[Homebrewers] Fwd:The National Organic Homebrew Challenge Competition

[Beth Zangari]

Hey all! Check this out. Even if you aren't able to
judge the event, you might have something to enter!

Beth Z
--- Seven Bridges Cooperative
<7bridges at breworganic.com> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 17:58:44 -0400
> To: bierbeth at yahoo.com
> From: Seven Bridges Cooperative
> <7bridges at breworganic.com>
> Subject: Seeking Judges for The National Organic
> Homebrew Challenge Competition
> 
> Dear Elizabeth,
> 
> We received your contact info from the BJCP and are
> writing to ask youif
> you might be interested in being a judge for our
> competition, TheNational
> Organic Homebrew Challenge. The actual judging is
> scheduled totake place
> on Sunday, October 21st, at the Gordon Biersch
> Brewpub inSan Jose
> California. This is the first year that we are doing
> thisevent, and we
> plan on making it an annual competition. Because
> this isa national event
> and intiial response to the contest has
> beenenthusiastic, we anticipate a
> large number of entries. We hope to findat least 36
> judges, and at least
> 12 Certified judges as this is apro-am competition.
> If you are interested
> in judging this event pleaselet us know as soon as
> possible by e-mail or
> by calling 1-800-768-4409.
> 
> We are promoting the event right now by distributing
> fliers, a
> nationalpress release, and through our own website.
> If you know of
> homebrewersor clubs who might be interested in the
> contest, we would
> reallyappreciate it if you can pass this info along
> or refer them to
> thecompetition website:
>
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> http:www.breworganic.com/competition
> 
> Below is a copy of the press release which was sent
> out today. You arealso
> invited to attend our weekly planning meetings which
> are held atour retail
> store in Santa Cruz on Thursdays at 6 pm. Thank you
> forconsidering this.
> If you have any questions or want
> furtherinformation, please do not
> hesitate to ask!
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Amelia Slayton
> 
> President
> 
> Announcing The National Organic Homebrew Challenge-
> The First AllOrganic
> Homebrew Contest
> 
> Seven Bridges Cooperative, the only certified
> organic homebrew supplierin
> the world, is hosting the worlds first all organic
> homebrewcompetition
> which is open to home brewers of beer throughout the
> UnitedStates.
> Although brewers of organic beer have always been
> welcome toenter homebrew
> contests, this is the first time a contest has been
> heldfor beer brewed at
> home using only organically grown ingredients,
> GMOfree yeast (most yeast
> packaged for homebrewers, including White Labsand
> Wyeast brands, is GMO
> free), and no chemical or artificialadditives. By
> accepting only
> organically brewed beer entries, thecontest
> represents the first
> opportunity organic homebrewers have hadto compete
> fairly against other
> organic brewers in an AHA/BJCPsanctioned
> competition.
> 
> Homebrewers who submit entries to this contestwill
> compete for the chance
> to be one of 2 grand prize winners who willbe
> invited to brew with the
> pros at two all organic Microbreweries. Onewinner
> from the western side of
> the country will be selected to brewtheir winning
> recipe at Santa Cruz
> Mountain Brewery in Santa Cruz, CA,on a 7 barrel
> system. One winner from
> the Eastern side of the countrywill brew their
> winning recipe at Otter
> Creek Brewery in Vermont, a 40barrel system and the
> home of the Wolavers
> brand organic beer which isdistributed nationally.
> Both recipes will be
> offered by the breweriesas a special release beer.
> The winning recipes
> will be selected fromthe top scoring entries that
> also meet the
> requirements of thebreweries which have limitations
> on what styles can be
> brewed on thebrewery equipment and a limited range
> of organic ingredients
> thatqualify as USDA certified organic. Other prizes
> will also be
> awarded,including organic ingredients, T-shirts,
> brewery merchandise, and
> pintglasses.
> 
> The contest rules will differ slightly from other
> homebrewcontests because
> all of the ingredients will have to be
> verifiedorganic. Just as
> professional brewers of certified organic beer have
> toshow documentation
> that all ingredients are USDA certified, the
> entrieswill have to include a
> complete recipe listing the source of
> eachingredient- good practice for
> homebrewers hoping to “go pro” as organicbrewers in
> the future.
> Similar to the German beer purity law,
> theReinheitsgebot, which states
> that the only ingredients used for thebrewing of
> beer must be Barley, Hops
> and Water, Seven Bridges promotesthe “Organic Beer
> Purity Standard”
> which further states that all of theBarley and Hops
> must be organic.
> 
> The contest will accept entries in 15 BJCP
> recognized beer stylecategories
> and will be judged according to BJCP standards. The
> contestentries will be
> judged on October 21st by a panel of volunteer
> judges,some of whom are
> certified as beer judges by the BJCP (Beer
> JudgeCertification Program).
> Entries will be accepted at Seven Bridgeswarehouse
> and retail store from
> September 15 through October 19, 2007.Complete
> contest details and entry
> forms can be found on thecompetition website:
> http://www.breworganic.com/competitionThis
> competition presents a new
> challenge to modern day homebrewersaccustomed to a
> huge selection of hops,
> barley malt, malt extract, andother brewing
> ingredients, because
> ingredients that are organicallygrown make up a much
> smaller list.
> Homebrewers are expected to usecreative
> interpretation and skill in
> ingredient selection to brew worldfamous beer styles
> such as IPA, Oatmeal
> Stout, Hefeweizen, and Pale Aleusing only organic
> ingredients. This
> challenge is reminiscent of theearly days of modern
> homebrewing in the
> late 70’s and early 80’s whenhomebrewing became
> federally legal in
> 1978 and quality ingredientsavailable to homebrewers
> were scarce but the
> desire to brew great beerat home was strong.
> 
> “We are nearing the 10 year anniversary of
> ourhomebrew supply business,
> and we are doing this contest as a way togive back
> to the organic
> homebrewers that have shopped with us allthese
> years.” Said Amelia
> Slayton, President and Co-Founder of SevenBridges.
> “We have worked
> really hard for the past 10 years to providean
> organic alternative to
> homebrewers. The fact that we have survivedand
> flourished despite huge
> odds is proof positive that there is agrowing
> community of homebrewers out
> there who are as committed as weare to organic,
> environmentally sustainable
> beer brewing.”
> 
> SevenBridges Cooperative Homebrew Supplies was
> opened in 1997 to
> sellorganic ingredients for home brewers and home
> coffee roasters
> throughits mail order catalog, on-line store, and
> retail store in Santa
> Cruz,California. The Cooperative is the only
> homebrew retailer in the
> worldto be certified organic. Seven Bridges became
> fully certified under
> theUSDA National Organic Program (NOP) by California
> Certified
> Organicfarmers on December 13, 2002. Persons
> interested in Seven
> Bridgesproducts can find the complete catalog of
> products and online
> shoppingat www.breworganic.com.
> 
> Contact:Amelia Slayton
> 
> (800) -768-4409 or 831-454-9665
> 
> 7bridges at breworganic.com
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