A few notes to pass along on Upland Sour Reserve #2 and registration for the 2012 Indiana Brewers Cup:
After the online reservations for Sour Reserve #1 sold out in less than two minutes, a lottery system is being employed for the release of Sour Reserve #2. To place yourself in the lottery, you will need to register at http://sourreserve2.eventbrite.com/ before 11:55pm on June 14th. Entrants will receive an email on June 15th to let them know if they won the right to purchase a bottle. Lottery winners will be able to purchase one bottle of Sour Reserve #2 at either the Bloomington Brew Pub or Indy Tasting Room between June 20th and July 4th for $25 + tax. Sour Reserve #2 is a blend of three lambic style batches from 2008.
Registration for professional and homebrewed beer is now open for the 2012 Indiana Brewers’ Cup. One of the largest and most prestigious competitions in the country, the Brewers’ Cup judged a record 1071 entries (310 professional and 761 homebrew) in 2011. You must register and deliver your entries by June 22nd to be eligible this year. Entries should be dropped off or shipped to Sun King Brewing (135 N. College, Indianapolis, IN 46202). Entries will be judged on Friday, July 6th and Saturday, July 7th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Marsh Blue Ribbon Pavilion concluding with an awards ceremony on Saturday night. Homebrewers should note that this is now a qualifying event for the Master Championship of Amateur Brewing.
More information and online registration can be found at http://www.brewerscup.org/. The event will need plenty of judges and stewards, and you can also sign-up to do either at the registration site. This is one of the rare competitions that pays judges, with local judges receiving $12.50 per session and judges who travel at least 50 miles one way and judge at least two sessions receiving a $100 stipend.
Cheers, Nathan
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