[stihler]

Announcing the 15th Annual E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition!

This is a AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.

The grand prize for Best of Show is $500!!!

Great prizes and custom medals will also be awarded to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners of each of the seven judged categories.

The seven categories that will be judged are: Bock (5A-D), English Pale Ale (8A-C), American Ale (10A-C), Porter (12A-C), Stout (13A-F), IPA (14A-C) and Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (20 & 21A).

Entries will be accepted: June 27 - July 20, 2011

Entry fees: Submit three 12-16 oz bottles and a check or money order for $5.00 in U.S. funds per entry.

Judging: Judging will take place on Saturday, July 23rd.

Location: Fox, Alaska (a small mining community ~10 miles north of Fairbanks)

More information as well as Entry and Bottle ID forms may be found at the following URL: http://www.mosquitobytes.com/Den/Beer/Events/Events.html.

Should you have any questions please contact Scott Stihler at stihlerunits@mosquitobytes.com or (907) 474-2138.

[stihler]

Please join me in congratulating Steve Jayich of Anchorage, Alaska for winning this year's E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition!

He won the competition with a very nice Robust Porter.

As always the competition was fierce! In many case a third of a point or less separated the winners.

We received 49 entries from 8 states. Entries were received from as far away as Alabama and Mississippi.

For complete results please go to: http://www.mosquitobytes.com/Den/Beer/Events/ETB2011/ETB2011.html.

Cheers,

Scott Stihler
Fairbanks, Alaska