Now that summer is gone and fall has seen better days it's time to start thinking about the 2009 Upper Mississippi Mash-out. With entries due in less than 80 days there is plenty of time to brew award winning beers. Along with judging there will be a presentation by Kirby Nelson from Capital Brewery in Madison Wisconsin, an indoor pub crawl with beer from local breweries and Brewpubs, and a German themed banquet featuring cuisine prepared by Manny Krug. In addition to the 28 BJCP categories there will be a New brewer and Eis-anything category again this year. The Upper Mississippi Mash-Out is a qualifying event for the High Plains Brewer of the Year award, the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year award! and the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB) competition! Further information can be found at http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout.