From: aburakiewicz(a)indianastatefair.com Subject: Judge the Indiana Brewer's Cup Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 13:23:16 +0000 To: Judge Beer, Get Paid! Call for Judges and Stewards! www.brewerscup.org 2014 Registration is now open for the 2014 Indiana Brewers’ Cup Competition. Is this just another call for another brewing competition? Of course! But this is the Indiana Brewers Cup. The competition where everyone who is anyone will come, judge, and get paid! Plenty of bathrooms, great food, just a great experience! Ok, that is the carrot, the pitch, and the lure. On to business. The Indiana State Fair Brewers Cup is one of the largest Craft Beer competitions in the country. The Brewers Cup began judging quality homebrew and professional entries in 1999. The competition continues to have annual growth. In 2013 over 1200 homebrewed and professional beers were judged over three sessions. BJCP judges, professional brewers, and BJCP Provisional Judges are welcomed and encouraged to judge at this year’s competition. Judging will take place on Friday, July 11th, and Saturday, July 12th, at the Marsh Blue Ribbon Pavilion on the Indiana State Fairgrounds. This is a BJCP-sanctioned competition, so points will be awarded. We also pay a small stipend to offset travel expenses to professional brewers and BJCP judges. Judges who travel at least 50 miles one way and judge at least two sessions will receive a $100 stipend. Local judges will be paid $12.50 per session. We provide meals during the judging and you are welcome to stay for the Awards Reception on Saturday evening. For Homebrewers The Indiana State Fair Brewers’ Cup will again participate in the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB) as a Qualifying Event. Consult http://masterhomebrewer.org/ for more information. A website, www.brewerscup.org/ is available for judge/steward registration, entry submission, and details surrounding this years event. If you like to judge beer, judge beer along side some of the top judges and stewards in the country, get paid for judging, see old friends, meet new friends, then don't delay, proceed today to www.brewerscup.org/. Click on “Sign up to Judge” and register to join your fellow judges in making this years Indiana Brewers Cup a great success! Feel free to forward this email to other qualified BJCP judges that may be new to the program and/or you think may be interested in the Indiana Brewers Cup. If you have questions about judging, please contact Judge Coordinator, Mike Freeman via email ibcjudge(a)gmail.com. Regards, Brewers’ Cup Executive Committee Anita Johnson Indianapolis, Indiana Tom Stilabower Indianapolis, Indiana Ashleigh Burakiewicz Indianapolis, Indiana Judge Coordinator Mike Freeman Indianapolis, Indiana Chief Steward Nathan Compton Indianapolis, Indiana Ashleigh E. Burakiewicz Indiana State Fair Entry Coordinator | Indiana State Fair Commission 1202 East 38th Street | Indianapolis, IN 46205 (o) (317) 927-7540 | (c) (317) 508-2163 | (f) (317) 927-7578 Website | Facebook | Twitter | LinkedIn