NCHF 15: Founding Fathers

Four Score and seven years ago... wait, that's was later. This year we return to the beginning of... Our great nation? Our great brewing traditions? See what you can do with home brewing around this idea!

What better way to kick off the festival than "Hoppy Hour"?

Enjoy appetizers and many different homebrews with old friends and new, surrounded by the beautiful redwoods at Lake Francis Resort.

Camping under the trees and stars

Only a short walk from the festival grounds, including a beautiful lake for boating, swimming and fishing.

Fantastic Raffle Prizes!

Last years grand prize: a new 14.4 gal Conical Fermenter from More Beer! Grain, hops, hats, brewing hardware are just a few items we raffle off during the festival. The more tickets you buy, the more you can win!

Hear from the best brewers in the craft brewing industry!

Sampling, critiques, techniques and brewing trends are some of the topics covered by our panel of invited experts.

Friday Night Brewers Dinner

Sean Paxton, the fabulous "Homebrew Chef" is back! He'll once again dazzle us with a gastronomic/zymurgistic experience few others will ever taste. Tickets for this event go fast, so once sales start, don't be late!

The main festivities are on Saturday

The festival takes place on the beautiful Lake Francis fest grounds on a natural grass field, surrounded by pines and redwoods in the lower Sierra foothills.

Logo Competition Rules

This is an invitation for submission of graphic designs for the official 
2013 Northern California Homebrewers’ Festival Logo.

Submission cut-off date is August 31, 2012. Check back for further details!

Entries must be emailed to us for submission. Winner is selected by popular vote during the festival. However, the NCHO board reserves the right to make the final determination. Logo entrants will be notified of the results once the decision has been made.

Festival 14 logo winnerThe winning submission will earn the producing artist one admission to the Northern California Homebrewers’ Festival, including 2 nights of camping, in the year for which it was submitted as well as a commemorative T-shirt and a glass (i.e., the 2012 logo winner is awarded entrance to the 2013 festival and 2013 commemorative items).

Winnings do not include the price of the Friday night dinner. Winnings shall not be transferable or cumulative. Original artwork will be returned to the artists only with submission of a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Winning artwork remains the property of the artist. By submitting to the NCHF logo competition the entrant agrees to allow exclusive use of the image by the NCHO at the discretion of its Board for one year.

In addition, the graphic may be used by the administrative body of the Northern California Homebrewers’ Organization in promotional literature and commemorative items for the 2012 event. Prizes as described will constitute full compensation for the use of the artwork. NCHO and the artist(s) agree that no additional items shall be produced and sold beyond those for the event for which the logo was originally submitted. Excess inventory shall become the property of NCHO, and shall be disposed of solely at the discretion of its Board.

The Graphic will be evaluated on the following criteria: clarity of message related to the festival theme, brewing, visual impact, and reproducibility. Computer graphics are preferred.