Rules and Regulations:
1. Must be a licensed brewery or a homebrewer who won a Gold Medal at the 2024 AHA’s National Homebrew Competition.
2. Breweries may enter a maximum of 10 beers and 10 non-alcoholic beers..
3. Homebrewers can only enter a beer in the category(or similar category) he/she won a gold medal.
3. A beer can only be entered in one category
4. A brewer can enter a maximum of 3 beers in a single category
5. A brewer needs to provide 3 cans/bottles/crowlers/growlers 12oz or more for each entry.
Entry Fees and Requirements
Registration: January 1 – May, 2026. $85 per entry
The entrant must pay all customs, duty, and shipping fees.
Entrants who request a refund of their entry fees while the registration window is open are entitled to a 100% refund. Refunds are not available after the registration window is closed.
All entries become the property of the U.S. Open. Entries remaining after the award announcements will be disposed of by the U.S Open.
