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By Chris Williams, Nationwide Homebrew Competitors Director
With every new yr comes pleasure about the way forward for the Nationwide Homebrew Competitors (NHC)—the world’s largest newbie homebrew competitors for celebrating essentially the most excellent beer, mead, and cider.
As the brand new yr approaches, we’re happy to share our 2023 NHC plans, which embody a return to the First Spherical regional judging websites, modifications to entry suggestions, and a shift to the 2021 BJCP Fashion Pointers.
We are going to electronic mail you when the 2023 NHC Guidelines & Laws are printed subsequent month earlier than registration opens January 24-31.
Learn on for extra info on the 2023 Nationwide Homebrew Competitors and join for future notifications.
First Spherical Regional Judging Websites
- In 2023, the NHC will return to First Spherical regional judging websites throughout america:
- Chicago, Sick.
- Denver, Colo.
- Indianapolis, Ind.
- Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
- New York, N.Y.
- Philadelphia, Pa.
- Seattle, Wash.*
- San Diego, Calif.
- Tampa, Fla.
- These websites will decide the entries in every class that may advance to the Ultimate Spherical of judging previous to Homebrew Con™ June 22-24, 2023, in San Diego, Calif. E-book your resort now and save.
- Entrants will choose their First Spherical judging website desire throughout registration (January 24-31) on a first-come, first-served foundation.
- Registration to every First Spherical website will probably be restricted to roughly 750 beers per website.
Entry Suggestions
- In the course of the First Spherical of judging, all entrants will obtain Beer Choose Certification Program (BJCP) scoresheets for his or her entries, which embody constructive suggestions and numerical scores. First Spherical scoresheets will probably be out there to entrants after First Spherical judging has concluded in early Could.
- Along with the First Spherical BJCP scoresheets, Ultimate Spherical entrants will obtain written choose suggestions playing cards just like these used within the 2022 NHC. (Notice: suggestions playing cards don’t embody numerical scoring.)
2021 BJCP Fashion Pointers
Competitors Registration
- Registration opens January 24, 2023, at 10:00 am MT.
- To permit as many brewers as potential to compete, the 2023 NHC registration course of will embody a predetermined entry restrict per brewer, seemingly within the vary of 4-5 beers. If there’s the capability to accommodate extra entries after registration closes on January 31, we are going to inform registrants in early February.
Keep As much as Date
The easiest way to remain updated on 2023 Nationwide Homebrew Competitors info is by signing up for NHC electronic mail alerts.
This competitors is made potential by way of the beneficiant help of entrants, volunteers, and judges. Thanks!
*Up to date Dec. 9 at 10:00 a.m. MT: Portland, Ore. was incorrectly listed as a substitute of Seattle, Wash.
