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Iron Brewer IV

ALEiens Only Competition

Starts August 27, 2013

16 Teams - Three Rounds - One winner!

$10 Entry per team

IRON BREWER 2014 WINNER

MIKE GRIPPI

Iron Brewer is our in-house, ALEiens only competition. Your chance to show off, secure some prizes, and (most importantly) gain bragging rights as one of the best brewers in the Club! Since we have dues this year, we dropped the entry fee to $10. 100% of the entry fee goes towards prizes, along with yearly dues meeting we will use to pick up some swanky prizes for First, Second, and Third prize!

This can be a team competition, giving you the opportunity to pair up with one or more of your fellow ALEiens, if you want to. Single person teams are allowed. We are looking for at least 16 teams, and a bracket system will be used as you advance through each round of the competition.

Round 1 - Pick 8/27, Due 10/29

Belgians - Tripel (18c), Dubbel (18b), & Blond (18a)

The style to be brewed by each team will be drawn at random at the August 27 meeting. Brew your beer to the BJCP style and enter it into the Monk Melee too!

Four 12 ounce bottles must be submitted.

Round 1 entries will be judged by the club at the October 29 meeting.

Round 2 - Pick 10/29, Due 1/28

Style TEA (no pure herbal, can be a blend) & COFFEE (no stout or porter)

This is true "Iron Brewer" where you get to brew the best beer you can think up with either TEA or COFFEE!

Four 12 ounce bottles must be submitted.

Round 2 beers will be judged by the club at the January 28 meeting.

Round 3 - Pick 1/28, Due 4/21ish

Style: El Dorado Hops, Cali Yeast, & Kumquats!

Six 12 ounce bottles are needed for the Finals, mid March (just after St. Pat's Day).

Round 3 beers will be judged by a panel of Judges and then sampled by the Club. Prizes will be award at the April 28 meeting.

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FINAL ROUND:
El Dorado Hops only, Cali Yeast 001, & Kumquats

Mike Grippi vs. Jeff Louella

ROUND 2 STYLES:

Coffee:

Mike Grippi

Stephen B & Keith L

John S & Dave Drass

Tea:

Natalie & Joe DeChico

Jeff Louella

Johnny B & Mike S

ROUND 1 STYLES:

Tripel (BJCP 18c)

Mike Grippi
Jeff Lewis
John Yeomans
Matt Knuttel
Chris Speece
Natalie & Joe DeChico

Dubbel (BJCP 18b)

Johnny B/Mike S
Jeff Louella
Bill S/Scott M
Justin/Glenn L
Blaise/Tom C
Meredith/Garrett

Belgian Blonde (BJCP 18a)

Steve/Keith L
Tom/Frank
Jess
Dave D/John
Eivind

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MEMBER Comment by Scott Mangold on August 31, 2013 at 8:29pm: No problem. If our beer doesn't win I'll blame it on Pat...!

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 31, 2013 at 7:57pm: Soooo sorry! I'll blame Dave's handwriting.

MEMBER Comment by Scott Mangold on August 31, 2013 at 6:33pm: I'm listed as Pat...

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 21, 2013 at 11:49am: Oh. Haha. Whoops!!

MEMBER Comment by Jeff Louella on August 21, 2013 at 11:45am: Nat. Was a bad joke. You said "Never too late!!". My joke was after the due date is too late. :)

MEMBER Comment by Eivind Sandstrand on August 20, 2013 at 9:23pm: I'll take some of that yeast!

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 5:34pm: No, tues 10/29, at the meeting. Is there a typo I'm missing?

MEMBER Comment by Jeff Louella on August 20, 2013 at 5:30pm: Beers are Due 10/28

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 5:28pm: I'm confused on the 10/30??
Okay, I'll gettcha (or add yourself), I'm away from my laptop.

MEMBER Comment by Jeff Louella on August 20, 2013 at 5:26pm: But of course.

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 5:25pm: Shall we sign you up?

MEMBER Comment by Jeff Louella on August 20, 2013 at 5:25pm: Well, 10/30 is a day too late. :) got my eye on that Dubbel. Need to brew one.

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 5:23pm: Never too late!!

MEMBER Comment by Jeff Louella on August 20, 2013 at 5:21pm: Damn. I forgot to register. Is it too late?

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 3:00pm: Hey all,
I'm thinking about getting a bucket o Belgian yeast from Weyer to hand out at this meeting to help with iron brewer. I could bring some empty bottles and caps or you could BYOMJ (mason jar hehe). It's wyeast 1214. Thoughts??

MEMBER Comment by Natalie DeChico on August 20, 2013 at 2:58pm: I'll assign you a kumquat wheat w/ Brett. Oh... The regular styles. Fine. We'll have a bystander pick for you if that's okay.

MEMBER Comment by John Yeomans on August 20, 2013 at 2:54pm: Need to travel for work and not going to be able to make this meeting :(. Can I have a proxy? Or just assign me something.