Hail to the Victors!

Hail to the Victors!

(Photo by emeraldbayphoto.com) Making his first North American appearance, perennial World, European, and German Champion Willi Chevalier took top honors in the freestyle category at the Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships. Willi was also crowned “Best In Show” by crowd acclamation, winning a year’s supply of Docker’s Jeans to go along with [...]

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Thanks, Bend!

Bend, Oregon rolled out the red carpet for Beard Team USA and the first ever National Beard and Moustache Championships on June 5, 2010. What a town! Great scenery, great recreation, great breweries, great people, great fun! Everyone should visit Bend!

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Second ever BTUSA Nationals

Beard Team USA is now accepting bids for the 2011 Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships. Members voted overwhelmingly at the somewhat annual somewhat official BTUSA meeting held in Bend, Oregon on June 6 that the second ever Nats will take place in 2011. Anyone interested in submitting a bid may do so. [...]

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Join Beard Team USA

Join Beard Team USA

Membership is Beard Team USA is open to everyone. There are no dues, no applications, and no acceptance process.

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Magnificent Specimens

Dave Mead’s exhibit of outstanding photos from the 2009 WBMC in Alaska is on display at the Chelsea Market in New York City from now through June 30. A sampling of Dave’s photos appeared on the official posters for the recent BTUSA Nationals in Bend. Check it out.

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Judges confirmed.

Judges confirmed.

The Committee on Judicial Selection announces that the following online applicants will serve as judges at the National Beard and Moustache Championships on June 5, 2010 in Bend, Oregon: Laura Beverungen Sean Perrotta Jason Buehler Seth (Palmersbeard) These successful candidates will join the panel of distinguished judges already consisting of Miss Oregon CC Barber, Sirwan [...]

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Brewer Buehler wants to judge

Jason Buehler, a brewer from the Shamrock Brewery in Pueblo, Colorado, has applied to judge the Nationals.  Here Jason demonstrates proper beer drinking technique, a skill clearly related to the job.

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Beards judge Beards

Beards judge Beards

The Great Burke Kenny (aka Burke Kenny the Great), former world champion in the full beard styled moustache category, will serve on the panel of distinguished judges at the first ever $5000 Beard Team USA National Beard and Moustache Championships in Bend, Oregon on June 5, 2010. Burke, a former pizza delivery professional, is a [...]

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Seth wants to be a judge.

Seth’s video application to judge the Nationals serves also as  a graveside tribute to Joe Palmer and a treatise on bearded rights.

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