In 2023, club officers brainstormed ideas to get more folks brewing, especially styles outside their comfort zone. Vice President Jacob Dryer had a great idea that he brought with him from one of his previous homebrew clubs. A year-long, club-only competition!
Participating members brew a different style each quarter, and club members buy bottle caps to vote for their favorite. In each contest, the contestant with the most votes wins half of the pot. At the end of the year, the member with the most points is crowned the LAGERS Cup Champion and wins the other half of the combined pots from each quarter.
The rules are as follows:
Only one entry per contestant. Entrants must bring at least 64 oz of their beer.
Each entrant’s beer is poured into a pitcher. Any bottles, etc., are hidden or suitably anonymized to avoid influencing the judging.
People attending the meeting buy 6 bottle caps for $5 and vote for their favorite beer in the flight by dropping the caps into a bag in front of the appropriate pitcher. We recommend weighting your votes for first, second, and third:
- 3 caps for first
- 2 caps for second
- 1 cap for third
The winner is determined by the number of votes received. The winner gets half of the money received from cap sales. In the case of a tie, the money is evenly split among the winners. The rest of the money goes into the pot for the LAGERS Cup Champion. The winner will also receive a custom LAGERS Cup ceramic beer mug! As if that wasn’t enough, the custom trophy (from the top of this page) will be engraved with your name for everyone to see when they visit Akasha.
Standings for LAGERS Cup Champion are kept from quarter to quarter, with points being awarded as follows:
- 1st place – 10 points
- 1st place (tie) – 9 points
- 2nd place – 8 points
- 2nd place (tie) – 7 points
- Entering without placing – 4 points
The competition is designed to reward people who enter it every quarter, even if they don’t win. A person who enters all four quarters would beat someone who only brews once but gets first place.
Inaugural Year
The first year of the LAGERS Cup was a huge success. We had nearly 20 participants. Tim Moore was the victor, edging out Alex by just 1 point.
