Dark Side Of Winter Stout 2025 Info
Account Registration
You will be able to create your account beginning Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:00 AM, PST through Friday, January 31, 2025 2:05 PM, PST.
Judges and stewards may register beginning Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:00 AM, PST through Friday, January 31, 2025 11:59 PM, PST.
Entry Registration
You will be able to add your entries to the system beginning Wednesday, January 1, 2025 12:00 AM, PST through Friday, January 31, 2025 2:05 PM, PST.
Entry Fees
$12.00 (USD) per entry.
BJCP 2021 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.
| 15B Irish Stout | 15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout |
| 16B Oatmeal Stout | 16C Tropical Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout |
| 20B American Stout | 20C Imperial Stout | 53A Specialty Stout (Custom Style) |
Entry Limit
There is a limit of 100 entries for this competition.
There is a limit of 30 paid entries for this competition.
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
Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
When entering beer information you MUST include: base style, fruits/spices/specialty adjunct ingredients used and any possible allergens.
Each entry is $12.
Each entry will consist of capped bottles or sealed cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing.
Two 12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted, as well as 12oz and 16oz cans.
If mailing in your entries we encourage you to add cold packs and protective padding in addition to speedy shipping. (The competition organizers are not responsible for entries that arrive damaged or entries that arrive outside of the scheduled timeframe.)
Also, we recommend to everyone to put your printed out entry papers in a ziplock bag and double rubber band it to your bottles/cans.
Because of the nature of the contest, special categories may be used depending on the number of entrants.
Submitted bottles/cans become property of the competition.
Bottles/cans will not be returned to contest entrants.
Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location from Wednesday, January 15, 2025 12:00 AM, PST through Friday, January 31, 2025 5:00 PM, PST.
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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.
Judging Sessions
Main Judging
Saturday, February 1, 2025 10:00 AM, PST
Best of Show
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Awards
- Places may be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category/table. If no entry in a category is deemed worthy of a place, no award will be given.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
We will distribute medals via mail to the winners, entrants score sheets will be scanned and uploaded to this website.
Awards Ceremony
Virtual
Virtual
Saturday, February 15, 2025 6:00 PM, PST
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
Main Judging
02/01/2025 10:00 AM, PST.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2025 12:00 AM, PST through 01/31/2025 2:05 PM, PST.
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.