Chili Pepper Extravaganza Competition

HISTORY: The Pepper Extravaganza was a homebrew competition that was connected to the annual Pepper Fest in Largo, Florida. It was held each year, along with many display booths of pepper plants, pepper food preparations, and other pepper-related stuff. The Pepper Extravaganza homebrew competition was created by Dave Morgan (from the Dunedin Brewers Guild), and was held starting in 2007, with the final competition in 2009 - the last year of the Florida Pepper Fest. Dave has kindly given his permission for the Pepper Extravaganza to be continued in Colorado starting in 2015.

COMPETITION RULES:

Entries will be accepted in all BJCP 2021 (BJCP 2025 Cider) substyle categories.
EVERY entry MUST use some sort of chili pepper in the brewing process - and at least one pepper variety (or varieties) must be specified. PLEASE - make sure your entry presents a chili pepper presence - heat, flavor, or both!
Enter your beer in the BASE beer substyle - don't enter as Spice/Herb/Vegetable unless other SHV is involved. For example, enter your Habanero Kolsch as a Kolsch, and specify the Pepper Variety as Habanero.
Entry cost is $10 for each entry.
There are no substyle limits or competition limits for number of entries, but each one must be different in either substyle or pepper variety. So, for example, you can enter three Kolsch substyle beers - one for Jalapeño, one for Serrano, and one for Poblano, but you can not enter two Kolsch substyle beers that are both Serrano. If you use an unusual or uncommon pepper variety, please provide a very short description of the pepper to help the judges know what to expect.
Submit two bottles (12 oz brown, crown-capped, unmarked is preferred but any unlabeled bottle is fine) for each entry.
Online entries only - REGISTER YOUR ENTRIES HERE. This is also the link for you to sign up to be a Judge.
Date of competition: Saturday, October 25, 2025 starting at 9:00am. Location: Virtual and eJudging, Foxfield, Colorado, USA.
Registration window dates: September 1, 2025 through September 30, 2025.
Deliver your entries to:
- Quirky Homebrew Supply, 303-457-3555, 425 W. 115th Ave. #6, Northglenn, CO 80234
- The Brew Hut, 303-680-8898, 15120 E. Hampden Ave., Aurora, CO 80014
or Ship entries to:
- WhatsOnTapAt, Inc. c/o Nelson Crowle, 727-534-6944, 7183 S Buckley Rd, Foxfield, CO 80016
Awards will be given in the following categories (these categories may be rearranged or changed depending on entries received):
- Light/Amber Beer, Light-to-moderate pepper heat (Scoville<=5000 - no more than a Jalepeño)
- Dark Beer, Light-to-moderate pepper heat
- Mead/Cider, Light-to-moderate pepper heat
- Light/Amber Beer, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat (Scoville>5000 - hotter than a Jalepeño)
- Dark Beer, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat
- Mead/Cider, Moderate-and-higher pepper heat
The best of each of these categories will be judged to award the Best Of Show.

We look forward to judging some of your excellent Pepper Beers (and Meads/Ciders)! If you have any questions, please EMAIL Nelson, the Competition Organizer. Thanks for entering!