[MKOB] Club only competitions

[Russ Clayton]

Fellow birra' lovers ...

    It seems that the club only competitions idea was a good one, 
judging from all the responses I've gotten.  Several have suggested that 
one per month may be too much.  So the following options are the next 
logical step ....

    6 per year , one every other month

or

    4 per year, one every quarter

    So what do you all think?  Really, I'm not so much looking at this 
from a competition standpoint, but more as a learning tool. 

    I think this offers an opportunity to brew outside of your normal 
brew schedule.   I think this will also provide an incentive for some to 
brew a few more times a year ... and the end result is more beer!  There 
are probably more then a few club members who would come over and visit 
and help you eliminate extra stores of brew!

    Let me know what you think, and if you haven't already, include in 
your email to me, the top 5 styles of beer you'd like to see represented 
in the contests.  Remember, this doesn't necessarily mean the ones that 
you brew the best.  It could be a style that you've been meaning to put 
some thought into ... and just haven't gotten around to it. 

    I'd really like to see at least 8 entries into each contest.

~russ

p.s. my vote would be 6 per year, every other month.