RE: 2004 Homebrew Competitions of Interest

-----Original Message----- From: mba-bounce(a)thebarn.com [mailto:mba-bounce@thebarn.com]On Behalf Of allan.boyce(a)usbank.com Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 10:34 AM To: mba(a)thebarn.com Subject: 2004 Homebrew Competitions of Interest Fellow Brewers - Here are the dates for the contests in the High Plains Home Brewer of the Year award for 2004, as well as several other competitions of note. Note that some of the competition are APPROXIMATE dates, extrapolated from last year's dates. Let's give CURT STOCK a run for his money this year, eh? ; -D - Al -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 1. Kansas City Biermeisters Entry Deadline: Feb 7, 2004 Judging: Feb 20-21, 2004 Awards Ceremony: Feb 21, 2004, Holyfield Winery, Basehor, KS Website: http://kcbiermeisters.org/competition.htm -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 2. IBU Open Entry Deadline: March 1-7, 2004 Judging: March 13, 2004 Awards Ceremony: March 13, 2004, 4pm Lions Club Shelter, Urbandale, IA Website: http:/www.IowaBrewersUnion.org -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 3. Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Entry Deadline: April 26-May 8, 2004 Judging: May 20-22, 2004 Awards Ceremony: May 22, 2004 Summit Brewery, St. Paul, MN Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 4. FOAM Cup Entry Deadline: July 23, 2004 ??? Judging: Aug 6-7, 2004 ??? Awards Ceremony: Coach's, Norman, OK ??? Website: http://www.alemakers.com -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 5. River City Roundup Entry Deadline: Aug 23 - Sept 4, 2004 ??? Judging: Sept 11, 2004 ??? Awards Ceremony: Sept 11, 2004 ??? Website: http://www.rivercityroundup.org/dcf/beer/welcome.html -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- 6. Hoppy Halloween Entry Deadline: Sept 25 - Oct 8, 2004 ??? Judging: Oct 29, 2004 ??? Awards Ceremony: Oct 30, 2004 ??? Website: http://www.prairiehomebrewers.org/hoppyhalloween.htm -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- OTHER Brewing Competitions of interest: -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- A. March Mashness (Cloudy Town Brewers) Entry Deadline: March 3 - March 17, 2004 Judging: March 19-20, 2004 ??? Awards Ceremony: March 27, 2004 Granite City Food and Brewery, St. Cloud, MN Website: http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/ -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- B. AHA Club-Only Competition: MEAD Entry Deadline: March 18, 2004 @ BJCP Class Judging: March 18, 2004 @ BJCP Class Website: http://www.beertown.org -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- C. AHA National Homebrew Competition Entry Deadline: April 16, 2004 Judging: April 30 - May 1, 2004 ??? Holy Field Winery, Basehor, KS ??? Awards Ceremony: June 19, 2004 AHA Conference, Las Vegas, NV Website: http://www.beertown.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- D. AHA Club-Only Competition: Extract-Based Beer Entry Deadline: May ??, 2004 Judging: May ??, 2004 Website: http://www.beertown.org -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- E. Intra-Club Campout Competition Entry Deadline: July 17, 2004 Judging: July 17, 2004 Categories: Waiting on them from Wayne "Master of Malt" Theuer Awards Ceremony: July 17, 2004 Website: N/A -------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- F. Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Entry Deadline: July 21 - Aug 4, 2004 ??? Judging: Aug 14, 2004 ??? Awards Ceremony: Aug 21, 2004 ??? Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN Website: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair -------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------