It may seem like a long way off but BJCP judges, people who steward and other interested parties should put aside the weekend of April 25-27. These are the dates of the Great Lakes region of the AHA National Homebrew Competition, once again to be held at the Rock Bottom in Chicago. I expect a significant number of entries this year. As many of you know, the AHA National Homebrewers Conference comes to Chicago this June. Without fail, the hosting site of the conference gets a major upswing in the number of competition entries. If you are a BJCP or otherwise qualified beer judge, please make every effort to judge in April and pass this on to other judges not on this forum. More details to follow as they become available. jeff sparrow jeff(a)chibeer.org NHC site coordinator