Other Mead Events

Most homebrew competitions accept mead entries, but a few accept only mead entries.  Here are a few of the mead-only competitions.  To find information about other competitions visit the AHA Calendar.

For more information about mead, visit Talisman Farm: Mead and Got Mead.com.

January

Meadlennium is hosted by the Central Florida Home Brewers in Orlando, Florida, USA. This is the second largest mead-only competition and is also the longest-running mead-only competition (since 1998). Meadlennium is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned event held annually on the last Saturday in January in Orlando, Florida.

Visit the Central Florida Home Brewers Meadlennium site for competition details.

February

The Savannah Brewers League has held the Domras Cup Mead-only Competition since 1998 (one week younger than Meadlennium).  This competition is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition and is always held the Saturday before the Super Bowl (typically, one week after Meadlennium); the next competition will occur on February 5, 2011.

Check out the Savannah Brewers League Domras Cup website for details about this competition.

Spring

Mazer Cup International is held in Denver/Boulder, Colorado, USA. The competition is the largest Mead-Only contest. It is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event. It includes amateur and professional competitions.

Visit the Mazer Cup International site for competition details.

May

The Goblets of Gold mead competition takes place in Homer, Alaska, USA. This competition is hosted by the Q & Q Brewers Guild and the Ring of Fire Meadery, and it is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event.

For more information contact Laurence Livingston, brewkahuna@hotmail.com or ringoffiremeadery@alaska.net.

July

Arizona Mead Cup is hosted by Brewmeisters Anonymous club in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

September

The Muse Cup takes place in Fort Collins, CO. This AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition is hosted by the Liquid Poets of Northern Colorado.

October

Valhalla, the Meading of Life is hosted by Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ) in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. This is a BJCP/AHA sanctioned event.

Visit Valhalla, the Meading of Life, for more information.

Questions or Additions?

Contact Kathryn Porter Drapeau, AHA Events & Membership Coordinator
888.822.6273 x 123 | 303.447.0816 x 123 | kathryn@brewersassociation.org