6th Annual MSF Homebrew Beer, Mead and Cider Competition

Attention Minnesota Brewers! St. Paul Homebrewers Club and Minnesota Homebrewers Association are happy to announce the 6th Annual Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Beer, Mead and Cider Competition.The First and Second round of judging will be on Friday, August 15th, 4pm to 10pm AND Saturday, August 16th, 9am to 6pm, on the State Fair grounds at the Creative Annex. On-line registration is from July 16th to August 8th. The entry fee is a very reasonable $5 and we only ask for 2 bottles per entry! You can drop off your entries at Midwest Homebrew, Northern Brewer and Still- H20. Mail-in entries can be sent to Midwest. Winners in categories will receive the State Fair medals. Thanks agian, this year, Midwest Homebrew Supplies generously sponsored BOS prizes: First Place prize: $100 gift certificate and BOS rosette, Second Place prize: $75 gift certificate, Third Place prize: $50 gift certificate. The Best of Show judging will be done during the Minnesota State Fair, on Saturday, August 23th from 11am to 2pm at the Education Building’s outdoor stage. The Pedalpub will be in the MSF Parade, too. Volunteers are always in short supply for the first round judging so even if you only make it for part of the event we still can use you. We’re looking for volunteers for Judge Coordinator, Steward Coordinator and Cellarmaster. Also, we will be needing volunteers for various media and BOS events. To volunteer to help, contact Contest Chair or directly sign-up online at http://mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ July 16 - Aug. 8, 2008 - Online RegistrationNOTE: Must be pre-registered by Aug. 8 to enter. Registrations after Aug. 8 will NOT be accepted! Checks will be returned, but beers submitted past registrations will not be returned. July 31 - Aug 8, 2008 - Entries accepted at drop-off sitesAugust 15, 2008, 6pm-10pm - First Round Judging at the Creative Activities Annex at the Minnesota State FairgroundsAugust 16, 2008, 9am-6pm - First Round Judging at the Creative Activities Annex at the Minnesota State FairgroundsNOTE: Preliminary judging not open to the general public. August 23, 2008, 11am-2pm - Best-Of-Show Judging and Awards Ceremony at the Education Building's outdoor stage, adjacent to the Creative Activities building at 1pm on Saturday, August 23, 2008. For more info, surf to: http://mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ See you before, during and after the State Fair! Sean P. Hewitt MSF Competition Organizer