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Thank you for your interest in the UNYHA'S 47th Annual Homebrew Competition! organized by Upstate New York Homebrewers Association, Genesee Brewery.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

If you are willing to judge or steward, please return to register on or after Thursday 1 May, 2025 12:00 AM, EDT.

Rules

ENTRIES!

  • This year's competition requires 2 bottles supplied for each entry
  • Multiple entries per category are permitted. Multiple entries per sub-category are permitted.
  • All entries must have BJCP category and sub-category information entered.
  • Any entered in the incorrect categories will not be reassigned.
  • Please fill out the online entry forms completely.
    • Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified per the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.
    • Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' scoring of your entry.
  • All entry fees must be paid in full at or before the time the entry is shipped or dropped off.
  • Score sheets are available on the competition site, under your login.


OTHER STUFF!

  • All proceeds of the competition will be used to defray competition expenses.
    • Cups are expensive. So is food for the judges!
    • 100% of donations solicited from commercial brewers, distributors, good beer bars, and homebrew-related businesses and manufacturers are given out as prizes for winning at the competition, and as gifts to the support team of judges, stewards, and organizers.
  • This is an amateur competition!
    • Professional Brewers, and employees of professional breweries, may submit entries provided that they were brewed on non-commercial equipment.
    • Will we know? No, but don't be a jerk. 
  • The competition organizers intend to post competition results at the UNYHA Oktoberfest, details below, and at the competition site https://www.unyha.com/comp
  • This online entry software is being used to collect your entry information, collect your payment, and print the entry forms and bottle tags for your entries. The information you have entered and saved by the entry deadline is the information we will use to judge your entries. Changes made after the entry deadline may not be applied to your entries for judging.
  • All entries become the property of the Upstate New York Homebrewers Association. We reserve the right to disqualify any entry for failure to comply with these rules. Disqualified entries may be evaluated but will not be eligible for awards or prizes. No entries or fees will be returned. The decision of the judges is final.

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

  • You can save money on your PayPal fees by paying for all your entries at one time instead of individually.
  • Each entry will consist of capped or corked bottles that are void of all identifying information.
  • Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely.
  • 12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass, swing tops, corked bottles, 22's, and cans will be accepted.
  • All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry paperwork should be attached to bottles by the method specified on the bottle label.

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

  • Rich DeTommaso — Competition Coordinator
  • Board UNYHA — Sponsoring Club

Sponsors

Upstate New York Homebrewers Association is proud to have the following sponsors for the UNYHA'S 47th Annual Homebrew Competition!.

Genesee Brewing Company
 
Genesee Brewing Company
Our Gracious hosts
Sager-Stoneyard Pub
 
Sager-Stoneyard Pub
Hosts of UNYHA's monthly club meetings!
Southtown Beverages, Inc
 
Southtown Beverages, Inc
Rochester area drop off, and mail location! Our sole drop off location
E.J. Wren
 
E.J. Wren
Syracuse area dropoff!
Niagara Traditions Homebrew
 
Niagara Traditions Homebrew
Buffalo area dropoff!
Prison City Brewing Co
 
Prison City Brewing Co
Sunset Hydroponics And Homebrew
 
Sunset Hydroponics And Homebrew
Generous sponsor of UNYHA as a club - members get a 10% discount!
American Homebrewers Association
 
American Homebrewers Association
Amoretti
 
Amoretti
Beers Of The World
 
Beers Of The World
BeerSmith Software
 
BeerSmith Software
Brew Your Own Magazine
 
Brew Your Own Magazine
BSG HandCraft
 
BSG HandCraft
Cobblestone Hop Yard
 
Cobblestone Hop Yard
Engine 14 Brewing
 
Engine 14 Brewing
Five Star Chemicals And Supply
 
Five Star Chemicals And Supply
Hopsteiner
 
Hopsteiner
Imperial Yeast
 
Imperial Yeast
INKBIRD
 
INKBIRD
Lake Beverage
 
Lake Beverage
Mortalis Brewing Co
 
Mortalis Brewing Co
Murmuration Malts
 
Murmuration Malts
Omega Yeast
 
Omega Yeast
Peacemaker Brewing Company
 
Peacemaker Brewing Company
Rahr Malting Co
 
Rahr Malting Co
Remarkable Liquids
 
Remarkable Liquids
Stoneyard Brewing Co
 
Stoneyard Brewing Co
Strangebird Brewery
 
Strangebird Brewery
Swiftwater Brewing Co
 
Swiftwater Brewing Co
WNY Beer Ranger
 
WNY Beer Ranger
Gambrinus Malting
 
Gambrinus Malting
Mangrove Jack's
 
Mangrove Jack's
Mouterij Dingemans
 
Mouterij Dingemans
RJS Craft Winemaking
 
RJS Craft Winemaking
Simpsons Malt
 
Simpsons Malt