Registration is OPEN for MN State Fair Homebrew Competition! Deadline Aug 6

Online registration is OPEN for the Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition! Go to: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair NOTE: The rules for this contest are DIFFERENT from most - preregistration is MANDATORY. You MUST register online between now and August 6, and entries must be shipped or dropped off between August 6 through August 14. You may ship or drop off entries to MIDWEST SUPPLIES in St. Louis Park, and drop-off only to NORTHERN BREWER in St. Paul. Details are on the web site. As of this morning, there are 8 entries, so I'd say at this moment, your odds of winning should be pretty good - if you enter! You may enter any style of beer, in one of 12 categories (you may enter only ONE beer per category): (The numbers in parentheses are BJCP Style numbers - see http://www.bjcp.org/style-index.html for details) 1. Porters and Stouts (15, 16) 2. Light Ales and Wheat Beers (3, 8, 17) 3. Belgian and French Ales (19, 20) 4. Pale Ales (6, 7) 5. Meads (25) 6. Strong Belgian Ales (18) 7. Light Lagers (1, 2) 8. English and Scottish Ales (4, 5, 10) 9. Strong Ales (11, 12) 10. Eclectic Beers (21, 22, 23, 24) 11. Dark European Lagers (9, 13, 14) 12. Ciders (26) While you're there, register to help JUDGE on Saturday, August 16th, from 10am until 6pm. Awards ceremony is on August 23 from 11a-2p at the Fair. Let's make this FIRST Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition a winner! Enter what you've got, and win a great big State Fair fru-fru ribbon for your brewery! Good luck! - Al