Cooper's Lake 2nd Annual BrewersFestLast year the BrewersFest was a success and we're doing it again. More brewers, more bands, more games, dart tournament and, as requested, a sanctioned Beer Competition
Aug 27 - 29
Beer Competition Styles and Categories
- 1. LIGHT LAGER
- A. Lite American Lager
- B. Standard American Lager
- C. Premium American Lager
- 2. PILSNER
- A. German Pilsner (Pils)
- B. Bohemian Pilsner
- C. Classic American Pilsner
- 3. DARK LAGER
- A. Dark American Lager
- B. Munich Dunkel
- C. Schwarzbier
- 4. LIGHT HYBRID BEER
- A. Cream Ale
- B. Blonde Ale
- D. American Wheat or Rye Beer
- 5. ENGLISH PALE ALE
- A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter
- B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter
- C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
- 6. SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE
- A. Scottish Light
- B. Scottish Heavy
- C. Irish Red Ale
- D. Strong Scotch Ale
- 7. AMERICAN ALE
- A. American Pale Ale
- B. American Amber Ale
- C. American Brown Al
- 8. ENGLISH BROWN ALE
- A. Mild
- B. Southern English Brown Ale
- C. Northern English Brown Ale
- 9. PORTER
- A. Brown Porter
- B. Robust Porter
- C. Baltic Porter
- 10. STOUT
- A. Dry Stout
- B. Sweet Stout
- C. Oatmeal Stout
- D. Foreign Extra Stout
- E. American Stout
- F. Imperial Stout
- 11. INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)
- A. English IPA
- B. American IPA
- C. Imperial IPA
- 12. GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER
- A. Weizen/Weissbier
- B. Dunkelweizen
- C. Weizenbock
- D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
- 13. STRONG ALE
- A. Old Ale
- B. English Barleywine
- C. American Barleywine
- 14. FRUIT BEER
- 15. SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER
- A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
- B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
- 16. TRADITIONAL MEAD
- A. Dry Mead
- B. Semi-Sweet Mead
- C. Sweet Mead
- 17. OTHER
What is BrewersFest?
BrewersFest is about brewing beer, period.
I brew beer, I like to brew beer and I like to drink homebrewed beer. If you are interested in getting together with homebrewers to brew beer, share techniques, recipes and (of course) beer you should come to BrewersFest.
When is it?
Saturday August 28, 2010
- Friday is set-up
- Saturday is brew day. Please don't start brewing until 11:00 AM and no later than 3:00 PM. BJCP Sanctioned Beer Competition Judging.
- Sunday is tear-down
What's it cost?
There will be no charge if you bring your equipment and brew beer. If you're coming in to visit for the day $10 - the price includes overnight camping.
BJCP Sanctioned Beer Competition Details
Each BJCP Sanctioned Beer Competition entry fee is $5. Judging on August 28th. Submit two bottles of beer and two Bottle ID Forms with each entry by August 20th to any of the following mail-in or drop off locations:
Porter House Brew Shop
1284 Perry Hwy.
Portersville, PA 16051
724-368-9771.
Ben's Home Brew
327 E. 6th Ave.
Tarentum, PA 15084
724-409-4101
Bottles must be unmarked and between 10 and 14 oz. Marked or labeled bottles will be disqualified. Bottles will not be returned.
FREE entry into BrewersFest with an entry in the competition.
| Beer Competition Forms |
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| Competition Registration Form |
| Bottle Identification Form |
What's going on?
We have the facilities to support a lot of brewing. Electric, water and sewage is available. There will be a few deep sinks available for clean-up or bring your own deep sink and set it up near your brew area. A 20x40 tent will be set-up for shade (or shelter). We have a big barn in the brewing area where we can brew in the event of rain. Ice and gallons of bottled water are sold in the camp store.
- Porter House Brew Shop will be here brewing beer. They will also be selling homebrew supplies in case you forget something or just need to replenish. If you call ahead to the brew shop at 724.368.9771 you can order your brewing ingredients/supplies and have it here when you're ready to brew. Grain orders must be placed by August 20th.
- Erie Brewing Company will be here with samples and doing some home brewing as well, and giving a seminar on micro-brewing.
- Pittsburgh Dart Association (PDA) tournament
- 3 Live bands
- Outta' The Blue (Country) - 1p-3p
- Generation II (Classic Rock) 4p-6p
- Rich Harper Band (Blues) 7p-9p
- Keg toss
- BIG bonfire Saturday night
- Food: hot dogs, hamburgs, nachos, cold wraps, ice cream, pop and a few other things
Why am I doing this?
Because, like I said, I like to brew beer. There isn't anything like this in the area.
There will be no selling of beer in any way, shape or form.
If you have any questions about BrewersFest or you want to reserve a spot to brew, call me at 724.368.8710.
The first rule of BrewersFest is...Talk about BrewersFest.
Fred Brezel
Cooper's Lake