The Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition is the St. Louis Brews annual homebrew competition. It is the largest in the area and is among the largest in the state. We usually set a cap of 650 entries and the cap is reached within just a few days. Because of the number of entries we receive, we modified the format of the competition so that HHHC is now beer-only, and meads and ciders have their own competition called "Mead Me In St. Louis (And Cider Me Too)". Please refer to the Mead Me page for more information on that competition. HHHC is a fully sanctioned AHA and BJCP event.

Judging for HHHC is held the week before our annual HHHC banquet, which is typically held the second Saturday of December, but please refer to the Calendar page for more details. Main judging is on the Saturday of the banquet, and Friday, the day before. Depending on the number of judges we can recruit, we also have judging sessions during the week.

We are proud to be the final qualifying event for the Master Homebrew Program Circuit of America, and the final stop on the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year circuit.

Registration Site

The registration site for entering or signing up as a judge or steward is below. Registration for the competition typically opens about four weeks before the competition. Please check the site for more details.