It’s a busy time this week - the NHC Finals were held last week in Kansas City at Boulevard Brewing with an amazing crew finishing up the process of sorting, evaluating and finally winnowing out an overall winner from nearly 3000 entries! You can catch all the details here. Here’s the highlights:
Homebrewer of the Year: Wayne Doucette
Cidermaker of the Year: James Werner
Meadmaker of the Year: Doug Brown & Alexandria Horn
Ninkasi Award (Most Medal Points): Tyler Miller
Gambrinus Club of the Year (Highest %age of entries medalling): Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Club of the Year (Most total medal points overall): Arizona Society of Homebrewers
There’s more news coming out this week so keep your eyes peeled!
Thank you! It was a crazy night, my son and I watched the awards ceremony live. There was a lot of hootin’ and howling. I always hope to do that well, but never expect it.
For those of you who won a Bronze in the 2025 Final Round, you should have just received an email from me with your individual redemption codes for your free entry(s) into 2026. If you changed your email since last year, please let me know (DM) and I will resend to whatever email you are currently using.
