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May 2008

05/16/2008

Amber Waves of Grain
Grand Island , NY

Contact: Richard Cunningham
Phone:   (716) 695-3211

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 05/02/2008

05/16/2008

Enchanted Brewing Challenge
Albuquerque, NM

Contact: Michael Griesmeyer
Phone:   (505) 255-6120

Entry Fee: $6/entry
Entry Deadline: 05/10/2008

05/17/2008

Brewmasters' Open
Roswell, GA

Contact: Bob Wall
Phone:   (404) 731-5717

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 05/09/2008

05/17/2008

12th Annual BEER Homebrew Competition
Lake grove, NY

Contact: Mike Voigt
Phone:   (631) 848-2261

Entry Fee: $6.00 $4.00 Each additional
Entry Deadline: 05/10/2008

05/17/2008

2008 WI State Fair Homebrewer's Show
West Allis, WI

Contact: Dan Schlosser
Phone:   (414) 464-5714

Entry Fee: 5
Entry Deadline: 05/01/2008

05/17/2008

26th Annual Oregon Homebrew Festival
Corvallis, OR

Contact: Robert Saathoff
Phone:   (541) 929-3045

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 05/01/2008

05/17/2008

The Celtic Brewoff
Arlington, TX

Contact: Jamison Kirmser
Phone:   (817) 223-5587

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 05/09/2008

05/17/2008

2008 Sacramento County Fair Homebrew Competition
Sacramento, CA

Contact: J J Jackson
Phone:   (916) 348-6322

Entry Fee: 8.00
Entry Deadline: 05/10/2008

05/17/2008

Hogtown Brew-Off
Gainesville, FL

Contact: Fred Buhl
Phone:   (352) 377-3376

Entry Fee: $6 per entry
Entry Deadline: 05/09/2008

05/18/2008

The Liquid Poets' 1st Annual Liquid Poetry Slam
Fort Collins, CO

Contact: Alex Grote
Phone:   (970) 420-8967

Entry Fee: 6
Entry Deadline: 05/11/2008

05/18/2008

13th Annual Big Batch Brew Bash
Houston, TX

Contact: Donald Sajda
Phone:   (281) 351-7541

Entry Fee: FREE!!!!
Entry Deadline: 05/10/2008

05/18/2008

The Elevator Homebrew Competition (no web site)
Columbus, OH

Contact: Mark Beery
Phone:   (614) 327-1537

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 05/12/2008

05/23/2008

16th Annual Great Alaska Craftbeer and Homebrew Festival
Haines, AK

Contact: Rachael Juzeler
Phone:   (907) 780-5866

Entry Fee: $5. first entry / $3. ea. additional entry
Entry Deadline: 05/21/2008

05/23/2008

Great Canadian Homebrew Competition 2008
Toronto, ON

Contact: Kevin Tighe
Phone:   (905) 426-6561

Entry Fee: $6 - Members $9 -Non Members
Entry Deadline: 05/23/2008

05/24/2008

2008 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brewing Competition
Sacramento, CA

Contact: J J Jackson
Phone:   (916) 348-6322

Entry Fee: 25.00
Entry Deadline: 05/08/2008

05/25/2008

2008 California State Fair Homebrew Competition
Sacramento, CA

Contact: J J Jackson
Phone:   (916) 348-6322

Entry Fee: 10.00
Entry Deadline: 05/08/2008

05/30/2008

2008 Longshot Western Regional
San Francisco, CA

Contact: John Watson
Phone:   (408) 732-6193

Entry Fee: Free!!! --- Enter Early and Often
Entry Deadline: 05/01/2008

05/31/2008

Puget Sound Pro-Am Competition
Kent, WA

Contact: Mark Emiley
Phone:   (206) 251-1344

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 05/28/2008

05/31/2008

Aurora Brewing Challenge
Edmonton, AB

Contact: Matthew Smolak
Phone:   (780) 437-3397

Entry Fee: See below
Entry Deadline: 05/19/2008

05/31/2008

San Joaquin Fair Homebrew Competition
Stockton, CA

Contact: Rick Reineman
Phone:   (209) 952-1481

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 05/17/2008

05/31/2008

St. Louis Microfest Homebrew Competition
Saint Louis, MO

Contact: Sean Sweeney
Phone:   (636) 946-3027

Entry Fee: $10
Entry Deadline: 05/30/2008

05/31/2008

Upland Brewing Company UpCup
Bloomington, IN

Contact: Caleb Staton
Phone:   (812) 336-2337

Entry Fee: 5
Entry Deadline: 05/26/2008

June 2008

06/03/2008

North American Beer Awards
Idaho Falls, ID

Contact: Gregg Smith
Phone:   (208) 403-2499

Entry Fee: Per entry $15 early bird - 25$ after april 15th (commercial beers only)
Entry Deadline: 05/03/2008

06/06/2008

2008 Chicago Regional - Longshot American Homebrew Contest
Lisle, IL

Contact: Joe Formanek
Phone:   (630) 378-4694

Entry Fee: Free!!
Entry Deadline: 05/01/2008

06/07/2008

Boneyard Brew-Off
Urbana, IL

Contact: Anthony Benjamin
Phone:   (217) 531-9508

Entry Fee: $6 for first entry, $4 for each subsequent entry
Entry Deadline: 06/04/2008

06/07/2008

Alameda County Fair Homebrew Competition (BABO)
Pleasanton, CA

Contact: Roger St. Denis
Phone:   (408) 225-5834

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 05/24/2008

06/07/2008

Boston Region Longshot Competition
Boston, MA

Contact: Michael Fairbrother
Phone:   (603) 234-9582

06/07/2008

2008 BUZZ Off
West Chester, PA

Contact: Christopher Clair
Phone:   (610) 363-3812

Entry Fee: 5
Entry Deadline: 05/24/2008

06/07/2008

Second Annual ABC Brews Crews Homebrew Competition
Ypsilanti, MI

Contact: Aron Butler
Phone:   (734) 645-9148

Entry Deadline: 06/01/2008

06/07/2008

Cascade Brewers Cup
Woodinville, WA

Contact: Jim Lanning
Phone:   (425) 350-1036

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 05/13/2008

06/07/2008

PEPPERFEST EXTRAVAGANZA
DUNEDIN, FL

Contact: DAVID MORGAN
Phone:   (727) 434-1845

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 05/31/2008

06/14/2008

new york state fair homebrewers competition
syracuse, NY

Contact: david meszko
Phone:   (315) 469-3062

Entry Fee: $6.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 06/05/2008

06/15/2008

Canberra Brewers June Hopheads (no web site)
Canberra, ; AU

Contact: Stephen Neilsen
Phone:   02 62962391

Entry Fee: $3.00

06/19/2008

AHA National Homebrew Competition 2nd Round
Cincinnati, OH

Contact: Gordon Strong
Phone:   (937) 429-2953

Entry Fee: No fee for advancing entries; US$5 for Canadian qualifying entries.
Entry Deadline: 06/06/2008

06/21/2008

Homebrew Fair 2008
Seattle, WA

Contact: Eric J. Wilson
Phone:   (425) 303-0585

Entry Fee: $2.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 06/21/2008

06/22/2008

21st Annual Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship
Corona, CA

Contact: Jim Delperdang
Phone:   (951) 686-4710

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 06/14/2008

06/22/2008

San Diego County Fair Homebrew Competition
Del Mar, CA

Contact: Jonathan Stevens
Phone:   (619) 694-9779

Entry Fee: 20.00 flat fee
Entry Deadline: 05/21/2008

06/28/2008

OC Fair Homemade Beer Competition (no web site)
Costa Mesa, CA

Contact: Kimiko Young
Phone:   (714) 708-1554

Entry Fee: $3.00
Entry Deadline: 06/13/2008

July 2008

07/06/2008

2008 WanCup2
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka; JP

Contact: Tadashi Tsuda
Phone:   (do)not-call

Entry Fee: 1000yen for the first entry, 500yen for each additional entry
Entry Deadline: 06/27/2008

07/12/2008

Indiana State Fair Brewers Cup
Indianapolis, IN

Contact: Anita Johnson
Phone:   (317) 257-9463

Entry Fee: Homebrewers $8, Professional Brewers $20
Entry Deadline: 06/28/2008

07/12/2008

Amador County Fair Homebrew Competition
Plymouth, CA

Contact: William F. Tarchala
Phone:   (209) 223-1976

Entry Fee: 6.00
Entry Deadline: 06/28/2008

07/12/2008

Amador Invitational Commercial Microbrewry Competition
Plymouth, CA

Contact: William F. Tarchala
Phone:   (209) 223-1976

Entry Fee: 10.00
Entry Deadline: 07/05/2008

07/12/2008

14th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Cheyenne, WY

Contact: Brian Mertz
Phone:   (307) 638-6754

Entry Fee: $6.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 07/05/2008

07/12/2008

E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition
Fox, AK

Contact: Scott Stihler
Phone:   (907) 474-2138

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 07/09/2008

07/19/2008

Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition
Columbus, OH

Contact: Brett Chance
Phone:   (614) 644-4126

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 06/20/2008

07/19/2008

Ohio Brew Week Homebrew Competition
Athens, OH

Contact: Jason Klein
Phone:   (765) 404-7446

Entry Fee: $8 first beer, $5 each additional beer
Entry Deadline: 06/22/2008

07/19/2008

ESB Winter Homebrew Competition
Sydney, NSW; AU

Contact: Peter Symons
Phone:   0295801165

Entry Fee: $10
Entry Deadline: 07/04/2008

07/19/2008

2008 "All-American Beers" Competition
Appleton , WI

Contact: Daniel Grady
Phone:   (920) 205-0157

Entry Fee: $7 for non ALE Members, each additional entry $5. ALE Members 1st entry free, each additional entry $5
Entry Deadline: 07/12/2008

07/23/2008

Fort Collins Brewery's 2008 Homebrew Your Way to Fame Competition (no web site)
Fort Collins, CO

Contact: Margaux Dart
Phone:   (970) 472-1499

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 07/23/2008

07/26/2008

GHHA Mountain Brewer Open
Huntington, WV

Contact: David Zalewski
Phone:   (740) 886-8828

Entry Fee: $5/entry
Entry Deadline: 07/19/2008

August 2008

08/02/2008

AHA Club-Only Competition Mead
Minneapolis, MN

Contact: Al Boyce
Phone:   (612) 927-8968

Entry Fee: One entry per club, $7 (make checks payable to AHA).
Entry Deadline: 07/25/2008

08/02/2008

Lunar Rendezbrew XV
Houston, TX

Contact: Hugh Lomas
Phone:   (281) 488-4512

Entry Deadline: 07/12/2008

08/02/2008

13th Annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Homebrew Competition
Gaithersburg, MD

Contact: William Ridgely
Phone:   (301) 762-6523

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 07/26/2008

08/06/2008

Tillamook County Fair Homebrew Competition
Pacific City, OR

Contact: Darron Welch
Phone:   (503) 965-7007

Entry Fee: 0
Entry Deadline: 07/28/2008

08/09/2008

Homebrew Beer Competition
Salem, OR

Contact: Curt Hausam
Phone:   (503) 378-0774

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 07/30/2008

08/10/2008

Kentucky State Fair (no web site)
Louisville, KY

Contact: Chuck Harp
Phone:   (502) 254-3734

Entry Fee: $0.00 before July 1st
Entry Deadline: 07/01/2008

08/16/2008

Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition
St.Paul, MN

Contact: Sean Hewitt
Phone:   (651) 604-0314

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 08/08/2008

08/16/2008

Alamo City Cerveza Fest
San Antonio, TX

Contact: Mike Molloy
Phone:   (210) 867-9088

Entry Fee: $8.00
Entry Deadline: 07/26/2008

08/16/2008

Blues and Brews Homebrew Competition
Fitchburg, MA

Contact: Joe Zadrozny
Phone:   (978) 342-5522

Entry Fee: $5.00
Entry Deadline: 08/09/2008

08/16/2008

Beer and Sweat
Ft. Mitchell, KY

Contact: Ray Snyder
Phone:   (513) 759-2573

Entry Fee: $5 1st beer, $4 2nd, $3 3rd thru 10th, over 10 are free
Entry Deadline: 08/01/2008

08/19/2008

Tasting Tuesday Homebrew Competition
Milwaukee, WI

Contact: Aimee Kelchen
Phone:   (414) 604-7210

08/22/2008

Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition
Pueblo, CO

Contact: Deborah Wallace Kristin Taylor
Phone:   (719) 404-2080

Entry Fee: $5.00 per entry
Entry Deadline: 08/09/2008

08/23/2008

The Summer Sizzler / Porter House Brew Shop Amateur Brewing and Winemaking Competition
Slippery Rock, PA

Contact: Kevin Webb
Phone:   (800) 245-8118

Entry Fee: $8 for first entry, $5 each additional
Entry Deadline: 08/23/2008

08/24/2008

Western Washington Fair Amateur Beer Competition
Puyallup, WA

Contact: Grace Nilsson
Phone:   (253) 845-9791

Entry Fee: $3.00
Entry Deadline: 08/16/2008

08/27/2008

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: August 2008
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 08/13/2008

08/30/2008

15th Annual Dominion Cup
Richmond, VA

Contact: william spiesberger
Phone:   (804) 310-6874

Entry Fee: $6/entry
Entry Deadline: 08/28/2008

September 2008

09/06/2008

Santa Cruz County Fair Homebrew Competition
Watsonville, CA

Contact: Mia Bossie
Phone:   (831) 336-4569

Entry Fee: 2.50
Entry Deadline: 08/24/2008

09/06/2008

Malt Madness
Allentown, PA

Contact: Al Hazan
Phone:   (570) 421-1479

Entry Fee: $6 for the first entry, $5 all subsequent entries
Entry Deadline: 08/22/2008

09/13/2008

The Schooner Homebrew Championship
Racine, WI

Contact: Rick McNabb
Phone:   (262) 880-6926

Entry Deadline: 09/06/2008

09/20/2008

Queensland Amateur Brewing Championship
Brisbane , Queensland ; AU

Contact: Jye Smith
Phone:   +61 7 31651051

Entry Fee: $5
Entry Deadline: 09/06/2008

09/24/2008

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: September 2008
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 09/10/2008

09/26/2008

FOAM Cup
Tulsa, OK

Contact: Desiree Knott
Phone:   (918) 645-5509

Entry Fee: $6.00/Online $7.00/Mail-in
Entry Deadline: 09/20/2008

09/27/2008

14th Annual Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff
Cocoa Beach, FL

Contact: Stephen Mitchell
Phone:   (321) 537-9517

Entry Fee: $6.00
Entry Deadline: 09/10/2008

09/27/2008

Mid South Fair
Memphis, TN

Contact: John Moranville
Phone:   (901) 682-5042

Entry Fee: Free
Entry Deadline: 08/22/2008

October 2008

10/04/2008

2nd Annual KROC World Brewers Forum Homebrew Competition
Westminster, CO

Contact: Ryan Thomas
Phone:   (720) 339-1524

Entry Deadline: 09/29/2008

10/04/2008

New Brunswick OktoBrewFest
New Brunswick, NJ

Contact: Pamela Stefanek
Phone:   (732) 545-4849

Entry Deadline: 08/25/2008

10/17/2008

Homebrew Competition Sponsored by Central Arkansas Fermenters and The Arkansas State Fair
Little Rock, AR

Contact: Ken Haycook
Phone:   (501) 223-0030

Entry Fee: $7
Entry Deadline: 10/06/2008

10/18/2008

AHA Club-Only Competition Imperial Anything
Macomb Township, MI

Contact: Fred Bonjour
Phone:   (248) 872-0403

Entry Fee: One entry per club, $7 (make check payable to AHA).
Entry Deadline: 10/11/2008

10/19/2008

2008 National Organic Homebrew Challenge
Santa Cruz, CA

Contact: Amelia Slayton
Phone:   (831) 454-9665

Entry Fee: $7 for 1st entry, $5 each additional entry
Entry Deadline: 10/10/2008

10/23/2008

AABC 2008 - Australian Amateur Brewing Championship
Melbourne, Victoria; AU

Contact: Mark Hibberd
Phone:   (03) 9580 0372

Entry Fee: $10 first entry, $7 subsequent. Must qualify via state competition
Entry Deadline: 10/09/2008

10/25/2008

Queen of Beer Women's HBC
Placerville, CA

Contact: Madeline Franke
Phone:   (555) 555-5555

Entry Fee: $8.00 USD first entry, $6.00 each subsequent enty
Entry Deadline: 10/11/2008

10/25/2008

Hoppy Halloween Challenge
Fargo, ND

Contact: Susan Ruud
Phone:   (701) 371-3690

Entry Fee: $6.50/entry
Entry Deadline: 10/10/2008

10/29/2008

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: October 2008
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 10/15/2008

November 2008

11/01/2008

Battleground Brewers Skirmish in the Triad
Greensboro, NC

Contact: Mac Wylie
Phone:   (336) 339-2898

Entry Fee: $5

11/01/2008

Novembeerfest
Kent, WA

Contact: Tim Hayner
Phone:   (206) 730-4532

Entry Fee: $7.00
Entry Deadline: 10/28/2008

11/08/2008

Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews
Albany, NY

Contact: Keith Looney
Phone:   (518) 462-9293

Entry Fee: $6
Entry Deadline: 10/31/2008

11/15/2008

Land of the Muddy Waters
Rock Island, IL

Contact: Jason Gabriel
Phone:   (563) 529-3165

Entry Fee: $8 first entry, $6 subsequent entries
Entry Deadline: 11/07/2008

11/15/2008

Richmond Wort Hogs Brew Club (no web site)
Columbus Township, MI

Contact: Sandi Britt
Phone:   (586) 727-5803

Entry Fee: $8.00 first entry $5.00 for ertry after the first
Entry Deadline: 11/08/2008

11/26/2008

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: November 2008
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 11/12/2008

December 2008

12/31/2008

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: December 2008
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 12/17/2008

January 2009

01/28/2009

Brew Bubbas Big Brew Brew-Off: January 2009
Warren, MI

Contact: Craig Belanger
Phone:   (586) 945-8629

Entry Fee: $9.00
Entry Deadline: 01/14/2009

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