September 18 and 19, 2009
2009 Update:  Raffle grand prize is a 12.2 gal conical fermenter!  Speakers confirmed include Jamil Zainasheff & John Palmer on German brewing, Terence Sullivan of Sierra Nevada, & Don Barkley, NapaSmith Brewing and once, New Albion & Mendocino.

2008 Speakers topics included beer evaluation and water chemistry.

In 2007, Vinnie Cilurzo from Russian River Brewing Company spoke on  brewing sour beers and using wood to age your beers.
There was also  an all star panel that discussed the aroma and taste profiles of various sour beers.

Hoppy Hour

Come join us for the annual pre-festival brews and light snacks Friday night from 4-6.

Beer Competition

In keeping with this year's theme, the annual NCHF keg competition will feature two styles:
Koelsch
Altbier
Clubs can enter their beer in the competition up to 11 AM on Saturday. Judging is by popular vote, open to all festival participants, begins at noon, and finishes around 4 PM. There will also be a panel of judges to decide best of show among the winners of the two styles.
A club can enter 1 beer in each category. Corny KEGS ONLY - CO2, tap and Cooling vessel must be submitted with entry, sorry no exceptions.

Would your club like to Sponsor the NCHF Comp Beer? 

Contact Us at info@nchfinfo.org

Fun and Games

There are always plenty of fun and games including favorites such as the keg toss, arm wrestling and everybody's favorite late night game "where the heck is my campsite?"

We're still looking for clubs to sponsor/organize these activities.  If your club is interested Contact Us at info@nchfinfo.org

Raffle

Buy some raffle tickets and try your luck at some great NCHF raffle prizes.
We've given away everything from Grain to Getaways - Pens to Private tours - Hops to Hotel Rooms - Glasses to Growlers - Games to Gift Certificates - Bottle Openers to Bottle Cappers!
Also available for purchase are caps and other NCHF Logo merchandise.

If you or your business is interested in donating to the raffle please contact Jim Fortes at 650-365-2977 or Jbrewco@sbcglobal.net.
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