The Iowa Homebrewer Award was established in 2005. This award was created

to honor the brewing skills of one Iowa resident Homebrewer and to promote Iowa

Homebrew Competitions. This brewer has demonstrated outstanding brewing skills by

consistent performance in three of the four sanctioned Iowa competitions:

IBU Open March 31, 2012

THIRSTY Classic May 12, 2012

The Iowa State Fair August 9, 2012

MUGZ Land of the Muddy Waters November 2012

How is the award determined?

Points will be awarded as follows 5 points for 1st, 3 points for 2nd, and 1 point for 3rd

place finishes in a qualifying competition. Only the highest placing beer per BJCP

numbered category will be used to calculate points. The Award score will be determined

by dividing the total points accumulated by the total number of competition entries

receiving a placing. The 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines will be followed. Points must be

earned in a minimum of 4 of the possible 28 BJCP style categories in order to be eligible

for the award.

Other Rules

All entries must be brewed at home, No Brewpub, Microbrewery or Brew on

Premises beers are eligible in any of the participating contests. All brewers must be 21

years of age at the time of the competition to enter.

For further information please contact Susan Walsh at membership@thirstyhomebrew.org