The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) announced this week that the open enrollment for competition applications to the annual National Homebrew Competition will open on January 22, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. Mountain Time.
For the competition this year, the AHA added a thirteenth first-round judging center, located in the New England area. The AHA also separated smoke-flavored beers and wood-aged beers into separate categories. The entry fee was boosted to $16, an increase of two dollars.
“The increased entry fee will allow us to continue to provide essential financial and administrative support to all thirteen first-round judging centers, the final-round judging, and overall competition operations,” the AHA said in an announcement.