Homebrew Alley XIX
Thank you for your interest in the Homebrew Alley XIX organized by , Strong Rope Brewery, Red Hook.
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.
Entry Registration is Open
87 entries have been added to the system as of 2:10 PM, EDT, Friday, March 28, 2025. There is a limit of 500 entries for this competition.
35 paid entries are in the system as of 2:10 PM, EDT, Friday, March 28, 2025.
To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.
Judge and Steward Registration is Open
If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.
If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.
Rules
This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
Judging will be done in person via the BCOE&M platform. When registering, judges should select 1-3 in person judging sessions based on their availability.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel with Certified, National and Master level judges based on a second judging of the top winners.
Brewers Choice will be decided by a Strong Rope Brewery representative. Winner will be invited to brew his or her beer at Strong Rope at a mutually agreed upon date!
No unevaluated entries (eg, 2nd bottles) or empty bottles will be returned to entrants.
Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2
Each entrant may enter at most 5 entries. Entrants are not limited to one entry in each category, but may only enter each subcategory once.
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.).
Each entry will consist of capped/corked bottles or cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and custom embossing. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. 12oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted. Please try to keep to 12oz packaging as larger bottles are difficult to store.
All requisite paperwork must be submitted with each entry and can be printed directly from this website. Entry labels should be attached to bottles by rubber band. No tape, no glue please!
Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients or details that must be specified. For specialty styles where required, the full name of the BJCP base style must be stated. Failure to note such details may impact the judges' scoring of your entry. Potential allergens must be disclosed, even if expected for the base style.
Inclusion of extraneous details that could bias judges' assessment of entries, e,g., tasting notes, is inappropriate and may lead to disqualification.
The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrive damaged. We will do our best to communicate damaged bottles if possible.
Please also review our Drop-Off Loctions, Shipping Info, and Packing and Shipping sections here.
IF YOU HAVE PREVISOULY REACHED OUT VIA THE LINK BELOW AND HAVE NOT RECIEVED A RESPONSE PLEASE EMAIL NYCHOMEBREWGUILD@GMAIL.COM.
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.
- Ben Caimano — Assistant Coordinator / Cellarmaster
- Andie Davies — Judge Coordinator
Sponsors
New York City Homebrewers Guild is proud to have the following sponsors for the Homebrew Alley XIX.
Judging Sessions
Saturday Morning Session
05/03/2025 10:00 AM, EDT.
Saturday Afternoon Session
05/03/2025 1:30 PM, EDT.
Sunday Morning Session
05/04/2025 10:00 AM, EDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 02/23/2025 6:00 AM, EST through 05/04/2025 11:59 PM, EDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/23/2025 6:00 AM, EST through 05/04/2025 11:59 PM, EDT.
Entry Registration Open
87 entries have been added to the system as of 2:10 PM, EDT, Friday, March 28, 2025. There is a limit of 500 entries for this competition.
35 paid entries are in the system as of 2:10 PM, EDT, Friday, March 28, 2025.
Entry registrations accepted 02/23/2025 6:00 AM, EST through 04/23/2025 11:59 PM, EDT.Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.