2024 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition (27th Annual) Results
Congrats to Larry Bently for his Best of Show entry, Resinance APA, and to the Garden State Homebrewers for taking home their FIFTH consecutive NJ Homebrew Club of the Year award! Thanks for all your entries, judging, and support of all our sponsors!
2023 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition (26th Annual) Results
Congrats to Michael Petrick and Katrina Edwards for taking the top prize with “Kenpai”, their rice and peppercorn beer, and to the Garden State Homebrewers for taking home their FOURTH consecutive NJ Homebrew Club of the Year award!
2022 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition (25th Annual) Results
Congrats to Larry Bentley for taking the top prize with his Vienna Lager, and to the Garden State Homebrewers for taking home their third consecutive NJ Homebrew Club of the Year award!
SCUBA Sweeps BOS at Motown Mash 2021!
Erik Shore took Best of Show at Motown Mash 2021 with his Biere de Garde, rising to the top of 27 gold medal entries on the final table. SCUBA members Mark Friesen and Bob Smith had Erik’s back, clinching the 2nd and 3rd places! Click article for link to full results.
2021 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition (24th Annual) Results
Congratulations to Ryan Celia of the Lehigh Valley Homebrewers for taking Best of Show with his “Iowa” Cream Ale, and to the Garden State Homebrewers for holding on to the New Jersey Homebrew Club of the Year title for their second consecutive year. Click for full results.
SCUBA in Zymurgy Magazine - Jan 2021
Zymurgy, the magazine of the American Homebrewers Association, ran the article “Competition in the Time of COVID-19” that shares SCUBA’s experiences with running a large “virtual” beer competition during lockdown. Check out the January 2021 issue.
Tribute Brew - Steve Lawton’s “Merrywoodstock Kolsch”
As a tribute to founding SCUBA member and friend Steve Lawton, a bunch of us will make the beer for which he’s probably best remembered - Merrywoodstock Kolsch. Click here for the recipe.
2020 SCUBA Virtual Homebrew Competition Results
Congratulations to Christopher Laspada for winning Best of Show, and to Garden State Homebrewers for winning NJ Club of the Year 2020!
The NJ State Fair is Cancelled… welcome to the 2020 SCUBA Virtual Competition!
With the decision to cancel the 2020 Fair, the 24th Annual New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition is now cancelled too. Check Here for some exciting updates on a new SCUBA run competition we are working on putting together for this year.
May 2020 Meeting - SCUBA Goes Virtual!!
SCUBA will Be holding our May meeting in a Virtual setting…
Big Brew 2020 Update
Due to the Current Restrictions on Social Gatherings there will be no in Person Big Brew Event as we typically hold however Many SCUBA Members will be participating in the AHA virtual Big Brew in Spirit of the day. Read more about the AHA event here.
SCUBA takes the award for NJ Homebrew Club of the Year 2019!
This marks the second year running that the club has taken this award.
Big Brew 2020
Planning for our annual Big Brew 2020 event is on hold as we monitor the restrictions on group gatherings in the coming weeks.
2019 New Jersey State Fair 23rd Annual Results
Congratulations to Brandon Shaughnessey for winning Best of Show, and to SCUBA for winning NJ Homebrew Club of the Year for the second year straight.
2018 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition 22nd Annual Results
Congratulations to Eric Wembacher for winning Best Of Show with his Royal Velvet Melomel and to Neile Cooper for winning the NJ Pride category with her mead.
Finally, congrats to SCUBA for their first win of NJ Homebrew Club of the Year!
2017 New Jersey State Fair 21st Annual Results
Congratulations to Tom Jambor for winning Best of Show with his German Pilsner “Benedict Arnold”.
And congrats to MASH for holding the NJ Homebrew Club of the Year for the second year running.
2016 New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition (20th Annual) Results
Congratulations to Christopher Laspada for winning Best of Show with his English Porter, and congratulations to MASH for winning the inaugural NJ Homebrew Club of the Year Award!
2015 New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition (19th Annual) Results
Congratulations to Michael Marino for winning Best of Show with his California Common “Full Steam Ahead”.