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Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2285
Registered: 02-2002
Posted From: 71.234.45.166
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 01:43 am: | 
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I spent the afternoon unpacking and checking in entries for my club's annual homebrew competition. Most entrants used our online registration system. Some used standard bottle labels but still gave us all the info.
But my favorite entry was this one. It arrived 3 days after the deadline. 5 loose bottles were rattling around in a cardboard box. No labels, just "spice" or "IPA" written on the caps with a Sharpie. And at the bottom, with loose cash for the entry fee, was this "entry form", written on the back of a beer coaster:
I'm keeping this one. I might even have it framed. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5957
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 71.217.153.228
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 02:14 am: |
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That guy rocks!
I am quaffing one to Joe right now. Cheers, Dude! |
Graham Cox
Senior Member
Username: T2driver
Post Number: 2267
Registered: 11-2004
Posted From: 74.223.186.51
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 02:33 am: |
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Not entirely unlike the guy that wrote his name on every page of the BJCP exam I just graded. Hey, maybe they can't follow directions, but at least they're on the field!  |
gregory gettman
Advanced Member
Username: Gregman
Post Number: 708
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 71.234.74.219
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 02:46 am: |
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Hey Paul, I did not even know there was a comp. in our area? Not that there is anything in the house worthy of such but, did you guys promote this thing? |
Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2286
Registered: 02-2002
Posted From: 71.234.45.166
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 12:48 pm: |
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Yeah. The comp organizer was testy about the extra work we had to do for this guy. But I think he gets points for style. Lots of points.
Greg, I did post just once about the comp, but it was a long time ago and I failed to follow it up with a reminder. I wish I had. We could have used a few entries to fill in some of the smaller categories. I'll be more assertive next year. If you want to stop in (and we REALLY need judges and stewards), it will be on Sunday in Newtown. I'm helping the cellarmaid and collating the results, so I'll be there all day. http://www.undergroundbrewers.org/snerhc/notices/2009_SNERHC_Notice.pdf |
Paul Edwards
Senior Member
Username: Pedwards
Post Number: 1797
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 76.252.5.0
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 01:40 pm: |
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So did he win any medals?? |
Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2287
Registered: 02-2002
Posted From: 71.234.45.166
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 03:07 pm: |
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We will know on Sunday. I'll let you know if he does. |
Tom Gardner
Senior Member
Username: Tom
Post Number: 1176
Registered: 01-2001
Posted From: 162.119.238.163
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 04:22 pm: |
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Nice penmanship anyway. |
ScottDeW
Advanced Member
Username: Scott
Post Number: 603
Registered: 03-2003
Posted From: 99.7.211.20
| | Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 12:34 am: |
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Haha...that is priceless!
Scott
http://texanbrew.com |
Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2289
Registered: 02-2002
Posted From: 71.234.45.166
| | Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 01:44 am: |
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You'll all be happy to know that Joe's stout took first in that category and progressed to the BOS round. I knew he had it in him!
Full results will be posted tomorrow. I'm just back from 12 hours of running the computer and schlepping cases of bottles at the competition and I'm too beat to format the results now. |
Chumley
Senior Member
Username: Chumley
Post Number: 5958
Registered: 02-2003
Posted From: 63.118.227.254
| | Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 05:56 pm: |
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What impresses the heck out of me is that his stout took first place, when all he entered was spice beer and IPA. Either Joe is a helluva brewer, or Paul and his fellow judges oughtta start spitting out the barley wine and imperial stouts instead of swallowing while they are judging.  |
Paul Hayslett
Senior Member
Username: Paulhayslett
Post Number: 2291
Registered: 02-2002
Posted From: 71.234.45.166
| | Posted on Monday, October 26, 2009 - 06:48 pm: |
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If I could find a smiley sticking its tongue out at you, I would insert it here.
Yeah, the category was "Spice/Herb/Vegetable". Starts with an "S". Nyeah!
You have no idea how beat I was when I posted last night. I'd been up since 6:00am and had spent most of the day carrying cases of bottles and half of the caterer's stuff up and down flights of stairs. It's a wonder I could still type at all. |
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