VICBREW 2016

[Mardoo]

I'll PM you.

 

[Grainer]

Doh.. just tasted my entry for the Barleywine cat.. undercarbed .. oh well.. expect feedback that reflects that !

 

[citizensnips]

First time with the online entry....I like it. Last minute question, in previous years I've put my entries in something and padded them etc...wondering if I can just drop the bottles themselves to the venue?

Cheers

 

[MartinOC]

Dear Committee, this may be a silly question, but I just wanted to check that Ballarat Home Brew Centre is still on the drop/collection point since the recent change in ownership.. I just wanted to to double check in case I needed to get to G&G on Saturday for a mercy dash.. (which is always not a bad thing..)

Yep, it's still a designated drop point.

First time with the online entry....I like it. Last minute question, in previous years I've put my entries in something and padded them etc...wondering if I can just drop the bottles themselves to the venue?

Cheers

In short, NO.

Long answer: We need to pre-sort all the bottles & re-label them into category & judging order off-site before they get to the venue. That takes time & is why all entries need to be dropped to a designated collection point by 12pm this Saturday & no late-entries will be accepted. The venue has no storage facilities available.

 

[citizensnips]

Sorry I meant collection point. Can we just drop our bottles to the collection point?

Cheers

 

[DJ_L3ThAL]

Doubled my entries this year from 1 to 2!! Spewing I can't make it to help out, had a ball last year as steward. Will endeavour to help next year. Good luck to all [emoji106]

 

[MartinOC]

Sorry I meant collection point. Can we just drop our bottles to the collection point?

Cheers

Yep, no problems. They should have crates/boxes available.

 

[mxd]

don't forget to get ya entries in, I put mine in last night. The count is around 350, so still a lot more required

 

[droid]

yes - good luck to all!

my first vicbrew participation both in entries and assisting - looking forward to it

I'm down for Saturday and Sunday, I would appreciate it if you have enough people for the Saturday that I am pushed into the Sunday only - it's just that I have to pay for two nights in a hotel but that's all OK and I'm happy to do both days still no problemo

is there a hotel downhill or downstream from the venue?

 

[MartinOC]

Sunday only is fine, my good man. We'll need more bodies that day anyway & the beers are generally more interesting, so all good.

 

[droid]

Sunday only is fine, my good man. We'll need more bodies that day anyway & the beers are generally more interesting, so all good.

mate that's awesome, if the brown sticky stuff hits the fan in the days leading up to it, i can revert to the original plan, cheers

 

[manticle]

Porter is a shit to clean off the ceiling

 

[Yob]

mate that's awesome, if the brown sticky stuff hits the fan in the days leading up to it, i can revert to the original plan, cheers

I'll be doing Sunday as well, got a bungalow if you need it.. Or you Martin..

 

[droid]

nice one J - does the Bungalow come with any complimentary's?

 

[Yob]

It's got a shed near it... Should be well stocked

 

[mofox1]

Ah feck it - I suppose I could enter one or two...

Would a rhubarb saison that has lost most of it's rhubarb-y flavour (still adds a nice tartness) do better in a spec category, or just enter under saison?

 

[manticle]

Does it taste like a saison or a rhubarb saison?
Either decide yourself or enter the same beer in both categories.

 

[MartinOC]

I'll be doing Sunday as well, got a bungalow if you need it.. Or you Martin..

Already thought of offering the couch, but the pooches would probably want to sleep with him....& I have little beer available.

It's got a shed near it... Should be well stocked

I think that's a much better offer.

 

[Blind Dog]

Entries in, filled in form to volunteer to steward on Sunday. Happy to do whatever though.

Now just need to negotiate the leave pass...

And drop the entries off...

 

[Yob]

rookie mistake..

bottle cap ID up to shit, cant seem to extract it from compmaster..

Problem?