OVHA Chat

Just found out about this one. Check out the "Art of Homebrewing" video.

http://www.samueladams.com/promotions/L ... npage.html

For a $ 5,000 prize and get all rights. Rather keep my brew to share with friends. I would have some respect for him if he showed how to do a proper brew. Tin can brew over ice my a__.

I totally disagree. I think this is a great thing for homebrew. When is the last time you seen a national commercial promoting homebrew? I think this is the first and it's a great commercial showing real people making real homebrew. Doesn't everyone start out with a can kit cooking on the stove? I know I did. It just leads to better and better things. Koch does a lot for the homebrew community, so I think he does deserve some respect.

I haven't seen the commercial yet. I agree about the exposure; it can only be positive.

I have to agreee with Chris. A national homebrew competition sponsored by a well known brewery shows that homebrewers aren't as abnormal as most people seem to think. It is great recognition & should encourage people to try it.

I use malt extract when I brew,wish I could get a better operation going but don't have the time or room to do it just yet,my beer is still better than anything in a aluminum can.I think it is pretty cool that he is having this contest,just shows that he loves BEER!

I agree promoting home brew is a good thing. Am I the only one that has issues with what you give up for $5,000. Take a look at the second page.

http://www.samueladams.com/promotions/L ... ontest.pdf

Sorry, I did not mean to step on any extract brewer toes but the video seemed over simplified. All I could see was an infection waiting to happen.

I would not be bothered by this because I would be using a recipe that I did not invent and malt extract,But if i invented the recipe and used all grain brewing,I would want and deserve more for my efforts.It may not be a smart thing do.So it depends on what way a person is looking at it.

"I agree that if I am the Grand Champion winner of the Contest, I will fully disclose my recipe to The Boston Beer Company and hereby grant to The Boston Beer Company a non-exclusive irrevocable license to use the recipe, name of the recipe, provided no geographical indicator is used in the name of the beer, or any part of the recipe or name of recipe, in the production of a product for the account of The Boston Beer Company, subject only to my right, as sole entrant, to be paid a one-time royalty of $5000.00 if The Boston Beer Company brews a product using my recipe. If selected as Grand Champion, I and my co-brewers agree to assign any intellectual property rights I have in my recipe to The Boston Beer Company, if requested."

What exactly do you believe you are giving up? Selling your recipe to another brewery or using the recipe in your own micro brewery you might start up someday? I don't think this is a big worry to most homebrewers. However, if you see your self going pro one day, then yes, I would not enter a potential award winning recipe.

Most homebrewers have no problem posting their recipes online for all to brew, so I don't see it as an issue to release it to Sam Adams, get 5 large, get national exposure for you and perhaps your brew club, to have your beer brewed by a renowned brewery and to have the beer distributed across the country. Am I missing something?

If your content with someone using your personal information and identity world wide in any fashion they wish and without any compensation to you or input from yourself. All you need do is enter.