Competition Details
- Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge 2026
- Competition Reggie Beer Link for registration
- Competition date: Oct 24, 2026
- Entry registration: 9:00 AM Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 7, 2026 Midnight
- Judge Registration: 9:00 AM Sep 1, 2026 – 8:00 AM Oct 24, 2026
- Entry Dropoff: Sept 25, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026 5:00 PM
- Shipping Window : Sept 25, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026
- Bottles needed for each entry: 2
Rules
- No cannabis or cannabis products allowed
- This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older. Beer, mead, and cider is judged according to the most current BJCP guidelines – currently 2021 for beer, 2015 for Mead / Cider.
- All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).
- The competition organizers are not responsible for miscategorised entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
- The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.
- Entries will not be returned to entrants.
- To ensure the anonymity of entrants, submit two (2) bottles/cans, 10 fluid ounces or larger (187 mL any color bottles for mead ok) with no paper or inked labels, or any other identifying or distinguishing marks on the bottle and/or can. Raised brewery lettering on imported bottles/cans or beverages with national distribution are acceptable but not encouraged.
- Remove or blur beyond distinction any identifying marks from bottle caps. Solid color bottle caps are acceptable.
- Caps with identifiable markings that make them unique as determined by the Judge Director with visible symbols, writing, etching, coating, etc. will be disqualified.
- If there is any doubt that a cap is compliant, it is recommended to apply a coat of opaque black (sharpie) ink to all surfaces of the caps.
- Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
- The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
2026 Sponsors
 | Spike Brewing https://spikebrewing.com/ |
Drop Off Locations
 | Tom’s Brew Shop (Lakewood) https://tomsbrewshop.com/ |
 | Quirky Homebrew Supply (Northglenn) https://www.quirkyhomebrew.com/ |
 | Old West Homebrew Supply (Colorado Springs) |
 | Boulder Fermentation Supply (Boulder) https://www.boulderfermentationsupply.com/ |
 | Brew Fort (Fort Collins) https://brewfort.com/ |
 | Launchpad (Aurora) https://launchpadbrewery.com/ |
 | 105 West Brewing (Castle Rock) https://www.105westbrewing.com/ |
Thank you to past sponsors
 | The Brew Hut (Aurora) https://thebrewhut.com/ |
| Tom’s Brew Shop (Lakewood) https://tomsbrewshop.com/ |
 | Grimm Brothers Brewhouse (Loveland) http://grimmbrosbrewhouse.com/ |
| Boulder Fermentation Supply (Boulder) https://www.boulderfermentationsupply.com/ |
| Quirky Homebrew Supply (Northglenn) https://www.quirkyhomebrew.com/ |
 | Altitude Brewing and Supply Denver https://www.altitudebrew.com/ |
| Old West Homebrew Supply Colorado Springs |
2025 Competition Results
Thank yall for a great RMHBC!
Results can be found on reggieber
2025 results https://reggiebeer.com/?Web=1000919
2024 Competition Results
Thank yall for a great RMHBC!
Results can be found on reggieber
2024 results https://www.reggiebeer.com/?Web=1000882
Congrats to the Weizguys Homebrew Club, who took home this year’s Firkin!
2023 Competition Results
Thank yall for a great RMHBC!
Results can be found on reggieber
2023 results http://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000788
2022 Competition Results
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Results can be found on reggieber
2022 results https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000727
2021 Competition Results
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Results can be found on reggieber
2021 results https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000657
2019 Competition Results
Thank yall for a great RMHBC!
Results can be found on reggieber
2019 results https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000501