31st Annual Spirit Of Free Beer (SOFB) 2025 Homebrew Competition Volunteer Info
Judges and Stewards
If you have registered, log in and then choose Edit Account from the My Account menu indicated by the icon on the top menu.
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
Judging will be held in-person at Silver Branch Brewing (Rockville, MD location) on Saturday, April 5th. The Best of Show will be held after the conclusion of the afternoon session.
Silver Branch Brewing (Rockville location) is located in Rockville, MD at 7301 Calhoun Pl #600
If you have any questions, please contact the organizer.
Judging Sessions
Morning Session at Silver Branch Brewing (Rockville, MD)
04/05/2025 9:00 AM, EDT.
Afternoon Session at Silver Branch Brewing (Rockville, MD)
04/05/2025 1:00 PM, EDT.
Best of Show Judging at Silver Branch Brewing (Rockville, MD)
04/05/2025 5:00 PM, EDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 02/01/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/29/2025 12:00 PM, EDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/01/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/31/2025 12:00 PM, EDT.
Entry Registration Open
181 entries have been added to the system as of 7:09 PM, EDT, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
174 paid entries are in the system as of 7:09 PM, EDT, Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
Entry registrations accepted 02/01/2025 12:00 AM, EST through 03/27/2025 12:00 PM, EDT.Entry Drop-Off Open
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.