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* Brewer to specify special ingredients and procedures, lager or ale distinction # Indicate fruit, vegetable, herb and/or spice used
+ Indicate heat level of chili: mild, hot, very hot % Specify classic style
@ For Meads, entrant must specify the following:
variety of honey (Clover, Alfalfa, Orange Blossom, Mesquite, Wildflower, etc.)
strength (hydromel: OG < 1.080, standard: 1.080 < OG < 1.120, sack: OG > 1.120)
sweetness (dry: FG < 1.010, medium: 1.010 < FG < 1.025, sweet: FG > 1.025)
carbonation (still: slight effervescence is acceptable, sparkling: strong effervescence and tingly mouthfeel) level on all meads.
Fruited, herbed, and malted meads must specify fruit, herb, or malt type.
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
A. All entries must be made in the home. Beer/mead made at a commercial brewery/meadery or Brew on Premises is not eligible for entry.
B. A $6 feee will be charged for the first entry. A $4 fee will be charged for each additional entry from the same brewer.
C. Two bottles per entry must be submitted. All bottles must be AT LEAST 12 oz and be made of brown glass. All labels must be removed. The bottles may not have any distinctive, raised lettering or painted markings. Any markings on bottle caps shall be completely obscured using a black marker.. No PLASTIC or swing-type Grölsch bottles will be accepted. Entrants cannot enter more than one beer per subclass.
D. Completed registration form must be attached to each bottle.
HOW TO ENTER
Deadline for entries is Saturday, April 10, 1999. UPS entries to Turtle Mountain Brewery, 3755 Southern Blvd SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124. Entries may be dropped off at Victor's Grape Arbor, 2436 San Mateo Place NE or Bootlegger's Supply, 6300 San Mateo NE #D-1 in Albuquerque. Entry forms will be available at the entry sites (see below for web access to entry forms). All entries received shall become the property of the Dukes of Ale.
JUDGING
Judging will take place Friday through Sunday, April 17-19, 1999 at Turtle Mountain Brewery in Rio Rancho. Potential judges should call Jeff Graves at (505) 884-4335 home or email him at jlgeag@highfiber.com. BJCP judges are especially welcome. Potential stewards should call Sheryl Campbell at 294-4610 or email her at poulindsgn@aol.com. An awards ceremony will take place at the May Dukes of Ale meeting (ask at entry sites for time & place). Judges comments, score sheets and awards for entrants will be available for pick up at that time. All unclaimed score sheets and awards will be available at the entry sites after the meeting. Out-of-state entrants will have their results and awards mailed after the awards ceremony.
AWARDS
The AHA 50 point scoring system will be employed to judge beers in the first round of judging. Some classes may be grouped together to provide a uniform number of entries judged in each flight. Medal awards will be given based an entry's placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd) in those groups. Gold, Silver and Bronze medals will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners, respectively, at the discretion of the judges, provided a minimum score of 25 is achieved. In addition, ribbons for Best of Category and Best of Show will be awarded. Certificates will be awarded to each entry provided a minimum score of 25 is achieved. Additional prizes may also be awarded, but must be picked up at the Awards Ceremony.
Contact: Bill Aimonetti, 207 Woodpecker Ct, Tijeras, NM 87059 Ph: 286-2746 (home) email: Bill.Aimonetti@abq.sc.phillips.com
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