First Annual Rhode Worthy Cup Info
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The First Annual 'Rhode Worthy Cup' is a celebration of the quality and diversity of Rhode Island's finely-crafted beverages. The competition is open only to beverages produced in the state. This includes companies outside of Rhode Island that have their products manufactured by a contract facility within the state, and Rhode Island companies that have their original recipes contract-manufactured outside of the state.
NOTE: The 2024 Competition will only feature beers, ciders, and seltzers/FMBs. Future years will also include wines, spirits, and meads.
Entries will be classified and judged according to the 2023 Brewers Association Style Guidelines. Many require the listing of special ingredients or flavorings, but NO RECIPES are ever required. Please include any potential allergens as needed.
Proceeds from this event will benefit the RIDEA Scholarship whose mission is to promote a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the RI beverage industry.
Professional, helpful, unbiased judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Qualified judges will evaluate and score each entry using detailed, industry-standard sensory analysis forms. All entrants will be able to easily view their digital scoresheets soon after all judging has been completed.
RWC Judges will be a combination of Industry Media, BJCP-ranked judges, Industry Professionals, Cicerones, and others with advanced sensory training. The names, qualifications, and contact information for each judge will appear on every scoresheet, helping to ensure high-quality, professional feedback. Once all entries have been judged, the winners will be announced and scoresheets made available for entrants to download for reference.
The 2024 Rhode Worthy Cup will be held the day before the Rhode Island Breweres Conference and two days before the Ocean State Brewers Festival. RWC attendees who wish to take advantage of these events will need to register for them separately using the links above.
Interested judges and other volunteers, please see 'Volunteer Information' below.
All entry packages become the property of the Rhode Worthy Cup and will not be returned to entrants.
Entry Submission - See 'Entry Acceptance' below:
BA Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to access the Brewers Association styles as listed on their website.
| British-Style Barley Wine Ale | British-Style Imperial Stout | Brown Porter |
| Classic English-Style Pale Ale | Contemporary-Style Gose | Double Red Ale |
| English-Style Brown Ale | English-Style Dark Mild Ale | English-Style India Pale Ale |
| English-Style Pale Mild Ale | English-Style Summer Ale | Extra Special Bitter |
| Oatmeal Stout | Old Ale | Ordinary Bitter |
| Robust Porter | Scotch Ale | Scottish-Style Export Ale |
| Scottish-Style Heavy Ale | Scottish-Style Light Ale | Special Bitter or Best Bitter |
| Strong Ale | Sweet or Cream Stout | Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout |
| Foreign (Export)-Style Stout | Irish-Style Red Ale | American-Style Amber/Red Ale |
| American-Style Barley Wine Ale | American-Style Black Ale | American-Style Brown Ale |
| American-Style Imperial Porter | American-Style Imperial Stout | American-Style India Pale Ale |
| American-Style Pale Ale | American-Style Sour Ale | American-Style Stout |
| American-Style Strong Pale Ale | American-Style Wheat Wine Ale | Dark American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Fresh "Wet" Hop Ale | Golden or Blonde Ale | Imperial or Double India Pale Ale |
| Imperial Red Ale | Juicy or Hazy Imperial or Double India Pale Ale | Juicy or Hazy India Pale Ale |
| Juicy or Hazy Pale Ale | Juicy or Hazy Strong Pale Ale | Pale American-Belgo-Style Ale |
| Session India Pale Ale | Smoke Porter | Specialty Stouts |
| West Coast-Style India Pale Ale | Adambier | Bamberg-Style Weiss (Smoke) Rauchbier (Dunkel or Helles) |
| Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat) | German-Style Altbier | German-Style Kölsch / Köln-Style Kölsch |
| German-Style Leichtes Weizen / Weissbier | Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier - Ale | Leipzig-Style Gose |
| South German-Style Bernsteinfarbenes Weizen / Weissbier | South German-Style Dunkel Weizen / Dunkel Weissbier | South German-Style Hefeweizen / Hefeweissbier |
| South German-Style Kristall Weizen / Kristall Weissbier | South German-Style Weizenbock / Weissbock | Belgian-Style Blonde Ale |
| Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale | Belgian-Style Dubbel | Belgian-Style Flanders Oud Bruin or Oud Red Ales |
| Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic | Belgian-Style Lambic | Belgian-Style Pale Ale |
| Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale | Belgian-Style Quadrupel | Belgian-Style Session Ale |
| Belgian-Style Table Beer | Belgian-Style Tripel | Belgian-Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat |
| Contemporary Belgian-Style Gueuze Lambic | French & Belgian-Style Saison | French-Style Bière de Garde |
| Other Belgian-Style Ales | Traditional Belgian-Style Gueuze | Australian-Style Pale Ale |
| Classic Australian-Style Pale Ale | Dutch-Style Kuit, Kuyt or Koyt | Grodziskie |
| International-Style Pale Ale | New Zealand-Style India Pale Ale | New Zealand-Style Pale Ale |
| Bamberg-Style Bock Rauchbier | Bamberg-Style Helles Rauchbier | Bamberg-Style Märzen Rauchbier |
| Bohemian-Style Pilsener | Dortmunder / European-Style Export | European-Style Dark / Münchner Dunkel |
| Franconian-Style Rotbier | German-Style Doppelbock | German-Style Eisbock |
| German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock | German-Style Leichtbier | German-Style Märzen |
| German-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesen (Meadow) | German-Style Pilsener | German-Style Schwarzbier |
| Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier - Lager | Münchner (Munich)-Style Helles | Traditional German-Style Bock |
| Vienna-Style Lager | American-Style Amber Lager | American-Style Amber Light Lager |
| American-Style Dark Lager | American-Style Ice Lager | American-Style India Pale Lager |
| American-Style Lager | American-Style Light Lager | American-Style Maerzen / Oktoberfest |
| American-Style Malt Liquor | American-Style Pilsener | Contemporary American-Style Lager |
| Contemporary American-Style Light Lager | Contemporary American-Style Pilsener | Australasian, Latin American or Tropical-Style Light Lager |
| Baltic-Style Porter | Dry Lager | International-Style Pilsener |
| Aged Beer (Ale or Lager) | American-Style Cream Ale or Lager | Belgian-Style Fruit Beer |
| Brett Beer | California Common Beer | Chili Pepper Beer |
| Chocolate / Cocoa-Flavored Beer | Coffee-Flavored Beer | Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast |
| Dark American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast | Dessert Stout or Pastry Stout | Experimental Beer (Lager or Ale) |
| Experimental India Pale Ale | Field Beer | Fruit Beer |
| Fruit Wheat Ale or Lager with or without Yeast | German-Style Rye Ale (Roggenbier) with or without Yeast | Ginjo Beer or Sake-Yeast Beer |
| Gluten-Free Beer | Herb and Spice Beer | Historical Beer |
| Historical Beer | Indigenous Beer (Lager or Ale) | Kentucky Common |
| Light American Wheat Ale or Lager with Yeast | Light American Wheat Ale or Lager without Yeast | Mixed Culture Brett Beer |
| Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage | Other Strong Ale or Lager | Pumpkin Beer |
| Rye Ale or Lager with or without Yeast | Session Beer | Smoke Beer (Lager or Ale) |
| Specialty Beer | Specialty Honey Lager or Ale | Wild Beer |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Beer | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Dark Beer | Wood- and Barrel-Aged Pale to Amber Beer |
| Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer | Energy Enhanced Malt Beverage | Flavored Malt Beverage |
| Seltzer (Custom Style) | Apple Wine | Common Cider |
| Common Perry | English Cider | French Cider |
| Fruit Cider | New England Cider | Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
| Traditional Perry | Braggot | Cyser (Apple Melomel) |
Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 4
The 2024 Rhode Worthy Cup is open only to beverages produced in the state. This includes companies outside of Rhode Island that have their products manufactured by a contract facility within the state, and Rhode Island companies that have their original recipes contract-manufactured outside of the state. All entries must be available for sale to the public. Individual beers may only be entered in one category. Multiple distinct entries per category are allowed.
Entry packaging should be smaller formats whenever possible, with a minimum of four of each entry (maximum of six). 12-16 oz. bottles or cans are preferred, but larger formats and crowlers will be accepted. Entries will be received several days in advance of judging and will be kept refrigerated.
Judging categories may be combined based upon the diversity and total number of entries and available judges. The competition organizers reserve the right to combine similar styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the variety, quantity, and quality of entries.
System-generated entry labels are printed from this website, and must be securely attached to all entries. Packing tape is generally considered the best method, since these labels will not need to be removed prior to judging. No hand-written entry labels are allowed - if you are having trouble printing labels, please ensure that you have checked the box next to each entry for which you are printing. If still having difficulty, contact the organizer.
All samples will be pre-poured by our stewarding staff in a secure area before being brought to the judges' tables, so there is no need to remove or obscure product labels or identifying marks.
Please complete the entry information carefully. It is the entrant's responsibility to ensure that each entry is properly labeled and entered in the correct category. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients or required style information, such as 'Gooseberry' or 'Rouse before pouring'. Failure to note such specifications may impact the judges' scoring of your entry. Do not include recipes or extraneous information that may reveal the entry's identity.
All entries will be judged blind, with first, second, and third place awards in every judged category, or as deemed appropriate by the judges. Professional brewer entrants may also serve as judges, but the system will prevent any entrant from judging any category for which their company has submitted an entry.
Every sample will be stored and served at the appropriate temperature for its style. Judging categories may be grouped or combined based upon the quantity and types of entries received and the number of available judges.
Judging Sessions
Entry Sorting and Organization
Wednesday, August 7, 2024 7:00 PM, EDT
Judging Set-Up and Lunch
Thursday, August 8, 2024 10:00 AM, EDT
Rhode Worthy Cup PM
Thursday, August 8, 2024 1:00 PM, EDT
Best of Show
Instead of offering a Best of Show award to individual entries, we are proud to honor our producers with the Rhode Worthy Cup Champion Producer trophy (awarded to the entrant with the greatest number of medal points earned across all categories) and the Rhode Worthy Cup Award of Excellence trophy (given to the entrant with the highest average scores across all of their own entries). Winners of these beautiful Rhode-Island made trophies can proudly display their accomplishment, and earn bragging rights as the Best in the State!!
Awards
Competition winners will be announced to industry at the innaugural Rhode Island Brewers Conference on 8/09/24, and publicly at the Ocean State Brewers Festival, on Saturday, August 10th, both held at Farm Fresh RI, 10 Sims Avenue, Providence. Winners will also be announced via the Event website, the RIDEA Committee website, associated social media, and additional industry media.
Gold, Siver, and Bronze Medals are awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each judged category, or as deemed appropriate by the judges. There will also be Rhode Worthy Cup Champion trophy (awarded to the entrant with the greatest number of medal points earned across all categories) and the Rhode Worthy Cup Award of Excellence trophy (given to the entrant with the highest average scores across all of their own entries).
Award Medals will be distributed to winners at the Rhode Island Brewers Conference on 08/09/24, and the Ocean State Brewers Festival on 08/10/24 or mailed/delivered to those not in attendance. Results and feedback scoresheets will be available for download on the competition web site soon after the judging concludes. Copies will not be mailed.
Awards Ceremony
Rhode Island Brewers Conference and Ocean State Brewers Festival
Farm Fresh Rhode Island
Friday, August 9, 2024 12:00 PM, EDT
Judging Sessions
Rhode Worthy Cup PM
08/08/2024 1:00 PM, EDT.
Non-Judging Sessions
Entry Sorting and Organization
08/07/2024 7:00 PM, EDT
Judging Set-Up and Lunch
08/08/2024 10:00 AM, EDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 05/01/2024 12:00 AM, EDT through 08/08/2024 1:00 PM, EDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 05/01/2024 1:00 AM, EDT through 08/07/2024 11:59 PM, EDT.
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.