Fellow Homebrewers, here is some info on our upcoming competition, the
17th Annual Land of the Muddy Water Homebrew Competition, to take place
on Saturday, November 12th, 2011.
Online entries are accepted from Monday, October 24th through Friday,
November 4th, 2011. Please ship entries for arrival no later than
November 4th. Walk-in entries (pre-approved, paid & registered) are
accepted the morning of the event no later than 8am. All walk-in
entries must be pre-registered online by November 5th.
You can register, make your entries, and review the contest rules and
entry information. You can also pay on-line through PayPal; If you are
not able to enter online, you may print out the standard BJCP entry
form, complete it, and send it in with your entries. You do not need to
include your recipe.
ipe.pdf
Then print out the standard BJCP/AHA bottle ID form:
www.bjcp.org/docs/BJCP_BottleID.pdf
Please include the name of your beer on this label, and send us 2
brown or green 10-14 ounce bottles. Fold and rubber band a completed
bottle label to each bottle. Do not use glue or tape to secure the form
to the bottle as your entry may be disqualified. Please send your
check/money order with your beer entries. If paying via PayPal, PLEASE
include a copy of your receipt with your entries.
You will receive a confirmation email when your shipment arrives.
Entry fees
$8 for your first entry ($6 for MUGZ members) and a reduced $6 for each entry thereafter.
Please make checks payable to MUGZ.
Geneseo drop off/ship to location
(***preferred location***)
Scott Welch
60 Crestview Circle
Geneseo, IL 61254
OG1200@yahoo.com
309-738-7141
Davenport drop off location
S & K Schaar
2807 Davenport Av
Davenport, IA 52803
mail@mugzhomebrew.org
563-326-9113
* Label Contest *
For those who have labels for your beers, you may now have them judged
as well as the beers they represent. There is a catch though - only
beers that are entered in the LOTMW competition may have their labels
evaluated. As you fill out your online entry form, you will notice a
category for 'Label'. This is where your entry will be noted. Write the
name of the beer on the back of a hard copy of your label and include
it/them with your beer entries. We ask that you only submit labels that
are crafted and designed by you, the brewer. Please no professional
labels. If you happen to be a graphics professional that also brews,
that is fine. The labels will be judged the same day as the competition
and notification will be sent out as well as listed on the MUGZ website.
There is no fee to enter your labels; winner will receive a
hand-crafted plaque to display a standard sized label.
*Muddy Waters Category*
Do you brew a beer you and your friends love that doesn't fit a BJCP
category? If it is the color of the Muddy Mississippi, then this is your
category. Beers will be not be judged to any guideline, rather they
will be judged more hedonistically as a session beer. The winner of this
category will not be eligible for The Best of Show awards. When
entering online, scroll down and enter in category 29A ~ "Muddy Waters".
Winner of this category will receive a small prize TBD.
Judges and Stewards
We could still use some more judges for the event. If you are interested in judging, please contact MUGZ at
mail@mugzhomebrew.org or sign up at
http://lotmwhome.brewcompetition.com//index.php?section=register.
Judging starts at 9 a.m. Doughnuts, bagels, pop, tea, and coffee will
be provided, as well as lunch, for the judges and stewards. For
additional information on judging or stewarding, contact Scot/Karen
Schaar at 563-326-9113 or email
mail@mugzhomebrew.org or visit our webpage at
www.mugzhomebrew.org
Awards
MUGZ will announce the winners at an awards ceremony after the
competition, approximately 5-6 p.m. at Blue Cat Brew pub. Winners unable
to attend the awards ceremony will have their awards mailed to them in a
timely manner. MUGZ will attempt to have the score sheets available at
the awards ceremony; otherwise they will be mailed in a timely manner.
Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in each
qualifying category (except for the previously mentioned `Muddy
Waters'). The winning beer from each category, (except for the `Muddy
Waters'), will compete against each other in a Best of Show (BOS) round.
The top three BOS beers will win special awards.
**Again this year!! There will be a separate best of show for the top mead or cider, which will receive a special ribbon.**
Good Luck,
Scot Schaar
s.schaar@mchsi.com
563-320-9621
LOTMW Judge Coordinator
The 2011 Land of the Muddy
Waters Homebrew Competition
Sponsored by the MUGZ Homebrew Club
Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities
November 12th, 2011
This AHA/BJCP-sanctioned contest is organized by MUGZ (Mississippi
Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists). LOTMW 2011 is one of the last qualifying
events for Midwest Homebrewer of the Year.
Some Rules for LOTMW
This competition is open to all homebrewers, MUGZ members and non-members.
Beers brewed in commercial licensed facilities are not eligible.
Judges may not judge a category they have entered.
MUGZ will take the utmost care in ensuring that the competition is
conducted in a fair and impartial manner. If a problem does arise,
contact the competition organizer (Rich Toohill), and explain the
situation.
The competition organizer will then render a decision that will be final.
It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to complete all
registration and recipe forms, enclose the proper entry fee and
designate the category and subcategory in which he/she wishes his/her
entry to be judged.
Under no circumstances will registrars, judges or directors categorize entries.
Beer will be judged only in terms of the categories and subcategories listed in the beer style list.
If entering categories 16E, 17F, 20, 21, 22B, 22C, 23, 24-28, you MUST specify information relating to 'Special Ingredients/Classic Style'.
Entries must be referred to by category NUMBER and subcategory LETTER.
If a category does not have at least five entries in, it will be collapsed into a similar style.
If this happens, the judges will be notified, and will judge the beer as
the correct style, but it will then compete in the collapsed category.
An entry must achieve a minimum rating of "good"
(25 points on the BJCP score sheet) to qualify for an award.
MUGZ does not have to award first, second or third place if beers are not of proper quality.
Any beer not used in the competition will become the property of MUGZ.
Come and enjoy.