IBRU Calendar

2026

**  - indicates preliminary dates - subject to change

January

• 1/5 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 1/8 - IBRU Club Meeting @ Gnosis Brewing (Merrillville IN) @ 7pm

• 1/20 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 1/24 - SquareKegs Winterfest (Chicago IL) - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity (at Dovetail Brewing)

February

• 2/5 - IBRU Club Meeting @ New Oberpfalz Brewing (Griffith IN) @ 7pm

• 2/7 - Dark Lord Day tickets onsale

• 2/19 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 2/21 - Shelf Ice Brewfest (Michigan City IN) - IBRU homebrew pouring opportunity

• 2/26 - New IBRU Member Social

March

• 3/5 - IBRU Club Meeting @ Flipside Brewing (Tinley Park IL) @ 7pm

• 3/7 - Gnome Brew 7th Anniversary Celebration (Chicago), 2-6pm

• 3/14 - Urban Knaves of Grain Drunk Monk Challenge (Aurora IL) - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity

• 3/19 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 3/27-28 - National Homebrew Comp-Indianapolis - 1st Round

April

• 4/2 - IBRU Club Meeting @ Off Square Brewing (Crown Point IN) @ 7pm

• 4/7-11 - National Homebrew Comp-Chicago - 1st Round

• 4/11 - Hops and Whey Cheese and Beer Fest (Beecher IL) 10-5pm - IBRU homebrew pouring opportunity

• 4/16 - **IBRU Fantasy Draught Ingredient Draft List published

• 4/18-20 - World Beer Cup - Phase 2 (Philadelphia PA) (Phase 1 is 4/8-4/11)

• 4/20-22 - Craft Brewers Conference (Philadelphia PA)

• 4/23 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 4/30 - **IBRU Fantasy Draught Commitment Date (fees due)

May

• 5/2 - American Homebrewers Association Big Brew Day

• 5/7 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (TBD) @ 7pm

• 5/7 - **IBRU Fantasy Draught Draft Order Determination

• 5/9** - BOSS Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge - homebrew comp; judging and stewarding opportunity

• 5/13 or 5/14 - **IBRU Fantasy Draught Draft

• 5/16 - Three Floyds Dark Lord Day (Munster IN)

• 5/21 - Board of Directors Mtg

June

• 6/4 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (TBD)

• 6/13 - Club Wort Wortapalooza (Palatine IL) - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity.  Click link for info.

• 6/18 - AHA National Homebrew Competition - Final Judging/Awards Ceremony (Asheville NC)

• 6/19-20 - AHA Homebrew Convention (HBC) (Asheville NC)

• 6/25 - Board of Directors Mtg

July

• 7/7-11- Indiana Brewers' Cup (Indianapolis IN) - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity - IBRU homebrew pouring opportunity

• 7/9 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (TBD) @ 7pm

• 7/23 - Board of Directors Mtg

August

• 8/1 - IBRU Summer Cookout & Fantasy Draught Competition

• 8/6 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (TBD), 7pm

• 8/20 - Board of Directors Mtg

• 8/22 - CHAOS BrewBQ (Chicago IL) - 2-7pm.   Free to all; homebrew club beer and food fest.  IBRU homebrew pouring opportunity

September

• 9/3 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (tbd) @ 7pm

• 9/12 - Hops and Coaster Drops (Monticello IN) - IBRU homebrew pouring opportunity

• 9/17 - Board of Directors Mtg

• ???? - Valpo Brewfest

October

• 10/1 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (tbd) @ 7pm

• 10/7 to 10/9 - Great American Beer Festival (Louisville CO) - Competition days

• 10/10 to 10/11 - Great American Beer Festival (Denver CO) - Festival days

• 10/10 - IBRU Chili Cookoff

• 10/22 - Board of Directors Mtg

• ???? - Brixie's Brewers Brixtoberfest (Willow Springs, IL) - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity.  Click the link for info.

November

• 11/5 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (tbd) @ 7pm

• 11/6-7 - Festival of Barrel-Aged Beers

• 11/14 - IBRU Bottle Cap Brew Off - homebrew competition; judging and stewarding opportunity

• 11/19 - Board of Directors Mtg

December

• 12/3 - IBRU Club Meeting @ TBD (tbd) at 7pm 

• 12/12 - IBRU Holiday Party and Winter Competition - incl Gift Exchange bottle swap

• 12/21** - Board of Directors Mtg

• 12/??? - IBRU 12 Days of Christmas

**  - indicates preliminary dates - subject to change