Call for Entries 5th Annual Hoppy Halloween Challenge - 2002 BJCP/AHA Sanctioned Homebrew Competition The Prairie Homebrewing Companions are hosting the Hoppy Halloween Challenge Homebrew Competition for its 5th year. We accept beers in all 26 BJCP/AHA styles including mead and cider. We've grouped them into 15 competition categories and added a special category for a Halloween Theme beer with a worthy prize. See the description of this special category at the end of this message. Only two 10 to 16 oz bottles are required! Any style of glass or plastic will be accepted. Just think 6 bottles of your precious brew gets you 3 entries instead of 2. Cheaper shipping, less bottling, more beer for you so you may as well double your entries and double your chances of winning one our great prizes. Use a standard entry form (ProMash is fine) or use ours: http://www.linkup.net/users/dtrautmann/entry.html Put a bottle label of your choice on each bottle of beer or use ours: http://www.linkup.net/users/dtrautmann/BottleID.html Send your beer so it gets to our Registrar between Sept 21 and Oct 4 at this address: The PHC % Dave Trautmann 1914 10th St N Fargo, ND 58102 701-237-0756 Oh, we must ask you to include a little money to cover our costs. The first four beers you enter are $7.50/each and all entries after that are $5.00/each. For additional questions and all the details, visit: http://www.linkup.net/users/dtrautmann/phc2002.html If you're in Fargo, ND on Oct 26 be sure to join us for the Best-of-Show ceremonies, always a great time! Competition Coordinator, Karl Gunderson E-mail: kgunders(a)microsoft.com Home: 701-282-4966 Work: 701-281-6550 Halloween Theme Beer -------------------- 27a - WIDE OPEN STYLES (NOTHING THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED A HEALTH HAZARD PLEASE) Any beer with characteristics that would identify it as being made for, and in the spirit of, Halloween. Individual qualities such as aroma, appearance, and flavor should be part of the "Halloweeness" of the entry. Brewers should specify the style (if any) and any unique ingredients as appropriate. NOTE: This category will be judged with the theme in mind. The beer will receive points for overall quality AND for its "Halloweeness" (i.e. how well it fits the Halloween theme). The name of the beer will be considered in the judging process. To insure anonymity, brewers are encouraged to name their beer accordingly (i.e. please don't incorporate your name, initials or any other wording that would identify the beer as yours). Have fun! Due to the "unique" nature of this category, the Gold medal winner will not be eligible to compete for Best of Show. Also, medalists in this category will not accumulate points toward the Great Pumpkin Award. Brewers are allowed to enter more than one beer in this category. Original Gravity (Plato): 1.030-110 (7.5-27.5) Final Gravity (Plato): 1.006-30 (2-8) % Alc/Wt (Alc/Vol): 2.0-9.5 (2.5-12.1) IBUs: 0-100 SRM (EBC): 1-100 (2-197)