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July 19th Judging Still on!

The Brewers Cup is a competition among area homebrew clubs to promote the sharing of knowledge and honing of skill in the homebrewing community, each competition with various BJCP Styles. Members of competing clubs are encouraged to take part in the competition learning from certified judges, steward and organizers. You must be a member of one of the area clubs to participate.

SCHEDULE

January 25, 2023

Cellar Cleaner

Style Guide: Can be any style of your choosing. Will be judged against BJCP 2021 guidelines.
Location: Hosted by American Homebrew Supply, Norfolk
Entry opens: January 1
Entry Form Due: By Tue, January 24
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle LLC before Noon, Sat, January 21

March 15, 2023

Irish Red (15A) &
Irish Stout (15B)

Style Guide: BJCP 2021
Location: Hosted by Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: March 1
Entry Form Due: By Tue, March 14
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle LLC before Noon, Sat March 11

May 24, 2023 (updated)

Munich Dunkel (8A),
Weissbier (10A) &
Saison (25B)

Style Guide: BJCP 2021
Location: Hosted by American Homebrew Supply, Norfolk
Entry opens: May 1
Entry Form Due: By Tue, May 23
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle LLC before Noon, Sat, May 20

July 19, 2023

American Pale Ale (18B)
British Bitter (11*)

Style Guide: BJCP 2021 – *May be any British Bitter (11A, 11B, 11C)
Location: Hosted by Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: July 1
Entry Form Due: By Tuesday, July 18
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle, LLC before Noon, Sat, July 15

September 20, 2023

Marzen (6A) &
Sours (*)

Style Guide: BJCP 2021 – *Any sour style may be entered and must be properly labeled with appropriate category/sub-category and any special instructions.
Location: Hosted by American Homebrew Supply, Norfolk
Entry opens: September 1
Entry Form Due: By Tue, Sep 19
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle LLC before Noon, Sat, September 16

November 15

Winter Seasonal (30C*) &
Belgian Tripel (26C)

Style Guide: BJCP 2021 – *Pay attention to special instructions related to the category 30C.
Location: Hosted by Brew & Bottle, LLC, Newport News
Entry opens: November 1
Entry Form Due: By Tuesday, November 14
Bottle Drop-off: To American Homebrew Supply or Brew & Bottle LLC before Noon, Sat, November 11

ENTRY

Enter Competition!

Only one entry allowed per brewer.

After submitting entry information, please ensure you enter 2 – 12oz bottles of the same beer, and drop them off before Noon on the associated Drop-off date. Bottles should be labeled with same information above and have no other distinguishing markings on the bottle or the cap. If your cap is labeled, use a sharpie to black it out.

American Homebrew Supply

5208 E Virginia Beach Blvd Suite 116

Norfolk, VA 23502

or

Brew & Bottle, LLC

11838 Canon Blvd Suite 500,

Newport News, VA 23606

The label should include the information above or can be downloaded and printed from the BJCP website.

Please review the competition rules

SCORING

Scoring	Points Awarded	Notes
Entry	1	Requires both email registration and bottle drop-off
Pushed to Mini BOS	2
Mini BOS 1st	5
Mini BOS 2nd	4
Mini BOS 3rd	3

2023 Springtime Winners

by Marck Weiss | May 28, 2023 | Announcements | 0 Comments

Springtime is here and the entries bloomed like flowers for the event! Plenty of quaffable entries in these great "better weather" categories of Weissbeir, Saison, and Dunkel. Individual Winners Jack Wallace (7CB) 10A. Weissbier JMich Cline (HRBTS) 25B. Saison...

2023 Luck O’ the Irish Winners

by Brewers' Cup | March 16, 2023 | Announcements | 0 Comments

The Luck O' the Irish competition was an absolute craic in the Hampton Roads Homebrewers scene. Homebrewers from all over the 757 submitted their recipes, hoping to snag the top spot for Best Irish Stout or Best Irish Red Ale. A panel of judges are the ones to give it...

2023 Cellar Cleaner Winners

by Brewers' Cup | January 30, 2023 | Announcements | 0 Comments

The January Cellar Cleaner competition has concluded and it was a great start to this year's competition. Individual Winners Elisha Logan (VPH) 21C. Hazy IPA Jack Wallace (7CB) 33B. Specialty Wood-aged Beer Ryan Griffis (7CB) 20A. American Porter Club Points &...

Need a Recipe for the March Competition? (Part 1 of 2)

by Brewers' Cup | January 24, 2023 | Brewing, Recipes | 0 Comments

It's not always easy coming up with a recipe, especially if it's not something you've done before. In honor of the upcoming March competition and of course, St. Patrick's Day, here's a simple recipe for a 15B. Irish Stout (both All Grain and Extract). We'll go over...