2024 Club Competitions
March 2024: Cream Ale
2023 Brewer of the Year Winner Competition
1st Place: Andrew Rike
2nd Place: John Davidson
3rd Place: Brian English
April 2024: Any Style using Falconers Flight Hops only
The Nurserie $50 Gift Card
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May 2024: Farm House Ale
Blade & Barrel Pro-Am
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June 2024: 13A Dark Mild
Gravity Brewworks Pro-Am
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July 2024: Pale Weizenbock
Stone’s Throw Pro-Am
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2023 Club Competitions
March 2023: West Coast IPA
2022 Brewer of the Year Winner Competition
1st Place: Bo Bennett
2nd Place: Andrew Linder
3rd Place: Joe & Kesha Wood
April 2023: Pale Kellerbier
The Nurserie $50 Gift Card
1st Place: Luke Osbourne
2nd Place: John Davidson
3rd Place: Brian English
May 2022: 1B American Lager
Blade & Barrel Pro-Am
1st Place: Max Rike
2nd Place: John Davidson
3rd Place: Brian English
June 2022: Italian Pilsner
Gravity Brewworks Pro-Am
1st Place: John Matejka
2nd Place: K.P. Glass
3rd Place: Bo Bennett
July 2023: COLD IPA
Stone’s Throw Pro-Am
1st Place: K.P. Glass
2nd Place: Terje Stoneman
3rd Place: John Davidson
November 2023: Winter Warmers /Holiday Beers
The Nurserie $100 Holiday Gift Card
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2022 Club Competitions
March 2022: Irish Beers
2021 Brewer of the Year Winner Competition
1st Place: Joe & Kesha Wood
2nd Place: Robin Mitchell
3rd Place: Corey Barger
April 2022: Belgian Single
Native Dog Pro-Am
1st Place: John Davidson
2nd Place: KP Glass
3rd Place: Brian & Melissa English
May 2022: Kolsch
Blade & Barrel Pro-Am
1st Place: KP Glass
2nd Place: Sam Atcherson
3rd Place: Brian & Melissa English
June 2022: Imperial Pilsner
Gravity BrewWorks Pro-Am
1st Place: John Matejka
2nd Place: Brian & Melissa English
3rd Place: John Davidson
July 2022: American Black Ale
Slate Rock Pro-Am
1st Place: John Davidson
2nd Place: Corey Barger
3rd Place: Brian & Melissa English
September 2022: SMaSH Beers
Stone’s Throw Pro-Am
1st Place: Bo Bennett
2nd Place: John Matejka
3rd Place: KP Glass
2020 Club Competitions
March 2020: Red/Amber Ale
StudDuck Beers
1st Place: John Davidson
2nd Place: Open Road Brews
Scott Butler/Scott Seymour
3rd Place: John Criddle/Jeff Appleton/CJ Richards
April 2020: Pastry Stout
Rebel Kettle Brewing
1st Place: Open Road Brews
Scott Butler/Scott Seymour
Cinnamon Roll Pastry Stout
2nd Place: Justin Criddle/CJ Richards
“Moon Time” Moon Pie Stout
3rd Place: Ron Akins
“Piece of Cake” Birthday Cake Stout
May 2020 (Turn in in July): Buckwheat/Rye Ale
Stone’s Throw Brewing
1st Place: Open Road Brews
Scott Butler/Scott Seymour
Howlin at the Moon
2nd Place: Ron Akins/John Weigt
R+B = Porter
3rd Place: Justin Criddle/CJ Richards
Perennial Pale Ale
June 2020: Dortmunder
Gravity BrewWorks
1st Place: Justin Criddle/CJ Richards
“Case of the Dortmundays”
2nd Place: Dalton Coleman
“Dortmunder S-189”
3rd Place: Open Road Brews
Scott Butler/Scott Seymour
“Dort”
July 2020: English Brown Ale
Prestonrose Farm and Brewing Co.
1st Place: Justin Criddle/CJ Richards
“London Brown Ale”
2nd Place: Open Road Brews
Scott Butler/Scott Seymour
“English Brown”
3rd Place: John Davidson
“Cow Tipper Brown Ale”
2019 Club Competitions
March 2019: Imperial Pale Ale
Buffalo Brewing Company
1st Place: Ron Akins
2nd Place: John Davidson
3rd Place: Kirk Wasson
April 2019: Bock
Rebel Kettle Brewing
1st Place: John Matejka
2nd Place: Brian English
3rd Place: Ron Akins
May 2019: Dutch Kuit
Stone’s Throw Brewing
1st Place: Brian English
2nd Place: Ron Akins
June 2019: American Style Imperial Stout
Gravity BrewWorks
1st Place: Brian English
2nd Place: John Matejka
3rd Place: John Davidson
2018 Club Competitions
January: Scottish Export (14C)
No entries, no winner!
Spring Competition: Wheat Beer
Flyway Brewing
1st: Danny Hernandez – Berliner Weisse
2nd: John Matejka – Hefeweizen
3rd: Brian English – American Wheat Beer
Summer Competition: American Pale Ale
Rebel Kettle Brewing
1st: Anthony Cobb
2nd: Thom Cobb
3rd: Brian English
Cider Competition
Buffalo Brewing Company
1st: Brian English
2nd: Laura Elena Hernandez
3rd: Samuel Atcherson
Fall Competition: Any “Fall” Beer
Blue Canoe Brewing Company
1st: Dalton Coleman – Dry Irish Stout
2nd: Ric Bailey – Oktoberfest
3rd: Joe and Makesha Wood – Russian Imperial Stout
Winter Competition: Pre-Prohibition Style Porter
Stone’s Throw Brewing
1st: Rory Bradney
2nd: David Prudhomme
3rd: Brian English
Wine, Mead, and Kombucha Competition
Mead Winner: John Davidson
Wine Winner: Andrew Teague
2016 Club Competitions
American Pale Ale (18B)
1st: Kent Thompson
2nd: Larry McCallister
3rd: Bryan Signorelli
Helles Bock (4C)
1st: Mark Sniff
2nd: Graham Linder
3rd: Mike Byrum
Saison (25B)
1st: Kent Thompson
2nd: Graham Linder
3rd: Grant Grigg
American IPA (21A)
1st: Kent Thompson
2nd: Graham Linder
3rd: Larry McCallister
Imperial Stout (20C)
1st: Sam Atcherson & Josh Wooding
2nd: Larry McCallister
3rd: Kent Thompson
Dunkles Weissbier (10B)
1st: Kent Thompson
2nd: John Matejka
2021 Club Competitions
March 2021: American Ales
Open Road Brews’ Brewer of the Year Competition
1st Place: John Davidson “Rainy Day IPA”
2nd Place: Dalton Coleman “Philly Special”
3rd Place: No Tails Ales (KP Glass) “Pale Acious”
April 2021: Weird Adjuncts
StudDuck Beers
1st Place: No Tails Ales (KP Glass) “NBS” Nutter Butter Stout
2nd Place: Dalton Coleman “High Desert”
3rd Place: Woodcraft Brewing (Joe and Makesha Wood) “Dammit Janet Pomegranate”
May 2021: Unconventional “C” Hop Beers
Stone’s Throw Brewing
1st Place: Dalton Coleman “American Wheat Beer with C-Hop Blend (Falconer’s Flight)”
2nd Place: Justin Criddle & CJ Richards “Dark Mild with Centennial and Columbus”
3rd Place (TIE): No Tailes Ales (KP Glass) “Weizenbock with Centennial & Citra Hops”
3rd Place (TIE): Woodcraft Brewing (Joe and Makesha Wood) “Blanche De la Petite Roche”
June 2021: Gose
Gravity BrewWorks
1st Place (TIE): John Matejka “Gose”
1st Place (TIE): Melissa English “Salero Perdido”
2nd Place: Marc Oakes “Gose”
3rd Place: No Tails Ales (KP Glass) “Pucker’d Up Passion”
July 2021: French Saison
PrestonRose Farm and Brewing Co.
1st Place: Ric Bailey “Raison d’Saison”
2nd Place: Justin Criddle & CJ Richards “Cluster Fly”
3rd Place: Tracy & Brent Cryder “Passion Fruit Saison”
2017 Club Competitions
April Competition: Cream Ale (1C)
1st: John Matejka
2nd: Bryan Signorelli
3rd: Garry Williams
May Competition: Irish Red Ale (15A)
1st: Larry McCallister
2nd: Justin Cochran
July Competition: Berliner Weisse (23A)
1st: John Matejka
September Competition: Festbier (4B)
2 Entries, neither scored over 30 so no winner was awarded.
November Competition: American Brown Ale (19C)
1st: Kent Thompson
2nd: Danny Hernandez
3rd: Brian English
2024 Current Standings
| Brewer | Points Earned |
| Brian & Melissa English | 8 |
| Luke Osborne | 7 |
| Bo Bennett | 6 |
| Andrew & Max Rike | 5 |
| Guy Grady | 4 |
| John Davidson | 4 |
| Sam Atcherson | 2 |
| Ted Wariner | 2 |
| Joe & Makesha Wood | 1 |
| Dalton Coleman | 1 |
| KP Glass | 1 |
| Nathan Slaughter | 1 |
Details of Points for 2024 found here
Rules:
Points will be awarded based on the following value guidelines:
Entering one or more beers into these specific competitions will award one point:
- Each 2024 CAF Pro-Am Competition
- Bluebonnet 2024
- National Homebrew Competition (NHC) 2024
- Little Rocktoberfest 2024 BJCP Competition
- Arkansas State Fair 2024
- Bluff City Extravaganza
- Red Earth Brewers Spring Brew Off
Medaling in Club Pro-Am or in a Flight or Table at any BJCP Competition:
- 3rd Place: 1 point
- 2nd Place: 2 points
- 1st Place: 3 points
Winning Best of Show at any BJCP Competition:
- 3rd Place: 1 point
- 2nd Place: 2 points
- 1st Place: 3 points
Winning Heavy Medal Brewer at any BJCP Competition:
- 3rd Place: 1 point
- 2nd Place: 2 points
- 1st Place: 3 points
Entering All Club Pro-Am Competitions:
- 5 points
Tiebreaker:
- Best of Show Points
- 1st Place Points
- 2nd Place Points
- 3rd Place Points
If you enter Bluebonnet, NHC, or other competitions it is the responsibility of the member to email the VP of Competitions (john@centralarkansasfermenters.com) to be awarded points. The VP will keep up with points for entry and award at the other above-listed competitions.
Bluebonnet
Registration and Payment:
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Rules & more information: Click Here
Arkansas State Fair 2024 Homebrew Competition (Little Rock, AR)
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Lunar Rendezbrew 30 (TX)
Registration and Payment: March 11, 2024 – April 14, 2024
Shipping Window: March, 2024 – April 14, 2024
Competition Entry Limit: 500
Rules & more information: Lunar Rendezbrew 30
Hogtown Brew-Off 2024 (FL)
Registration and Payment: April 01, 2024 – May 01, 2024
Shipping Window: April 01, 2024 – May 03, 2024
Competition Entry Limit: 400
Rules & more information: https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieEntry.php?CompetitionID=DSNCDE1000699
The Redcoat Challenge – British Style Competition (TX)
Registration and Payment: TBD
Shipping Window: Due July 29, 2022
Competition Entry Limit: 200
Rules & more information: https://texasredcoat.com/
Little Rocktoberfest is the largest homebrew festival in Arkansas. The event will be held on Saturday, September 23, 2023 at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock and includes a sampling of commercials beers from local breweries and across the world as well as over 100 homebrews. This year there are two competitions associated with Little Rocktoberfest, a BJCP Certified compeition that starts at 9:30 AM and a People’s Choice Competition will take place during the festival.
The BJCP Competiton will use the 2021 Style Guidelines, will be judged by certified BJCP judges, and is open to beer, mead, and cider. The entry fee is $8 per entry and requires 3 brown glass bottles per entry. You are not required to serve your entries in the BJCP Competition at Little Rocktoberfest, but it is encouraged. Entry into this competition requires you to serve at least one beer, mead, or cider in the Little Rocktoberfest Homebrew Exhibition. Click here to register to serve by August 11, 2022. The People’s Choice Competition will be judged by all Little Rocktoberfest ticketholders, is open to beer and cider, and requires that you bring a minimum of 5 gallons to serve at the festival.
Anyone who wants to judge the BJCP competition will be paired with a certified BJCP judge if possible. All judges will receive free VIP admission to the Little Rocktoberfest Festival and are invited to serve their beer and take part in the people’s choice awards. The entry deadline for the BJCP Competition is Friday, September 16, 2022. For more information on Little Rocktoberfest visit littlerocktoberfest.com.
BJCP Competition website: Click Here
Register your beers and register to judge/steward: Click Here
The 2021 Arkansas State Fair is back!
The competition will use the 2015 Style Guidelines, will be judged by certified BJCP judges, and is open to beer, mead, and cider. The entry fee is $8 per entry and requires 3 brown glass bottles per entry. judges will receive free tickets to the fair, so after you judge you can enjoy the rides, food, and fun!
Registration and Payment: July 30, 2021 – October 1, 2021 @5:00PM CDT
Shipping Window: September 01, 2021 – October 1, 2021 @5:00PM CDT
Competition Entry Limit: 150
Rules & more information: Click Here
For more information on the Arkansas State Fair visit https://www.arkansasstatefair.
Brewer of the Year 2022
2022 Standings
| Brewer | Points |
| Brian & Melissa English | 85 |
| Guy Grady | 58 |
| Bo Bennett | 50 |
| John Davidson | 33 |
| Dalton Coleman | 25 |
| KP Glass | 19 |
| Justin Criddle & CJ Richards | 16 |
| Joe & Kesha Wood | 15 |
| John Matejka | 14 |
| Luke Osborne | 12 |
| Nathan Slaughter | 12 |
| Ted Warriner | 10 |
| Corey Barger | 8 |
| Robin Mitchell | 7 |
| Dave Treybal | 5 |
| Loring Knutson | 4 |
| Sam Atcherson | 3 |
| Jack Higgins | 3 |
| Hunter Heep | 3 |
| Kendel Haycook | 3 |
| Ric Bailey | 1 |
Brewer of the Year 2021
2021 Standings
| Brewer | Points |
| Dalton Coleman | 68 |
| Justin Criddle & CJ Richards | 43 |
| Brian & Melissa English | 27 |
| Bo Bennett | 24 |
| Woodcraft Brewing (Joe & Makesha Wood) | 19 |
| No Tails Ales (KP Glass) | 16 |
| Ric Bailey | 16 |
| John Davidson | 15 |
| Jack Higgins | 7 |
| Sam Atcherson | 6 |
| Tracy & Brent Cryder | 6 |
| Robin Mitchell | 5 |
| Ron Akins | 4 |
| John Matejka | 4 |
| Guy Grady | 3 |
| Marc Oakes | 3 |
| Kendel Haycook | 1 |
Brewer of the Year 2020
Beginning in 2020, the Central Arkansas Fermenters will crown one of our members (or a brewing duo if you have a brew buddy that you always brew with) the Brewer Of The Year! This will be a points-based system. The Brewer that earns the most points wins. We are working on a special prize for the winner!
Congratulations to our 2020 Brewer of the Year winner!
Open Road Brews: Scott Butler and Scott Seymour
Current Standings
| Brewer | Points |
| Open Road Brews Scott Butler/Scott Seymour |
38 |
| Justin Criddle/Jeff Appleton/CJ Richards | 31 |
| Ron Akins | 10 |
| Brent and Tracy Cryder | 9 |
| John Davidson | 9 |
| Dalton Coleman | 8 |
| Prospectus Brewing Sam Atcherson/Laurence Niadj |
7 |
| Kenneth Glass | 4 |
| John Weight | 4 |
| Woodcraft Brewing Joe and Makesha Wood |
4 |
| John Matejka | 3 |
| Robert Davis | 2 |
| Brian and Melissa English | 1 |
| Jack Higgins | 1 |
| Robin Mitchell | 1 |
| Stone Cold Brewing Terje and Kimberly Stoneman |
1 |
| Zeke Gustafson | 1 |
Rules
Points will be awarded based on the following value guidelines:
Entering one or more beers into these specific competitions will award one point:
- Each 2020 CAF Pro-Am Competition
- Bluebonnet 2020
- National Homebrew Competition (NHC) 2020
- Little Rocktoberfest 2020 BJCP Competition
- Arkansas State Fair 2020
Medaling in Club Pro-Am or in a Flight or Table at any BJCP Competition:
- 3rd Place: 1 point
- 2nd Place: 2 points
- 1st Place: 3 points
Winning Best of Show at any BJCP Competition:
- 3rd Place: 1 point
- 2nd Place: 2 points
- 1st Place: 3 points
Entering All Five Club Pro-Am Competitions:
- 2 points
Tiebreaker:
- Best of Show Points
- 1st Place Points
- 2nd Place Points
- 3rd Place Points
If you enter Bluebonnet, NHC, or other competitions it is the responsibility of the member to email the VP of Competitions (brian@centralarkansasfermenters.com) to be awarded points. The VP will keep up with points for entry and award at the other above-listed competitions.
Other Upcoming Competitions:
Bluebonnet Brew-Off 2021:
Online Entry is from January 3 to January 22 at 5:00pm
Shipped entries must be received by January 22 at 5:00pm
Information and dates can be found here: https://bbbrewoff.com/bcoem/
PLEASE think about entering this competition. You can get excellent score sheets back, plus a chance to place in one of the most competitive and prestigious homebrew competitions in the country. We’ve had club members win medals in the past, and CAF has even taken Best of Show here!
Red Earth Brewers 2020 Spring Brew Off
This is a BJCP competition run by our friends at Red Earth Brewers. Come to Bluebonnet to meet them!
Entries are accepted from March 1 to April 4, 2020.
Entries will be accepted at Bluebonnet. Contact Brian English (brian@centralarkansasfermenters.com) if you would like to have your entries taken there for drop off.
Competition details and entry registration: Click here!
Big Red Ball 2020: Saturday, February 8th at Next Level Events in Little Rock
There are three competitions this year:
Pro-Am: Limited to 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guidlines Categories 1C-D, 10-27, and 29-34. The Pro-Am winner will be brewed to be the official beer of the Little Rock Kickball Association for the 2020 season.
People’s Choice: Open to any style. The winner will receive a cash prize!
Arkansas Rice: The Arkansas Rice Council is partnering this year for the best Rice Beer. The winner will receive a cash prize, and must have AR rice in the grain bill (15-30%). This is also a Pro-Am competition.
Bluebonnet Brew-Off 2020:
Online Entry is from January 5 to January 30 at 5:00pm
Information and dates can be found here: http://bbbrewoff.com/bluebonnetbrewoff/?page_id=6
PLEASE think about entering this competition. You can get excellent score sheets back, plus a chance to place in one of the most competitive and prestigious homebrew competitions in the country. We’ve had club members win medals in the past, and CAF has even taken Best of Show here!
National Homebrew Competition 2020:
Open Enrollment Application period is from January 14 to January 22 2020
Information and dates can be found here: https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/
We are planning a trip to the conference this year, which will be in Nashville. Please consider entering this competition. It would be great to have some CAF members walk up on the stage at the award ceremony!