Winners

2013 First Round Winners

The results from all 2013 National Homebrew Competition judging centers are now available! First round entrants can log in to their regional judging center's competition website to view scores and print their letter and certificates on the "My Info and Entries" page.

2013 National Homebrewers Competition (NHC)

Judging for the First Round of the NHC was held April 5 through April 21, 2013 in 11 U.S. cities. 

Final Round jugding takes place on Thursday during the National Homebrewers Conference (HBC), this year held June 27-29, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The winners will be announced at the HBC Grand Banquet and Awards Dinner on June 29, 2013. The Awards Ceremony will be podcast live by The Brewing Network and will be available for viewing on their site.

National Homebrewers Competition Quick Facts

	NHC 2012	NHC 2011	NHC 2010	NHC 2009	NHC 2008
Total Number of Entries Judged	7,823	6,996	6,287	5,166	5,644
Advancing Entries Judged in the Final Round	889	790	760	760	759
Number of Brewers Who Entered	1,733	1,650	1,599	1,310	1,308

AHA Club of the Year Award for 2012

Congratulations to The Brewing Network club winning the AHA Club of the Year award for 2012!  The Brewing Network first won the award in 2011. 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; and placing 1st, 2nd, or 3rd in the Final Round of the NHC.

2011-2012 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	124	QUAFF	Carlsbad, CA
4	102	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	Saint Paul, MN
5	88	Austin Zealots	Austin, TX
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
14	56	Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW)	Everett, WA
15	54	Urban Knaves of Grain	Batavia, IL
16(T)	52	Bay Area Mashtonauts	Nassau Bay, 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	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

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