MCAB XIV Qualification Rules and Details

You qualify for the MCAB championship competition in a given year by placing first - and only first - in any of the
eligible BJCP style categories in a Qualifying Event.  Note that not all BJCP style categories are eligible for MCAB; only categories 1 - 19 and category 22 are eligible.  Qualifying events are held throughout the year, and the championship for that year occurs in the following year, typically (but not always) in February or March.

You may only enter MCAB XIV once per style category.  That is to say, if you place first in one Qualifying Event with a Dry Stout and first in another with an Imperial Stout, you can only send one Stout entry to the MCAB XIV  championship event, in any Stout subcategory you want. 

To summarize
          You must take a first place in an MCAB qualifying event to qualify
          Only BJCP categories 1 - 19 and 22 are eligible for MCAB
          You may only send one entry to the finals for each category in which you qualify
          That entry may be in any one of the subcategories of the category(ies) in which you qualify

For the championship event, you may enter more of the original qualifying beer or you may re-brew it.  Or, as mentioned above, you may enter another beer as long as it is in the same base style category.

Team entries will be treated as a single entry.  As for awards for placing teams, it is possible to order additional winner's shirts (at cost) for team members, but only one medal will be awarded to each team. 

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