Nevada BrewChallenge Home Brew Competition

2021-22 National BrewChallenge Wrap Up

January 19, 2022

It’s finally here! We’ve been waiting, wondering, and ridiculously excited for the grand finale of the National BrewChallenge 2021! This year, we added one heck of a twist to make for an amazing homebrew challenge! We reached out to Heretic Brewing Company’s Jamil Zainasheff and New Realm Brewing Company’s Mitch Steele to see if we could find a way to bring brewers from across the Nation together in a head to head brew off that eliminated as many variables as…

The Nevada BrewChallenge 2020 Wrap Up

July 19, 2020

R.J. Hiller

2020 NVBC Competition

Big congrats are in order for the 2020 winners of the Nevada BrewChallenge!! This year was such a fun competition, tons of feedback was given to the entrants, and overall was a huge success for the homebrewing community! Winners, Scoresheets, Participating Homebrew Clubs and the Heavy Medal-ers If you haven’t seen already, our Best of Show winner was Philip with his Trinity Tripel! We all had the opportunity to taste this beer, and let me tell you, it was a…

So you want to be a Home Brewer?

August 20, 2019

R.J. Hiller

General Discussion

How do I start homebrewing? There is nothing better than starting a new hobby, especially one like home brewing. Homebrewing inparts the best of creativity, organization, science and making friends. Before I started to homebrew I thought I could do it all myself. That couldn’t have been further from the truth. I had the creativity down, but my wife is the organized one. The only thing missing was friends in the brewing community. When I say “friends” I’m referring to…

Brewing with BJCP Guidelines

August 1, 2019

R.J. Hiller

General Discussion

Did you know there are 34 different categories of beer? And that each category has different subcategories, aka styles? I was pretty surprised to learn that, and I am a pretty seasoned beer drinker! I mean, a hobby that requires me to drink, taste, judge, and make more beer to drink? That’s a no brainer. Since beer drinkers are evolving their style preference and pallets, brewers have had to evolve with us. We are constantly looking for the next best…

What Do We Get From Home Brew Competitions?

July 29, 2019

R.J. Hiller

General Discussion

What we love about Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) sanctioned competitions is the feedback. This is our chance to craft a beer, wine, mead or cider, in any style and let certified judges have at it, with no filter, as well as to compete against friends.

Why Compete?

July 23, 2019

R.J. Hiller

General Discussion

This is an opportunity to bring home brewers together to share their beers, challenge each other, and compete for Northern Nevada’s best home brew. Our goal is to ultimately help improve your skills and confidence in your own home brew set up and recipe building; giving you a chance to receive notes, the good and the ugly, from BJCP certified judges through tasting workshops and finally in a competition.