HOPS-BOPS 2017 Best of Philly Homebrew Competition

Homebrewers of Philadelphia and Suburbs
(HOPS)
Presents

Best of Philly Homebrew Competition

(33rd in a Series)

A BJCP Sanctioned Event

Sponsored by Home Sweet Homebrew


Win a chance to have your beer brewed professionally



This year's HOPS BOPS competition serves as a qualifying round for three different, and distinct, competitions where the winner will have their beer brewed professionally by either Dogfish Head Craft Brewery, Yards Brewing Company, or Free Will Brewing Company. Some of the beers could be used as the brewery's entry in the Pro-Am category of the GABF.

Winners of the selected categories listed below will be invited to pour their beers at the premier homebrewing event, the Extreme Homebrew Challenge, during Philly Beer Week in 2016 sponsored by Dogfish Head, Home Sweet Homebrew and Jose Pistola's. Entrants will need to provide either one case of bottles or one half-filled five-gallon Corny keg (and set-up) for the event. Beer can be re-brewed for the event. At the event, Sam (or his designated appointee) will select a brewer to venture down to the DFH pilot brewery and co-brew the beer with him and his staff. This beer will then be poured at a future Great American Beer Festival where it will be judged with other Pro Am beers.

Only the following categories are eligible to participate:
  1. 21B Specialty IPA
  2. 23 European Sour Ale
  3. 24 Belgian Ale
  4. 25 Strong Belgian Ale
  5. 26 Trappist Ale
  6. 27 Historical Beer
  7. 28 American Wild Ale
  8. 29 Fruit Beer
  9. 30 Spiced Beer
  10. 31 Alternative Fermentables Beer
  11. 32B Specialty Smoked Beer
  12. 33 Wood Aged Beer
  13. 34B-C Specialty Beer (Mixed-Style and Experimental)

Extreme Homebrew Competition Past Winners

In years past, winners of the selected categories listed below were invited to enter their beers in a run-off competition judged by Yards Brewing Company staff, which will included Tom Kehoe. Yards is currently debating if this will continue this year.

Only the following categories are eligible to participate:
  1. 9C Baltic Porter
  2. 11 British Bitter
  3. 12 Pale Commmonwealth Beer
  4. 13 Brown British Beer
  5. 14 Scottish Beer
  6. 15 Irish Beer
  7. 16 Dark British Beer
  8. 17 Strong British Ale
  9. 27-34 Provided that a British component can be justified
Winners of the selected categories listed below will be invited to pour their beers at the German Historical Society's Philly Bierfest. Entrants will need to provide either one case of bottles or one half-filled five-gallon Corny keg (and set-up) for the event. Beer can be re-brewed for the event. All beers will compete for a people's choice award, and one beer will be selected by Free Will Brewing staff to be brewed for next year's event.

Only the following categories are eligible to participate:
  1. 3 Czech Lager
  2. 4 Pale Malty European Lager
  3. 5 Pale Bitter European Lager
  4. 6 Amber Malty European Lager
  5. 7 Amber Bitter European Beer
  6. 8 Dark European Beer
  7. 9A,B Doppelbock, Eisbock
  8. 10 German Wheat Beer
  9. 27-34 (German origin must be justified)

Past Winners

  • 2015: Michael Soo, Passionfruit Berliner
  • 2016: Chris Higgins, Kolsch


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