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Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Twelth Annual Dayton Beerfest

Twelth Annual Dayton Beerfest

BJCP-Sanctioned Homebrew Competition
Saturday September 15, 2007
Judging scheduled to begin at 9:30AM

Competition Location Columbian Hall 4704 Burkhardt Rd Dayton OH
(Check our web site for late-breaking details and directions)
http://hbd.org/draft/daybeerfest.html

Entries due by September 8, 2006
Ship entries to:
Ronald Roberts
3521 Queen Victoria Court
Beavercreek, OH 45431

Fine Print:
Using 2004 BJCP Style Guidelines (see http://www.bjcp.org/ for list)
Two bottles—any style. Draft beer accepted in 1L or larger bottles. Entry fee: $5 per entry. A check for the appropriate entry fee(s) to ‘Dayton DRAFT’ must accompany your entry!
First Place winners will receive handsome wooden plaques! 2nd & 3rd place inners get ribbons.
Best of Show, Best of Dayton and Best of Ohio prizes awarded.
No recipe required! Just name/address and style entered.
Multiple entries per style allowed (only one eligible for award per sub-style).
Enter online at

Physical entries: No entry form! Just include contact info and beer style along with entry fee.
Judges may hand-carry pre-registered beer on day of competition (please arrive by 9AM).
BJCP judges and stewards needed. BJCP points awarded.

This event is part of the 2007 Midwest Homebrewer of the Year competition.

Winners announced at Awards Banquet and pot-luck Foodfest held Saturday September 15, 2006 at 6PM at the Columbian Banquet Hall 4704 Burkhardt Rd. Dayton, OH

Contact competition organizer Gordon Strong for more information
strongg@earthlink.net or 937-431-1366

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

July Meeting - 13 Jul 2007

NEXT MEETING: July 13, 2007

Doors open at 7 - Meeting at 8

COLUMBIAN HALL on Burkhardt Ave. in Dayton.

We will be discussing the Dayton DRAFT BeerFest which will take place on Saturday, 15 September 2007 at the Columbian Hall. Additional information will be posted in this BLOG as it becomes available.

Good Afternoon All,

As a reminder, I will be conducting a Beer Judge Certification Program exam preparation class beginning on the 28th of July. The ten Saturday morning classes (9AM - 12 PM) will be held at my home in Beavercreek near the Fairfield Commons Mall. Projected class dates are listed below. The $110 fee covers the exam registration fee, beer samples, and handouts.

If you are interested, please send an e-mail reply to me and provide the $110 fee (cash or check) at the club meeting this Friday (July 13th). Again, I need a minimum of four people to conduct the class.

If you know of anyone outside the club that might be interested in this class, please forward this information on.

Projected Class dates:
28 July
4 Aug
11 Aug
18 Aug
25 Aug
8 Sep
22 Sep
29 Sep
6 Oct
13 Oct
Exam: 10 Nov (estimated)

Please make your checks out to: Ronald Roberts

Ron Roberts,
DRAFT