Upland Announces the 2013 UpCup Homebrew Competition

It looks like Upland Brewing has slated June 8th, 2013 as the date for this year’s celebrated homebrew competition. Entries are judged in accordance with BJCP Style Guidelines by certified beer judges. Upland has been very inviting to homebrewers that aspire to be something more. Each year the winner of this competition wins a trophy, and gets to brew a batch of their winning beer with Caleb Staton using Upland Brewing’s equipment. The beer is then served at their location in Bloomington, and also their location at the Tasting Room in Indianapolis. The UpCup was my first homebrew competition, and remains as my favorite to date. Don’t miss out on this awesome event. Upland’s website does not currently have any specific details on the event yet, but they will come soon. My advice is to start brewing your batches now. You only get one entry, so make it your best!

Good luck to all participants!

Winners Announced for The Great American Beer Festival

Winners for the Great American Beer Festival were announced yesterday after 3 days of judging. The GABF is the largest commercial beer competition in the world, with over 2,700 different beers from over 500 different American breweries, covering over 84 different categories/subcategories (here’s a very detailed list of categories and their descriptions found on the GABF website). Judges select their top three picks per style in this massive blind tasting. The winners are awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals. There were several Indiana breweries among the winners this year. Sun King Brewing Company (Johan the Barleywine and Pappy Van Muckle), Upland Brewing Company (Sour Reserve), Mad Anthony (Ruby Raspberry Wheat), Bier Brewery (Sanitarium), Three Floyd’s Brewing Company (Zombie Dust), and The Ram Brewing Company (Anaheim IPA). Make sure to congratulate these guys on all their hard work. You can find a full listing of the winners here.

First Annual Upland Octoberfest!

 

Upland Brewing Co. will be holding their first annual Octoberfest in Military Park on September 22nd! If you’re not familiar with Military Park, it’s located on the corner of New York and West St. in down town Indianapolis. This park is a perfect venue for an event like this. Upland’s Octoberfest will be family friendly, but there will also be sections set aside for 21+. Expect great German food, live music, and plenty of great beer. Tickets are $5 in advance, $10 at the door, and can be purchased here. Prost!

“History on Tap” Event This Friday

Tickets are still available for the “History on Tap” event at Connor Prairie on Friday June 15. This unique beer tasting event features several beers from local Indiana breweries. Connor Prairie is an “Interactive History Park” located in Fishers, that allows you to immerse yourself in the 1800’s. Tickets are $20 in advance/$25 at the gate. You can expect some great brews from Bier, Fountain Square Brewery, Flat 12, Upland, and Sun King at this event.

The event will also feature:

  • Q&A with Douglas Wissing, author of “One Pint at a Time: A Travelers Guide to Indiana’s Brewers”
  • Craft brewing demonstrations by Tuxedo Park Brewers
  • An evening adventure through Prairietown
  • 1859 Balloon Voyage (So far weather looks good 🙂 )
  • Food*

Upland UpCup 2012 Results

UpCup was AWESOME! I’m definitely entering again next year. There were 80+ entries in total, 12 of which were selected for best in show. The event was catered with food from the restaurant, there were multiple brewery tours with Caleb, and of course a great selection of Upland brews. Congrats to Andrew from the Foam Blowers of Indiana for a well deserved win.

Upland Brewing’s UpCup Homebrew Competion

Entries for Upland Brewing’s UpCup Homebrew Competition are due May 12th. Your brews will be judged in accordance with BJCP Style Guidelines by certified beer judges. The winner receives a trophy and also gets to brew their winning recipe with Upland’s head brewer Caleb Staton. This batch will then be served in Bloomington brew pub and Indy’s Upland Tasting Room locations. The winner’s entry will also be entered into the Great American Beer Fest Pro-Am Competition and US Beer Tasting Championship for additional Only one entry will be accepted per brewer.

To enter you’ll need to:

1) BJCP entry form, found at http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_EntryRecipe.pdf. Ingredients and procedure section is not necessary.

2) Each bottle must have a filled out Bottle ID form attached, preferably by rubber band
– Bottle ID form can be found here: http://www.bjcp.org/docs/SCP_BottleID.pdf

3) Make out a $5 check to Upland Brewing Co. for the entry fee. Entry fees will be redistributed to all attending BJCP certified judges who will be evaluating for the day.

4) Send two bottles of your homebrew (including forms and check) to:

Upland Brewing Co.; Attn: Caleb Staton; 350 W. 11th St.; Bloomington, IN 47404.

Good luck to all participants!