2007 Jamboree Press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LOCAL BREW CLUBS HOST 11^TH ANNUAL HOMEBREWER’S JAMBOREE

TO BENEFIT “The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Hampshire”

The 11^th annual New England Homebrewer’s Jamboree is being held on Saturday, September 8^th, 2007 at the Branch Brook Campground in Campton, NH. The gates will open at 10am. It’s a $10 donation for adults (which includes a separate ticket good for a day of door prizes) and kids are free for this celebration of handcrafted beverages. This event is open to the public. The Jamboree is being sponsored by the Winnipesaukee Area Brew Crew, Fermentation Station Homebrewing and Fine Cigars, both of Meredith & Shapleigh Hops Craft Brewing Supply, Shapleigh, Maine. Organizers and sponsors also include the Manchester Area Society of Homebrewers, Southern Maine Homebrewers, and Brew Free or Die.

Family entertainment will include a horseshoe contest, children’s games and music throughout the day provided by Equinox Entertainment. There will be a food vendor on site for Saturday lunch, Saturday dinner/ribfest and Sunday breakfast. Overnight camping is available. Overnight with hookups are $30 per site per night, and $25 per site field camping. Please call the Fermentation Station at 279-4028 for more information and reservations. The informational website is www.homebrewersjamboree.com.

Homebrewers may enter beverages for the people’s choice competition, for an entrée fee of $3 for each sample of 3 bottles. Judged categories will include several varieties of beer, wine, meads and ciders. Bring your judge’s cap! Participants of legal age may sign up to judge the morning of the Jamboree. ID’s will be checked. There will also be sampling from several area microbreweries and among attendees. Come check out several home brewers actually brewing their own beverages on site!

Any and all proceeds above costs will be donated to the Make A Wish Foundation of New Hampshire. We were able to donate over $3000 in 2006, and are hoping for a larger donation this year. Please join us for a fun-filled day of fellowship and homebrewing!