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Great Brews Of America:
Classic Beer Festival
The 2009 two-day indoor festival, will be Nov 21st & 22nd, 2009 - 12-4pm, is at Split Rock Resort. The Great Brews of America Beerfest will feature close to 30 of America's finest classic and micro-breweries offering tastes of their latest brews and will be held in just two rooms this year instead of three. Musical entertainment will be performed on two different stages, while crafts and artwork will be on exhibition and for sale.Must be 21 to enter the festival - children are not permitted. BEERFEST TICKETS ARE LIMITED PER DAY - IN ORDER TO GUARANTEE ENTRANCE YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET IN HAND FOR SATURDAY - Click here to purchase tickets for the GBA Beer Festival - Click here to download the GBA Brochure.
In addition, food purveyors will be in attendance offering selections of various selectable menus for you to choose from. Each attendee will receive a commemorative beer tasting glass to take home. Seminars on various beer related topics will be featured throughout the festival.
A Beer & Food Matching Dinner be held on Saturday night at 7:30 providing an insight into which foods match well with certain beers. The cost of the dinner is an additional $55.00 per person. For Advance Tickets and Weekend Package information, call Great Brews of America at 1-800-255-7625
2008 Seminars
A is for Ale- George Hummel:
Join the award winning brewer and beer writer as we break down the A,B,C’s of beer. Sample a selection of ales and lagers from the attending brewers as well as some of George’s award winning homebrews. A discussion of basic homebrewing procedures will be included.
About the speaker: George is a member of an old Philadelphia brewing family. His grandfather was brewmaster for Philadelphia Brewing Co. and his great grandfather was a brewer in Stuttgart, Germany. He is a beer author, an award winning Homebrewer including several "Best of Show" awards and a BJCP (Beer Judge Certification Program) Recognized Beer Judge.
George can be contacted at Home Sweet Homebrew, 2008 Sansom St. Philadelphia PA 19103, 215-569-9469 or george@brewingnews.com
Beer at the Table- Sam Cohen:
Join our Professor of Gastronomy as he leads us through his journey from cork dork to beer geek. Learn that beer is wine’s equal at the table and the how’s and why’s of pairing PA beer with food. Sample menus will be discussed. A sampling of food friendly beers and a lively discussion on possible food pairings will ensue.
Here is the list of participating breweries for the 2008 Festival.Abita Brewery
Abita Spring, LA
Allagash Brewery
Portland, ME Barley Creek Brewing Co. Tannersville, PA Bethlehem Brew Works Bethlehem, PA
| JW Dundee's Ales & Lagers Rochester, NY
Lancaster Malt Brewing Co.
Lancaster, PA The Lion Brewery
Wilkes Barre, PA
| Ommegang
Cooperstown, NY | Victory Brewing Co.
Downingtown, PA
Woodchuck Cider
Oley, PA
Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Easton, PA
Yuengling Brewery
Pottsville, PA |
November 22nd & 23rd, 2008 Rates are per couple, per weekend and based on double occupancy. ACCOMMODATION | RATE* | Cottage (2 person) | $486.00 | Lodge Gardenside | $486.00 | Lodge Lakeside | $506.00 | Galleria Slopeside | $566.00 | Galleria Suite | $566.00 | 2 Bedroom Suite (quad occupancy) | $970.00 | Galleria VIP Suite | $626.00 | Willowbrook | $626.00 |
* Rates do not include a 6% sales tax, 3% hotel tax (effective Feb 1, 2007) and 17% service charge • Deluxe Accommodations • Breakfast & Dinner Daily • Fitness Center • Daily Activities Program ** Must be 21 or olderCHILDREN'S RATES 5-20 years old: $45. Extra person 16 years +: $79 Rates are per child per night with breakfast and dinner included. Children stay in the same room as adults. Children 4 years and younger stay for FREE; meals and skiing not included.
Congratulations to all who participated in the 2008 Homebrew Competition.
We had 130 entries last year! Here is a listing of all the winners. Good luck this year!!!
| | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | BOS | Michael Simmons | Common Cider | 27A | Table 1 - Lagers & Lights (10Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | 1st | Jimmy Jones | Oktoberfest | 3B | | Brian DeLorenzo | Lageralus | 4A | | Denis Lacourse | Kippe's Light Cream Ale | 6A | Table 2 - English & Irish (10 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | 1st | Scott Johnson | Scottish 80 | 9C | | Colin Falkinburg | Little Chub | 9E | | Colin Falkinburg | Big Chub | 9E | Table 3 - American Pale & Amber (12Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | 1st | Brad & Jen Jones | Imperial Amber Ale | 10B | | Scott Johnson | American Amber | 10B | | Bill Comilla | Whale ho Ale | 10A | | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Brad & Jen Jones | Jenn's RIS | 13F | | Colin Falkinburg | Ground Zero | 19B | | Darel Matthews | Old International | 19B | Table 5 - Browns - Ports & Stouts (15 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Jimmy Jones | Steve's Stiff Stout | 13C | | Scott Johnson | American Stout | 13E | | Edwin Farr | Drucken Quaker | 13B | Table 6 - Stout (12 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | JD Haesloop | Quad Pistoles | 18E | | Doug Drost | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 18D | | Brad Jones / David Neewman | Bad Brewer's Good !#@! | 18C | Table 7 - Amber Hybrids & IPA(10 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Scott Johnson | Imperial IPA | 14C | | Phil Moore | Amber Skies | 7B | | Phillip Jensen | Merry go round | 14B | Table 8 - Spice & Speciality (9 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Mark Pasquinelli | Pumpkin Ale #6 | 21A | | Bred & Jen Jones | Bikerjet | 21A | | Scott Wilson / Matt Richmond | Se-van | 28A | Table 9 - Fruit Smoke & Wood (11 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Tom Sup / Chris Becker | Bourbon Doppelbock | 22C | | Jay DeSimone | What? er, melon wheat | 20A | | Brad & Jen Jones | Oaked Barleywine | 22C | Table 10 -Meads (10 Entrees) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Gary Weston | Ginger Mead | 26A | | Leo Chmil / Luke Kostu | Porter Braggot | 26B | | Tom Sup/ Chris Becker | Orchard buzz | 25A | Table 11 -Ciders & Perry (8 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Micheal Simmons | Cider | 27A | | Peter Seeuwen | Perry | 27D | | Jody Moffett | Whales Cider | 28A | Table 12 - Wheat (13 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Keith Story | Wickley wit | 16A | | Jody Moffett | Choc Cherry Impy Stout | 23A | | JD Haesloop | German's Choc Stout | 23A | Table 13 - Belgian Stuff(9 Entries) | | NAME | BEER NAME | STYLE | | Jimmy Jones | Ale O'Belgium | 16B | | Darel Matthews | Belgian Specialty | 16E | | Geoffrey Dobos | Time of the Saison | 16C |
The deadline for submitting your beer was November 17, 2008.
The cost is $10.00 per entry 2 bottles per entry and can be mailed to:
Split Rock Resort Attention Homebrew Competition One Lake Drive Lake Harmony, PA 18624
2008 National Home-brew Competition Rules & Regulations
Please note that AHA style guidelines have been adjusted to meet industry standards. Carefully read each style description before selecting a specific category for your entry. Category numbers have been changed in some cases. There are 24 categories of lager, ale or mixed-style beers, three categories of mead and one category of cider. All have subcategories that use small-letter designations. If a beer is entered, for example, as "10b) Strong Scotch Ale" it will be judged as a Strong Scotch Ale against the other entries in the "English and Scottish Strong Ale" category. Except for some categories where special ingredients are used (see Part II), judges do not see your recipe information. They do, however, use these guidelines when evaluating your entry. The following section gives more detailed information about each category and subcategory. You should use this information to decide how to enter your home-brew. Please note that when a style characteristic is designated "OK," this means it does not have to be apparent but it is permissible in amounts indicated. When the term "noble-type" hops is used, it refers to European continental-type hops such as Saaz, Hallertauer, Tettnanger and Spalt, to name a few. Categories are designated by numbers. Subcategories are designated by letters. If you're interested in participating in this year's competition: Click here to download a pdf of the Official Entry Form
Click here to download the Guide to Beer Styles for Home Brew Competitors
Click here to download a pdf of the Bottle Identification Labels
Click here to download a pdf of the Judge Registration Form
The Resort at Split Rock would like to invite you to join us for the 17th Annual Great Brews of America Classic Beer Festival. The event will be held November 22nd & 23rd 2008 at The Resort in Lake Harmony, PA. This event attracts consumers from the entire tri-state area, including the major metropolitan areas of Philadelphia, New York and New Jersey. Last year the festival was very successful due to the great brewery participation we received. We had a total of 40 breweries represented with over 200 different brews, and approximately 6000 attendees. WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING FOOD OR CRAFT VENDORS - ONLY BREWERIES - THANK YOU
ONLINE TICKETS ARE NO LONGER AVAILABLE
SATURDAY BEEFEST IS SOLD OUT!
TICKETS WILL NOT BE SOLD AT THE DOOR ON SATURDAY
YOU MUST HAVE A TICKET IN ADVANCE
TICKETS FOR SUNDAY AT THE DOOR WILL BE $25.
Pre Dinner Beers:
Hometown Beverages – New Jersey Lager
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Ipswich Brewing Co. Mercury – Original Ale (English Pale Ale)
First Course:
Slow roasted BBQ pork ribs with sautéed Bok Choy, shitake mushrooms and apricots
Victory Brewing Co. – Prima Pils
Second Course:
Mixed greens with a lemon, caper and charred scallion vinaigrette, crabmeat and tarragon
Cape Anne – Fisherman’s IPA
Third Course:
Grilled chicken breast supreme with Marsala melted leeks, smoked ham, fresh mozzarella, rosemary and potato gratin
JJ Bittings Brewing Co. – Bittings Bad Boy Oktoberfest
Dessert:
Autumn apple bread pudding topped with candied pecans and a caramel sauce drizzle
Erie Brewing Co. – Cease & Desist (Scottish Wee Heavy)
Dinner is Saturday November 22nd at 7:30 in the Galleria -
Tickets are $55.00 per person and you must be over 21 years of age
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