The 2012 Louisiana Homebrew Clubs Brewing Competition!
Welcome Louisiana Home Brewers!
The Dead Yeast Society homebrew club will be hosting the 2012 Louisiana Homebrew Club's brewing competition. This competition is open to any member of a Louisiana-based homebrew club. Judging for the 2012 Louisiana Homebrew Clubs Brewing Competition will be held on March 31st at Cajun Brewing in Lafayette. Entries should not be sent to Cajun Brewing. The address is provided for those who wish to attend the event. Cajun Brewing: 206 Rayburn Street Lafayette, LA 70506 In order to make this competition accessible to the largest amount
of brewers, we have limited our style selections to only ale
categories. With the large selection of quality malt extracts, we feel
that any of these styles can be successfully brewed as extract beers to
be competitive in this event.
The categories for the 2012 competition are: Belgian Golden Strong Ale - BJCP Category 18D American Pale Ale - BJCP Category 10A Southern English Brown Ale - BJCP Category 11B Weizen/Weissbier - BJCP Category 15A American Style Black Ale - Brewer's Association Guidelines The styles will be judged based on the guidelines at the bottom of this page. Here is the entry process: 1. Contestants must submit three (3) samples of each beer that is being entered. The samples should be in plain, unmarked, brown 12 oz. longneck bottles with a plain bottle cap. Printed bottle caps should be blacked out with a permanent marker to ensure anonymity. Samples should be sent to: Marcello's Wine Market C/O The Deadyeast Society 2800 Johnson St. Lafayette, LA 70503 2. Entries will be accepted beginning Friday, February 24th. The deadline for your submissions is Monday, March 26th. 3. There is a $5 entry fee for each beer submission. Contestants are not limited to the number of categories entered. 4. Each submission should have an official Bottle Identification Form attached to the bottle via a rubber band. The form should be filled in, and a corresponding Entry/Recipe Form should be included in the packaging. A check or money order should also be included. Total your entry fees and make the check or money order for that amount. Please do not send cash through the mail. Checks can be made out to The Deadyeast Society. Awards 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awards will be issued for each category. Times 10 AM (Judging) and approximately 2 PM (Awards) Packing and Shipping hints:
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