TRASH Competition
Details for 2025's competition, TRASH 33

TRASH XXXIII is a BJCP-registered amateur competition and is one of the oldest BJCP competitions in the country. We are excited to announce that this year's competition will be held on April 26th at Maggie's Farm in Upper St. Clair, PA.

Registration Details

  • Registration period: January 21st - April 11th, 2025
  • Drop-off and mailing deadline: April 16th, 2025
  • Entry fee: $13.50 per entry
  • Maximum 6 entries per person
  • Limited to 320 total entries

TRASH members received a discount code via email on January 19th. New members will receive the code in their membership confirmation email.

Registration is open via Beer Awards Platform (BAP)

Entry Submission

Entries accepted and editable in BAP from March 26th to April 11th, 2025 at 11:30pm. Note that this only applies to registration and entering your beers in BAP. The drop-off and mailing deadline is still April 16th.

Shipping Address

Attn: TRASH COMP
Maggie's Farm
1387 McLaughlin Run Rd
Pittsburgh, PA 15241

Drop-off Locations

Competition Schedule

Bottle Sort - April 19th

  • Time: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
  • Local entries can be dropped off at Maggie's Farm by 9:00 AM
  • Day-of drop-offs only accepted from organized clubs with judges/stewards traveling 55+ miles from Pittsburgh (e.g. Wheeling, Erie). Contact [email protected] with questions.
  • This event will serve as our April monthly meeting. While we'll be focused on getting competition entries organized, there will still be plenty of time for socializing and sharing homebrew. Feel free to bring some bottles to share as (and after) we work!

Judging Sessions

  • Friday, April 25th: 5:30 PM - 9:30 PM (if needed)
  • Saturday, April 26th: 8:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Featured Awards

In addition to medals and Best of Show honors, we’re excited to offer a mix of returning and new brewery-sponsored awards. Brewers will select winners from the top-ranking beers that fall within their chosen category.

Returning Awards:

  • Best of Show – Helicon Brewing
  • Turtle Creek Award – East End Brewing (Awarded to the brewer who earns the most points based on medal placements)
  • Ed Vidunas - British Styles – Late Addition Brewing + Blending
  • German Styles – Cobblehaus Brewing

New for 2025:

  • Belgian Styles – Hazel Grove Brewing
  • Specialty (non-funk, non-wild, non-wood) – Abjuration Brewing
  • Light Ale – Fermata Brewing
  • Ale or IPA – Monday’s Brewing
  • TBD – Burghers Brewing