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The CBoY Awards program is sponsored by homebrewing clubs across the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. Resident homebrewers earn CBoY points by placing in the individual competitions of the clubs.

Carolina Brewer of the Year Awards Charter and Rules

Purpose

The Carolina Brewer of the Year Awards is sponsored by homebrew clubs in North and South Carolina, and is designed to promote and encourage homebrewing excellence, homebrew clubs, and club competitions in the Carolinas. These awards are sponsored and supported by homebrew clubs from North and South Carolina, many of which organize homebrew competitions that provide the structure upon which the awards are based.

These awards recognize homebrewing excellence each year, and consist of the following competitions:

Carolina Brewer Of The Year
Carolina Meadmaker Of The Year
Carolina Master Brewer Of The Year
Carolina Brewclub Of The Year

Sponsoring Clubs

All North or South Carolina homebrew clubs are eligible to become a Sponsoring Club for the CBoY Awards. Any club wishing to become a Sponsoring Club must submit their request to the Moderator of the Governing Committee, who will present the request to the Governing Committee and call for a vote; admission will be determined by a majority vote.

Each sponsoring club shall pay an annual fee as determined by the Governing Committee, and will be used for awards costs and any other expense approved by the Governing Committee. A sponsoring club is not required to organize its own competition. Sponsoring fees will be determined by December 31 for the present year’s awards, and shall be payable by March 1 of the following year. All fees should be paid directly to the Moderator, who will be responsible for administration of all CBoY funds. A Sponsoring Club that fails to pay its annual fee for a competition year by June 1 of that year shall be removed as a Sponsoring Club.

The following are the Sponsoring Clubs for CBoY. All shall remain Sponsoring Clubs until they withdraw from membership in CBoY or are removed for failing to pay their annual fee to CBoY:

Alcohol Through Fermentation (ATF)

Battleground Brewers (BGB)

Carolina Brewmasters (CBM)

Cary/Apex/Raleigh Brewers of Yore (CARBOY)

Down East Alers (DEA)

Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT)

Palmetto State Brewers, Inc. (PSB)

Triangle Unabashed HomeBrewers (TRUB)

Qualifying Events

A Qualifying Event is defined as a competition that provides points towards the CBoY awards.
The following events shall be Permanent Qualifying Events for the CBoY Awards and shall be defined hereinafter:
Blue Ridge Brew Off (sponsored by MALT)
DEA Challenge (sponsored by DEA)
Palmetto State Brewers Open (sponsored by PSB)
Shamrock Open (sponsored by CARBOY)
TRUB Open (sponsored by TRUB)
US Open (sponsored by Carolina Brewmasters)
If any of the above-mentioned Permanent Events are not held for two consecutive years, then that Event shall lose its permanent status and must reapply as provided hereinafter. The Governing Committee shall approve all Qualifying Events before January 1st of the new competition year.
New Qualifying Events may be applied for and will be awarded by the Governing Committee (GC) prior to January 1st of each year. Any event that completes two years as a Qualifying Event will earn Permanent Qualifying Event status.
Each Qualifying Event must be registered with the AHA (American Home Brewers Association) or the BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program). Any event that is not registered with one of these organizations shall not be allowed to provide points towards any of the CBoY awards and shall not be a Qualifying Event for that year.
The competition year is defined as beginning with the first Qualifying Event in a calendar year and ending with the final Qualifying Event in that calendar year.
The Governing Committee may make uniform rules concerning the reporting of competition results in order to facilitate the tabulation of results. Each Event shall follow such procedures to maintain its Qualifying Event status.

Award Eligibility

A brewer must be a North Carolina or South Carolina resident to be eligible for any of the CBoY Awards. An active member of a North Carolina or South Carolina homebrew clubs who lives in another state but within a North Carolina or South Carolina club's main service area is eligible. A brewer who meets these requirements but moves during a calendar year maintains eligibility for that year.
To win a CBoY award the brewer must have submitted entries to at least 50% of the Qualifying Events for that competition year.

Carolina Brewer of the Year (CBoY)

Carolina Brewer Of the Year will be awarded to the brewer(s) who earn the most points according to the following scale:

First Place in a flight

3

Second Place in a flight

2

Third Place in a flight

1
CBoY honors will be given to the top 3 total scores at the end of competition year.
Flights must consist of at least 5 beers to be eligible for CBoY points.
Points can only be earned for one entry per subcategory per event.
The yearly maximum points per subcategory is 6, or equal to the number of eligible CBoY competitions, whichever is larger.
Points can only be earned for beer (no mead, cider, sake).
In the event of a tie for any position, the following tiebreakers will be used to attempt to break the tie (in order): most qualifying events entered for that year; most 1st place awards; most 2nd place awards. If a tie still exists, the award will be held jointly for the year, but only 3 awards will be given.

Carolina Meadmaker of the Year (CMoY)

Carolina Meadmaker of the Year will be awarded to the meadmaker(s) who earns the most points according to the following scale:

First Place in a flight

3

Second Place in a flight

2

Third Place in a flight

1
CMoY honors will be given to the top 3 total scores at the end of competition year.
Flights must consist of at least 5 meads to be eligible for CMoY points.
Points can only be earned for mead (no beer, cider or sake).
Points can only be earned for one entry per subcategory per event per meadmaker(s). The maximum points that can be earned per subcategory per competition are 3 points per meadmaker.
In order to be eligible to receive the CMoY award, a meadmaker must participate in at least 25% of the qualifying mead events for the year.
In the event of a tie for any position, the following tiebreakers will be used to attempt to break the tie (in order): most qualifying events entered for that year; most 1st place awards; most 2nd place awards. If a tie still exists, the award will be held jointly for the year, but only 3 awards will be given.

Carolina Master Brewer of the Year (CMBoY)

Carolina Master Brewer Of the Year will be awarded to the brewer with the highest average score of the brewer’s six (6) highest scoring beers.
CMBoY honors will be given to the top 3 average scores at the end of competition year.
A minimum of 6 beers must be entered. The 6 beers must be from different subcategories.
Points can only be earned for beer (no mead, cider, sake).
Flights must consist of at least 5 beers to be eligible for CMBoY scoring.
Scores can only be counted for one entry per subcategory per event
If a brewer has multiple scores in the same subcategory at different events, the highest score will be the one counted.
In the event of a tie for any position, the following tiebreakers will be used to attempt to break the tie (in order): most qualifying events entered for that year; most 1st place awards; most 2nd place awards. If a tie still exists, the award will be held jointly for the year, but only 3 awards will be given.

Carolina Brewclub Of The Year (CBCoY)

Carolina Brewclub Of The Year will be awarded to the club that has the most cumulative CBoY points.
Points will be counted from all brewers from that club; the 50% event rule will not apply, nor will the 6 points per subcategory cap apply to the club score.
In the event of a tie, the Mead Maker points will be used to determine the award winner.

Governing Committee

Each Sponsoring Club shall have a representative on the Governing Committee, who will be selected according to that club’s procedures.
The GC shall be the final authority on any and all matters related to the CBOY awards.
The GC shall establish and maintain an e-mail message board for managing communications between GC Representatives and conducting the business of the GC. Other tools of the Internet for facilitating communication may be utilized as necessary.
The GC shall meet annually to review the program and consider changes and conduct any other relevant business. The GC shall determine the time and place for the meeting. If a GC Representative is unable to attend this meeting, the Representative may appoint another individual from their Sponsoring Club to represent them at this meeting by submitting a request to the Moderator. This individual will be considered a GC member for the duration of the meeting, with all voting rights and privileges normally afforded to GC members.
GC Representatives may start a discussion or make a motion at any time. The Moderator may also call e-mail meetings, as he/she deems necessary or advisable. The Moderator shall moderate all GC meetings and discussions in order to promote good order and the best interests of the CBoY. Meetings and discussions will generally follow Roberts Rules of Order with the necessary modification due to the use of the e-mail discussion board.

Governing Committee Officers

Prior to the beginning of each competition year, the GC shall appoint a Moderator from the Governing Committee members to oversee committee procedural activities. The GC will also appoint a Vice Moderator.
The Moderator shall be the executive officer of the GC. The Vice Moderator shall serve in the absence or incapacity of the Moderator and shall perform such other tasks as may be delegated to the Vice Moderator by the Moderator.
The Moderator shall appoint an Administrator who shall be responsible for collecting records and documentation from the CBoY Qualifying Events. The Administrator shall report to the GC the points standings and have these results posted on the CBoY website by the webmaster as soon as possible after each Event This appointment shall be made prior to the beginning of the Competition Year.
The Moderator shall appoint a Webmaster, who will implement all changes to the CBoY website in a timely manner. This individual does not have to be a member of the Governing Committee, but preferably should be a member of one of the Sponsoring Clubs.
The Moderator is tasked with the acquisition and distribution of the CBoY awards (plaques, ribbons, etc.). As this represents the primary annual CBoY expense, the Moderator will manage the administration of all CBoY funds. The Moderator may choose to appoint a committee to handle acquisition of prizes, but he/she is ultimately responsible for ensuring that these awards are acquired. The distribution of these awards will normally take place at the first Qualifying Event of the following competition year.
The Moderator shall preside over all meetings of the GC, including the e-mail message board.
The Moderator shall have the authority to appoint committees or individuals to perform tasks on behalf of the GC.
The Moderator shall in all respects serve as a facilitator in order to accomplish the purposes and the decisions of the GC.
Each GC Representative may nominate either himself or herself or another GC member to the Moderator and Vice Moderator position, provided the nominee has indicated his/her willingness to serve. No GC Representative is required to accept the nomination. If multiple GC Representatives are nominated, the matter will be put to a vote.

Voting

Any GC Representative may open an informal discussion topic through the GC’s e-mail message board at any time. Informal discussions are non-binding, and may continue for an unlimited period of time.
Each GC Representative may also make a formal motion through the GC’s e-mail message board concerning any matter involving CBoY Awards, including its Charter and Rules. In order to make a formal motion, the Representative shall clearly post the text of the Motion on the message board and identify it as a formal Motion. The Moderator shall recognize it as a formal motion and call for a second. If another Representative seconds the motion within seven days, the issue will be open for discussion for up to a maximum of two weeks from the date that the motion was seconded.
Once discussion has closed, the Moderator will call for a vote, which will be tabulated and tracked using the GC’s e-mail message board. The vote must take place within three weeks of the date when the initial motion was seconded.
In order for a motion to carry, a simple majority (51%) of the GC Representatives must vote on the issue, and a simple majority (51%) of these participants must vote in the affirmative. If either of these qualifications is not met, the motion fails.
The voting rights and privileges of a Representative whose club is delinquent in the payment to CBoY of its annual fee shall be suspended until payment is made