Mazer Cup Commercial
Thank you for your interest in the Mazer Cup Commercial organized by , Kansas City.
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
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.
Rules
The cost is $75.00 per entry.
If you are looking to judge or volunteer, please register on the home site at home.mazercup.org.
International Shipping Information
The Mazer Cup International Mead Competition is very pleased to receive International Entries through our sponsor and partner, Centeur Imports LLC of New Hampshire. Brian Green is the proprietor of this import company, and they are in business to educate and tempt the American palate with rare, award-winning mead and wine from Central and Eastern Europe. We are very fortunate and excited to work with Brian and Centeur Imports LLC and look forward to receiving Mazer Cup International entries for our Competition. Please contact Brian Green of Centeur Imports LLC by email ([email protected]) BEFORE you ship any entries. Centeur Imports LLC will accept no in-person drop-offs. No Exceptions.
International shippers, please get in touch with Brian before 10/02/2023!
Please ship International Commercial Entries to:
Centeur Imports LLC
Attn: Brian Green
Care of Worldwide Wine of New England
9 Mear Road
Holbrook, MA 02343 USA
For any questions please get in touch with [email protected]
Shipping Within The United States
KC Bier Co
Attn: Mazer Cup
310 W 79th St.
Kansas City, MO 64114
All the entries become the property of Mazer Cup International Incorporated and will not be returned.
All commercial entries must be produced in a duly licensed commercial facility.
Please be sure to check the style guidelines before you enter, as they have changed; we are basically using the same categories as home.
Entrants are responsible for the categorization of their entries. Competition staff (including judges) cannot re-classify or re-categorize incorrectly entered mead.
You may not enter the same mead in more than one category.
Any and all “Weed/Cannabis/Derivative Mead” entries are prohibited and will be disqualified.
Categories may be combined if there are not enough entries to judge in that category. If we combine categories, judges will be advised of the original category and instructed to judge the entry according to the original category.
The competition organizers will settle any questions or disputes, and all decisions are final.
We request you send three bottles; if you send bottles smaller than 10 oz (300 ml) each, please send four. We prefer 12 oz beer bottles as they are easier to stack, store, and handle. However, we will accept whatever bottles you send. Once again, sending only two bottles will not provide enough mead for the category and the BOS judging rounds. If one of the bottles breaks during shipping there is no guarantee there will be enough for subsequent medal rounds. Three bottles ensure enough mead for a medal and BoS if your mead progresses that far. Don't miss out on an award because you did not want to send enough mead. Also, remember that the BOS judges will be five to six judges!
The official style guidelines for this competition are the 2015 Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) Style Guidelines for Mead, Revision 2015. The BJCP Style guidelines can be found at https://ww.bjcp.org. The entrant must assign every entry a particular category and sub-category according to these guidelines. Competition staff is not permitted to categorize entries that arrive unlabeled, illegible, or otherwise indiscernible as to the entry category. Competition staff (including judges) cannot re-classify or re-categorize incorrectly entered mead.
All entries must be entered via the online entry system, and entries are not guaranteed until they are paid for in PayPal. No entries will be accepted at the venue, with no exceptions. Your entries are not guaranteed until payment is made. Any entries not paid when the entry cap is reached will be disqualified.
NOTE: We strongly recommend using placeholder entries followed immediately by payment to secure your spot in the competition.
The point system, judging standards, and MCI competition process will be discussed before judging
No judge or steward will be assigned to a flight in which they have an entry. Entries will be poured into a separate room from where judging is conducted. Each glass will be identified only by a numbered tag before being sent for judging. Judges will evaluate the meads according to the most current Mazer Cup.
Judges are instructed to provide helpful, descriptive, and constructive feedback for the meads they judge.
All scoring will be done via electronic score sheets with an overall score between 0 – 100. Overall feedback will be provided about the mead, and the standard BJCP score sheet and system will not be used.
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.
- Scot Schaar — Commercial Organizer
- Carvin Wilson — Competition Coordinator