04/08/2026
Calling all Wisconsin homebrewers, new summer homebrewing competition coming up!
🚨 **IT'S OFFICIAL!** 🚨
We are beyond excited to drop the official artwork and announce that registration is officially OPEN for the **2026 Wisconsin Summer Mash-Up**! 🍻☀️
We’ve teamed up with the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild (MHTG) and Sunshine Brewing Company to bring you the premier Pro-Am homebrew competition of the season. Get those summer styles ready! ⬇️🧵
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🌟 **THE GRAND PRIZE: BEST OF SHOW PRO-AM** 🌟
The stakes are massive this year. The Best of Show winner will have their recipe selected, scaled up, and brewed commercially on the system at ** Brewing Company** in Lake Mills, WI! *(Heads up: The commercial brew day is tentatively scheduled for the week of June 8th–12th, right after the competition!)*
Even better? That commercial batch will be pouring at the **Great Taste of the Midwest (SM)**, AND the grand prize winner will take home **2 tickets** to the fest so they can attend and taste their beer with the crowd! 🎪🍻
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🏆 **THE PODIUM PRIZES** 🏆
We are fully outfitting our top brewers to fuel their next brew days:
🥇 **1st Place:** 50lb sack of premium base malt, generously sponsored by **Inventors Brewpub & Edison Hall**
🥈 **2nd Place:** Massive bounty of local hops (Sponsor TBA—stay tuned!)
🥉 **3rd Place:** Elite liquid yeast pitches, courtesy of **The Yeast Bay**
🎙️ **THE MEDIA SPOTLIGHT:** The top 3 finishers will all be invited as special guests onto the **Badger Beer Report podcast** to taste their winning entries on-air and talk shop about their brew days!
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🤝 **THE CLUB BOUNTY** 🤝
Calling all Wisconsin homebrew clubs! The visiting club that submits the most total entries will take home a massive, curated hop bounty gathered by the Badger Beer Report crew from our commercial brewing friends across the state—including **Inventors Brewpub**, **Sunshine Brewing Company**, and more! *(Note: As the host club, MHTG members are excluded from this specific club prize—so this is wide open for the rest of Wisconsin to claim!)* ---
📅 **KEY DATES & ENTRY DETAILS** 📅
* **Registration:** OPEN NOW through May 30th (Do not wait—we are strictly capped at 150 total entries!)
* **Entry Fee:** $9.00 per entry (Max 6 per participant / 1 per subcategory)
* **Drop-Off/Shipping Window:** May 11th – May 30th
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📍 **DROP-OFF LOCATIONS** 📍
You can ship your entries or drop off your anonymous bottles at:
📦 Delta Beer Lab (Fitchburg)
📦 The Wine & Hop Shop (Madison)
📦 Any MHTG Meeting
🚨 *Milwaukee Brewers:* Stay tuned—an official Milwaukee drop-off location is coming soon!
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Judging will take place on **Saturday, June 6th** at Delta Beer Lab.
Talk to your club, finalize those recipes, and secure your spot before the 150-entry cap hits. Register your beers right here:
👉 https://brewingcompetitions.com/mhtg/
