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National & Local Homebrewing Competitions

The Fourth Annual Virginia Beer Blitz

Presented by The Colonial Ale Smiths and Keggers (CASK)

Saturday September 25, 2010, 9:00 AM

The Fourth Annual Virginia Beer Blitz is a BJCP/AHA Sanctioned Competition and will accept entries in all 28 BJCP categories including Mead and Cider. Registration will be open from August 14 - September 18, 2010.

WE ARE IN NEED OF JUDGES & STEWARDS. PLEASE REGISTER TO JUDGE OR STEWARD USING THE ONLINE REGISTRATION PROGRAM

Great American Beer Festival

September 16-18, 2010

Denver, CO

What is the Great American Beer Festival?

According to the Guinness Book of World Records®, there is no other place on earth where a beer aficionado can find more beers on tap. The Great American Beer Festival is the American brewing industry’s top public tasting opportunity and competition. Tasting sessions will offer attendees the opportunity to tour America’s brewing landscape, one ounce at a time, with access to more than 2,000 different beers from more than 450 of the nation’s finest breweries. The GABF gathers practically every type of beer from all of the regions of the country, and are arranged geographically on the festival floor. The festival allows visitors to taste the largest number and the widest variety of hand-crafted products in the American beer industry.

2010 National Homebrew Competition Regionals

Regional Results are in

Congratulations to the Fredericksburg area brewers winning at the NHC Regional Competition

Dark Lager (Category 4)

1st place - Lyle

Melomel (Fruit Mead) (Category 25)

1st place - Tom & Katherine

Now it's on to the National Competition!

For a complete listing of all the winners in the East and all the regions:

Regional results

18^th Annual Spirit of Free Beer

Nation’s Capital Homebrew Competition Results

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Congratulations to FBI members Zacc and Lyle!

The results from the Spirit of Free Beer are in.

Zacc placed 1st in Category 5, Bock Beer with his "Rex-a-nator" Doppelbock.

Lyle placed 2nd and 3rd in Category 4, Dark Lager. He placed 2nd with his "Ace of Spades" Schwarzbier, and 3rd with his "The Mother of All Beers" Schwarzbier.

Lyle also place 1st and 2nd in Category 22, Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged beers. He placed 1st with his "Still Smokin!" Other Smoked Beer, and 2nd with his "MAshout Evenings" Classic Rauchbier.