Hoppy Halloween Challenge

-------------- Forwarded Message: -------------- From: "Susan Ruud" <susan.ruud(a)ndsu.edu> To: <phc-club(a)yahoogroups.com>, "'St. Paul Homebrewers Club - Public Mailing List'" <sphbc(a)sphbc.org>, <kcbm(a)kcbiermeisters.org>, <mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com> Subject: [mnbrewers] Hoppy Halloween Challenge Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:00:18 +0000 Hoppy Halloween – The 10th Anniversary Event!!! Wow, 10 years have certainly flown by fast! It seems like only yesterday that we just started putting this competition together for the first time. and better every year and this year will be no exception. Help us celebrate 10 Years of Ghoulish Beers by entering and / or attending the festivities! In keeping with the seasonal theme of Halloween, entries will be accepted from October 1st to October 13th (Scary! Are you scared yet?). To make entering the Hoppy Halloween Challenge as easy as possible, we have on-line registration again this year. Complete details can be found at: http://www.prairiehomebrewers.org/hoppyhalloween.htm ENTRIES All entries should be mailed or dropped off by 5 pm, October 13th at: The PHC % Lori Gundberg 914 10th St S Fargo, ND 5810 Contact information for Lori if you should have questions: Phone: (701) 235-9330 e-mail: lori(a)prairiehomebrewers.org JUDGING Jason Huck is our Judging Coordinator – Please let Jason know when and what you can judge ASAP. Jason(a)prairiehombrewers.org HOPPY HAPPOWEEN EVENTS SCHEDULE All Hoppy Halloween events will take place at the Mainstay Hotel and Suites, the official home of this year’s competition. Visitors should be able to secure rooms here or at the Sleep Inn, which is part of this lodging complex. You may contact the Mainstay at: 1901 44th St. SW Fargo, ND 58103 701-277-4627 You may contact the Sleep Inn at: 1921 44th St. SW Fargo, ND 58103 701-281-8240 Friday, October 26th 5 pm – light meal for all judges and stewards 6 pm – Judging begins 8:30 pm – Live Judging of Halloween Theme Beers This is a very entertaining event as some very interesting Theme Beers have come from this competition. Following the judging, we will have a relaxing time visiting ‘til we pass out as we have a meeting room reserved late into the night or into the wee hours of the morning! Saturday, October 27th 8 am – light breakfast for judges and stewards 9 am – judging begins 11:30 am -12:30 pm - lunch on your own – there are many local establishments nearby – We will be taking the Guest Speaker to lunch at Granite City. 1 pm – 2nd flight of judging if necessary or BOS 3 pm - BOS judging if not already done. 6:30 pm (or 7 pm) – Banquet – buffet style – main entrée marinated in a special beer. The Banquet Menu Beef marinated in Smokey Barleywine Potato Vegetable Caesar Salad Rolls Desert bars Guest Speaker – Gary Glass, Director of the American Homebrewers Awards will be presented to the Hoppy Halloween winners immediately following the banquet and Gary’s talk. Door prizes also will be given out during this time. If you would like to attend the Banquet please secure your reservation by e-mailing Susan Ruud at: susan.ruud(a)ndsu.edu. Cost is $30.00 with a $5.00 discount for judges, stewards and assistants. Commemorative Glass – This year we will have a commemorative glass that will be given to anyone who judges, stewards, and / or assists with the Hoppy Halloween Challenge. Banquet attendees also will receive a glass if they haven’t received one for assisting with the competition. Special Keg!! - We have purchased a special keg for Friday and Saturday evening that will be available to anyone who helps with the competition and / or attends the Banquet. The beer will be served up complements of the Prairie Homebrewing Companions and the Hoppy Halloween Competition Committee. Hmmmm… you just received a commemorative glass. It is empty. Need we say more… .? __._,_.___ Messages in this topic (0) Reply (via web post) | Start a new topic Messages | Files | Photos | Links | Database | Polls | Members | Calendar Change settings via the Web (Yahoo! ID required) Change settings via email: Switch delivery to Daily Digest | Switch format to Traditional Visit Your Group | Yahoo! Groups Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Recent Activity 1New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! News Sexual Health Get important sex health news Yahoo! Groups Going Green Share your passion for the planet. Find Enlightenment Yoga groups and resources on Yahoo! Groups.. __,_._,___