Date & Location
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Soper Park - 502 N Broadway Street, Emmetsburg, Iowa
BrewFest Schedule:
- 2:30-3:00 pm - Setup
- 3:00-4:00 pm - Private tasting (homebrew competitors and professional breweries, wineries, and distilleries will have time to taste each other's brews before the public tasting begins)
- 4:00-6:00 pm - Public tasting and voting
- 6:30 pm - Awards
Registration Fee
The entry fee is $20 per brew before August 1. Later entries are $25 per bew on/after August 1. Each entry includes one 2025 commemorative tasting glass plus one free drink ticket.
Prizes
People's Choice Tasting/Voting:
- $150 + 10% of tasting glass sales + stainless steel growler award ($422 prize last year)
- $100 + 5% of tasting glass sales + stainless steel growler award ($236 prize last year)
- $50 + stainless steel growler award
Brewmasters Pick:
- Brewmaster’s pick winners each receive a gift from the brewmaster (valued at $100) and a stainless steel growler award.
Homebrew Requirements
Brewer must provide either a 5-gallon keg or equivalent of their homebrewed beer. Brewers should plan to be in attendance to pour their own brew(s) or have someone on hand to serve for them. Tasting cups will be provided. Brewers must bring their own table and CO2 to dispense keg beer, if applicable.