Subject: Digest for the period 4/5/2005 - 4/6/2005 Date: Wed, 06 Apr 2005 01:04:44 -0400 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. The 2005 BrewMasters' Open Reminder (craig.sikes`at`brewmastersopen.com) 2. Alaska Propaganda (Scott and Cherie Stihler) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: craig.sikes`at`brewmastersopen.com Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2005 19:35:44 -0700 Subject: The 2005 BrewMasters' Open Reminder Judges - The 2005 BrewMasters’ Open is nearly upon us. This is a reminder that The BrewMasters’ Open will be ready to receive your entries between April 20th and April 30th. Big prizes will once again be awarded to the top three in the BOS round and to the top winner of the separate Mead & Cider Category. We are expecting over 400 entries (over 370 last year) making this one of the largest competitions in the South. We are known for the excellent prizes we give out. And while we are still trying to finalize this year’s big prizes, the past has seen Tap Towers, Conical Fermenters, Refractometers & IR Thermometers to the top winners. We expect to have the same or better this year. Just two bottles per entry. Entry fee is $6. See our competition website for registration information and forms: http://www.brewmastersopen.com We need Judges! Judges will once again get a competition tee-shirt. And there will be a hospitality suite with complementary beer. During the BOS round, the awards ceremony will take place and a raffle for some more cool stuff. Register on the above website. Sponsored by The BrewMasters’ of Alpharetta, Atlanta, Georgia. ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Manage your subscription online: http://synchro.com/judge * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * ********************************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Scott and Cherie Stihler Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2005 04:58:30 -0800 Subject: Alaska Propaganda What could be better than coming to Alaska? Coming to Alaska AND judging beer! The E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition will take place in Fox, Alaska (a small mining community ~11 miles north of Fairbanks) on July 16, 2005. The overall quality of the entries in the competition is exceptional. The somewhat higher shipping costs and a $500 prize for Best of Show tend to bring out only the best beers. We would love to have folks come up to visit and help with the judging. Information about this competition may be found at the following URL: http://www.mosquitonet.com/~stihlerunits/ScottsDen/Beer/Events/Events.html We offer E.T. Barnette judges the option of preregisering their own entries and than dropping off the entries the day of the competition. This allows them to save some money on shipping costs. Of course, one may not wish to travel across country with their entries but that is at least an option. Also in Fairbanks, on July 23 there will be the Alaska Craft Beer Festival. This isn't a huge event but it is a good way to sample a number of beers from throughout Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. What could be better than visting Alaska and judging in one sanctioned homebrew competition? Visting Alaska and judging in TWO sanctioned competitions, of course! There will be another homebrew competition in Seward, Alaska on either the weekend before (July 9) or the weekend following (July 23) the E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition. The date of this compettion has yet to be set. Although this is the first such competition in Seward things should run smoothly since they have enlisted the Great Northern Brewers Club in Anchorage to handle the logistics and judging of this event. Seward is a great place visit. It is an even better place to visit and drink beer. With the U.S dollar has been taking quite a beating from the Euro this year perhaps one should consider going to Alaska this summer instead of Europe. The Alaskan exchange rate is always quite good. ;-) You'd surprised that some tourist actually to ask about the non-existant U.S.-Alaska currency exchange rate. Of course, these are probably the same people that ask about taking a tram to the top of Denali. Coming to Alaska can be an adventure. However, despite all the horror stories you've probably heard about the Alcan Highway it is really not all that bad. You can also save a lot of driving by taking the Alaska Marine Highway (http://www.dot.state.ak.us/amhs/) at least part of the way. The Alaska Marine Highway allows you to bring your car or RV along and it is, at least compared to the cost of an airline ticket, not all that expensive. Should you decide to drive the Alcan or drive anywhere in Alaska I would recommend purchasing "The Milepost" (http://www.themilepost.com). This book is very useful when traveling in Alaska and the Yukon Territory. "The Milepost" is a a great resource. In fact, we buy a new copy pretty much every other year and we live here. Alaska during the summer is great. It is such a beautiful place. There are some very good brewers here was well . What could be better than visiting Alaska and enjoying the wonderful beers we have to offer? If you have any questions about Alaska or are interested in coming up and judging in the E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition please feel free to contact me. My wife and I love Alaska and we like to share it with people. Cheers, Scott Stihler Fairbanks, Alaska ********************************************************************** * JudgeNet - the beer judge digest * * Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments * * Manage your subscription online: http://synchro.com/judge * * Send subscription requests & changes to judge-request`at`synchro.com * **********************************************************************