PICAROONS PRESENTS: THE NEW BRUNSWICK HOME BREW CHALLENGE!!!

[Duff]

Welcome to all NEW BRUNSWICK Home Brewers!

Registration Fee is $20 for the first entry. This entitles the brewer to some great schwag and 2 tickets to the December 1 final gala.
{Additional entries are $10 each.}

- 4 bottles of your beer must be submitted for judging purposes. (341ml to 500ml).
- The BEER style will be "8A, Standard/Ordinary Bitter"
- Registration forms and fees must be received by Nov 1, 2013.
- Samples must be received between Nov. 1 & Nov. 15 at the Picaroons' Brewtique.

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The top 5 entries will be selected for final judging with the winner announced at a judging gala on December 1. (this "gala" will be a REALLY GOOD TIME btw.. just sayin'

Prizes:
The Best of Show winner will be invited to join Picaroons Head Brewer in brewing a full-sized batch of their recipe for release in the Brewtique, plus gets a free one year membership to the New Brunswick Craft Brewer's Association.

Further prizes will also be presented to the other finalists.

For full rules and information visit: http://www.nbcba.org" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

More info on the Facebook page here: http://www.facebook.com/events/567725753265224/
https://www.facebook.com/picaroons

[gm-]

Hmm, have never made a standard bitter before, but I will give it a go for this.

[mr x]

Is this for NBers only?

[chalmers]

It is for NBers only. But we know enough people with NB addresses, right?

Direct link to info and PayPal for submissions: http://nbcba.org/challenge/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[mr x]

Somewhat disappointed in that rule. I wouldn't want to have a NS only comp. We could run beer through other people, but what if you win....

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[canuck]

Somewhat disappointed in that rule. I wouldn't want to have a NS only comp. We could run beer through other people, but what if you win....

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Yeah, a little disappointing that it's not open to all of the Maritimes. And like you said, if you win and aren't from NB......then what? But having said that, is Picaroons even available in NS? I don't recall seeing it anywhere when I'm in NS.

I'll no doubt enter for this one though just for fun.

[mr x]

Picaroons is in NS. Some NSLC and Premiere. It's good to be having comps, but for me, you want as many entries as you can get.

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[LeafMan66_67]

Picaroons is in NS. Some NSLC and Premiere. It's good to be having comps, but for me, you want as many entries as you can get.

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Also on tap at Maxwell's ... too bad on the rules - I like making ordinary bitters.

[canuck]

Picaroons is in NS. Some NSLC and Premiere. It's good to be having comps, but for me, you want as many entries as you can get.

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Good to know, I've never seen it available down your way. Like I mentioned earlier, it's disappointing that it's not open to all of the Maritimes. That's leaving out a LOT of top shelf home brewers.

[RubberToe]

Some call it the Tim Gregory effect. Strikes again!

[chalmers]

Fyi Canuck, you may not be allowed to enter check the details at the link I posted.

[canuck]

Fyi Canuck, you may not be allowed to enter check the details at the link I posted.

Yeah, I read that Chris. My commercial gear is still a ways off from being operational and I'd be brewing on my normal home brewing gear. But I suppose that there still might be a conflict there though.....not sure. Hmmmm, but perhaps it might be best to sit this one out to not ruffle any feathers.

[chalmers]

Wouldn't hurt to ask the organizers. I didn't want to scare you away, just didn't want you to get too far into the process and then get some bad news.

From the Info Sheet: "Commercial brewers or those training to become a commercial brewer are not eligible"

[akr71]

Shane, iIf you co-brew with someone else I don't see how would be against the rules. Better yet, use their gear too.

[LeafMan66_67]

Worth asking - garrison added that statement to prevent Niagara College students in training from participating. As homebrewers, we could all be "training" to become commercial brewers!

[gm-]

I was slightly dissapointed with this event, received no feedback on my beer (after a few emails one guy said that they had lost the notes, while another said that no notes were taken during the tasting). Also heard a rumour from some of the attendees that the beer in second place was clearly a dry hopped IPA...

[canuck]

I was slightly dissapointed with this event, received no feedback on my beer (after a few emails one guy said that they had lost the notes, while another said that no notes were taken during the tasting). Also heard a rumour from some of the attendees that the beer in second place was clearly a dry hopped IPA...

I'd be very disappointed as well with zero feedback given. Sounds like it was pretty poorly run. Were there any BJCP judges judging this?

[CorneliusAlphonse]

That's the kind of competition issue worth complaining about..

[LiverDance]

[gm-]

Still no news on the feedback, I guess I just have to submit my bitter into the next BJCP comp to get a decent feedback.

[mcgster]

Still no news on the feedback, I guess I just have to submit my bitter into the next BJCP comp to get a decent feedback.

You definitely should, i think the competition was a great idea and i hope they have another i just hope they use the BJCP guidelines.