NCHF is coming to Lake Francis September 19th – 21st
Tickets on sale June 21st at 10AM
Second sale date June 29th at 10AM
This year’s theme is Vikings
Keg Comp Syles are:
1.Sahti
2. Any beer fermented with Kveik yeast
For more info on the keg comp styles and entry details , go here:
New this year! Club Mead Competition.
Vikings! Energetic clan members who sought adventure and booty overseas. At home these Scandinavians were independent … but at sea they were raiders and pillagers. Groups of warriors would negotiate the seas in their longships and mount hit-and-run raids at cities and towns along the coasts of Europe. Their burning, plundering, and killing earned them the name víkingr, meaning “pirate” in the early Scandinavian languages. Homebrewers are natural kin to Vikings!
In this spirit, the Club Keg Competition this year goes rogue! Two ‘styles’ of beer will be found in the ‘big tent’ (see styles below), but in addition, Clubs are invited to compete for the best “Nectar of the gods’: MEAD. Each Club wishing to participate shall serve a mead at their booth clearly labeled (for fest-goers to see) “Competition mead”. Any mead fitting the 2015 Mead Guidelines is allowed. It is up the Club to describe the mead (but leave off any names of individuals).
Ballots will be placed in the ballot box, the same as for the Club Keg Competion. The winning mead, including the meadmaker, WILL BE ON THE TROPHY! Good luck!
NCHO Summer Camp Sponsorship
Lake Francis is run, owned, and operated by a the non-profit foster family agency, Environmental Alternatives. The Northern California Homebrew Organization (NCHO), the parent organization which puts on the Northern California Homebrewers Festival, is proud to support Lake Francis in their continued support of foster children.
Last year the NCHO provided funding to allow 4 children the opportunity to go to summer camp at Lake Francis, as well as contributed towards the construction of a climbing wall. Your attendance helps us help the kids!
Stay tuned for info on 2024 speakers
Make A Donation to NCHF
The success of the Northern California Homebrewers Festival depends on generous donations from large and small beer related businesses and individuals. The donations accepted are raffled off the day of the festival and the revenues generated help to keep the cost of admission reasonable and to offset the costs of running the fest. This includes renting the Lake Francis resort, security, insurance, and all other costs related to a successful festival. Raffle proceeds also allow the NCHO to donate to Environmental Alternatives, which is an organization that supports foster children through various activities and is a partner with the Lake Francis Resort.
The NCHO has been partnering with Lake Francis and Environmental Solutions for over 17 years and is proud to provide support for foster children. In 2019 the NCHO donated approximately $3,000 to Environmental Solutions to help send foster kids to camp.