Sober Island Brewing Competition

[oceanic_brew]

Just saw on Facebook that Sober Island are doing a comp. The beer must include local foraged ingredient and at least 25% Hortons Ridge Malt.

The event is on November 26th same day as Big Spruce's. I messaged Rebecca to make sure she's aware of that. It says it ends at 5:00PM so both are doable, for anyone out of town could be good but two beer comps in one day is a bit much.

[oceanic_brew]

Just found an app called Useful Nova Scotia plants that might help spur the imagination.


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[chalmers]

It would definitely be tough to make it to both, keep in mind the judging for Sober Island will be earlier in the month, and the winner is asked to bring their beer to the launch party. Timing is unfortunate, though. Maybe need to rent a party bus to hit both??

[John G]

Hopefully no mis-identified mushrooms are used. Yikes!

[oceanic_brew]

It would definitely be tough to make it to both, keep in mind the judging for Sober Island will be earlier in the month, and the winner is asked to bring their beer to the launch party. Timing is unfortunate, though. Maybe need to rent a party bus to hit both??

Now that sounds fun



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[oceanic_brew]

Nowhere in the registration form is there anything about bringing beer to a launch party.




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[mumblecrunch]

Nowhere in the registration form is there anything about bringing beer to a launch party.

The event description implies it:

The winning beer will be available on tap, next to several others of ours including our first Foraged Series Release.

I wonder if that's just a hope on their part. Working with a potentially unknown ingredient I'd be more inclined to do a few small batches and submit what I thought was the best one. They ask for 6 bottles, so they may mean the "extra" bottles will be available for tasters at the awards gala (that's not quite "on tap" though). Might be worth an email or posting a question on the event page.

If you've got a registration form, does it say anything about what counts a "foraged" ingredient? Like, would hops I've planted and grown in my own yard count as a "foraged" (if unimaginative) ingredient? What about wild ones I happen to know of growing in the city?

[oceanic_brew]

Yeah that doesn't make any sense. How could it be available on tap if the winner only bottles and only brews 1 gallon batches?

If it was just hope on their part it's advertised as what's happening, not hope.

Anyway, it doesn't specifically define foraged. But if you planted something then you don't need to go foraging for it. Hahahaha

Dictionary
foraging×
for·age
ˈfôrij,ˈfärij/Submit
verb
gerund or present participle: foraging
(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions.
"gulls are equipped by nature to forage for food"
obtain (food or provisions).
"a girl foraging grass for oxen"
obtain food or provisions from (a place).
"a man foraging a dumpster finds some celery"
synonyms: hunt, search, look, rummage around, ferret, root about/around, nose around/about, scavenge
"Colonel Kendricks sent out a small party to forage for provisions"
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"Obtain food or provisions from a place" hahaha I'm gonna forage through sobeys.





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[jacinthebox]

We have something in mind for this

[sheppard107]

foraging×
for·age
ˈfôrij,ˈfärij/Submit
verb

obtain food or provisions from (a place).
"a man foraging a dumpster finds some celery"

So, Dumpster Diver Ale then?

[oceanic_brew]

Hahahhaha maybe you can collaborate with the band dumpster mummy from Dartmouth.

I'm brewing mine Wednesday night


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[jacinthebox]

we brewed our entry on Saturday...should be good

[jacinthebox]

all kegged up...waiting to find out about a drop off time/location

[mckay75]

Anyone know the time for Big Spruce event on the 26th? I see the Sober Island on is from 1-5pm.

[LeafMan66_67]

Anyone know the time for Big Spruce event on the 26th? I see the Sober Island on is from 1-5pm.

Starts at 4pm I believe ...

[jacinthebox]

Dropping our bottles off today in tantallon.
Who else put in?

[LiverDance]

I dropped mine off today as well


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[oceanic_brew]

I just dropped mine off there too.


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[oceanic_brew]

Picked up some bacon, a steak, and had a couple samples of Sober Island


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[jacinthebox]

Looks like judging tool place last night. We will hear the results sunday

[mckay75]

Good luck everyone. I ended up dumping my submission.

[jacinthebox]

no way...that sucks, what was it

[mckay75]

Kettle soured lingonberry saison. Not sure what happened...developed a weird plastic - almost canned spray paint aerosol aroma. Very disappointed.

[jacinthebox]

too bad...that sounds good

[oceanic_brew]

Anybody headed down tomorrow?

I'm gonna drive down leaving from Dartmouth and coming back in time to get to the big Spruce comp if anyone wants a ride.


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