[mba] FW: Great Arizona Homebrew Competition

FYI //Mike From: W N [mailto:wn45@ymail.com] Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 11:41 PM To: W N Subject: Great Arizona Homebrew Competition Dear Brewer; Brewmeisters Anonymous is pleased to announce the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition will be held on April 20th and April 21st, 2013. It is our hope and our goal that this event will lead to the greater understanding, the greater enjoyment, and the greater quality of homebrewed beer, mead and cider for all who participate. Brewing at home allows us the freedom to make any beverage we are brave enough to attempt. Many home brewers begin their foray into brewing content with any product that resembles the intended beverage. With greater experience in brewing, we gain the confidence and ability to brew with greater predictability in our results. Good beer is a pleasure to drink, regardless of its style. For home brewers who are content with making delicious beverages that don’t necessarily conform to any style, we say “Cheers!” If you are a brewer who wants the challenge of brewing to a particular style, we invite you to brew and enter your beer in the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition. All Mead, Perry, and Cider will be automatically transferred to the Arizona Mead Cup. For those who are new to the idea of homebrew competitions here is a bit of what goes on. Judges are gathered that are familiar with traditional styles of beer. In groups of two to four, they taste all of the entries in a particular style category and determine among themselves which ones most closely represents the style. The three that represent the style the closest are given first, second and third place for that style. There are twenty-three (23) beer style categories. The style categories are defined by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) dated 2008 and can be found at www.bjcp.org <http://www.bjcp.org/> . Each entry is given a score and several of the best scoring beverages from all the categories are compared to determine the Best of Show (BOS), Second, and third are all determined by the judges. The judges score sheet is returned to the brewer, it lists the judges’ evaluation and comments so you know how your product faired. Why enter the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition? Bragging rights the sense of accomplishment from a brew well-made and the prizes. The top three entries in each category will be awarded medals and other prizes. Mailed entries will be accepted through April 11th. For important details and restrictions, please see the Brewmeisters Anonymous website at http://www.brewarizona.org <http://www.brewarizona.org/> or write to: * Brewmeisters Anonymous Great Arizona Homebrew Competition 16307 N. 164th Ln. Surprise, AZ 85388-1127 Questions mailto: wn45(a)ymail.com <mailto:wild2brew@q.com> Thanks and Happy Brewing Entries can be shipped to What Ales Ya and dropped at the following locations: What Ale’s Ya <http://www.whatalesya.com/> 6363 W. Bell Road Glendale, AZ 85308 Hops <http://www.hopsandtannins.com/> & Tannins 4220 W. Summit Walk Ct. Anthem, AZ 85086 623-551-9857 Brewers Connection <http://www.brewersconnection.com/> 1425 E. University Tempe, AZ 85281 Brew Your Own Brew <http://www.brewyourownbrew.com/> 525 E. Baseline Rd. Gilbert, AZ 85233 480-497-0011 Entries can be dropped at the following Tucson locations: Brew Your Own Brew <http://www.brewyourownbrew.com/> 2564 N. Campbell Ave. Tucson, AZ 85719 520-322-5049 Brewers Connection <http://www.brewersconnection.com/> 4500 East Speedway Blvd #38 Tucson, AZ 520-881-0255 Entries can be dropped at the following Prescott location: Mile Hi Brewing Supplies <http://milehibrewingsupplies.com/> 125 North Cortez Street Prescott, AZ 86301 928-237-9029