The Not Dog — May 2008
— Issue 201
‘Walking The Dog’ is the official
newsletter of ‘FOSSILS’
(Fermenters of Special
We are a home
brewing and beer appreciation club
located in
For the past
several years, newsletters have been sent out
each month, electronically to FOSSILS members and friends
under the name ‘The Not Dog’.
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On Tap This
Issue
Get out
your planners! Great events on the
horizon!
This
Saturday! President’s Choice Wheat Beer
Competition!
Keg Liquors
–Fest of Ale
BJCP Judges
needed for
BJCP Judges
Needed for Athens,
Free
Homebrewing Ingredients!
American
Homebrew Association National Conference
Get
out your planners! Upcoming events and
items of interest!
May 10 - President’s Choice FOSSILS Meeting – Wheat beers
June 7 - Keg Liquors ‘Fest of Ale’
This
Saturday!--President’s Choice FOSSILS Meeting – May 10th
In keeping with the FOSSILS tradition, I would like to announce that
the 2008 President’s choice beer will be wheat beers. This will be a wide open choice of not only
the traditional German wheat styles of Berliner Weisse,
Weizen, Dunkel Weizen and Weizen Bock but also
American Wheat, Belgian Wit and Kolsch. Time to start working on your recipes! There will be prizes for this club
competition!
Congratulations--Christine Dresselhaus
For winning the Magical Mystery Brew Competition!
4th Annual BBC Brew Day
Brew Day at BBC Main and Clay with the
Pictures of the 4th Annual BBC Brew Day, on
Thanks to Kevin Spaulding,
there are photos posted at:
http://fotoewizzard.smugmug.com/gallery/4833999_iaNg9/3#P-1-15
You can save any one of these to your computer by
selecting the size you want and clicking save.
By choosing 'original' size, you get all the detail and resolution of
the original picture.
According to Dave Pierce, "The homebrewers made
190 gallons which is a new record."
The food was fabulous, the beer, wonderful, and
friends...incredible.
Keg Liquors ‘2008 Fest of Ale’—June 7th
11 Breweries, 2 Importers, 3 Craft Beer Distributors,
over 100 craft and import beers, food
and more!
Our 3rd Annual Fest of Ale celebrating the goodness that is craft
beer on June 7th from
We will have 10+ microbrewers on site to sample their wares, as
well as food, music, and a charity silent auction to support the WHAS Crusade
for Children.
Brewers and Importers signed up so far are: Upland Brewing
Company, New Albanian Brewing, Barley Island Brewing, Bluegrass Brewing
Company, Warbird Brewing, Bells Brewing, Browning’s,
Mishawaka Brewing Company, New Holland Brewing, Brugge
Brasserie, Wabash Brewing, and Cumberland Brews. We are still lining up more breweries, so
expect this list to grow.
Also in attendance will be World Class Beverages and Cavalier
Distributing. Food will be available from Mark’s Feed Store, Stratto’s and Buckhead Mountain
Grill.
Price is $25 in advance, and $30 day of the event. Tickets will be
available at Rich O’s Public House & Sportstime Pizza, the BBC Taproom and
Keg Liquors.
A special surprise for FOSSILS members.
Todd says he will offer FOSSILS members in attendance at the May
meeting, tickets for $20! That’s another
$5 off the regular price!
Ain’t it great to be a FOSSIL!
Thanks Todd!
Keg Liquors
Keeping
617 E. Lewis and
812-283-3988
Upland Brewing Company’s First Annual UpCup
Upland Brewing Company UpCup—May 26
What:
AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Homebrew Competition
One entry per homebrewer, $5 entry fee, two
bottles required.
Best of Show Winner receives UpCup, recipe will be brewed on the Upland Brewhouse
and entered into the 2008 GABF Pro-Am Competition
When:
Entries due by Memorial Day (May 26th)
Competition Judging starts
Awards Ceremony at
Music and Festivities begin at
Additional Info:
The Upland Brewing Company UpCup is part
of the
Rules/Instructions:
One entry per homebrewer,
requirement of 2 bottles for the entered beer.
Entries must be mailed or delivered to the following address
ARRIVING BEFORE
350
Along with the entries the following must be included:
BJCP entry form, found at www.bjcp.org
The direct link is http://www.bjcp.org/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf
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Entrant
need only fill out Brewer Information and Entry Information,
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Ingredients
and Procedures section not necessary
Each bottle must have a filled out Bottle ID form attached,
preferably by rubber band
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Bottle
ID form can be found at www.bjcp.org
The direct link is http://www.bjcp.org/SCP_BottleID.pdf
$5 check made out to Upland Brewing Co. for the entry fee. Entry
fees will be redistributed to all attending BJCP certified judges who will be
evaluating for the day.
Any questions can be directed to Caleb Staton,
Competition Organizer at caleb@uplandbeer.com
Awards will be given based on number of entries, with a Best of
Show receiving the UpCup.
Good luck to all!
Call for BJCP Judges for and
----- Original Message -----
From: Brewers Cup
<BrewersCup@indianastatefair.com>
Date:
Subject: Call for BJCP Judges for
an
To: Brewers Cup
<BrewersCup@indianastatefair.com>
What?: Entry Categorization Event
When?:
Saturday, March 15th from
Where?:
Is this a brown porter or is it more of a
robust porter?
On Saturday, March 15th we are going
to host the a Beer
Categorization Event from
Building at the
event open to all
teams of judges that will sit down with a
brewer, taste the beer
and discuss which BJCP subcategory best
describes the beer. No
score sheets will be completed so the
process should flow fairly
swiftly.
As an added enticement, the NUVO
Craft Brewers Round Table will
begin in the same building at 3 PM.
Representatives from all
aspects of the craft brewing industry will
discuss the current
and future state of craft brewing in
will be presented in the print version
of Nuvo and as a podcast
on their website.
Please drop me an email at brewerscup@indianastatefair.com
if
you can help us categorize beers at
this event.
Anita Johnson
Call for Even More BJCP Judges for
BJCP competition July 19, judge invitation
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dr. Linda A. Swihart"
<swihart@purdue.edu
Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 9:49 PM
Subject: Athens OH -- BJCP competition
July 19, judge invitation
Dear Beer Judges:
May 4, 2008
You can be part of the excitement of the inaugural AHA-BJCP certified Ohio Brew Week Homebrew Competition taking place
Saturday, July 19, 2008 in Athens, Ohio.
Ohio Brew Week,
Ohio Brew Week is planning for a
first-rate homebrew competition which is why I am writing you. We seek
BJCP judges, professional brewers, other experienced judges (even if not BJCP
ranked), and some novice (first time) judges as well, who will help us put on a
quality competition and lay a foundation to grow the Ohio Brew Week Homebrew
Competition.
Our event will be held Saturday, July 19
at the historic
A special event is being set up with homebrewers in mind:
Friday, July 18, take a ride on the historic
Please consider taking part in our Ohio
Brew Week Homebrew competition this
year. If you are available and
interested please visit the website and go to the Homebrew Competition
link. Judge and steward registration will likely close in early June
sometime, so we hope you won't delay. We have a small number of free
hotel rooms for BJCP ranked judges who are willing to share (double occupancy)
with another judge. Send me email as soon as possible if you are
interested in this.
Area hotels are offering special
packages for visitors during Ohio Brew Week,
and the Athens County Convention and
Visitor Bureau is working with Ohio Brew
Week to help travelers create a fun trip
for the whole family. Visit their website: www.athensohio.com
for a listing of all the great activities and places to visit in the
If you have any questions regarding our
competition, please feel free to contact
me by phone or email, or contact our
judge director Linda Swihart, LindaS@warrenpiece.org.
We appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing from
you.
Sincerely,
Jason Klein, kleinjc40@hotmail.com,
(765) 404-7446
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.
American
Homebrew Association National Conference –
For all interested in attending the
AHA national conference from June 19 – 21, registration is now open. The seminars are great, comradery tremendous
and the FOSSILS will have a hospitality room for participants from all around
the country.
To register:
http://www.beertown.org/events/hbc/index.html
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
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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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Visit
FOSSILS members Becky and John Riley at
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Sarah Ring with
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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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FOSSILS Contact
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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 |