The 2016 Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition will be held Saturday, June 4 (the weekend AFTER Memorial Day.) Our BJCP-sanctioned competition has continued to grow, with an average of more than 500 beers judged each of the past four years. This year we will be using the revised 2015 BJCP Style Guidelines.

Entry information is now available on the Ohio State Fair website at: http://ohiostatefair.com/homebrew/

Entries must be made online and the entry deadline is Tuesday, May 17.

For those of you who have helped to judge or steward in the past, I will be emailing you in April. If you have not worked at our competition in the past, but are interested in being a judge or steward, please email me at: b.chance@expo.state.oh.us and I will add you to my list.

A big thank you to SODZ members for all the help and support you’ve provided over the years. We’re looking forward to another great competition this year!

–Brett Chance