Beer Events

Alright brewers, the Puget Sound Pro-Am is finally here and it is time to get down to business.  On May 29^th we'll be doing entry processing, May 31^st will be the competition date, and June 7^th will be the brewers selection date (details on what has to be done is listed in a schedule below).  

WE NEED SUPPORT FROM ALL OF OUR BREWERS TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN SO PLEASE SIGN UP!

Non-BEWBC folks are more than welcome to help as well!

We need people to help with entry processing, stewarding, judging, setup, and data processing.  If you haven't already done so, please go to the following website and register to help or just shoot me a message at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Volunteers register here:

http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc.rw/judgewiz.aspx?w=020C081420

For those of you entering, you can pre-register your beers at the website below (but you still need an entry recipe sheet available on the main website). 

 Entry Registration:

http://www.HordsOfFun.Com/hbc.rw/regwiz.aspx?w=020C081420

Entries are due on May 28^th at the locations listed on the website at www.bewbc.org/pro-am.  You can find all of the details you need there.  Here is the schedule and thanks for your help!

Schedule for Puget Sound Pro-Am Competition

            Thanks for helping out with the Puget Sound Pro-Am.  Without your support we would not be able to pull this event off.  In order to help streamline as much of the process as possible, here is a rough schedule for coordinating the event. 

Wednesday, May 28^th, 2007 - Entry due date

• - People designated for collecting drop-off entries bring entries down to Larry's Brewing Supply
• - All club's with coordinated drop-offs bring entries to Larry's Brewing Supply

Thursday, May 29^th, 2007 - Entry processing date

• - Event organizers and entry sorting volunteers arrive at Larry's at 6:00 pm
• - Received entries are entered into the database, tagged, and stored in the cooler
• - Supply inventory is checked and the final supply pick-up is arranged

Friday, May 30^th, 2007 - Entry processing backup and final preparations

• - Final supplies are picked up (extra forms are printed as needed)
• - If additional sorting of entries is needed (as determined on Thursday), entry sorting volunteers arrive at Larry's at 6:00 pm to process entries
• - Tables and chairs for judging are set up at Larry's

Saturday, May 31^st, 2007 - Competition Date

• - 8:00: Event organizers, set-up crew, and stewards arrive at Larry's (final event setup, beer preparation, and staff orientation)
• - 8:30-9:00: Judges arrive and process
• - 9:15: Final announcements and judge preparation
• - 9:30-11:30: First round judging
• - 11:30-12:30: Lunch and second round preparation
• - 12:30-2:30: Second round judging (if necessary)
• - 2:30-3:00: Best-of-Show round preparation
• - 3:00-4:30: "Official Best-of-Show" judging (BJCP format)

Saturday, June 7^th, 2007 - Brewery Selection Date

• - 9:00: Event organizers, set-up crew, and stewards arrive at Larry's (table setup, beer preparation, and staff orientation)
• - 10:00: Brewers arrive
• - 10:15: Selection begins - brewers may leave when selection is completed
• - 12:00: Clean-up

June 10^th - 12^th, 2007 - Results processing and Brewer Selections

• - Preparation of awards
• - Identification / contact of winners
• - Verification of AHA membership (as required)
• - Mailing/club sorting of results
• - Coordination of brewing schedules