Queue the trumpets! Release the dancing monkeys! Saturday, January 12th is the opening day for entries into the 2013 Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha!, hosted by the Northern Ale Stars of Duluth & Superior. The 2013 Great Northern Brew Ha-Ha will be held February 8th & 9th in the charming port-side city of Duluth MN. All BJCP categories of Beer, Mead, and Cider are eligible for entry. You can register entries and to volunteer to judge or steward at http://www.northernalestars.org/greatnorthernbrewhaha.html Now the bad news.the site of last year's extravaganza has forced us out. Now the good news.this year's Brew-Ha-Ha has moved (again) to the heart of Duluth's craft brewing scene, Fitgers Brewery Complex, where the Midi Restaurant finds itself the naive and uninformed host. Those people coming from out of town can find discounted hotel information at http://greatnorthernbrewhaha.brewcomp.com/volunteers . Both of these hotels have been featured on "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" and (more importantly) are just one staggering block from the Fitgers Brewery Complex. As with past years, anyone volunteering for the Upper Mississippi Mash-out (www.mashout.org <http://www.mashout.org/> January 25th & 26th) can drop-off their entries at the Mash-out and have their entries safely transported to Duluth for FREE!! Other FREE drop-off locations are all Northern Brewer retail locations (including Milwaukee), Midwest Homebrewing in St. Louis Park MN, and the Thirsty Pagan Brewing in Superior WI. For full details and contest rules, ramble on over to http://www.northernalestars.org/greatnorthernbrewhaha.html Cheers!