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Thank you for your interest in the 7. UPS fest - Festival i natjecanje kućnih pivara organized by Udruga pivara Sjever, Varaždin.

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.

If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Tuesday 20 May, 2025 00:00, CEST.

Rules

1.    Selected 5 categories specified in BJCP 2021 guidelines will be accepted:

4A. Munich Helles
18B. American Pale Ale
21C. Hazy IPA
24A. Witbier
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

2.    People can enter a maximum of 1 beer per category with a maximum of 3 entries total. 
3.    3 bottles of each entry must be supplied in minimum 0,33l sizes.  ONLY these sizes will be accepted. You can mix and match if needed, for example, entering some bottles as 0,33l and some as 0,50l. 3 pcs MUST be entered.
4.    Beer must be packaged in bottles with no markings of any kind. No cans. No raised glass, no logos, no labels, no marks on the cap.  If the cap has marks on it, black them out with a marker before entering.
5.    Each beer must have a bottle ID form attached to it with a rubber band. Do NOT use tape or glue, DO NOT use metal wire to attach the form, ONLY a rubber band.
6.    Each entrant must also supply an entry form. In addition to this, users must file their entry form digitally.  Online registration will be open from 20.05.2025. on:  http://www.u-p-s.hr/natjecanje/  Entry forms and bottle ID forms MUST be printed out from the registration system.
7.    The deadline for entries is June 20th, 2025. 
No late entries will be allowed.  No exceptions.
For people traveling long distances to attend the show from outside of the country, they can get special permission to hand in their entries the day before competition,  to ask for permission for late entry, please e-mail us at natjecanje@u-p-s.hr.
8.    No beers will be accepted into the competition that were produced by a commercial brewery.  This includes very small, home based breweries that sell their beers commercially, even on a small scale.  No exceptions.
9.    Beers must be delivered from June 9th till June 20th by 18:00 CEST, 2025.
10.    The entry fee for each entry is 15 euros. No other currency will be accepted. The registration fee can be paid via bank transfer, no later than June 6, 2025. All unpaid registrations will be deleted after that date, and new registrations may be opened. No refunds! For payments via bank transfer to the association, please enter the following in the description field: NATJECANJE FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME'

IBAN account: HR7923400091110850179
SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X

11.    This competition will be registered with the BJCP and will follow that style of judging. All judges will have had sensory training with a Sensory Flavor Kit. Judges cannot judge in categories in which they are entered.  We will do blind judging. Judges will not know whose beer they are judging, so don't be shy about entering a beer that you need feedback on.  Competition is a good way to get a critique of your beer that can help you improve as a brewer.  Nobody will know about your scoresheets unless you tell them.
12.    Competitors can view their scores on the same day as the competition by logging into the competition website and viewing their entries.  After the competition, scoresheets will either be scanned and e-mailed to each competitor or sent via regular post.  This process takes some time, though, so please be patient.  It may take 2-3 weeks.
13.   The winners of categories will be chosen in final rounds by the most experienced judges. For example, we judge IPAs over the course of 7 days. From each judging session the best entries are promoted to the final round. There they are evaluated again for final results, but without re-adjusting the scores on the scoresheets.
14.   Winners of each category advance to the Best of Show round where the overall winner of the competition will be decided.
15.   Medals will be awarded for Best of Show winner as well as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category. There will be additional prizes awarded, but note that heavy items will not be shipped.            

16.  Locations for personal delivery of entries:

Caffe bar "Sloboda". Ognjena Price 34. 42000 Varaždin. Contact: 091//575//7722

17.  Location for shipping by delivery services:

Caffe bar "Sloboda". Ognjena Price 34. 42000 Varaždin. Contact: 091//575//7722

Pravila:

1.   Prihvaćaju se 5 kategorija prema BJCP 2021 pravilima:

4A. Munich Helles
18B. American Pale Ale
21C. Hazy IPA
24A. Witbier
33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

2.   Svaki natjecatelj može prijaviti najviše 1 pivo po stilu te maksimalno 3 piva.
3.   Potrebne su 3 bocepiva za svaku prijavu. Minimalni volumen je 0,33l. Po potrebi možete kombinirati veličine.
4.   Boce ne smiju imati nikakve oznake na sebi. Limenke nisu dozvoljene. Boce moraju biti bez reljefnog stakla, logotipa, etiketa i oznaka na čepovima. Ukoliko čepovi imaju oznaku potrebno ju je zatamniti markerom ili oprati alkoholom.
5.   Svaka boca mora na sebi imati ID formular pričvršćen gumicom. Molimo NE KORISTITI selotejp, ljepilo ili žicu, koristite SAMO gumicu.
6.   Uz ID formulare na bocama svaki natjecatelj mora prijaviti pivo kroz ovu web aplikaciju iz koje je moguće isprintati prijavne forme za svako pivo. On-line registracija će biti otvorena od 20.05.2025. na: http://www.u-p-s.hr/natjecanje/ Uz ID formulare na bocama uz njih se mora poslati i prijavni list koji MORA biti tiskan iz sustava za natjecanje jer sadrži jedinstvene brojeve prijave i sve potrebne podatke.
7.   Rok za prijavu je 20.6.2025.
Svi natjecatelji moraju predati pivo do zadanog datuma. Svaka kasnija prijava neće biti prihvaćena - nema iznimaka!
8.   Ni jedno pivo proizvedeno od strane komercijalne pivovare neće biti prihvaćeno na natjecanje. Ovo uključuje i najmanje kućne pivare koje prodaju svoje pivo na najmanjoj razini. Međutim, ukoliko povremeno točite svoje pivo na kakvom pivskom događaju poput festivala i za to primite naknadu u vidu donacije, prihvatit ćemo vaša piva.
9.   Prijavljena piva se moraju dostaviti od 09.06.2025. do 20.6.2025. do 18:00h.
10.   Prijava za svako pivo je 15 eura. Druge valute neće biti prihvaćene. Kotizacija se može uplatiti na račun udruge, najkasnije do 06.06.2025. Sve neplaćene prijave bit će izbrisane nakon tog datuma i moguće je otvaranje novih registracija. Nema povrata novca! Za uplate na račun udrugu u opis polje upisati: “NATJECANJE IME i PREZIME” 

IBAN računa: HR7923400091110850179
SWIFT CODE: PBZGHR2X


11.   Ovo natjecanje će biti registrirano kod BJCP organizacije i koristit će se taj stil suđenja. Svi suci će proći osjetilni trening sa profesionalnim uzorcima okusa. Suci ne mogu suditi kategorije u kojima imaju prijavljeno pivo. Sudit će se bez znanja čije se pivo sudi, tako da možete prijaviti i slabije pivo za koje Vam je potrebna objektivna povratna informacija. Natjecanje je dobar način da dobijete smislenu kritiku Vašeg piva što će Vam pomoći da postanete bolji pivar. Ispunjene liste za ocjenjivanje su samo Vaše i ukoliko ne želite nitko neće znati za njih.
12.   Natjecatelji mogu vidjeti ocjene svojih piva u sustavu nakon završetka suđenja i proglašenja pobjednika. Nakon natjecanja ispunjene liste za ocjenjivanje će biti skenirane i poslane na e-mail adrese natjecatelja. Taj proces traje neko vrijeme pa molimo za strpljenje. Može potrajati nekoliko tjedana.
13.   Pobjednici svake od kategorija će se birati u finalnim krugovima od strane najiskusnijih sudaca. Na primjer, IPA se sudi u nekoliko rundi kroz 7 dana. Najbolja piva iz svake od tih rundi ulaze u finalni krug. Tamo se odlučuje o finalnom poretku, no bez prilagodbe prvotnih ocjena na listama.
14.   Pobjednici svake kategorije ulaze u „Best of Show“ krug u kojem se odlučuje o ukupnom pobjedniku natjecanja.
15.   Medalje se dodjeljuju ukupnom pobjedniku i za prva tri mjesta od svake kategorije. Biti će uručene i dodatne nagrade, no teži predmeti se neće slati poštom.

16.  Lokacija za osobnu dostavu piva za natjecanje:

Caffe bar "Sloboda". Ognjena Price 34. 42000 Varaždin. Kontakt: 091//575//7722


17.  Lokacija za slanje piva dostavnim službama:

Caffe bar "Sloboda". Ognjena Price 34. 42000 Varaždin. Kontakt: 091//575//7722

 

 

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3

Competition Official

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

  • Fabijan Spralja — Competition Coordinator