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Results from the Homebrewers Association Club-Only Competitions as well as the current homebrew club points for the August 2012-May 2013 competition year are shown below. The winners of the Club-Only competition earn points for their homebrew club on a 12-8-4 basis for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Club points from the Club-Only Competition go toward the point total for the AHA Homebrew Club of the Year award (see National Homebrew Competition).

2011-2012 Club Point Standings From Club-Only Competitions

Points Club
12 Homebrewers Guild of Seattle Proper, WA
12 Carolina Brewmasters, NC
12 Homebrewers of the Palouse, WA
    12 Augusta Home Brewers Association, GA
12 Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ), OH
12 Forest City Brewers, IL
12 Chico Homebrewers Club, CA
8 Heart of the Valley Homebrewers, OR
8 Austin Zealots, TX
8 Bluff City Brewers and Connoisseurs, TN
8 Rogue Valley Home Brewers, OR
8 Monadnock's Original Nurturing Krausen Squad , NH
8 Long Beach Homebrewers, CA
4 Rock Hoppers Brew Club, CO
4 Brewers of South Suburbia, IL
     4 Woodbridge Homebrewers
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society, NJ

Club-Only Competition Results for 2012-2013

Extract Beers (May 18, 2013)

The AHA thanks Stan Backlund and the Hangtown Association of Zymurgy Enthusiasts (HAZE) club of Placerville, CA, for hosting the Extract Beers Club-Only Competition held May 18, 2013. This competition covered beer categories 1-23 of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the sixth of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy. Points are awarded on a twelve-eight-four basis for first, second, and third place in the Club-Only Competitions. First, second, and third places in both the First and Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition earn points on a six-four-two basis.

Of the 71 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 31 States plus Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place John Abbott
Chico, CA
Chico Homebrewers Club
"On Top of Old Smoky,"
Smoked Brown Porter, catergory 22B
Second Place Joshua Parsons
Buena Park, CA
Long Beach Homebrewers

"Hidden Darkness,"
Russian Imperial Stout with
vanilla beans and cacao nibs,
category 13F

Third Place Kevin Ellis
Gilsum, NH
Monadnock's Original
Nurturing Krausen Squad
(MONKS)
"Where You Invest Your Love," 
American IPA, category 14B

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Barleywine Ales (March 9, 2013)

The AHA thanks Drew Boxrud and the Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners club of Saint Paul, MN, for hosting the Barleywine Ales Club-Only Competition held March 9, 2013. This competition covered categories 19B & 19C of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the fifth of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 52 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 25 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Nick Krause
Marengo, IL
Forest City Brewers
"The Cat is Out of the Bag,"
English Barleywine, catergory 19B
Second Place Chris Pearson
Medford, OR
Rogue Valley Homebrewers

"Am. Barley Wine,"
American Barleywine, category 19C

Third Place Sage Wolfe
Athens, OH
Scioto Olentangy and Darby
Zymurgists (SODZ)

 

"American MO Barleywine," 
American Barleywine, category 19C

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Un-Session Beers (OG>1.040) (January 19, 2013)

The AHA thanks Frank Barickman and Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) of Delaware, OH for hosting the Un-Session Beers (OG>1.040) Club-Only Competition held January 19, 2013. This competition covered categories 1C-E, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6C, 7, 8C, 9D & E, 10, 12B & C, 13B-F, 14, 15, 16, 17B, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and 23 of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the fourth of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 73 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 28 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Adam Fulmer
Augusta, GA
Augusta Home Brewers Association
"Hopstile Takeover IPA,"
American IPA, catergory 14B
Second Place Jeff Lewis
Hilliard, OH
Scioto Olentangy and
Darby Zymurgists

"Greezy Smoke Bier,"
Classic Rauchbier, category 22A

Third Place Bobby Mierzejwski
Piscataway, NJ

Woodbridge Homebrewers
Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society

"BBRIS," Russian Imperial Stout 
aged in Oak Bourbon Barrels,
Wood-Aged Beer-category 22C

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Ant Hayes Memorial Burton (Old) Ale Competition (November 17, 2012)

The AHA thanks Chris Frey and the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild of Ann Arbor, MI for hosting the Ant Hayes Memorial Burton (Old) Ale Club-Only Competition held November 17, 2012. This competition covered category 19A of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the third of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 42 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 22 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Darren Bystrom &
Nick Crabb

Pullman, WA
Homebrewers of the Palouse
"Mash of the Titans," catergory 19A
Second Place Nate Nowak
Cordova, TN
Bluff City Brewers
and Connoisseurs

"Old Kerfuffle," category 19A

Third Place Roger Masson
Oak Park, IL

Brewers of
South Suburbia

"Piloncillo Old Ale," category 19A

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Light Hybrid Beers Competition (October 13, 2012)

The AHA thanks Augie Altenbaumer and the St. Louis Brews of St. Louis, MO for hosting the Light Hybrid Beers Club-Only Competition held October 13, 2012. This competition covered category 6 of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the second of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 90 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 33 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Bill Lynch
Waxhaw, NC
Carolina Brewmasters
Cream Ale, category 6A
Second Place Ryan Harper
Pflugerville, TX
Austin Zealots
"Blonde Bomber," Blonde Ale,
category 6B
Third Place Brian Pramov
Denver, CO
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
"B-Rye," American Wheat or Rye, 
category 6D

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

"The Working Man's Ale" (Porter) Competition (August 18, 2012)

The AHA thanks Steve Dockter and the Snake River Brewers of Nampa, ID for hosting "The Working Man's Ale" (Porter) Club-Only Competition held August 18, 2012. This competition covered category 12 of the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines. This was the first of six competitions in the August to May 2012-2013 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 91 entries submitted by AHA homebrew clubs in 37 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Derek Immekus
Seattle, WA
Homebrewers Guild of
Seattle Proper
"Polecat Porter,"
Baltic Porter, category 12C
Second Place Aaron Spotswood
Albany, OR
Heart of the Valley
Homebrewers
"Crystal Porter," Robust Porter,
category 12B
Third Place Bob Bernard
Keene, NH
Monadnock's Original
Nurturing Krausen Squad
"Cuddle Bear Porter," Robust Porter, 
category 12B

Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

2011-2012 Club-Only Competition Results

Congratulations to all of the winning homebrewers and their clubs in the 2011-2012 Club-Only Competitions!

Results from the Homebrewers Association Club-Only Competitions for 2011-2012 are listed on the Past Winners page. The winners of the Club-Only competition earn points for their homebrew club on a 12-8-4 basis for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Club points from the Club-Only Competition go toward the point total for the AHA Homebrew Club of the Year award (see National Homebrew Competition).

AHA Club of the Year Award for 2012

Congratulations to The Brewing Network club winning the AHA Club of the Year award for the second year in a row!  Here are the point totals for the top 25 clubs in the 2011-2012 competition year.  AHA clubs earn points for placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in each of the six Club-Only Competitions (COC); placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the First Round of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC); and placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the Final Round of the NHC.

2010-2011 AHA Club of the Year Top 25

Rank Points Club Location
1 218 The Brewing Network Pacheco, CA
2 150 Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) Concord, CA
3 130 Austin Zealots Austin, TX
4 124 QUAFF (Quality Ale & Fermentation Fraternity)
Carlsbad, CA
5 102 Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Saint Paul, MN
6 80 Homebrewers Guild of Seattle Proper Seattle, WA
7 (T) 62 Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) Regina, SK, Canada
7 (T) 62 Brewmasters of Alpharetta Johns Creek, GA
7 (T) 62 Rock Hoppers Brew Club Castle Rock, CO
10 (T) 58 Edmonton Homebrewers Guild Edmonton, AB, Canada
10 (T) 58 Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) Tulsa, OK
10 (T) 58 MECA Brewers Shelbyville, IN
10 (T) 58 San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) San Luis Obispo, CA
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56 Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW)
Everett, WA
15 54 Urban Knaves of Grain
Batavia, IL
16 (T) 52 Bay Area Mashtonauts Houston, TX
16 (T) 52 Keystone Hops
Montgomeryville, PA
18 (T) 48 Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Edina, MN
18 (T)
48 Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers
(TRASH)
Coraopolis, PA
20 (T) 44 Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Saline, MI
20 (T) 44 Central Florida Homebrewers
Orlando, FL
20 (T) 44 Cowtown Yeast Wranglers
Calgary, AB, Canada
20 (T)
44 Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
Akron, OH
24 42 Greater Everett Brewers Everett, WA
25 (T) 40 Chicago Beer Society
La Grange Park, IL
25 (T) 40 New York City Homebrewers Guild
New York, NY

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