See below for the scheduled AHA Club Only Competition guidelines for the next few months:
- Anybody have a nice Category 16 Belgian sitting around waiting for recognition? Post up and, if selected, the club will send your entry in to compete against some of the best brew clubs in the nation.
- Now I know some of you guys got some real monsters laying around which is just what we need to enter in the March/April competition. Is this the time to put Blackwine the Elder to the test??
- For May they are looking for the best extract beers. We have a bunch of new brewers and this is a great way to try out competing without having to shell out the dough for an entry fee or shipping charges.
If we win, we get Brewcommune's name in print in the preeminent homebrew publication in the nation not to mention some nice bragging rights!
Club-Only Competition
Competition Schedule
2009 Competition Year Schedule January - May
January/February 2009
Belgian & French Ales
Entries are due January 9, 2009. Judging will be held Sunday, January18, 2009. Entry fee is $7. Make checks payable to American Homebrewers Association.
Entry Shipping:
Silverado AHA COC
c/o Doug Newberry
1215 Burnham Ln
Batavia, IL 60510
Hosted by Doug Newberry and the Silverado Homebrew Club of St. Charles, IL, this competition covers BJCP Category 16 styles.
For more information, contact Doug Newberry at newberry1215@comcast.net.
March/April 2009
Beers with OG > 1.080
Entries are due March 28, 2009. Judging will be held Saturday April 4, 2009. Entry fee is $7. Make checks payable to American Homebrewers Association.
Entry Shipping:
AHA COC
The Country Cannery
1320 1st Ave. N.
Moorhead, MN 56560
Hosted by Susan Ruud and the Prairie Homebrewing Companions of Fargo, ND, this competition covers beer styles in the following table.
BJCP Category Style
5C, D Dopplebock, Eisbock
9E Strong Scottish Ale
12C Baltic Porter
13F Imperial Stout
14C Imperial IPA
15C Weizenbock
16C, D, E Siason, Bière de Garde, Belgian Specialty Ale
18C, D, E Belgian Tripel, Belgian Golden Strong Ale, Belgian Dark Strong Ale
19A, B, C Old Ale, English Barleywine, American Barleywine
20 Fruit Beer over 1.080 OG
21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer over 1.080 OG
22B, C Other Smoked Beer over 1.080 OG, Wood-Aged Beer over 1.080 OG
23 Specialty Beer over 1.080 OG
For more information, contact Susan Ruud at Susan.Ruud@ndsu.nodak.edu.
May 2009
Extract Beers
Entries are due May 2, 2009. Judging will be held Saturday, May 9, 2009. Entry fee is $7. Make checks payable to American Homebrewers Association.
Entry Shipping:
AHA COC
The Winemaker Shop
3006 SE Loop 820
Fort Worth, TX 76140
Hosted by Michael Porter and the Knights of the Brown Bottle club of Arlington, TX, this competition covers all BJCP beer categories (1-23); however, extract must make up more than 50% of the fermentables.
For more information, contact Michael Porter at msrwl5@sbcglobal.net.
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