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7th Annual Garden State Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 7th Annual Garden State Homebrew Competition.

There were 274 entries judged and 408 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (7 entries)

Table 2: International and Czech Lager (14 entries)

Table 3: Pale Malty European Beer (11 entries)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (16 entries)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (10 entries)

Table 8: Dark European Lager (7 entries)

Table 11: British Bitter (12 entries)

Table 13: Brown British and Irish Beer (11 entries)

Table 16: Dark British and Irish Beer (11 entries)

Table 17: Strong British and European Beers (9 entries)

Table 18: Pale American Ale (10 entries)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (11 entries)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (9 entries)

Table 21: Standard IPA (8 entries)

Table 22: Strong American Ale (7 entries)

Table 23: European Sour and American Wild Ale (12 entries)

Table 24: Belgian Ale (11 entries)

Table 25: Specialty and Hazy IPA (11 entries)

Table 26: Monastic Ale (13 entries)

Table 27: Other Historical and Alternative Fermentable Beers (14 entries)

Table 29: Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Table 30: Spiced Beer (10 entries)

Table 32: Smoked and Wood Beer (10 entries)

Table 35: Cider (11 entries)

Table 36: Mead (12 entries)

Launch Awards Presentation

Judging Sessions

Ad Hoc Judging Session #1
03/03/2025 12:00 AM, EST — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Ad Hoc (Exact Date / Time / Place Arranged by Judges). Entries will need to be picked up at Brew Hardware after the bottle sort..

Ad Hoc Judging Session #2
03/03/2025 12:00 AM, EST — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Ad Hoc (Exact Date / Time / Place Arranged by Judges). Entries will need to be picked up at Brew Hardware after the bottle sort..

Ad Hoc Judging Session #3
03/03/2025 12:00 AM, EST — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Ad Hoc (Exact Date / Time / Place Arranged by Judges). Entries will need to be picked up at Brew Hardware after the bottle sort..

Friday Evening Judging Session
03/14/2025 5:00 PM, EDT — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Brew Hardware. 135 Main Street, Suite B, Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889.

Live Judging Session (AM)
03/15/2025 8:00 AM, EDT — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Polish American Citizens Club, Whitehouse Station, NJ.

Live Judging Session (PM)
03/15/2025 12:00 PM, EDT — 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT
Polish American Citizens Club, Whitehouse Station, NJ.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/15/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/03/2025 12:00 AM, EST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/15/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/23/2025 1:57 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 01/15/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/03/2025 12:00 AM, EST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 02/17/2025 8:00 AM, EST — 02/28/2025 4:00 PM, EST.

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.