Thank you for your interest in the Brixtoberfest 2026 organized by Brixie's Brewers, Imperial Oak Brewing, 9526 Ogden Ave, Brookfield, IL 60513.

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 Brixtoberfest 2026!

There are 283 registered entries and 272 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

As of 15:06, CDT, there are 0 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).

Rules

This competition is AHA/BJCP 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 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.

The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.

Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.

Brewers are not limited to one entry in each category but may only enter each subcategory once.

The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on number of entries. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.

The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.

Bottles will not be returned to entrants.

Judging Sessions

Sunday Afternoon
Sunday, September 27, 2026 13:00, CDT

Wednesday Evening
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 18:30, CDT

Saturday Morning
Saturday, October 3, 2026 08:30, CDT

Saturday Afternoon
Saturday, October 3, 2026 11:30, CDT

Competition Officials

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

• Dave Fetty — Judge Coordinator
• Ken Hohl — Registrar
• Megan Sawa — Competition Coordinator

Sponsors

Brixie's Brewers is proud to have the following sponsors for the Brixtoberfest 2026.

Imperial Oak Brewing

501 Willow Blvd, Willow Springs, IL 60480

Brew your Best of Show winner commercially! * Subject to styles Imperial Oak is able and willing to brew.

Chicagoland Winemakers

11 West Park Blvd, Unit B, Villa Park, IL 60181

Luccas Pizzeria And Ristorante

108 WEST BURLINGTON LaGrange, IL 60525