Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers Homebrew Competition
Homebrew Competition Info: Drop off is 04/09-04/14, 2012 at

Lucky Lab Beer Hall
1945 NW Quimby
Portland
11am-6pm
Contact: Ben Flerchinger
Phone/Text: (503) 913-5572

F.H. Steinbart Co.
234 SE 12th Ave
Portland
8:30-5:30pm M-F
9-4pm SAT

Yeast Strain for 2012-Chosen by Hopworks Urban Brewery
WYEAST YEAST STRAIN: 3864 | PC Canadian/Belgian Ale Yeast
Beer Styles: Belgian Dubbel/Tripel, Belgian Golden Strong, Biere de Garde, Witbier
Profile: This alcohol tolerant strain produces complex and well-balanced Belgian Abbey style ales. Banana and fruit esters are complemented nicely with mild levels of phenolics and hints of acidity. Ester levels may be elevated by increasing gravity and fermentation temperatures. Alc. Tolerance 12% ABV | Flocculation: medium | Attenuation:75-79% | Temp. Range: 65-80°F

Enter you beer in one of Four Categories based on color and alcoholic strength either light or dark for color and high or low for alcoholic strength where 6% Alcohol by Volume is the divider. Enter your beer labeled as Light/Low, Dark/Low, Light/High, Dark/High you can use the BJCP bottle ID form and use the Category Entered to say if your beer is Light or Dark and Subcategory Entered to say low or high Alcohol by Volume. Drop off 3-12oz beers or 2-22oz beers.

Judging will be 04/18/2012 at Lucky Labrador Beer Hall, 1945 NW Quimby in NW Portland.
Beers will be divided into the 4 categories and tasted such that we have a semi-finalist from each bracket.
After that we will go to a mini Best of Show competition were the winner will win the chance to brew a beer on Hopworks Urban Brewery’s pilot system and Organic Pilsner Malt for a Year up to two hundred pounds.

$15 Entry Fee will get you comped admission to Portland’s Cheers to Belgian Beers.  Checks are preferable and can be made payable to Oregon Brewers Guild.

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