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ABOUT LUNAR RENDEZBREW
Lunar Rendezbrew is an AHA approved homebrew competition and one of the premier competitions of the Lonestar Circuit. Lunar Rendezbrew is a competition showcasing the best homebrew and craft beers in Texas! BJCP 2021 guidelines will be used for this competition, and category groupings may be combined based on the number of entries (at the discretion of the BAM officers and the head judge) with a minimum category limit of 6 entries to qualify on the Lone Star Circuit.
This year we will only be accepting and judging entries for beer. There will be no mead or cider.
Registration begins on May 16th, 2026. The dropdown menu at the top of the page has a link for registering and submitting entries after that date. Registration closes on June 9th and all entries must be received by that date. We anticipate an early sell out, so the extra registration time allows brewers to edit their entries until the drop off date closes. Sitta Brew Hub is our club shipping location and primary Houston drop off location.
Entry fees for Lunar Rendezbrew 32 will be $12.00 this year. There will be a total entry cap of 400 paid entries. There will be a cap of 24 entries per medal table with 18 medal tables available. The number of beers that an individual brewer may enter will be capped at 6 paid entries, but we will have a staggered entry period to allow all interested brewers and opportunity to enter. Starting at 9:00 am on May 16th, brewers may enter 3 beers. On Tuesday May 19th starting at 8:00 pm registration will re-open for up to 3 more beers.
For beers entered as a team or with co-brewers, the max brewer entry count applies to any entry you are named on, so please plan accordingly. There will be a limit per brewer of 1 entry per style (subcategory). We kindly ask participants to be honorable an limit themselves to 2 entries per category.
Three bottles will be required for entry in this competition. Two bottles must be received to be eligible for a medal. We highly recommend sending three bottles just in case something were to happen to one of your bottles during shipping/delivery. There are no guarantees of having time to replace bottles broken in transit.
Sorting day will be on June 13th at Vallenson’s Brewing in Pearland. More details will be released soon. Judging will take place over the five weeks after that.
SPONSORSHIP
Interested in sponsoring Lunar Rendezbrew 32? We have several great options for you to choose from. If you have questions about what your opportunities are, you can email mashtronautofficers@gmail.com.
SCALE UP OPPORTUNITIES
RAFFLE
There will be a raffle at the Lunar Rendezbrew festival. If you are interested in donating an item to the raffle, please reach out to mashtronautofficers@gmail.com with your contact information and what is being donated.
AWARDS CEREMONY
Lunar Rendezbrew will host an awards ceremony August 1st, 2026. Time and location are still being worked out at this time. For those not attending in person (we don’t recommend that) we will have a pre-recorded announcement of winners that will broadcast on the Mashtronauts YouTube channel that you can find at YouTube.com/BayAreaMashtronauts at the same time as the in person awards ceremony. Please make sure you are subscribed to our channel and notified of updates to make sure you don’t miss the big event.
Medals will be provided to the top three entries in each medal group. The best of show winner will receive a space themed stein! Custom tap handles will be provided to some winners. We are working on a plan for doing a two round BOS with the first round winners receiving this additional award. More details will be released on this prior to registration.
Good luck to all participants!
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