Alamo City Cerveza Fest 2009

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Alamo City Cerveza Fest 2009

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The 2009 edition of the Alamo City Cerveza Fest (ACCF) will be held on August 28 & 29 at the Blue Star Brewing Company. Entries are due July 27th through August 8th.

Web site is not up yet, but keep checking http://www.bexarbrewers.org/

We tenatively have a packing party scheduled for Monday Aug 3rd. Date and Time TBD

Orlando
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Re: Alamo City Cerveza Fest 2009

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We are having a packing party at my home on Monday August 3rd, starting at 6pm.

If you can't make the packing party, you can drop off your entries at HBHQ before 12 noon, Monday August 3rd. We will only be accepting "fully packed" entries at HBHQ. Your entry should require only a shipping label. No other effort should be required to prepare the package for shipping.

After the Lunar/UPS shipping disaster we are going to try something different, what exactly has not been settled on. What we are considering is: 1) Use UPS once more, but this time "double box" the entries, 2) Ship our entries via Freight Carrier, w/ all entries stacked onto a single pallet. We will have an open discussion about our options at the Summer Party.

In either scenario we will be using the "Shipping Boxes" the club has purchased.

Some helpful tips for preparing your entries for shipping to competition:
1. Review “Packing Party Rules” on the discussion board.
2. Get a few of those “shipping boxes”. We will have some available at the packing party and at the July Meeting.
3. Printed crown caps must be blacked-out with a permanent marker and all labels removed to assure anonymity of all entries.
4. A completed bottle label must be attached to each bottle with a rubber band? No tape or glue.
5. Bring an envelope containing the registration form, a copy of your entries list, and payment or proof of payment, so it can be boxed with your entries. If you require multiple boxes, this information should be include in each box.
6. Keep copies of your registrations and entry forms for your records

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Re: Alamo City Cerveza Fest 2009

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Note from the ACCF:
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You've been patiently waiting since last year, and for once in your life patience has finally paid off... The Registration Window is now open for the 2009 Alamo City Cerveza Fest! You can register your entries online through August 8th, but remember that beer entries must be PHYSICALLY RECEIVED by August 8th, so don't wait until the last second to register.

Visit http://www.bexarbrewers.orgfor more details about the event including official rules, drop off points etc. And while you are at at it don't forget to pick up your 2009 ACCF T-Shirt and ticket for this year's Pub Crawl. For our out of town guests (and locals who want to treat themselves) we have a great rate at the historic Sheraton Gunter hotel in the heart of downtown San Antonio, just one block from the famed Riverwalk.

This year's ACCF is poised to be the best so far. Not possible after last year's greatness you think? Well think again. This year we will debut the Brewer's Olympics at San Antonio's newest brew pub, Freetail Brewing Company; take you on a truly original San Antonio Pub Crawl featuring local establishments you won't find anywhere else in the world; and treat you to an awards ceremony at the pioneering San Antonio institution, Blue Star Brewing Company, featuring the best beers from breweries around the great nation of Texas. And if that weren't enough, John Palmer will be speaking on water chemistry and he may even judge your beer when it makes it to the Best of Show round.

To pull this off we are always looking for people to help out with the event by judging and stewarding. We will have 3 days of judging sessions on August 15, 22 and 29 at Blue Star Brewing Company. If you would like to help out, email me with your contact information and the days you are available so I can put you on the list.

We look forward to seeing you and your beers at the 2009 ACCF!

Raimey Roberts
Orlando Guerra
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