Fellow homebrewers,

The 2009 Bloatarian Brewing League's Bockfest Homebrew Competition is
rapidly approaching.  The entry dealine is next Friday February 27th.
The competition is on Saturday March 7th.  This Bock-only competition
will be held in downtown Cincinnati and is a major part of the weekend
long celebration of all things Bock!  As a special and fantastic prize
this year, the Christian Moerlein Brewing Company will select one entry
to be used as the recipe for the 2010 Hudepohl Bock release!

The Bockfest Competition is strictly limited to the following categories
as defined in the 2008 BJCP Style Guidelines.

   5A - Maibock/Helles Bock
   5B - Traditional Bock
   5C - Doppelbock
   5D - Eisbock
  15C - Weizenbock
  22* - Smoked and Wood Aged (bocks)
  23* - Specialty (bocks)

  * Base style must be 5A, 5B, 5C, 5D, or 15C and must be clearly
indicated on the entry.

We are currently looking for entries, judges, and stewards for the
event. The competition is BJCP-sanctioned, and BJCP points will be awarded.

For more information visit www.bloatarian.org/bockfest.html.

Remember that great homebrewed Bock you had the other day?  Forward this
email to the person that brewed it.  If you brewed it, then hurry up and
enter before it's too late!

Contact:
  Ray Snyder
  Competition Organizer
  ray@bloatarian.org
  (513) 759-2573

  Darryl Dieckman
  Head Web Monkey
  darryl@bloatarian.org
  (513) 235-8712