Subject: Digest for the period 4/17/2003 - 4/18/2003 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 01:03:30 -0400 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Competition announcement (Lewis Greitzer) 2. Question of Southern Brown Ale (Alan D. Hord) 3. Spirit of Free Beer XI (Anderson Robert W (Andy) NSSC) 4. Call for Judges - AHA NHC East Regional - Cleveland Ohio (Chuck Bernard) 5. Cumberland Kegger 2003, May 17th (Tom & Dana Karnowski) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lewis Greitzer Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:16:58 -0400 Subject: Competition announcement The 12th annual GREEN MOUNTAIN HOMEBREW COMPETITION will be held May 3rd at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, VT. All BJCP categories will be being judged including cider and mead. This event is a qualifer for New England Homebrewer of the Year. Entries must be received by April 25th and should be sent via UPS to: Rich Frog Industries 1 Mill Street, B-2 Burlington, VT 05401 Or you can drop off your entries at any of the following Vermont Homebrew Supply 147 East Allen St. (Route 15) Winooski, VT 05404 M-F 10-6 Sat 10-5 Sun 11-5 Seven Barrel Brewery Homebrew Shop Rt. 12A (at I-89, exit 20) Colonial Plaza West Labanon, NH 03748 Note: Entries will be picked up at the Seven Barrel on Friday, April 25, so entries must be packed well and dropped off with all paperwork by Thursday, April 24. The Modern Brewer Cambridge, MA Note: Entries will be picked up at the Modern Brewer on Sunday, April 20, so entries must be packed well and dropped off with all paperwork by Saturday, April 19. Check out: http://mashers.org/comp_2003/comp_page1.html for further details. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Alan D. Hord Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:35:27 -0700 Subject: Question of Southern Brown Ale Ref: BJCP Southern Brown Ale: Mild - 10C http://www.bjcp.org/styleguide10.html We're attempting to find an equivalent style in our area for our BJCP Study Group in the Seattle/Eastside. This article had a good take on Brown ales in general, and names a few in our area: http://www.beernotes.com/rockymtn/articles/000347.html Sadly I cannot find any of the imported commercial examples. Would anyone care to offer a local example that might do? Thanks, Alan ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anderson Robert W (Andy) NSSC Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:22:03 -0400 Subject: Spirit of Free Beer XI Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) would like to take this opportunity to invite you to enter Spirit of Free Beer XI. Our annual homebrew competition will be held May 17 at the Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, Virginia. Once again, Spirit of Free Beer will be a qualifying event for the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB). Last year, we exceeded our expectations with over 400 entries. This year we will continue our tradition of offering the finest prizes to entrants, including homebrew shop gift certificates, brewerania, and opportunities to brew your recipe at local brew pubs. For judges and stewards we offer our usual fine lunch fare and a rewarding experience amongst some of the best beer judges and beer folk on the east coast. Our window for entries into this year's event is from Saturday, April 26 until Friday, May 9 with entries also be accepted at the BURP meeting on Saturday, May 10. Information can be found on our Web Page at http://www.burp.org/events/sofb/2003/. If you have any questions on the competition, feel free to contact the organizers at events`at`burp.org. Registration for judging can be done through our judge coordinator at judges`at`burp.org Stewards can register at stewards`at`burp.org We hope you are able to help us this year by entering a beer or coming out to judge or steward. FREE BEER!!!! Tom Cannon Betsy Kepler Spirit of Free Beer XI Organizers ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chuck Bernard Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 21:18:17 -0400 Subject: Call for Judges - AHA NHC East Regional - Cleveland Ohio Call for Judges - AHA National Homebrew Competition East Regional When: Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, 2003 Where: J.W. Dover Beer & Winemaking Supplies, Westlake, Ohio (Cleveland Western suburbs) A consortium of Northeast Ohio homebrew clubs are proud to announce that they are the host site for the 2003 AHA National Homebrew Competition First Round East Regional. Judging will take place with a single session Friday evening, April 25 beginning at 6:30PM and two sessions on Saturday, April 26 with the AM session beginning at 9:00AM and the PM session beginning after lunch. All judging will take place at J.W. Dover Beer and Winemaking Supplies, 24945 Detroit Road, Westlake Ohio. Westlake is located in the western suburbs of Cleveland, about 14 miles from downtown, and just minutes from Interstates I-90 and I-480. Judges and stewards are needed for this event. Lunch on Saturday is provided for judges and stewards. You do not need to be able to judge at all three sessions to participate. Judges of all skills and abilities are welcome and encouraged to attend. After the conclusion of the PM judging session on Saturday, the local clubs will be hosting a dinner/banquet Saturday evening with food provided by members of the local homebrew clubs. In addition, several local brewpubs and micros have graciously donated an assortment of beers. Local homebrewers will also be providing many different beers. For those coming from out of town, J.W. Dover has arranged for a block of rooms at the Westlake Marriott (minutes away) for anyone wishing to spend the night. Room rates are 59.00 per night for a double, and the suites are about $90-95.00 per night and will sleep 3-4 comfortably. Go to www.JWDover.com for details on the lodgings. Interested judges or stewards can send an email to me at beerjudge`at`mindspring.com or Mike Krajewski, judge coordinator, at kujo`at`access4less.net. Please indicate which sessions you will be attending. Please try to respond as soon as possible so we can organize judging flights. Chuck Bernard bernardch`at`mindspring.com Medina OH Assistant Judge Coordinator ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom & Dana Karnowski Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:54:39 -0400 Subject: Cumberland Kegger 2003, May 17th The Tennessee Valley Homebrewers / Hillbilly Hoppers of Knoxville TN present the SECOND ANNUAL CUMBERLAND KEGGER An AHA Sanctioned Competition KEG - BASED COMPETITION MAY 17TH, 2003 Crossville, TN Crossville is between Knoxville and Nashville, about 1 1/2 hours drive from Nashville and about 1 hour from Knoxville. SPONSORED BY: AHA ALL ABOUT BEER ALLEN BIERMAKENS BRIESS BREW YOUR OWN CALHOUN'S MICROBREWERY CROSBY & BAKER DOWNTOWN BREWERY AND GRILL FERMENTATION'S INC HOP UNION LEAF AND ALE PHOENIX IMPORTS ROCKY RIVER BREWERY AND GRILL WHITE LABS The Tennessee Valley Homebrewers / Hillbilly Hoppers from Knoxville are again having a keg competition on May 17th: the Second Annual Cumberland Kegger, in Crossville, TN at member Jay Schrade's cattle ranch where camping sites are abundant. We're going to have a spectacular time, with AHA-Sanctioned HOMEBREW Competition with over 60 prizes to give away (depending on the number of entries) Beer style seminar for non-judges conducted by Tom Karnowski, National BJCP judge (assuming he isn't needed to judge) People's Choice Award Bonfire Big Brewing Potluck Dinner but...this isn't just ANY OLD POTLUCK DINNER!! We will again be roasting a whole hog Hawaiian Style, in the ground, overnight, on hot rocks. We did our first one at the kegger last year, another one in July to perfect the technique, and this year we will be READY!!!! Plan on a salad, veggie side or dessert. Meat & everything else is taken care of. There will be a keg of homemade Root Beer and cream soda for the designated drivers. Last year the bluegrass band cancelled at the last minute and this year we plan to have entertainment in addition to the bonfire. For any of you who would like to come out Friday night, there will be a supply of potable water at the site for cooking and cleaning up. There is also four acre lake/pond and two smaller farm ponds at the site that are stocked and have excellent fishing for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Well behaved dogs are welcome too. We are also brewing a 60 gallon batch of Scotch Ale which we have named "Jock and Jack Cumberland Mountain Ale". It wll be "blessed" at the beginning of the boil with a bottle of Old Jock and Jack Daniels. If you come bring a sanitized carboy, a few $$ (we hope to keep it under $15, which is very very good if you think about it) and take some Scotch Ale home with you. WE ONLY HAVE TWO UNCLAIMED 5-GALLON BATCHES LEFT SO ACT NOW!! We will also have a big supply of Scottish style yeast slurry available as well to make it truly authentic! So mark your calendar, let Tom know you're coming, keg up a couple of your prize winning brews and load up the camping gear and head over to the Mountain for THE SECOND ANNUAL CUMBERLAND KEGGER! (O.K. if you don't camp, you can stay in town - it just won't be as much fun) RULES AND REGULATIONS: All BJCP style guideline categories are eligible for entry (see www.bjcp.org for more details.) Entries must be brewed at home, not at Brew-on-premises or from commercial micros / brewpubs / megabrewers. The entry fee is $6 and a 7-10 lb bag of ice, or $7. You have to hand-carry your entries or have someone else do it for you. IF YOU WANT TO ENTER BOTTLES, you may do so but they must be pre-registered as such, and hand-carried to the competition. Entry fee for bottles is $7 and we require 2 bottles per entry. CONTACTS: To register, please email Dennis Collins at dcollins`at`drain-all.com with entry information between May 1st and May 7th, 2003. Please contact Tom Karnowski at karnowsk`at`esper.com if you would like to attend, judge, steward, or take beer home. For questions about the campsite contact Jay Schrade at schrades`at`direcway.com ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** Subject: Digest for the period 4/17/2003 - 4/18/2003 Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2003 01:03:30 -0400 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Competition announcement (Lewis Greitzer) 2. Question of Southern Brown Ale (Alan D. Hord) 3. Spirit of Free Beer XI (Anderson Robert W (Andy) NSSC) 4. Call for Judges - AHA NHC East Regional - Cleveland Ohio (Chuck Bernard) 5. Cumberland Kegger 2003, May 17th (Tom & Dana Karnowski) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Lewis Greitzer Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 20:16:58 -0400 Subject: Competition announcement The 12th annual GREEN MOUNTAIN HOMEBREW COMPETITION will be held May 3rd at the Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington, VT. All BJCP categories will be being judged including cider and mead. This event is a qualifer for New England Homebrewer of the Year. Entries must be received by April 25th and should be sent via UPS to: Rich Frog Industries 1 Mill Street, B-2 Burlington, VT 05401 Or you can drop off your entries at any of the following Vermont Homebrew Supply 147 East Allen St. (Route 15) Winooski, VT 05404 M-F 10-6 Sat 10-5 Sun 11-5 Seven Barrel Brewery Homebrew Shop Rt. 12A (at I-89, exit 20) Colonial Plaza West Labanon, NH 03748 Note: Entries will be picked up at the Seven Barrel on Friday, April 25, so entries must be packed well and dropped off with all paperwork by Thursday, April 24. The Modern Brewer Cambridge, MA Note: Entries will be picked up at the Modern Brewer on Sunday, April 20, so entries must be packed well and dropped off with all paperwork by Saturday, April 19. Check out: http://mashers.org/comp_2003/comp_page1.html for further details. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Alan D. Hord Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 12:35:27 -0700 Subject: Question of Southern Brown Ale Ref: BJCP Southern Brown Ale: Mild - 10C http://www.bjcp.org/styleguide10.html We're attempting to find an equivalent style in our area for our BJCP Study Group in the Seattle/Eastside. This article had a good take on Brown ales in general, and names a few in our area: http://www.beernotes.com/rockymtn/articles/000347.html Sadly I cannot find any of the imported commercial examples. Would anyone care to offer a local example that might do? Thanks, Alan ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Anderson Robert W (Andy) NSSC Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 14:22:03 -0400 Subject: Spirit of Free Beer XI Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) would like to take this opportunity to invite you to enter Spirit of Free Beer XI. Our annual homebrew competition will be held May 17 at the Old Dominion Brewing Company in Ashburn, Virginia. Once again, Spirit of Free Beer will be a qualifying event for the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB). Last year, we exceeded our expectations with over 400 entries. This year we will continue our tradition of offering the finest prizes to entrants, including homebrew shop gift certificates, brewerania, and opportunities to brew your recipe at local brew pubs. For judges and stewards we offer our usual fine lunch fare and a rewarding experience amongst some of the best beer judges and beer folk on the east coast. Our window for entries into this year's event is from Saturday, April 26 until Friday, May 9 with entries also be accepted at the BURP meeting on Saturday, May 10. Information can be found on our Web Page at http://www.burp.org/events/sofb/2003/. If you have any questions on the competition, feel free to contact the organizers at events`at`burp.org. Registration for judging can be done through our judge coordinator at judges`at`burp.org Stewards can register at stewards`at`burp.org We hope you are able to help us this year by entering a beer or coming out to judge or steward. FREE BEER!!!! Tom Cannon Betsy Kepler Spirit of Free Beer XI Organizers ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Chuck Bernard Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2003 21:18:17 -0400 Subject: Call for Judges - AHA NHC East Regional - Cleveland Ohio Call for Judges - AHA National Homebrew Competition East Regional When: Friday and Saturday, April 25-26, 2003 Where: J.W. Dover Beer & Winemaking Supplies, Westlake, Ohio (Cleveland Western suburbs) A consortium of Northeast Ohio homebrew clubs are proud to announce that they are the host site for the 2003 AHA National Homebrew Competition First Round East Regional. Judging will take place with a single session Friday evening, April 25 beginning at 6:30PM and two sessions on Saturday, April 26 with the AM session beginning at 9:00AM and the PM session beginning after lunch. All judging will take place at J.W. Dover Beer and Winemaking Supplies, 24945 Detroit Road, Westlake Ohio. Westlake is located in the western suburbs of Cleveland, about 14 miles from downtown, and just minutes from Interstates I-90 and I-480. Judges and stewards are needed for this event. Lunch on Saturday is provided for judges and stewards. You do not need to be able to judge at all three sessions to participate. Judges of all skills and abilities are welcome and encouraged to attend. After the conclusion of the PM judging session on Saturday, the local clubs will be hosting a dinner/banquet Saturday evening with food provided by members of the local homebrew clubs. In addition, several local brewpubs and micros have graciously donated an assortment of beers. Local homebrewers will also be providing many different beers. For those coming from out of town, J.W. Dover has arranged for a block of rooms at the Westlake Marriott (minutes away) for anyone wishing to spend the night. Room rates are 59.00 per night for a double, and the suites are about $90-95.00 per night and will sleep 3-4 comfortably. Go to www.JWDover.com for details on the lodgings. Interested judges or stewards can send an email to me at beerjudge`at`mindspring.com or Mike Krajewski, judge coordinator, at kujo`at`access4less.net. Please indicate which sessions you will be attending. Please try to respond as soon as possible so we can organize judging flights. Chuck Bernard bernardch`at`mindspring.com Medina OH Assistant Judge Coordinator ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Tom & Dana Karnowski Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2003 20:54:39 -0400 Subject: Cumberland Kegger 2003, May 17th The Tennessee Valley Homebrewers / Hillbilly Hoppers of Knoxville TN present the SECOND ANNUAL CUMBERLAND KEGGER An AHA Sanctioned Competition KEG - BASED COMPETITION MAY 17TH, 2003 Crossville, TN Crossville is between Knoxville and Nashville, about 1 1/2 hours drive from Nashville and about 1 hour from Knoxville. SPONSORED BY: AHA ALL ABOUT BEER ALLEN BIERMAKENS BRIESS BREW YOUR OWN CALHOUN'S MICROBREWERY CROSBY & BAKER DOWNTOWN BREWERY AND GRILL FERMENTATION'S INC HOP UNION LEAF AND ALE PHOENIX IMPORTS ROCKY RIVER BREWERY AND GRILL WHITE LABS The Tennessee Valley Homebrewers / Hillbilly Hoppers from Knoxville are again having a keg competition on May 17th: the Second Annual Cumberland Kegger, in Crossville, TN at member Jay Schrade's cattle ranch where camping sites are abundant. We're going to have a spectacular time, with AHA-Sanctioned HOMEBREW Competition with over 60 prizes to give away (depending on the number of entries) Beer style seminar for non-judges conducted by Tom Karnowski, National BJCP judge (assuming he isn't needed to judge) People's Choice Award Bonfire Big Brewing Potluck Dinner but...this isn't just ANY OLD POTLUCK DINNER!! We will again be roasting a whole hog Hawaiian Style, in the ground, overnight, on hot rocks. We did our first one at the kegger last year, another one in July to perfect the technique, and this year we will be READY!!!! Plan on a salad, veggie side or dessert. Meat & everything else is taken care of. There will be a keg of homemade Root Beer and cream soda for the designated drivers. Last year the bluegrass band cancelled at the last minute and this year we plan to have entertainment in addition to the bonfire. For any of you who would like to come out Friday night, there will be a supply of potable water at the site for cooking and cleaning up. There is also four acre lake/pond and two smaller farm ponds at the site that are stocked and have excellent fishing for bass, crappie, bluegill and catfish. Well behaved dogs are welcome too. We are also brewing a 60 gallon batch of Scotch Ale which we have named "Jock and Jack Cumberland Mountain Ale". It wll be "blessed" at the beginning of the boil with a bottle of Old Jock and Jack Daniels. If you come bring a sanitized carboy, a few $$ (we hope to keep it under $15, which is very very good if you think about it) and take some Scotch Ale home with you. WE ONLY HAVE TWO UNCLAIMED 5-GALLON BATCHES LEFT SO ACT NOW!! We will also have a big supply of Scottish style yeast slurry available as well to make it truly authentic! So mark your calendar, let Tom know you're coming, keg up a couple of your prize winning brews and load up the camping gear and head over to the Mountain for THE SECOND ANNUAL CUMBERLAND KEGGER! (O.K. if you don't camp, you can stay in town - it just won't be as much fun) RULES AND REGULATIONS: All BJCP style guideline categories are eligible for entry (see www.bjcp.org for more details.) Entries must be brewed at home, not at Brew-on-premises or from commercial micros / brewpubs / megabrewers. The entry fee is $6 and a 7-10 lb bag of ice, or $7. You have to hand-carry your entries or have someone else do it for you. IF YOU WANT TO ENTER BOTTLES, you may do so but they must be pre-registered as such, and hand-carried to the competition. Entry fee for bottles is $7 and we require 2 bottles per entry. CONTACTS: To register, please email Dennis Collins at dcollins`at`drain-all.com with entry information between May 1st and May 7th, 2003. Please contact Tom Karnowski at karnowsk`at`esper.com if you would like to attend, judge, steward, or take beer home. For questions about the campsite contact Jay Schrade at schrades`at`direcway.com ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * **********************************************************************