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2009 March Mashness Homebrew Competition Rules WHEN TO ENTER, WHERE TO ENTERWhen: Entries accepted Sunday, March 1st, 2009 through Sunday, March 15th, 2009 ABSOLUTELY NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE Where:
What: * Two clean 12 oz. Green or brown long neck bottles per entry * Entry form filled out completely. Entry form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader) or use the Online Entry Form. * Registration for bottles rubber banded to each bottle. Bottle ID form in Word Format or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). * No tape or glue!!!! Taped or glued labels will disqualify the entry * Entry fee of $6.00 per entry Shipping: It is not against any BATF regulations or Federal laws to ship your entries for analytical purposes. Shipping clerks usually will not know this and will sometimes return the package if informed the contents contain alcoholic beverages. If you need assistance in documenting shipping policies contact the American Homebrewers Association (allow time to receive information). Do not use bus delivery. Packing: Pack you entries well. Please refer to, "How to Pack your Beer" in Zymurgy Spring 1991 (Vol 14 No. 1). Sanction: This competition is an AHA sanctioned Competition. ELIGIBILITY AND CATEGORIES 1. ELIGIBILITY: Contestants will be considered as an individual entrant on the basis of the person's name appearing on the registration form. The organizer, registrar, judge director and assistant registrars may enter, but steps will be taken to ensure anonymity of entries. No judge may judge a category they have entered. 2. THE "BREWERY": Homebrewers may not use homebrewing facilities other than their own unless brewed with the help of the owner of the homebrewing facilities. Furthermore, the Beer must be entered under the names of all brewers who helped. Beers brewed in Commercially licensed facilities or brew-on-premises, whether for commercial research or production or any other purposes are ineligible. 3. ENTRY LIMITATIONS: Contestants may not submit more than one entry in any one sub-category. The same brewer's or co-brewers name can not appear on more than one beer entered into a subcategory. For example, if John Smith enters a barley wine he can not have another barley wine entry even if the second entry has Sue Jones as a co-brewer. In the event that an entrant violates this rule all the entries with that brewer's name associated with them in the subcategory will be disqualified. 4. ENTRANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES: it is the sole responsibility of the entrant to complete all registration and entry forms, enclosed proper entry fee, and designate the proper category and subcategory in which they want their entry to be judged. Under no circumstances will the registrar or judges reclassify an entry. 5. CLASSIFICATION OF CATEGORIES: Beer will be judged in categories and subcategories listed in the Beer Style Descriptions from the 2008 Beer Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines and entries will be referred to by category NUMBER and subcategory LETTER. The beers will be judged in the category and subcategory listed on the entry form by the entrant. HOW TO ENTER, WHAT TO ENTER 1. Entry Fees: $6.00 for each for each entry. Make checks payable to "Cloudy Town Brewers". 2. Two bottles of each beer are required per entry. 3. Bottle Entry Requirements: Bottles must be 12 ounce brown or green long neck bottles clean and free of any labels (inked, paper, or otherwise), raised glass designs or any other identifying marks. Grolsch type swing tops are unacceptable. Soft drink or other printed crown caps are acceptable. However, they need to be blackened out with a black marking pen to assure anonymity in all judging situations. 4. Recipe Requirement: Recipes are not required to enter, however the Cloudy Town Brewers reserve the right request a recipe. Entrants will receive all due credit. 5. Information and fees Requirement: The entry fees, names of competitor, address, phone number, category, and subcategory entered. No entries will be returned whether received late or otherwise. 6. Forms: Use the official registration form(or copies), or any other form with all the pertinent information on it available on our website. Use the Online Entry Form to register and print necessary forms and labels. Entry form in PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). Bottle ID form in Word Format or PDF (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader). 7. Disqualification: Beers will be disqualified for eligibility or entry requirement infractions. Entry fee will not be returned. JUDGING 1. First round judging will take place in closed sessions prior to the Best of Show, using judges from the Beer Judge Certification Program. Best-of-Show judging will take place on Friday, March 20th and Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at McCann's Food and Brew in Saint Cloud, MN, the former O'Hara's location. 2. Winners will be notified by mail or Email. If interested in Judging for Best of Show or first round, please fill out our judging registration form. If have any questions or need change any sessions you signed please contact Bruce LeBlanc at brewski1@charter.net or call him at (320) 251-0229 First round judging will be March 20th and March 21st at: McCann's Food & Brew 3308 3rd St N Saint Cloud, MN 56303 This is the former O'Hara's location. Map of 3308 3rd St N Saint Cloud, MN 56303, US 320-217-5800 AWARDS AND PRIZES First, second, and third place in each category will receive a gold, silver, or bronze medallion. CATEGORIES There are categories of Lager, Ale, Mixed Style Beers, and Mead & Cider for Awards. We will be using the 2008 guidelines from the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP). Just use the BJCP Category and subcategory number on the entry form and bottle labels. Official 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines The categories will be combined into award categories at the judgement of the Cloudy Town Brewers COMPETITION ORGANIZER The competition organizer is Bruce LeBlanc 1190 Flamewood Dr Sauk Rapids, MN 56379 (320) 251-0229 brewski1@charter.net If you have any questions about the competition or judging please feel free to contact the Competition Organizer webmaster@cloudytownbrewers.org
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