Ok, folks we are going to play a game.  The first person to email our brewer with the correct answer to this trivia question will win 2 tickets to Fredrick Beer Weeks Hop Farm Beer Fest!  One more reason why it’s truly worthwhile to read your Barley and Hops emails!!  Here’s the question:

A beer enthusiast is known as a cerevisaphile.  An avid collector of beer coasters is known as a:

A:    Tegestologist

B:     Coasterologist

C:     Cerematophist

D:     Matalologist

Email your answers to larry@barleyandhops.net   The first correct answer received will win 2 places on our guest list  for the Fest!!  For more info about the fest and about Frderick Beer week visit www.frederickbeer.com Good luck!!

The very first event of Frederick Beer Week starts Tuesday at 4:00 at Barley and Hops! A very special Tuesday Tappenings will feature a cask of Sugarloaf Saison refermented with palm sugar and conditioned with lemon and Seville orange zests!! As well as a Belgian Hoptopsy. Our ESB fermented with saison yeast and Dry hopped with local hops! Come in for your chance to win tickets to the FBW Beer Fest!!

Then stick around for the Battle of the Bubbles Best of Show extravaganza!!  We will be judging the final nine entries into the BoB, and pick the lucky winner who will receive a brew day with Barley and Hops brewer, Larry Pomerantz!!    The winning recipe will become the Featured Beer of next year’s Frederick Beer Week.  For more info about events going on this week go to  www.frederickbeer.com.  Hope to see you all on Tuesday May 10th!!

Beer Judging 101 Wednesday

May 11TH

5:30-­‐-­‐7:30

Beer Judges from Frederick Original Ale Makers welcome you with beer from Ye Old Spirit Shop to Benefit HandsOn Frederick!

Presented by Certified beer judges, Jim Sawitzke and Bill Heverly and Master judge,

Dave Justice

Beer Judging 101: Ever wonder what separates a truly world class brew from a run-of-the-mill beer? This class will open you up to the world of beer judging, and introduce certain basic methods and terminology used by beer judges. We will identify aroma, appearance, flavor, and

mouthfeel characteristics of the beer, going over a few specific defects that may occur in beer, and their causes. We’ll also introduce the Beer

Judge Certification Program. All of this while enjoying some great beer! Beginners welcome, no pre-requisite is needed for this class.

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Cost: $25 (all profit will be donated to HandsOn Frederick!)

Where: Next door to The Flying Barrel, 103 S. Carroll St, Frederick, MD 21701

Space is very limited!

Sign up in advance at:

http://handsonbeerjudging101.eventbrite.com

With generous support from: Ye Old Spirit Shop 1005 West 7^th Street Frederick, MD 21701