialble for download on the competition site following the awards presentation
Awards Ceremony
Denton County Brewing Company
200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201
Saturday, November 9, 2024 3:00 PM, CST
Circuit Qualification
The Texas Redcoat Challeng is a North Texas Circuit qualifying competition
Judging Sessions
TRC Entry Check In - Denton (DCBC)
09/29/2024 10:30 AM, CDT.
TRC Session 1- NTHBS (Dallas)
10/05/2024 8:00 AM, CDT — 11/09/2024 5:21 PM, CST
17811 Davenport Rd Suite 34, Dallas, TX 75252.
TRC Session 2- DCBC (Denton)
10/05/2024 10:00 AM, CDT — 11/09/2024 5:21 PM, CST
200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201.
TRC Session 3- NTHBS (Dallas)
10/05/2024 11:00 AM, CDT — 11/09/2024 5:21 PM, CST
17811 Davenport Rd Suite 34, Dallas, TX 75252.
TRC Session 4- DCBC (Denton)
10/05/2024 12:00 PM, CDT — 11/09/2024 5:21 PM, CST
200 E McKinney St, Denton, TX 76201.
TRC Session 6 - Remote (HoH)
10/07/2024 10:00 AM, CDT — 11/09/2024 5:21 PM, CST
TBD.
TRC Session 5 DCBC (Denton)
10/13/2024 12:00 PM, CDT.
TRC BOS Session
10/24/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Non-Judging Sessions
Entry Check-In
09/29/2024 12:00 PM, CDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 09/01/2024 9:00 AM, CDT through 09/29/2024 10:30 AM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 09/07/2024 9:00 AM, CDT through 10/25/2024 6:00 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
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.