Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Hey, We were supposed to have some info finalized by today. Unfortunately, the newBo People have bigger fish to fry. They're more concerned with saving their building than planning a beerfest. Here's what I know for now. This is pretty much set, but not written in stone. I want t give you guys some time to plan. The contest will be very similar to the ones Wayne used to host. The prizes are as follows: (Again, this might change, but this is what we decided on.)

Judged contest: Medals for 1-3 place, $100 gift certificate to BIY for 1st.

Peoples choice: Medals for 1-3,
$100 gift certificate to the market for 1st
Growler and fill certificate for 2nd
T-shirt for 3rd.
There is a bigger emphasis on the People's choice, but that's the spirit of the market and the fest.

We're looking for some sponsor swag to fill out the prizes.

NewBo also wants to know if we want to set up our bar from 4-8 that night near the stage and serve, this would be simply us pouring. There will be commercial beers as well. Let me know if there's interest and I'll let them know.

if there are any questions, please let me know. Officers, if you want to meet with me, let me know. Wendy's time is pretty tight, so I've been made the point person here.


Here are the rules, this is a very rough draft, but again, this is the gist of it, and we will get entry forms printed and disseminated when the river goes down.

1.The event will be held July 20, 2013 12:00-3:00 at the NewBo market. (ADDRESS)
2.Entry requirements
a.This contest is open to amateur brewers
b.The following are ineligible
i.Persons who have not yet reached their twenty-first birthday as of the event
date
ii.Persons who are affiliated with a commercial brewing establishment.
iii.The beer entered must have been produced by the amateur brewer
on their own equipment. Beer produced on commercial equipment or
Brew-On-Premise is not allowed
c.The Following must be returned no later than (DATE) to (ADDRESS):
i.Completed entry form
ii.Entry fee of $10
d.A maximum of two brewers and one beer per entry
e.Brewers are allowed a maximum of two entries. The entries must be, in the opinion
of the event organizers, distinctly different
f.Brewers must provide:
i.A minimum of five gallons or two cases of 12-ounce bottles.
ii.All equipment necessary to dispense and serve their beer, glassware will be
provided by the event organizers
3.Each entry will be provided with one-half of an eight-foot foldable table (CHAIRS?), there
will be two entries at each table
4.Entries will be limited to a maximum of 24
5.There are no style restrictions.
6.The brewer or brewer’s representative must remain at the serving table for the duration of
the event, even if s/he runs out of beer to serve. Failure to do so may result in forfeiture of
any prizes.
7.There will be two separate contests which run concurrently
a.There will be a judges table with three judges
i.Judging order will be determined by random draw
ii.A Steward will be responsible for delivering the beer to the judging table
iii.In addition, to aid in judging, the brewers should write a short
description of their beer on a provided 3x5 index card. THe steward will read
the card to the judges, then hand the card to the judges for them to re-read if
necessary.
iv.Judges will individually evaluate and rate the beer
v.a 1-10 scale will be used for the following categories
1.Appearance
2.Aroma & flavor
3.Overall impression
4.creativity
vi.The judges scores will be (ADDED/AVERAGED) to determine the top
three place winners.
vii.In the event of a tie, the judges will evaluate the entries in question
in a head-to-head manner to determine the winner. The beers will not be
rescored.
viii.The top three place winners will receive medals.
ix.Brewers can pick up their score sheets after the winners are
announced. (LOCATION, LATER TIME AND PLACE TO GET SCORE SHEETS. MAIL?)
b.A people’s choice event will take place during the tasting event.
i.All paying festival attendees will receive a balloting device in order to pick
their favorite entry.
ii.The ballots will be dropped into a voting box corresponding to the entry
chosen.
iii.Voting ends at 3:00
iv.Ballots will then be counted and the top three winners announced
v.In the event of a tie, the entry with the higher judged score will be the
winner.
vi.The top three winners will receive medals
c.All prizes are subject to change based on sponsor support.
d.The winners will be announced at 3:45
e.All matters not specifically outlined in these rules are at the discretion of the event

Thanks, Kent!

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Don't thank me yet.

Here is the entry form. It's due to the market by 7-15

Thanks, Kent.

Any info on the BBQ part of the festival?

I have no info on the bbq competition. I will see what i can gather for you.

Here is the info on the bbq part

For the BBQ portion, please let any of your friends who are interested know that they can enter the contest-only portion of the BBQ, but we prefer that they also vend. I spoke with my contact at the health department, and basically what is needed to vend is A) a temporary food service license ($35 and lasts 14 days), B) a hand washing station (I have documentation to share on this), and C) prep and cooking must be done on site. If using propane, they'd also need a propane license from the fire marshal.


Also, the contest criteria is at this website:

http://newbobbqandbrew.eventbrite.com/

Well, that pretty much leaves me out of the BBQ comp, as I won't/can't transport my grill down there to cook on-site.

New in o, fresh off the press

From the contest organizer:

I'd love to get some people registered. I just put up some new tickets on the registration page waving the registration fee for the first 5 people to register for the home brewing competition if you want to pass that along.

Hey all--

The NewBo event organizer for the BBQ & Homebrew Competition just sent me a note letting me know he is still looking for 2-3 more homebrew entries, which are currently free to be submitted. Check out the info from Kent or visit the site newbobbqandbrew.eventbrite.com.

I told him I'd share with everyone I knew--so if you're looking to get one entered, do it it now while it is free to do so.

If I can get free that day I will think about it. I am a single parent July 17th through July 24th. I am brewing a double IPA late tonight that might be ready. Sure would be young though.

Any idea on who the judges are? I am not looking for names, just an idea of how well versed they are on beer. I have had some bad experiences recently with small contests that have unqualified judges. For example, their beer tasting experience was, "I only drink Miller Lite because it is triple hopped." You have to be f---ing sh---ing me!

We have two judges finalized, and other tentatively finalized as he is expecting a baby this month and if that goes well, we'll see.

Without giving names:

One is a certified Cicerone
One owns and operates a small brewery here in Iowa
One is in the process of opening a brewery

PrestonAtNewBoCityMarket wrote:We have two judges finalized, and other tentatively finalized as he is expecting a baby this month and if that goes well, we'll see.

Without giving names:

One is a certified Cicerone
One owns and operates a small brewery here in Iowa
One is in the process of opening a brewery

Now those are qualified judges. I am still on the fence. All depends on if I get child care for the afternoon. Thanks!

I registered for the homebrew contest this morning. I have a Double IPA still finishing in primary. It is a new from scratch recipe but it smells great and I have not dry hopped yet. Hopefully it does not taste too young for the contest. It won't have much time to cold condition and carbonate. It will be fresh which can be a plus. In the end I will have used 13.5 oz of hops for a 5 gallon batch. Mmmm...

If you listened to the Jamil Show DIPA episode, I think freshness factor overcomes the youngness factor.

-Jim

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