[THC] FORWARD -- Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition

[Linda Swihart]

Coffee and donuts, lunch, and a hotel room.  Not too shabby.  Some 
competitions offer less, some more.  Get out there and volunteer!  (I'm 
thinking they might take people without BJCP ranking too, and give them 
a hotel room.  The Ohio State Fair is behind this, and while the budget 
might not be huge, the fact that a budget exists is a very good help.)  
Brett is a very pleasant person, and their competition is growing.  Rick 
and I went in 2006 and have not been able to go back yet, but hope to 
one of these days.  Note that this is I believe one week exactly after 
the Indy B-cup.

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To:  Homebrew Judges

 

From:  Brett Chance, Competition Organizer

 

Re:  2009 Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition

 

Date:  April 12, 2009 

 

The 2009 Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition will be held Saturday, 
July 18^th at the Ohio Expo Center.

 

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 BJCP 
sanctioned competition.  Please take a moment to indicate on the judge 
registration form (at the bottom of the email and also attached) 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 29^th . 

 

A complimentary lunch will be provided as well as coffee and donuts in 
the morning.  Once again this year, we are offering out of town judges a 
complimentary hotel room.

 

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 entries (240) 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 at expo.state.oh.us      I appreciate your consideration and look 
forward to hearing from you.

 

Thank you.

 
Brett Chance
Competition Coordinator
 
 

*2009 OHIO STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION*

*JUDGE REGISTRATION FORM*

 

 

Name 
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Address 
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City _                                _ State 
_                           _ Zip _                           _

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Phone (daytime)  _                                 _  (evening) 
_                                   _

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Email  Address 
_                                                                                      _                                                                                      

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_                          _  I will be available to judge at both 
sessions on July 18th.

 

_                          _  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 2010

                            competition.__

_ _

_                           _ I will be unable to judge at your competition.

 

_                           _ I will need hotel accommodations on July 
17th or July 18th (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 by May 29th even if you are 
not available to judge.  You can e-mail the form back to: 
b.chance at expo.state.oh.us   or fax to (614) 644-4031. 

 

 
 
The Ohio Expo Center & State Fair is an Equal Opportunity Employer and 
Service Provider.
 
The 2009 Ohio State Fair is July 29 - August 9!