BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALES
The MhBA will choose it's champion to represent us in the first AHA Club-Only Competition of the 2005-2006 season next Tuesday, Aug 2 at my place.  

http://beertown.com/homebrewing/club.html

The category is "Belgian/French Ales" - BJCP Category #16.   This includes the following styles:

16A. Witbier
16B. Belgian Pale Ale
16C. Saison
16D. Biere de Garde
16E. Belgian Specialty Ale

If you have one of these beers, please bring it over to my place, and we'll taste them all and pick the best one to send on to compete with all the other club champions for the style on August 21st.  If you can't come for the tasting but you'd like us to consider your beer just the same, arrange to drop off one bottle at my place before 7pm on Aug 2.    If your beer is chosen, you will need to send 2 more bottles off to the National competition in Boulder, CO.

Let me know if you've got one, so we can get some idea of how many we'll be judging!

Al Boyce
3208 Edgewood Ave So
St. Louis Park, MN
952-927-8968


EUROPEAN AMBER LAGERS
The NEXT style in the AHA Club-Only competition is European Amber Lagers, BJCP Category #3.   This includes the following styles:

3A. Vienna Lager
3B. Oktoberfest/Märzen

We will choose our champion for this style on Tuesday, Sept 27.  This is a LAGER, so it will take some time - start brewing NOW!

BALTIC PORTER  - BJCP 12C
We will choose our champion for this Club-Only style on Oct 11.  This is a BIG one!  Start brewing early!

BELGIAN STRONG ALES - BJCP cat 18
We will choose our champion for this style sometime in January.

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