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Thank you for your interest in the Stout Extravaganza 2025 organized by Westgate Brewers Incorporated, Footscray, VIC.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

Entry Registration is Open

0 entries have been added to the system as of 10:16 AM, AEST, Thursday 1 May, 2025.

0 paid entries are in the system as of 10:16 AM, AEST, Thursday 1 May, 2025.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

If you would like to volunteer to be a competition staff member, please register or login and update your account to indicate that you wish to be a part of the competition staff.

Rules

1. All entries online at comps.westgatebrewers.org. Entries close 11:00 AM on Saturday 5th of July 2025.
   
   
2. Entries must be received by 11:00 AM on Saturday 5th of July 2025 at one of the Drop-Off locations listed on the website under the Info tab.
   
   
3. Stout Extravaganza will be judged using the AABC Style Guidelines (2022 version), available at: VicBrew or Westgate Brewers.
   
   
4. The list of accepted categories and styles are:
   
   

   Category	Styles
   10 Porter	10.1 English Porter [BJCP 13C] 10.2 Pre-Prohibition Porter [BJCP 27] 10.3 American Porter [BJCP 20A] 10.4 Baltic Porter [BJCP 9C] 10.5 Specialty Porter
   11 Stout	11.1 Sweet Stout [BJCP 16A] 11.2 Irish Stout [BJCP 15B] 11.3 Oatmeal Stout [BJCP 16B] 11.4 Irish Extra Stout [BJCP 15C] 11.5 Specialty Stout
   12 Strong Stout	12.1 Tropical Stout [BJCP 16C] 12.2 Foreign Extra Stout [BJCP 16D] 12.3 American Stout [BJCP 20B] 12.4 Imperial Stout [BJCP 20C] 12.5 Specialty Strong Stout

   
   
   
5. Maximum of 2 entries per category per brewer. Within this limit, only one entry per style. The beer style nominated must be a designated style for the category (as per AABC Style Guidelines). Organisers may reclassify or disqualify incorrectly nominated entries.
   
   
6. Beers entered into a specialty style must have their ingredients and related specialty style listed. This is to assist with judging and also so that we may be made aware of ingredients (e.g. oysters, nuts, cranberries and other fruits, dairy) to which some people have allergies.
   
   The list of related AABC styles are:
       17.1 Fruit Beer
       17.2 Spice, Herb or vegetable Beer
       18.2 Classic Style Smoked Beer
       18.3 Specialty Smoked Beer
       18.4 Wood Aged Beer
       18.5 Specialty Wood Aged Beer
       18.6 Belgian Specialty Ale
       18.9 Experimental Beer
   
   
7. Entries must be amateur brews. Beers fermented in a commercial brewery are ineligible.
   
   
8. A minimum of 500ml is required per entry. If 2 bottles are required, they must be clearly marked as bottle 1 and 2 and preferably be taped together. Absolute maximum bottle dimensions are: diameter = 90mm; maximum height including cap or cork =300mm. Cost is $10 per entry.
   
   
9. Beers in each Category will be judged by a panel of judges. Judging will be by blind tasting. Judges’ decision will be final. Completed score-sheets will be returned to entrants. Queued judging will be used for large categories with several judging panels and no scaling of scores to determine the placing.
   
   
10. Trophies will be awarded for the 3 highest scoring beers in each category. In the event of tied scores, place-getters will be decided by progressive count-back as follows:
    a) highest score for Overall Impression;
    b) highest score for Flavour;
    c) smallest spread in total scores (smallest difference between highest and lowest scores);
    d) the judging panel will be requested to resolve the tie.
    
    
11. Brewer of Show will be awarded to the highest scoring beer in the competition. In the event of a tie, a progressive count-back will be used as for category placing.
    
    
12. Club of Show will be determined by the sum of placing points awarded:
    1st: 3 points,
    2nd: 2 points;
    3rd: 1 point.
    
    

    12.1 Tie break rules

    a) In the event of a tie the clubs will be ranked according to the highest average score (the higher the average score the better).
    b) If a tie persists, then clubs will be ranked by lowest number of entries (the lower the count of entries the better)
    c) if there is still a tie, then joint winners will be declared.

13. Best Novice will be awarded to the highest score by a Victorian brewer who has not placed in a VicBrew accredited competition. In the event of a tie, a progressive count-back will be used as for category placing. 
    
    
14. The competition will be judged Sunday 20th July at the the Footscray City Rowing Club, 40 Farnsworth Ave (cnr Maribyrnong Blvd), Footscray, Victoria.
    
    
15. Presentations will be made at the venue after all judging has been completed, approximately 5pm.
    
    
16. Stout Extravaganza is a Vicbrew and BJCP registered competition.
    
    
17. Personal information provided by brewers with their entries will only be used for the conduct of the competition. This information will not be released to third parties, other than the names of brewers and their brew club, which will be published in the results lists for the competition.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 1

A minimum of 500ml is required per entry. If 2 bottles are required, they must be clearly marked as bottle 1 and 2 and preferably be taped together.

Absolute maximum bottle dimensions are:

• diameter: 90mm
• maximum height including cap or cork: 300mm

Crown-seal glass bottles, swing-top bottles, corked bottles, plastic bottles and cans will be accepted.

Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.

Entry paperwork (printed directly from this website) should be attached to each bottle with clear tape.

Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Competition Official

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Westgate Brewers — Committee

Sponsors

Westgate Brewers Incorporated is proud to have the following sponsors for the Stout Extravaganza 2025.

Backyard Homebrew Co

Brooklyn, Victoria

Crafting better beer. Call Matt on 0458 460 443 for your homebrewing needs.

Keg King

48 Smith Rd, Springvale VIC 3171

Whether you're a brewer or someone wanting to put drinks on tap at home, in a cafe or at the office, Keg King offers beverage creation and keg dispense solutions for amateurs and pros. We don't just sell products, we innovate, design and manufacture our equipment to bring your beverage ambitions to life!

The Great Beyond ("Good Beer Here")

152 Bell Street Coburg

A locally owned and operated genuinely independent bottle shop serving Coburg & surrounds since 2019.

VicBrew

 

The Voice of Craft Brewers in Victoria, Australia