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ALES 2014

Post by akr71 » Mon Jan 13, 2014 10:46 am

April 7-12, 2014
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Details of the competition, deadlines, entry forms and more will come. Get your brews started!
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by dean2k » Wed Jan 15, 2014 1:55 pm

So by "Open" does this mean open style?
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:18 pm

By "Ales Open" it means the competition is open to anyone. By "Competition Open" it means it's open for entries (which this one isn't really quite yet).
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by dean2k » Wed Jan 15, 2014 2:22 pm

:thumbup: Hence my confusion when they say "get brewing"
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by akr71 » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:02 pm

but yes, it is open to any style
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by dean2k » Wed Jan 15, 2014 3:20 pm

My brain hurts.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by gm- » Thu Jan 16, 2014 6:57 pm

I entered this one last year, got some quality feedback :)

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by Tony L » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:00 pm

gm- wrote:I entered this one last year, got some quality feedback :)

And you will. It is probably the Premier beer comp in Canada. It was only last year that it was removed from the AHA circuit for reasons only the American organization could come up with. Myself along with the President of the Ales club and Bill Pierce blasted the AHA for dropping it from the first round.

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:26 pm

Let's do this! I'm bottling tonight, shipping at the end of the week. I might have room for a few more entries if anyone in HRM wants to register and drop them off to me by Thursday. I'll be doing the 3 day express shipping which works out to nearly $10 an entry with this amount.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:26 pm

BTW, awesome prizes including a conical fermenter.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 6:33 pm

RubberToe wrote:Let's do this! I'm bottling tonight, shipping at the end of the week. I might have room for a few more entries if anyone in HRM wants to register and drop them off to me by Thursday. I'll be doing the 3 day express shipping which works out to nearly $10 an entry with this amount.
I'll piggyback an entry. I'll run it out tomorrow night if you are around.
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Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:22 pm

Also, be sure to register your entries on the site and attach the bottle tags. Either pass along a cheque for your entries or pay via paypal and print and include your receipt.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by LeafMan66_67 » Mon Mar 24, 2014 8:25 pm

RubberToe wrote:Also, be sure to register your entries on the site and attach the bottle tags. Either pass along a cheque for your entries or pay via paypal and print and include your receipt.
Done.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by John G » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:39 pm

I'll throw an entry in with your shipment if you have room.

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by GuingesRock » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:44 pm

You guys know what happened to the Titanic. All your eggs in one basket etc. etc. We need Brewnosers to be represented in the ALES. I'm sure it will be fine. I'm just a bit neurotic. Maybe label it yeast samples for analysis :lol: and tape it up well.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:53 pm

John G wrote:I'll throw an entry in with your shipment if you have room.
Awesome, and there's room.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by Jimmy » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:55 pm

Good to see a few entries going in. Getting a group together to do entries cuts the shipping and makes it easier for others to enter :rockin:

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:56 pm

GuingesRock wrote:You guys know what happened to the Titanic. All your eggs in one basket etc. etc. We need Brewnosers to be represented in the ALES. I'm sure it will be fine. I'm just a bit neurotic. Maybe label it yeast samples for analysis :lol: and tape it up well.
It's the biggest competition of the year in Canada. I wish I had more good beers to send but I was really busy over the winter and couldn't even send in to Werthogs and Cowtown. I have 4 entries to send. Andrew brought 3 entries too.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by John G » Mon Mar 24, 2014 9:58 pm

Is there room for 2 entries from me? If so I'll add a 2nd

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by GuingesRock » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:01 pm

I sent in some today. Not over the moon with any of the ones I sent though, water chemistry was before the helpful discussion, but it's a start.

I sent off some of my left over "too hoppy" Garrison Weizen also. It mellowed somewhat as the keg became almost empty, so I tried it again as a weizen.
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:21 pm

John G wrote:Is there room for 2 entries from me? If so I'll add a 2nd
Yeah they should fit no prob.
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Post by RubberToe » Mon Mar 24, 2014 10:22 pm

GuingesRock wrote:I sent in some today. Not over the moon with any of the ones I sent though, water chemistry was before the helpful discussion, but it's a start.

I sent off some of my left over "too hoppy" Garrison Weizen also. It mellowed somewhat as the keg became almost empty, so I tried it again as a weizen.

Great! This should be the best showing we've had in a long time. :rockin:
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by mr x » Tue Mar 25, 2014 6:46 am

Good job and good luck!

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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by dean2k » Wed Mar 26, 2014 10:37 am

I've got a centennial pale ale I may submit if I can package and get to the post office before Snowpocalypse
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Re: [Competition Open] ALES 2014

Post by RubberToe » Thu Mar 27, 2014 10:52 pm

9 entries boxed.



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