The High Plains Brewer is an award given to an individual brewer from Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota or Minnesota who demonstrates outstanding and consistent brewing skills. The award recipient is chosen based on performance in seven regional competitions. Qualifying events are hosted by Kansas City Bier Meisters; Iowa Brewers Union; Prairie Homebrewing Companions; OmaHops; Minnesota Home Brewers Association & St Paul Homebrew Club;THIRSTY;Garage Brewers Society, MUGZ and Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers. To be eligible, a brewer must belong to a club located in one of the aforementioned states. Points will be awarded as follows: 5 for 1st, 3 for 2nd and 1 for a 3rd place finish in a qualifying competition. A brewer can only receive points for the highest scoring beer per category/subcategory.

High Plains Club-of-the-Year. All clubs from the above mentioned states are eligible. Brewers points from those clubs are summed to produce the club points. Clubs whose members amass the most points as defined above, will receive the Steven H. Ford traveling trophey

Qualifying Competitions Clubs hosting Qualifying events are required to notify the High Plains program administrator when and where their competition willl be held, as well as the name and contact information for the competition coordinator. The competition coordinator is also responsible for insuring their club remits the $25 trophy fee to the High Plain program administrator. See Competition reporting requirements.
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2013 High Plains Competitions
Club	Comp Name	Dead Line	Comp Date
Minn Home Brewers Association & St. Paul Home Brewers Club	Upper Mississippi MASH Out	13-jan-2013	27-Jan-2013
Kansas City Bier Meisters	KCBM 30th Annual	07-Feb-2013	15-Feb-2013
Garage Brewers Society	Champion of the Pint	05-April-2013	14-April-2013
Iowa Brewers Union	IBU Open 2013	16-Mar-2013	TBA
THIRSTY Iowa	Thirsty Classic	TBA	TBA
Prarie Home Companions	Hoppy Halloween	TBA	TBA
MUGZ	Land of the Muddy Waters	TBA	TBA
FOAM	Foam Cup	TBA	TBA

 

Year	High Plains Brewer of the Year Award
2012	Steve Cook (KCBM)
2011	Dave & Michele Darity (FOAM)
2010	John Fowler & Amy Satterlund (KCBM)
2009	Mark Tanner
2008	Mark Tanner
2007	Ed Vandegrift
2006	Al Boyce
2005	Kris England and the Pete

 

Year	High Plains Club of the Year
2012	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
2011	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
2010	St Paul Hombrewers Club
2009	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
2008	St Paul Hombrewers Club
2007	St Paul Hombrewers Club
2006	St Paul Hombrewers Club
2005	St Paul Hombrewers Club