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AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competition Program

Competition Schedule

September 2009

09/05/2009

Coconino County Fair
Flagstaff, AZ

Contact: Chris Flory
Phone:   (928) 380-0083

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 09/03/2009

09/06/2009

Eastern Idaho State Fair
Blackfoot, ID

Contact: Robert Beckwith
Phone:   (208) 346-6870

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 09/01/2009

09/07/2009

Byggvir's Big Beer Cup
Shakopee, MN

Contact: Gera Exire LaTour
Phone:   (612) 636-9014

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 08/31/2009

09/11/2009

B-ROCK 99.3FM BATHURST HOMEBREW COMPETITION (INCORPORATING THE NSW CHAMPIONSHIP)
Bathurst, New South Wales; AU

Contact: Brian Noyes
Phone:   0263321422

Entry Fee: $7 AUD
Entry Deadline: 08/29/2009

09/12/2009

Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition
Topsfield, MA

Contact: Kathleen Duggan
Phone:   (978) 762-4789

Entry Fee: $5.00

09/12/2009

3rd Annual KROC World Brewers Forum Homebrew Competition - Great American Beer Challenge
Broomfield, CO

Contact: Ryan Thomas
Phone:   (720) 339-1524

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 09/05/2009

09/12/2009

Blue Ridge Brew Off
Asheville, NC

Contact: Bernie Kessel
Phone:   (828) 230-0271

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 08/30/2009

09/12/2009

Santa Cruz County Fair Homebrew Competition
Watsonville, CA

Contact: Mia Bossie
Phone:   (831) 336-4569

Entry Fee: $2.50
Entry Deadline: 08/30/2009

09/12/2009

Dayton DRAFT Beerfest Competition
Dayton, OH

Contact: Brian Sanders
Phone:   (937) 306-2463

Entry Fee: $5 per entry
Entry Deadline: 09/08/2009

09/12/2009

River City Roundup Fair & Festival
Omaha, NE

Contact: John Fahrer
Phone:   (402) 733-3586

Entry Fee: $5.00 first 3 entries; $4 each additional entry
Entry Deadline: 09/05/2009

09/13/2009

2nd Annual Muse Cup
Fort Collins, CO

Contact: Pamela McAlpin
Phone:   (970) 224-2767

Entry Deadline: 09/05/2009

09/13/2009

West Australian State Amateur Brewers Competition
Perth, WA; AU

Contact: Anthony Wishart
Phone:   61 (0)403 567 425

09/13/2009

STATE AMATEUR BREWER?S SHOW of SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Adelaide, South Australia; AU

Contact: Mark Rasheed
Phone:   +61 8 8322 5282

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 08/29/2009

09/13/2009

Tulare County Fair Homebrew Competition
Tulare, CA

Contact: Bert McNutt
Phone:   (559) 592-8175

Entry Fee: Zero (none)
Entry Deadline: 08/28/2009

09/13/2009

The Great Frederick Fair
Frederick, MD

Contact: Mike Lamb
Phone:   (301) 676-2053

Entry Fee: $10
Entry Deadline: 09/12/2009

09/16/2009

Southeast Alaska Autumn Pour Homebrew Competition (no web site)
Juneau, AK

Contact: Ann Metcalfe
Phone:   (907) 780-5866

Entry Fee: $5 per entry/ $10 for 3 entries / $20 for 6 entries
Entry Deadline: 09/14/2009

09/18/2009

FOAM Cup
Tulsa, OK

Contact: Desiree Knott
Phone:   (918) 645-5509

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 09/12/2009

09/19/2009

Pacific Brewer's Cup
El Segundo, CA

Contact: Jim Wilson
Phone:   (310) 316-2374

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 09/04/2009

09/19/2009

The Schooner Homebrew Championship
Racine, WI

Contact: Rick McNabb
Phone:   (262) 864-4176

Entry Deadline: 09/07/2009

09/19/2009

2009 ASH Oktoberfest Homebrew Competition
Tempe, AZ

Contact: Barry Weeg
Phone:   (480) 516-6874

Entry Fee: $6.00/entry
Entry Deadline: 09/17/2009

09/26/2009

Maryland Microbrew Festival 2009 Homebrew Competition
Westminster, MD

Contact: Neil Mezebish
Phone:   (443) 487-7112

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 09/13/2009

09/26/2009

Jackson County Harvest Fair Amateur Beer Competition
Central Point, OR

Contact: Bob Bacolas
Phone:   (541) 499-6777

Entry Fee: None
Entry Deadline: 09/11/2009

09/26/2009

Celestial Meads Equinoix Mead Competition
Anchorage, AK

Contact: Breck Tostevin
Phone:   (907) 269-5282

Entry Fee: None
Entry Deadline: 09/25/2009

09/26/2009

Crown Challenge
Crown Point, IN

Contact: Shawn Wischmeier
Phone:   (317) 847-4417

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 09/22/2009

09/26/2009

Yakima Fresh Hop Homebrewers Competition
Yakima, WA

Contact: dave calhoun
Phone:   (509) 577-7166

Entry Fee: $15
Entry Deadline: 09/26/2009

09/27/2009

The Big Fresno Fair Homebrew Competition
Fresno, CA

Contact: David Morford
Phone:   (559) 320-5589

Entry Fee: None
Entry Deadline: 09/11/2009

October 2009

10/03/2009

Homebrewtalk.com Competition
Lincoln, NE

Contact: Lorena Evans
Phone:   (906) 265-9175

Entry Fee: $5 for the first, $3 each additional
Entry Deadline: 09/05/2009

10/03/2009

VicBrew - Victorian Amateur Brewing Championship
Melbourne, Victoria; AU

Contact: Mark Hibberd
Phone:   0427 178 068

Entry Fee: $10 first entry, $6 subsequent entries
Entry Deadline: 09/19/2009

10/04/2009

ANAWBS - Australian National Amateur Wine and Beer Show
Adelaide, South Australia; AU

Contact: Russell Taylor
Phone:   0408 085601

Entry Fee: $10 Registration, $5 per entry
Entry Deadline: 09/17/2009

10/10/2009

14th Annual Music City Brew-Off
Nashville, TN

Contact: Tom Vista
Phone:   (615) 428-8847

Entry Fee: $7.00 per entry/$10 HopGod Challenge
Entry Deadline: 09/26/2009

10/10/2009

Suncoast Animal League OctoBrewFest Homebrew Competition
Dunedin, FL

Contact: Dan Hoffman
Phone:   (727) 251-1967

Entry Fee: $20
Entry Deadline: 10/01/2009

10/10/2009

Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff
Cocoa Beach, FL

Contact: Glenn Exline
Phone:   (321) 636-6925

Entry Fee: 6.00
Entry Deadline: 09/19/2009

10/10/2009

Oaktoberfest Homebrew Competition
Oakland, CA

Contact: Brian Cooper
Phone:   (925) 399-6764

Entry Fee: $7
Entry Deadline: 09/26/2009

10/16/2009

The 26th Annual Dixie Cup 2009, Hoptoberfest!
Houston, TX

Contact: George West
Phone:   (281) 948-8944

Entry Fee: $7 online and $8 paper to Sept 18, $10 late entry to Sept 25
Entry Deadline: 09/25/2009

10/17/2009

Arkansas State Fair - 2009
Little Rock, AR

Contact: Ken Haycook
Phone:   (501) 223-0030

Entry Fee: $7
Entry Deadline: 10/07/2009

10/17/2009

AHA Club-Only Competition, European Amber Lagers
Kansas City, MO

Contact: Angela Cottingham
Phone:   (913) 397-6809

Entry Fee: One entry per club, $7 (make check payable to AHA)
Entry Deadline: 10/09/2009

10/17/2009

Seattle Weekly Home Brew Competition
Seattle, WA

Contact: Christine Chilton
Phone:   (206) 467-4310

Entry Fee: $15
Entry Deadline: 08/15/2009

10/17/2009

OktobersBest (no web site)
Cincinnati, OH

Contact: Conan Crofoot
Phone:   (513) 608-0888

Entry Fee: $6.00 first entry, $4 each additional
Entry Deadline: 10/13/2009

10/17/2009

Valhalla - The Meading of Life V
West Chester, PA

Contact: Christopher Clair
Phone:   (610) 363-3812

Entry Fee: $7 per entry
Entry Deadline: 10/10/2009

10/18/2009

National Organic Brewing Challenge!
Santa Cruz, CA

Contact: Amelia Slayton
Phone:   (831) 454-9665

Entry Fee: $7 first entry, $5 additional entries
Entry Deadline: 10/10/2009

10/18/2009

Schleswig Wine & Bier Contest
Schleswig, IA

Contact: Don Thompson
Phone:   (712) 643-5333

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 10/18/2009

10/18/2009

2009 National Organic Craft Brew Challenge
Santa Cruz, CA

Contact: Amelia Slayton
Phone:   (831) 454-9665

Entry Fee: $35 per entry
Entry Deadline: 10/16/2009

10/24/2009

BBG Skirmish in the Triad
Greensboro, NC

Contact: Mac Wylie
Phone:   (336) 643-4357

Entry Fee: $6.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 10/10/2009

10/24/2009

"Queen of Beer" Women's Homebrew Competition
Placerville, CA

Contact: Madeline Franke
Phone:   (916) 718-0805

Entry Deadline: 10/09/2009

10/24/2009

4th New England Regional Homebrew Comeptition
Acton, ME

Contact: Michael Fairbrother
Phone:   (603) 234-9582

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 10/09/2009

10/24/2009

HOPS BOPS
Philadelphia, PA

Contact: Bruce Fabijonas
Phone:   (215) 490-4345

Entry Fee: $6/bottle
Entry Deadline: 10/18/2009

10/24/2009

Final Gravity 2nd Annual Strong Beer Competition
Atlanta, GA

Contact: Bob Sandage
Phone:   (678) 523-5214

Entry Fee: $8 first entry, $7 each successive
Entry Deadline: 10/17/2009

10/25/2009

Hoppy Halloween Challenge
Fargo, ND

Contact: Tom Roan
Phone:   (701) 476-0126

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 10/11/2009

10/25/2009

Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition
Newtown, CT

Contact: Von Bair
Phone:   (203) 393-7257

Entry Deadline: 10/17/2009

November 2009

11/07/2009

Novembeerfest
Kent, WA

Contact: Tim Hayner
Phone:   (206) 730-4532

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 11/03/2009

11/07/2009

Lancaster County Brewers Showdown II
Lancaster, PA

Contact: Mike Knaub
Phone:   (717) 266-0833

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 10/31/2009

11/07/2009

The Dig Pub 2nd Annual Monster Homebrew Competition
Cedar park, TX

Contact: Todd Wink
Phone:   (512) 996-9900

Entry Fee: $5 per entry
Entry Deadline: 11/03/2009

11/07/2009

31st Annual California State Homebrew Competition
San Francisco, CA

Contact: Steve Casselman
Phone:   (408) 220-4348

Entry Deadline: 10/17/2009

11/14/2009

Land of the Muddy Waters
Rock Island, IL

Contact: Richard Toohill
Phone:   (563) 391-8828

11/14/2009

2nd Annual Stoney Creek Homebrewers' Amateur Brewing Championship
Lafayette Hill, PA

Contact: Stan Belkowski
Phone:   (610) 630-9570

Entry Fee: 1st entry $7.00 additional entries $6.00
Entry Deadline: 10/31/2009

11/14/2009

Wizard of SAAZ III
Akron, OH

Contact: Michael Krajewski
Phone:   (216) 316-1302

Entry Fee: $6.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 11/02/2009

11/14/2009

Sunshine Challenge
Orlando, FL

Contact: Ed Measom
Phone:   (407) 673-1099

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 11/02/2009

11/14/2009

Bay Street Bash
Savannah, GA

Contact: Steve Matthews
Phone:   (912) 897-3448

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 11/01/2009

11/14/2009

Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews (no web site)
Albany, NY

Contact: Keith Looney
Phone:   (518) 462-9293

Entry Deadline: 11/06/2009

December 2009

12/05/2009

New England Fall Regional Homemade Beer Competition
Deerfield, MA

Contact: Ronald Clapp
Phone:   (413) 247-0050

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 11/21/2009

12/05/2009

Walk The Line On Barleywine 2009
Dunedin, FL

Contact: Nelson Crowle
Phone:   (727) 534-6944

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 11/28/2009

12/05/2009

AHA Club-Only Competition, Belgian Strong Ales
Clearwater, FL

Contact: Nelson Crowle
Phone:   (727) 534-6944

Entry Fee: One entry per club, $7 (make check payable to AHA)
Entry Deadline: 11/27/2009

12/05/2009

TVHA Homebrew Competition
Temecula, CA

Contact: Eric Holden
Phone:   (858) 386-6059

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 11/28/2009

12/12/2009

Fugetaboutit Homebrew Competition
Signal Mountain, TN

Contact: Tony GIannasi
Phone:   (423) 762-8741

Entry Fee: $5 each entry
Entry Deadline: 12/08/2009

January 2010

01/08/2010

Big Beers, Belgians & Barleywines Homeberw Competition
Vail, CO

Contact: Laura Lodge
Phone:   (970) 977-0100

Entry Fee: $5/entry
Entry Deadline: 12/30/2009

01/29/2010

Upper MIssissippi Mash-Out
St.Paul, MN

Contact: Kris England
Phone:   (763) 442-1169

Entry Fee: $7

01/30/2010

Meadllennium
Sorrento, FL

Contact: Ed Measom
Phone:   (407) 673-1099

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 01/11/2010

February 2010

02/20/2010

22nd Annual Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs Homebrew Extravaganza
Memphis, TN

Contact: Douglas Mengwasser
Phone:   (901) 414-2215

Entry Deadline: 02/06/2010

02/20/2010

AHA Club-Only Competition, The Session Challenge-English Brown Ales
Kent, WA

Contact: Tim Hayner
Phone:   (206) 730-4532

Entry Fee: One entry per club, $7 (make check payable to AHA)
Entry Deadline: 02/16/2010

September 2015

09/12/2015

Why Be Normal?
Normal, IL

Contact: Michelle Aspbury
Phone:   (309) 830-5062

Entry Fee: Competition Postponed. Now TBD.