Annual BABO At The Alameda County Fair



BJCP and AHA sanctioned competition.



Styles Judged

All BJCP beer styles accepted. Click either:

Entry Details

  1. Generate Entry Form:
  2. Bottle label form.
  3. Submissions should be delivered to drop-off locations consisting of the following:
    • Entry Form (either manually filled out or as result of online registration, #1 above),
    • Payment (cash, check payable to "Alameda County Fair Association" or Printed Detail Receipt from online registration #1 above) and
    • THREE, clean, unmarked 12 oz bottles with label (#2 above) rubber banded to each bottle.
      NIP bottles (6oz-8oz) will be accepted in the strong ale, mead and barley wine categories.
      Due to the inconvenience of handling, no other bottles will be accepted.

    Bottles with labels, entry forms and fees may be shipped or hand-delivered to BREWMASTER only.

    Bottles with labels, entry forms and fees MUST BE hand-delivered to all other locations.

    Bottles with labels, entry forms and fees can only be delivered to Fairgrounds on Saturday, May 28.

Collection Dates
Drop Off Location Telephone Days & Times Open
BREWMASTER
2315 Verna Court (on Marina Blvd.)
San Leandro CA 94577
Tel: (800) 288-8922
Tel: (510) 351-8920
Mon-Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 PM – 5:00 PM

OAK BARREL WINECRAFT
1443 San Pablo Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94702
Tel: (510) 849-0400 Mon-Fri 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sat 10:00 PM – 5:00 PM
BEER BEER AND MORE BEER
975 Detroit Avenue, Unit D
Concord, CA 94518
Tel: (925) 671-4958 Mon-Fri 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat & Sun 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
HOPTECH
6398 Dougherty Rd #7
Dublin, CA 94568
Tel: (800) 379-4677
Tel: (925) 875-0246
Mon-Tue 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thr-Fri 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sat 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sun 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Mon-Fri 11:00 AM - 6:30 PM
MORE BEER - Los Altos
991 N. San Antonio Road
Los Altos, CA 94022
Tel: (650) 949-BREW
Tel: (650) 949-2739
Mon-Fri 10:30 AM 6:00 PM
Sat & Sun 10:00 AM 5:00 PM
THE GOOD BREWER
2960 Pacific Ave.
Livermore, CA 94550
Tel: (925) 373-0333
Wed-Sat 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sun 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
THE BEVERAGE PEOPLE
840 Piner Road #14
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Tel: (707) 544-2520 Tues-Fri 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM
Sat 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
BEER AND WINE MAKERS OF AMERICA
755 E. Brokaw Road
San Jose, CA 95112
Tel: (408) 441-0880 Tues-Fri 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Sat 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Alameda Fair Grounds 
Main Gate Drop Off on Pleasanton Ave
Pleasanton, CA
- Sat 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
No entries will be accepted after .


Judging


Please let Roger St. Denis know if you or anyone you know is interested in judging or stewarding.

Limitations


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