In this episode, Matthew Herrold joins us to talk about the meteoric rise of the Master Homebrewer Program.  This competitive brewing program allows brewers to earn designations and specialty badges based on competition scoresheets over various styles.  In addition, the MHP runs the Circuit of America and acts as an advocate to competitive brewers by providing additional services such as competition feedback and information.  In addition to being a founder and current President of the MHP, Matthew also runs a vlog on YouTube called MeanBrews which helps brewers analyze the data trends on winning style recipes.

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--- Master Homebrewer Program: masterhomebrewerprogram.com

--- Mean Brews: https://www.youtube.com/@MeanBrews

--- South Shore Brew Off: https://ssbc.brewcompetition.com/

--- Cactus Classic: https://azhomebrewers.org/brewcomp

--- 8 Seconds of Froth: https://comp.highplainsdrafters.org/

--- Lunar Rendezbrew Sticker Comp: http://mashtronauts.com/sticker

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, we take a quick look at four upcoming homebrew competitions including Drunk Monk Challenge, Boot Brew Fest, Cascade Brewers Cup, and SheBrew.  Then we were joined by Neil Topliffe and Eric Ruzicka of the Bay Area Mashers to discuss their upcoming World Cup.  No, not that World Cup.  This is the World Cup of Beer in the San Francisco Bay area.  Find out about these two homebrewers and what's so special about the World Cup of Beer.

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--- World Cup of Beer: https://www.worldcupofbeer.com/

--- Drunk Monk Challenge: www.knaves.org

--- Boot Brew Fest: https://bootbrewfest.com

--- Cascade Brewers Cup: https://www.cascadebrewersguild.com/bcoem/

--- SheBrew: www.shebrew.beer

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, we were joined by Julia Herz, the Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association (AHA) to discuss opening day of the National Homebrew Competition (NHC) 2023.  Aside from topics revolving around NHC, we received some great information and advice from Julia for homebrewers and competition organizers alike.  This is not an episode that you will want to miss.

Here are the key dates to remember for NCH 2023:

Registration Opens Jan 24 - 31

Entry Edit Deadline Feb 10

First Round Shipping  Mar 6-17

First Round Judging  Mar 24 - Apr 23

First Round Results  May 3

Final Round Shipping  June 5-14

Final Round Judging  June 21

Awards Ceremony  June 24

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--- National Homebrew Competition - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/

--- American Homebrewers Association - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, we take a quick look at four upcoming homebrew competitions including SNAFU Winterfest, Romancing the Beer, America's Finest Homebrew Competition, and the Peach State Brew Off.  Then we had a great conversation with the highly decorated Fritz Schanz of the Denton County Homebrewers Guild.  Fritz won the Circuit of America in 2022, has finished in the top 10 of the Lone Star Circuit 4 consecutive years, and shocked the competitive homebrewing community with a massive 15 medals at the Colorado State Fair in 2022.  You'll want to hear what Fritz has to say about competitive brewing.  We end the show with a recap of four competition's best of show winners that were announced in the last month.

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe and give us a review. We're always looking for content ideas and guests, so please feel free to email us with your suggestions at [email protected]. You can also find us at Facebook.com/BestOfShowPodcast or follow BestOfShowPodcast on Instagram! Cheers y'all!

--- Peach State Brew Off - https://comp.coverthops.com/PSBO/

--- Romancing the Beer - https://romancingthebeer.com/

--- America's Finest City Homebrew - https://quaff.org/AFC-2023/

--- SNAFU Winterfest - https://snafu.brewcompetition.com/

--- Circuit of America - https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/2022-circuit-of-america

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, Andy Scherzinger is announced as a co-host and executive partner of the podcast.  Together we will recap 2022 by looking at the winners of various homebrew circuits around the country, including our own favorite competitions of the past year.  Then we met with Phil LaFleur of the Weizguys homebrew club to discuss their upcoming competition, Sweetheart's Revenge.  Tune in to find out everything you need to know about the largest homebrew competition in Colorado.

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--- Sweetheart's Revenge - https://weizguys.com/revenge/

--- Circuit of America - https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/2022-circuit-of-america

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Happy Brew Year!  This is just a teaser episode with holiday greetings to let everyone know that the show will be returning very soon.

In this episode, we will recap several competitions including the Maltose Falcon's Mayfaire, Port City Plunder, and Lunar Rendezbrew 28.  We also discussed upcoming competitions for which you can still enter.  Those are the Boerne Beer Fest (Championship Belt is on the line), Clash of the Carboys, 25th Cascade Brewers Cup, and the Arizona Mead & Cider Festival. We'll also have special guest host Jonathan Reasoner of the Bay Area Mashtronauts on the show.  Jonathan is the Vice President of the Bay Area Mashtronatus, founder of the Dysfunctional Brewing Blog (dysfunctional.beer), decorated competitive homebrewer, and organizer Lunar Rendezbrew 28.  Jonathan will recap Lunar Rendezbrew on the show to provide insight into the event as well as lessons learned for competition organizers.

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe and give us a review. We're always looking for content ideas and guests, so please feel free to email us with your suggestions at [email protected]. You can also find us at Facebook.com/BestOfShowPodcast or follow BestOfShowPodcast on Instagram! Cheers y'all!

--- Dysfunctional Brewing Blog - Dysfunctional.beer

--- Maltose Falcons Mayfaire - https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/2022Mayfaire/

--- Port City Plunder - http://beerscores.com/comp_details.aspx?id=1160

--- Lunar Rendezbrew 28 - https://rendezbrew.brewcomp.com/

--- Boerne Beer Fest - SouthTxHb.brewcompetition.com

--- Clash of the Carboys - www.ClashOfTheCarboys.com

--- 25th Cascade Brewers Cup - CascadeBrewersGuild.com

--- Arizona Mead & Cider Festival - MeadFest.MountainTopMashers.net

--- Lone Star Circuit - https://www.lonestarcircuit.com/

--- Circuit of America - https://www.masterhomebrewerprogram.com/2022-circuit-of-america

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, we will recap several competitions including the Virginia Beer Blitz, America's Finest City Homebrew Competition, and the All American Homebrew Competition.  Upcoming competitions include the Mead Stampede, Carbondale Brew Fest, and the Maltose Falcons Mayfaire competition.

We'll also give you a full introduction to your host, John Black.  John is a competitive homebrewer that serves as the Mission Commander of the Bay Area Mashtronauts, finished top 10 on the Lone Star Circuit in 2021, and is one of the competition organizers of Lunar Rendezbrew 28, the 3rd largest homebrew competition in the country this year!  Learn a little more about John's competitive brewing journey and get an update about how things are going so far with Lunar Rendezbrew along with insights of things that worked well and lessons learned for next year.

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe and give us a review. We're always looking for content ideas and guests, so please feel free to email us with your suggestions at [email protected]. You can also find us at Facebook.com/BestOfShowPodcast or follow BestOfShowPodcast on Instagram! Cheers y'all!

--- Virginia Beer Blitz - http://www.colonialalesmiths.org/BeerBlitz/

--- America's Finest City Homebrew Competition - https://quaff.org/AFC-2022/

--- All American Homebrew Competition - https://maltinfusers.brewcompetition.com/

--- Mead Stampede - https://meadstampede.org/

--- Carbondale Brew Fest - http://carbondalebrewfest.com/

--- Maltose Falcons Mayfaire - https://competitions.maltosefalcons.com/2022Mayfaire/

--- Lunar Rendezbrew 28 - http://mashtronauts.com/rendezbrew

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.

In this episode, we will recap several competitions including the Clarksville Carboys Limited Edition V, Coconut Cup, Shamrock Open, and the Bluebonnet Brew Off.  The National Homebrew Competition is now open, so entry registration will be discussed.  I will also give a recap of my first trip to the Bluebonnet Brew Off conference and homebrew awards.  Shout out to all the amazing brewers I had a chance to talk with including some listeners of the show.

We'll also have special guest John Lawless on the show.  John is a competitive homebrewer that has gone on to focus on competition judging including the Nation Homebrew Competition as well as the Great American Beer Festival.  He is also running for the American Homebrewers Association governing committee. Elections are underway now, so AHA members should go online and vote!

If you enjoy the podcast, be sure to subscribe and give us a review. We're always looking for content ideas and guests, so please feel free to email us with your suggestions at [email protected]. You can also find us at Facebook.com/BestOfShowPodcast or follow BestOfShowPodcast on Instagram! Cheers y'all!

--- Clarksville Carboys Limited Edition V - https://www.clarksvillecarboys.com/ltdedition/

--- Shamrock Open - https://www.carboyclub.com/Shamrock

--- Coconut Cup - https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000681

--- Bluebonnet Brew Off - https://bbbrewoff.com/bcoem/

--- National Homebrew Competition (NHC) - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/

--- AHA Elections - https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/membership/aha-governing-committee/election/

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Music provided by Grifters & Shills - "255" off their Pretty Little Secrets album.