The theme for NCHF 13: Eastern Europe
What better way to kick off the festival than "Hoppy Hour"?
Clubs compete in two beer styles each year
Camping under the trees and stars
Fantastic Raffle Prizes!
Hear from the best brewers in the craft brewing industry!
Friday Night Brewers Dinner
The festival happens on Saturday
Taste and share quality Homebrewed Beers from California and beyond!
Once year at the time of the Autumnal Equinox, homebrewers from all over Northern California make the trek to the little town of Dobbins and call Lake Francis their home for two days. Here they proudly fly the colors of their homebrew clubs and eagerly share well crafted brew rivalling some of the best known breweries.
The NCHF has Live Music, Raffles, Nationally known speakers, club only homebrew competition, California's only Brewers Dinner and much more! Past speakers have included Fritz Maytag, Fred Eckhardt, Byron Burch, Fal Allan, Ken Grossman, the late Dr. George Fix, Randy Mosher, John Palmer and more.
This year, the theme for NCHF 13 is "Eastern Europe"
What does this mean? Well, that's up to you! Typically clubs decorate their booths, and often themselves, to reflect the theme. Clubs also try to best one another for "Best Booth Theme" and "Best Booth Food", which all makes for great beer, great food, and a fantastic time for all!
As if that weren't enough, we select two "theme beers" for the Club Keg Competition. Baltic Porter and Bohemian Pilsner are the beer styles for competition this year. So break out your babushkas, balalaikas, pirogi and paprikash recipes; whatever you think reflects the theme. Come ready for a great weekend!
Raffle Grand Prize: The new 14.4 gallon Conical Fermenter!
Our friends at More Beer have provided us with the newly designed all stainless steel, 14.4 gal fementer! It only takes one ticket to win, but the more tickets you buy, the better your odds at winning! See the raffle booth adjacent to the bridge on the festival green. Must be present to win!
