Posts tagged competition
Vote for my Anthony Bourdain Essay: “Opposable Thumbs Up”
Aug 25th
Anthony Bourdain Medium Raw Challenge
Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears! Er, your eyes, rather. And a few moments of your time. Anthony Bourdain is sponsoring a writing contest, which I felt quite compelled to enter. But I need YOUR help to win!
The winner stands to have their 500-word piece printed in the forthcoming paperback edition of Anthony Bourdain’s latest book, Medium Raw. The prompt was a seemingly simple question with a cauldron of complex possible answers: “Why cook well?”
To read my essay, “Opposable Thumbs Up”, and give it a boost of support, head to http://randyclemens.com/bourdain. You can (and should!) vote for my entry each and every day through 30 September.
Many thanks in advance for the votes! (And for kindly glossing over the unfortunate spelling mishap in paragraph 2. “Finger tops” should be “fingertips”. Sigh.) Please add http://randyclemens.com/bourdain to your internet bookmarks, or add it as a home page tab so you remember to vote early and vote often!
Homebrew Competitions: Judging Beer
Dec 6th
Judging India Pale Ale entries at the Temecula Valley Homebrew Competition
What better way to celebrate the anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition than by judging a homebrew competition? It was 76 years ago yesterday that the federal government ended their so-called Great Experiment, a 13-year disaster that not only boosted the number of drinking establishments it sought to abolish, it also encouraged countless self-starters to take brewing, winemaking, and distilling into their own hands and into their homes.
Homebrewing has long held a place in America, and it continues today, now stronger than ever. To help homebrewers hone their craft, the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) was founded to provide standardized procedures for properly assessing beers. Founded in 1985, the BJCP currently has over 3,100 active judges and has sanctioned in excess of 3,800 competitions and more than a half-million beers since its inception.
Yesterday’s 1st Annual Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association Homebrew Competition welcomed its fair share of entries to be judged in any of 23 defined beer style categories (with an additional five categories open for mead, cider, and perry entries). And while entrants certainly like don’t mind being awarded a medal, the main reason for getting their beers evaluated is for constructive feedback and notes on improving their homebrews from accredited judges and fellow brewers. Read the rest of this entry »
