Upcoming AHA Sanctioned and other Competitions

• Stout Bout 2019 - Portland - Deadline February 1, 2019
  $7 entry fee
  The public stout tasting is comprised of the brewers who have performed the best in the Stout Bout homebrew competition. Our gracious hosts, Baerlic Brewing, help us celebrate these local legends in back of their brewery every February. This year's free public tasting takes place on Saturday, February 9th 2019 from 2-5pm at Baerlic Brewing.
  Details here.
  
  
• 3rd Annual SheBrew Homebrew Competition - Portland - Deadline February 15, 2019
  $8 entry fee
  This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur female homebrewer age 21 or older. It is open to all non-commercial, home brewed beers produced by persons of female identity. Beer produced by or with more than minimall assistance of persons of a non-female identity is not eligible. Participants must design and run their brewday but may have some assistance where they require it.
  Details here.
  
  
• Reuben’s Brews’ Third Annual “Hop Idol” Homebrew Contest - Seattle - Deadline February 27, 2019
  $5 entry fee
  The winner of the competition will have the opportunity to brew his or her winning beer with the Reuben's Brews team in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood. The beer will then be released at the brewery’s tasting rooms in May, distributed throughout the Pacific Northwest, and entered into the Washington Beer Awards and the Pro-Am category at the 2019 Great American Beer Festival. The Hop Idol Homebrew Contest accepts hop-forward brews, and contestants may enter up to five different beers. The program is a Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) certified homebrew competition. All entries are blind tasted and scored against the BJCP style guidelines for which they are entered, focusing on hoppy styles. Judging will take place on Saturday, March 2 with a winner announced on Friday, March 8.
  Details here
  
  
• Krausen Cup - Portland - Deadline February 15, 2019
  $5 entry fee
  Thank you for your interest in the Krausen Cup organized by Imperial Yeast, 17268 NE Sacramento St Portland, Or 97230. This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older. All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.). All entries must be beer; please no mead or cider.
  Details here.
  
  
• For a more comprehensive list of competitions, check the AHA competition calendar here!