2007 National Organic Homebrew Challenge The 2007 competition was a truly memorable event and many amazing beers were entered by organic homebrewers from all over the USA. We are very grateful to all the judges and stewards who volunteered to help make the event a success. We also deeply thank the sponsors who donated prizes, The Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant for hosting the judging event, and The Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery for hosting the awards ceremony and Seven Bridges 10 year Anniversary party! The winners of the 2007 contest are posted here: 2007 Contest Winners Grand Prizewinner, Western Division: Congratulations to Larry Lynch-Freshner from Boulder creek, CA for Best of Show AND the Grand Prize winner, western division, for his Organic "Bad Weather Barley Wine". Larry is brewing his recipe with the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery, as soon as they can work out the logistics of squeezing a full size oak barrel into the very tiny brewery! Grand Prizewinner, Eastern Division: Congratulations also to Richard Lawrence from North Falmouth, MA the Grand Prize winner, eastern division, for his organic "Wu Wei Wit".   Richard got to brew a very special organic beer that was brewed with all American grown ingredients, including hops, at Otter Creek Brewing Company. For more pictures and the full story, be sure to visit the All American2 page: http://www.ottercreekbrewing.com/wolavers/beers/all-american2.html In the photo: Richard Lawrence on the left, standing next to Brewmaster Steve Parkes at the Otter Creek Brewery       Here are a few pictures of the competition judging which was held on Sunday, October 21, 2007: 2007 NOHC Judges Busy Tasting Organic Homebrew! 2007 NOHC: Organic homebrews waiting to be tasted Prize List for 2007 Entries: 2 Grand Prizes!: Eastern Division: Winner to Brew the Winning Beer at Otter Creek in Vermont, home of Wolavers Brand. http://www.wolavers.com/home/wolavers.html The highest scoring qualified entry from all entries East of the Mississippi River USA will be invited to join the Brewmaster for Wolaversbrand organic beer to brew the winning recipe on the 40 barrel system at Otter Creek Brewing in Middlebury Vermont. The resulting beer will be offered at the brewery as a limited release. Western Division: Winner to Brew the Winning Beer at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery in California. http://www.santacruzmountainbrewing.com/ The highest scoring qualified entry from all entries West of the Mississippi River USA will be invited to join the Brewmaster at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery to brew the winning recipe on the 7 barrel system at the brewery in Santa Cruz, CA. The resulting beer will be offered at the brewery as a limited release. GRAND PRIZE RESTRICTIONS & LIMITATIONS: The winning beer must be an ale, and must use organic ingredients that are commercially available in sufficient quantity to brew up to 40 barrels (1200 gallons). The winning recipe may have to be adjusted slightly to accommodate the needs of the commercial brewing system. Brewers competing for the grand prize should limit the style and ingredients accordingly if they desire to be a contender for the grand prize. The prize winning brewer must be able to travel to the brewery location at their own expense to participate in the brewing of the winning recipe. Further details on the grand prize will be forwarded to the grand prize winner once the winner is selected. Best of Show Prizes: 1st Place: $250 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative, a 7 Bridges T-shirt, plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club 2nd Place: $100 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club 3rd Place: 12 lbs of organic malt, a recipe book, and carboy cap from Briess Malting Company plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club Category Prizes: Awarded to the highest scoring entries in all 15 categories! 1st place (all categories): $25 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club 2nd place (all categories): a T-shirt from one of the following: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery Otter Creek Brewery (Wolavers) Eel River Brewing Company Ukiah Brewing Company Seven Bridges Cooperative Prizes will be given out from the selection of merchandise on a first come first serve basis! 3rd place (all categories): a pint glass from one of the following or a carboy cap and recipe book from Briess Malting Company: Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery Eel River Brewing Company Seven Bridges Cooperative Prizes will be awarded from the selection of merchandise on a first come first serve basis! Plus, every winning entrant will receive 2 free passes to the Seven Bridges Cooperative 10 year Anniversary Celebration and Awards Ceremony at the Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery on Saturday, November 10, 2007! All of us at 7 Bridges truly thank our sponsors for supporting the growing organic brewing movement by sponsoring the first annual National Organic Homebrew Challenge! A very special Thank You for the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant in San Jose for hosting the judging of this contest!! Please visit them the next time you are in San Jose: Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant 33 East San Fernando Street San Jose, CA 95113 phone: 408-294-6785 hours: Sun-Wed: 11:30 AM - 11:00 PM Thurs: 11:30 AM - Midnight Fri-Sat: 11:30 AM - 2:00 AM http://www.gordonbiersch.com/restaurants/index.php?pg=location&sub=loc&location_id=19

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