Music City Brewers invite you to our 15 th annual Music City Brew Off, October 8
and 9, 2010. In our continuing efforts to make our competition the finest in the
South East, it will be held at the Courtyard Marriott Conference Center in
Goodlettsville, TN (865 Conference Drive, 37072). Room rates are extremely
reasonable and a link can be found at http://www.musiccitybrewers.com to make your
reservations, or you can call the hotel at 615-851-3000. Be sure to identify
yourselves with the MCB Brew Off.
Kicking off our festivities will be a buffet dinner pared with homebrewed beers,
and a presentation by Dave Miller, author of Dave Miller’s Homebrewing Guide
and AHA Style Series: Continental Pilsner.
We will feature our 2nd Club Crawl after dinner with regional clubs serving up
their finest brews. If your club would like to participate in this event,
contact Jonathan Adams, email bigjohn3957@gmail.com
Saturday morning our BJCP/AHA Sanctioned Competition will commence with
judge and steward orientation at 8:30 AM. There will be two judging sessions:
morning beginning at 9:00 AM and afternoon, Lunch will be provided for all
judges and stewards. Judges will receive a special gift from the MCB in
appreciation for their participation.
Categories 1-23 will receive medals & gift certificates, BOS will receive a medal
and gift certificate of $150, and Best of Meads and Ciders will receive medals and
gift certificates. The winner of the annual Hop God Challenge will receive a $250
gift certificate. Gift certificates are from our Corporate Sponsor, Rebel Brewing.
A special award, "The Ed Tate Club Award†honoring a previous club president
who has passed away, will be given to one of the clubs with a minimum of 10
category involvement. The winning club will receive an engraved plaque and
their name will be engraved on a permanent plaque held by the Music City
Brewers.
Our new event will be an in-house Pub Crawl at the hotel with several local and
regionally brewed beers, along with homebrews in the continuing Club Crawl.
Dinner will be on your own Saturday night, with our recommendation of the
hotel’s Bistro although there are several other fine restaurants in close
proximity. After dinner, the Awards Ceremony and Loaded Raffle will begin.
The raffle proceeds will be donated, in part, to the Children’s Miracle Network.
Judge, steward, entry information, hotel reservations, and all the other
necessary information you need is on our website: http://www.musiccitybrewers.com. All
entries (due Sept. 10 - 24) are to be shipped to MCBO c/o Rebel Brewer Homebrew
Supply, 105 Space Park North, Goodlettsville, TN 37072.(615-859-2128).
Store hours for drop off are Tuesday-Friday 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM and
Saturday from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM.
For more information, please view our website at http://www.musiccitybrewers.com or
contact Jonathan Adams, Competition Director, email bigjohn3957@gmail.com
(615-504-7673).
Entries are not due for a few more weeks, but registration closes tomorrow at midnight. Our competition benefits The Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital, a facility very close to my heart. I hope some of you guys enter atleast 1 beer.
Thanks!
2011-2012
