Three BJCP judges give advice to homebrewers who plan on entering contests.  

The annual Great American Beer Festival: a beer drinker’s Mecca. Each year tens of thousands of brewers, aficionados and brew-parazzi descend on Denver, Colorado to taste, evaluate — and of course, compete. For homebrewer Ben Miller, 2009 was a lucky year, indeed, as he took home rare twin wins for the Samuel Adams LongShot homebrew competition and the GABF Pro-Am competition. BYO BONUS: Brew Ben's award-winning homebrews!

 Three homebrewers who won at Boston Brewing Company’s LongShot contest and the beers they brewed.

Enter your mead in the world's largest competition for hobby winemakers. The best homemade meads and wines from across North America and around the globe will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals in 50 categories awarded by a panel of experienced wine judges. In 2007 we had 3,422 entries from 44 American states, 8 Canadian provinces and 4 countries. Enter your meads and wines and compete against the continent's best home winemakers! You can gain international recognition for your winemaking skills and get valuable feedback on your meads and wines from the competition's judging panel. Deadline is March 17, 2008.

They say it's what's on the inside that really counts . . . but not for our annual label contest. The artistic side of our readers is on display as we present the bronze, silver, gold and grand champion of our 2007 Label Contest.

Ever wonder what happens when you send your beer off to a homebrew contest? A National BJCP judge steps you through the process used for evaluating beers at a BJCP-sanctioned competition.

A homebrew judge (and contestant) tells you how to go for the gold and make your homebrew submission stand out in its flight at the contest.

The best homemade meads from across North America will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals plus a Best of Show award in the 2007 WineMaker International Amateur Wine Competition. Enter your meads and you can gain international recognition for your skills and get valuable feedback from the competition's judging panel. Deadline to enter is March 30, 2007.

The name of the game is better beer, not taking home medals. Tips for pleasithe judges, sticking to style, and keeping your beer out of trouble.

Step right up! Step right up!

Tips from hopping to shipping rates that will put your beer in the winner's circle.

The Beer Judge Certification Program does more than make you an ace beer taster.  It helps you learn more about styles, the brewing process, and beer faults — knowledge that will help you make your own beer better.