July 11, 2009
E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition - Fox, Alaska
This is an AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.
The Grand Prize for Best of Show is $500!
Prizes will also be awarded for 1st, 2nd
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Entry Fee: Please include a check
or money order for $5.00 (no cash please) and three 12-16 oz. brown or
green crown-top bottles per entry. Checks or money orders should be made
out to Scott Stihler. Note that all of the bottles should be devoid of
labels. Entries
with labels will be disqualified and the corresponding entry fees will
be considered donations to the prize fund!
Number of bottles required: Three 12-16 oz. crown top bottles per entry. The bottles should be free of any ink, paint or labels.
Entries will be accepted: June 22
to July 8, 2009 at 5:00 p.m. - No Exceptions!
Judging: Judging will take place
on Saturday, July 11th at the Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Company
in Fox starting at about 10:00 a.m. The best entry from each of the
seven judged categories will be entered into the final round of judging
to determine the Best of Show.
Judged Categories:
Pilsner - 2
A. German Pilsner
B. Bohemian Pilsener
C. Classic American Pilsner
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English
Pale Ale - 8
A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter
C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
American Ale - 10
A. American Pale Ale
B. American Amber Ale
C. American Brown Ale |
Porter - 12
A. Brown
Porter
B. Robust Porter
C. Baltic Porter
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Stout - 13
A. Dry Stout
B. Sweet Stout
C. Oatmeal Stout
D. Foreign Extra Stout
E. American Stout
F. Imperial Stout |
India
Pale Ale (IPA) - 14
A. English IPA
B. American IPA
C. Imperial IPA
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In the above table the numbers represent
the BJCP categories while the letters correspond to the subcategories.
The category names have been linked to the corresponding BJCP webpage
in which the respective categories are described.
Note that depending upon the number
of entries in each of the seven categories it may be necessary to consolidate
two underrepresented categories or subcategories into a single one.
Furthermore, should there be a large number of entries of a particular
style those entries may be taken and place in their own separate category.
Entry Shipping: Entries should be
shipped by FedEx, UPS etc. to the following address:
ETBHC
c/o Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Company
2195 Old Steese Highway
Fox, Alaska 99712
(907) 452-2739 |
There is no mail delivery
to the above address! Items mailed to that address go to a post office
not frequented by the folks at Silver Gulch. Aside from the legalities
(or lack thereof) of sending entries via the U.S. Postal Service, doing
so more than likely will result in them not being picked up in time
for the competition. Please do NOT use the U.S. Mail for shipment of your
entries!!!
Shipping to Alaska is a bit more
expensive than doing so in the contiguous United States. To save yourself
some money you might wish to consider entering the competition with
a friend and sharing the shipping costs.
Please note that FedEx
Overnight Delivery and UPS Red to Alaska is NOT delivered the next day. Although
one pays for this service such packages are delivered in two business
days. Likewise, FedEx Second-day Delivery and UPS Blue to Alaska are really
delivered in three to five business days. Please keep this in mind when
shipping your entries.
Due to the large area
covered by the 99712 zip code NONE of the private carriers (e.g. FedEx Ground, UPS Ground, DHL, Airbourne Express etc.) will ship to the brewery
via their ground based service. Please do NOT ship your entries
by ground based carriers. Although this service is less expensive, the
entries will likely not arrive at their intended destination until well after
the competition.
When packaging your entries please
be sure to use large amounts of
bubble wrap and other packing materials. An employee of FedEx
recommends that packages should be able to sustain a three-four foot fall
and remain intact. Although this may seem a bit excessive please note
should it become apparent that entries have broken in transit, some
shipping companies may not deliver your package.
Such packages would simply be thrown away. We recommend placing each
bottle within a large zip-lock bag prior to bubble wrapping. Also lining
the shipping box with a garbage bag which is then sealed around all
of the entries, packing materials etc. is not a bad idea. Taking such
precautions should ensure that the package still be delivered despite
any mishaps which may happen along the way.
I believe shipping via FedEx
tends to be a bit less expensive than UPS. However, one should be warned that FedEx has recently changed their alcohol shipping policy last year. All declared and undeclared alcohol shipments that break will be treated as Dangerous goods spills. The FedEx policy for alcohol shipping is such that only known shippers are allowed to do so.
If a package containing a homebrew entry were to break AND leak, the Dangerous Goods person at FedEx would be required by policy to contact their legal department.
Although with proper packaging one can guard against entry breakage and possible leaks things still can happen.
Please use extreme caution should you choose to ship your homebrew entries via FedEx.
Entry Drop off: Entries may also
be dropped off at the Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Company's retail store after 4:00 p.m. on week days and after 11:00 a.m. on weekends. Please
have the entries in six-pack carriers and/or boxes (i.e. make the entries
as self-contained as possible).
Entry/Bottle ID Forms: The Entry
and Bottle ID Forms may be printed from the links below. The standard
AHA/BJCP forms may also be used. Fill out the Entry and Bottle ID Forms (be
sure to include you phone number, T-shirt size and your e-mail address).
Since bottles have been known to break in transit we recommend putting
the Entry Form and your check or money order in a zip-lock bag. Also please
attach Bottle ID Forms to each of the three bottles per entry with rubber
bands (Please do NOT use tape or glue!). Three bottles per entry are
required just in case there are sufficient entries to warrant multiple
flights during the initial round of judging. Also the additional bottles are added insurance against the loss of an entire entry due to breakage. Because of the logistics
involved unused bottles will not be returned. Sorry.
Please indicate on the Entry Form
which of Category and Subcategory to which you wish to entry your beer.
A complete listing of the BJCP style guidelines may be found at the
following URL: http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/catdex.php.
Note that one
MUST indicate the Classic Beer Style for
entries in the Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer category. Please indicate
the classic beer style in the space provided on the Entry Form and include
the category number and subcategory letter. For example, for a pineapple, broccoli oatmeal stout the classic beer
style would be Oatmeal Stout (Category 13: Stout; Subcategory C: Oatmeal Stout). Failure to indicate the classic beer style for Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable
Beer entries will result in beer styles being assigned to the entries
at random!
Extra awards: In addition to the normal competition we have the Battered Bottle Cap Award for the most humorous beer name and the Globe Trotter Award for the farthest traveled entry. We also give out the Club Spirit Award which is to recognize and honor homebrew clubs which support our competition. Individuals who support the competition above and beyond the call of duty are also recognized. Three or more separate entrants specifying their respective
homebrew club will receive this prestigious award. Individuals
with five or more entries and, therefore, have plenty of club
spirit all by themselves will also receive the Club Spirit
Award.
We
need experienced judges to help out with the judging on July 11!!
If you'd like to judge or need more
information about the E.T. Barnett Homebrew Competition please contact
Scott Stihler at home - (907) 474-2138, work - (907) 474-5450 or stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com.
Forms Needed for the 2009
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Below
is a listing of beer-related events taking place in Alaska during 2009.
Upcoming events for which I have information are listed above and the
details are given there. The dates of several of the events listed below
may not be known at present (or at least not known to me). This information
will be updated when I have more details. Most events listed here are
annual events and although the exact dates may vary from year to year
the approximate dates are correct and can be used as a guide to the
remainder of the year as well as next year.
The
Following Events are for the Year 2009 |
January 16 & 17 |
Great Alaska Beer & Barley Wine Festival - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 7 |
Fur Rendezvous Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
February 22* |
BJCP Examination is given - Anchorage, Alaska* |
April 18 |
Snow
Goose Breakup Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
May 2 |
Zymurgist
Borealis National Homebrew Day Celebration/Big Brew - Fairbanks,
Alaska |
May 22 & 23 |
Great Alaska Craft
Beer & Homebrew Festival - Haines, Alaska |
May 23 |
Goblets of Gold Mead Competition - Homer, Alaska |
June 6** |
BJCP
Examination is given - Juneau, Alaska** |
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July 18 |
2009 Golden Days Beer Fest - Fox, Alaska |
July 31 |
Beer Tasting aboard the Riverboat Discovery II - Fairbanks, Alaska |
August 1 |
Summer
Beer Festival - Ketchikan, Alaska |
Mid-August |
Anchor Town Invitational Homebrew Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
September 26 |
Zymurgist
Borealis Septemberfest - Fairbanks, Alaska |
Late September |
Equinox Mead Competition - Anchorage, Alaska |
Early October |
Great Alaska Beer
Train - On a train traveling from Anchorage to Portage, Alaska |
Early-Mid October |
Southeast Alaska's Autumn Pour Homebrew
Competition - Juneau, Alaska |
Late November or Early December |
Humpy's Big Fish Homebrew Competition -
Anchorage, Alaska |
*Note that the BJCP examination and preparatory course are given in Anchorage every other year.
**Alaskan Brewing also has a preparatory course for the BJCP examination which begins in February. However, this course is already filled at present.
If you have any information regarding a beer related event that should be listed in this calendar please contact Scott Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.
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