To all Minnesota Home Brewers, STATE FAIR ONLINE REGISTRATION STARTS JULY 19! Entries accepted at drop-off sites, Aug. 3 - 11, 2006 The registration deadline for the MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION is coming up on Friday, August 19, 2005. This is a fun, local competition for MINNESOTA home brewers only, and tends to be smaller than the Mash-Out, so your chances of winning are that much better. 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. To enter your beers: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ 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. To sign up to help judge or steward: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ BEST-OF-SHOW and AWARDS CEREMONY VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! The Awards Ceremony and Best-of-Show judging will occur on Saturday, August 26, 2006 at 11am at the Creative Activities Building Annex, outside the Creative Activities Building while the State Fair is going on. Come on by to see who won, or better yet, volunteer to help the contest and the beer clubs promote homebrewing! To sign up to help at the Awards Ceremony: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/ Please pass this along to your homebrew friends!! Regards, Sean P. Hewitt Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition Organizer Sponsored by Minnesota Homebrewers Association (MHBA)