Thanks Joe! I wanted to add that there are special "perks" at this years' Mash-Out, ONLY for those who volunteer, either as a Judge, Steward, or "go-fer" (sign up to do "EITHER".) They include: * FREE 2007 Commemorative Glass * FREE 22 oz bomber of the rebrewing of the BOS beer from 2006 ("51A Kolsch", by Owen Halpenny) * FREE invitation to volunteers-only Indoor Pub Crawl Friday night * FREE invitation to Pro Brewers' Forum with Twin Cities pro brewers Saturday afternoon * FREE Door prizes throughout the contest for volunteers * Pre-order growlers from your favorite Twin Cities (and Superior, WI!) brew-pubs These benefits are ONLY for the first 80 PRE-REGISTERED volunteers. When you register, you will get a private email with details about all of these events/benefits. Why put it off? You KNOW you're going to come to Mash-Out anyway! Plus, those who register EARLY get first 'dibs on judging their favorite categories. Avoid the rush - REGISTER TODAY at http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/volunteer.htm . While you're at it, you can: * Order your 2007 Mash-Out t-shirt ($12) http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/ * Buy tickets for the Mash-Out Carribean banquet ($30) http://www.mnbrewers/mashout/beerbanquet.htm * Enter your beers, meads and ciders (SEPARATE Best-of-Show Chalices for EACH this year!) http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/entryinfo.htm The sixth-annual Upper Mississippi Mash-Out promises to be bigger and better than ever, and it's RIGHT IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD! DON'T MISS OUT! Al Boyce 2007 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Competition Organizer PS - even if you DON'T want to volunteer, enter, or come to the banquet, you're STILL invited to come to the Awards Ceremony at 8pm on Saturday, January 27 at the KlubHaus at 1079 Rice St in St. Paul. Free beer, door prizes, and good times as you cheer for the winners! http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/awardsceremony.htm PPS - Wanna see who's donating all these great prizes? Check out: http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/sponsors.htm Original Message: ----------------- From: joe_gerteis(a)comcast.net Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 21:22:35 +0000 To: sphbc(a)sphbc.org, mnbrewers(a)yahoogroups.com Subject: [mnbrewers] UMMO - Sign up to steward and judge The 2007 Upper Mississippi Mashout is almost here! I know many of you are already planning to enter and attend, many others may not have experience with competitions yet. I'm writing to encourage everyone to sign up to judge and steward at the competition. Especially STEWARD! This is a great way to help out at the competition, even if you've never been involved before. We'll have training on-site. It's also a great way to take a break from the exhaustion of judging, even if you're an experienced judge. Stewards make the competition work -- simple as that. Sign up to judge and STEWARD at http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/. The competition is January 26th and 27th at The Klub Haus in St. Paul MN. You can sign up for all sessions or just a few. If you have questions about the event or about stewarding, just email me. See you there! Joe Gerteis Steward Coordinator, 2007 UMMO