From FOAM Cup, in
Oklahoma -
FOAM Cup is the
fifth competition of seven in the High Plains Brewer of the Year contest.
You win points in each of the competitions towards that end. Our contest,
the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out is the first one. I'd highly encourage
everyone to enter!
-
Al
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FOAM Cup Reminder, Prizes Update, High Plains
Brewer of the Year
The entry window for FOAM Cup 2006 is
fast approaching. FOAM Cup is an AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competition. We
are currently accepting entries September 1-15, 2006, and we will judge
September 22 and 23. Our on-line registration system is up and running now
and it is easier to use than ever this year. Visit the FOAM web site at
www.alemakers.com , and
click on the FOAM Cup link. Get the rules and all of the information there
too. FOAM is very happy to have the High Gravity Homebrew and
Winemaking shop in Tulsa as primary sponsor and shipping destination for FOAM
Cup 2006. Check them out at www.highgravitybrew.com
.
Our list of sponsors and prizes has
continued to grow. We will award custom cast FOAM Cup medallions for 1st,
2nd, and 3rd place in every category. High Gravity is donating a Shirron
plate chiller for the BOS beer brewer and 12 pounds of quality honey for the BOS
mead maker. We also have lined up several other excellent sponsors, all of
them donating great prizes. See the current sponsors list on the FOAM web
site. We will award special prizes for the Best Extract Beer, Best
All-grain Beer, and Best Beer from a New Brewer. The homebrew club scoring
the most points will be FOAM Cup Champion.
FOAM Cup is one of seven
regional competitions that make up the High Plains Brewer of the Year circuit.
FOAM Cup points will count toward the 2006 High Plains Brewer of the Year.
You can learn more about the High Plains competition at www.kcbiermeistersorg/NewHighplains.htm .