Think you've got a killer home brew recipe that deserves to be shared with the masses? Beer DeLuxe is giving you that exact opportunity when they launch their Home Brew Heroes competition.
Throughout April across four Beer DeLuxe venues – Hawthorn, Wagga Wagga and Darling Harbour – you'll be able to drop a beer you've brewed in to them and, if it's deemed to be the best, you'll be up for a heap of prizes, including brewing your beer commercially and having it served on tap at Beer DeLuxe.
The way it works is thus:
Each entrant will need to submit a beer in one or more categories – pale ale, IPA or specialty – for the initial qualifying round (see dates below). 10 finalists will be decided in each category to go through to the Grand Final, which will take place at Beer DeLuxe Fed Square in Melbourne in May during Good Beer Week. That will see a winner announced in each category, as well as awards for Best Beer and People's Choice.
The prizes on offer are certainly enough to get you busy thinking about recipes, as they include:
Category winners (outside of Melbourne)
- An all expenses paid trip to Melbourne for two to the Good Beer Week Grand Final event.
Judges Award winner
- A behind the scenes brewery tour and master class
- Invitation to the AIBA awards as a guest of Beer DeLuxe for you and a friend
- VIP Invitation to the exclusive AIBA after party for you and a friend
Overall Best Beer winner
- An all expenses paid trip to collaboratively brew your recipe, which will be tapped at all Beer DeLuxes in VIC & NSW
- Invitation to the AIBA awards as a guest of Beer DeLuxe for you and a friend
- VIP Invitation to the exclusive AIBA after party for you and a friend
For all the finer details about what you'll need to do, or to submit your details, just complete the online application form here.
The submission dates you'll need to keep in mind are as follows;
Beer DeLuxe Albury
- Submissions by April 8
- Qualifying event April 17
Beer DeLuxe Wagga
- Submissions by April 15
- Qualifying event April 24
Beer DeLuxe Sydney
- Submissions by April 22
- Qualifying event May 1
Beer DeLuxe Hawthorn
- Submissions by April 29
- Qualifying event May 8
Beer DeLuxe Federation Square
- Grand Final May 15