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Anyone looking for a kettle?

  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: snowshedbrewing <bricket@...>
 To: madzymurgists@yahoogroups.com 
 Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 1:58 PM
 Subject: [madzymurgists] Kettle & mash tun for sale

 I have a Polar 42 quart kettle with a lid, handles, spigot, SS ball valve and quick disconnect. This is a great size for 5 gallon batches. $175

I also have a Rubbermaid mash tun with stainless false bottom & ball valve with a Quick disconnect. $75, email me for pictures or more information. 

-Alex

#181

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:34 pm
Subject: DECEMBERFEST TOMORROW !!!

ocarroll85

Wazzuupp?

It is almost here! Tomorrow is the big day.

A couple of last minute reminders...

-Homebrew is always welcome, we can try them before the commercial beers if you wish.

-No limit on the amount of beers you bring, just bring at least one beer per person participating in the tasting OR make a $20 donation to the club.

-This will be a potluck type of event so please bring a snack or entree to share. You can also bring something to compare or contrast with your beer.

-Feel free to list the beers that you are potentially bringing as well as food items

-We will try to develop a tasting order, but it probably won't matter

-This will be a very casual atmosphere as usual

This should be a fun end of the year get-together and I am really looking forward to it. The beer line up that I have been hearing about promises to be an amzing and unique selection.

See you guys there!

P.S. I am planning on serving cheddar and white truffle hot dog roll ups and am dusting off an aged Dark lord, Goose island bourbon county stout and another surprise as we speak.

#182

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Fri Dec 28, 2012 7:46 pm
Subject: Re: DECEMBERFEST TOMORROW !!!

ocarroll85

Oh yeah, it starts at 2pm-until-? Pot luck/ happy hour first, followed shortly by tasting. -later

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
To: ANGELOO <AngeloSantimusic@...>; Mario Betances <betances.m@...>; Grant Curry <mrgrantcurry@...>; Pat Lesko <plesko421@...>; Troy Bommelaere <troy.b@...>; "the_headquarters@yahoogroups.com" <the_headquarters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 11:34 AM
Subject: [the_headquarters] DECEMBERFEST TOMORROW !!!

Wazzuupp?

It is almost here! Tomorrow is the big day.

A couple of last minute reminders...

-Homebrew is always welcome, we can try them before the commercial beers if you wish.

-No limit on the amount of beers you bring, just bring at least one beer per person participating in the tasting OR make a $20 donation to the club.

-This will be a potluck type of event so please bring a snack or entree to share. You can also bring something to compare or contrast with your beer.

-Feel free to list the beers that you are potentially bringing as well as food items

-We will try to develop a tasting order, but it probably won't matter

-This will be a very casual atmosphere as usual

This should be a fun end of the year get-together and I am really looking forward to it. The beer line up that I have been hearing about promises to be an amzing and unique selection.

See you guys there!

P.S. I am planning on serving cheddar and white truffle hot dog roll ups and am dusting off an aged Dark lord, Goose island bourbon county stout and another surprise as we speak.

#183

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Fri Dec 28, 2012 11:50 pm
Subject: Fw: Winter Brews 2013 - Call for Volunteers

meadguy

I am forwarding the request.

If interested or have a question please e-mail Lee Shephard directly at shephardlee@...

Cheers,
Roger.



Hi All,
I am currently recruiting volunteers for the Brewing Network's 2013 Winter Brews festival. 
The
event will be held on Saturday January 26th, and is open to the public from 12-4. There will be 20-30 breweries, live music, food, and fun times for all. 

As a volunteer you will get free admission in return for your efforts, and will be able to attend 1/2 of the festival for free. You will get a volunteer shirt as well. 
Volunteers are expected to be there from 10-5, and will do the following:

Set up before the event (10-12)
Work
1 of 2 shifts during the event (12-2 or 2-4), this  might include pouring beer, distributing water, emptying dump buckets, or otherwise shuttling stuff around as needed. 

Clean up after the event. (4-5)
Please Note: You need to be there the whole time to participate as a volunteer, 
You are free to enjoy the festival for the one of the two shifts when you are not working

If you are interested, please reply to me and let me know. (Please do not reply to all.)

Here is a link to the festival information and tickets (which as a volunteer you will not need to buy):
http://wbf2013.eventbrite.com/#


If you are interested, please respond back with the following information:
Your
preference for whether you want to work the 1st or 2nd half of the event (preference only, we cannot at this point guarantee which shift you will get)
Your phone number (cell preferred)
Your T Shirt size (all volunteers will get a t shirt, early response gets you a better chance of getting the size right, as we need to order a couple weeks before the
event, which is soon).
Thanks & Cheers!
Lee Shephard
Volunteer Coordinator
2013 Wionter Brews Festival
  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: Lee Shephard <shephardlee@...>
 To: members@...; friends@... 
 Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 2:22 PM
 Subject: Winter Brews 2013 - Call for Volunteers
  

Hi All,
I am currently recruiting volunteers for the Brewing Network's 2013 Winter Brews festival. 
The
event will be held on Saturday January 26th, and is open to the public from 12-4. There will be 20-30 breweries, live music, food, and fun times for all. 

As a volunteer you will get free admission in return for your efforts, and will be able to attend 1/2 of the festival for free. You will get a volunteer shirt as well. 
Volunteers are expected to be there from 10-5, and will do the following:

Set up before the event (10-12)
Work 1 of 2 shifts during the event (12-2 or 2-4), this  might include pouring beer, distributing water, emptying dump buckets, or otherwise shuttling stuff around as needed. 

Clean up after the event. (4-5)
Please Note: You need to be there the whole time to participate as a volunteer, 
You are free to enjoy the festival for the one of the two shifts when you are not working

If you are interested, please reply to me and let me know. (Please do not reply to all.)

Here is a link to the festival information and tickets (which as a volunteer you will not need to buy):

http://wbf2013.eventbrite.com/#


If you are interested, please respond back with the following information:
Your
preference for whether you want to work the 1st or 2nd half of the event (preference only, we cannot at this point guarantee which shift you will get)
Your phone number (cell preferred)
Your T Shirt size (all volunteers will get a t shirt, early response gets you a better chance of getting the size right, as we need to order a couple weeks before the
event, which is soon).
Thanks & Cheers!
Lee Shephard
Volunteer Coordinator
2013 Wionter Brews Festival

#184

From: Ron Gardner <RONG@...>
Date: Sat Dec 29, 2012 1:17 am
Subject: Re: Fw: Winter Brews 2013 - Call for Volunteers

RONG@...

BTW I am bringing a barrel aged Old Rasputin stout tomorrow. Ron

"Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...> wrote:

>I am forwarding the request.
>
>If interested or have a question please e-mail Lee Shephard directly at
shephardlee@...
>
>Cheers,
>Roger.
>
>
>
>
>Hi All,
>I am currently recruiting volunteers for the Brewing Network's 2013 Winter
Brews festival.
>The
> event will be held on Saturday January 26th, and is open to the public
>from 12-4. There will be 20-30 breweries, live music, food, and fun
>times for all.
>As a volunteer you will get free admission in return for your efforts,
>and will be able to attend 1/2 of the festival for free. You will get a
>volunteer shirt as well.
>Volunteers are expected to be there from 10-5, and will do the following:
>
> * Set up before the event (10-12)
>
> * Work 1 of 2 shifts during the event (12-2 or 2-4), this  might include
>pouring beer, distributing water, emptying dump buckets, or otherwise
>shuttling stuff around as needed.
>
> * Clean up after the event. (4-5)
> * Please Note: You need to be there the whole time to participate as a
volunteer, 
> * You are free to enjoy the festival for the one of the two shifts when you
are not working
>If you are interested, please reply to me and let me know. (Please do not reply
to all.)
>
>Here is a link to the festival information and tickets (which as a volunteer
you will not need to buy):
>http://wbf2013.eventbrite.com/#
>
>
>If you are interested, please respond back with the following information:
>
> * Your preference for whether you want to work the 1st or 2nd half of the
>event (preference only, we cannot at this point guarantee which shift
>you will get)
> * Your phone number (cell preferred)
> * Your T Shirt size (all
>volunteers will get a t shirt, early response gets you a better chance
>of getting the size right, as we need to order a couple weeks before the event,
which is soon).Thanks & Cheers!
>Lee Shephard
>Volunteer Coordinator
>2013 Wionter Brews Festival
>
>----- Forwarded Message -----
>From: Lee Shephard <shephardlee@...>
>To: members@...; friends@...
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2012 2:22 PM
>Subject: Winter Brews 2013 - Call for Volunteers
>
>
>Hi All,
>I am currently recruiting volunteers for the Brewing Network's 2013 Winter
Brews festival.
>The
> event will be held on Saturday January 26th, and is open to the public
>from 12-4. There will be 20-30 breweries, live music, food, and fun
>times for all.
>As a volunteer you will get free admission in return for your efforts,
>and will be able to attend 1/2 of the festival for free. You will get a
>volunteer shirt as well.
>Volunteers are expected to be there from 10-5, and will do the following:
>
> * Set up before the event (10-12)
>
> * Work 1 of 2 shifts during the event (12-2 or 2-4), this  might include
pouring beer, distributing water, emptying dump buckets, or otherwise shuttling
stuff around as needed.
>
> * Clean up after the event. (4-5)
> * Please Note: You need to be there the whole time to participate as a
volunteer, 
> * You are free to enjoy the festival for the one of the two shifts when you
are not working
>If you are interested, please reply to me and let me know. (Please do not reply
to all.)
>
>Here is a link to the festival information and tickets (which as a volunteer
you will not need to buy):
>http://wbf2013.eventbrite.com/#
>
>
>If you are interested, please respond back with the following information:
>
> * Your preference for whether you want to work the 1st or 2nd half of the
>event (preference only, we cannot at this point guarantee which shift
>you will get)
> * Your phone number (cell preferred)
> * Your T Shirt size (all
>volunteers will get a t shirt, early response gets you a better chance
>of getting the size right, as we need to order a couple weeks before the event,
which is soon).Thanks & Cheers!
>Lee Shephard
>Volunteer Coordinator
>2013 Wionter Brews Festival

#185

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Sat Jan 5, 2013 4:17 am
Subject: Fw: Part time job in San Jose Homebrew Supply shop

meadguy

Happy New Year!

Rich at Beer and Wine Makers of America asked me if I knew anyone looking for a part time job.

Responsibilities include packaging ingredients, accepting shipments, assisting customers and tasting a wide variety of fermented products.
Must be over 21 years old and able to lift 55 lb. bags of grain.

Please respond directly to Rich Mansfield <beerrich@...> not the entire mail list.

Cheers,
Roger.

  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: BeerRich <beerrich@...>
 To: Roger St.Denis <meadguy@...> 
 Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 1:29 PM
 Subject: Part time job
  

Hi Roger,

Hope you didn't drink more than I did over the holidays. I certainly found some very good beers recently. One of the best was the 50/50 2011 Eclipse aged in a Buffalo Trace Barrel. They certainly are brewing some damn fine beers up there in Truckee.

If you know of anyone interested in working here, please pass the word around. 

I am currently accepting applications for a part time job at Beer and WineMakers.
Responsibilities would include packaging ingredients, accepting shipments, assisting customers and tasting a wide variety of fermented products.
Must be over 21 years old and able to lift 55 lb. bags of grain.

Cheers,
 
Rich Mansfield
Owner/WineMaker/Brewer
Beer & WineMakers of America
755 E. Brokaw Rd.
San Jose, CA 95112
www.BeerAndWineMakers.com
408-441-0880
Serving the Fermentation Community since
1975

#186

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Sun Jan 6, 2013 5:01 pm
Subject: January Headquarters meeting announcement!!!

ocarroll85

Hey Gang-

A big THANKS to everyone that showed up, brought food, and brought beer to the Decemberfest tasting. It was definitely a success and I think we should make it an annual event for the club. We had almost 20 different beers. The caliber of food and beers was amazing and it was a fantastic group effort. I believe the top three beers were :

#1- 2010 vintage westvleteren 12

#2- 2011 barrel aged old rasputin

#3- 2010 goose island bourbon county stout

Our first club meeting of 2013 will be held on Jan 19 at 5pm at my house in Campbell. Since this is the first meeting of the year it is that time again for dues. Club dues are $20 per person per year. Couples are $30. we will be collecting at the meeting.

Topics for discussion will be : -Scheduled meeting dates and times. which work best?

-Treasury count and what to do with it.

-Upcoming homebrew competitions. Do you want to help?

-Upcoming events. Do we want to participate?

-Club brew ins and special hop/malt projects. Where/when?

-Club shwag! T-shirts, work shirts, sweatshirts, decals/stickers, business cards

-H Q website

Of course any homebrewed or commercial beer that you would like to share is always welcomed and encouraged, especially those that you would like feedback for.

-Later

My house- 660 Monica ln

Campbell 95008

#187

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Sun Jan 6, 2013 7:39 pm
Subject: Fw: World Cup of Beer

meadguy

Those of you wanting to enter competitions.

The
World Cup homebrew competition is a MCAB qualifer.  Details for the MCAB (Master’s Championship of Amateur Brewing) competition are available online at: http://masterhomebrewer.org/info_page.htm

World Cup of Beer Key Dates:
Entry window opens: Friday, February 1st
Entry Deadline: Saturday, February 16th
Prelim Judging dates (Linden Street Brewery): March 3rd & 9th
Final Judging/Awards (Linden Street Brewery): Saturday, March 16th

World Cup site:  http://www.worldcupofbeer.com/wchome19.htm

I'm sure there will be more e-mail reminders,
Roger.
  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: Bay Area Mashers <worldcup@...>
 To: members@... 
 Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 10:48 AM
 Subject: World Cup of Beer
  
World Cup of Beer

World Cup of Beer homebrew competition.

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World Cup 19 is open to all styles and sub-styles of beer, mead and cider in BJCP categories 1 through 28.

World Cup of Beer Key Dates:

Entry window opens: Friday, February 1st

Entry Deadline: Saturday, February 16th

Prelim Judging dates (Linden Street Brewery): March 3rd & 9th

Final Judging/Awards (Linden Street Brewery): Saturday, March 16th

MARCH

16

CALLING ENTRANTS, JUDGES & STEWARDS!
It’s time to get your award­winníng creation ready for the 19th Annual World Cup of Beer Homebrew Competition. This is open to everyone regardless of location — 2012 had 713 entries with submissions from across the US. Entries this year limited to 650. After the Final Judging on March 16, we’ll host the Awards Ceremony at Linden Street Brewery in Oakland, CA. Ribbons and prizes will be awarded to all winners, and the Best of Show winner will get to brew their winning beer at Linden Street
Brewery!*

All competition information is available on our website.

All information and forms are at 

WORLDCUPOFBEER.COM

Competition Contact: Tim McNerney, coordinator

worldcup@..., 415-647-1633 

*see website for all details

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#188

From: Jeff Achtzehn <jeffrey_achtzehn@...>
Date: Mon Jan 7, 2013 5:58 am
Subject: Re: January Headquarters meeting announcement!!!

jeffrey_acht...

Thanks Andy. Hi Members...

I should be able to make the 19th and will bring a current accounting of the club's finances.

Troy, I will bring your HQ t-shirt ($20).

Prost!

Jeff

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
To: ANGELOO <AngeloSantimusic@...>; Mario Betances <betances.m@...>; Filip Thoen <fthoen@...>; Grant Curry <mrgrantcurry@...>; Pat Lesko <plesko421@...>; Troy Bommelaere <troy.b@...>; "the_headquarters@yahoogroups.com" <the_headquarters@yahoogroups.com>; "IHorvath54@..." <IHorvath54@...>
Sent: Sunday, January 6, 2013 9:01 AM
Subject: [the_headquarters] January Headquarters meeting announcement!!!

Hey Gang-

#1- 2010 vintage westvleteren 12

#2- 2011 barrel aged old rasputin

#3- 2010 goose island bourbon county stout

Topics for discussion will be : -Scheduled meeting dates and times. which work best?

-Treasury count and what to do with it.

-Upcoming homebrew competitions. Do you want to help?

-Upcoming events. Do we want to participate?

-Club brew ins and special hop/malt projects. Where/when?

-Club shwag! T-shirts, work shirts, sweatshirts, decals/stickers, business cards

-H Q website

Of course any homebrewed or commercial beer that you would like to share is always welcomed and encouraged, especially those that you would like feedback for.

-Later

My house- 660 Monica ln

Campbell 95008

#189

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:50 am
Subject: California State Fair beer competitions

meadguy

I just received Dave Teckam's attached e-mail,

regarding a management change at the California State Fair beer competition.
Details at:  http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2013/01/03/state-fair-beer-competition-management.html?ana=e_sac_rdup&s=newsletter&ed=2013-01-03

I don't know the new organizer so can only hope it will be run better this year,
Roger.

==========================================================================

Hello beer enthusiasts.
Apologies if you get this more than once, but I do want to get the word out to you. With a change of management
for the CA State Fair competitions, this is likely to be a better competition, one worth entering and worth taking the time to judge. It's
not BJCP Sanctioned
yet, but that will provide information needed regarding entering and judging. It looks to be an early June entry deadline, and a mid-June judging. Joshua Charlton is the organizer this year.

David
www.beerjudgeschool.com
Sacramento Craft Beer Examiner

#190

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Wed Jan 9, 2013 2:52 am
Subject: 2013 Competitions: NHC Regionals

meadguy

Passing along Rob Conticello's heads up.

Get organized if you want to enter the National Homebrewer's Competition,
Roger.

===========================================================================

  Hi,

       SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING:  Online Entry Registration
1 p.m. MST, Tuesday, February 26, 2013 -- THIS WILL FILL UP VERY FAST!!!  

       Entry submission is closing in as well, but there is about 9-10 weeks time before entries are due:  March 18-27th!

       More info here: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/pages/competitions/national-homebrew-competition

  Cheers,

  Rob

#191

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:53 pm
Subject: Fw: [WoW] Beer Judging Seminar as part of SF Beer Week

meadguy

A few people have asked me about BJCP training.

I don't expect to organize any beer judge training this year as I'm running two competitions.

But as Dave Messink points out, in his attached e-mail.
The organizers of these SF Beer Week BJCP seminars, David Teckam & Brian Cooper, are both master level BJCP judges.
This is a great way to get introduced to BJCP beer evaluation and as they're both good guys, promises to be a pleasant activity.

Check it out,
Roger.

  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: Dave Messink <dmessink@...>
 To: Worts of Wisdom <wow@...> 
 Sent: Thursday, January
10, 2013 11:06 PM
 Subject: [WoW] Beer Judging Seminar as part of SF Beer Week
  

Hey Worts;
 
Brian Cooper of Mad Z asked me to pass this around. David and Brian are both excellent judges. I highly recommend attending if you can.
 
Later,
  X President, Dave

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#192

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Sat Jan 12, 2013 5:22 pm
Subject: Fw: Entries are open for the 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Competition!

meadguy

From Erik Beer,

Enter your mead in the 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition! Event will be held March 15-16, 2013 at the Outlook Hotel in Boulder, CO.

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The 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition
Compete Against the Finest Meadmakers in the World
Competition: March 15 & 16, 2013

Entries: NOW OPEN

Close: March 1, 2013

Dear Fellow Home Meadmakers!

Entries for the 2013 Mazer Cup International are NOW OPEN!

We hope you will enter your meads in the competition, and compete against some of the finest meadmakers in the world. Starting January 11,
you can enter electronically on our website at http://www.mazercup.com.

We will again be having the awards party on Saturday evening,
and will have much mead, food and snacks and good fellowship in abundance. Judges, volunteers and staff will raise a glass in honor of the winners and drink much mead!

We have all the information available for you. For more details on the categories available check out the style guidelines at http://mazercup.com/mch_bjcp.htm

Entries may be submitted online at http://www.mazercup.com. Please read the entry rules at http://mazercup.com/mch_enter.htm. 
You may use Paypal, a credit card, or check. You do not need to submit separate checks for each entry, one check for all is fine.

Entry paperwork and any checks/payment necessary are due by the entry deadline at the address listed at the beginning of this document. Payments must be received prior to the competition, or your entry will not be judged.

Entrants are responsible for categorization of their entries and providing all pertinent information requested on the entry form. The Mazer Cup is not responsible for mis-categorized mead and it cannot be changed once you enter, so double-check all your entries before you click send!

If the competition organizers determine that there are not enough entries in a given category (minimum 4) , the category will be collapsed
into a closely related category.

Entries that fail to list the sweetness or carbonation levels will be judged relative to the defaults defined in the most current BJCP Style guidelines.

Mead must arrive at the mead shipping address by the entry deadline of March 1, 2013.

***NOTE:
International entries : Please check shipping times to Colorado for your country and allow extra time for shipping and clearing US Customs. We suggest that labeling your package as 'yeast sample' may help it clear Customs faster.

The Mead Mixer - Public Mead Tasting Event
Yes, you heard us right - a public mead tasting!! We are working with the meaderies to bring you 72 meads, from all over the world. You'll not
find an event like this anywhere!!

The Mead Mixer will be held Friday night after the Commercial Competition and have 2 sessions. The first session will be a VIP session
from 7-8:30PM, limited to only 100 people, and will showcase the offered meads with gourmet munchies and food designed to complement the meads. The second session is from 8:30-10:00PM,
and is a general admittance session that will have all the meads from the VIP session, along with assorted munchies to soak up the meads. Both
sessions will have coffee and water available.

The event will be held at Spice of Life in Boulder, and we are looking into a shuttle service before and after each session from the Boulder Outlook. Tickets will go on sale on January 11, 2013, and we expect them
to sell out fast, so get yours quick! Check out http://www.mazercup.com
for more details and session pricing. Tickets will go on sale soon, so get your tickets quick, we expect them to sell out well before the event. All tickets will be available for mail (up to a certain date) or pickup at Will Call.

So get in on the best and biggest mead tasting, well, anywhere! Join us to celebrate mead, and try some of the finest meads in the world!

Sincerely,

Vicky Rowe

Managing Director, MCI 2013

Pete Bakulić

Director of Operations, MCI 2013

  ----- Forwarded Message -----
 From: Erik Beer <jon@...>
 To: "doze-news@..." <doze-news@...> 

Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2013 5:07 AM
 Subject: [madzymurgists] Entries are open for the 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Competition!
  
Enter your mead in the 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition! Event will be held March 15-16, 2013 at the Outlook Hotel in Boulder, CO.

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The 2013 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition
Compete Against the Finest Meadmakers in the World
Competition: March 15 & 16, 2013

Entries: NOW OPEN

Close: March 1, 2013

Dear Fellow Home Meadmakers!

Entries for the 2013 Mazer Cup International are NOW OPEN!

We hope you will enter your meads in the competition, and compete against some of the finest meadmakers in the world. Starting January 11, you can enter electronically on our website at http://mazercup.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60688d2b7bc322073e4e9c585&id=92767e8db5&e=9bee549998.

We will again be having the awards party on Saturday evening, and will have much mead, food and snacks and good fellowship in abundance. Judges, volunteers and staff will raise a glass in honor of the winners and drink much mead!

We have all the information available for you. For more details on the categories available check out the style guidelines at http://mazercup.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60688d2b7bc322073e4e9c585&id=d960a76f09&e=9bee549998

Entries may be submitted online at http://www.mazercup.com. Please read the entry rules at http://mazercup.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=60688d2b7bc322073e4e9c585&id=3be84145f9&e=9bee549998.  You may use Paypal, a credit card, or check. You do not need to submit separate checks for each entry, one check for all is fine.

Entry paperwork and any checks/payment necessary are due by the entry deadline at the address listed at the beginning of this document. Payments must be received prior to the competition, or your entry will not be judged.

Entrants are responsible for categorization of their entries and providing all pertinent information requested on the entry form. The Mazer Cup is not responsible for mis-categorized mead and it cannot be changed once you enter, so double-check all your entries before you click send!

If the competition organizers determine that there are not enough entries in a given category (minimum 4) , the category will be collapsed into a closely related category.

Entries that fail to list the sweetness or carbonation levels will be judged relative to the defaults defined in the most current BJCP Style guidelines.

Mead must arrive at the mead shipping address by the entry deadline of March 1, 2013.

***NOTE: International entries : Please check shipping times to Colorado for your country and allow extra time for shipping and clearing US Customs. We suggest that labeling your package as 'yeast sample' may help it clear Customs faster.

The Mead Mixer - Public Mead Tasting Event
Yes, you heard us right - a public mead tasting!! We are working with the meaderies to bring you 72 meads, from all over the world. You'll not find an event like this anywhere!!

The Mead Mixer will be held Friday night after the Commercial Competition and have 2 sessions. The first session will be a VIP session from 7-8:30PM, limited to only 100 people, and will showcase the offered meads with gourmet munchies and food designed to complement the meads. The second session is from 8:30-10:00PM, and is a general admittance session that will have all the meads from the VIP session, along with assorted munchies to soak up the meads. Both sessions will have coffee and water available.

The event will be held at Spice of Life in Boulder, and we are looking into a shuttle service before and after each session from the Boulder Outlook. Tickets will go on sale on January 11, 2013, and we expect them to sell out fast, so get yours quick! Check out http://www.mazercup.com for more details and session pricing. Tickets will go on sale soon, so get your tickets quick, we expect them to sell out well before the event. All tickets will be available for mail (up to a certain date) or pickup at Will Call.

So get in on the best and biggest mead tasting, well, anywhere! Join us to celebrate mead, and try some of the finest meads in the world!

Sincerely,

Vicky Rowe

Managing Director, MCI 2013

Pete Bakulić

Director of Operations, MCI 2013

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#193

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Thu Jan 17, 2013 3:47 pm
Subject: Fw: Fwd: Judges/Stewards needed: AFC (San Diego) and Sacramento Beer Week

meadguy

Thanks for the heads up Paul.

FYI - In case anyone accidentally finds themselves in San Diego after SF Beer Week.  Or, in the event that you want to get out of NCAL because you'll end up in Sacramento for their Beer Week. http://sacramentobeerweek.com/.

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 To: Draughtboard Members <members@...>; BAM members <members@...> 
 Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 2:16 PM
 Subject: Fwd: Judges/Stewards needed: America's Finest
City Homebrew Competition 2013

FYI - In case anyone accidentally finds themselves in San Diego after SF Beer Week.  Or, in the event that you want to get out of NCAL because you'll end up in Sacramento for their Beer Week. http://sacramentobeerweek.com/.
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Date: Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 1:27 PM
Subject: Judges/Stewards needed: America's Finest City Homebrew Competition 2013
To: 

The 2013 America's Finest City (AFC) Homebrew Competition is coming up in a few weeks and we need your help to judge and steward this event. AFC is oneof the largest competitions in southern CA with over 500 entries last year.
Register to judge or steward, or find information about AFC here:
https://quaff.org/AFC-2013/

AFC will be judging all of the BJCP defined beer, mead and cider categories.

This year we're expecting between 500 and 600 entries, so we'll need a large contingent of experienced judges and stewards. We expect to be able to take any BJCP tested (even if you don't have your rank yet) judges plus a small number of people who have not yet taken the test but who have worked as a judge or steward in previous BJCP sanctioned competitions. When you login to register please double check that your online information is current (including your judging ranks as it affects your pairings).

AFC is held in 3 sessions and we really appreciate those who sign up on Saturday to work both sessions. Judges and stewards are expected to arrive at the event PRIOR TO:

   6PM on Friday, February 22nd

   9AM on Saturday, February 23rd

   Noon on Saturday, February 23rd

As usual our competition will be held at St Dunstan's church in La Mesa:
6556 Park Ridge Boulevard, San Diego, CA 92120

If you have any questions related to judging or stewarding this event, please contact Kelsey McNair (Judge Coordinator) at kmcnair@gmail.com. For other types of questions about the AFC competition itself, please contact Dominic Fountain (Competition Organizer) at domfountain@...

We will offer a meal for judges working the following session, so no need to eat before you arrive. Please arrive prior to the above listed times because late arrivals cause significant difficulty to the organizers and forces everyone to wait on you before starting the judging. If you're running late please send e-mail to our Judge Coordinator, Kelsey McNair at kmcnair@....

We really appreciate your willingness to help. Thank you and cheers!

Dominic Fountain
AFC 2013 Competition Organizer

#194

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Thu Jan 17, 2013 4:14 pm
Subject: Fw: Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.

meadguy

I haven't been to Rock Bottom for over a year.

It appears I'm missing something.
Anybody get over to Rock Bottom recently?
Roger.

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 Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:35 PM
 Subject: Re: [Sudzers-members] Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.

I've been raving about this place for sometime now.  Those within earshot heard me at the last Sudzers meeting spout about the brewer who made the barrel-aged beers (the Raccoon Revival, 9.6%abv. on Maker's Mark is outstanding) left 8 months ago and the new brewer is responsible for the 2- 6.9% Simcoe IPA's (one on cask, both gone), the wonderful double IPA (loads of citrus and nice balance of bitterness and malt), and the 4 standard beers, of which the IPA was available at the last meeting to good reviews.  He is working hard at constantly keeping 12 beers on tap.  My Belgian buddies love the Blitzen, the trippel. The barrels have been removed, but rumor has it the new brewer may bring some back.  I couldn't help but noticing an oatmeal stout going on tap soon, hope it's above
6%abv.!   Currently the best
brewery in the South Bay?

--- On Tue, 1/15/13, Ahsan Ali <chasingtwilight@...> wrote:

From: Ahsan Ali <chasingtwilight@...>
Subject: Re: [Sudzers-members] Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.
To: "Robert Tunick" <tunick@...>
Cc: Sudzers-members@...
Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 6:33 PM

What brewery in Portland did he start? There are a bunch of new notable breweries in that city...

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Robert Tunick <tunick@...> wrote:

Scott Guckel was their head brewer until 1 year ago (he since moved to Portland to start a brewery) and was replaced by....errr I can't recall.
He also was a very friendly guy when I met him last year at "Meet the brewers" during the SF Beer week. His efforts are really shining through and they have been picking up their game.

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Derek Wolfgram <derek.wolfgram@...> wrote:

Had the Rock Bottom DIPA a couple weeks ago - it was pretty outstanding. Tons of Citra & Simcoe tropical fruit goodness, and hid its 9+% alcohol pretty well. They also had red ale aged in Makers Mark barrels for 20 months - full of caramel/vanilla/bourbon and as good as any barrel aged brews I've had at Drake's. Not sure whether it's the new brewmaster locally or the new corporate ownership (same parent company as Gordon Biersch), but the beers were the best I've had from Rock Bottom in years.

Cheers,
Derek

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Ron <rknapp650@...> wrote:
Sudzers,
A double IPA at the Rock? Worth checking out.
Ron
PS. Had Coronado Imperial IPA, 9%, at Yard House yesterday. Excellent, doesn't taste like high alcohol, not malty at all, very smooth, light color, flavor on the citrus side. They now have a flat panel screen above the bar displaying all the seasonal, rotating, and special bottled beers, in addition to the huge menu. 
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#195

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:33 pm
Subject: Re: Fw: Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.

ocarroll85

Thanks for the heads up Roger.

I have been hearing some interesting things about the beers at rock bottom lately. Does anyone else want to maybe grab a pint of double ipa Sat before meeting?

From: Roger St. Denis <meadguy@...>
To: HQ <the_headquarters@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 8:14 AM
Subject: [the_headquarters] Fw: Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.

I haven't been to Rock Bottom for over a year.

It appears I'm missing something.
Anybody get over to Rock Bottom recently?
Roger.

----- Forwarded Message -----
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To: Ahsan Ali <chasingtwilight@...>; svs-members@... 
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2013 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Sudzers-members] Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.

I've been raving about this place for sometime now.  Those within earshot heard me at the last Sudzers meeting spout about the brewer who made the barrel-aged beers (the Raccoon Revival, 9.6%abv. on Maker's Mark is outstanding) left 8 months ago and the new brewer is responsible for the 2- 6.9% Simcoe IPA's (one on cask, both gone), the wonderful double IPA (loads of citrus and nice balance of bitterness and malt), and the 4 standard beers, of which the IPA was available at the last meeting to good reviews.  He is working hard at constantly keeping 12 beers on tap.  My Belgian buddies love the Blitzen, the trippel. The barrels have been removed, but rumor has it the new brewer may bring some back.  I couldn't help but noticing an oatmeal stout going on tap soon, hope it's above 6%abv.!   Currently the best brewery in the South Bay?--- On Tue, 1/15/13, Ahsan Ali
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From: Ahsan Ali <chasingtwilight@...>
Subject: Re: [Sudzers-members] Rock Bottom Double Down IPA Taps Wednesday.
To: "Robert Tunick" <tunick@...>
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Date: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 6:33 PM

What brewery in Portland did he start? There are a bunch of new notable breweries in that city...On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 5:20 PM, Robert Tunick <http://us.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=tunick@...> wrote:
Scott Guckel was their head brewer until 1 year ago (he since moved to Portland to start a brewery) and was replaced by....errr I can't recall. He also was a very friendly guy when I met him last year at "Meet the brewers" during the SF Beer week. His efforts are really shining through and they have been picking up their game.
On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 11:41 AM, Derek Wolfgram <http://us.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=derek.wolfgram@...> wrote:
Had the Rock Bottom DIPA a couple weeks ago - it was pretty outstanding. Tons of Citra & Simcoe tropical fruit goodness, and hid its 9+% alcohol pretty well. They also had red ale aged in Makers Mark barrels for 20 months - full of caramel/vanilla/bourbon and as good as any barrel aged brews I've had at Drake's. Not sure whether it's the new brewmaster locally or the new corporate ownership (same parent company as Gordon Biersch), but the beers were the best I've had from Rock Bottom in years. 
Cheers,DerekOn Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 8:40 AM, Ron <http://us.mc1412.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=rknapp650@...> wrote:
Sudzers,
A double IPA at the Rock? Worth checking out.
Ron
PS. Had Coronado Imperial IPA, 9%, at Yard House yesterday. Excellent, doesn't taste like high alcohol, not malty at all, very smooth, light color, flavor on the citrus side. They now have a flat panel screen above the bar displaying all the seasonal, rotating, and special bottled beers, in addition to the huge menu. 
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#196

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:36 pm
Subject: Fw: Rhizome Presale - Club Discount

ocarroll85

http://www.arrowheadhops.com/

I got this recently. In case anyone is interested.

Club Members:

Arrowhead Hops is beginning its Hop Rhizome Presale for 2013. All rhizome varieties will be $3.00ea. for club members (reg $3.50). Rhizomes will be shipped by late March/ Early April depending on weather conditions. Please visit http://www.arrowheadhops.com/ to place your orders. Under the “Shop for Hops” pulldown you’ll find a Homebrew Clubs page, enter the discount code (clubprice) to access the page to receive your discount. Shipping will be (1-6) $3, (7-12) $5.50 and 13-up $11.50. If you have any questions please let me know.

Cascade, Centennial, Columbus, Galena, Magnum, Mt. Hood, Northern Brewer, Nugget, Sterling, Willamette

Thanks

Andy

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#197

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Thu Jan 17, 2013 11:39 pm
Subject: California Beer Festival at Sea SPECIAL OFFER!!!

ocarroll85

There is still time!!!

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Book by January 27, 2013 to receive this amazing offer!

The Legendary California Beer Festival (CBF) is setting sail!

On Monday, May 06, 2013 the California Beer Festival will depart from Ensenada, Mexico and travel up the Pacific Coast experiencing the best Craft Beer along the way. The California Beer Festival at Sea will be everything you've come to expect from CBF... great craft beer, live music, mouth-watering food and a few special additions!

CALIFORNIA BEER FESTIVAL AT SEA INCLUDES:

* CBF Welcome Reception

Meet other Craft Beer Enthusiasts as CBF welcomes you aboard the Solstice. Casual and informal gathering to kick off the cruise with an amazing selection of Craft Beers.

* CBF Craft Beer Heaven

CBF's main goal is to shine a light on craft beer...whether on land or at sea. Join us for a Mini Craft Beer Heaven with live entertainment at the Lawn Club...Half-acre of real grass on the top deck of the ship!

* Four Course Craft Beer Pairing Luncheon

A very special lunch will be prepared for the CBF at Sea guests by the Chefs of Celebrity Solstice. Each featured brewery will be paired with one course of this unforgettable lunch!

* Hosted by California Brew Masters

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#198

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Fri Jan 18, 2013 12:03 am
Subject: meeting reminder

ocarroll85

Just a friendly reminder that there will be our first meeting of the new year held at 5pm at my house in Campbell. This meeting will predominately be a 2013 event planning meeting with talk of club shirts/swag, competitions, and beer thrown in the mix. oh yeah, don't forget your 2013 club dues- $20 each.

See you on Saturday!

-Andy

660 Monica ln.

Campbell 95008

#199

From: Chris <chrisferderer@...>
Date: Fri Jan 18, 2013 10:48 pm
Subject: Westy 12

chrisferderer

http://twitter.com/#!/TheTrappist/status/292383908312514561

For those that missed out the first time.... Looks like The Trappist was holding back. They will be selling the last of the Westvleteren 12 bricks tomorrow morning at their sister store, Provisions.

#200

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Date: Sat Jan 19, 2013 6:20 pm
Subject: Fw: Registration Opens February 5

meadguy

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From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Wed Jan 23, 2013 4:09 am
Subject: JANUARY HQ MEETING MINUTES

ocarroll85

Thanks to everyone who attended the first club meeting. There is a lot of potential this year for the club and it all depends on how much we want to be involved. Also, if you didn't get a chance to get in your club dues, there is always next month. Thanks to those who did.

UPCOMING COMPETITIONS:

World cup of beer ( Bay area Mashers )

entry window 2/1 - 2/16

final judging @Linden St. brewery 3/16

National Homebrew comp. ( AHA )

must register online by 1pm on 2/26

entry window March 18th - 27th

BABO ( Draught Board )

San Mateo county fair ( The Grain Trust )

more info on these comps in the coming months

- You can help judge or steward all of these comps, The organizers are always looking for more help and it is a great way to learn more about the judging process and evaluating beer, and you could make some great contacts.

* If you enter a comp under the Headquarters name and take a ribbon, you will be reimbursed from the club for your entry fee!

UPCOMING EVENTS:

S.F Beer Week- 100's of events throughout the bay area. more info at www.sfbeerweek.org/

-A few of us will be making the yearly trip up to Hayward to the Bistro's Double I.P.A. festival! Let me know if you are interested. Feb 9th

The Brewing Network Winterbrews fest- commercial beer plus 'homebrew alley'. Tickets and info at http://wbf2013.eventbrite.com/#

2013 HEADQUARTERS EVENTS:

We talked briefly about some potential events to be involved with or set up this year...

-Club brew in- Jim has volunteered his place for a spring 'brew in' where we can bring our brewing setups and have at it.. Date TBD. (April/May ish)

-Bus pub crawl- Do as many have done in the past and head north to some of the best local brews around! We could charter a bus for the day and travel to a few world class breweries. This would end up costing somewhere around $35 - $45 a person, if we can get people interested.

-Steve-o's- Every year Roger's neighbor turns another year older and celebrates with a bang... 7-8 live bands, Margaritas, BBQ, and about Ten homebrewed beers on tap! This will be my 5th year and I wouldn't miss it for the world. This is an all day event in south San Jose. save the date, July 13th!

-NCHF- The Northern California Homebrewers Festival. This is another one not to be missed! About 30 clubs, 300 homebrewers and all kinds of mayhem. Some call it 'beercamp'. Two days of camping, sampling hundreds of homebrews and finding yourself in the sierra foothills. The theme is- Space: the final beer frontier http://www.nchfinfo.org/

- Trip to the Tourist Club- A club outing to just over the Golden Gate to a German 'rest stop' on top of a mountain! Chris had mentioned this a while back and it has intrigued me ever since. You have to pack in your own food but they have cold beers for weary travelers. Apparently it is only available to groups no bigger than 7. http://www.touristclubsf.org/

- Beer and food pairing- An in club competition to see who can match the perfect beer with the perfect dish! How about belgian quad chocolate truffles, smoked porter and salmon, or bacon pancakes with brown ale?

-November/ Decemberfest- The end of the year celebration couldn't have been better. Amazing aged beers and great food. We really made it happen! Lets do it again next year. November or December?

-Bar collaboration for SF Beerweek 2014- This could be a great way to get the club name out to the southbay while generating some funds for the treasury. The idea is that we set up a 'meet the brewers' event at a local bar/brewery and pour our homebrew alongside the bar and describe and chat about brewing to the people!

OUR CLUB

-We touched on setting up a website for the club. Something simple yet effective. I believe Jeff and Jim are looking into this, We will look for an update in February sometime.

-I would like to order Dickies work shirts with the club logo on them. Some of the other clubs have these and they look really slick as well as being high quality. They also really make a staement at events that we set up as a club when we all show up wearing them. Jeff is checking out pricing and vendors. We will have more info on these in the near future. Let me know if you are interested in purchasing one.

-We are looking into ordering some mini imperial pint taster glasses with the club logo etched. Jeff showed us some examples and they look awesome. More info on these soon. Again, let me know if you are interested in purchasing one/some. As with the shirts, the more we order the better the deal. ( typically )

- I am going to get some decals/stickers made up and maybe some more business cards with the new website on them in the next few months. These will be passed out to all......( dues paing members) jk.

MYSTERY BEER

This months beer was light in color but complex in flavor. A lot going on.

Jim thought maybe a saison.

Andy said it seemed Belgian and sweet in the finish.

Pat tasted clove and noted good clarity.

Jeff thought it had some bubblegum notes and tasted of pilsner malt.

Jim also noted clove, but with orange.

Brian who came in late, had a private sampling of the M.B. He said, "Belgian Blonde?"

BINGO! It was in fact a belgian blonde. Leffe, a classic.

Good job narrowing down the flavors and aromas guys, better luck next time.

HOMEBREW

Jeff's 2 hearted clone-

Jeff noted he wasn't really pleased with the flavor, a slight earthy and metallic aftertaste. It finished very dry and of course leaned toward the hops (all centennial) It was pretty bitter (lingering) and not balanced well, but it had good clarity and color and not a really bad beer. Thanks Jeff

Brian's wit with pilsner-

This was nice, a big coriander nose but a little sweet in the finish. Carbonation was minimal. We agreed that if itf this had more carbonation, it would be easy to kill a couple of pints! Thanks Brian

Andy's doppelbock-

This was also nice. A little sweet but not overpowering. lots of fruit! Pat pointed out Raisin, Brian said apricot. It was slightly roasty, complex, and clean. I noticed some soy sauce flavors, but in a good way if you can imagine. Great beer, thanks for sharing Andy!

Brian's session pale-

This had equal parts simcoe and amarillo and it showed. Big hop aroma, but only 4.8%. Pat was getting a big tangerine nose, while others were getting resin/piney. I found both evident in flavor and aroma. Reminded me of Lagunitas daytime. I kinda liked it. Thanks Brian

Brian's American Brown-

He called it the "kitchen sink" because of all of the random hops in it, but I think they worked well together. About 7%, Big roasty flavors and nice chocolate aromas. It had a slight silkiness and easy drinkability to it. Most of us really enjoyed this one. I would pay for a pint! Thanks brian

My Hop Red Rye ale-

This was an attempt at a west coast red ale with rye. The rye only comes through as a very subtle spicyness, Jeff noted some pepper notes and sweet in finish. Andy thought it was deceptive for an 8% beer and sweet, but not cloyingly sweet. I just think it has a really big caramel nose and it could be aged a while. Hope it helps.

COMMERCIAL BEER

Stillnacht-

Bottle from belgium. This was strong with a lot of fresh fruit like apples and pears. A nice spice and some alcohol heat. very complex. oh yeah, did I mention 12%

Oatis-

Nice chocolate and coffee, roasty flavors. silky, big bodied and smooth. pretty well balanced.

Alesmith IPA-

This was full of pine, citrus and resin. Nice malt backbone and good bitterness, Strong hop aroma. definitely west coast style. This is one of my favorite IPAs.

Doublejack-

This was dissapointing. Usually bursting with huge tropical fruit aromas and citrus flavors. This bottle was mainly bitter and somewhat dull. Still descent DIPA, but a dissapointment to loyal followers.

Infinium-

This is the collaboration between Sam Adams and Weinenstephen. This bottle had been in my fridge for over a year. It was very carbonic, very tart, and had an unusually odd aroma. very cidery. Flavors didn't seem to work well at all.

Thanks again to those who showed up, paid dues and brought beer. Let me know what types of events you are interested in so we can concentrate our efforts onto a few of them.

See you guys at the next meeting!

-ANDY

#202

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Wed Feb 6, 2013 1:56 am
Subject: Fw: Chocolate and beer festival in Richmond on Feb. 16

meadguy

Not good for dieters,

but it does look like fun,
Roger.
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 4th Annual Chocolate and Beer
Festival

 February 16, 2013

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM 

 Join us for a fun afternoon of
exquisite gourmet chocolates and local craft brews at the Craneway Pavilion
at the Richmond Marina, part of SF Beer Week. Chocolate and Beer Festival
tickets get you multiple product samplings, live entertainment, and prizes.

 We will offer a free shuttle to/from
BART. Picks up from the Richmond BART station and drops 30 feet from the
festival entrance.

 Kids zone- bring the entire family!

 Confirmed Chocolate Vendors for
the 2013 Chocolate and Beer Festival include:

Casa De Chocolates, www.CasaDeChocolates.com

Jade, www.jadechocolates.com

Coco Tutti, www.cocotutti.com

Madecasse, www.madecasse.com

The Tea Room,  www.tearoomchocolates.com

CC Made, www.ccmade.com

Landru, www.landruchocolates.com

Clairesquares www.clairesquares.com

Feve www.fevechocolates.com

Kallari L3C www.kallarichocolate.com

Sixth Course Artisan Confections www.sixthcourse.com

Toffeeology  www.toffeeology.com

Snake & Butterfly www.snakeandbutterfly.com

 and many more confirming soon:

 Theo, Vice,  Taza,  Sixth
Course, Saratoga, Poco Dolce, Nicole Lee,  Kollar,  Anything
Chocolate 4 U,  Bridge Brand,  Coco Bella,  Dolce Bella
Fearless

 Breweries for the 4th Annual Chocolate
and Beer Festival include:

Trumer www.trumer-international.com

Drakes www.drinkdrakes.com

Triple Rock www.triplerock.com

Bridgeport www.bridgeportbrew.com

Marin www.marinbrewing.com

 and many more confirming soon:
  21st Amendment, Bison, Sudwerk, Napa Smith and Linden Street

 Check out the event website for
more info

 Tickets:

 GA $15 online, $25 at the door.
Includes: Entry to event only, free shuttle

 from BART. Beers/chocolate/food/parking
available for purchase inside.

 VIP $60 online only, not available
at the door. Includes: Entry to event, parking, (show receipt at VIP parking
lot), commemorative glass, commemorative poster, 2x beer samples, 2x chocolate
samples.

 FREE Kids under 12, $0.00 online
and at the door. Includes: Entry to event only free when accompanied

 by paying adult, free kid zone.

 Event is All ages, 21+ to enjoy
festival brews.

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#203

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Wed Feb 6, 2013 2:14 am
Subject: Fw: Bay Area Mashers World Cup Of Beer XIX

meadguy

Just a reminder.

World Cup is a MCAB (Master’s Championship of Amateur Brewing) qualifier.
Details at http://masterhomebrewer.org/info_page.htm

* Registration closes on February 16th
* Beers need to be at Oak Barrel by noon on 2/16/13
* Registration to judge and steward is also available

details at http://register.worldcupofbeer.com/ 

Entries limited to 650 this year and they had over 275 as of this morning.

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Bay Area Mashers World Cup Of Beer XIX

19th annual World Cup of Beer homebrew competition.

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Registration for entries is now open!
Bring us your beer.
We are limiting entries to 650 this year and we are already over 200 entries so far.

Some important details to remember:

Registration closes on February 16th

Beers need to be at Oak Barrel by noon on 2/16/13

Registration to judge and steward is also available

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#204

From: Chris <chrisferderer@...>
Date: Thu Feb 7, 2013 2:46 am
Subject: Cantillon

chrisferderer

Just a heads up for you geueze lovers out there. I just picked up a Cantillon
Classic Geueze at Wine Cellar in Santa Clara. For the uninitiated, this is a
rare beer to get unless you pay through the nose. They're selling them at a
reasonable price. He only had one case, so get there quick.

#205

From: "Roger St. Denis" <meadguy@...>
Date: Sun Feb 10, 2013 8:58 pm
Subject: Fw: World Cup of Beer 2013 Stewarding

meadguy

Ranked & experienced judges,

Sign up if you're available to assist.

If you're not a judge (yet) and would like to help, sign up as a steward as Gene requests.

It's a lot of fun and educational as well,
Roger.

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Hey folks, it's that time again. Time for the 2013 World Cup of Beer. The World Cup of Beer is the annual homebrew competition put on by the Bay Area Mashers. Stewarding enables you to take part and help
out, taste what will likely be upwards of 600 different beers, and sit with highly skilled judges and see how beer judging works.

So,
this year we're going to do 2 days of preliminaries instead of 1 like we did last year. What this means is that I will need the normal lineup of stewards for the finals but I'll also need stewards (not as many) for
two other days before the finals. So what I'd like is for anyone who wishes to steward the finals, please also sign up for one of the prelims
days as well. It'll really help and hey, more beer to taste!

Where?
We'll be doing the prelims and finals at Linden St. Brewery again.

When ?
The first prelims are in 3 weeks.

Prelims 1 : Sunday March 3rd. 8:30am - around lunch time
Prelims 2 : Saturday March 9th 8:30am - around lunch time
Finals : Saturday March 16th 8:15am - around lunch time followed by the party


Judging
starts promptly at 9:00am so we'll need a few minutes to go over the process, eat some bagels, get everyone their score sheets and table assignments etc.


How to sign up?
So if you're interested in taking part again this year, here's what to do:
1. Create an account here : http://register.worldcupofbeer.com/signup

2. Register to Steward at the competition here : http://register.worldcupofbeer.com/register/online
Note : To register as a Steward make sure to set your "Judge Rank" to "Steward"

Questions?
Email me and I'm happy to help.
-Gene Wood

#206

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Wed Feb 13, 2013 2:55 pm
Subject: Calling all STONE fans!

ocarroll85

In case anyone is interested, this could be interesting!

The BIGGEST event we have ever done! 28 tap takeover with Stone Brewing, they really dipped in to their cellar on this one, and Mitch Steele the IPA man himself will be on hand. Take a look at this taplist:

Stone Pale Ale
Stone IPA
Stone Smoked Porter
Stone Cali Bel
Stone Sublimely Self-Righteouse Ale
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Oaked Arrogant Bastard Ale
Stone Levitation Ale
Stone Ruination IPA
Stone Smoked Porter w/Vanilla Bean
Stone "The Tiger Cub" Saison
Evil Twin / Stillwater / Stone "The Perfect Crime" Black Smoked Saison
Ken Schmidt/Iron Fist/Stone Mint Chocolate Imperial Stout
Stone 16th Anniversary Ale w/Green Tea Leaves
2008 Stone Old Guardian Barley aged in Red Wine
2011 Stone Old Gardian Belgo Barley Wine
Stone Suitable for Cave Aging aged in Bourbon Barrels
2012 Double Bastard Ale
2011 Stone Anise BELGO Imperial Russian Stout
Stone Mixtape Ale vol.2 - CH & HS's Blend
Stone Mixtape Ale vol.3 - Belong to Where You Are, the Neighborhood Blend
2012 Stone Old Guardian Barley Wine
2012 Stone Imperial Russian Stout
Stone 11.11.11 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone 12.12.12 Vertical Epic Ale
Stone/Drake's collab session IPA
2013 odd year smoked Old Guardian

This is going to be insane!

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#207

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:25 pm
Subject: Mikkeller opening SF bar!

ocarroll85

Have you guys heard about this? .....Awesome!

http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/welcome-to-sf-mikkeller/ and https://www.facebook.com/34MasonStreetbeercafe

“We will feature 40 taps from the best breweries in the world, 2 cask handles, specialized bottle selection and exclusive house beers. All meticulously chosen, well cared for and properly served. Our cellar will host a “sour room” where you will find the best Lambic and sour beer produced in the world. We are building a full kitchen and will feature great food prepared to pair well with our beer. It is our goal to create the finest Beer Bar in the world!”

#208

From: Andrew Carroll <ocarroll85@...>
Date: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:37 pm
Subject: No February meeting : (

ocarroll85

Just a Heads up, there will NOT be a meeting held this month. Many members have already expressed they will not be available and I will be out of town. Sorry for the inconvenience.We will definitely be having a meeting in March.

On the bright side, A brew in is getting scheduled for sometime in May

New club workshirts and hoodies are in the works

There is still A lot of Beerweek events to be crashed

Hope you guys are getting to some of these events, they have been amazing. -later

#209

From: Chris Ferderer <chrisferderer@...>
Date: Thu Feb 14, 2013 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: Mikkeller opening SF bar!

chrisferderer

I heard about this yesterday. It seems cool, but if its where the address shows, it's going to be right on market. Makes parking a little difficult, but it should be worth it when it's open. Looking forward to it.

On Thursday, February 14, 2013, Andrew Carroll wrote:

�

Have you guys heard about this? .....Awesome!

http://thefullpint.com/beer-news/welcome-to-sf-mikkeller/ and https://www.facebook.com/34MasonStreetbeercafe

�We will feature 40 taps from the best breweries in the world, 2 cask handles, specialized bottle selection and exclusive house beers. All meticulously chosen, well cared for and properly served. Our cellar will host a �sour room� where you will find the best Lambic and sour beer produced in the world. We are building a full kitchen and will feature great food prepared to pair well with our beer. It is our goal to create the finest Beer Bar in the world!�