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FW: Call for Judges - The Sower's Cup Homebrew Competition - September 12-13, Lincoln, NE

by Al Boyce

FYI: Judging in Lincoln, NE if anyone is interested. - Al From: tehchriso(a)gmail.com [mailto:tehchriso@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Lincoln Lagers Beer Club Sent: Monday, August 18, 2014 10:42 PM To: Lincoln.Lagers.Beer.Club(a)gmail.com; Jason McLaughlin Subject: Call for Judges - The Sower's Cup Homebrew Competition - September 12-13, Lincoln, NE Calling for all Judges, Stewards, and Volunteers: On behalf of the Lincoln Lagers Homebrew Club of Lincoln, Nebraska, we would be honored to have you and your taste buds present at the first annual Sower's Cup Homebrew Competition to be held in Lincoln, Nebraska on September 12th and 13th, 2014. Our BJCP-registered competition will be the newest addition to the High Plains Brewer Of The Year circuit. Entries are being accepted in all beer, mead and cider categories, using the BJCP 2008 style guidelines, as well as for our special “Anything Red” contest. Entry registration opened on Monday, July 21st and registrations are being accepted through August 29th. The competition will held be at the beautiful brand-new Ploughshare Brewing Company <http://www.ploughsharebrewing.com/> facilities, located in downtown Lincoln, NE at 1630 P Street. Judge registration is open at the link below! http://www.lincolnlagers.com/cup/index.php?section=register <http://www.lincolnlagers.com/cup/index.php?section=register&go=judge> &go=judge Please mark your available times within the BCOEM Registration Site so that we can easily assign judges to flights. If you have already indicated your availability - Please note! - We edited a few of the time/date options to more easily organize our personnel. Please log in and review your selections to ensure they are still accurate. Here are a few other details that we are excited to share with you... Announcing our Guest of Honor: We are proud to announce that, with the generous assistance of Ploughshare Brewing Co. and managing partner Matt Stinchfield, the inaugural Sower's Cup Homebrew Competition will feature talks and participation from our guest of honor… Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson BJ's Director of Brewing, and host of the Emmy-nominated television series Beer Geeks Announcing our Judge, Steward and Volunteer "Perks": All of our judges, stewards, and volunteers will be provided with free meals on Friday evening, Saturday morning, and Saturday afternoon to reward them for their efforts. - Volunteers participating on Friday evening will be treated to a hot pretzel bar, featuring new, creative test flavors from the genius minds inside the Ploughshare kitchen – and after judging concludes, you will receive a drink ticket for one free pint up to $5.00 at the bar. - Those volunteering on Saturday morning will enjoy a hot breakfast spread featuring local, organic, and sustainable ingredients served up by Ploughshare Brewing Co. - If you help us on Saturday afternoon, please arrive a little while before your judging round begins. Upon arriving, you’ll enjoy a variety of hot and cold sandwiches from Jersey Mike’s Subs, with a few side items from the Lincoln Lagers and dinnerware provided by Ploughshare – Then after lunch, our guest of honor, Michael Ferguson, will give a guest lecture. For each round that you work, you will receive raffle tickets to enter in our Volunteer prizes raffle, which we’ll hold during the late-afternoon Best Of Show judging. (BOS judges, we’ll help you find a designated number-watcher to help you out!) We will also be selling tickets throughout the weekend for two additional prize raffles: our “Brew Swag Grab Bag” – a very large pile of merchandise and other brewing swag contributed by our competition sponsors – and our “Big Daddy Grand Prize Raffle”, which features massively awesome prizes including a Brewmaster Bucket steel fermenter from Ss Brewing Technologies, an enormous Draft Beer Prize Package from Micro-Matic Draft Solutions, an 11 Pound Box of Hops from the folks at Indie Hops, and much, MUCH more! One more thing: All volunteers will receive a commemorative The Sower’s Cup Homebrew Competition beer glass (Belgian tulip style)! We are extremely grateful to <http://www.empyreanbrewingco.com/> Empyrean Brewing Company for doing all the heavy lifting for us – they’ve coordinated the production of, and are donating all of the custom Sower’s Cup glassware for this event! Thank you Jim, Carla, Dakota, Ben, and the rest of the crew at <http://www.empyreanbrewingco.com/> Empyrean Brewing Co. for your support! Friday Night Homebrewers Social Gathering: On Friday, after we finish judging entries in the brewery, we will move out front to the Ploughshare bar and hold a Homebrewers' Social Gathering from 10:00pm-Midnight. Whether you're able to help us on Friday evening or not, we invite any and all of you to stop by after 10pm to drink quality craft brews on tap at Ploughshare while practicing your bottle skills with the FastRack storage system, socializing with your fellow brewers and judges, and some fine conversation and a beer with our guest of honor, Michael Ferguson. Tickets NOW ON SALE for our Saturday Night Banquet Dinner: In conjunction with Ploughshare Brewing Co. <http://www.ploughsharebrewing.com/> and Lincoln Beer Week <http://lnkbeerweek.com/> , we also want to invite you to our 3-Course Sustainable Beer Dinner from 6:30pm-8:30pm on Saturday, September 13th. We will be treated to an social/mingling beer from the Modern Monks to get things started, which is followed by three courses of local, sustainable, and delicious hand-crafted food from the Ploughshare Brewing Co. kitchen. Each course is paired with a locally-brewed beer, featuring offerings from Empyrean Brewing Co., Zipline Brewing Co., and a special, very limited release from Ploughshare Brewing Co. Our co-hosts for our banquet dinner are Matt Stinchfield, founder and managing partner of Ploughshare Brewing Co., and Michael “Mufasa” Ferguson, BJ’s Director of Brewing, and host of the Emmy-nominated TV show Beer Geeks. The banquet dinner will be a separate event, with tickets priced at $40 each. We are looking into subsidizing a portion of the banquet cost for all of our Sower’s Cup volunteers who wish to attend. Please stay tuned for more details on that as we finalize funds, pricing, etc. in the upcoming few days. Initially, we will set aside 32 of these banquet tickets specifically for Sower’s Cup participants to claim – the other 18 tickets are open to the public as of today (Aug. 18). The ONLY way to secure your banquet tickets is by telephone. Call Ploughshare Brewing Co. at (402) 742-0420 during open hours (4:00pm-Midnight, every day). Remember, only 50 seats in total are available, be sure to claim yours today! We'll open up the held seats to the public on August 23rd, so time is very limited! Saturday Night Sower’s Cup Awards Ceremony: After the banquet dinner concludes, we will grab a fresh pint and move back into the brewery for our final event of the weekend - the Sower's Cup Awards Ceremony and Grand Prize raffle drawings, from 8:30pm-10:00pm. We'll announce the winners of each category, as well as our Best Of Show winners. All Sower's Cup volunteers, stewards, and judges are invited to attend the ceremony. We will draw winners for our awesome Grand Prize Raffle items, including generous contributions from our sponsors. (See the bottom of this email for more information on the raffle!) 10 DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER & TURN IN ENTRIES!! For those of you interested in entering beers to be judged, please visit the competition website for more information. Entries must be received by Friday, August 29th. Website: http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/ <http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup> Nebraska Brewing Company Best Of Show in Beer: We’re proud to announce that <http://www.nebraskabrewingco.com/> Nebraska Brewing Company of Papillion/LaVista, NE is the sponsor of our Best Of Show award in Beer. The winner will receive a specially designed and crafted trophy made just for our competition. The BOS Beer winner will also receive a 7.5 gallon Brew Bucket stainless steel fermenter, donated by <http://www.ssbrewtech.com/> Ss Brewing Technologies. Moonstruck Meadery Best Of Show in Mead: Thank you to <http://www.moonstruckmead.com/> Moonstruck Meadery of Bellevue, NE for sponsoring our Best Of Show award in Mead! The winner will receive a specially designed and crafted “Golden Honey Dipper” trophy made just for our competition. The BOS Mead winner will also receive 1 Gallon of premium honey ($75 value), donated by <http://www.kirksbrew.com/> Kirk’s Brew of Lincoln, NE. Fermenter’s Supply Specialty Beer Contest: “Anything Red” We’re excited to announce that <http://www.fermenterssupply.com/> Fermenter’s Supply of Omaha, NE is the sponsor of our special “Anything Red” beer contest! Rules: Enter any beer, mead, or cider that is red in color — in an approx. SRM range of 7 – 28 — and make sure it tastes really good. Entries in this category will be judged in a very simple “Best Damn Beer” format, and will receive specially-designed score sheets (which are non-BJCP-conforming). The “Anything Red” category is not eligible for overall Best Of Show, but the winning beer in this category will receive a special Big Red Certificate commemorating their achievement. Our winning Big Red Brewer will also receive A Textbook Of Brewing, Vol. 1 & 2 by Jean De Clerck, donated by the <http://www.siebelinstitute.com/> Siebel Institute of Technology. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have. Best wishes, and happy brewing! Jason McLaughlin Competition Organizer iasanlee(a)hotmail.com Chris Evans Competition Office Manager lincoln.lagers.beer.club(a)gmail.com Web: http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/ <http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup> Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSowersCup Twitter: <https://twitter.com/TheSowersCup> https://twitter.com/TheSowersCup Sower's Cup Schedule Pre-judging of small rounds: Tuesday 9/9, Wednesday 9/10, and Thursday 9/11 – 7:00pm Each Day - Ploughshare Brewery (back room). Friday Evening Beer Judging: 9/12/2014 - Ploughshare Brewery (back room) – Judge Check-In starts / Appetizers served at 5:30pm. A Hot Pretzel Bar will be provided for judges/stewards featuring new test flavors from the Ploughshare kitchen. You will receive 1 free Drink Ticket (up to $5) after you're done judging. Friday Night - Homebrewer Social Party at Ploughshare Brewing Co. - 10:00PM to Midnight – Ploughshare Front Taproom. Saturday Morning Judging: 9/13/2014 - Ploughshare Brewery (back room). Judge Check-In starts and Breakfast & Coffee served at 7:30am. We’ll have a local, sustainable hot breakfast buffet served up from the Ploughshare kitchen staff! Saturday Afternoon Judging: 9/13/2014 – Ploughshare Brewery (back room). Judge Check-In starts and Lunch served at Noon. We’ll serve a variety of hot and cold sandwiches catered from Jersey Mike’s Subs, backed up with a few sides and dinnerware provided by Ploughshare. After lunch, we'll have a beer-related lecture from our guest of honor, Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson You will receive 1 free Drink Ticket (up to $5) to redeem after judging. Volunteer Prize Raffle - late-afternoon, during BOS Judging - Ploughshare Brewery (back room). Win tickets for each round you judge or help with! Beer Pairing Banquet Dinner & Keynote Speaker: 9/13/2014 – Dinner starts at 6:00PM - Ploughshare Loft - with Co-Hosts Matt Stinchfield & Michael "Mufasa" Ferguson. See above info for ticket sales. ONLY 50 SEATS AVAILABLE! Awards Ceremony & Grand Prize Raffle: Saturday 9/13/2014 – approx. 8:00 PM. – Ploughshare Brewery (back room) – after dinner. Each volunteer, steward, and judge attending the Awards Ceremony will receive 1 free Drink Ticket (up to $5) in appreciation for their service. Watch us on Twitter <http://www.twitter.com/lincolnlagers/> @LincolnLagers for live results! These dates & times are always subject to change as we gain a better idea of how many entries, in what categories, need to be judged. We will do our best to keep the most current and up-to-date information posted here on this web page, at <http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/> http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/. More information about our Sponsors and Raffle Prizes: The Sower's Cup Homebrew Competition will feature three separate drawings. 1) Volunteer Prizes - our way of saying "Thanks!" for helping out... This drawing takes place during the BOS Judging Round. 2) The "Swag Grab Bag" - as time permits during BOS Judging, continued after Awards Ceremony - featuring T-Shirts, koozies, hats, beer gadgets, and other merchandise from any of the following sponsors: · Moran's Liquor Works · 21st Amendment Brewery · Home Brew Mart by Ballast Point · BeerSmith Home Brewing Software · Brew Your Own (BYO) Magazine · Cornhusker Beverage & Bridal · FastRack · Freshops · GrogTag.com · Hopsteiner · Kirk's Brew · Label Peelers · Nebraska Beer Blog · Patriot Homebrew Supply · Siebel Institute of Techonology · Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. · The Brewing Network · Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery (Lincoln) · White Labs · William's Brewing · Yakima Valley Hops · Candi Syrup, Inc. · HomeBrewStuff.com · 5 Star Chemical · Blichmann Engineering · Blue Blood Brewing Co. · Borgata Brewery & Distillery · Craft Beer and Brewing Magazine · Crow Peak Brewing Co. · Duffin Knudsen Hop Growers · Farnam House Brewing Co. · Founders Brewing Co. · Granite City Food & Brewery · Heartland Hops · Infusion Brewing Co. · Lagunitas Brewing Co. · Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. · Midwest Supplies · Northern Brewer · Spirit World · Wyeast Laboratories, Inc. 3) The Grand Prize Raffle - during Awards Ceremony - featuring the biggest, baddest toys that you know you want to get your hands on! · Draft Beer Prize Package (valued at $575) from Micro-Matic Draft Solutions · 11 Pound box of hops (valued at $350) from Indie Hops · 7.5 gallon Brewmaster Bucket stainless steel fermenter (valued at $255) from Ss Brewing Technologies We also owe a huge round of applause and thanksgiving to each of our Award & Category Sponsors!!! Hosting Venue Sponsor: Ploughshare Brewing Company, Lincoln, NE The Nebraska Brewing Company “Sower’s Cup” Award for Best Of Show – Beer: Nebraska Brewing Company, Papillion/LaVista, NE The Moonstruck Meadery “Golden Honey Dipper” Award for Best Of Show – Mead: Moonstruck Meadery, Bellevue, NE Commemorative Glassware Sponsor: Empyrean Brewing Company, Lincoln, NE Special “Anything Red” Contest Sponsor: Fermenter’s Supply, Omaha, NE Beer Category Sponsors: Cat. 1 – Light Lager sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/MoransLiquor> Moran’s Liquor Works Cat. 2 – Pilsner sponsored by: <http://www.borgatabeerandspirits.com/> Borgata Brewery & Distillery Cat. 3 – European Amber Lager sponsored by: <http://www.luckybucketbrewing.com/> Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. Cat. 4 – Dark Lager sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/MoransLiquor> Moran’s Liquor Works Cat. 5 – Bock sponsored by: <http://www.jadedbrewing.com/> JaDeD Brewing Cat. 6 – Light Hybrid Beer sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/MoransLiquor> Moran’s Liquor Works Cat. 7 – Amber Hybrid Beer sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/MoransLiquor> Moran’s Liquor Works Cat. 8 – English Pale Ale sponsored by: <https://untappd.com/brewery/111617> Scriptown Brewing Co. Cat. 9 – Scottish and Irish Ale sponsored by: <http://www.tiltedkilt.com/locations/lincoln/> Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery Cat. 10 – American Ale sponsored by: <http://www.rhynaldshops.com/> Rhynalds Hop Growers Cat. 11 – English Brown Ale sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/brokenrobotbrewing> Broken Robot Brewing Co. Cat. 12 – Porter sponsored by: <http://www.infusionbrewing.com/> Infusion Brewing Co. Cat. 13 – Stout sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/pages/Duffin-Knudsen-Hop-Growers/603024986379914> Duffin Knudsen Hop Growers Cat. 14 – India Pale Ale sponsored by: <http://www.rhynaldshops.com/> Rhynalds Hop Growers Cat. 15 – German Wheat and Rye Beer sponsored by: <http://www.jadedbrewing.com/> JaDeD Brewing Cat. 16 – Belgian and French Ale sponsored by: <https://untappd.com/brewery/111617> Scriptown Brewing Co. Cat. 17 – Sour Ale sponsored by: <http://wyuka.com/2012/04/24/sloane-michael-peterson/> In Memory of Sloane Peterson Cat. 18 – Belgian Strong Ale sponsored by: <https://plus.google.com/100253773453651008136/about?gl=us&hl=en> Special Tee Remodeling Cat. 19 – Strong Ale sponsored by: <http://www.lagunitas.com/> Lagunitas Brewing Co. Cat. 20 – Fruit Beer sponsored by: <http://www.foundersbrewing.com/> Founders Brewing Co. Cat. 21 – Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer sponsored by: <http://www.bensonbrewery.com/> Benson Brewery Cat. 22 – Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer sponsored by: <http://www.untappd.com/MinervaBrewing> Minerva Brewing Cat. 23 – Specialty Beer sponsored by: <https://www.facebook.com/pages/KZ-Distributing/150066175011130> K & Z Distributing Mead & Cider Category Sponsors: Cat. 24 – Traditional Mead sponsored by: <http://www.wamstadevans.com/> Wamstad+Evans Cat. 25 – Melomel (Fruit Mead) sponsored by: <http://www.wamstadevans.com/> Wamstad+Evans Cat. 26 – Other Mead sponsored by: <http://www.wamstadevans.com/> Wamstad+Evans Cat. 27 – Standard Cider and Perry sponsored by: <http://www.wamstadevans.com/> Wamstad+Evans Cat. 28 – Specialty Cider and Perry sponsored by: <http://www.wamstadevans.com/> Wamstad+Evans

11 years, 3 months

In case you missed it today...

by Dave Royer

In case you missed today's newsletter, we have an article about some of the awesome homebrew competitions coming up and why you may want to check them out! http://us7.campaign-archive2.com/?u=49e458cf0e02baba457d7fa3f&id=4f8a5b6d9f

11 years, 3 months

BJCP Exams (Written/Tasting) Sept 13

by Al Boyce

Looking to improve your scores on the BJCP written or tasting exams? I still have 7 tasting and 6 written seats left for the regional open BJCP exam on Sunday, Sept 13. The written exam doesn't get offered very often any more, so if you are thinking that you'd like to retake that, now might be a good time. (The next written retake won't be until next September.) Reminder: You need to have 10 judging points and an 80 or better on your tasting exam as a prerequisite. To take the tasting exam for the first time, you must have passed the online exam. There are no prerequisites for a retake of the tasting exam. Send me an email if you are interested. Please pass this along to members of your clubs! Thanks! Al Boyce, BJCP North Regional Rep

11 years, 3 months

REPRESENT MHBA IN THE STATE FAIR PARADE AUGUST 23!

by Al Boyce

REPRESENT MHBA IN THE STATE FAIR PARADE AUGUST 23! The Minnesota State Fair is once again sponsoring a float in the State Fair Parade aboard the PedalPub in honor of the State Fair Homebrew Competition on Saturday, August 23 - the day of the Best of Show and Awards Ceremony at the fairgrounds. In recognition of the vibrant home brew club community in Minnesota, the PedalPub would like to invite the Minnesota Home Brewers Association to send two people to represent your club in the parade. In addition to the PedalPub ride, these two people will also each get a free ticket to the fair to be used on the day of their choice. The participants would need to be available from about 12:30pm - the parade starts at about 2pm and lasts for about an hour - until about 3pm. Please wear a club jersey or t-shirt, if you have one! Otherwise, wear a colorful beer shirt. If you are interested in representing the Minnesota Home Brewers Association in the State Fair Parade on August 23, send an email to: twincities(a)pedalpub.com Include: * Names of the two participants * Email addresses of two participants * Addresses, City, State Zip (so we may mail tickets) * Cell phone number for day-of-fair communications We will reply with details of where to meet the PedalPub for the parade on that day. Thanks for your participation! - Al Boyce, PedalPub Twin Cities 952-703-9000 http://twincities.pedalpub.com http://www.facebook.com/pedalpub

11 years, 3 months

Summit releases Unchained Series 16: Herkulean Woods

by Summit Brewing Company

[Image: Summit Brewing] (http://www.summitbrewing.com/) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Summit releases Unchained Series 16: Herkulean Woods A lager brewed with Minnesota maple syrup and spruce tips ST. PAUL, Minn. – (August 13, 2014) – Summit Brewing Company today announces the release of Herkulean Woods, a lager brewed with maple syrup and spruce tips and the 16th beer in the limited release Unchained Series. It will be available on draught and in 6-pack bottles the week of August 18. Herkulean Woods is the first Unchained beer from new brewer Christian Dixon. Christian has been with the brewery since 2009, but was recently promoted to the brewing team after completing the Siebel Institute Associate in Brewing program. In his first effort, Christian has brought us a beer that would make Paul Bunyan proud, inspired by the natural beauty and ingredients of the upper Midwest.  “Herkulean Woods is going to be a unique beer, with a very bold flavor profile that will reflect both beer throughout history and the history of the land around us,” said Dixon. “California Lager yeast from the frontier days, Wild Country Maple Syrup from Lutsen, Minnesota, Lacey malt developed, grown and malted here in Minnesota, spruce tips grown at Quilted Gardens Christmas Tree Farm in northern Iowa, and of course, St. Paul water! This beer will live large in both malt body and hop character, with solid pine, earthy, and spicy notes, as well as aromatics from the maple syrup and the spruce tips.”  Herkulean Woods Information: Malts: Harrington, Lacey, Caramel Hops: Herkules, Northern Brewer, Exp 05256 ABV: 8.2% IBUs: 77 Color: Amber Yeast: California Common Lager  Serve in a tulip glass or American pint at 38-40°F  Digital images of the Unchained Series are available upon request. For more information about the Unchained Series and kick-off events, please visit http://www.summitbrewing.com. To see an interview with brewer Christian, check out Summit’s YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h095XaA2XQg&feature=youtube_gdata) page.  About the Unchained Series The Unchained Series, which saw its first batch in 2009, allows each of Summit’s individual brewers to showcase their creativity by allowing them to break free from the norm and create their own beer. “We’re fortunate to have nine phenomenal brewers at Summit,” said Mark Stutrud, founder and president of Summit Brewing Company. “The Unchained Series is a way for our brewers to showcase their artistry. There are no budgetary restraints, no outside influences from a sales team, and the brewers are free to collect ingredients from anywhere in the world. As long as it’s legal, they have complete autonomy.” Summit Brewing Company Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has stayed close to its roots, serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available in 18 states including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Summit now produces 14 varieties of premium craft beer, including seven year-round, five seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the craft beer movement. ### CONTACT: Carey Matthews Summit Brewing Company (651) 265-7821 cmatthews(a)summitbrewing.com (mailto:cmatthews@summitbrewing.com) Unsubscribe (http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/delivery-unsubscribe?d=Y237X81V-0481-4809…) [Image: Direct Mail for Mac] (http://directmailmac.com/?utm_source=pd-ftr&utm_medium=email&utm_content=lo…) This email is powered by Direct Mail for Mac. Learn More (http://directmailmac.com/?utm_source=pd-ftr&utm_medium=email&utm_content=te…) Report Spam (http://gdbagency.dmanalytics2.com/report-spam?d=Y237X81V-0481-4809-86VY-W34…)

11 years, 3 months

Re: [mba] Call for Judges - Racine, WI 8/30, 9/5-6

by Al Boyce

Judging in Racine, WI. Includes FREE TICKET to Great Lakes Brew Fest the following weekend. - Al From: kevinflynn tds.net [mailto:kevinflynn@tds.net] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2014 4:58 PM To: Kevin Flynn Subject: Call for Judges Registration is now open for judging of the Schooner Homebrew Championship (Racine, WI). Judging will take place on August 30th, September 5th and September 6th. Schooner is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned event and a leg of the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year. We expect approximately 600 entries and will be in need of qualified beer judges to make this event successful. We are offering all judges (who judges 3 sessions or more) a free ticket to the Great Lakes Brewfest, September 13th. ( <http://www.greatlakesbrewfest.com/> www.greatlakesbrewfest.com) BJCP Judges who judge 5 sessions or more will receive one additional ticket. In addition, for each session judged, you will receive an entry into our JUDGES ONLY RAFFLE: A Half Barrel Conical Fermenter from: http://www.ssbrewtech.com/products/half-barrel-chronical-fermenter You will also earn a free entry into our drawing for a complete electric homebrewing system($1400 value) by Brew-Boss: http://www.brew-boss.com/products.html Register at: www.theschooner.org <http://www.theschooner.org/> We look forward to having you join us!: Kevin Flynn, Organizer Patrick McHugh, Judge Director

11 years, 3 months

Byggvir's Best of Show beer at Town Hall 8/21

by Gera Exire La Tour

I am super excited to let you all know about this special release at Town Hall. Ben Adair's Colonial Ale, winner of the 2013 Byggvir's Big Beer Cup Best of Show, will be served at Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery (1430 Washington Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55454) on August 21st at 5 pm. This was the first place entry in the Historic Category last year. Ben really put a lot of research into his entry and both the beer and the write up were excellent! Which is why the Best of Show judges chose this beer as last year's Byggvir winner. Ben brewed his recipe with Mike Hoops at the brewery this summer and now you can try it. I hope you will stop by and join us! -Gera Exire LaTour, Organizer of Byggvir's Big Beer Cup P.S. This could be your beer next summer! Byggvir's is accepting entries from August 18th through September 7th. www.rennfestbeercup.com

11 years, 3 months

Fw: Master of Malt Results

by John Longballa

---------- Forwarded Message ---------- From: Tom Roan <tjroan(a)yahoo.com> To: John Longballa <jlongballa(a)netzero.net> Subject: Master of Malt Results Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2014 10:55:40 -0700 Hi John, Could you please forward as appropriate. The Minnesota All-Club Campout was this past weekend at Camp Nushka, near Cass Lake, MN. If you weren’t there – TOO BAD! It was a fantastic weekend and a great time was had by all! The Master of Malt competition was held, with each club in attendance entering up to four brews to represent their club: one for ALES, one for LAGERS, one for BELGIANS, and one for MEAD/CIDERS. Here are the results – please pass this along to anyone else who may be interested. Cheers,Tom 2014 Master of Malt Awards – results ALE – 6 entries1st – Walt Pittack, Northern Ale Stars – Dunkelweizen2nd – Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Imperial IPA3rd – Al Boyce, Primary Fermenters – Weizen BELGIAN – 3 entries1st – Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Biere de Garde2nd – Mark and Sue Dexter, Northern Ale Stars – Peche3rd – Bob Norman, MHBA - Belgian Golden Strong LAGER – 2 entries1st – Dick Nilles, PHC - Dortmunder Export2nd – Paul Dienhart and Greg Van De Mark, MHBA – Bohemian Pilsener MEAD & CIDER – 8 entries1st – Gera Exire LaTour, Northeast Brewers Alliance - Jasmine Tea and Star Anise Metheglin2nd – Al Boyce, Primary Fermenters – Black Current Melomel3rd – Nick Tillemans, MHBA – Black Mulberry CiderHM – Al Boyce, Jack of All Brews – Wasabi Metheglin MASTER OF MALTTom Roan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Biere de Garde

11 years, 4 months

Master of Malt results from the All-Club Campout 2014

by Al Boyce

Congrats to all! - Al <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/phc-club/conversations/topics/7001;_ylc…> Fw: Master of Malt Results Thu Aug 7, 2014 10:51 am (PDT) . Posted by: <mailto:tjroan@yahoo.com?subject=Re%3A%20Fw%3A%20Master%20of%20Malt%20Results> "Tom Roan" tjroan The Minnesota All-Club Campout was this past weekend at Camp Nushka, near Cass Lake, MN. If you weren't there – TOO BAD! It was a fantastic weekend and a good time was had by all! The PHC had 10 people in attendance. The Master of Malt competition was held, with each club in attendance entering up to four brews to represent their club: one for ALES, one for LAGERS, one for BELGIANS, and one for MEAD/CIDERS. Here are the results – please pass this along to anyone else who may be interested. Cheers, Tom 2014 Master of Malt Awards – results ALE – 6 entries 1st – Walt Pittack, Northern Ale Stars – Dunkelweizen 2nd – Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Imperial IPA 3rd – Al Boyce, Primary Fermenters – Weizen BELGIAN – 3 entries 1st – Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Biere de Garde 2nd – Mark and Sue Dexter, Northern Ale Stars – Peche 3rd – Bob Norman, MHBA - Belgian Golden Strong LAGER – 2 entries 1st – Dick Nilles, PHC - Dortmunder Export 2nd – Paul Dienhart and Greg Van De Mark, MHBA – Bohemian Pilsener MEAD & CIDER – 8 entries 1st – Gera Exire LaTour, Northeast Brewers Alliance - Jasmine Tea and Star Anise Metheglin 2nd – Al Boyce, Primary Fermenters – Black Current Melomel 3rd – Nick Tillemans, MHBA – Black Mulberry Cider HM – Al Boyce, Jack of All Brews – Wasabi Metheglin MASTER OF MALT TomRoan and Nancy Bowser, PHC – Biere de Garde

11 years, 4 months

Ride to the Great Taste

by James＠brewingnews.com

I'm looking for a ride to Madison on Friday. Thursday could work. Please contact me off of the list. Cheers, -- James Ellingson cell 651 645 0753 Great Lakes Brewing News, 5219 Elliot Ave, Mpls, MN 55417 James(a)BrewingNews.com BeerGovernor(a)gmail.com

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