Thank you for your interest in the NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2025 organized by NHC Ireland, and hosted at Rascals Brewing Company.

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.

Thanks and Good Luck To All Who Entered the NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2025!

There are 288 registered entries and 156 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

As of 19:21, GMT, there are 288 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).

Rules

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Right now, we are at our capacity of 300 entries.
As a result, registration is closed.

Thank you to all competitors for your interest, and good luck on March 29th!

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Welcome back to the NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition!

After a successful 2024 Championship, this year we are bringing it back to Dublin! The National Homebrew Competition of Ireland will be held at Rascals Brewing Company, Dublin. 

We welcome all styles to the competition, they will be judged in accordance with BJCP competition rules.

• Non-member entry price: €12.50
• Member entry price: €10.00
  • Members can access the password for the discount on the NHC forum.

Please note that Paypal takes a small fee with the payment.

The deadlines are as follows:

• Entry Deadline: 16 March 2025 - **closed March 11 due to reaching maximum entries**
  
• Drop off/shipping deadline: 18 March 2025

Judging Sessions

Morning
Saturday 29 March, 2025 10:00, GMT

Afternoon
Saturday 29 March, 2025 14:00, GMT

Best of Show
Saturday 29 March, 2025 16:30, GMT

Competition Officials

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

• Ross Chisholm — NHC President & Competition Coordinator
• Rich Lubell — Head Judge
• Tara Pollard — Head Steward

Sponsors

NHC Ireland is proud to have the following sponsors for the NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2025.

Rascals Brewing Company

Inchicore, Dublin

Location for judging & awards ceremony for NHC Ireland National Homebrew Competition 2025

Hope Beer

Howth, Dublin

Brewday for a gold medal winning beer.

OBrother Brewing

Greystones, Co. Wicklow

Brewday for a gold medal winning beer

Trouble Brewing

Kill, Co. Kildare

Offering a brewday for a gold medal winning beer

Premier International Beers

Clonard

Use of their warehouse for bottle sorting, delivery of beers onsite.

TheCru.Ie

Dublin

Providing beer hampers as prizes

Wicklow Wolf Brewery

Wicklow

Providing beers and brewery tour as prizes

Ballykilcavan Brewery

Stradbally, Co. Laois

Providing a beer hamper as a prize