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Welcome from the Grand WazooSean Lamb

Welcome to Dixie Cup XXXI, the Foam Ranger’s excuse to get our Mardi Gras on!

The great philosopher Butt-head said, “The more things change, the more they suck. “ Well, with respect to the Dixie Cup, he’s wrong. While the Dixie Cup is rooted in tradition, we still manage to change it up some every year. We will have a new leader / cat herder for the Beer and Food pairing on Friday night (the “Fred Tasting”). Be nice to Kevin Floyd, he’s a good guy and deserves your attention. We have some visual enhancements in the hos-pitality room. Little changes, but progress nonetheless. The one thing that hasn’t changed is the great attitude of the homebrew-ing community, and the convivial fellowship that is shared during Dixie Cup weekend. We welcome everyone who is kind enough to share their weekend with us celebrating the greatness that is homebrewed beer and the fun that is sharing it with friends old and new.

Many thanks to you for joining us and making this the Best Dixie Cup Ever!

Pardon my French, but laissez les bonnes bieres verser!

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Contents

Welcome Message 2

Contents [You are Here] 3

Special Thanks 4

Schedule of Events 5

Fred Eckhardt 7

The Fred Tasting 8

Milli-Conference 10

Lone Star Circuit 14

Beer Styles for Dixie Cup 16

Dixie Cup Awards 18


Special Thanks from the Dixie Cup CoordinatorDoak Procter

If you are reading this, then you must not be enjoying Dixie Cup as much as I want you to. So, put this down, grab a brew, and go talk to someone you’ve never met.Dammit. See? No one listens to me! This is why I’ve been crying the blood of two thousand unborn virgins for the last six months. That’s right. It’s your fault. But, hey, c’est la Dixie Cup Mardi Gras!Speaking of that Dixie Cup, all this would not happen without a whole dadgum lot of people. As much as I would love to mention every single person who made this Dixie Cup happen, it cannot be. The fact is that hundreds of individuals crank this wheel, from all the judges and stewards who judge the entries, to all the sweaty folks who sort those entries, to all the office and warehouse staff that give us so much beer and SWAG, to all those drivers who drive hun-dreds of miles to bring entries or beer or what-not to us, to all those blessed minutemen who run out on sixty-seconds’ notice to do the things I forgot about, to all those nurses and other angels that keep us alive for the weekend, to all those . . . every one of you who gave up your time to make sure the rest of us had a great time . . . .There would be no Dixie Cup without you. But, all y’all don’t get too caught up with yourselves. There are a healthy handful of folks that even those above could not have a made a Dixie Cup without, this year. I am talking about:Rolland (“Dr. Scott”) Pate – our fearless Head Judge who would not take “no” for an answer. Jaime (“Riff Raff”) Robles – “fearless” doesn’t describe the Head Steward who would soon-er shove a case box up your [Dolly Parton] before you ever told him “no.” Kyle (“Brad”) Jones – who made damned sure something came out of that tap table for your sorry ass. Paul (“Eddie”) Smith – who spent more time and mileage on this Dixie Cup than anyone else to make sure that Kyle had something to pour and that someone had something shiny on the raffle table. Nena (“Janet”) Lamb – You enjoyed (or will enjoy) the Fred Tasting. Hush, puppy. Sly Bastards (“Bridesmaids (Uncredited)”) – I hope you came back on the Pub Crawl bus. Ralph Cox (“That’s What She Said”) – who made sure you got something to eat Friday night. Matt (“Rocky”) Crankabitch – because you wouldn’t be reading this, otherwise Sean (“Frank ‘n’ Furter”) – Our Grandest Wazoo who had done more than he should have.

All of you, I cannot, ever, thank you enough (so don’t ask me to, mofo). And, if you don’t seem to qualify in any of those, then fix that next year. Laissez les bonnes bières couler!


Events ScheduleAll times are DCS (Dixie Cup Standard) and should be provide an inaccurate measure of when things might begin or end.

All events based from Crowne Plaza Hotel Northwest-Brookhollow at 12801 Northwest Freeway (US-290 at Pinemont)

Thursday October 167:00 PM - Welcome Reception

Friday October 17Noon - Registration OpensNoon - First Round Judging continues8:00 PM - Potluck Dinner10:00 PM - Raffle10:30 PM - Fred Tasting Presented by Kevin Floyd

Saturday October 189:00 AM - Milli-Conference begins.1:00 PM – Lunch for Judges (Judging Ongoing)4:30 PM - Pub Crawl Departs5:00 PM - Best of Show Judging9:00 PM - Raffle and Awards Cermony


Thank you

for sponsoring the Dixie Cup XXXI Fred Tasting!


Fred Eckhardtis an American brewer, homebrewing advocate and publicist. He writes about brewed beverages—beer and sake, and wrote the 1989 book, The Essentials of Beer Style. He is identified as a “beer writer,” a “beer historian,” and as a “beer critic.” He’s a local celebrity in Portland, Oregon, which Eckhardt describes as “the brewing capital of the world.” Fred’s knowledge of beer made him the ideal candidate to host a beer pairing session at Dixie Cup: The Fred Tasting. Starting in 1989 with Beer and Chocolate, themes have also ranged into the unusual, such as Junk Food.After years of dedication, the 2009 Dixie Cup marked Fred’s retirement. Despite not host-ing the event itself, his tireless participation for many years and influence on both the Foam Rangers and the homebrewing community have had a lasting impact on the event. To honor this dedication, we have named the event after him. Recent tasting themes have included Bread, Umami, Molecular Gas-tronomy, and this year’s “Tastes of New Orleans”


The Fred Tasting: Tastes of New OrleansNena Lamb and Kevin Floyd

All commercial beer at this year’s Fred Tasting was generously donated by Favorite Brands!! Thanks Don & Tony for your support!!

1st CourseBeignets paired with Chicory Coffee Sweet Stout brewed by Jaime Robles and Kyle Jones

2nd CourseMuffuletta paired with Reissdorf Kolsch

3rd CourseSaint Albray Cheese paired with St. Louis Framboise

4th CourseRed Beans & Rice w/ Andouille Sausage paired with BFM Square Root 225

5th CourseKing Cake paired with Brew Dog Cocoa Psycho

We trusted these guys to brew for you


Photo by Phaedra Cook

Bio: Kevin Floyd

In the short time since native Houstonian and local beer nerd Kevin Floyd opened Hay Merchant, the highly-successful Montrose venture has raked in national accolades and consumer kudos for its craft beer program. The bar, which was named one of the top 100 beer bars in the country by Draft magazine, has quickly established itself as the go-to destination for beer aficionados, thanks to its 80 expertly-selected beers on draft. Kevin and business partner Bobby Heugel opened their first venture, Anvil Bar & Refuge, in 2009, which was also recognized nationally for its beer selections, in addition to its renowned cocktail program. In addition to an extensive knowledge of brew, Kevin also brings operations expertise to the table, having worked previously as a manager of Logan’s Roadhouse, opening 25 restaurants throughout the Midwest. Kevin manages the operations of both Hay Merchant and sister restaurant Underbelly.


Milli Conference Speakers

Ted Hausotter operates Hop Heaven Hop Sales out of Baker City, OR. He has had a tremendous impact in the homebrew community, including leading the Oregon Home Brewers Alliance effort since the beginning. A member of the Good Libations brew club in Baker City, he was one of the first homebrewers to recognize the need to rewrite Oregon’s homebrew law.

Michael Tonsmeire is an award-winning homebrewer and certified beer judge, and has written on sour beers for various magazines. He most recently developed the recipes and grew the microbes for the sour beer program at San

In addition to being a Grand Master BJCP Judge, he has served with the BJCP as an Assistant CEP Director and also as the Mountain/Northwest regional rep from 2007-2013; in 2012 he was the Judge Coordinator for the NHC Final Round in Seattle

Diego’s Modern Times brewery. American Sour Beers is Tonsmeire’s first book. He also publishes on his website The Mad Fermentationist.


Peter Caddoo is the Brewmaster at NOLA brewing.The highly skilled and well respected former brewmaster of Dixie Beer, Peter has over 30 years of brewing experience. Peter, who has a culinary degree and great experience in developing unique and award winning beer flavors, was in Downtown New Orleans during Katrina and has remained in New Orleans since, brewing for the local New Orleans Homebrewers Association, as well as friends and family.Peter is known throughout the New Orleans beer drinking community as a master of taste. With NOLA Brewing he is able to not only delight the taste buds of his fan club, but bring his own recipes and award winning flavors to the city of New Orleans for everyone to enjoy.“Where beer is brewed, Life is good.” - Czech proverb


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The Lone Star Circuit

Individual Standings

Blue Alamo BBBB Celtic Lunar Limbo O’Zapft Cactus Dixie Total Bonnet City Is! Cup

Mark Schoppe 6 19 2 6 24 16 7 11 91Cindy Oberlin 8 8 1 14 8 39Chris Rauschuber 3 11 10 13 37Pete Train 1 1 4 8 6 7 27Paul Dietert 8 6 2 9 25David Rogers 11 5 3 4 23Don Vanslyke 3 3 4 5 1 3 19Jimmy Orkin 2 4 2 8 3 19Craig Loerwald 2 2 3 4 1 5 17Barret Tillman 3 3 1 5 5 17Brian Winter 4 4 6 14Mark Peterson 7 7 14Kerry Martin 2 8 1 3 14Mark Lurton 2 4 8 14Leroy Gharis 2 2 3 5 2 14Robert Brown Jr. 5 2 3 3 13Doug Nett 3 4 6 13Scott Fertak 5 3 2 2 12Ron Haluzan 9 2 11Keith Wright 10 10

Team Standings Blue Alamo BBBB Celtic Lunar Limbo O’Zapft Cactus Dixie Total Bonnet City Is! Cup

Mike Treadway & 6 3 8 17Sean VreelandBradley Brewing 11 11(Keith Bradley & Pam Bradley)Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry 1 5 4 10Dewbrewers: 3 5 8Joelle & Dan DewberryDavid Darity & Michele Darity 6 6Karl & Ann Marie Pierce 6 6David Echols & Matt Holley 5 5Bill Arning & Patty Arning 4 4Bill James & Tim McGrath 4 4Lee Pelfrey & David Ireland 1 3 4Jason Leggett-Wilson & 4 4Brittany Chappell


Club Standings Blue Alamo BBBB Celtic Lunar Limbo O’Zapft Cactus Dixie Total Bonnet City Is! Cup

Austin Zealots 25 59 3 9 47 22 9 51 225North Texas Home Brewers 39 17 12 11 38 5 18 140Bay Area Mashtronauts 16 12 5 50 6 15 104Foam Rangers 29 13 8 13 7 4 8 82Cap & Hare 23 5 5 3 8 44KGB 7 4 18 8 37Bexar Brewers 4 20 11 35Cane Island Alers 8 2 4 4 18Texas Carboys 7 11 18Knights of the Brown Bottle 8 6 14High Plains Draughters 10 10Big Country 6 4 10Homebrewers AssociationBasin Brewers 4 2 4 10

Team Standings Blue Alamo BBBB Celtic Lunar Limbo O’Zapft Cactus Dixie Total Bonnet City Is! Cup

Mike Treadway & 6 3 8 17Sean VreelandBradley Brewing 11 11(Keith Bradley & Pam Bradley)Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry 1 5 4 10Dewbrewers: 3 5 8Joelle & Dan DewberryDavid Darity & Michele Darity 6 6Karl & Ann Marie Pierce 6 6David Echols & Matt Holley 5 5Bill Arning & Patty Arning 4 4Bill James & Tim McGrath 4 4Lee Pelfrey & David Ireland 1 3 4Jason Leggett-Wilson & 4 4Brittany Chappell

The Lone Star Circuit is a year long competition that determines the Lone Star Homebrewer of the Year, the Lone Star Homebrew Team of the Year, and the Lone Star Homebrew Club of the Year, It is awarded annually at the Dixie Cup, the last event of the circuit.

Points are awarded by each comptition for medals earned and the final total determines the winning Brewer, Team, and Club.


English Pale AleBitter8A Standard/Ordinary Bitter8B Special/Best/Premium BitterESB/English Pale Ale8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)Scottish and Irish AleScottish & Irish Ale9A Scottish Light 60/-9B Scottish Heavy 70/-9C Scottish Export 80/-9D Irish Red AleStrong Scotch Ale9E Strong Scotch AleAmerican AleAmerican Pale Ale10A American Pale AleAmerican Amber Ale10B American Amber AleAmerican Brown Ale10C American Brown AleEnglish AleEnglish Brown Ale11A Mild11B Southern English Brown Ale11C Northern English Brown AlePorter12A Brown Porter12B Robust Porter12C Baltic PorterStoutDry Stout13A Dry StoutSweet and Oatmeal Stout13B Sweet Stout13C Oatmeal Stout

Light LagerAmerican Light Lager1A Lite American Lager1B Standard American Lager1C Premium American LagerDortmunder/Helles1D Munich Helles1E Dortmunder ExportPilsner2A German Pilsner2B Bohemian Pilsner2C Classic American PilsnerEuropean Amber LagerEuropean Amber Lager3A Vienna Lager3B Oktoberfest/MärzenDark LagerDark Lager4A Dark American Lager4B Munich Dunkel4C Schwarzbier (Black Beer)Bock5A Maibock/Helles Bock5B Traditional Bock5C Doppelbock5D EisbockLight Hybrid BeerLight Ale6A Cream Ale6B Blonde Ale6D American Wheat or Rye Beer Kölsch6C KölschAmber Hybrid BeerAltbier7A Northern German Altbier7C Düsseldorf AltbierSteam Beer7B California Common Beer

Beer Styles of the 31st Dixie CupThis year, the Dixie Cup will continue to judge all BJCP beer, mead, and cider styles using the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. However, some BJCP categories have been split, allowing us to award medals in more than the standard twenty eight BJCP categories. Two Dixie Cup-only categories will also be judged. Please refer to the BJCP style guidelines for complete style descriptions. Indicates a Dixie Cup Medal Category

Page 17Dixie Cup XXXIForeign and American Stout13D Foreign Extra Stout13E American StoutImperial Stout13F Russian Imperial StoutIndia Pale Ale (IPA)English IPA14A English IPAAmerican IPA14B American IPAImperial IPA14C Imperial IPAGerman Wheat and Rye BeerGerman Wheat and Rye Beer15A Weizen/Weissbier15B Dunkelweizen15C Weizenbock15D Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)Belgian and French AleWitbier16A WitbierBelgian and French Ale16B Belgian Pale Ale16C Saison16D Bier de Garde16E Belgian Specialty AleSour Ale17A Berliner Weisse17B Flanders Red Ale17C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin17D Straight (Unblended) Lambic17E Gueuze17F Fruit LambicBelgian Strong AleBelgian Strong Light Ale18A Belgian Blond Ale18C Belgian Tripel18D Belgian Golden Strong AleBelgian Strong Dark Ale18B Belgian Dubbel18E Belgian Dark Strong AleStrong AleOld Ale19A Old AleEnglish Barleywine19B English Barleywine

American Barleywine19C American BarleywineFruit BeerFruit Beer20 Fruit BeerSpice/Herb/Vegetable BeerSpice/Herb/Vegetable Beer21A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced BeerSmoke-Flavored & Wood-Aged22A Classic Rauchbier22B Other Smoked Beer22C Wood-Aged BeerSpecialty Beer23 Specialty BeerMeadTraditional Mead24A Dry Mead24B Semi-sweet Mead24C Sweet MeadMelomel (Fruit Mead)25A Cyser (Apple Melomel)25B Pyment (Grape Melomel)25C Other Fruit MelomelOther Mead26A Metheglin26B Braggot26C Open Category MeadCider and PerryCider and Perry27A Common Cider27B English Cider27C French Cider27D Common Perry27E Traditional Perry28A New England Cider28B Fruit Cider28C Applewine28D Other Specialty Cider/PerrySpecial Dixie Cup StylesFirst-Time Entrant29 First-Time EntrantXXXI - Brew Me Like a Hurricane30 XXXI


Dixie Cup Awards

Individual MedalsMedals will be awarded to the first, second, and third place winner of each category. The judges have sole responsibility for determining if all of the medals in a particular category should be awarded, or if there are ties for a particular medal.

First Time Entrant AwardThe First Time Entrant Award is open to new entrants to the Dixie Cup. This award is offered as an encouragement to new brewers to “get their feet wet” in competition and get some quality feedback on their brewing efforts.The BJCP category and subcategory must be designated for proper judging. Medallions will be awarded but this category does not count towards brewer or club points and does not qualify for Best-of-Show (therefore only two bottles are required).

Best of Show AwardsBest of Show for both Beer and Mead/Cider will be awarded from the judging of all of the first place winners of each category except for the Brew Me Like a Hurricane and First-Time En-trant categories.

Mike Templeton AwardThis award, presented in memory of one of the original Foam Rangers, is given to the indi-vidual brewer who accumulates the most points at the Dixie Cup, awarded as follows:First Place in each category 3 points Second Place in each category 2 points Third Place in each category 1 point No points are awarded from the Beermageddon and First-Time Entrant categories.

The Dixie Cup TrophyGiven for the most points garnered by a club, based on the same scale as the Templeton award.

Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the YearThe Dixie Cup is the final contest of the Lone Star Circuit competitions where one can earn points towards becoming the Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the Year. Points are awarded for placing in a participating contest (3 points for first place, 2 points for second place, and 1 point for third place).

Lone Star Circuit Homebrew Team of the YearGiven for the most points garnered by a team, based on the same scale as the Templeton and Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the Year awards.

Lone Star Circuit Homebrew Club of the YearGiven for the most points garnered by a club, based on the same scale as the Templeton and Lone Star Circuit Homebrewer of the Year awards.


MCAB Qualifying StylesThe Dixie Cup is a qualifying event for the Masters Cham-pionship of Amateur Brewing (MCAB). The top-ranked beer in each MCAB qualifying style (QS) will be invited to compete in the championship finals, to be held in 2014.In order to maintain the Dixie Cup tradition of awarding more medals than the major BJCP categories, thus splitting some of the larger BJCP categories such as American Ale, some of the MCAB QSs are split across multiple medal categories. In these instances, the first-place winner in each split category will qualify for the MCAB cham-pionship finals.

By the Numbers: Entries by Medal Category

American Light Lager 7Dortmunder/Helles 16Pilsner 28European Amber Lager 35Dark Lager 16Bock 25Light Ale 33Kolsch 16Altbier 13Steam Beer 9Bitter 18ESB/English Pale Ale 13Scottish and Irish Ale 20Strong Scotch Ale 17American Pale Ale 30American Amber Ale 19American Brown Ale 16English Brown Ale 24Porter 29Dry Stout 7Stout 14Foreign and American Stout 13Imperial Stout 19English IPA 7American IPA 52Imperial IPA 25German Wheat and Rye Beer 34Witbier 14Belgian and French Ale 71Sour Ale 33Belgian Strong Light Ale 19Belgian Dark Strong Ale 31Old Ale 16English Barleywine 14American Barleywine 10Fruit Beer 21Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 40Smoked Beer 47Specialty Beer 48Traditional Mead 19Fruit Mead 23Other Mead 18Cider and Perry 22First-Time Entrant 21Dixie Cup XXXI Special Category 12Total Entries 1034

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