GABF Competition Shipping

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We are ready to ship your GABF competition entries!  The NC Craft Brewers Guild has organized a complimentary consolidated shipment for competition entries exclusively for our Guild member breweries

To take advantage of this free shipment:

  1. Register for the GABF Competition by June 22nd.
  2. Make sure your Guild membership is up-to-date!  (Unsure? Contact Lisa at lisa@ncbeer.org)
  3. Read all info in this email, as well as competition guidelines on the GABF competition website here!

ENTRY PREPARATION:
  1. Label your beer entries, per GABF instructions.
  2. Send the required amount, per GABF instructions.
  3. Pack them well: No matter how well you think you have packed your bottles for shipment, pack them even better!

ENTRY DROP-OFF DATES:
  • ENTRIES WILL BE ACCEPTED AT DROP-OFF LOCATIONS ON Monday, August 15th & Tuesday, August 16th.
    • Ensure your entries are packaged per GABF instructions prior to drop-off.
      • Make sure to use the barcode beer labels emailed to you by the Brewers Association.
    • Shipment will be palletized & picked up by refrigerated freight on Thursday, August 18th, and Friday, August 19th.

DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:
  • Coast:  TRU Colors Brewery & Taproom
    • Address: 715 Greenfield St, Wilmington, NC 28401
    • Entries may be received: 9 am - 11 am, 1 pm - 5 pm  
    • Primary contacts: Chandler Hatch, chandler@trucolors.com
  • Triangle: NoDa Brewing Warehouse
  • Triad + CLT:  Wise Man Brewing
    • Address: 826 Angelo Bros Ave, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
    • Entries may be received: 8am-5pm, both days
    • Primary contact: Sam Victory, samv@wisemanbrewing.com
  • Western NC + AVL:  Hi-Wire Brewing
    • Address: 2A Huntsman Place, Asheville, NC 28803 (Biltmore Village)
    • Entries may be received: 8am-3pm, both days
    • Primary contact: Kat Selwyn, kat.selwyn@hiwirebrewing.com

If you have any questions, please reach out to Shannon Taylor at shannon@ncbeer.org
We thank you for your Guild membership & support of North Carolina craft beer!


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