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Anyone from MASS entering the Sam Adams Patriot brewing contest
Hey, anyone in New England entering the Sam Adams Patriot brewing contest? I'm entering a cream ale, and a Belgian grand cru.
Hopefully these will both be my first all grain batches.
A BJCP competition without an entry fee and a chance to have Sam Adams brew my beer??? Hell yeah I'll be entering. I think I'll have a porter, a brown ale, a pale ale and possibly a stout or winter ale ready to go. Anyone know if there's any other drop off points besides the brewery?
In the rules it says drop off at the brewery between december 9th and december 18th.
very weird, I would think they would want it before hand, but oh well, I guess I can take time out of my day, and drop off, and maybe take the tour with a friend
bruguru wrote:
In the rules it says drop off at the brewery between december 9th and december 18th.
very weird, I would think they would want it before hand, but oh well, I guess I can take time out of my day, and drop off, and maybe take the tour with a friend
Do you have a link to the rules? Last I checked the website, it had no info.
Thirsty, the rules are posted now at the Sam site. Just click on the contact info for the Patriot Homebrew part, and you find them there. I don't think there is a direct link, as it will open in a pop-up window.
As for entering, maybe this is an ass thought, but if you can make a beer that is judged at such a high level to be the best, I would think it's worth more than $2000. Yes, the notariety is also there, and everyone will know your beer is good enough to be brewed at Gillette, but I think if the recipe is that good...it could be sold for more, or possibly kept in your own recipe book to be used for yourself, or a brewpub which I know some people here would love to be able to do. Take Thirsty for instance...let's say he wins for his Hopscotch DIPA. Great, but now Boston Beer owns that recipe, and once Thirsty and friends get the Tater & Lipps brewpub up and running, that brew will not be available, because they own it, and you can't make for commercial use.....
Of course, it's all hypothetical. Maybe I'm wrong by not sharing 100% of all my hard work. Yeah, sure..I'm no brewmaster. But I'd think to think if something is that good, it's worth more. Maybe the notariety and more than $2000....
Regardless, I drank most of what I had in stock. What's left has to hold me over until the next few batches are ready; which probably won't be for at least another month or so. I wish you guys all the luck in the world. Save me a few bottles if you win, because I can't afford a 1/2 tank of gas, let alone a Patriots ticket.....
ricka182 wrote:
Of course, it's all hypothetical. Maybe I'm wrong by not sharing 100% of all my hard work. Yeah, sure..I'm no brewmaster. But I'd think to think if something is that good, it's worth more. Maybe the notariety and more than $2000....
Rick, just keep in mind that you can not patent 2 things- a recipe or a joke.
So if SA does pick your beer, and produces your recipe, you have every right in the world to make it yourself, and if you are licensed to sell it, sell it. Now when TLB does in fact open, you can sure as hell bet that we will have all of our awards received on display, and if we were to win something like the SA contest a lifesize picture of me pouring my beer over Jim Koch's head will be displayed. Maybe like a Fathead (gotta be careful I am sure that is patented) or something. But we would definately hype up all we could.
I don't think you can patent a fragrence either, but that's way off point....anyway, I heard in the contract you have to sign with them as the Grand Winner, you agree to not use the recipe for commercial purposes. Of course, I only heard that, and have not read all of the rules myself yet. Maybe I'm wrong...I usually am. Maybe I'll look for a few bottles I can send in.....I've just been running out of homebrew faster than I thought. I guess by the deadline I'll have something to enter. Okay, I'm an idiot. I'll try to get something ready for it. That way, BKB will have as many chances to be represented by a Grand Chapion winner......or, and I guess I'll have a chance to win. Then again, my brews are different but yummy in my mind...If my brown ale comes out good, I'll put it in. That will be ready for sure in time....
ricka182 wrote:
That way, BKB will have as many chances to be represented by a Grand Chapion winner......or, and I guess I'll have a chance to win. Then again, my brews are different but yummy in my mind...If my brown ale comes out good, I'll put it in. That will be ready for sure in time....
Maybe I will enter a DFH clone. How funny would it be to win and have SA brewing a DFH beer!
Look at the contract Charlie Bucket had to sign, and he ended up stealing fizzy lifting drinks, and the ceiling had to be washed, and sterilized, so he got nothing. GOOD DAY SIR.
On the other hand, he got the whole factory in the end, so it worked out for the best
Dropped off my two entries at Sam Adams today, and took the tour. It was a good time met some people, then went to Doyles had a few more, and some Lunch. I had the Cherry wheat on tap. It was very good, things are better closer to the source I guess. This will be my first contest, so hopefully I'll do ok, get some feedback I guess.
I entered my first two all grain batches in this contest, and they are the bomb diggity. I'm having one of the Grand Cru's right now, and it's friggin perfect. Unfortunately I don't think the greater Patriot fan base would have more than 2 of these, because of the intense flavors, and the alcohol content, it's around 6%.
On the other hand, the Cream Ale I made came out fantastic. Crisp, clean, flavorful, and most importantly you could drink these all day long. This batch is around 4% alcohol, and might be one of the most easy drinking beer that I have ever made. The only change that I would make to this beer is that I would use 2 row malt instead of the 6 row that I used, other than that, it's perfect.
This is my first contest that I entered, and I'm hoping to enter more. If I can ever figure out how to ship beers out of Massachusetts, I'm serious, you have to be cloak and dagger about shipping beer, if nuts.
Good luck Bruguru. I never made it to the brewery to drop off my beers like I was planning. Oh well, just more beers for me to drink.
I think I am just going to focus in brewing for the Boston Hombrew comp and then for NHC nationals for now. Right now I don't really have anything ready for the patriot contest. But I think an American Cream Ale or a mild Amber would be a great beer. But you would have to be one the money with the cleanliness of the brew and flavors.
The other problem I face right now is all this snow sort of limits my access to brewing water and the use of my chiller as I hook up from the outside faucet into my garage. Oh and my hose is currently under 2 feet of snow in the front yard where I left it to drain.
Good luck Bruguru! I also am on a brewing break because of the snow. I don't know where my hose is. I'm guessing somewhere under the snow, but I don't feel like digging it out. I have a couple I want to put in for the BHC.
As for shipping out of state, just be cool about it. I plan on entering a few comps on the West coast, so I can see how bad they rag on East coast beers. I just wrap each bottle in bubble wrap, stand them up in a box with packing peanuts or more bubble wrap, and send it off. They ask, "Anything liquid, harmful, perishable, or explosive?" I say no. They legally can't open it without good cause, like a broken bottle and dripping from the box. So as long as your careful about it, it's no problem. I've shipped beers to Oregon before, no issues. It also helps to mark "This side up" and "Fragile" on the edges. If they do grill me about the contents, I say it's glassware sold on Ebay, so please be careful.
It helps to have a good box as well.....Moving boxes work pretty well, as will most corrugated boxes.
brewchez wrote:
Oh and my hose is currently under 2 feet of snow in the front yard where I left it to drain.
Thursday I pulled the snowblower out of the shed, gassed it and put it in the garage. then I saw my hoses, brought them into the basement to thaw and be ready. After clearing the driveway the first time, I shoveled off the bulkhead so I could get to them without dragging them through the house. Then the second storm came and the bulkhead was covered again- screw it, I'll drag them up, but at least they will be thawed!
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