Saturday March 31st NCB / MCB Saltaire Brewery IPA Comp

[WishboneBrewery]

Northern & Midland Craft Brewers are having a Competition & Meeting at the Saltaire Brewery, Shipley, Saturday March 31st 2012 - My Blog post on it http://pdtnc.wordpress.com/2012/02/03/t ... 1st-march/



This year we are running an English IPA competition, to be judged by Derek (The Brewery Manager of Saltaire Brewery), Zak Avery (Beer Blogger & of BeerRitz in Leeds) Rob Derbyshire (Blogger of Hopzine.com), among others.
Sadly Tony, the owner & Head Brewer of Saltaire, won’t be with us as he has family arrangements he cannot break, if anyone wants to leave him a bottle or two I’m sure he’d be very pleased.
We invited the Midlands Craft Brewers, to make things a little different as last year it was just the NCB, so this will be a bit of an Inter region competition, as well as a good meeting, get brewing your best English IPA recipe, this promises to be a great meeting and competition, not to mention we are hoping to see lots of Leeds Homebrewers too.
One entry per person only & entry is 2 pint/500ml brown (Magners style) Bottles, with Gold crown corks, (entries to be brought on the day).
Prizes will be awarded as usual, & the brewery will have 8 beers on Tap and guess what… all 8 beers are being brewed especially for the occasion, Saltaire’s IPA will fill one Tap and the other 7 Taps are being brewed by a few local Homebrewers, the beers will all be IPA’s so make sure you bring a fresh pallet as we hope to ravage yours.
We are running this as a charitable event so other than the Saltaire IPA the other homebrewed beers will be for a donation, we’d hope donations will be as last year with people giving the usual Saltaire price of £2 a pint.

We are expecting a large amount of entries for this competition, therefore to enter, please
Email: shane@bridestone.com

Closing Date for entries is Friday 16th March 2012
2 Bottle labels and entry number will be posted out to each entrant.
£3.00 Competition entry on the Day.

English IPA, any English hops, 1050-1070 (Please see this PDF of Hops allowed, no american C hops or NZ varieties please this is an English IPA Competition), any Malts allowed and your choice of Yeast.

The Original announcement: http://www.northerncraftbrewers.co.uk/futureevents.html

Other stuff to note, we’ll be meeting at 12 noon for a 1pm start, doors will be open earlier but we’ll be setting up so if you’re early take a seat and chill while we’re ready.
Bring food if you need it as there is nothing closer than a 10 minute walk, the ground floor has level access.
And of course, beer swapping, tasting of homebrew is very much encouraged… we’re on for a fantastic day!
I shall update this post if any other details crop up, Turn your brewing dial to ‘Eleven’ and get that Copper boiling!

[phatboytall]

Sounds like an awesome event! Would love to make it up by my wife is due in March so i can't see me getting a pass! haha

Ed

[WishboneBrewery]

But wouldn't see love to have a Yorkshire baby? I mean, why wouldn't you

[poo hed]

why is it called 'saltaire brewery', when it is in shipley ?

[WishboneBrewery]

why is it called 'saltaire brewery', when it is in shipley ?

Because it was originally going to be in Salts Mill, I think where 'All Terrain Cycles' is so all the design and half the planning was done. I believe drainage restrictions or planning issues were mostly to blame for it not being in Salts Mill.

[poo hed]

so they had already ordered the letters and sign for the exterior beforehand ?, not actually knowing where they would be based?; bit presumptuous, but makes perfect sense i suppose.

at least they will surely save a few pounds and pence being in more of an undesirable location then the illustrious saltaire, what with them being located so close to that smelly canal

[WishboneBrewery]

You've got your axe to grind about the brewery don't ya! Smelly canal, wrong location..... I'm sure if it were in Salts mill there would be many other restrictions that would be a pain in the ass.

[poo hed]

You've got your axe to grind about the brewery don't ya! Smelly canal, wrong location..... I'm sure if it were in Salts mill there would be many other restrictions that would be a pain in the ass.

YES all the [censored] old ladies pottering around everywhere

and all the bastard college student wankers

hang on; why is it called shipley college if it is in saltaire ?

WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE PEOPLE ?

[Manx Guy]

Hi !

I will be there, whether it's I the wrong place or not...
If the canal is smelly, then it will be easier to find-by following my nose!

I might stay at the ibis, which is also by the canal, looks about a miles walk...(?)
Should be a good day...
Hope the judges are not too scathing about my brew....

Cheers!
Guy

[WishboneBrewery]

10 mins walk

[Manx Guy]

Hi!

So 10 mins there, about 15mins back...
Haha
Unless of course there is somewhere nearby to scoure a good curry?

[WishboneBrewery]

Probably 15min walk from the Brewery to the http://www.aagrah.com so 5 mins from your Hotel.

[poo hed]

I'd say that shimla spice > aagrah imho, aagrah seems a bit hit and miss, the buffet is very very good though (if your a greedy fat bastard like i am)! they are both however quite expenisive

http://www.shimlaspice.co.uk (5 mins or so further then the aagrah) .... just follow the neon lighting hehe.

you ever been to the sweet centre on lumb lane pdtnc ?

[WishboneBrewery]

no, but heard good things... used to go to the Kashmir just up from the Alhambra though.

[poo hed]

my dad once got food poisoning from there (back in the 70's) so it got crossed off the "places to go" list for my family hehe.

sikh kebabs from sweet centre are amazing, they only put their prices up very recently, (about this summer gone), although if you don't take the piss you can still get a starter and a main for around £7.

the deep fried stuff isn't the best though (samosa's / chips) etc, but if you stay "authenic", you can't go wrong, not that i have tried the brain or paya