The Not Dog —
June-July 2008 — Issue 202
‘Walking The
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On Tap This
Issue
Get out
your planners! Great events on the
horizon!
July
19th!
BJCP Judges
Needed for Athens,
Free
Homebrewing Ingredients!
Get
out your planners! Upcoming events and
items of interest!
July 19-
August 9th – Regular FOSSILS Meeting in the Prost Room
of NABC
September 14th – Regular FOSSILS Meeting
August
Meeting!
With our August meeting, we are getting back on track
with the regular schedule (2nd Saturday of every month) after a very
full and active summer of homebrew activities.
The FOSSILS/LAGERS Campout (affectionately known as “Beer Camp ‘08”) at Otter Creek was a smashing
success. Great homebrew, wonderful food,
friends and weather—and the ‘Bubble Truck’ to add to the family fun. Who could ask for more? Thanks to all who pitched in to make it
great!
Keg Liquors ‘Fest of Ale’ June 7th was a ton
of fun, even though a more appropriate name would have been ‘Beer and Sweat II-
The
Several FOSSILS members participated in the American
Homebrew Association’s National Convention, June 19 - 21 in
The
profgesser@insightbb.com for reservations and updated
information.
Indiana State Fair- Indiana Brewers Cup- July
11 and 12
Click link for details- http://www.brewerscup.org/
Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition-
----- Original Message -----
From: Chance, Brett
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Subject: FW: Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition
I am pleased to announce that the 2008 Ohio State Fair
Homebrew Competition is going to be the largest one yet with 260
entries received! Of course that also means we are going to need
more judges, so if you haven't already registered and are available to
join us on July 19 we need your help! Further details on the
competition are in my original email below.
I am attaching a judge registration form which you
can complete and email (or fax) back to me. If you would rather not
bother to fill out the form, you can simply email me back and let me
know whether or not you are available to judge. If you are able to
judge, please let me know if you are available for the morning and/or afternoon
session (a copy of the tentative competition agenda is also attached) and what
styles you prefer (or prefer not) to judge.
If you know of any other qualified judges, or
experienced homebrewers who are interested in becoming a judge,
please forward this message to them.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Brett Chance
Competition Coordinator
Brett D. Chance
Assistant General Manager &
Entertainment Director
voice: 614.644.4126
fax: 614.644.4031
To:
Homebrew Judges
From: Brett Chance, Competition Organizer
Re:
2008 Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition
Date:
The 2008 Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition will be
held Saturday, July 19th at the Ohio Expo Center. Gordon
Strong will be serving as Judge Director.
We are in need of BJCP sanctioned judges and other beer
judging experts and would like to extend to you an invitation to judge at our
AHA/BJCP sanctioned competition.
Please take a moment to indicate on the attached judge registration form
whether or not you will be available to judge at our competition and then email
it back to me. I would appreciate
receiving your response by May 9th.
Your services would be provided on a gratuitous basis, with the Ohio
State Fair providing a complimentary meal.
This year’s menu will include: grilled bratwurst
sandwich, veggie wraps, green beans, cole slaw, cookies, brownies, iced tea,
coffee and water. There will also be
coffee and donuts provided in the morning.
Once again this year, we are offering out of town judges a complimentary
room night at the Holiday Inn on the Lane.
At this point, I am trying to get an initial estimate
of the number of judges we will have. If
you indicate that you will be able to judge, I will contact you by the end of
June to re-confirm your participation and will mail you directions and an
itinerary for the competition.
We had a record number of 224 entries last
year and would love to have you join us this year. If you have any questions regarding our
competition, please feel free to contact me at (614) 644-4126 or b.chance@expo.state.oh.us I appreciate your consideration and look
forward to hearing from you.
Thank you.
The 2008 Ohio State Fair is July 30 - August 10!
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Agenda:
SCHEDULE FOR THE 2008 OHIO STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION
FOLLOWING IS THE PROPOSED AGENDA FOR THE JUDGING OF ENTRIES. WE WILL TRY TO FOLLOW THIS SCHEDULE AS
CLOSELY AS POSSIBLE, BUT WILL DEVIATE IF NECESSARY.
TIME ACTIVITY
8:45 AM - 9:30 AM JUDGE & STEWARD REGISTRATION
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES TO CATEGORIES
JUDGE
INSTRUCTIONS
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM JUDGING - FIRST SESSION
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM LUNCH
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM JUDGING
- SECOND SESSION
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM JUDGING
- BEST OF SHOW
A reminder: If you are
bringing entries with you on the morning of the competition, please plan on
arriving by
9:00 AM so that we have time to get all of the judges’ and
stewards’ entries checked in.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Judge Registration Form:
2008 OHIO STATE FAIR
HOMEBREW COMPETITION
JUDGE REGISTRATION
FORM
Name
__________________________________________________________________________________
Address
________________________________________________________________________________
City State Zip ____________________________________
Phone (daytime) (evening)________________________________________
Email Address ________________________________________________________________________
________________ I will be available to
judge at both sessions on July 19th.
________________ I will only be available
to judge at session 1 beginning at 10:00 AM.
________________ I will only be available
to judge at session 2 beginning at 1:00 PM.
________________ I will be unable to judge this year, but
would like to be considered for the 2009
competition.
________________ I will be unable to judge
at your competition.
________________ I will need hotel
accommodations on July 18th or July 19th (circle one)
If you will be able to
judge at our competition, please take a moment to complete the following
questions, which will aid us in assigning judges to specific categories (we
will do our best to accommodate your preferences):
Have you ever been a
lead judge in a flight? Yes No
If you have not
previously been a lead judge, would you be interested in doing so? Yes No
The styles I am
qualified and most prefer to judge are (please list):
Please list any styles
or categories you prefer not to judge:
I would appreciate
your returning this form even if you are not available to judge.
You can e-mail the
form back to: b.chance@expo.state.oh.us
or fax to (614) 644-4031.
Free Homebrewing
Ingredients
The FOSSILS club has a standing
offer to pay for ingredients if you will bring half of your beer to one of the
club meetings. For example, if you make
a 10 gallon batch, bring 5 gallons to the next meeting and you will get your 5
gallons for free. What a deal!
We also encourage homebrew bottles,
growlers, mini-kegs and of course kegs at our meetings.
FOSSILS
Members! Pay thy dues!
FOSSILS membership dues are payable
in January by cash or check. Check with
Treasurer Denny Stapp at any meeting. As
a reminder, FOSSILS dues are $18 per year (a true bargain) and include sampling
privileges at meetings, member-priced premium items and voting rights. Dues are structured thusly:
“Family” membership = dual membership for a couple consisting of
wife/husband/significant other. Both
designated adults are considered to be active members for the purpose of voting
and other member benefits.
“Individual” membership = single membership with the privilege of bringing a guest to
meetings. The dues-paying individual
only is considered to be an active member for the purpose of voting in
elections and other member benefits (sale-priced t-shirts, for example).
FOSSILS
Supporters and Friends
FOSSILS is generously supported by and
supportive of these beer -friendly businesses.
In no particular order:
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RichO's, Sportstime Pizza and The New Albanian Brewing
Company
– As founding FOSSILS members, Roger & his crew have always been an
integral part of our club, serving as our home base since 1990. With a beer list unrivaled in the Midwest,
excellent food and the fine handcrafted beers of the New Albanian Brewing
Company on site, this is the BEST place for FOSSILS to call home.
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Youngstown Cigar Shop - Tobacco lovers will find cigars,
pipes, pipe tobacco, lighters, humidors, and many other accessories at Mike's
fine establishment. The shop is located
behind Regions Bank, East 10th Street in Jeffersonville, 1 mile from I-65 (exit
1). NOW SERVING BEER ON TAP!
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The Keg Liquors, (Currently rated #14 in the world
for ‘Best Beer Retailer 2008’—way to go Keg!) FOSSILS member and Keg owner Todd
Antz carries a fine selection of micro
and imported beers at his Clarksville store at 617 East Lewis and Clark
Parkway, Clarksville, IN (812)
283-3988. Check their website for
periodic beer and wine sampling nights.
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Riley Ridge Wine, Beer and Canning
Supply Shop, LLC - "Let
us help you enjoy the fruits of your labor."
Visit
FOSSILS members Becky and John Riley at 6335 Riley Ridge Road in Lanesville for
a full line of wine and beer supplies.
Plus, the offer canning supplies all year and will be glad to set you up
with gifts and gift certificates. Hours:
Mon/Tues/Thur/Fri. 10 – 6 pm;
Sat.12 – 5 pm; Closed Wednesdays
and Sundays. Call for details and
directions (812) 952-2121.
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Sarah Ring with Harrison Realty - Understanding the needs of beer
drinkers since 1993 through Bluegrass Brewing Company, now wheeling and dealing
houses for FOSSILS and Friends in Southern Indiana. Referrals always welcome -call 502-550-9503.
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Memphis Meat Processing - These are the guys who donate the
very cool buffalo femurs we make into lamps.
They offer great quality buffalo meat at good prices. Click here for their contact
information & a full price list.
FOSSILS sponsorship is an effective
way to reach discerning and intelligent readers who are your friends and
customers. Not Dog advertising is
bartered for goods and services donated to the club. If you are interested in becoming a FOSSILS
sponsor, please contact Bob Capshew, FOSSILS President at Fossils.president@gmail.com
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President--Bob Capshew (812)
952-3667 Vice President--Caleb Sunderman |
Secretary—Ed
Needham (812) 944-0370 Treasurer--Denny Stapp Website--Scott Boyer |