Gentlemen, start your Mash Tuns! Judging will take place from Saturday, March 20th to Friday March 26th and Best of Show on Saturday March 27th, and only if needed, judging will be done the morning of March 27th. Either email back to James Michael at jmichael(a)astound.net or mail it to James Michael 1008 13th St. North Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 I hope to see all recent BJCP attendees there! - Al ----- Forwarded by Allan V Boyce/MN/USB on 01/13/2004 04:08 PM ----- LeBlanc <brewski@astound. To: info(a)mnbrewers.com, james_white(a)iname.com, rrworthogs(a)yahoo.com, net> mnbrewing(a)earthlink.net, mike_hopman(a)yahoo.com, james(a)millcomm.com, sphbc(a)sphbc.org, borealbrewers(a)crosswinds.net, president(a)prairiehomebrewers.org 01/13/2004 03:56 cc: PM Subject: FW: March Mashness The Cloudy Town Brewers Presents The 2004 March Mashness Homebrew Competition Rules All BJCP styles welcome Judges are needed and points will be awarded to certified judges as per BJCPguidelines. Please see Judging below. Sign up online at http://www.cloudytownbrewers.org/competition/rules04.php WHEN TO ENTER, WHERE TO ENTER When: Entries accepted 11:00 am - 6:00 pm from Wednesday, March 3, 2004 through Wednesday, March 17, 2004 ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE Where: Drop off or shipped to:March MashnessC/O Granite City Food & Brewery3945 South 2nd StreetSt. Cloud, MN 56301(320)203-9000(Corner of Hwy 15 and 2nd Street South)Directions on Mapquest or Shipped to:March MashnessC/O Bruce LeBlanc1190 Flamewood DrSauk Rapids, MN 56379 What: * Three clean 12 oz. Green or brown long neck bottles per entry * Entry form filled out completely. Entry form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or use the Online Entry Form which will be available soon and include form with entry. * Registration for bottles rubber banded to each bottle. Bottle ID form in Word Format or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). * No tape or glue!!!! Taped or glued labels will disqualify the entry * Entry fee of $6.00 per entry Shipping: It is not against any BATF regulations or Federal laws to ship your entries for analytical purposes. Shipping clerks usually will not know this and will sometimes return the package if informed the contents contain alcoholic beverages. If you need assistance in documenting shipping policies contact the American Homebrewers Association (allow time to receive information). Do not use bus delivery. Packing: Pack you entries well. Please refer to, "How to Pack your Beer" in Zymurgy Spring 1991 (Vol 14 No. 1). Sanction: This competition is an AHA sanctioned Competition. ELIGIBILITY AND CATEGORIES 1. ELIGIBILITY: Contestants will be considered as an individual entrant on the basis of the person's name appearing on the registration form. The organizer, registrar, judge director and assistant registrars may enter, but steps will be taken to ensure anonymity of entries. No judge may judge a category they have entered. 2. THE "BREWERY": Homebrewers may not use homebrewing facilities other than their own unless brewed with the help of the owner of the homebrewing facilities. Furthermore, the Beer must be entered under the names of all brewers who helped. Beers brewed in Commercially licensed facilities or brew-on-premises, whether for commercial research or production or any other purposes are ineligible. 3. ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Contestants may not submit more than one entry in any one sub-category. The same brewer's or co-brewers name can not appear on more than one beer entered into a subcategory. For example, if John Smith enters a barley wine he cannot have another barley wine entry even if the second entry has Sue Jones as a co-brewer. In the event that an entrant violates this rule all the entries with that brewer's name associated with them in the subcategory will be disqualified. 4. ENTRANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES: it is the sole responsibility of the entrant to complete all registration and entry forms, enclosed proper entry fee, and designate the proper category and subcategory in which they want their entry to be judged. Under no circumstances will the registrar or judges reclassify an entry. 5. CLASSIFICATION OF CATEGORIES: Beer will be judged in categories and subcategories listed in the Beer Style Descriptions from the 1999 Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines and entries will be referred to by category NUMBER and subcategory LETTER. The beers will be judged in the category and subcategory listed on the entry form by the entrant. HOW TO ENTER, WHAT TO ENTER 1. Entry Fees: $6.00 for each for each entry. Make checks payable to "Cloudy Town Brewers". 2. Three bottles of each beer are required per entry. 3. Bottle Entry Requirements: Bottles must be 12 ounce brown or green long neck bottles clean and free of any labels (inked, paper, or otherwise), raised glass designs or any other identifying marks. Grolsch type swing tops are unacceptable. Soft drink or other printed crown caps are acceptable. However, they need to be blackened out with a black marking pen to assure anonymity in all judging situations. 4. Recipe Requirement: Recipes are not required to enter, however the Cloudy Town Brewers reserve the right request a recipe. Entrants will receive all due credit. 5. Information and fees Requirement: The entry fees, names of competitor, address, phone number, category, and subcategory entered. No entries will be returned whether received late or otherwise. 6. Forms: Use the official registration form (or copies), or any other form with all the pertinent information on it available on our website. An Online Entry Form will be available soon that will allow you to register and print necessary forms and labels. Entry form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Bottle ID form in Word Format or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). 7. Disqualification: Beers will be disqualified for eligibility or entry requirement infractions. Entry fee will not be returned. JUDGING 1. First round judging will take place in closed sessions prior to the Best of Show, using judges from the Beer Judge Certification Program. Best-of-Show judging will take place on Saturday, March 27th, 2004 at 1:00 PM, at Granite City Food & Brewery in St. Cloud, MN. 2. Winners will be notified by mail or Email. If interested in Judging for Best of Show or first round, please contact James Michael at jmichael(a)astound.net or call him at (320) 253-0933 Judging form in Word Format or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). AWARDS AND PRIZES First, second, and third place in each category will receive a gold, silver, or bronze medallion. CATEGORIES There are categories of Lager, Ale, Mixed Style Beers, and Mead & Cider for Awards. We will be using the guidelines from the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). Just use the BJCP Category and subcategory number on the entry form and bottle labels. Official BJCP Style Guidelines The categories will be combined into 13 to 15 award categories at the judgment of the Cloudy Town Brewers COMPETITION ORGANIZER The competition organizer is Bruce LeBlanc 1190 Flamewood Dr Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (320) 251-0229 brewski(a)astound.net If you have any questions about the competition or judging please feel free to contact the Competition Organizer (See attached file: The Cloudy Town Brewers Presents.doc) -- Binary/unsupported file stripped by Ecartis -- -- Type: application/msword -- File: The Cloudy Town Brewers Presents.doc