Gift Certificates from North Jersey Homebrew (Sparta, NJ)

2015 Best of Show Prize:

The Best of Show Gold Medal Beer, Mead, or Cider receives a Tap Handle Trophy from Freehand Custom Carvings. 2nd and 3rd place BOS winners will receive additional prizes!

 

 

 

The top (beer) brewer wins the opportunity to brew the winning recipe with Krogh's Brewpub in Sparta.  Your beer will be released commercially in the pub in Summer 2016!  See below for prizes for best Mead and Cider.

 

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners in each Category:

 

The maker of the Gold Medal winning mead will have the opportunity to see the recipe brewed at NJ's only meadery, Melovino Meadery (see rules for restrictions).

 

 

 

The maker of the Gold Medal winning cider will receive a private tour and tasting at NJ's only cidery, Twisted Limb. 2nd and 3rd place ciders will also recieve prizes from Twisted Limb (may require pickup).

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners receive a medal, as well as possible additional prizes from the list below, especially if you attend the Awards Ceremony!

 

 

 

 

Judges and Volunteers:

ALL volunteers will receive prizes from the list below during a free raffle on judging day. Volunteers may request one free admission to the Awards Ceremony at the NJ State Fair (tickets will be distributed at the judging session).

 

 

 

Hot Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be provided to all volunteers on Judging Day.  Pork and Brisket donated by Double S Diner (Sussex, NJ).

 

 

 

 

 

Entrants:

All entrants may request a free admission to the NJ State Fair for the awards ceremony: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name and mailing address to request ticket after you have paid for your entries before the end of the drop-off period, 13 July 2015.

 

 

Raffle Prizes for Winners and Volunteers:

To see the amazing trove of prizes that were donated and awarded by our generous sponsors last year, check out the Prizes from the 2014 Competition.

Here's our growing list of 2015 prizes and sponsors:

 

2 tickets to Oktoberfest buffet and beer tasting ($150 value) at Ninety Acres (Peapack, NJ)

 

 

 

 

Invitation to join in on a Brew Day at River Horse Brewing (Ewing, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Chugger Pump, Beer Tower Chiller, $25 Gift Card, Insulated Growler Carrier, T-shirt, Instulated Growler, and Hoodie from Angry Erik Brewing (Lafayette, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$150 in Gift Cards from Cask and Kettle Homebrew (Boonton, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25 (x2) and $10 Gift Certificates and 4 Fermentation Buckets from love2brew Homebrew (North Brunswick and Paterson, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$50 and $25 Gift Certificates, a Brewing Thermometer, and a Hop Assortment from North Jersey Homebrew (Sparta, NJ)

 

  

 

 

Two Glass Carboys, Brewing Funnel, Bottle Drying Rack, Cleaning Brush, Siphon, and a Brew Kettle from Princeton Homebrew (Trenton, NJ)

 

  

 

A Beer Gun ($75 value), Brewing Gloves and 2 Quick Disconnects from Blichmann Engineering

 

 

 

 

A Chugger Pump from Chugger Pumps

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

28 Packs of Powdered Brewers Wash and Starsan Sanitizer from Five Star Chemicals

 

 

 

 

$120 in Gift Certificates from The Thirsty Quaker Homebrew Shop (Jersey City, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Beersmith Software Licenses ($28 value) from Beersmith Brewing Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 $25 Gift Certificates from Brewhardware.com

 

  

 

A CO2 Regulator from Micromatic

 

 

 

 

 

Two $50 Gift Certificates from Brewers Apprentice (Freehold, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

20 pound CO2 Tank, 15 CO2 Refills from Reliable Carbonic (New Brunswick, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

55 lb Sack of Grain, T-shirts, and Bottle Openers from Climax Brewing (Roselle Park, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebrew Kit from Brooklyn Brewshop (Brooklyn, NY)

 

 

 

 

Private Tour, tasting, and pint glasses for 8 people from Flying Fish Brewery (Somerdale, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Certificate from The Dog and Cask Craft Pub (Rochelle Park, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Memberships from New Jersey Craft Beer (NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A $50 Gift Card from Tapastre (Somerville, NJ)

 

 

 

  

$50 Gift Certificate from Round Guys Brewery (Landsdale, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$35 Gift Certificate from Sona 13 Restaurant (Morristown, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$25 Gift Certificate, T-Shirt, Pint Glasses, Cozies, and a bottle opener from Electric Brew Supply

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Gift Card from Long Valley Brewpub (Long Valley, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Growler Bag, T-shirt, Gift Card from Bentley B Hops (Lafayette, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25 Gift Card from Vault Brewing (Yardly, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7 packs of Hops, Cozies, and T-Shirts from Yakima Valley Hops (Yakima, WA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Basket from Kane Brewing (Ocean, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

A Gift Basket from Cloverleaf Tavern (Caldwell, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$10 Gift Certificate from Cape May Brewing (Cape May, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Glasses and 50 bottle openers from Gary's Wine (Madison, Bernardsville, Wayne, NJ)

 

 

 

 

5 Yeast Coupons, Brewmaster Game, Yeast Posters, and Shirts from White Labs Yeast (CA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Backpacks, T-shirt, and Yeast Coupons from Wyeast (OR)

 

 

 

 

 

VIP Brewery Tour plus Growler Fill, T-shirt, Glassware from Beach Haus Brewing (Belmar, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Card from Triumph Brewing (Princeton, NJ and New Hope, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25 Gift Card and 3 Growlers from Paragon Tap and Table (Clark, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25 Gift Certificate from Morris Tap and Grill (Randolph, NJ)

 

 

 

 

3 T-shirts, 3 Growlers, and 6 Pint Glasses from New Jersey Beer Company (North Bergen, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

A T-Shirt, Glassware, and Coasters from Man Skirt Brewing (Hackettstown, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Gift Basket from Neshaminy Creek Brewing (Croyden, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Shirts, Glassware, and Water Bottles from Sixpoint Craft Ales (Brooklyn, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

T-shirts and baseball cap from Briess Malt (WI)

 

 

 

 

T-shirts and glassware from Backward Flag Brewing (Forked River, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-shirt, Hat, Frisbee, and Sticker from Bluepoint Brewing (Patchogue, NY)

 

 

 

 

A Bottle Carrier, Glass, Opener, and Tasting Tokens from Little Dog Brewing (Neptune City, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-shirt, Pint Glass and Sticker from Pi Brewing (Hillsborough, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pint Glasses from Yards Brewing (Philadelphia, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

Taphandle from Boaks Beer (Pompton Lakes, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

2014 Best of Show Prize:

Tap Handle Trophy from Freehand Custom Carvings and opportunity to brew the winning recipe with Krogh's Brewpub in Sparta.  Your beer will be released commercially in the pub in Summer 2015!

2nd and 3rd place BOS winners will receive additional prizes!

 

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners in each BJCP Category:

Medal and possible additional prizes from the list below, especially if you attend the Awards Ceremony!

 

 

 

 

Judges and Volunteers:

ALL volunteers will receive prizes from the list below during a free raffle on judging day. Volunteers may request one free admission to the Awards Ceremony at the NJ State Fair (tickets will be distributed at the judging session). Stewards will receive T-shirts (courtesy of The Mohawk House)

 

 

 

Beer Entrants:

All entrants may request a free admission to the NJ State Fair for the awards ceremony: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with your name and mailing address to request ticket after you have paid for your entries before the end of the drop-off period, 12 July 2014.

 

 

Raffle Prizes for Winners and Volunteers:

To see the amazing trove of prizes that were donated and awarded by our generous sponsors last year, check out Prizes for NJSF Competition Winners and Volunteers - 2013.

Here's our growing list of 2014 prizes and sponsors:

 

$300 in Gift Certificates from The Thirsty Quaker Homebrew Shop (Jersey City, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Beer Box ($200 value) from Brewing Tools (online)

 

 

 

 

 

1 x $25 and 2 x $10 Gift Certificates and 4 Fermentation Buckets from love2brew Homebrew (North Brunswick, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

2 tickets to Oktoberfest buffet and beer tasting ($150 value) at Ninety Acres (Peapack, NJ)

 

 

 

 

A Beer Gun ($75 value), Brewing Gloves and 2 Quick Disconnects from Blichmann Engineering

 

 

 

 

$100 in Gift Certificates from The Shepherd and Knucklehead ( Haledon, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

5 Beersmith Software Licenses ($28 value) from Beersmith Brewing Software

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gifts from North Jersey Homebrew (Sparta, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Two $50 gift certificates for CO2 Tank Refills from Bridy Sales and Leasing (Paterson, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

2 x $25 Gift Certificates and Insulated 6-pack, Growler, and Bottle Holders from Homebrewstuff (Online)

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Certificates from Brewers Apprentice (Freehold, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Certificate from Flying Fish Brewery (Somerdale, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Certificate from The Dog and Cask Craft Pub (Rochelle Park, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Certificate from Fegley's Breworks (Allentown and Bethlehem, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Homebrew Kit from Brooklyn Brewshop (Brooklyn, NY)

 

 

 

 

Gift Basket from Carton Brewing (Atlantic Highlands, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Basket from Captain Lawrence Brewing (Tarrytown, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Tour/Tasting Tickets, Growler with Fill, Glass from Cape May Brewing (Cape May, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stainless Steel Growler, Gift Card from Cloverleaf Tavern (Caldwell, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Certificates and Pint Glasses from Kroghs Brewpub (Sparta, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Gift Bucket from Hunterdon Brewing (Whitehouse Station, NJ)

 

 

 

 

Memberships and Gifts from New Jersey Craft Beer (NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Growler with 3 Fill Tokens, Shirt, Pint Glass from Village Idiot Brewing (Mount Holly, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

$20 Gift Card from Vault Brewing (Yardly, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

23 Packs of Powdered Brewers Wash, Starsan Sanitizer from Five Star Chemicals

 

 

 

6 Jars of Briess Malt specialty grains (WI)

 

 

 

 

Shirts and Hat from The Bronx Brewery (Bronx, NY)

 

 

 

 

5 Yeast Coupons, Brewmaster Game, Yeast Posters, and Shirts from White Labs Yeast (CA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Backpacks, Keychains, and Yeast Coupons from Wyeast (OR)

 

 

 

 

 

3 Growlers from Beer World (New Windsor, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

6 Beer Glasses in Wooden Case from Gary's Wine (Madison, Bernardsville, Wayne, NJ)

 

 

 

 

Shirt and Glassware from Boaks Beer (Pompton Lakes, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Swag from Kane Brewing (Ocean, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

Glassware and Shirts from Weyerbacher Brewery (Easton, PA)

 

 

 

 

Gifts from Angry Erik Brewing (Lafayette, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Shirts from The Mohawk House (Sparta, NJ)

 

 

 

 

2016 Best of Show Prize:

The Best of Show Gold winner receives a Tap Handle Trophy from Freehand Custom Carvings. 2nd and 3rd place BOS winners will receive additional great prizes!

 

 

 

 

The 2016 top (beer) brewer wins the opportunity to brew the winning recipe with Krogh's Brewpub in Sparta. Your beer will be released commercially in the pub in Summer 2017!  See below for prizes for best Mead and Cider.

 

 

 

 

The Second Place Best of Show Winner (or the First Place BOS in the case that the entry is Mead or Cider) is invited to a Brew Day at Climax Brewing in Roselle Park, NJ.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1st, 2nd, 3rd Place Winners in each Category:

1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in all categories receive a medal, as well as possible additional prizes from the list below, especially if you attend the Awards Ceremony!

  

Special Awards:

2016 Mead Gold Medal Prize - A tasting and tour for 6 people at Melovino Meadery.

 

 

 

2016 Cider Gold Medal Prize - The maker of the Gold Medal winning cider will receive a private tour and tasting at NJ's only cidery, Twisted Limb. 2nd and 3rd place ciders will also receive prizes from Twisted Limb (may require pickup).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Judges and Volunteers:

ALL volunteers will receive prizes from the list below during a free raffle on judging day. Volunteers will receive admission to the Awards Ceremony at the NJ State Fair (tickets will be distributed at the judging session).  

Hot Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner will be provided to all volunteers on Judging Day. 

 

 

Stewards and Staff will receive commemorative 2016 NJSFHC T-Shirts. Sponsored by North Jersey Homebrew (Sparta, NJ)

 

 

  

Raffle Prizes for Winners and Volunteers:

To see the amazing trove of prizes that were donated and awarded by our generous sponsors last year, check out the Prizes for NJSF Competition Winners and Volunteers - 2015.

2016 sponsorships are still rolling in and will continue to be updated:

 

 

27 containers of PBW brewery cleaner and 27 containers of Starsan sanitizer. from Five Star Chemicals (fivestarchemicals.com)

 

 

  

 

Nitro Creamer Faucet, three CO2 Regulators, a Pub Style Glass Rinser, three Stainless Faucets, and four Stainless Tap Handles from Micromatic (micromatic.com)

 

 

  

 

A CO2 Tank , five $10 Gift Cards, eight 16 oz bags of Hops, a Hoodie, and an Insulated Growler Bag from Angry Erik Brewing (Lafayette, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Filled 20lb CO2 Cylinder, ten $10 Gift Cards for Refills from Reliable Carbonic (New Brunswick, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

A 50lb Sack of Pilsner Malt, Two All-Grain Beer Kits, a T-Shirt, Bottle Openers, and Swag from Cask & Kettle Homebrew (Boonton, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Stainless Steel Pro Brewer Siphon Kits from Sierra Moonshine Homebrew Supplies (Grass Valley, CA)

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

Four $25 Gift Cards from Thirsty Quaker (Jersey City, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two $50 Gift Cards from Brewer's Apprentice (Freehold, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beer Gun, Brewery Gloves, Quick Connects, and Glassware. from Blichmann Engineering (blichmannengineering.com)

 

 

 

  

$50, $25, and $15 Gift Cards from Vault (Yardley, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three $25 Gift Cards, T-shirt, Growler from Taphouse 15 (Jefferson, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three $25 Gift Cards from love2brew (Paterson and New Brunswick, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Three $25 Gift Certificates from Brewhardware.com (Whitehouse Station, NJ)

 

   

 

$50 Gift Card and a Handled Glass Growler from Mistucky Creek (Pine Island, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Card from Flying Fish (Somerdale, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$50 Gift Card from Dog & Cask (Rochelle Park, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Five $10 Gift Cards from Midwest Supplies (midwestsupplies.com)

 

 

 

 

 

5 Licenses for BeerSmith Brewing Software from BeerSmith Brewing Software (beersmith.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weldless Kettle Thermometer, Digital Scale from Anvil (anvil.com)

 

 

 

 

  

$25 Gift Card, 2 Tulip Glasses, Bottle Opener, and a Growler from Kane Brewing (Ocean Twp, NJ)

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

5 Yeast Coupons, a T-Shirt, and Swag from White Labs (whitelabs.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12 oz Hops, three T-Shirts, two Hats, and Swag from YCH Hops (ychhops.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Beer Books, 15 T-Shirts, Glassware, and Swag from American Homebrewers Association (Boulder, CO)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Sweatshirt, two T-Shirts and two Hats from Sierra Nevada (Mills River, NC)

 

 

 

 

 

1 NJCB Membership from New Jersey Craft Beer (Club) (newjerseycraftbeer.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 T-Shirts, Glassware, and Swag from Sixpoint Craft Ales (Brooklyn, NY)

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Bluetooth Speaker, 2 T-Shirts, a Hat, and swag from Wyeast (wyeastlabs.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8 ounces of Hops, 4 Hats, Bottle Caps and Swag from Yakima Valley Hops (yakimavalleyhops.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

$25 Gift Card from Sona 13 (Morristown, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 T-Shirts and 2 Hats from Brewing Network (brewingnetwork.com)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two T-Shirts, one Cap, Glassware, and Swag from Lagunitas (Petaluma, CA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beach Swag: T-Shirt, Beach Bag, and Bottle Coozie from Beach Haus Brewing (Belmar, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Insulated Growler Bag, 2 free Tasting/Tours, and swag from Little Dog Brewing (Neptune City, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$40 discount, T-Shirt, Keg Label and swag from Grogtags ()

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Pint Glasses, IPA T-Shirt, Metal Yards Sign and Swag from Yards (Philadelphia, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Shirt and Glassware from Pi Brewing (Somerville, NJ)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

T-Shirt, Baseball Cap, and Malt Analysis Posters from Briess Malting (briess.com)

 

 

  

 

T-Shirt, Frisbee and Swag from Weyerbacher (Easton, PA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two Focal Banger Tin Signs from The Alchemist (Waterbury, VT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks also to Dave Pasake, for donating two hand carved Tap Handles and several Faucet ID's.  You can find Dave's work at North Jersey Homebrew in Sparta, NJ.