National Homebrew Competition

The National Homebrew Competition (NHC) gives homebrewers a chance to receive invaluable feedback on their entries and also recognizes the most outstanding, world-class homebrewed beer, mead, and cider.

In 1979, 34 entries competed in the first American Homebrewers Association (AHA) National Homebrew Competition held in Boulder, Colorado. Since 2024, 166,303 entries have been evaluated, and the NHC has become the largest homebrew competition in the world.

First Round Judging Sites

Entry Counts are updated on this page every 48-72 hours, but real-time entry counts can be seen on the competition registration page for the first round site

Chicago

Receiving: March 21 — 28 Judging: April 11—12

Entry Count: 523

Register for chicago

Indianapolis

Receiving: March 5 — 15 Judging: March 28 — 29

Entry Count: 418

Register for Indianapolis

Longmont

Receiving: March 31 — April 4 Judging: April 11 — 12

Entry Count: 411

Register for Longmont

New York

Receiving: March 3 — 13 Judging: March 21 — 22

Entry Count: 349

Register for New York

San Diego

Receiving: April 14 — 18 Judging: April 26 — 27

Entry Count: 547

Register for San Diego

Seattle

Receiving: March 31 — April 5
Judging: April 11—12

Entry Count: 368

Register for Seattle

Tampa

Receiving: March 3 — 8 Judging: March 21 — 23

Entry Count: 307

Register for tampa

Final Round & Awards

Competition Updates