FYI – and sorry if someone else already forwarded this.

//Mike Behrendt

From: wnesbitt2@cox.net [mailto:wnesbitt2@cox.net]
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 1:41 PM
To: wn45@ymail.com
Subject: The 2011 Great Arizona Homebrew Competition

Dear Brewer,

Brewmeisters Anonymous is pleased to announce the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition will be held on March 26th and 27th, 2011.  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, mead and cider in the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition.

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, mead and cider.  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-eight (28) style categories. The style categories are defined by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) dated 2008 and can be found at 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.

Entries will be accepted until March 23rd.  For important details and restrictions, please see the Brewmeisters Anonymous website at http://www.brewarizona.org or write to:

· Brewmeisters Anonymous

Great Arizona Homebrew Competition

16307 N. 164th Ln

Surprise, AZ. 85388-1127

Questions mailto: wn45@ymail.com

Thanks and Happy Brewing

Entries can be shipped/dropped at the following locations:

What Ales Ya

6363 W. Bell Road

Glendale, AZ 85308

Brewer’s Connection

1425 E. University

Tempe, AZ 85281

Brew Your Own Brew

525 E. Baseline Rd.

Gilbert, AZ 85233

Hops & Tannins

4220 W. Summit Walk Ct.

Anthem, AZ 85086

Brewer’s Connection

4500 E. Speedway Blvd. Suite 38

Tucson, AZ 85711

Brew Your Own Brew

2564 N. Campbell Ave.

Tucson, AZ 85719