FYI
//Mike Behrendt
MGBrew@comcast.net
From: wnesbitt2@cox.net
[mailto:wnesbitt2@cox.net]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:19 AM
To: wn45@ymail.com
Subject: The 2010 Great Arizona Homebrew Competition
Brewmeisters Anonymous
Dear Brewer,
Brewmeisters Anonymous is
pleased to announce the Great Arizona Homebrew Competition will be held
on April 24thand 25th, 2010. 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 up to
April 21st. For important details and restrictions, please see the
Brewmeisters Anonymous website at http://www.brewarizona.org or write to:
Great Arizona Homebrew
Competition
16307 N. 164thLn.
Surprise, AZ. 85388
Great Arizona Homebrew
Competition
20634 W. Narramore Rd.
Buckeye, AZ 85326
http://www.brewarizona.org
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