From: Susan Walsh <susan.walsh45(a)gmail.com> Date: October 10, 2011 9:12:03 AM CDT To: Adam Clore <adam.clore(a)gmail.com>, Benjamin Urick <benjamin.urick(a)gmail.com>, Brett Hronek <brett-hronek(a)uiowa.edu>, Brian Arnesen <barnesen76(a)yahoo.com>, Bruce Vander Schel <brucevanderschel(a)mchsi.com>, Chant Eicke <chant.eicke(a)gmail.com>, Christine Weydert <weydertc(a)yahoo.com>, Colleen Uhlenkamp <colleen.uhlenkamp(a)gmail.com>, "Dan M. Collier" <dan-collier(a)uiowa.edu>, Delores Thompson <delores(a)ginniff.com>, Ehrin Leib <ehrenbrice(a)hotmail.com>, "Frederick J. Boehmke" <fboehmke(a)fredboehmke.net>, Gary Gavin <gaviga1(a)gmail.com>, Greg Cole <gcoleweb(a)gmail.com>, Heath DeWeese <heathdeweese(a)yahoo.com>, Jeff Kersbergen <izymurgy(a)juno.com>, Jeremy Bockholt <hjbockholt(a)gmail.com>, Joe Hetrick <jhetrick(a)bitjanitor.net>, John Pieper <j.pieper(a)mchsi.com>, Joseph Dobosy <dobosyj(a)gmail.com>, Joseph Poirier <jpoirier20(a)gmail.com>, Josh Miller <josh_m_0509(a)msn.com>, Justin Cox <jacox111(a)yahoo.com>, Keith Brady <keith.m.brady(a)gmail.com>, Ken Valley <ken(a)thoughtsonbeer.com>, Kevin Roberts <hey_kevin(a)excite.com>, KT LaBadie <ktlabadie(a)gmail.com>, Matt Melcher <matt.melcher(a)gmail.com>, Matt Nowick <nowick(a)ieee.org>, Matt Thoendel <matthew-thoendel(a)uiowa.edu>, Michael Crocker <crock239(a)gmail.com>, Michael Merickel <michael(a)merickel.org>, Michael Stineman <mstineman(a)shoemaker-haaland.com>, Mick Arnett <msa8967(a)yahoo.com>, Nick Martin <nick(a)agrisk.com>, Paul Murphy <pnmurphy(a)rockwellcollins.com>, Pete Diltz <pdiltz(a)iowatelecom.net>, Renee Gleason <rgleason(a)solon.k12.ia.us>, Risa Dotson Eicke <risamde(a)gmail.com>, Robert Eppsteiner <robert.eppsteiner(a)gmail.com>, Ruth Wachtel <ruth-wachtel(a)uiowa.edu>, TJ Brotherton <tjb4848(a)msn.com>, Todd Schendel <tschende(a)hotmail.com>, Wayne Bowman <Wynbeau(a)aol.com> Subject: Land of The Muddy Waters Competition

From Scot Schaar: Fellow Homebrewers, here is some info on our upcoming competition, the 17th Annual Land of the Muddy Water Homebrew Competition, to take place on Saturday, November 12th, 2011. Entry Dates Online entries are accepted from Monday, October 24th through Friday, November 4th, 2011. Please ship entries for arrival no later than November 4th. Walk-in entries (pre-approved, paid & registered) are accepted the morning of the event no later than 8am. All walk-in entries must be pre-registered online by November 5th. Entry Procedures The preferred way to enter is on-line at: http://lotmwhome.brewcompetition.com//index.php?section=register You can register, make your entries, and review the contest rules and entry information. You can also pay on-line through PayPal; If you are not able to enter online, you may print out the standard BJCP entry form, complete it, and send it in with your entries. You do not need to include your recipe. www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRec ipe.pdf Then print out the standard BJCP/AHA bottle ID form: www.bjcp.org/docs/BJCP_BottleID.pdf Please include the name of your beer on this label, and send us 2 brown or green 10-14 ounce bottles. Fold and rubber band a completed bottle label to each bottle. Do not use glue or tape to secure the form to the bottle as your entry may be disqualified. Please send your check/money order with your beer entries. If paying via PayPal, PLEASE include a copy of your receipt with your entries. You will receive a confirmation email when your shipment arrives. Entry fees $8 for your first entry ($6 for MUGZ members) and a reduced $6 for each entry thereafter. Please make checks payable to MUGZ. Geneseo drop off/ship to location (***preferred location***) Scott Welch 60 Crestview Circle Geneseo, IL 61254 OG1200(a)yahoo.com 309-738-7141 Davenport drop off location S & K Schaar 2807 Davenport Av Davenport, IA 52803 mail(a)mugzhomebrew.org 563-326-9113 * Label Contest * For those who have labels for your beers, you may now have them judged as well as the beers they represent. There is a catch though - only beers that are entered in the LOTMW competition may have their labels evaluated. As you fill out your online entry form, you will notice a category for 'Label'. This is where your entry will be noted. Write the name of the beer on the back of a hard copy of your label and include it/them with your beer entries. We ask that you only submit labels that are crafted and designed by you, the brewer. Please no professional labels. If you happen to be a graphics professional that also brews, that is fine. The labels will be judged the same day as the competition and notification will be sent out as well as listed on the MUGZ website. There is no fee to enter your labels; winner will receive a hand-crafted plaque to display a standard sized label. *Muddy Waters Category* Do you brew a beer you and your friends love that doesn't fit a BJCP category? If it is the color of the Muddy Mississippi, then this is your category. Beers will be not be judged to any guideline, rather they will be judged more hedonistically as a session beer. The winner of this category will not be eligible for The Best of Show awards. When entering online, scroll down and enter in category 29A ~ "Muddy Waters". Winner of this category will receive a small prize TBD. Judges and Stewards We could still use some more judges for the event. If you are interested in judging, please contact MUGZ at mail(a)mugzhomebrew.org or sign up at http://lotmwhome.brewcompetition.com//index.php?section=register. Judging starts at 9 a.m. Doughnuts, bagels, pop, tea, and coffee will be provided, as well as lunch, for the judges and stewards. For additional information on judging or stewarding, contact Scot/Karen Schaar at 563-326-9113 or email mail(a)mugzhomebrew.org or visit our webpage at www.mugzhomebrew.org Awards MUGZ will announce the winners at an awards ceremony after the competition, approximately 5-6 p.m. at Blue Cat Brew pub. Winners unable to attend the awards ceremony will have their awards mailed to them in a timely manner. MUGZ will attempt to have the score sheets available at the awards ceremony; otherwise they will be mailed in a timely manner. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third place in each qualifying category (except for the previously mentioned `Muddy Waters'). The winning beer from each category, (except for the `Muddy Waters'), will compete against each other in a Best of Show (BOS) round. The top three BOS beers will win special awards. **Again this year!! There will be a separate best of show for the top mead or cider, which will receive a special ribbon.** Good Luck, Scot Schaar s.schaar(a)mchsi.com 563-320-9621 LOTMW Judge Coordinator The 2011 Land of the Muddy Waters Homebrew Competition Sponsored by the MUGZ Homebrew Club Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities November 12th, 2011 This AHA/BJCP-sanctioned contest is organized by MUGZ (Mississippi Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists). LOTMW 2011 is one of the last qualifying events for Midwest Homebrewer of the Year. Some Rules for LOTMW This competition is open to all homebrewers, MUGZ members and non-members. Beers brewed in commercial licensed facilities are not eligible. Judges may not judge a category they have entered. MUGZ will take the utmost care in ensuring that the competition is conducted in a fair and impartial manner. If a problem does arise, contact the competition organizer (Rich Toohill), and explain the situation. The competition organizer will then render a decision that will be final. It is the sole responsibility of the entrant to complete all registration and recipe forms, enclose the proper entry fee and designate the category and subcategory in which he/she wishes his/her entry to be judged. Under no circumstances will registrars, judges or directors categorize entries. Beer will be judged only in terms of the categories and subcategories listed in the beer style list. If entering categories 16E, 17F, 20, 21, 22B, 22C, 23, 24-28, you MUST specify information relating to 'Special Ingredients/Classic Style'. Entries must be referred to by category NUMBER and subcategory LETTER. If a category does not have at least five entries in, it will be collapsed into a similar style. If this happens, the judges will be notified, and will judge the beer as the correct style, but it will then compete in the collapsed category. An entry must achieve a minimum rating of "good" (25 points on the BJCP score sheet) to qualify for an award. MUGZ does not have to award first, second or third place if beers are not of proper quality. Any beer not used in the competition will become the property of MUGZ. Come and enjoy.