Competitions
Homebrew competitions provide homebrewers with valuable feedback on their brews from trained beer judges.
While some homebrewers enter competitions to win awards, others enter to get an unbiased, objective analysis of their entry. Let’s face it, you may think your beer tastes great, and your friends may say it tastes pretty good, but how would an unbiased judge describe it in a blind tasting?
Ultimately, entering competitions will make you a better brewer. Judges’ feedback can give you information about your sanitation procedures, ingredients, brewing process, and/or your recipe formulation. You may even take home some ribbons or medals!
excerpt from http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/
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B.A.S.H. Competition Rules
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Lone Star Circuit Competitions
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National Homebrew Competition
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B.A.S.H. Competition Schedule
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Contest
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ContestÂ
Score
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2022
2020
2019
November:
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BOY points for American Porter/English Porter/Pre-Prohibition Porter (20A/13C/27)
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October:
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BOY points for Festbier/Octoberfest (4B)
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August:
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BOY points for American IPA / Specialty IPA / Hazy IPA (21A-C)
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June:
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BOY points awarded for American Blonde/ Pale Ale (18A-B)
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April:
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BOY points awarded for Low Gravity Challenge < 5% ABV
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February:
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BOY points awarded for German Leichtbier/Kolsch (5A-B)​
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November:
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Irish Red (15A)
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October:
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Extract Challenge > 51%
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August:
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British Golden (12A)
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June:
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BOY points awarded for Helles Bock (4C)
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April:
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BOY points awarded for Low Gravity Challenge < 5% ABV
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February:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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BOY points awarded for Irish Stout (15B)​
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November:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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BOY points awarded for Old Ale, Wee Heavy Ale (17B-C)
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October:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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BOY points awarded for Weissbier (10A)
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August: (Begin using 2021 BJCP Style Guide)
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Extract Challenge (any style, > 51% extract)
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June:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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BOY points awarded for Czech Pale Lager and Premium Pale Lager (3A-B)
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April:
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BOY points awarded for Low Gravity Challenge < 51%
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February:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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BOY points awarded for Irish Stout (15B)​
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November:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Mead (M1-4)
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October:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Porters (20A/13C/27)
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August:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Fruit Beers (29A-C)
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June:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for German Wheat (10A-C)
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April:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Extract Challenge > 51%
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March:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Scottish Ale (14A-C)
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December:
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Best of Show Competition
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November:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Winter Seasonal Beer (30C)
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October:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Festbier (4B)
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August:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Extract Challenge Open Category 51% Extract Recipes
July:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for High Gravity Challenge > 10% ABV (must Provide OG/FG)
June:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Blonde Ale (18A) American Pale Ale (18B)
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February:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Lambic (23D)​
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November
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for English Barleywine (17D) & American Barleywine (22C)
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Best of Show Competition
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October:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Märzen (6A)
August:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Extract Challenge Open Category 51% Extract Recipes
June:​
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Low Gravity Challenge <5%ABV (must provide OG/FG)
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Best of Show Competition
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April:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for American IPA (21A) & Specialty IPA (21B)
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February:
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Open Category Best of Show Competition
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Brewer of the Year points awarded for Saison (25B)
Winners:
November:
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TBD
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October:
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TBD
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August:
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TBD
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June:
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TBD
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April:
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Chris Ackman – Session IPA (BJCP 21B)
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February:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Kölsch (BJCP 5B)
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Winners:
November:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – New Zealand Pilsner (BJCP X5)
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October:
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Jason Fransham - Imperial Stout (BJCP 20C)
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August:
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Jason Fransham - Belgian Tripel (BJCP 26C)
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June:
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Jason Fransham - Foreign Extra Stout (BJCP 16D)
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April:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Belgian Dark Strong Ale (BJCP 26D)
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February:
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John Fulton– Dunkles Bock (BJCP 6C)
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November :
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Jason Fransham - Wee Heavy (BJCP 17C) 44/50
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October :
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Rusty Keyes – Autumn Seasonal Beer (BJCP 30B) 36.8/50
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August :
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Double IPA (BJCP 22A) 38/50
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June :
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Richard Ramos - American Pale Ale ​​(BJCP 12A) 37.1/50
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April :
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Paul Holder – British Golden (BJCP 12A) 37.1/50
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February:
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Paul Holder – Experimental Vanilla Bourbon Porter (BJCP 34C) 39.7/50
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November:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Czech premium pale lager (BJCP 3B) 40.6/50
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October:
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American porter (BJCP 20A) 34.8/50
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August:
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Paul Holder – Raspberry American Wheat (BJCP 29A/1D) 36.4/50
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June:
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Ron Merriman – American Blonde Ale (BJCP 18A) 36.9/50
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April:
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Wild Bill Lehfield – Tropical Stout (BJCP 16C) 38.0/50
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March:
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Chris Ackman – Scottish Export (14C) 38.6/50
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December:
December AHA Sanctioned Competition winner
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Wild Bill Lehfeld - Festbier (BJCP 4B) – 33.5/50
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November:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Christmas American Strong Ale (BJCP 30C/22B) 38.9/50
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October:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – “Hans and Frantz” Festbier (BJCP 4B) 39.0/50
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August:
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James Fowler – Weissbier (BJCP 10A) 39.0/50
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July:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Baltic Porter (BJCP 9C) 44.0/50
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June:
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Mark Quade – Altbier (BJCP 7B) 38.0/50
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February:
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Mark Quade – Weizenbock (BJCP 10C) 36.2/50
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November:
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Mark Quade – American Barleywine (BJCP 22C) 40.5/50
November AHA Sanctioned Competition winner
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Wild Bill Lehfeld - Trappist Single ale (BJCP 26A) – 35.2/50
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October
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Trappist Single Ale (BJCP 26A) 39.1/50
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August:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – Extract Saison (BJCP 25B) 39.6/50
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June:
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John Fulton – Ordinary Bitter (BJCP 11A) 37.0/50
June AHA Sanctioned Competition winner
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Jeff Spirko - Rye IPA (BJCP 21B) – 35.0/50
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April:
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Jeff Spirko – Rye IPA (BJCP 21B) 35.4/50
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February:
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Wild Bill Lehfeld – saison “D” 36.0/50
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