Currently there are three New Jersey based BJCP/AHA sanctioned competitions in the New Jersey circuit:
– The Garden State Homebrew Competition hosted by Garden State Homebrewers
– The NJ State Fair hosted by SCUBA
– Motown MASH hosted by MASH
The outcomes of these three competitions determine the awards for the New Jersey Homebrewer of the Year and the New Jersey Homebrew Club of the Year.
Current Winners
2025 New Jersey Homebrew Club of the Year: Garden State Homebrewers
2025 New Jersey Homebrewer of the Year: Eric Blaine
Prior Winners
New Jersey Homebrew Club of the Year
2024: Garden State Homebrewers
2023: Garden State Homebrewers
2022: Garden State Homebrewers
2021: Garden State Homebrewers
2020: Garden State Homebrewers
2019: Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2018: Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2017: Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2016:Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
New Jersey Homebrewer of the Year
2024: Larry Bentley, Garden State Homebrewers
2023: Curtis Metrokotsas, Garden State Homebrewers
2022: Larry Bentley, Garden State Homebrewers
2021: Bob Smith, Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2020: Larry Bentley, Garden State Homebrewers
2019: Wayne Denheyer, Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2018: Wayne Denheyer, Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2017: Michael Orloski, Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists
2016: Dan Roebuck, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers