This is your LAST CHANCE offer to get FREE SHIPPING for your entries to the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition!

Rick Oftel will be transporting entries down to Iowa for the qualifying round this Friday, April 14.   Bring your entries to Rick's house by Thursday night if you'd like them delivered FOR FREE, for current club members.  It is only a one-bottle competition, and anyone who qualifies to go on to the finals in Florida in June (1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners in the qualifier), will be notified of their win in time to re-brew their beer, in case you are low on that entry.  !st-3rd places also win points for the MhBA towards HOMEBREW CLUB OF THE YEAR!   If you HAVEN'T entered before, they have a special "NEW ENTRANT" category where you can enter any style you like.

The entry fee is $8 per entry for AHA members, $12 for non-members.  Rubber-band your check (payable to the AHA) to one of your entries, along with your entry form.

Entry forms are here: http://www.beertown.com/events/nhc/pdf/nhc06_entry_form.pdf
Rules are here:
http://www.beertown.com/events/nhc/pdf/NHC06_rules.pdf

Drop your entries off at Rick and Dawn Oftel's house by Thursday evening, 4/13.  Make sure they're READY TO GO, forms rubber-banded to the beers, check attached to one of your entries.


Rick and Dawn Oftel

6400 Mildred Ave

Edina, MN  55439

952-941-9378


Directions from Hwy 100:

* East on West 70th St

* North on Hwy 100 frontage road (Normandale)

* West on 66th St (across Hwy 100)

* North on Tingdale Ave (3rd right after 100)

* West on 64th St

* South on Mildred Ave

* Corner house on the right



Also, please consider helping to judge the Midwest Qualifying round for the AHA NHC (National Homebrew Competition).  It is being held in Urbandale, IA (near Des Moines) on April 21-22, only about 4 hours south down I-35.  

Last year we hosted this competition in St. Paul, and a lot of judges from Iowa came up to help.  Let's return the favor and help them judge this.  Be one of the judges who helps decides which beers go on to represent the Midwest in the final round of the NHC in Florida in June!

- Al

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National Homebrew Competition
First Round-Mid West Region
(ND, SD, MN, WI, NE, KS, OK, IA, and MO)



Entry Deadline: April 3-14, 2006
Entry Information: www.beertown.org
Send Entries to: NHC
                            Edwards Graphics
                            Attn: Mike Edwards
                            2700 Bell Avenue
                            Des Moines, IA 50321

Judging: April 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday)
Location: Walker Johnston Shelter House
                 Walker Johnston Park
                  9000 Douglas Avenue
                  Urbandale, IA 50322

Judging Times: Friday, April 21st    
                            10:00 am
                              2:00 pm
                              6:00 pm

                            Saturday, April 22nd
                              9:00 am
                            11:00 am
                              3:00 pm (if needed)

Judges, Stewards, and helpers needed for all sessions!

Contact: Scott Dennis (scott.dennis@pioneer.com) or 515-276-9490 (H) 515-270-4049 (W)
Or
Janis Gross (official coordinator for AHA) at 303-447-0816 ext 134

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