Announcing the 12th Annual E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition!

This is AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.

The grand prize for Best of Show is $500!!!

Great prizes and custom medals will also be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each of the seven judged categories.

The seven categories that will be judged are: Bock (5A-D), English Pale Ale (8A-C), American Ale (10A-C), Porter (12A-C), Stout (13A-F), IPA (14A-C) and Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (20 & 21A).

Style guidelines may be found at http://www.bjcp.org/2008styles/catdex.html

Entries will be accepted: June 23 - July 9, 2008

Entry fees: Submit three 12-16 oz brown or green crown capped bottles and a check or money order for $5.00 in U.S. funds per entry. Please make the check or money order out to Scott Stihler.

Judging: Judging will take place on Saturday, July 12th at the Silver Gulch Brewing and Bottling Company located in Fox, Alaska (~11 miles north of Fairbanks).

For more information about this competition as well as Entry and Bottle ID forms please go to the following URL: http://www.mosquitobytes.com/Den/Beer/Events/Events.html

Don't forget to indicate the homebrew club you are affiliated with on your Entry form.

If at least three folks from a respective homebrew club enter the competition then each of those entrants will receive the 2008 Club Spirit Award. This prestigious award consists of a beautiful (cheesy) solid gold (colored plastic) trophy that would look good on anybody's mantle.

If you have any questions regarding the competition please contact Scott & Chérie Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.

Cheers,

Scott