THE BEER CLINIC™

"To Your Beer's Health"

• Are you a novice homebrewer in need of help with your new hobby?
• Are you an established homebrewer looking to fine tune your brews?
• Are you a seasoned homebrewer who would appreciate a little recognition of your talent and effort?
• Are you trying to determine an off-flavor or aroma in your brew but can't quite figure out what it is?

If you said "yes" to any of the questions above, then you might be interested in Ale-conner's new THE BEER CLINIC™ homebrew evaluation.

THE BEER CLINIC™ homebrew evaluation offers both novice and accomplished homebrewers an opportunity to have their homebrewed beers evaluated and scored by a knowledgeable and experienced beer judge.

Like you, I am also a homebrewer and a competitor and I understand the value and importance of solid and coherent commentary and constructive feedback derived from objective beer evaluation. I have over 25 years of beer evaluation experience; to learn more about my professional beer judging background, please check out the sidebar on this page.

Details, details...
All brews submitted will be evaluated within one week of receipt and the results of the evaluation and feedback will be promptly returned to the brewer via e-mail. All beer evaluation is done in accordance with standard Beer Judge Certification Program rules and regulations.

All beers are judged against beer style parameters, not against other beers. All beers submitted for evaluation are kept properly chilled until they are evaluated.

How To Submit a Beer: Simply DOWNLOAD and print the Form and fill it out COMPLETELY. Brews accompanied by incomplete forms will not be evaluated.

Along with your completed form, include a single bottle of any size and a check for $6.00 made out to Ale-conner B. C.

Attention Homebrew Retailers: Find out how you can set up an in-house BEER CLINIC™ in your store. Contact: aleconner@aol.com or call 708.408.8735 (Chicago metro area only at this time)

PERSONAL INFORMATION SUBMITTED TO THE BEER CLINIC™ WILL NEVER BE SOLD OR SHARED WITH ANY OTHER COMPANY OR BUSINESS ENTITY FOR ANY PURPOSES WHATSOEVER

THE BEER CLINIC™ is a Registered Trademark of Ale-Conner Beer Consulting

Who is Marty Nachel?

Marty Nachel began brewing his own award-winning beer at home in 1985. Not satisfied with just brewing beer, Marty became one of the first 70 people in North America to take and pass the Beer Judge Certification Program exam in 1986, and the first in the state of Illinois (BJCP Judge # C0008).

By 1997, Marty had published three books on beer and brewing, including the very popular "Beer For Dummies" and "Homebrewing For Dummies" , followed by a 2nd Edition of "HfD" in 2008.

Marty's expertise in beer evaluation has been gained at numerous local, regional and national homebrew competitions- including the Samuel Adams LongShot finals in Boston- but also at professional level competitions such as the Beverage Testing Institute- home of the World Beer Championships in Chicago and the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.

In 2009, Marty became a Cicerone® Certified Beer Server and he continues to teach beginner homebrewing and beer appreciation classes and tastings at various venues in the Chicago metro area.