Account Registration
You can create your account today through Friday, February 10, 2023 1:52 PM, CST.
Judges and stewards may register now through Friday, March 3, 2023 6:00 PM, CST.
Entry Registration
You can add your entries to the system today through Wednesday, February 8, 2023 3:00 PM, CST.
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Entry Fees
$75.00 (USD) per entry. $0.00 for unlimited entries.
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BJCP 2015 Styles Accepted
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
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Per Entrant Limits
Each entrant is limited to 13 entries.
Each entrant is limited to 1 entry per subcategory.
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Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
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Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3
Each entry will consist of capped or corked bottles.
3x 375ml, 3x 500ml or 2x 750ml bottles are preferred; however, brown, green or clear beer bottles in sizes 3x 12 or 2x 22 oz will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted provided they are of the correct size.
There is no requirement to submit re-bottled meads or remove labelling from standard bottles. Stewards will pour for the judges ensuring total anonymity of the judging process
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
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Drop-Off Location
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations from Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00 PM, CST through Friday, February 10, 2023 3:00 PM, CST.
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.
Rohan Meadery
6002 FM2981, La Grange, TX 78945
(979) 249-5652
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Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location from Thursday, December 1, 2022 12:00 PM, CST through Friday, February 10, 2023 3:00 PM, CST.
Ship entries to:
Rohan Meadery, C/O Opferm - Texas Mead Cup
6002 FM2981, La Grange, TX 78945
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Please do not over pack!
Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material.
Enclose each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
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Judging Sessions and Dates
Commercial Mead Cup Judging
Saturday, February 11, 2023 12:00 AM, CST
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Best of Show
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show mead selected.
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Awards
The awards ceremony will take place at the Texas Mead Fest once judging is completed.
Purchase tickets to the Texas Meadfest
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.
Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up that night after the ceremony concludes. Awards and score sheets not picked up will be mailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
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Awards Ceremony
Texas Mead Fest
TBD
Saturday, February 25, 2023 5:00 PM, CST
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Circuit Qualification
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Mead is made from single-bloom or variety of honey. No flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be dry. Entrant must specify the variety of honey used.
Mead is made from single-bloom or variety of honey. No flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be Semi-Sweet. Entrant must specify the variety of honey used.
Mead is made from single-bloom or variety of honey. No flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be sweet. Entrant must specify the variety of honey used.
Mead with an ABV of 7.5% or lower. May include any ingredients from other categories.
Entry Info: Must be dry
Mead with an ABV of 7.5% or lower. May include any ingredients from other categories.
Entry Info: Must be semi-sweet
Mead with an ABV of 7.5% or lower. May include any ingredients from other categories.
Entry Info: Must be sweet
Mead with an ABV of 14% or higher. May also include any ingredients from other categories.
Entry Info: Must be Semi-sweet
Mead with an ABV of 14% or higher. May also include any ingredients from other categories.
Entry Info: Must be Sweet
Mead made with apple cider, apple juice, or apples. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be dry
Mead made with apple cider, apple juice, or apples. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be Semi Sweet
Mead made with apple cider, apple juice, or apples. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must be sweet
Mead made with white grapes/grape juice/grape concentrate or other grapes without additional color from the skins. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must specify grape variety(ies)
Mead made with grapes/grape juice/grape concentrate and akin to the color of a rose wine. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must specify grape variety(ies) used.
Mead made with grapes/grape juice/grape concentrate and akin to red wine in color. No additional flavor ingredients, fruits, herbs, or spices were added.
Entry Info: Must specify grape variety(ies)
Mead made with berry fruit/juice. No additional flavor ingredients, non-berry fruits, herbs, or spices were added
Entry Info: Must be dry. Must specify the berry variety(ies) used.
Mead made with berry fruit/juice. No additional flavor ingredients, non-berry fruits, herbs, or spices were added
Entry Info: Must be semi-sweet. Must specify the berry variety(ies) used
Mead made with berry fruit/juice. No additional flavor ingredients, non-berry fruits, herbs, or spices were added
Entry Info: Must be sweet. Must specify the berry variety(ies) used
This is an open category for all other melomels. This includes any Melomel made with fruits other than grapes (Pyment), apples (Cyser), or berries (Berry Melomel), including stone or citrus fruits. This is also the correct category for any Melomel combining grapes, apples, berries, or other fruits, e.g., a melomel with grapes and berries. NOTE– meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be dry. Must specify the fruit(s) used
This is an open category for all other melomels. This includes any Melomel made with fruits other than grapes (Pyment), apples (Cyser), or berries (Berry Melomel), including stone or citrus fruits. This is also the correct category for any Melomel combining grapes, apples, berries, or other fruits, e.g., a melomel with grapes and berries. NOTE– meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be semi-sweet. Must specify the varieties of fruit used
This is an open category for all other melomels. This includes any Melomel made with fruits other than grapes (Pyment), apples (Cyser), or berries (Berry Melomel), including stone or citrus fruits. This is also the correct category for any Melomel combining grapes, apples, berries, or other fruits, e.g., a melomel with grapes and berries. NOTE– meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be sweet. Must specify the varieties of fruit used.
Mead made with any herbs or spices. Note: T’ej should be entered in this category. NOTE – meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be dry. Must specify the spices and/or herbs used
Mead made with any herbs or spices. Note: T’ej should be entered in this category. NOTE – meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be semi-sweet. Must specify the herbs and or spices used
Mead made with any herbs or spices. Note: T’ej should be entered in this category. NOTE – meads made with Fruits AND Spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be sweet. Must specify the herbs and or spices used.
Mead made with vegetable(s). NOTE – meads made with vegetables and other ingredients such as fruit and or spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be dry. Must specify the vegetables used
Mead made with vegetable(s). NOTE – meads made with vegetables and other ingredients such as fruit and or spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be semi-sweet. Must specify the vegetables used.
Mead made with vegetable(s). NOTE – meads made with vegetables and other ingredients such as fruit and or spices should be entered as Specialty/Open Mead.
Entry Info: Must be sweet. Must specify the vegetables used
Mead made with malt. Must be fermented from at least 20% honey
Entry Info: Must specify the base beer style
This category shall cover any Mead made with fruit and spices/herbs. Use of other special ingredients and/or processes shall be entered in experimental
Entry Info: Must specify fruit and spice and/or herbs used
This category shall cover any Mead made with vegetables and spices/herbs (e.g. pumpkin spiced mead). Use of other special ingredients and/or processes shall be entered in experimental
Entry Info: Must specify the vegetables and herbs/spices used
Mead made with maple syrup
Entry Info: See radio buttons for required information
A Bouchet is a mead made with caramelized and or burnt honey
Entry Info: See radio buttons for required information
Mead made with burnt and or caramelized honey and fruit
Entry Info: Must specify the variety of fruit(s) used
This is a mead made with chilis, chili juice, flaked chilies, or chili powder
Entry Info: Must specify the variety of chilis used
A mead made with other fermentable sugars, e.g. Sucrose, dextrose, coconut sugar, palm sugar, corn syrup, rice syrup, molasses, treacle, demara, piloncillo, sorghum syrup, jaggery, agave syrup, cane syrup, among others. The sugars added shell present a discernible flavor to the Mead
Entry Info: Must specify other fermentables used
A mead made from a historical recipe or substyle. This includes polish style meads.
Entry Info: Must specify historical style of mead
Any Mead subcategory within the style parameters listed in this competition with the addition of wood aging. Specialty wood that has been previously used for Spirit aging Shall be entered in M15B
Entry Info: Must specify the type of wood used as well as the base style of Mead.
Any Mead subcategory within the style parameters listed in this competition with the addition of Specialty wood aging. Specialty wood is defined as a barrel or wood that has previously been used for aging spirits, Wine, beer, or other food grade ingredients.
Entry Info: Must specify the base style of mead, the type of wood used, and the specialty spirit, wine, beer, or other food grade ingredient that was previously stored in the barrel/wood.
Any Mead that does not fit any other sub-category within this competition.
Entry Info: All special ingredients and or processes
Similar in balance, body, finish and flavor intensity to a dry white wine, with a pleasant mixture of subtle honey character, soft fruity esters, and clean alcohol. Complexity, harmony, and balance of sensory elements are most desirable, with no inconsistencies in color, aroma, flavor or aftertaste. The proper balance of sweetness, acidity, alcohol, and honey character is the essential final measure of any mead.
Entry Info: Entry Instructions: Entrants must specify carbonation level and strength. Sweetness is assumed to be DRY in this category. Entrants may specify honey varieties.
Similar in balance, body, finish and flavor intensity to a semisweet (or medium-dry) white wine, with a pleasant mixture of honey character, light sweetness, soft fruity esters, and clean alcohol. Complexity, harmony, and balance of sensory elements are most desirable, with no inconsistencies in color, aroma, flavor or aftertaste. The proper balance of sweetness, acidity, alcohol, and honey character is the essential final measure of any mead.
Entry Info: Entrants must specify carbonation level and strength. Sweetness is assumed to be SEMI-SWEET in this category. Entrants MAY specify honey varieties.
Similar in balance, body, finish and flavor intensity to a well-made dessert wine (such as Sauternes), with a pleasant mixture of honey character, residual sweetness, soft fruity esters, and clean alcohol. Complexity, harmony, and balance of sensory elements are most desirable, with no inconsistencies in color, aroma, flavor or aftertaste. The proper balance of sweetness, acidity, alcohol, and honey character is the essential final measure of any mead.
Entry Info: Entrants MUST specify carbonation level and strength. Sweetness is assumed to be SWEET in this category. Entrants MAY specify honey varieties.
