Homebrew Competitions  

HDBA Competitions

Eastern Idaho State Fair, September 6, 1998

Mountain Brewers Beer Festival, June 6, 1998

1998 Spring Competition April 25, 1998 (Spring Thing)

AHA Style Guidelines Where does my beer belong?

Entry Forms

Past Competition Winners

1997 HDBA Brewer of the Year

Links to other Homebrew Competitions

BJCP Registered Competitions

RealBeer Page Homebrew Competitions

Revised: April 12, 1998.  

1998 Spring Competition

The annual spring competition will be held at Dr. Hopps on Saturday, April 25th, 1998. All aspiring homebrewers are encouraged to enter (you too Dine). Entry forms may be picked up at Dr. Hops and Marcellar's in Idaho Falls and at the Grapevine in Pocatello. All entrys for this competition must be received by 5:00 PM Friday, April 24th 1998 at Dr. Hops, 601 W. 19th, Idaho Falls, ID, 83402.

 

CALLING ALL BJCP CERTIFIED JUDGES!!!!!!!

This years Spring Thing organizing committee needs a few good tasters. Please contact Bob Beckwith at 346-6870 or email him at bfirth@srv.net. WE NEED YOUR TASTE BUDS!!!

 

Last Years Winners included:

First - Alan Crockett

Second - Galen Smolik

Third - Mike Janssen

Fourth - David Morgan/Patrick McCracken

Honorable Mention - Alan Johnson

 

The full list of category winners is presented in the following table.  

Eastern Idaho State Fair - 1998

The fouth annual Eastern Idaho State Fair HomeBrew competition will be held on September 6, 1998. Please send any entries to Dr. Hops or Marcellar's in Idaho Falls, or to the Grapevine in Pocetello. Entry forms are available at all locations listed. On-line forms should be available soon. For more information, please contact Dine Smith at 785-4755 for more information.

4th Annual - Mountain Brewers Beer Fest

  Saturday - June 6, 1998 - Noon to 6pm

McDermott Field, Idaho Falls, Idaho

to benefit the Idaho Falls Colonial Arts Center

Co-sponsored by Dr.Hops, Idaho Brewing, and the Idaho Falls Braves, the Mountain Brewers Beer Festival will once again draw crowds of beer lovers from Wyoming, Montana, Utah, Oregon and Washington. The "Beer Fest" has become the "premier" beer event in the intermountain region with more than 80 brewers converging on Idaho Falls from all over the U.S.. Festival organizer and beer author Gregg Smith says "This event offers local beer mavens a unique opportunity to sample the best brews from the Northwest and beyond. Better yet, all proceeds go to restoration of the Colonial Arts Center."

The Festival is scheduled for June 6th at McDermott Field (the city's minor league ballpark) and will run from Noon to 6pm. Ticket prices will be selling for $12 per person, $17 per couple in advance of the fest ($15 and $20 at the door) and $2 for designated drivers.

The festival provides a lot of fun for non-drinkers. In addition to beer, there'll be live music, a variety of root beer and cream sodas, food, raffle items, a silent auction of art work, and the chance to spread a blanket in the outfield and enjoy the afternoon.

This year a commercial beer judging, on Friday the 5th of June, will precede the festival. Beers from throughout the west will be competing for the gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded to the "Best in the West" beers. The winners will be announced at the beginning of the Saturday festival, which will present fest go'ers the opportunity to sample the winning brews.

Centrally located 2 hours from Jackson Hole, Yellowstone, and Sun Valley, and only 3 hours from Salt Lake, Idaho Falls has repeatedly been rated as one of the country's top 10 outdoor recreation destinations.

FOR TICKET INFORMATION CONTACT - The Idaho Falls Arts Council (208) 522-0471.

FOR FEST INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregg Smith phone - (208) 524-0970,

FAX - (208) 524-6490, email - GSMITHBEER@AOL.COM

1997 HDBA Brewer of the Year Status

First, second, and third place winners in each category including Best of Show are automatically entered into the Brewer of the Year competition. Three points are awarded for each first place finish, two points for second, and one point for third. Best of Show are awarded an additional number of points similar to each category. The person with the highest total points at the end of the year will be named the 1997 HDBA Brewer of the Year. Non-HDBA competition placings will also count in this total. Please make sure that these are recorded with one of the HDBA club officers, or send them care of this webpage riedesel@srv.net. The club is not responsible for missing non-HDBA competition results. Current standings are listed in the table below.

Name	Total Points
Dine Smith	15
Mark Langlois	13
Alan Johnson	11
David Morgan & Patrick McCracken	8
Alan Crockett	6
Jack Hartwell	6
John Beal	6
Scott Priore	6
Galen Smolik	5
Gregg Smith & Carrie Getty	5
Mike Janssen	4
Tom Borschel	4
Charlie Bobbins	3
Dave Woodall	3
Elaine Jacobson	3
Jay Newkirk	3
Jim Fisher	3
Bob Davis	2
Cindra Stark	2
Mark Huntley	2
Tom Brinkerhoff	2
Andy Shaw	1
Bob Starck	1
Donald McNeal	1
Kevin McCarthy	1
Sean O'Connel & Gala Bala	1

 

Eastern Idaho State Fair, August 31, 1997

The winners of the Second Annual Eastern Idaho State Fair and High Desert Brewers Association beer competition held August 31, 1997 are listed below. Categories with less than six entries were combined to facilitate judging. Even though two or more styles may have been combined, each beer was judged to the style in which it was entered. Rankings were determined by the final assigned score on each beer's cover sheet. Special congratulations to the following Best of Show winners!!!

First - Scott Priore, "American Pale Ale" - American Pale Ale

Second - Mark Langlois, "Biere Rouge" - Biere de Garde

Third - Dine Smith, "Russian Gold Imperial Stout" - Imperial Stout

The full list of category winners is presented in the following table.  

1997 HDBA Brewer of the Year

Special congratulations to Dine Smith, HDBA's Brewer of the Year for 1997.

First Runner-up goes to Mark Langlois.

Second Runner-up goes to Alan Johnson.

Thanks to everyone who participated in our competitions during 1997. We need more entries from the members to maintain a viable number of sanctioned flights.  Remember to keep brewing, the next competition The Spring Thing is just around the corner. Get your entries in TODAY!