COHO Spring Fling & Pro/Am Competition -- We are back for 2026!
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This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older. Professional brewers are also welcome as long as their beer is brewed on a home-system and not a professonal system.
This year’s competition is two opportunities in one: Spring Fling and Central Oregon Pro/Am.
Spring Fling
The Spring Fling competition is open to ALL beer, mead and cider represented in the 2021 BJCP Beer, 2015 Mead, & 2025 Cider categories and sub-categories.
This competition will be utilizing the BJCP 2021 Beer, 2015 Mead, & 2025 Cider Guidelines.
Qualified judging of all entries and feedback to the entrants is the primary goal of Spring Fling. Judges will evaluate and score each entry. The average of the scores will rank each entry in its category. Each flight will have at least one BJCP judge.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Submit: Three 12oz/350 ml crown-capped bottles (no swing-tops) or cans.
Pay: $13 (USD) per entry
The Prizes: COHO logoed medals with neck lanyards will be given to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers; Best of Show (BOS) will receive a plaque in addition to the respective gold medal; BOS runner-up, Second runner-up & highest scoring entry will all receive ribbons plus their respective medals.
But maybe you should also…
Go Pro for a Day: The Central Oregon Pro-Am
Ever wondered what your recipe would taste like on a professional scale system? Here’s your shot at the big leagues. We’re giving you the chance to step out of the garage and into the brewhouse.
The Prize: Winners will spend a full day brewing their winning recipe alongside industry legends. You’ll scale up your grain bill, talk shop with the pros, and see your beer come to life on a professional scale. [Note: Winners will need to travel to Central Oregon for their brew day at their own expense.]
The Heavy Hitters: We’ve assembled an all-star roster of partner breweries, including:
• Deschutes Brewery & Boneyard Beer
• Sunriver Brewing & Bevel Craft Brewing
• Wild Ride & Terranaut
• Worthy Brewing & Crux Fermentation Project
• Bend Brewing & Spider City
• ...with more to be announced soon!
The Grand Finale: The journey culminates on Saturday, November 7th at Boneyard Pub. One overall champion will be crowned at our People’s Choice event, with proceeds benefiting a local charity chosen by the winning team
How it works:
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Submit two extra 12oz bottles for the pro judges.
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Pay an additional $5 entrance fee per entry
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Win a collaborative brew day with Central Oregon.
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Compete against all the Pro/Am winners for bragging rights and raise money for a good cause at the People’s Choice event.
Details:
Entry fee is $13 (USD) per Spring Fling entry and $18 (USD) for each combined Spring Fling and Pro/AM Entry. IMPORTANT: For a combined entry, use the member discount code: PRO/AM (this will result in an entry fee of $18).
We will only be accepting online payments. Please do not send or drop-off cash or a check with your entries. PayPal is the way to pay for your entry on this site. Send your payment directly to treasurer@cohomebrewers.org via PayPal.
All entries must be handcrafted products, containing ingredients available to the general public, and made using private equipment by hobbyist brewers (i.e., no use of commercial facilities or Brew on Premises operations, supplies, etc.).
The competition organizers are not responsible for mis-categorized entries, mailed entries that are not received by the entry deadline, or entries that arrived damaged.
The competition organizers reserve the right to combine styles for judging and to restructure awards as needed depending upon the quantity and quality of entries.
Brewers may enter more than one beer in each category but may enter each subcategory only once. For example, in say category 25, participants may enter a Belgian Blond (25A), a Belgian Saison (25B) and a Belgian Golden Strong (25C), but may not enter two Saisons, etc., even if they are different brews (e.g. light & dark Saison). The exception to this rule is category 21B, Specialty IPA, and category 27, Historical Beer, since each has, in essence, multiple sub-categories. Additionally, Historical Beer & Specialty IPA are not limited to those listed in the BJCP guidelines; however, if the Historical Beer or Specialty IPA is not listed, the brewer MUST describe the style parameters so it may be properly judged. Spring Fling is recognizing Northeast-style IPA as a Specialty IPA.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on the number of entries in each category. All possible effort will be made to combine similar styles. All brews in combined categories will be judged according to the style they were originally entered in.
Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
Entry Acceptance Rules
Each Spring Fling entry will consist of three 12 ounce, or 350 ml crown-capped bottles or 12oz cans that are void of all identifying information, including labels and embossing. If entering the Pro/Am,add an additional 2 bottles or cans for a total of 5 bottles or cans that should be submitted. Printed caps are allowed, but must be blacked out completely. ONLY 12 oz.bottles/cans or 350 ml bottles will be accepted due to the need for uniformity for storage in beer cases.
An exception is for Mead entries and Mead entries ONLY. 3 Bottles of a minimum of 7 oz constitute an acceptable entry.
Brown glass bottles are preferred; however, green and clear glass will be accepted.
Bottles will not be returned to contest entrants.
Completed BJCP bottle ID forms must be submitted with all entries, and can be printed directly from this website at those links. Bottle ID forms should be attached to bottles/cans with a rubber band only; glue and/or tape are unacceptable.
Please fill out the entry forms completely. Be meticulous about noting any special ingredients that must be specified (this pertains to specialty beers). Failure to note such ingredients may impact the judges' ability to properly score of your entry.
Brewers may enter more than one beer in each category but may enter each subcategory only once.
The exception to this rule is category 21B, Specially IPA, and category 27, Historical Beer as mentioned above under COMPETITION RULES.
Entry Info
Entry Limits
- Entry Limit:
- 300
- Entry Limit – Paid:
- 300
Entry Limits Per Participant
- Per Style Entry Limit:
- 1
Pay Entry Fees
After creating your account and adding your entries to the system, you must pay your entry fee(s). Accepted payment methods are:
- Credit/debit card and e-check, via PayPal
BJCP 2021 / 2025 Styles Accepted
Indicates that the style's entry limit has been reached and no more entries of that style will be accepted.
| 1A American Light Lager | 1B American Lager | 1C Cream Ale |
| 1D American Wheat Beer | 2A International Pale Lager | 2B International Amber Lager |
| 2C International Dark Lager | 3A Czech Pale Lager | 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager |
| 3C Czech Amber Lager | 3D Czech Dark Lager | 4A Munich Helles |
| 4B Festbier | 4C Helles Bock | 5A German Leichtbier |
| 5B Kölsch | 5C German Helles Exportbier | 5D German Pils |
| 6A Märzen | 6B Rauchbier | 6C Dunkels Bock |
| 7A Vienna Lager | 7B Altbier | 8A Munich Dunkel |
| 8B Schwarzbier | 9A Doppelbock | 9B Eisbock |
| 9C Baltic Porter | 10A Weissbier | 10B Dunkels Weissbier |
| 10C Weizenbock | 11A Ordinary Bitter | 11B Best Bitter |
| 11C Strong Bitter | 12A British Golden Ale | 12B Australian Sparkling Ale |
| 12C English IPA | 13A Dark Mild | 13B British Brown Ale |
| 13C English Porter | 14A Scottish Light | 14B Scottish Heavy |
| 14C Scottish Export | 15A Irish Red Ale | 15B Irish Stout |
| 15C Irish Extra Stout | 16A Sweet Stout | 16B Oatmeal Stout |
| 16C Tropical Stout | 16D Foreign Extra Stout | 17A British Strong Ale |
| 17A1 Burton Ale | 17B Old Ale | 17C Wee Heavy |
| 17D English Barley Wine | 18A Blonde Ale | 18B American Pale Ale |
| 19A American Amber Ale | 19B California Common | 19C American Brown Ale |
| 20A American Porter | 20B American Stout | 20C Imperial Stout |
| 21A American IPA | 21B Specialty IPA | 21B1 Belgian IPA |
| 21B2 Black IPA | 21B3 Brown IPA | 21B4 Red IPA |
| 21B5 Rye IPA | 21B6 White IPA | 21B7 Brut IPA |
| 21C Hazy IPA | 22A Double IPA | 22B American Strong Ale |
| 22C American Barleywine | 22D Wheatwine | 23A Berliner Weisse |
| 23B Flanders Red Ale | 23C Oud Bruin | 23D Lambic |
| 23E Gueuze | 23F Fruit Lambic | 23G Gose |
| 24A Witbier | 24B Belgian Pale Ale | 24C Bière de Garde |
| 25A Belgian Blond Ale | 25B Saison | 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
| 26A Belgian Single | 26B Belgian Dubbel | 26C Belgian Tripel |
| 26D Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 27A Historical Beer | 27A1 Kellerbier |
| 27A2 Kentucky Common | 27A3 Lichtenhainer | 27A4 London Brown Ale |
| 27A5 Piwo Grodziskie | 27A6 Pre-Prohibition Lager | 27A7 Pre-Prohibition Porter |
| 27A8 Roggenbier | 27A9 Sahti | 28A Brett Beer |
| 28B Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | 28C Wild Specialty Beer | 28D Straight Sour Beer |
| 29A Fruit Beer | 29B Fruit and Spice Beer | 29C Specialty Fruit Beer |
| 29D Grape Ale | 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 30B Autumn Seasonal Beer |
| 30C Winter Seasonal Beer | 30D Specialty Spice Beer | 31A Alternative Grain Beer |
| 31B Alternative Sugar Beer | 32A Classic Style Smoked Beer | 32B Specialty Smoked Beer |
| 33A Wood-Aged Beer | 33B Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | 34A Commercial Specialty Beer |
| 34B Mixed-Style Beer | 34C Experimental Beer | LSX5 New Zealand Pilsner |
| C1A Common Cider | C1B Heirloom Cider | C1C English Cider |
| C1D French Cider | C1E Spanish Cider | C2A New England Cider |
| C2B Applewine | C2C Ice Cider | C2D Fire Cider |
| C3A Fruit Cider | C3B Spiced Cider | C3C Experimental Cider |
| C4A Common Perry | C4B Heirloom Perry | C4C Ice Perry |
| C4D Experimental Perry | M1A Dry Mead | M1B Semi-Sweet Mead |
| M1C Sweet Mead | M2A Cyser | M2B Pyment |
| M2C Berry Mead | M2D Stone Fruit Mead | M2E Melomel |
| M3A Fruit and Spice Mead | M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | M4A Braggot |
| M4B Historical Mead | M4C Experimental Mead |
Drop-Off Locations
Entry bottles accepted at our drop-off locations Tuesday, February 10, 2026 12:00 AM, PST — Wednesday, April 15, 2026 11:00 PM, PDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
711 Grand Blvd, Vancouver, WA 98661
360-750-1551
1011 Valley River Way, Suite 107, Eugene, OR 97401
541-485-6238
5670 NE Clara Ln, Hillsboro, OR 97124
503-648-4254
2951 22nd St SE, Salem, OR 97302
971-701-4991
Shipping Info
Entry bottles accepted at our shipping location Tuesday, February 10, 2026 12:00 AM, PST — Wednesday, April 15, 2026 11:59 PM, PDT.
Ship entries to:
COHO - Pete Ostner
3723 SW 47th St, Redmond, OR, 97756
Packing and Shipping
Carefully pack your entries in a sturdy box. Line the inside of your carton with a plastic trash bag. Partition and pack each bottle with adequate packaging material. Please do not over pack!Write clearly: Fragile. This Side Up. on the package. Please only use bubble wrap as your packing material.
Enclose each of your bottle labels in a small zip-top bag before attaching to their respective bottles. This way it makes it possible for the organizer to identify specifically which entry has broken if there is damage during shipment.
Every reasonable effort will be made to contact entrants whose bottles have broken to make arrangements for sending replacement bottles.
All mailed entries must be received at 3723 SW 47th St, Redmond, OR 97756, by the entry deadline - please allow for shipping time.
If entry is dropped at a designated location, please label entries are for COHO to avoid confusion with other competitions.
Best of Show
Best of Show winner will receive the 2026 Spring Fling plaque & a BOS prize.
BOS Runner-Up, Second Runner-Up, & Highest Scoring Entry will receive their respective ribbon plus a prize.
Awards
The awards ceremony will take place once BOS judging is completed.
COHO logoed medals will be awarded to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place in each category.
The 1st place entry in each category will advance to the Best of Show (BOS) round with a single, overall Best of Show beer selected.
Additional prizes will be awarded to BOS Runner-Up, BOS Second Runner-Up, Highest Scoring Entry & Steward's Choice Award.
Both score sheets and awards will be available for pick up by the entrant after the ceremony concludes. Score sheets not picked up will be emailed to participants. Awards not picked up will be mailed to the participants. Results will be posted to the competition web site after the ceremony concludes.
Awards Ceremony
Pleasant Ridge Community Hall
7067 SW Canal Blvd, Redmond, OR 97756
Sunday, April 26, 2026 1:00 PM, PDT
Circuit Qualification
We are an OSHBOTY sanctioned competition!
Check out the Oregon State Homebrew Brewer of The Year FB page at
www.oshboty.org
Additionally, some professional breweries look for gold-medal beers to brew for GABF's Pro-Am competition.
Volunteers
Judges and Stewards
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If you have not registered and are willing to be a judge or steward, please register.
Staff
If you would like to volunteer to be a competition staff member, please register or update your account to indicate that you wish to be a part of the competition staff.
Other Volunteer Info
The Central Oregon Homebrewers Organization welcomes you to our annual Spring Fling Homebrew Competition which we hope to make this a #1, first-class, experience for you as judges and stewards! We simply could not make this competition work without your help.
Judging will start again with 3 sessions on Saturday, April 25th at 9:00 a.m. A light breakfast & coffee will be provided.
All stewards and judges must arrive no later than 8:30 a.m. (Special arrangements can be made with Ashley Carder, the Organizers or the Head Steward).
A hearty lunch, dinner and snacks will be provided on Saturday. Judging will end at approximately 8:00 p.m.
BOS judging will commence on Sunday, April 26th at 9:30 a.m. (These judges will be selected by the Judge Director).
The Awards Ceremony will follow BOS judging (at approx. 1:00 p.m.)
Judges will receive further information via email from Randy Scorby or Ashley Carder.
Stewards will receive further information via email from our Head Steward
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