Members were able to choose any commercial beer available for purchase in the United States. This is the 11th year that AHA members voted for up to 20 of their favorite beers in an online poll. The poll is conducted annually by Zymurgy magazine. Next year’s event will be June 12-14 in Grand Rapids, Mich.Īmerican Homebrewers Association members have voted Russian River Brewing Company’s Pliny the Elder the “Best Commercial Beer in America” for the fifth year running. Tickets for the 2013 National Homebrewers Conference went on sale Feb. For the first competition, Boulder, Colo., in 1979, there were 34 entries. Judges evaluated 894 entries were in the second round. Military APO, Puerto Rico, three Canadian Provinces and Belgium, entered in the first round of the competition.įirst round took place at 11 regional sites in the United States. This year, there were 7,756 entries from 2,187 homebrewers located in 49 states and the District of Columbia, U.S. The National Homebrew Competition recognizes the most outstanding homemade beer, mead and cider produced by homebrewers. Lagers are difficult to brew well, which shows how homebrewers are more technically proficient than ever before.” “I’m pleased see a woman win the Homebrewer of the Year Award, and it’s impressive that she did so in a lager category. “Homebrewing is growing fast and attracting a more diverse following,” said AHA director Gary Glass. He won gold medals in the Strong Ale and German Wheat and Rye Beer categories his homebrew club, Lehigh Valley Homebrewers also won the Gambrinus Club Award. Local homebrewer David Barber won the Ninkasi Award as the winningist brewer in the competition. Tavish Sullivan won the Cidermaker of the Year award with his Common Cider, and Mark Tanner won the Meadmaker of the Year award with his Strawberry, Rhubarb and Blackberry Mead. Johnson won with a beer she called her Lite American Lager. Annie Johnson of Sacramento, Calif., won Homebrewer of the Year when results of the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition were announced Saturday in Philadelphia.Ī record 3,400 attended the 35th National Homebrewers Conference, 75 percent more than last year.
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