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“Over the years, we’ve seen homebrewers push the envelope for what beer can be, leading the way with style awareness and ingenuity,” said Gary Glass, director American Homebrewers Association. The three-day conference and expo, the largest of its kind for amateur brewers, mead and cidermakers, hosted nearly 3,000 attendees and offered more than 70 educational seminars on beer styles, the brewing process, ingredients, recipe formulation, sensory analysis, and yeast & fermentation. The competition’s final round judging and award ceremony were held in conjunction with AHA’s annual conference, Homebrew Con.

Battleground Brewers Guild, Greensboro, NC.

Gambrinus Club Award: Awarded to the club garnering the most Final Round points per total club entries.

NHC Homebrew Club Award: Awarded to the club accumulating the most total points in all categories of beer, mead, and cider in the Final Round of competition.

Michael Wilcox with Scot Schaar and Carvin Wilson, Wichita, KS.

Samuel Adams Ninkasi Award: Awarded to the entrant accumulating the most points in the Final Round of competition.

In addition to category style awards, six major awards recognizing overall brewing excellence were presented.

BRONZE: Maggie and Tom Seitz, Fort Meyers, FL, Hangar 41 Brew Club.

SILVER: Gregory Irving, North Royalton, OH, Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers.

GOLD: Josh Baas and Jeff Rorison, Elk Grove, CA.

BRONZE: Jonas Geiss and Luiz Carlos Gaspar, Guarulhos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, AcervA PaulistaĬat 13: British & Irish Stout (369 entries).

SILVER: Wesley Carmichael and Mandy Naglich, New York, NY.GOLD: Michael Maugel and Jarrod Hanson, Denver, CO.BRONZE: Russell Berger, Portland, OR, Portland Brewers Collective.SILVER: Metts Potter, Browns Summit, NC, Battleground Brewers Guild.GOLD: Gregory Irving and Mike Yingling, North Royalton, OH, Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers.BRONZE: Keith Linn, Rogers, AR, Fayetteville Lovers of Pure Suds FLOPS.SILVER: Scott Sykes, Plymouth, MN, Mötley Brüe - Twin Cities Home Brew Club.GOLD: Tom Lawrence and Zach Dixon, San Diego, CA.BRONZE: Matt Cowper and Aaron Vieira, Costa Mesa, CA, Orange County Mash Ups.SILVER: Josh Clark, Littleton, MA, Boston Wort Processors.

GOLD: Tom Beach, Rocky River, OH, Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers.The winners of the top five most-entered categories were: The most-entered category was Specialty IPA, with 475 entries. This year’s competition judged 9,189 entries from 3,492 homebrewers located in 50 states, Washington, D.C., and 17 countries. In a ceremony Saturday at the Rhode Island Convention Center, medals were presented for the most outstanding homemade beer, mead, and cider in 34 categories. Over its 41-year history, 152,429 brews have been evaluated since the inaugural AHA National Homebrew Competition in 1979 in Boulder, Colo. The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) awarded 102 medals to amateur brewers and homebrew clubs worldwide at the 2019 AHA National Homebrew Competition (NHC).