Subject: Digest for the period 2/7/2007 - 2/8/2007 Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:01:07 -0500 Table of contents ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Packaging entries - expensive but time-saving (Peed, John) 2. first call for judges (Bruce Stott) 3. 9th Annual UKG Drunk Monk Challenge (jkleczewski`at`mindspring.com) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Peed, John Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:55:40 -0800 Subject: Packaging entries - expensive but time-saving Maybe you'll think these shipping boxes are worthwhile: http://www.polyfoam.com/content.cfm/beershipper_pr Each box has top and bottom styrofoam inserts that are specifically molded to protect 12 beer bottles - you put the bottom piece in the cardboard box (included), drop the bottles in, pop the top piece on and seal the box. Then you relax and have a homebrew. With shipping they work out to about $6.50 apiece, and I think you have to buy a minimum of 6. Not cheap if you're only thinking in terms of money, but certainly affordable if A) time is money or B) you've been buying bubble wrap or any other packing materials or C) like me, you're just fed up with packing. Since many entries go to a homebrew store (which probably ships stuff daily), you can probably have the beer-less container shipped back for about half the price of a new one - clear it with the competition director and include a prepaid shipping label. John Peed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Bruce Stott Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:35:20 -0500 Subject: first call for judges The tenth annual Eastern Connecticut Homebrew Competition will be held at the VFW in Willimantic CT on March 31, 2007. The competition is BJCP sanctioned and judging points will be awarded accordingly. Breakfast and lunch will be served. Report no later than 9:00. Judging begins at 9:30. Send your judging intents to Bruce Stott at tbonestott`at`comcast.net. Include your BJCP #, rank, phone, etc. Note that this is a new email address since Bruce no longer lives in CT. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From: jkleczewski`at`mindspring.com Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 08:50:50 -0600 (GMT-06:00) Subject: 9th Annual UKG Drunk Monk Challenge 9th Annual UKG Drunk Monk Challenge The Urban Knaves of Grain announce that the Drunk Monk Challenge 2007 will soon be upon us! The competition is sanctioned by the American Homebrewers Association, and is a qualifying event for MCAB and the Midwest Homebrewer of the Year circuit. The competition is scheduled for March 09 and 10, 2007, to be held at Walter Payton's Roundhouse in Aurora, IL. As in previous years, the DMC features the Menace of the Monastery, a special category consisting of styles which are monastic in origin: Belgian Blonde, Dubbel, Tripel, Pale, Strong Golden and Strong Dark Ales, as well as German Doppelbock. Of special note is that the winners of the Beer BOS and MOM will have the opportunity to assist in the scaling up and brewing of their award-winning recipe at Walter Payton's Roundhouse, of Aurora, IL, and Govnor's Public House, of Lake In The Hills, IL. Please see rules for details. Drunk Monk Challenge online entries are $7 for the first entry, and $5 each additional entry; paper entries are $7 each. Menace of the Monastery entries are $5 each, ONLINE ONLY! Entries will be accepted between February 19 and March 3. There are several drop off locations in the Chicagoland area. Full details, rules, entry forms, etc. can be found at the UKG website: http://www.knaves.org/DMC/index.htm Good luck and thanks! Na Zdrowie, John Kleczewski 2007 DMC organizer ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ***** Important Subscriber Information ***** To post a message to JudgeNet, send it to judge`at`synchro.com. Send plain text only, no HTML, MIME, encoded text or attachments. Make sure you use a meaningful subject. Quote only as much material as is needed for context. To manage your subscription, go to http://synchro.com/judge/subscriptions.html or send an email to judge-request`at`synchro.com with the subject: help judge. JudgeNet is also available as an NNTP newsgroup, go to news://news.synchro.com/synchro.judge