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National Homebrew Competition
Important NHC Dates for 2012
Heads up! It's time to get brewing for the 2012 National Homebrew Competition! Here are some dates to help you plan your brewing schedule.
| Online Registration | Available February 28, 2012 |
| Entry Shipping | March 19-28, 2012 |
| First Round Competitions | March 30-April 22, 2012 |
| First Round Results | May 4, 2012 |
What is the NHC?
The National Homebrew Competition (NHC) is the world's largest international beer competition recognizing the most outstanding homebrewed beer, mead, and cider produced by amateur brewers worldwide.
The 2012 NHC Rules & Regulations are available for download. 
The First Round of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC) takes place at ten (10) judging locations in the U.S. in April. The best of the beer, mead, and cider entries in the regional competitions advances to the Final Round of the competition at the AHA National Homebrewers Conference. NHC winners receive gold, silver or bronze medals in 28 style categories.
The American Homebrewers Association is a division of the Brewers Association, established 1978 in Boulder, Colorado, USA. In 1979, 34 entries competed in the first National Homebrew Competition held in Boulder, Colorado.
Watch the 2011 NHC Award Ceremony
In 2011, the AHA had a record 6,996 entries from a record 1,650 homebrewers! If you couldn't make it to the National Homebrew Competition Award Ceremony in San Diego, The Brewing Network was there pumping out the video and audio feed as winners were announced on Saturday, June 18, 2011.
For more information, visit TheBrewingNetwork.com or Justin.TV/Brewingnetwork.
Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to everyone for making the 2011 NHC a record-smashing competition!
