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The
Spooky Brewing Competition
 As
the leaves fall each October, the
Prairie Homebrewing Companions gather
together the best homebrew from the best homebrewers to determine who is the 'Great Pumpkin'
of brewers.
The
Hoppy Halloween Challenge is known for its Medals hung from unique
hand-crafted Halloween
themed lanyards.
All BJCP categories
including mead and cider can be entered, but
the Hoppy
Halloween Challenge has TWO categories unique to this competition:
Halloween
Theme Beer:
"Any beer with characteristics that would
identify it as being made for, and in the spirit of, Halloween."
Fresh
Killed Hops Beer:
"A wet hop beer made with fresh undried hops that
displays the character of those hops in the flavor and aroma."
How spooky can you brew?
Full rules for the special categories are available HERE.
Questions
or comments on the Hoppy Halloween Challenge?
Email
hoppy@hoppyhalloween.com
20th
Annual
Hoppy Halloween Challenge 2017
SCREAM!
What's
your favorite scary brew?
Entries
accepted October 7th thru October 20th
(Entries
left at Twin Cities Drop Off locations must be there by October
14th)
$7.50
per entry of 2 bottles
Judging
October 25th thru October 28th
BJCP
2015 Guidelines will be used
All
BJCP categories of beer, mead and cider will be accepted plus
special Halloween Theme and Fresh Killed Hops categories
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 All
judging for Hoppy Halloween is done using glass tasters, not plastic
cups.
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Every
flight will have at least 1 BJCP judge.
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Categories
will be consolidated for awarding medals and prizes similar to
how it was done for NHC.
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All
beers placing 1st, 2nd or 3rd will win a Hoppy
Halloween Challenge Medal hung from a special hand-crafted Halloween
themed lanyard plus will get a prize from one or more of our
sponsors.
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Prizes
will be shipped to the winners.
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Best
of Show Beer and Best of Show Mead/Cider receive themed trophies.
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Special
awards for Halloween Theme Beer and Great Pumpkin will also be
given.
Register
and Pay Online
Please
register and pay for your
entries online. No more sending checks or cash in the
mail. Payment for your entries can now be done online via PayPal, and you
don't need a PayPal account either, all major credit cards are
accepted.
Drop Off Sites!
Twin
Cities/Duluth/St Cloud
Save shipping fees!
If you are in the Minneapolis/St. Paul/Duluth/St. Cloud areas, we
hope to have drop off
points for you to leave your entries and the Prairie
Homebrewing Companions will have them picked up and carefully
transported to Fargo. No more broken bottles! No more sediment
haunting your award winning entry!
The
drop off locations will be posted when finalized
The
drop off window for these locations is
October
7th thru October 14th
Hoppy
Halloween 2016 Results
Hoppy
Halloween 2015 medals and awards
Hoppy
Halloween Sponsors
They have supported the
PHC and Homebrewers with lots of great prizes that will be given out
as part of this competition so give them your support and let them
know that their involvement with the Hoppy Halloween Challenge is
appreciated.
Hoppy Halloween Sponsors
 Hoppy
Halloween on BrewingTV
Chip
from BrewingTV was in Fargo for Hoppy Halloween 2010 and had a full
weekend. He covered 2 club brews, interviewed Susan Ruud about
the club's yeast bank, talked to featured speaker Jamil Zainasheff,
and covered Hoppy Halloween judging and awards including Halloween
Theme Beer Judging.
Chip
had a great time and you can see all the fun he had in Episode
23 of BrewingTV.
 
Hoppy
Halloween 2013 Medals
Questions
or comments on Hoppy Halloween?
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