2026 UC Davis Staff Brewing Competition Brewers – Registration is Now Open! Gather your brewing team and join one of UC Davis' favorite annual traditions! Whether you're a seasoned home brewer or entering your first competition, the 2026 UC Davis Staff Brewing Competition is a fun opportunity to showcase your skills, meet fellow brewing enthusiasts, and compete for bragging rights and prizes. Friday, October 9, 2026 UC Davis Alumni Center
Selected for this year's competition, the three categories of "brews" will be a return of Porters, Festbier, and Mead.
Porter
Porter originated in London, England, during the early 18th century and became one of the world's first mass-produced beer styles. Named after the porters who transported goods throughout the city, it was prized for its rich, roasty malt character and smooth drinkability.
Calling all brewers—and beer enthusiasts, it's the return of the Staff Brewing Competition, an event created by staff, for staff, that highlights the creativity and talent of our campus homebrewers. Please keep an eye on this site for updates if you are:
In early March we had hopes that things would be stable by August. That is no longer realistic. After much consideration, our committee has elected to cancel the 2020 Staff Brewing Competition at UC Davis.
This decision did not come easy, and several alternatives were considered. Most of those alternatives involved compromising the enjoyment of the tasting event, and that event which brings us all together as a community is just too important to us.
Due to the current stay at home order by the Governor, the Staff Brewing Competition planning committee has decided to reschedule the judging and tasting event for later in the fall. The new date for the tasting event is Saturday, August 29, 2020. We have transferred all registrations for teams, tasting tickets, etc. to this date. If the new date works for your schedule, you do not need to do anything else.
