Archive for Competitions

Homebrewing: Time to drop off entries for the Home Brew Competition at Henry’s Wine Cellar (MA)

2010 Home Brew Competition at Henry’s Wine Cellar Sponsored by: North Shore Brewers Homebrew Club Entries will be accepted at Henry’s Wine Cellar (588 Cabot St., Beverly, MA 01915) during normal business hours (Mon. – Sat. 10AM to 7PM, Sun. Noon to 4PM) from Sunday, August 29 to Saturday, September 4. Winner of Best of [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, August 28th, 2010

2010 U.S. Open Beer Championship Results

2010 U.S. Open Beer Championship Results Atlanta, GA – Winners in the 2010 United States Open Beer Championships – the only brewery competition to include professional breweries and award-winning home brewers – were announced this week. More than 700 beers in 50 different categories were submitted. Maui Brewing of Hawaii was named Grand National Champion [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, July 24th, 2010

It’s Award Season and Karl Strauss Is Thirsty For More

It’s Award Season and Karl Strauss Is Thirsty For More San Diego, CA – June 8, 2010 – It starts in Spring, with breweries across the country competing in a number of local, regional, and national beer competitions, all leading up to the Great American Beer Festival in September.  Building off the momentum of winning [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, June 13th, 2010

Brewing News – Global Warming Open – Time to make your bracket

Hello Craft Beer Fans! Here we go again, it is time for the Third Annual Global Warming Open! (from the Brewing News Hop Tips) Remember the premise: You’re sitting. It’s hot, real hot. The summer has broken all heat records and those chunks of Antarctica that have broken away have pushed water levels so high [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, June 9th, 2010

2010 United States Open Beer Championship

ATLANTA, Ga. – The 2010 United States Beer Championships will be held June 8 – June 18 with the winner being announced on July 4, 2010.  This competition is the only one to allow award winning home brewers to compete against the best breweries worldwide. Last year, more than 500 beers were submitted for judging. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

Win a trip to Fire Island – New York

Win a Trip to Fire Island Brewery!! Summon your mojo, call on your karma, and rub your lucky rabbit’s foot…. there’s a Fire Island trip up for grab. Three days and two nights in Ocean Beach with accommodations, dinner and ferry tickets for two all taken care of by the Fire Island Brewing Company. It’s [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

News from Boston Beer Company (celebration of 25 years – Longshot – new IPA)

News from the Sam Adams Newsletter: Cheers to 25 years There’s that saying: “Do something you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” Thankfully, twenty five years ago Jim Koch followed his heart and quit his job to start brewing Samuel Adams Boston Lager. It was unique back then, and we still [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, May 8th, 2010

Rob North Wins 2010 Samuel Adams Patriot Homebrew Contest

MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE HOMEBREWER NAMED CHAMPION IN THIRD ANNUAL SAMUEL ADAMS PATRIOT HOMEBREW CONTEST Homebrewer Rob North Scores Big and Eagerly Awaits Seeing His Beer Served at Gillette Stadium Boston, MA – April 2010 – New Hampshire homebrewer Rob North triumphed over nearly 200 other entrants to win the third annual Samuel Adams Patriot Homebrew [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, May 8th, 2010

(2010) Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant won 6 World Beer Cup Awards

IRON HILL BREWERY & RESTAURANT WINS BIG AT THE WORLD BEER CUP 2010 WILMINGTON, DE – The region’s fastest-growing collection of brewpubs, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, brought home six awards from the World Beer Cup (WBC), the world’s largest commercial beer competition that was held in Chicago this past weekend including overall awards for [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

News from Karl Strauss – Red Trolley Wins gold Cup and Big Barrel DIPA is Back

RED TROLLEY ALE TAKES GOLD AT WORLD BEER CUP San Diego, CA – April 2010 – Karl Strauss Brewing Company was awarded the gold medal for their Red Trolley Ale at the Brewers Association World Beer Cup 2010. The competition is one of the industry’s most prestigious and recognized awards, with more than 3,401 entries [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, April 16th, 2010