More exciting news on the ClevelandBeerWeek.Org front, boys and girls. A certain unnamed magazine thought they had the scoop, but in true TAOB fashion we have the real scoop on the Cleveland Beer Week opening ceremony.
This year Cleveland Beer Week will open Friday, October 15, with “Grains vs. Grapes: The Ultimate Matchup,” a 4-course dinner and official keg tapping to open Beer Week, at Crowne Plaza in downtown Cleveland (777 St. Clair Avenue, Cleveland 44113). Special guests Sam Calagione, founder of Dogfish Head, and Marianne Franz, president of the both the American and Cleveland Wine Schools, will discuss craft beers and wines they have paired with a multi-course menu created by the Michael Symon Restaurant Group, which is owned by the famed Cleveland chef and past winner of the Iron Chef competition on the Food Network. Jimmy Malone of Cleveland radio’s WMJI will serve as master of ceremonies and all proceeds will benefit the Malone Scholarship Fund that is managed by Cleveland Scholarship Programs. Tickets, available on Cleveland Beer Week’s website beginning August 30, are $100 per person NOW! and are $75 per person!
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As an added treat to the Cleveland Beer Week this year SNOBs (The Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers) is organizing “Son of BREWzilla.”
A homebrew competition that is open to the public. The only catch is you have to register your suds before October 9 at their website, www.beersnobs.org/contest, and you must abide by the guidelins set out on the SNOBs contest site.
This is a super way to get into competition brewing as your first beer is a mere $7.00 and each additional beer is only $5.00. You can enter you beer into any one of the 23 BJCP Style Categories.
The competition will take place at 9:00 am Saturday, October 23rd at Fat Heads Brewery and Saloon (24581 Lorain Road, North Olmsted OH). Winners will be announced that evening at BREWzilla, with medals and prizes (read: swag!) awarded for top finishers in each category. The Best of Show entry will be awarded a once in a lifetime shot for their beer to be brewed professionally by Fat Heads for the 2011 Great American Beer Festival Pro-Am held in Denver, Colorado.
Organizers are also accepting applications for judges and stewards for the competition, but you have to have your credentials. That means you need to be officially recognized by the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP).
So, get your recipe software out, get all your equipment together, and get your batches ready! We’ll see you in October at Son Of BREWzilla!
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The time has come. The paint has dried, the permits hung carefully on the wall, the ferment tanks tucked away at their respective temps to keep yeast plugging away at sugars, and a new brew on premise is open in Lake County, Ohio. Upon walking in the scent of grain and hops take control of your senses. The glass front fridge full of hops and yeast, the kettles, the chiller, and the bar/cash wrap area invite you in to make some beer. The time has come for our friend at Little Mountain Brewing Company to open the doors and start brewing.
The permits recently were filed with the city, county, state, and everyone else who wanted one, and now it’s your chance to get in and make some suds of your own. So, all that’s left is to work out your recipes and get an appointment. Head on over to the Little Mountain Brewing Company website for more info on their grand opening, and tell Bob we said hello.
CHEERS!
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