10 Medal-Winning Recipes from the National Homebrew Competition

Earning a medal in the National Homebrew Competition is only achieved by the best brewers and fermenters in the world. Each year, thousands of beers, meads, and ciders are pitted against each other to see who reigns supreme.

Below is a collection of 10 medal-winning homebrew recipes from past years of the National Homebrew Competition. To access hundreds of medal-winning beer recipes, visit our Homebrew Recipe Library.

Lagerfeuer Smoke Beer

Smoke Beer

Lagerfeuer Smoke Beer

ABV: 5.40%

IBU: 19

SRM: 6

Sable Porter

American Porter

Sable Porter

ABV: 6.40%

IBU: 37

SRM: 39

Up the Junction Bitter

English Pale Ale

Up the Junction Bitter

ABV: 5.90%

IBU: 34.9

SRM: 14

Ben’s Belgian Pale Ale

Belgian Ale

Ben’s Belgian Pale Ale

ABV: 5% by volume

IBU: 33.2

SRM: 8.8

Possibility and Promise Pacific Amber

Amber Ale

Possibility and Promise Pacific Amber

ABV: 6.10%

IBU: 35

SRM: 11

Chew Bock-A Doppelbock

Bock

Chew Bock-A Doppelbock

ABV: 8.90%

IBU: 24

SRM: 28

Jazz Flute Norwegian Kveik Farmhouse

Farmhouse Beer

Jazz Flute Norwegian Kveik Farmhouse

ABV: 7.10%

IBU: 33

SRM: 3.2

The Bizarro Jerry Weissbier

Hefeweizen

The Bizarro Jerry Weissbier

IBU: 12.3

SRM: 4.8

OG: 1.05

Jeremy’s New England Cider

New England Cider

Jeremy’s New England Cider

ABV: 7.90%

OG: 1.07

FG: 1.01

Death Spiral Barrel-aged Barleywine

Barleywine

Death Spiral Barrel-aged Barleywine

ABV: 12%

IBU: 75

SRM: 22