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2021 Competition Schedule

Note: As long as we are operating primarily on a remote basis, we are going to consolidate multiple months to run bigger competitions (like what we just did with Rocket Frog). Every competition there will always be an “open category” in addition to the more restrictive categories.

The first such competition will be in March, for (Jan) “People’s Choice”, (Feb) “Browns, Porters, and Stouts” and (Mar) “American Hoppy Beers”. The exact date and details of that competition are TBD but multiple entries are encouraged and there will be prizes.

First Competition Group (March)

January – People’s Choice

February – Browns, Porters, Stouts: 9C, 13C, 13B, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D,19C, 20A, 20B, 20C

March – American Hoppy Beers: 18B, 19A, 21A, 21B (NEIPA), 22A

Second Competition Group (June)

April – Clone recipes: brew your favorite commercial beer, bonus points if it is available in stores for a side-by-side

May – Rare Styles: 3D, 6B, 7B, 9C, 10B, 11A-C, 12C, 14A-B, 16C, 17A, 21B (Black IPA; Red IPA), 27, 24C

June – Lawnmower Beers: lagers, pilsners and session ales. Anything light and low ABV.

Third Competition Group (September)

July – Belgian Beers: 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 26A,26B, 26C,26D

August – Fruit: Anything with a fruit base (Cider, Perry etc) or fruit used as an additive.

September – Blended Beer: two beers blended together to be better than one!
Intended to be two separate bottles combined and collaboration with another club member encouraged but not required. Blended beers can be previous entries.

Fourth Competition Group (December)

October – Beers of the British Isles: 11A-C, 12A, 12C, 13A, 14A-C, 15A, 17A-D

November – Strong Ales: 9A-C, 17A-D, 22A-D, 25A-C

December – Dessert Beers and Sours: base beer is typically a Stout, IPA, Wood Aged or Sour Ale style; open to brewer’s interpretation and creativity – meant to be fun adjunct-laden (i.e. chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, coconut, fruits, nuts, peppers, etc.) beer meant to push the limits of modern beer

2020 Competition Schedule

Note: 2020 Competitions have been postponed due to Coronavirus/COVID-19 social distancing. Wort Hogs Officers will continue to update brew club members on the status of 2020 Homebrew Club Meetings.

January – People’s Choice

February – Browns, Porters, Stouts: 9C, 13C, 13B, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D,19C, 20A, 20B, 20C

March – American Hoppy Beers: 18B, 19A, 21A, 21B (NEIPA), 22A

April – Iron Brewer: Spice Cabinet Challenge

May – Rare Styles: 3D, 6B, 7B, 9C, 10B, 11A-C, 12C, 14A-B, 16C, 17A, 21B (Black IPA; Red IPA), 27, 24C

June – No Competition

July – Brewery Host Competition: Any Style

August – No Competition

September – Belgian Beers: 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 26A,26B, 26C,26D

October – Real Ales (typically a session beer that has fermented in the vessel from which it is served and the carbonation is entirely natural, not forced)

November: Mead, Cider, Spiced Beer: M1-4, C1, C2, 30A, 30B, 30C

December: Decadent Dessert Beers – base beer is typically a Stout, IPA, Wood Aged or Sour Ale style; open to brewer’s interpretation and creativity – meant to be fun adjunct-laden (i.e. chocolate, peanut butter, vanilla, coconut, fruits, nuts, peppers, etc.) beer meant to push the limits of modern beer

2019 Competition Schedule

We use the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines for competitions.  You can download PDF and MSWord copies of the separate Beer, Mead and Cider guidelines HERE
  • January: People’s Choice – Open to all styles
  • February: Stouts, Porters, Browns: 9C, 13C, 13B, 15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D,19C, 20A, 20B, 20C
  • March: No Competition
  • April: Iron Brewer – One of three special ingredients TBD, any style
  • May: American Hoppy Beers – 18B, 19A, 21A, 21B, 22A
  • June: No Competition
  • July: Beers of Belgium – 24A, 24B, 24C, 25A, 25B, 25C, 26A,26B, 26C,26D
  • August: Lawnmower Beer – 1A,1B,1c,1d,2A,#A,3B,4A,5A,5B,5D,10A,18A
  • September: No Competition
  • October: Beers of the British Isles – 11A-C, 12A, 12C, 13A, 14A-C, 15A, 17A-D
  • November: Mead, Cider, Spiced Beer – M1-4, C1, C2, 30A, 30B, 30C
  • December: Wood Aged – 33A, 33B

2018 Competition Schedule

We will be using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines for competitions.  There are no direct links to individual style guidelines, but you can download PDF and MSWord copies of the separate Beer, Mead and Cider guidelines HERE
  • January: People’s Choice – Open to all styles
  • February: Stouts/Porters: 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D, 20A, 20B, 20C, 33A-B (to the extent the underlying style is a Stout or Porter)
  • March: Session/Real Ale – Must be under 5% ABV
  • April: No Competition
  • May: IPA/Pale Ale: 12C, 21A, 21B, 22A, 24B
  • June: No Competition
  • July: Saison/Wheat: 1D, 10A, 10B, 10C, 24A, 25B
  • August: Fruit Beer: 29A, 29B, 29C
  • September: Czech/German Beer: 3A-D, 4A-C, 5A-D, 6A-C, 7A-C
  • October: No Competition
  • November: Spiced Beer: 30A, 30B, 30C
  • December: Barleywine/Strong Ale: 17B, 17C, 17D, 22B, 22C, 22D, 26D

2017 Competition Schedule

We will be using the 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines for competitions in 2017.  There are no direct links to individual style guidelines, but you can download PDF and MSWord copies of the separate Beer, Mead and Cider guidelines HERE
  • January 11 – Stouts and Porters, BJCP 13c, 15b, 16a, 16b, 16c, 16d, 20a, 20b, 20c,
  • February 8 – No Competition
  • March 8 – People’s Choice/Open Category
  • April 12 – American Beer – 1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 18a, 18b, 19a, 19b, 19c
  • May 10 – Pale Ale/IPA – 12C, 21a, 21b, 22a, 24B
  • June 7 – No Competion (NHC)
  • July 12 – Saison/Wheat – 1d, 10a, 10b, 10c, 22d, 25b
  • August 9 – No Competition
  • September 13 – CO-BREW – Trappist and Strong Belgian Ales – BJCP 25a, 25b, 25c, 26a, 26b, 26c, 26d.
  • October 11 – Mead/Cider – M1A, M1B, M1C, C1A-E
  • November 8 – No Competition
  • December 13 – Spiced/Fruit Beer – 29a, 29b, 29c, 30a, 30b, 30c