USA: 2007 National Homebrew Competition Awards Medals

Winners from more than 5,000 entries into the world’s largest beer competition collected their medals Saturday night for the 2007 National Homebrew Competition. The top winners from twenty-eight style categories were awarded bronze, silver, and gold medals. Winners were announced at the 29th annual National Homebrewers Conference Grand Banquet Awards Ceremony Saturday evening in Denver, Colorado.

The National Homebrew Competition, the largest beer competition in the world; saw a greater amount of entries this year than ever with a record breaking 5,052 entries from 1,172 homebrewers. Last year the number of entries was 4,548 from 1,067 homebrewers.

Judging for the competition begins at the regional level. There are ten regions and judges rate the beers, ciders, and meads on a scale of 1-50. The first round of judging selects the top three regional winners for each of the twenty-eight style categories that advance to the second round of judging, which took place at the AHA’s National Homebrewers Conference in Denver, Colorado June 21-23, 2007.