Thank you for your interest in the CMI All American HomeBrew Competition organized by Cincinnati Malt Infusers, Duke Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm St, Cincinnati, OH 45202 .

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.

Entry Registration is Open

148 entries have been added to the system as of 2:08 PM, EST, Wednesday, January 21, 2026. There is a limit of 200 entries for this competition.

120 paid entries are in the system as of 2:08 PM, EST, Wednesday, January 21, 2026.

To add your entries into the system, please proceed through the registration process or log in if you already have an account.

Judge and Steward Registration is Open

If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.

If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.

Rules

The All American Homebrew comp is brought to you by Cincinnati Malt Infusers Homebrew Club.      

Competition is Saturday, February 7, 2026 and judging will begin promptly at 9:00.  A light breakfast will be provided for judges and stewards.  There will be two judging sessions plus BOS with lunch served in between sessions.  

Registration will close on January 30, 2026.   All beer brought in and dropped off or mailed to drop off locations must be received by Januart 30 to be included in sorting.   Entries not received by January 30 may not be received and judged, get your entries in on time!

This competition is a BJCP-registered event, and will be judged in accordance with the BJCP rules and style guidelines.   Two unlabeled 12 oz brown bottles should be entered for each beer.  One bottle is needed for Ciders and Meads.

We will be using the 2021 BJCP Style Guidelines.

The competition is open to all BJCP styles. Ciders and Meads will be accepted in this competition.  
See Entry Info Section for more Rules and Instructions

Entry Acceptance Rules

Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 2

Be sure to print bottle labels at time of entry as they will not be available to print after registration is closed!  Attach labels to each bottle with clear tape. Do not attach to the neck of the bottle and print label full size  

Entries can be either

1. Brought in and dropped at the drop-off locations. Provide entries in 4 or 6 pack containers.  

2. Shipped to Paradise Brewing

All entries must be received by Januart 30

Please provide (2) 12-ounce brown bottles with no markings per entry.

Entries will not show up as recieved until a few days before the competition. That is when all entries will be sorted and entered into the competition software.

Competition Officials

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

• Joe Kulesa — Competition Coordinator
• Joe Kulesa — Competition Director
• Will Magnuszewski — Head Judge

Sponsors

Cincinnati Malt Infusers is proud to have the following sponsors for the CMI All American HomeBrew Competition.

Cincinnati Malt Infusers

 

Homebrew Competition brought to you by the Cincinnati Malt Infusers Homebrew Club

Cincy Beerfest

Duke Energy Convention Center

Cincy Winter Beerfest is sponsoring the competition

Sam Adams Brewery And Taproom

1727 Logan St, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Sam Adams is the title sponsor for the competition!

Third Eye Brewing Company

 

Sponsor for this competition

Hearth Brewing

Harrison Ohio

Hearth Brewing is sponsoring the competition

Paradise

7766 Beechmont Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45255

Paradise Tap Room and Home Brew Store is sponsoring the competition and is the drop-off and mail-in location for competition entries

NETOC

 

NETOC is sponsoring the competition