Get those entries to Northern Brewer or Midwest for MN State Fair HBC

Ladies and Gentleman, Starting TODAY, Entries accepted at drop-off sites, Aug. 3 - 11, 2006 Get ready to drop-off your entries at Northern Brewer or Midwest. (Addresses and directions are on the website.) In 8 days, The registration deadline for the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION is coming up on Friday, August 11, 2005. There are 20 medal categories this year, so 60 medals will be awarded, plus an awesome "Best of Show" large rosette. You may enter in any BJCP Beer, Mead or Cider category and you may enter one beer per BJCP sub-category. We need your entries!! VOLUNTEER AT THE CONTEST! The competition is also looking for volunteers to help judge or steward at the judging on Saturday, August 19, 2006. EVERYONE is welcome - they will pair novice judges with more experienced judges. If you're thinking that you'd like to find out what beer judging is all about or if you're thinking of taking the Beer Judge Certification Program (BJCP) exam prep class this fall, come out and judge! You will get retro-credit for your judging once you take the BJCP test. If you're too shy to judge, you can "Steward", which involves helping the judges. We need Judges! We need Stewards! To enter your beers, To sign up to help judge or steward go to: Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition website http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ Again, please pass this along to your homebrew friends!! I've tried to pass this to other MN clubs if anyone belongs to an another list(s) and doesn't see this post, please cross-post. Here are the clubs: Boreal Brewers, Buffalo Ridge Brewers, Cloudy Town Brewers, Cross River Alliance of Zymurgists, Grin and Brew It, Headwaters Homebrew Club, Men of our Wort, Minnesota Home Brewers Association, Minnesota Mashers, Minnesota Timberworts, Mobius Microbrewers, Northern Ale Stars, Northern Lagers, Northern Lights 'N Stouts, Rosemount Homebrewers Guild, Rum River Wort Hogs, South Metro Wort Mongers, St Paul Homebrewers Club, Three Rivers United Brewers, Up North Brewing Club and Yeasty Boy Homebrew Club Regards, Sean P. Hewitt Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer