2023 Home Brew Contest Presented by Brew Depot

2023 Suwanee Beer Fest Home Brew Competition registration is now open, closes on February 25th.

2023 Suwanee Beer Fest “America’s Cup Home Brew Competition”

This year as part of the Suwanee Beer Festival, the Home Brewing Competition will feature American Style Beers.

For more information and to register visit: http://brew-depot.com/

The styles that will be included for the competition are based on the BJCP style guide (www.bjcp.org) and are as follows:

Category 1 – Standard American Beer
1A – American Light Lager
1B – American Lager
1C – Cream Ale
1D – American Wheat

Category 18 – Pale American Ale
18A – Blonde Ale
18B – American Pale Ale

Category 19 – Amber & Brown American Ale
19A – American Amber Ale
19B – California Common
19C – American Brwon Ale

Category 20 – American Porter & Stout
20A – American Porter
20B – American Stout
20C – Imperial Stout

Category 21 – IPA
21A – American IPA
21 C – Hazy IPA & NEIPA

Category 22 – Strong American
22A – Double IPA
22B – American Strong Ale
22C – American Barley Wine
22D – Wheatwine

Critical dates:
Registration Opens: February 1, 2023
Registration Closes: February 25, 2023
General Awards Presentation: Time and place to be announced

Best of Show Presentation: Held at the Suwanee Beer Festival on March 18, 2023

More Details on the competition registration site, drop off information, judge registration. etc coming soon.

Best of Show Winners:

1st Place Best of Show – American IPA- Jeff Hartin
2nd Place BOS- Hazy IPA – Judy Jacovetty

Category 21a American IPAs
1st – Jeff Hartin
2nd Jay Brantley
3rd – James Logan
HM – Charles Famham

Category 21B – Specialty IPAs
1st – Jay Brantley
2nd – John Jacovetty
3rd – Guy Beck

Category 21C – Hazy IPA
1st – Judy Jacovetty
2nd – Jay Brantley
3rd – Adam Fiddler

Category 22A – Double IPA
1st – Rick McCann
2nd – Edgardo Beltran
3rd – Cory Buice