[mba] Byggvir's Big Beer Cup results

Huzzah! Here are the results from Byggvir's Big Beer Cup at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival. Congratulations to all who won medals. You can pick your score sheets (and hopefully prizes) up tomorrow night (9/15/10) at the MHBA club meeting at the Black Forest Inn from 6-9 pm. Black Forest is on the corner of 26th and Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis. I will send everything else out early next week. I really want to thank everyone who sent in entries---we had 130 entries this year, which has been a steady increase over each of the four years we have held the contest. (And especially impressive considering that Nationals was hosted here in June and so many of you brewed and donated beer for the event and the State Fair had such a wonderful turn out again this year.) I got to sample some excellent entries! I can't thank the staff, judges, stewards, and other volunteers nearly enough. I have received so much positive feedback from this contest. We are really fortunate to have so many fantastic volunteers for all the events that are hosted locally. I had a great staff again this year that helped get the prep work done: Wilbur Ince (Web Master), Joel Stitzel (Database Coordinator), Jeremy "Eric Bob" Lawson (Cellar Master), Seth Reid (Prize Whore), Jeff Kalchik, and Pwajdeur Swanstrom (Personal Minon). Thanks to Todd Simmons for brewing on site and to Michael Agnew, Leo Chmil, Jr., and Joel for the demos. Big thanks to Jeff Williamson, Kris England, and Al Boyce for judging Best of Show. And also important, make sure to visit and support the vendors that sponsored the event by donating prizes. Big thanks to Minnesota Renaissance Festival, Northern Brewer, Midwest Supplies, Summit, Barley John's, Rock Bottom, Mel-o Honey, Beer Dabbler, Wyeast and B. Nektar Meadry. Gera Exire LaTour Organizer, Byggvir's Big Beer Cup Minnesota Renaissance Festival