2026 Club Competition Schedule 


BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines will be used for 2025 COHO BJCP Club Competitions

Rules and Awards are explained on the main club competition page: https://www.cohomebrewers.org/Club-Comp/


Style

BJCP Style

Submission Date

Suggested Brewing Time

Cider

C1, C2, C3 or C4

March 8th

Oct to January

New Zealand Pilsner

X5


May 3rd

January to March*

Best River Beverage 

Any style, must be 5.4% ABV or lower

Note: This is a team challenge! Two people must brew together

July 26th

May to June

Historical Beers

27


Aug 2nd

June to July

Barleywines

22 C (American); 17D (English)


November 8th

July to September**


* NZ pilsner benefits from lagering for as long as 12 weeks, but pressure fermentation can reduce the time needed for lagering.

** Barleywines benefit from longer aging to smooth out alcohol burn. 

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