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lambic-digest Sunday, 23 November 1997 Volume 01 : Number 032
MCAB Press Release
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From: Jim Liddil <jliddil at azcc.arizona.edu>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 07:19:41 -0700
Subject: MCAB Press Release
November 20, 1997
For immediate release:
MCAB Qualifying Events Announced
The Steering Committee of the Masters Championship of Amateur
Brewing ("MCAB") is pleased to announce that it has invited ten
premier North American amateur brewing competitions to serve as
Qualifying Events for the first MCAB, which will be held in
Houston, Texas in early 1999.
The MCAB is a new, grass-roots national amateur brewing
competition sponsored by Brewing Techniques Magazine, the
Home Beer and Wine Trade Association, the Home Brew Digest,
and the Foam Rangers Homebrew Club of Houston. The aim of
the MCAB is have a national championship of the highest
possible quality, thereby promoting the development of
the craft of amateur brewing. The MCAB will therefore
be a small, invitation-only, "champions' championship,"
where large panels of highly-qualified judges will
evaluate small numbers of the very best beers that
amateur brewing can offer.
To select the participants for the MCAB, the MCAB Steering
Committee has chosen a number of amateur brewing
competitions to serve as MCAB Qualifying Events. First
place winners at Qualifying Events in 15-20 Qualifying
Styles (BJCP substyles selected by the MCAB Steering
Committee) will receive an invitation to enter the
MCAB in that style, and will be free to brew a fresh
batch in their Qualifying Style for the MCAB.
There are many, many excellent competitions throughout
North America that could function as Qualifying Events,
and the Steering Committee (which includes some of the most
respected and recognized names in the world of amateur
brewing) has the difficult task of choosing among them.
The initial MCAB will have 10-11 Qualifying Events; in the
future, it is hoped that there can be more *if* a larger
pool of entries does not reduce the MCAB's ability to
deliver the highest possible judging and fairest possible
evaluation for the competitors.
To be a Qualifying Events, a competition must be open to
all amateur brewers (i.e., the event cannot be limited to
residents of a certain area or members of certain clubs or
organizations), must agree to offer categories for the
15-20 MCAB Qualifying Styles, must agree to use the BJCP
Style Guide for those Qualifying Styles, and must agree
to use certain flight size and judge panel specifications.
In selecting a local competition as a Qualifying Event,
the Steering Committee considered the following factors:
1. Size and reputation of the competition.
2. Reputation of the sponsoring club or clubs.
3. Geographic distribution of Qualifying Events.
4. Local or regional availability of adequate numbers of
qualified judges.
The selection of a competition as a Qualifying Event does
not annoint it as superior, nor is such selection permanent.
Indeed, while some major competitions may become perennial
Qualifying Events, the Steering Committee envisions that
Qualifying Events will probably rotate between area
competitions.
Based on these criteria, the following 1998 competitions
have been invited to be Qualifying Events for the first
MCAB:
Dixie Cup Houston
Bluebonnet Brew Off Dallas
Sunshine State Challenge Orlando
BUZZ-Off Philadelphia
BURP Spirit of Free Beer Washington, DC
Boston Homebrew Competition Boston
Bidal Society Competition Kenosha, WI
Kansas City Brew Meister's Competition Kansas City
Novembeerfest Seattle
CABA March in Montreal* Montreal
* If the CABA decides to participate and wishes to
designate a different CABA competition as a Qualifying
Event, it may do so.
The Steering Committee has also sought to identify a suitable
competition in California to invite to be a qualifying event.
At present, however, it has been unable to identify one that
meets the necessary criteria for Qualifying Events, particularly
the requirement that such competitions be open to all amateur
brewers. If the Steering Committee can identify and approve
a suitable California competition by the end of 1997, then it
will add a California-based Qualifying Event.
The Steering Committee also has promulgated the following
Mission Statement for the MCAB:
The Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing exists
to advance the art and science of amateur brewing, by:
1. Identifying and recognizing excellence and achievement
among amateur brewers;
2. Promoting and encouraging high-quality, locally-run
amateur brewing competitons and events in all regions of
North America;
3. Providing opportunities for all amateur brewers to advance
their skills, be it through competition, judging, or education;
4. Encouraging communication and cooperation between
local amateur brewing clubs;
5. Fostering understanding and advancement of the beer
evaluation process; and
6. Promoting public awareness and recognition of the craft of
amateur brewing.
The MCAB Steering Committee consists of representatives from four
sponsoring organizations: Brewing Techniques Magazine (Steven
Mallery), the Home Beer & Wine Trade Association (Dee Roberson),
the Home Brew Digest (Pat Babcock), and the Foam Rangers Homebrew
Club of Houston (Louis Bonham). It also includes seven "at large"
members: Dr. George Fix, Byron Burch, Jim Liddil, Scott Birdwell,
Scott Bickham, David Houseman, and Chuck Cox.
For further information about the MCAB, contact Louis K. Bonham
at lkbonham at phoenix.net, or at 713.222.9944.
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