Thank you for your interest in the 4th Annual H.H. HINDER Head Butt Homebrew Competition organized by H.H. HINDER Brewing Company, 804 Churchill Street, Waupaca, WI 54981.

You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.

Rules

BREWERS MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN

This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.

Brewers must drop-off a minimum of 2 bottles of each beer to be judged – with registration labels rubber-banded to the bottles, no exceptions.

Brewers are limited to a total of 3 entries. Brewers can enter multiple entries into each category, but only one entry per subcategory.

Entries should be dropped off in the taproom at 804 Churchill Street, Waupaca, Wisconsin 54981 during normal operating hours between 3/19/25 through 4/20/25.

All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).

The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners from each category.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

*New Rules for People's Choice for 2025
For the People's Choice portion of the event brewers will be allowed to bring beers of any styles, they do not have to be the same beers you've entered for judging by BJCP certified judges. However, the number of beers you are able to submit for People's Choice is limited to the number of beers you have submitted to be judged. For instance, if you have entered 3 beers (for example, a stout, a porter, and an IPA), you can bring 3 different beers (for example a smoked beer, a fruited sour, and a cookies and cream stout) to the People's Choice portion of the event. We heard your feedback from last year and thought this would be a way for you to share your creative brews with the public. NOTE: People's Choice is limited to beer -- no seltzer, wine, ciders, etc. will be accepted.

Last year we had close to 300 people take part in sampling. We ask that you limit the amount of samples you bring to 244 oz and that you only serve during the allotted time. Failure to follow these guidelines are grounds for disqualification. More details will follow after registration has been closed. Samples will be brought with you the day of the competition. There are no extra fees for you to participate in the People's Choice portion of the event.

Competition Rules:
Beers will be judged by certified beer tasting judges. And be awarded points that will allow competitors to compare scores with other brewers across the country.

The H.H. HINDER HEAD BUTT is a Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) sanctioned event and follows the guidelines set out by the American Homebrew Association (AHA). The competition handbook can be found at: https://legacy.bjcp.org/docs/SCPCompHdbk.pdf

We will also be following the rules provided by the BJCP and the American Homebrew Association: https://www.bjcp.org/competitions/rules-regulations/

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Competition Officials

You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.

• Jeremiah Bowden — Competition Coordinator
• Ken Lambert — H.H. HINDER Marketing & Creative Manager