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So every year we choose to remember our brewing comrade Doug King who passed away while transporting festival/band gear for the Maltose Falcons. Doug was the go to guy for us. If there was an event, a festival, a brew session, Doug was there helping out and teaching. (Doug was even the guy who taught me all-grain brewing)

Doug had a weird and wacky brewing spirit. Probably most famous for a clone beer called DougWeiser - The Beer of Kings, he added everything you could to a beer. Nothing in the kitchen was safe - leftover tortillas? in the mash! rye bread? in the mash! chocolate birthday cake? - in the mash (after scraping off the frosting!)

In that spirit we encourage everyone to enter our little competition. The rules are simple - If it's a lager or if it's weird it has a home here. This year we're also doing an Imperial Anything category (with classes for 1.080-1.100 and 1.100+) as well as a "Custom Home Smoked Malt Challenge" - if you smoke your own malt at home (or get some from an industrious friend) enter this style!

Details on http://www.maltosefalcons.com/

Entry size - 2 bottles (or anything equivalent.. e.g. kegs, growlers, pet bottles, carbonator bottles, etc)
Entry cost - $5
Entries due: January 9th, 2010

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Entry Site is Open for the Doug King Memorial Competition!

http://maltosefalcons.com/comps/2010DKM

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Grand Prize added! - A Chance to brew your beer at the recently opened Eagle Rock Brewing Company.

ERB is the first City of LA dedicated microbrewery. They just opened and are using AleSmith's original brewing equipment.

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Results Posted!

http://maltosefalcons.com/comps/2010DKM