Boneyard Brew-Off competition at Triptych Brewing in Savoy, IL, near Champaign/Urbana, sponsored by the BUZZ homebrew club. Additional judging dates during the preceeding week. This competition was the model for the Drunk Monk Challenge. Judges will receive complimentary breakfast, lunch, drink ticket, and judge gift. The competition will be e-judged using web-based Beer Awards Platform software, so you’ll need to bring a device with a web browser.
AHA National Homebrew Competition 1st Round
Regional judging of the 1st Round of the AHA’s National Homebrew Competition. The judging this year is organized by UKG, BOSS, Brixie’s Brewers, CHAOS, Square Kegs, and other Chicago-area clubs. Judging will be at Dovetail Brewery, 1800 W Belle Plaine Ave in Chicago. This competition is always short of volunteers, so please consider judging or stewarding if you can. Judge and steward registration will be available soon. Times shown here are tentative.
UKG Social Afternoon
UKG Social Afternoon at Penrose Brewing, 509 Stevens St in Geneva. Penrose is a brewery taproom with 17 taps, including a couple of seltzers. No food is served, but you can bring your own.
UKG Social Afternoon
UKG Social Afternoon at the new Bartlett location of More Brewing, 121 Railroad Ave in Bartlett. It’s across the street from the Bartlett Metra MD-W station, and you can park in the commuter lot on Sundays. This location is a brewpub serving a full menu alongside dozens of taps, can/bottle pours, and drink specials.
UKG Brew-In!
UKG Brew-In at Tim Devitt’s house, 1675 Whispering Oaks Dr in West Chicago.
Visitors are welcome to bring their own equipment and brew a beer, or just come and observe. Bring your own food; there will be a grill available for everyone to use. We will start at 9:00am, and everyone must be finished by 4:30pm.
What to bring:
Burner, propane, pots, buckets, carboy, ingredients, hops, chair, etc.
Your own meat and fixings for the grill.
Homebrew, of course!
Provided:
Space to brew in garage.
Hose and water for chilling.
Grills.
Midwinter Homebrew Competition
Midwinter Homebrew Competition, sponsored by the Beer Barons of Milwaukee homebrew club. Judging will be Feb 2 and 3 at Revere’s Wells St. Tavern in Delafield, WI, near Milwaukee, plus several other weekdays at nearby locations (BJCP judges only–no apprentice judges). Entry period is 12/22/2023-1/19/2024.
UKG Social Afternoon
UKG Social Afternoon at Nik & Ivy Brewing. Nik & Ivy is a brewery taproom with 11 drafts. No food is served, but you can bring your own.
The Lock & Mule by Tangled Roots brewpub is across the street.
DMC Judge/Steward Registration Ends
Last day of online registration of judges and stewards for the Drunk Monk Challenge. But please don’t wait until the last minute.
Drunk Monk Challenge
26th annual Drunk Monk Challenge, the UKG’s own homebrew competition, at Midwest Homebrewer of the Year and Circuit of America.
8:00am: Organizers and stewards arrive. Breakfast is served.
8:30am: Judges arrive. Please be on time!
9:30am: Morning judging session.
11:00am: Lunch is served.
12:00pm: 2nd judging session.
2:30pm: Best of Show and Menace of the Monastery judging.
3:00pm: Raffle.
5:00pm: Awards ceremony.
6:00pm: Cleanup (organizers and stewards).
DMC Judging
Three small sessions to judge a few tables for the Drunk Monk Challenge at Two Brothers Roundhouse, in the Porter/Ale ballroom, clockwise all the way to the end from the main entrance. Schedule:
1:00pm: Organizers arrive.
1:30pm: Judges for 1st session arrive.
2:00pm: 1st judging session begins.
3:30pm: Judges for 2nd session arrive.
4:00pm: 2nd judging session begins.
5:30pm – 6:00pm: Judges for 3rd session arrive. Pizza served.
6:30pm: 3rd judging session begins.
Please be on time! Everyone has to wait until the last judge arrives.