2026 Nebraska Shootout
Entries
Judging
Entry Registration
Judge Registration
Steward Registration
Entry Drop-Off
Entry Shipping
Rules
Judge and Steward Registration is Open
If you have not registered and are willing to be a volunteer, please register.
If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.
Entry Registration is Open
This competition is BJCP-sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older who is a member of a Nebraska homebrew club.
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 arrive 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. The average score will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
Brewers are not limited to one entry per category but may enter each subcategory only once.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine overall style categories based on the 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 winner will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second round of judging the top winners.
The Steward Best of Show winner will be determined by a Steward Best of Show panel based on second judging of each second-place winner in each category.
Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
Entry Acceptance Rules
Number of Bottles Required Per Entry: 3 (the 3rd bottle will be used in the Steward Best-of-Show judging round)
Each entry is $10.00. All entries must be paid before or with drop-off via cash, check, or PayPal.
No member of an entrant may submit another entry of the same subcategory, whether as an individual entrant, a member of the same entrant, or a member of another entrant.
Each entry will consist of capped bottles or sealed cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing.
Three 12-oz brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green will be accepted.
Swing-top bottles will likewise be accepted, as well as 12oz and 16oz cans.
Every entry must include a bottle identification label attached to each bottle with a rubber band. Using glue or tape to secure the labels to the bottles will disqualify an entry. Bottle labels for a single entry must have the same information on both bottles.
If mailing your entries, we encourage you to include cold packs and protective padding to ensure speedy shipping. (The competition organizers are not responsible for entries that arrive damaged or entries that arrive outside of the scheduled timeframe.)
We also recommend placing your printed entry sheets in a zip-lock bag and securing them to your bottles/cans with rubber bands.
Submitted bottles/cans become the property of the competition and will not be returned.
Entry Info
Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Cash
- Check, made out to Brauer Unterstützungs Verein
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
BJCP 2021 / 2025 Styles Accepted
Indicates that the style's entry limit has been reached and no more entries of that style will be accepted.
| 4A Munich Helles | 4B Festbier | 4C Helles Bock |
| 5A German Leichtbier | 5B Kölsch | 5C German Helles Exportbier |
| 5D German Pils | 18A Blonde Ale | 18B American Pale Ale |
| 19A American Amber Ale | 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale |
| 23A Berliner Weisse | 23B Flanders Red Ale | 23C Oud Bruin |
| 23D Lambic | 23E Gueuze | 23F Fruit Lambic |
| 23G Gose | 26A Belgian Single | 26B Belgian Dubbel |
| 26C Belgian Tripel | 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 27A Historical Beer |
| 27A1 Kellerbier | 27A2 Kentucky Common | 27A3 Lichtenhainer |
| 27A4 London Brown Ale | 27A5 Piwo Grodziskie | 27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager |
| 27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter | 27A8 Roggenbier | 27A9 Sahti |
| 28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 28C Wild Specialty Beer | 28D Straight Sour Beer |
| 29A29 Sour Fruit Beer (Custom Style) | BDBBD Best Damn Beer (Custom Style) |
Drop-Off Locations
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Wednesday, July 1, 2026 12:00 AM, +12 — Friday, July 24, 2026 11:59 PM, +12.
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.
129 N 10th St, Suite 8 Lincoln, NE 68508
402-261-8775
2929 N 204th St Ste. 107, Elkhorn, NE 68022
(402) 991-6655
Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Wednesday, July 1, 2026 12:00 AM, +12 — Friday, July 24, 2026 11:59 PM, +12.
Ship entries to:
Patriot Brewing and Homebrew Supply
2929 N 204th St Ste. 107, Elkhorn, NE 68022
Packing and Shipping
Awards
The top three enteries in each category will recieve an award.
The top entry in each category will advance to Best of Show.
The second place entry in each category will advance to Steward Best of Show
Awards Ceremony
Kros Strain Brewing Co.
10411 Portal Rd #102, La Vista, NE 68128
Sunday, August 2, 2026 2:00 PM, +12
Volunteers
Judges and Stewards
If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.
If you have not registered and are willing to be a judge or steward, please register.
Staff
If you would like to volunteer to be a competition staff member, please register or update your account to indicate that you wish to be a part of the competition staff.
Sponsors
Contact
Use the links below to contact individuals involved with coordinating this competition:
- – Competition Organizer/Head Judge
- – Head Steward
- – Digital Manager