Return-Path: owner-judge at synchro.com Received: from srvr8.engin.umich.edu (root at srvr8.engin.umich.edu [141.212.2.81]) by srvr5.engin.umich.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA08614 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:15:01 -0400 (EDT) Received: from totalrecall.rs.itd.umich.edu (totalrecall.rs.itd.umich.edu [141.211.144.16]) by srvr8.engin.umich.edu (8.7.4/8.7.3) with ESMTP id JAA28102 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:14:59 -0400 (EDT) Received: by totalrecall.rs.itd.umich.edu (8.7.5/2.3) with X.500 id JAA25592; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:14:58 -0400 (EDT) Received: from uu6.psi.com by totalrecall.rs.itd.umich.edu (8.7.5/2.3) with SMTP id JAA25586; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 09:14:56 -0400 (EDT) Received: by uu6.psi.com (5.65b/4.0.071791-PSI/PSINet) via UUCP; id AA10212 for ; Tue, 30 Apr 96 08:38:06 -0400 Received: (from majordom at localhost) by synchro.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id IAA07988 for judge-digest-outgoing; Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:18:45 -0400 Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1996 08:18:45 -0400 Message-Id: <199604301218.IAA07988 at synchro.com> From: owner-judge-digest at synchro.com To: judge-digest at synchro.com Subject: judge-digest V1 #1263 Reply-To: judge at synchro.com Errors-To: owner-judge-digest at synchro.com Precedence: bulk judge-digest Tuesday, 30 April 1996 Volume 01 : Number 1263 ============================================================================ J u d g e N e t - t h e b e e r j u d g e d i g e s t ============================================================================ Moderator: Chuck Cox Archivist: Spencer Thomas Publisher: SynchroSystems Submissions: judge at synchro.com Administration: judge-request at synchro.com Archive: http://realbeer.com/spencer/judge BJCP info: geninfo at bjcp.synchro.com ============================================================================ contents: Articles of Incorporation 1996 Buzz-Off Competition new administrative procedures judge ettiquette LaTeX Mead Score Sheet Available Re: LaTeX Mead Score Sheet Available ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chuck Cox Date: Sat, 27 Apr 1996 08:12:42 -0400 Subject: Articles of Incorporation Upon review of the recently disclosed Articles of Incorporation, I found the following item: > 5. All individuals who are certified as beer judges by the > Corporation shall become members of the Corporation. No > member of the Corporation shall accept compensation for > evaluating beer, but may be reimbursed for any reasonable > expenses incurred as a result of doing so. While I suspect the intent was to prohibit compensation for judging sanctioned competitions, the article as written does technically preclude most brewery professionals, especially tasters from membership. Further, I feel it is inappropriate for the BJCP to attempt such broad control our activities outside of sanctioned competitions. In addition, I am disturbed at the secretive manner in which the Articles were written and approved. They were only disclosed after it came up on JudgeNet, and I doubt that the email impared judges are even aware of their existence. Unfortunately, the Articles are not up for a vote by the membership. I urge the Board to clarify the above Article of Incorporation and to start operating in a more open and accountable manner. - - Chuck ------------------------------ From: "Houseman, David L TR" Date: Sun, 28 Apr 96 11:30:00 EDT Subject: 1996 Buzz-Off Competition First Announcement of third annual Buzz-Off Competition: American Homebrewers Association and BJCP Sanctioned Competition Beer Unlimited Zany Zymurgists Present The Third Annual BUZZ-OFF Sunday, June 30, 1996, 10:00 AM Victory Brewing Company 420 Acorn Lane Downingtown, PA Location/Sponsors This year s competition will be sponsored by Beer Unlimited, BUZZ, the Victory Brewing Company and other local sponsors.. The event will be open to the public as Victory Brewing Company is a brewpub and microbrewery. The food and beer are excellent. The awards ceremony will follow the competition. Eligibility The 1996 Buzz-Off Homebrew Competition is open to all non-commercial home-produced beers. Enter as often as you wish. Enter as many categories as you wish. Categories The 1996 BUZZ-Off will judge beer, mead, and cider styles recognized by the American Homebrewers Association and the BJCP. The ususal 1996 AHA categories and subcategories will be used. All entries must indicate category, subcategory, and style description. Sake will be enjoyed, but not judged. All entries will be judged according to the style entered; however, categories may be combined with related categories for the presentation of awards. Awards and Prizes Certificates of achievement, first, second and third place ribbons will be awarded in each category or combined category as well as for the BEST of SHOW. BUZZ will secure commercial sponsorship for category winners. All questions and disputes will be settled by the competition organizer. All decisions will be final. Entries An entry consists of two (2) bottles, accompanied by a completed entry/recipe form -- one for each entry. A bottle ID form must be attached to each bottle with rubber bands -- No glue or tape. Beers must be in clean 10-16 ounce glass bottles, free of labels, raised glass, silk screen, or other identifying markings. Any markings on the cap must be completely blacked out. No swing-top bottles. All entries become the property of BUZZ. No bottles will be returned. Entry Fees & Deadlines Entry fees are $5.00 per entry. Make check payable to Beer Unlimited. Entries must arrive between June 15 and June 24, 1996. Entries will not be accepted before June 15 or after June 24, 1995, except for entries by judges and stewards which may be brought the day of the competition if pre-paid registratrion is received by Jun 24th. Send entries to: BUZZ- Off c/o Beer Unlimited Rts 30 & 401 Malvern, PA 19355 Local entries may be dropped off between June 15 and June 24, 1995 at any of the Philadelphia Area homebrewing stores. Packing and Shipping Pack in a sturdy box. Pad each bottle and the inside of the box. Line box with heavy trash bag and twist-tie securely. Pack entry forms, recipe forms, and fees outside the bag. Mark the box Fragile. UPS is recommended for shipping. Beer Label Contest Beer labels will be judged for artistic merit and appropriateness to the style for the label entry. Entry fee is $2.00. Each label must be accompanied by an entry form. In order to show off your labels in their natural environment, submit entries attached to an empty, capped beer bottle. First, second and third place ribbons will be awarded. Delaware Valley Homebrewer of The Year The BUZZ-Off is the final jewel in the local homebrewing crown: The 1996 Delaware Valley Homebrewer of the Year will be chosen based on points awarded from the Hops-Bops, War of the Worts, Dock Street, Moon Madness and BUZZ-Off Competitions. Judges We will secure the most experienced, qualified BJCP judges possible. We are soliciting qualified judges and stewards from all participating homebrew clubs. Judges and stewards will be awarded experience points toward the Beer Judge Certification Program. Prospective judges and stewards are requested to fill out the attached form. You will be contacted individually to confirm participation and given directions to the contest. Since this year we are holding this event at a new brewery/brew pub in our area, there is even more reason to come and spend the day out of the hot sun. The competition will begin promptly at 10:00am. Stewards and judgees are requested to be present by 9:00am for final assignments. Bed and Brew Judges and stewards from out of the area are welcome to participate in the Bed and Brew program. There are three other brew pubs in the area now, Valley Forge, The Sly Fox and the Lancaster Malt Brewing Company in addition to the fine Victory Brewing Company so come in early the day before and tour the breweries in the area. BUZZ club members are opening their homes for those traveling from some distance who would like to have a place to stay for Saturday June 29th and Sunday June 30th. Please indicate your desire to have a place to stay on the Judge/Steward Registration Form and you will be contacted several weeks prior to the contest. You may enter using the standard recipe, bottle label and judge participation forms or For further information contact: Jim McHale at Beer Unlimited (610) 889-0905 or Dave Houseman H: (610) 458-0743 Competition Organizer W:(610) 648-4071 dlh1 at trpo3.tredydev.unisys.com ------------------------------ From: Chuck Cox Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 13:40:48 -0400 Subject: new administrative procedures The administrative procedures have changed. Send a message to judge-request at synchro.com for the new instructions. - - Chuck ------------------------------ From: Btalk at aol.com Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:29:16 -0400 Subject: judge ettiquette Donna Bersani makes a point about judges dissing stewards. I'm sorry you got stuck with a nit wit. A few years ago, a friend and I went to steward at a sanctioned contest in Ithaca, NY to see what it was all about. A judge at the table my friend was working with told him that stewards aren't allowed to taste the beer!! Was he pissed about that. SO much so that it totally turned him off regarding the judging program. He changed his mind a couple weeks ago after I had him judge with someone I knew who is not an arrogant jerk, plus is a good judge. For every contest i've been involved with organizing, as part of my judges meeting talk, I always stress to the judges that stewarding is supposed to be a learning experience for the stewards. I see it as an important first step in becoming a judge. Then I tell the judges to remember back to when they were just starting out, and to keep that in mind when working with their stewards. Later, Bob Talkiewicz, Binghamton, NY ------------------------------ From: hall at galt.c3.lanl.gov (Michael L. Hall) Date: Mon, 29 Apr 96 11:04:15 MDT Subject: LaTeX Mead Score Sheet Available Robert Paolino writes (on the JudgeNet Digest): > Does anyone have (or know of a source) for a file with a good score sheet > that I could modify for a competition (rather than doing a cut-and-paste > job with the AHA sheet)? After being asked by the AHA to help re-do their mead scoring sheet (along with several esteemed colleagues in the mead world), I made up a LaTeX version to illustrate my proposed changes. The old version of the mead score sheet was primarily based on the beer score sheet and included many inappropriate items, such as mentions of skunkiness and DMS, which are rare in meads. My mead score sheet is available on my homebrew club's web site at http://alpha.rollanet.org/~tamhc/goodies.html in LaTeX, PostScript, and PDF formats. The LaTeX version could be easily modified to make a beer sheet (it's on my to-do list). This scoresheet was recently used in the Albuquerque Dukes of Ale "Spring Thing" competition. Bob, you mention not having web access. If any of the formats above would be useful to you, please email me and I will mail them to you. Mike Hall Los Alamos Atom Mashers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Overheard at a homebrewing meeting: Q: So, how's your twelve-step program coming? A: Not so good. I'm still on the first step --- denial. ------------------------------ From: Robert Paolino Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 18:18:58 -0500 (CDT) Subject: Re: LaTeX Mead Score Sheet Available Yes, thanks! postscript should work. Now go have a beer, Bob Paolino Madison rpaolino at earth.execpc.com You may now go back to your regularly-scheduled beer ------------------------------ End of judge-digest V1 #1263 **************************** Send subscription cancellations & changes to judge-request at synchro.com. Messages sent to the wrong address will be ignored.