National Homebrew Competition
2019 Important Dates
| Competition Application Open Enrollment | January 22 (10 am MST) – January 29 (3 pm MST), 2019 |
| Beer Registration & Payment | February 1 – February 14, 2019 |
| First Round Shipping Window | March 1 – March 14, 2019 |
| First Round Judging | March 22 – April 14, 2019 |
2019 First Round Competition Status
After a First Round judging center has evaluated all homebrew entries in their competition, the results must be verified prior to posting on HomebrewersAssociation.org. Results from individual judging centers will be posted as results are verified. Verification can take 14 days after judging has completed.
The 2018 competition had 8,405 entries judged, with 1,203 entries advancing to the Final Round and judged 1,144 entries in the Final Round.
First Round Shipping/Drop-off information is found in the Rules & Regulations.
March 29-31, 2019
March 29-31, 2019
April 5-7, 2019
April 12-14, 2019
April 12-14, 2019
March 22-24, 2019
March 29-31, 2019
March 22-24, 2019
April 5-7, 2019
April 5-7, 2019
March 22-24, 2019
March 29-31, 2019
April 5-7, 2019
NHC Updates
News from the Competition Director
2019 National Homebrew Competition Styles List
The National Homebrew Competition (NHC) styles are determined by the AHA Competition Subcommittee using the Beer Judge Certification Program’s 2015 Style Guidelines and previous years’ data. The following is a list of BJCP subcategories reorganized from the BJCP’s 2015 Guidelines into the official NHC Styles. NHC Styles are listed in bold, …More
National Homebrew Competition 2019: What’s New
Hi, everyone!
The AHA Competition Subcommittee discusses changes for the National Homebrew Competition each year after the Final Round concludes. The major highlights for 2019 will be:
Congratulations to the National Homebrew Competition Winners
Another year, another great National Homebrew Competition (NHC)!
On June 30th during Homebrew Con 2018 in Portland, Ore., NHC entrants and conference attendees gathered for this year’s Award Ceremony. Homebrewers were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals in 28 beer, 3 mead, and 2 cider categories.
View the full list of winners …More