Lunar Rendezbrew 32
Entries
Judging
Entry Registration
Judge Registration
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Entry Drop-Off
Entry Shipping
Rules
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.
This competition is AHA sanctioned, part of the Lonestar Circuit, and open to any amateur homebrewer.
Please read the rules carefully, as there are differences from past years.
This year we will be limiting the number of entries to 432 total entries, with a limit for individual brewer entries to 6 entries per brewer/team with a staggered entry period of 3 entries initially with an additional 3 entries a few days later. Brewers are limited to one entry per a subcategory. There will be 24 medal tables each with a cap of 18 entries per medal table.
Also, this year we will be accepting beer entries only. There will be no mead or cider as part of the competition this year, and no 34A clone beers. We apologize to those who specialize in mead and cider.
All shipped and drop-off entries must be received at the shipping location by the entry deadline, Tuesday June 9th at 6:00 pm CST. - please allow for shipping time. Sorting will take place at a 10:00 am on June 13th at Vallenson's Brewing. Entries may be dropped off after the deadline only at sorting day. If you have shipping issues or delays, please contact our admins immediately for assistance.
Winners will not be announced until the award ceremony on August 1st, 2026. The website will update shortly after. Please also subscribe to our YouTube channel for any broadcast of the event and awards at YouTube.com/BayAreaMashtronauts.
Please submit 3 bottles per entry.
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, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged. Shipping early may allow for notification of shipping damages so that a new entry can be supplied.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry and provide a scoresheet with feedback. At least 1 certified BJCP judge will be assigned to each flight (more when possible).
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number 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. Categories with less than 6 paid entries will be combined with a compatible category in order to comply with the Lone Star Circuit guidelines for points.
Every medal table winner will advance to a Best of Style round (assuming a 3rd bottle is received). The 6 winners of their respective Best of Style will advance to the Best of Show panel to select 1 best of show beer.
Entry Acceptance Rules
THREE 12oz bottles or 12-16 oz cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. Any solid colored bottle caps are required, or you must be complety black out any other markings to avoid identification. Violation of these requirements could result in disqualification at the discretion of the head judge.
Bottles will NOT be returned to contest entrants.
Bottle ID forms must be submitted with all entries, and can be printed directly from this website. Bottle ID forms must be secured to each bottle with a rubberband. DO NOT tape or glue the labels to the bottle or the entry may be disqualified at the discretion of the head judge.
Entry Info
Entry Limits
- Entry Limit:
- 432
- Entry Limit – Paid:
- 432
Entry Limits Per Participant
| Limit | Enforced Until |
|---|---|
| 3 Entries | Tuesday, May 19, 2026 9:00 AM, CDT |
| 6 Entries | Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:00 PM, CDT |
- Per Style Entry Limit:
- 1
Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
BJCP 2015 / 2021 Styles Accepted
Indicates that the style's entry limit has been reached and no more entries of that style will be accepted.
| 1A American Light Lager | 1B American Lager | 1C Cream Ale |
| 1D American Wheat Beer | 2A International Pale Lager | 2B International Amber Lager |
| 2C International Dark Lager | 3A Czech Pale Lager | 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager |
| 3C Czech Amber Lager | 3D Czech Dark Lager | 4A Munich Helles |
| 4B Festbier | 4C Helles Bock | 5A German Leichtbier |
| 5B Kölsch | 5C German Helles Exportbier | 5D German Pils |
| 6A Märzen | 6B Rauchbier | 6C Dunkels Bock |
| 7A Vienna Lager | 7B Altbier | 8A Munich Dunkel |
| 8B Schwarzbier | 9A Doppelbock | 9B Eisbock |
| 9C Baltic Porter | 10A Weissbier | 10B Dunkels Weissbier |
| 10C Weizenbock | 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter |
| 11C Strong Bitter | 12A British Golden Ale | 12B Australian Sparkling Ale |
| 12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild | 13B British Brown Ale |
| 13C English Porter | 14A Scottish Light | 14B Scottish Heavy |
| 14C Scottish Export | 15A Irish Red Ale | 15B Irish Stout |
| 15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout | 16B Oatmeal Stout |
| 16C Tropical Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale |
| 17A1 Burton Ale | 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy |
| 17D English Barley Wine | 18A Blonde Ale | 18B American Pale Ale |
| 19A American Amber Ale | 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale |
| 20A American Porter | 20B American Stout | 20C Imperial Stout |
| 21A American IPA | 21B Specialty IPA | 21B1 Belgian IPA |
| 21B2 Black IPA | 21B3 Brown IPA | 21B4 Red IPA |
| 21B5 Rye IPA | 21B6 White IPA | 21B7 Brut IPA |
| 21C Hazy IPA | 22A Double IPA | 22B American Strong Ale |
| 22C American Barleywine | 22D Wheatwine | 23A Berliner Weisse |
| 23B Flanders Red Ale | 23C Oud Bruin | 23D Lambic |
| 23E Gueuze | 23F Fruit Lambic | 23G Gose |
| 24A Witbier | 24B Belgian Pale Ale | 24C Bière de Garde |
| 25A Belgian Blond Ale | 25B Saison | 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
| 26A Belgian Single | 26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel |
| 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 27A Historical Beer | 27A1 Kellerbier |
| 27A2 Kentucky Common | 27A3 Lichtenhainer | 27A4 London Brown Ale |
| 27A5 Piwo Grodziskie | 27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager | 27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter |
| 27A8 Roggenbier | 27A9 Sahti | 28A Brett Beer |
| 28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 28C Wild Specialty Beer | 28D Straight Sour Beer |
| 29A Fruit Beer | 29B Fruit and Spice Beer | 29C Specialty Fruit Beer |
| 29D Grape Ale | 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 30B Autumn Seasonal Beer |
| 30C Winter Seasonal Beer | 30D Specialty Spice Beer | 31A Alternative Grain Beer |
| 31B Alternative Sugar Beer | 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer | 32B Specialty Smoked Beer |
| 33A Wood-Aged Beer | 33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 34B Mixed-Style Beer |
| 34C Experimental Beer | LSX1 Dorada Pampeana | LSX2 IPA Argenta |
| LSX3 Italian Grape Ale | LSX4 Catharina Sour | LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner |
Entry Delivery
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Tuesday, May 26, 2026 11:00 AM, CDT — Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:00 PM, CDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
618 FM 1959 Rd, Houston, Tx 77034
281-500-8804
*Drop off and Shipping Location. Closed on Sunday & Monday. Check online for store hours.
Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Friday, May 29, 2026 11:00 AM, CDT — Tuesday, June 9, 2026 6:00 PM, CDT.
Ship entries to:
Sitta Brew Hub
618 FM1959, Houston, Tx 77034
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. For shipping entries, we recommend you line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Please do not over pack!Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material. You may be publically shamed for packing that takes an act of God to open.
Enclose each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
Judging Sessions
Frost Town Brewing
Saturday, June 20, 2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Good Shepherd Church
Saturday, June 27, 2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Eureka Heights Brewing
Saturday, July 11, 2026 11:00 AM, CDT
BAM local session
Saturday, July 18, 2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Buckstin Brewing - Beaumont
Saturday, July 18, 2026 10:00 AM, CDT
John Black’s House - If Necessary
Sunday, July 19, 2026 2:44 PM, CDT
Best of Show
The best of show beer winner will receive a classic Space Themed Beer Stein in the tradition of Lunar Rendezbrew with an engraved hanging plackard.
Awards
Lunar Rendezbrew will host an awards ceremony festival on August 1st at a time and location to be determined. For those not able to attend in person, we will broadcast a pre-recorded awards presentation on the Mashtronauts YouTube channel that you can find at https://www.youtube.com/@BayAreaMashtronauts.
Please make sure you are subscribed to our channel and notified of updates to make sure you don’t miss the big event.
Medals will be provided to the top three entries in each medal group. The competition will cover the cost of shipping within the United States. In the event an international participant wins, there may be additional costs for international shipping the awards. Unfortunately, this year we will no longer be able to provide a second medal to co-brewers. Due to the increased cost to provide these amazing new medals, we will not have extra medals.
Awards Ceremony
TBD
TBD
Saturday, August 1, 2026 11:00 AM, CDT
Circuit Qualification
Lunar Rendezbrew is a proud member of the Lone Star Circuit. Find more information at LoneStarCircuit.com
Volunteers
Judges and Stewards
If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.
If you have not registered and are willing to be a judge or steward, please register.
Staff
If you would like to volunteer to be a competition staff member, please register or update your account to indicate that you wish to be a part of the competition staff.
Staff can indicate their availability for the following non-judging sessions:
- Sorting Day at Vallensons Brewing – Saturday, June 13, 2026 10:00 AM, CDT
Other Volunteer Info
This competition serves as a fundraiser for Mashtronauts, Inc, a 501c7 NonProfit. It is completely volunteer run. If you are interested in helping in any way, please register for judging/stewarding, or email mashtronautofficers@gmail.com if you would like to volunteer in other ways.
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