Joomla! site syndication http://impalingalers.org/site Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:16:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://impalingalers.org/site/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://impalingalers.org/site Joomla! site syndication http://impalingalers.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=74 The Review Class for the December 11th, 2010 BJCP Exam will be on Wednesday evenings starting October 6th, 2010. We plan to hold the classes starting 6 pm at Larry's Brewing Supply in Kent, WA and will go for 3 hours or so. We will review the beer styles and materials that will be on the exam, hold practice judging, and a full 3 hour practice exam. All are welcome to attend, especially anyone planning to take the December exam or any of the up coming exams in our area. Study materials will be provided as will beers for tasting and evaluation. We have requested CEP credit for this class and anticipate that we'll be able to offer points to currently ranked judges who attend the classes. Please contact Tim Hayner at tim@bigalbrewing.com with any questions. News - Latest Sat, 28 Aug 2010 19:46:21 +0100 http://impalingalers.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=72 That's right Alers, our own Dan O'Leary brought home a Silver at the NHC 2010 in Minniappolis, MN this past weekend. Dan has done so well with this same American Wheat Ale that I propose his name be changed to Dan O'Wheat ! Way to represent Dan! Cheers! Tim Hayner News - Latest Mon, 21 Jun 2010 20:32:03 +0100 http://impalingalers.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71 Enter the 2010 Washington Mead Cider Cup: Washington’s 2nd Annual Mead and Cider only competition, brought to you by the Impaling Alers on behalf of the Washington Homebrewers Association. All Meads, Ciders, and Perries will be accepted as defined by the 2008 BJCP Guidelines for categories 24 – 28. • Entry Fee: $6 per entry – Checks made payable to Larry’s Brewing Supply (2) 10-12 oz or (1) 750 mm corked or capped bottle per entry • Entries Due: September 28th – October 12th, 2010 • Ship to / Drop Off: Larry’s Brewing Supply (Closed Sun Mon) 7405 S 212th St. #103 Kent, WA 98032 BJCP Judging will be held on Saturday October 16th, 2010 at Larry’s Brewing Supply (address above). Cork finished petillant and sparkling entries should have a crown cap or wire cage as well. Entries of (1) 10-12 oz bottle will be accepted, but may not advance to the BOS judging if an insufficient sample remains. Enter On-Line! (Link coming soon) Bottle labels are available at http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf (http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf). Each bottle needs a bottle label attached by rubber band; DO NOT USE TAPE! Each entry will require an entry/recipe form available at: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf (http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf). Each entrant should review the 2008 BJCP style guidelines available at http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php (http://www.bjcp.org/stylecenter.php) to determine the appropriate category in which to enter their mead, cider or perry. Default evaluation for undesignated elements will be as defined by the BJCP guidelines for mead cider. Entries will not be recategorized by the judges. The strength, carbonation and sweetness of each mead entry MUST be specified, and carbonation and sweetness of each cider perry MUST be specified. Please consult the 2008 BJCP guidelines for the required information for each subcategory. Any questions should be directed to the competition director, Tim Hayner at tim@bigalbrewing.com (mailto:tim@bigalbrewing.com). Additional info is available at www.impalingalers.org (http://www.impalingalers.org/) and www.wahomebrewers.org (http://www.wahomebrewers.org/). Cheers! Tim Hayner tim@bigalbrewing.com (mailto:tim@bigalbrewing.com) News - Latest Sat, 08 May 2010 14:16:20 +0100 http://impalingalers.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=70 Novembeerfest 2010 is coming up on Novembeer 6th, 2010 and will be the 20th year! How's that for sustainability? Mike Hausenfluck and Sean Drew are the organizers this year. Get those entries ready! Entires will be due Novembeer 2nd, 2010. We'll post more details as we get closer to the event. Novembeerfest is the last event of the year that is also a Washington Homebrewer of the Year (WHOTY) qualifier. Got to enter to win! Cheers! Tim Hayner tim@bigalbrewing.com (mailto:tim@bigalbrewing.com) News - Latest Sat, 08 May 2010 14:09:39 +0100 http://impalingalers.org/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=69 As you probably know, there has been quite a run on exams lately. The schedule for exams is FULL through January of next year! We have scheduled another beer exam for December 2010 and mead exam for March 12th, 2011. Looking at the second weekend in December, Sat or Sun. Will update this when we nail down the date. There is space for only 12 people per exam as mandated by the BJCP now. They are allowing up to 8 exams per month where the previous was only 5. You can best reserve you spot by contacting me about the beer exam and Mark Emiley about the mead exam and paying your deposit. That will lock you in. We do have a full house already for the December beer exam, but the mead exam still has space. Too often, people intend to take the exam and then don't for a variety of reasons and it has the unfortunate result of not maximizing the the number of examinees. Get your study on. There will be a beer review class and a mead review class. There is a ton of stuf for the review of the mead exam on the BJCP website. Go to http://www.bjcp.org/mead.php (http://www.bjcp.org/mead.php) There will also be a beer exam in February in Bellingham on 2-19-11. Go to the BJCP website for the contact info and date on that one if you are interested. http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php (http://www.bjcp.org/exams.php) Once we get closer to the dates, we'll schedule the review classes. For now, the best thing to do is spend some time getting more familiar with the materials. Cheers! Tim Hayner tim@bigalbrewing.com (mailto:tim@bigalbrewing.com) News - Latest Sat, 08 May 2010 14:03:36 +0100