Thank you for your interest in the The Brew Hut's Annual Homebrew Competition organized by The Brew Hut, Aurora, CO.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered.

Entry Registration is Open

172 entries have been added to the system as of 5:43 AM, MDT, Friday, October 4, 2024. There is a limit of 250 entries for this competition.

172 paid entries are in the system as of 5:43 AM, MDT, Friday, October 4, 2024. There is a limit of 250 paid entries for this competition.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

Please note: There is a limit of four (4) entries per person in this competition.

This competition is sanctioned by the BJCP/AHA and open to any amateur homebrewer who resides in Colorado and is 21 years old or older. Entries from non-Colorado brewers will be judged. However, they will not be eligible for any medals or awards.

All entries must be received at the shipping/drop off location by the entry deadline.

All entries must be homemade products, using ingredients available to the general public, and made with private equipment by home brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or brew-on-premises operations, supplies, etc.).

The competition organizers are not responsible for misclassified entries, entries not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrive damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed based on the quantity and quality of entries. Entries will be reviewed prior to check-in to ensure appropriate classification according to the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines. If an entry is deemed misclassified, it will be reassigned based on information provided by the entrant. If reassignment results in a brewer having multiple entries in a subcategory limited to one entry per entrant, the reclassified beer will be disqualified.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. There will be at least one BJCP judge in each flight.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.

Categories may be combined based on the number of entries at the discretion of the competition committee. Every effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged in the style in which they were originally entered.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3

Each entry will consist of three (3) 12 to 22 oz capped bottles, three (3) 375 to 750 ml capped/corked bottles, or three 11 to 16.9 oz cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing.

12 oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Swing top bottles will likewise be accepted, but are not recommended.

11-16.9 oz cans are likewise permitted, provided each are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing.

Bottles and cans will not be returned to entrants.

Please Note: two bottles/cans is the minimum for the entry to be judged. If you elect to send two bottles/cans for any entry, please be aware that you will forfeit the opportunity to be considered for Best of Show and Pro-Am or Scale-Up consideration.

Remove or black out with permanent marker any identifying marks from bottle caps. Solid color bottle caps are acceptable - all other printed bottle caps must be completely blacked out.

Caps with identifiable markings that make them unique as determined by the Competition Organizer with visible symbols, writing, etching, coating, etc. will be disqualified.

Entry Labels

Entry labels must be printed directly from the this website and should be attached to bottles/cans as directed.

Entry Requirements

When adding your entry into the system, be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines. Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Geoff Humphrey — Competition Organizer And Judge Coordinator
• Mark Hurley — Competition Guy That Does Everything Else

Sponsors

The Brew Hut is proud to have the following sponsors for the The Brew Hut's Annual Homebrew Competition.

Dry Dock Brewing Company

Aurora, CO

The Brew Hut sister company and 2025 GABF Pro-Am entry sponsor.

American Homebrewers Association

Boulder, CO

AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.

Beer Judge Certification Program

St. Louis Park, MN

AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.