Judging opportunity in Iowa! - Al ----- Original Message ----- From: s schaar <s.schaar(a)mchsi.com> To: Sent: Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:15:30 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Land of the Muddy Waters Call for Judges and Entries Fellow Homebrewers, here is some info on our upcoming competition, the 18th Annual Land of the Muddy Water Homebrew Competition, to take place on Saturday, November 10th, 2012. Entry Dates Online entries are accepted from Monday, October 15th through Friday, October 26th, 2012. Please ship entries for arrival no later than Thursday, November 1st. 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_EntryRecipe.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. Please zip-lock 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, or use the PayPal option. 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 Entrants in the Galesburg area may contact Somethings Brewn' for a possible drop-off site. somethingsbrewn(a)seminarystreet.com; or 309-341-4118 * 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, Scott Welch OG1200(a)yahoo.com 309-738-7141 LOTMW Competition Organizer The 2012 Land of the Muddy Waters Homebrew Competition Sponsored by the MUGZ Homebrew Club Iowa and Illinois Quad Cities November 10th, 2012 This AHA/BJCP-sanctioned contest is organized by MUGZ (Mississippi Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists). LOTMW 2012 is one of the last qualifying events for Midwest Homebrewer of the Year.