As we move through the winter, the spring competition season is right around the corner.  That means it is time to fire up the kettles, clean out the bottles, and start thinking about helping out at your local competition.  Here are the major competitions coming up in the next couple of months:

 

AHA Club-Only Competition - Send in your English Brown Ales - Entries Due Feb 16th, Judging Feb 20th

Cascade Brewers Cup - Get ready for the Exbeerience! - Entries Due March 3rd, Judging March 6th

McChord Brewfest - Homebrew Comp and Festival - Entries Due March 16th, Judging March 20th

National Homebrew Competition First Round - Big comp, big chance! - Entries Due April 1st, Judging April 10th

Puget Sound Pro-Am - Get your beer brewed professionally! - Entries Due April 20th, Judging April 24th

 

Here are some details about these competitions (more details can be found on the competition websites and through the BJCP site - www.bjcp.org).

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AHA Club-Only Competition - English Brown Ales
This competition is right around the corner.  This is one of the AHA Club-Only competitions held locally by the Alers this year.  Basically, each club can send one entry in from the BCJP category 11 (English Mild, Southern and Northern English Brown).  These competitions earn points for the AHA Club of the Year (which in turn earns points for the Washington Club of the Year).  Tim Hayner is looking for judge to come to Larry's Brewing Supply to help select the winners so contact Tim if you can help on the 20th.
 

Comp Website: Click Here

Entries Due: February 16th

Entry Fee: $7

# of bottles: 2

Judging: February 20th, Kent

Contact: Tim Hayner

 

Seattle is playing host to the Northwest Regionals of the first round of the National Homebrew Competition.  This is the largest beer competition in the world and the Northwest geographically is the largest US region in the competition.  Since we are the hosts, we want Washington to bring it strong!  In order to advance to the final round of the competition you must place in the top three in the category you are entering.  Placing in the second round is one of the top honors that a homebrew can ever attain.  So get brewing and bring your A-game beers.  Please check the competition website for all of the details and rules.

WE NEED EVERYONE WHO CAN JUDGE TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS COMPETITION!!!  Seriously here, we will have a ton of entries to judge!  If all of our great BJCP judges as well as non-BJCP brewers who know their beer and want to get some more experience judging can show up on April 10th at Pyramid Brewery to help judge, we will be able to process all of these entries quickly and show the AHA that Washington judges are a force to be recognized.  This in turn will help us bring the National Homebrewers Conference to Seattle in the future.  Lunch will be provided, we'll have a raffle, and we are working on "after-judging" plans.  We are expecting out of state/area judges to come in as well so if you need a place to stay or are willing to offer someone a place to crash, please contact Tim Hayner (please contact Tim as well if you are interested in judging and stewarding).  This is a great chance to get exposed to some fantastic beers and judges from around the region.