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Entries being accepted for 2013 War of the Wort homebrew contest in Mississippi

April 16, 2013 By: mike Category: Competition, Events, Homebrew

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Registration is open for the 2013 “War of the Wort” homebrew competition, organized by the Golden Triangle Brewers homebrew club in Starkville, Miss.

The War of the Wort deadline is April 26. To register your beers, go to http://warofthewort.gtrbrewers.org. Final judging will take place on May 18 at the Mississippi Modern Homesteading Center.

Last year’s inaugural event drew 115 entries and 47 registered participants, judges and stewards.

Winners announced for Golden Triangle Brewers’ 2012 ‘War of the Wort’ homebrew competition

May 21, 2012 By: mike Category: Competition, Homebrew

The results are in for the inaugural “War of the Wort” homebrew competition, Mississippi’s first full-category sanctioned AHA/BJCP homebrew competition.

The event, which drew 115 entries and 47 registered participants, judges and stewards, was organized by the Golden Triangle Brewers homebrew club in Starkville.

To see the results, click here.

Congrats to Nate Nowak, of the Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs, who took 1st place in the “Sours, Belgian Strongs and Strong Ales” category for his Old Ale and 3rd place in the “German Wheat, Rye, Belgian and French Ales” category for his Dark Saison.

In addition, Memphis homebrewer Clark Ortkiese won 2nd place in the “English Browns, Porters and Stouts” category for his Mycastle.

And kudos to the Golden Triangle Brewers for putting on the inaugural “War of the Wort!”

Registration open for Golden Triangle Brewers’ ‘War Of The Wort’ homebrew competition

April 27, 2012 By: mike Category: Competition, Homebrew

Registration is open for the “War of the Wort,” Mississippi’s first full-category sanctioned AHA/BJCP homebrew competition.

The event is being organized by the Golden Triangle Brewers homebrew club in Starkville.

Entries must be received at the club’s shipping location or at a drop-off location by May 11. Final judging will take place on May 19, starting at 9 a.m.

For more information on how to enter, or to volunteer to be a judge or steward, check out the War of the Wort website.

Those of us at FuzzyBrew have sent in our entries. Support the Golden Triangle Brewers and send in your beers!

And, yes, if you’re wondering, homebrewing remains illegal in Mississippi.

But the folks at Raise Your Pints, who successfully lobbied the state legislature this year to raise the alcohol-by-weight limit in beer, will be taking on the issue of homebrewing again.