The Minnesota Home Brewers Association will be selecting our club representative for the National Club-Only English Bitters (BJCP Category 4) competition in January 2003. We will make our selection at the Jan.9,2002 BJCP Class. If you have a Bitter that you would like us to consider, bring it to the class on January 9, or get it to someone who will be at the class on January 9. We need three bottles (1 for our club to select, and 2 bottles to go off to the competition). If your beer is not chosen, you can get your other 2 bottles back. If anyone is interested in helping judge, the Minnesota Timberworts are hosting the competition on January 25, 2003. Contact Leo Vitt at lvitt4(a)yahoo.com. I've got a Strong Bitter - who else? - Al PS - The NEXT club-only competition is Brown Ales, being hosted by the Prairie Homebrewing Companions in Fargo on April 12. We will select our club's rep for that contest on March 20, 2003 at that night's BJCP class. Anyone wanting to help judge this can contact Susan Ruud at susan.ruud(a)ndsu.nodak.edu. Unfortunately for those in the BJCP class, April 12 is the same day as our scheduled exam.... Looking a bit further out, the Club-Only Old-Ale competition is in May - start brewing NOW for that one to let your ale get old!!