31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Thank you for your interest in the 31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth organized by , Cheyenne, Wy.
You only need to register your information once and can return to this site to enter more brews or edit the brews you've entered. You can even pay your entry fees online if you wish.
Thanks and Good Luck To All Who Entered the 31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth!
There are 476 registered entries and 574 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
As of 8:30 PM, MDT, there are 0 received and processed entries (this number will update as entries are picked up from drop-off locations and organized for judging).
Rules
Beers containing CBD, THC or other marijuana based components are not legal in Wyoming and will not be accepted as entries or judged.
Additionally, seltzer style "beers" are not an eligible judging category for this compeition.
Awards Ceremony: April 26th, 2025, 6pm @ Blacktooth Brewing - Cheyenne. We will attempt to livestream the awards on our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@highplainsdrafters4206/streams).
This competition is AHA sanctioned and open to any amateur homebrewer age 21 or older. Beer, mead and cider is judged according to BJCP 2021 guidelines.
Three bottles or cans per entry are recommended. Two bottles or cans are the minimum Entries without a 3rd bottle may not be eligible for pro-am consideration. 12oz brown glass bottles or unlabeled/unmarked cans are preferred. Bottles will not be returned to entrants.
All mailed entries must received at the mailing location by the entry deadline - please allow for shipping time.
All entries will be picked up from drop-off locations the day of the entry deadline by 12:00 noon.
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.
Qualified judging of all entries is the primary goal of our event. 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.
Brewers may only enter each subcategory once. For example, participants may enter a Belgian Pale (16B) and Belgian Saison (16C), but may not enter two Saisons, even if they are different brews. Specialty categores will allow for multiple entries per subcategory.
The competition committee reserves the right to combine categories based on number of entries. 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.
The Best of Show judging will be determined by a Best of Show panel based on a second judging of the top winners.
Bottles or cans will not be returned to entrants.
Judging Sessions
Depot St (4/19 AM)
Saturday, April 19, 2025 9:00 AM, MDT
Depot St (4/19 PM)
Saturday, April 19, 2025 12:45 PM, MDT
Depot St (4/25 PM)
Friday, April 25, 2025 6:00 PM, MDT
Blacktooth Brewing (4/27 AM1)
Saturday, April 26, 2025 9:00 AM, MDT
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 AM2)
Saturday, April 26, 2025 11:00 AM, MDT
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 PM)
Saturday, April 26, 2025 1:30 PM, MDT
Competition Officials
You can send an email to any of the following individuals via Contact.
- Fred Hirsch — Judge Coordinator
- Doug Schmidt — Competition Coordinator
Sponsors
High Plains Drafters is proud to have the following sponsors for the 31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
Crow Creek Catering
Judging Sessions
Depot St (4/19 AM)
04/19/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Depot St (4/19 PM)
04/19/2025 12:45 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/25 PM)
04/25/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/27 AM1)
04/26/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 AM2)
04/26/2025 11:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 PM)
04/26/2025 1:30 PM, MDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST through 04/12/2025 12:00 PM, MDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST through 04/26/2025 5:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Registration Closed
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.