Hello friends. We are excited to bring back the Schnapp Hans Cup this year and missed you all in 2020. As we announce the 2021 Cup competition, our hearts are heavy with the loss of the man behind starting this competition: John Harrison.
John was the brewmaster at the Delafield Brewhaus and an advocate of lagers and homebrewers. He graciously opened up the brewery for us, helped us organize the competition through the years, and thoroughly enjoyed welcoming the Best of Show winner each year to brew their recipe with him on the Brewhaus system.
We will miss him and his positive presence greatly, and henceforth the trophy cup will be known as the John Harrison memorial cup.
Given the loss of John and the looming trails of Covid, the 2021 competition will be a little different this year.
- We will still be running a limited-category BJCP competition – only the styles that John allowed in the past
- We will have a slightly smaller entry limit (250 entries)
- We will be using electronic scoresheets created by the online judging software flightcap.io (This is the same tool we use for Midwinter this year, and we have tweaked the scoresheets a bit based on feedback)
- We will not be having a ramp-up of the Best in Show winner this year – perhaps it will come back in the future but it’s unavailable in 2021
Anyway, please mark your calendars. The competition is on October 23rd. The entry window will be open until October 8th.
Please visit the competition registration page to register. Oh, and if you are local, please consider signing up as a volunteer!