The winners were announced at the Fair on Saturday for the 2004 Minnesota State Fair Homebrew Competition. The competition had 132 entries this year (up from 84 in 2003), and we had 28 judges (up from 23 last year). We had some growing pains and controversies, but we will overcome them and make next year's contest even better! You can check out the winning recipes at: http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mnfair/2004mnfair.htm. You can view the display of the winning entries in the Creative Activities building at the Minnesota State Fair. Thanks to everyone who entered, thanks to Midwest Homebrew Supplies and Northern Brewer for collecting entries for the contest, and congratulations to all of the winners! 2004 MINNESOTA STATE FAIR HOMEBREW COMPETITION WINNERS BEST OF SHOW 1 Heaven to myrtle its a bog Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Porters and Stouts 1 American Splendor Porter Joe Gerteis St Paul, MN 2 Sweetie Pie Stout John Longballa Saint Paul, MN 3 Porter #1 Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Light Ales and Wheat Beers 1 Weizenbock Melissa Eibner St Paul, MN 2 Honeydew Vine Water Cory Roach Prior Lake, MN 3 DirtyAlt Man Don Hettinga Rochester, MN Belgian and French Ales 1 Low Pee H Steve Piatz Eagan, MN 2 Use Your Wit Jeff Cotton St. Paul, MN 3 Wit Wedding Charlie Rohwer St. Paul, MN Pale Ales 1 Name in the Trail Pale Ale Al Boyce St. Louis Park, MN 2 Orange Haze Kevin Conway Savage, MN 3 Interleague Play IPA John Grundman Rosemount, MN Mead 1 Very Berry Steve Piatz Eagan, MN 2 Orange Blossom Mead Jeff Cotton St. Paul, MN 3 Sage Mead Jeff Cotton St. Paul, MN Strong Belgian Ales 1 Heaven to myrtle its a bog Steve Piatz Eagan, MN 2 Grand Cru James Pherson Scott Grisler Bloomington, MN 3 Starry Night Charlie Rohwer St. Paul, MN Light Lagers 1 Dortmunder Wonder Al Boyce St. Louis Park 2 Micks Generous Offering Curt and Kathy Stock St. Paul, MN 3 Bohemian Pilsner Steve Piatz Eagan, MN English and Scottish Ales 1 Brown Ale Thomas Eibner St Paul, MN 2 Guzz Buzz Brown Curt and Kathy Stock St. Paul, MN 3 Hophead Brown Steve Piatz Eagan, MN Strong Ales 1 TheBigHBW Joe Weimann Oakdale, MN 2 Single-Malt Scottish Eis-Barleywine Al Boyce St. Louis Park, MN 3 British Barleywine Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Eclectic Beers 1 In a pickle Gera Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN 2 Lemon Basil Ale Mark Bohrer St. Louis Park, MN 3 Lemon Verbena Hefa Paul Dienhart Minnetonka, MN Dark European Lagers 1 The Governator (I'll Be Bock) Al Boyce 2 Lamaze Marzen Todd Mayer Andover, MN 3 Trad Bock Jeff Cotton St. Paul, MN Cider 1 2003 County Road D Cider Mitch Vars Minneapolis, MN 2 Kellys Cider Kurt Zemlicka Golden Valley, MN 3 EP Cider Michael Behrendt Eden Prairie, MN -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .