Competitions

Below is a list of upcoming local and regional homebrew competitions. This list will be continuously updated, so check back often.

Updated August 7, 2025

Schedule of BJCP Sanctioned Competitions

The list of Colorado BJCP sanctioned competitions can be found here. For national and international competitions, go to the BJCP website or the American Homebrewers Association website.

2025 Local and National Competitions

Are you a current dues-paying RHBC member? If so, check out our intra-club competitions. If not, become a member, pay your dues, and compete with us!

September 2025

Liquid Poetry Slam (Ft. Collins, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: 09/27/2025
  • Entry Open: 08/02/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 08/30/2025
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: 08/30/2025
  • Entry Limit: 450
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles.

October 2025

Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge (Aurora, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: 10/04/2025
  • Entry Open: 08/16/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 09/06/2025
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: 9/06/2025
  • Entry Limits: 450 overall; 6 per person
  • Bottles Required: 2
  • Notes: In 2024, there was a limit of 5 paid entries per person through August 14; unlimited after up to the 450 max for the competition.
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles.

Chili Pepper Extravaganza (Brighton, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ???
  • Entry Open: ???
  • Entry Deadline: ???
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: ???
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • Beer, mead, and cider styles with chili peppers added.

November 2025

Big Brew Day Competition (Loveland, CO)

  • Judging: 11/08/2025
  • Entry Open: 05/02/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 10/20/2025
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: 10/20/2025
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • Notes: Clubs elect a representative to enter the competition; brews resulting from Big Brew Day official recipes only

The Brew Hut Annual Homebrew Competition (Aurora, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: 11/15/2025
  • Entry Open: 10/01/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 11/01/2025
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: 11/01/2025
  • Entry Limits: 4 per person; 250 overall
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles.
  • Pro-Am: ??
  • Notes: Colorado residents only. Limit of 4 entries per participant. Dry Dock will NOT be a Pro-Am sponsor this year.

Queen of Beer (Portland, OR)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: 11/15/2025
  • Entry Open: 06/01/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 11/07/2025
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: 11/08/2025
  • Entry Limit: None
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All beer, mead, and cider styles
  • Notes: Female brewers only.

January 2026

Big Beers Belgians and Barleywines (Breckenridge, CO)

  • 2025 was cancelled. Will it be back?

Bière de Rock (Aurora, CO)

  • Competition sponsored by the Rock Hoppers! Everybody enter!
  • Enter Here
  • Judging: 01/31/2026
  • Entry Open: 12/27/2025
  • Entry Deadline: 01/16/2026
  • Entry Drop-off Deadline: 01/16/2026
  • Entry Limit: 175 / 150 paid
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All BJCP Belgian and French beer styles; wood aged, experimental, wild ales, etc. that are Belgian- and French-inspired.
  • Pro-Ams: ??

February 2026

Sweetheart’s Revenge (Loveland, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: 700
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • Pro-Ams: ??

She Brew (Portland, OR)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • Notes: National competition. Female brewers only.

Peak to Peak (Longmont, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: 350
  • Bottles Required: 2

March 2026

Peterson Air Force Base Homebrew Competition (Colorado Springs, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: ??
  • Bottles Required: 3

April 2026

Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition (Boulder, CO)

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  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: ??
  • Bottles Required: 3

Eight Seconds of Froth (Cheyenne, WY)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: 450
  • All BJCP Beer, Mead, and Cider styles.
  • Pro-Am: ??

May 2026

Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition (Pueblo, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: ??
  • Bottles Required: ??

Soup It Up! (Lakewood, CO)

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  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: ??
  • Pro-Am: 6 and 40 Brewery

National Homebrew Competition (Denver – Regional; ?? – Finals)

  • Regional Judging: ???
  • Entry Limit: 750 per regional site.
  • Bottles Required: 2 for regional; 6 for national
  • Rules and Regulations available here.

June 2026

Feast of Saint Arnold Homebrew Competition (Colorado Springs, CO)

El Paso County Fair (Black Forest, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Shipping Deadline: ??
  • Entry Limit: ??
  • Notes: Must be an El Paso county resident to participate; typically no Denver-metro drop-off (Colorado Springs area only).

July 2026

Orpheus MeadFest (Denver, CO)

  • Enter Here
  • Judging: ??
  • Entry Open: ??
  • Entry Deadline: ??
  • Entry Drop-Off Deadline: ??
  • Bottles Required: 3
  • All BJCP mead styles.