2009 National Organic Brewing Challenge Prizes & Official Contest Sponsors   Prize List for 2009 Entries: Eastern Division: $250 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative, a Seven Bridges T-shirt, plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club This year our efforts to find an organic brewery located in the Eastern half of the United States willing to be a major sponsor and host a hands on brewing experience were not successful. With some help from our customers and contest participants who live in this region, we hope to have better luck next year. In fact, we are looking into setting up an East Coast receiving depot and possibly judging for Eastern division entries in 2010. If you would like to see this happen, and would like to help make it happen, please get in touch with us! Western Division: Winner to brew an organic beer at Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz CA The highest scoring qualified entry from all entries West of the Mississippi River USA will be invited to brew an organic batch of beer with the Brewmaster at Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz, California. Uncommon Brewers is a community-oriented organic microbrewery incorporating traditional Belgian brewing techniques and cutting-edge innovation from the modern West Coast. Grounded in the principles of sustainability voiced by the Slow Food Movement, the goal is to make uncommon beers for uncommon people. Visit online for more information about the brewery and the beer: http://www.uncommonbrewers.com/index.php GRAND PRIZE RESTRICTIONS & LIMITATIONS: The grand prize winner will have a hands on organic brewing experience at the host brewery, brewing the beer chosen by the host Brewmaster. 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. The grand prize winner will be given a homebrew sized portion of the batch they particpated in brewing. Further details on the grand prize will be forwarded to the grand prize winner once the winner is selected. Best of Show Prizes: Made possible by our major sponsors: Thirsty Bear Brewing Company in San Francisco California offers seven house standard beers, all brewed with organic barley and hops. They also offer two seasonal beers on a rotating basis to compliment this selection. The first brewery restaurant in the United States to serve an authentic Spanish menu, ThirstyBear's Executive Chef incorporates some of the finest specialty ingredients from Spain. The Lakefront Brewery has been a Milwaukee craft brewing institution since 1987. They offered the first bottled organic beer with a certified organic stamp in the USA in 1996 with their Lakefront Organic ESB. A brewery truly dedicated to organic principles Lakefront has always used organic hops and is now working with local farmers in Wisconsin to grow both hops and grain directly for the brewery. Look for new organic beers coming soon from this award winning organic brewery! Bison Brewery is located in Berkeley, CA and offers a wide assortment of finely crafted and unique certified organic beers. In their own words, Bison brews organic beer to sync their personal lives with their business pursuits. The small staff believes that sustainable and ecologically sound food production is the best way to protect our environment, save energy and ensure the sustainability of American farming. Bison is now in its 20th year and offers bottled beers at many choice locations in 12 states (and growing). POLAR WARE is a USA manufacturer of quality deep drawn products and custom components in stainless steel and other metals. They offer a line of top quality stainless steel brew kettles for home brewers who want the best quality that will last a lifetime! Polar Ware brew pots are sold by Seven Bridges and many other fine homebrew retailers across the country.   White Labs Inc. is a leader in pure yeast and fermentation services. They serve the beer, wine, and distilling industries on levels ranging from world-wide producers to home-based enthusiasts. With a wide range of yeast styles to choose from, White Labs yeast helps homebrewers to brew virtually any style of beer they desire. Seven Bridges stocks a complete selection of White Labs yeast in our store. Best of Show- 1st Place: A 32 quart (10.5 gallon) stainless steel brewpot and stainless steel spoon from Polarware, a 7 Bridges T-shirt, plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club Best of Show- 2nd Place: $100 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club Best of Show- 3rd Place: A copper immersion wort chiller from Polarware plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club Best of show prizes are awarded to the Best of Show round winners. This is an extra round of the highest scoring entry from each flight judged by the top ranking judges of this competition. A flight is a round in our competition usually made up of one or more categories, each consisting of 4 to 10 beers. The number of flights in the Best of Show round will be determined by the total number of entries received.   Category Prizes: Awarded to the highest scoring entries each of the 15 categories! Category prizes made possible through the generous donations of our sponsors: Special Grand Prize: Top scoring qualified* entry in categories 16 & 18 *Qualified entry- to qualify for this grand prize the recipe must be brewed with commercially available certified organic ingredients. Special Grand Prize: Best Belgian Beer The winning Belgian style recipe (top scoring qualified* entry of category 16 & 18) will be made into a certified organic beer kit that will be available to all homebrew customers of Seven Bridges. This kit will be named after the prize winning brewer and will be released by December 1, 2009, just in time for the holidays. The very first kit made will be signed by Seven Bridges Founder Amelia Slayton and delivered directly to the winner. The winner will also receive $100 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club and a Seven Bridges T-shirt, pint glass, and bumpersticker.The grand prize will replace the first prize for that category. 1st place (all categories): All first place winners of each category will recieve a 1 year membership in the Organic Buyers Club plus one of the following: A one year subscription to Brew Your Own Magazine $30 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative A T-shirt & pint glass from Bison Brewery A gift box selection of beers from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery A $25 homebrew merchandise gift certifcate from Crosby & Baker (redeemable at any homebrew shop) 2nd place (all categories): All second place winners of each category will receive one of the following: Seven Bridges T-shirt A T-Shirt from Coast Brewing A copy of Fermenting Revolution by 7 Bridges Member & Author Chris O'Brien A 14 oz. organic hop assortment 3rd place (all categories): All third place winners of each category will receive one of the following: A set of 2 pint glasses from 7 Bridges or one of our sponsors An organic homebrew recipe book and a 4 oz. organic hop assortment A stainless steel spoon from Polarware     The contest prize committee (consisting of 7 Bridges staff and volunteers) will determine how 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place prizes will be distributed once winners have been determined. To become a first, second, or third place winner the entry must have a score of at least 25 points (out of a possible 50) based on the BJCP scoring guidelines.     Prizes & Sponsors for the Pro-Brew Competitions: Winners will be published on the 2009 competition winners page and will be announced in the official press release and e-newsletter following the competition. Each of the top 3 winners will recieve a plaque, a Seven Bridges T-shirt, bumperstickers, and the following: 1st Place: $300 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus 25 lbs of organic hops from Roy Farms 2nd Place: $150 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus 25 lbs of organic hops from Roy Farms 2nd Place: $75 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative plus 25 lbs of organic hops from Roy Farms   Other Competition Sponsors: Media Sponsor: A huge thank you to The Brewing Network Radio for helping get the word out about this competition.The Brewing Network has carved a niche in the homebrewing world by bring a radio voice to the homebrewing scene which showcases the all good humor, good times, and passion for brewing that homebrewers have in common. By embracing new technology like pod and webcasting while also sticking to a classic radio format, The Brewing Network has help to build a stronger community of brewers that share a love of craft brewing. 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 All of us at 7 Bridges truly thank our sponsors for supporting the growing organic brewing movement by sponsoring the 3rd Annual National Organic Brewing Challenge!

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