29th Annual Big Batch Brew Bash (BBBB) Info
Account Registration
Registration is closed.
Entry Registration
Entry registration is closed.
Rules
This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older.
All mailed entries must be received at the mailing location by the shipping deadline - please allow for shipping time.
All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day after of the drop-off deadline.
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.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Individual Brewers or Teams are limited to one entry each in the following styles 2021 BJCP 19A American Amber, 19B California Common, 19C American Brown and Historical Beer 27 Kentucky Common. Hence, brewer/teams can have up to four entries, one per each style.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Bottles/ cans will not be returned to entrants.
BJCP 2021 Judging Styles
If a style's name is hyperlinked, it has specific entry requirements. Select or tap on the name to view the subcategory's requirements.
| 19A American Amber Ale | 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale |
| 27A2 Kentucky Common | 50A Judges Entries (Custom Style) |
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3
Judging Sessions
American Ales 19 and 27A
Sunday, May 31, 2026 9:00 AM, CDT
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once judging is completed and the raffle has ended.
Places will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place of entries in the Category of 2021 BJCP 19 and 27B.
Additional prizes may be awarded to those winners present at the awards ceremony at the discretion of the competition organizers.
Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up that day after the ceremony concludes. Awards and score sheets not picked up will be mailed back to participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Awards Ceremony
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
2000 Lyons Ave., Houston, TX 77020
Sunday, May 31, 2026 12:00 AM, CDT
Circuit Qualification
The Lone Star Circuit
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
American Ales 19 and 27A
05/31/2026 9:00 AM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 04/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT through 05/31/2026 9:00 AM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 04/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT through 06/01/2026 12:00 AM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
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.