Prizes awarded every 3 months. Help promote organic brewing and inspire others to brew organic too! On-Line Entry Form *Extra winners were chosen for the Fall Quarter because we did not have enough entries to run the contest in the Summer 2006 quarter. Thus the fall drawing contained entries from April through September 2006. Thank you all so much for participating! Win an Organic Beer Kit or an Organic Green Coffee Sampler! Prize Drawing Instructions & Information Fall Quarter 2006 Contest Winners*: HOMEBREW CATEGORY- Fall Quarter 2006: Subcategory: "Why Brew Organic" "My wife and I are new to the homebrew adventure. We have discussed brewing our own beer for years. Recently we decided to stop talking and start brewing. In the quest to create our great beer, we found that the ingredients are of utmost importance. In our search for hops we were lucky enough to find Seven Bridges Cooperative. Seven Bridge's approach to their products is simply wonderful, organic products and fair pay for workers. My wife and I believe that organic food promotes a healthy life, a healthy world and a healthy marriage. It is important to recognize the impact we have on the environment and we firmly believe in supporting businesses that share our view. Our great beer deserves nothing less than high quality organic ingredients. Thank you for all you do. Have a good brew!" -Victor from Oak Park, IL (prize is Organic Beer Kit or organic ingredients for a 5 gallon batch) HOMEBREW CATEGORY- Fall Quarter 2006: Subcategory: "Why Brew Organic" "Though there really is no reason NOT to brew organic, here is a good one: macro breweries have roundly rejected and somehow slivered out of governmental attempts to mandate the companies to list the ingredients of their product. Their claim is that this would cost them too much money... Budweiser alone has over 75 chemicals in it; clarifying agents, coloring agents, chemicals for head retention, just to name a few... I'm not quite sure how I feel about putting that in my body.. A recent study on Miller Lite by the Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer group based in Washington, D.C. showed that the beer was comprised of the following: propylene glycol alginate, water, barley malt, corn syrup, chemically modified hop extracts, yeast, amyloglucosidase, carbon dioxide, papain enzyme, liquid sugar, potassium metabisulfite, and Emka-malt, whatever that is. Pretty gross, huh?" -Ryan from San Francisco, CA (prize is Organic Beer Kit or organic ingredients for a 5 gallon batch) COFFEE CATEGORY- Fall Quarter 2006: Subcategory: "Why Roast Organic" "The coffee I roast tastes so much better knowing I'm helping someone I don't even know on the other side of the planet. Thank you for what you do!!!"- Steve from Anderson, IN (Prize is 5 pounds organic Fair Trade green coffee) COFFEE CATEGORY- Fall Quarter 2006: Subcategory: "Brewing and Roasting Tips" "My husband and I have only recently decided to roast our own coffee. For the past two years we have been homebrewing and making our own "fruit" wines, but it never entered our heads to roast our own coffee. Part of our reluctance to take on another do-it-yourself beverage was the necessity of more expensive equipment which can get very costly on a college-student budget. A friend of ours has hit upon a very effective and cheap coffee roaster. After dabbling with stove-top popcorn poppers (similar to a stove-top roaster) he got the idea to try an air-pop popcorn machine. The results are superb. Because the coffee is in costant motion it gets a very even roasting without the charring he experienced with the stove-top model. It also requires much less fuss and cleaning. He uses an upright, stand-alone model which is designed to eject the popcorn down a shute and into a bowl as it pops. You can acheive a particular roast (light, medium, dark, espresso, etc.) by tilting the machine backwards until the desired roast is acheived. The only real drawbacks to this method is that you are limitted in the amount of coffee you can roast at a time and the popcorn popper ejects the coffee chaff but this can be caught with any household strainer and composted. On the plus side, it only takes about 5-10 minutes to roast the beans (depending on how dark you want the roast), doesn't heat up the house by keeping a stovetop on for prolonged periods, and the popcorn popper costs $16. We've got our popcorn popper and are really excited to try this out on our own."- Angie from Berea, KY (Prize is 5 pounds organic Fair Trade green coffee) We are sponsoring this contest because it helps to promote organic brewing and grow our business while rewarding the most dedicated organic brewers and home roasters. We select one outstanding entry every 3 months to win one of the following: Organic ingredients for one 5 gallon batch of homebrew ($35 limit) One of our organic beer kits (winners choice) We now also award a second prize in the home coffee roasting catagory every 3 months: 5 pounds of organic green coffee (a sampler or 5 pounds of any coffee). If there is another outstanding entry in a given contest period we will award a third prize of a $20 gift certificate for an honorable mention. The winning entries will be incorporated into our website, adding interesting content for all of our on-line visitors. To respect anonymity of contributors we will list credit by first name and state or country of residence only. By entering this contest you are giving us permission to use your entry as content on our website and in promotional materials if your entry is selected as a winning entry. An entry in the contest is a written entry in one of the following categories. One entry per category per applicant will be accepted for each contest period. Each entry should be between 1 and 3 paragraphs in length: A testimonial or feedback about one of our organic products or your experience shopping with our cooperative. 1 to 3 paragraphs that answers the question "why do I brew/roast organic", or tells an interesting story about homebrewing or roasting with an environmental and/or socially responsible impact A unique recipe for an all organic homebrew that you would like to share with other brewers. All malt, hops, and adjuncts must be organic and commercially available. A coffee roast blend or recipe for home roasted coffee that you would like to share with other home coffee roasters.All coffee and flavorings must be organic and commercially available. A homebrewing or home roasting tip with an environmental twist, such as saving energy or water. Details about a ribbon won in a homebrew contest with one of our kits or with an all organic homebrew made with ingredients purchased from us for our Organic Brewers Hall of Fame. Entries may be submitted by e-mail, mail, or by filling out the on-line form.The deadline for the contest is the last day of the quarter (March 31st, June 30, September 30, and December 31st), and winners will be chosen by the 15th day of the following month (April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15). The winning entries will be chosen by a panel of 3-5 Seven Bridges Co-op Members each month. In the event that we receive less than the minimum amount of 5 entries per prize category (5 homebrew and 5 coffee roasting entries) in one quarter, a drawing will not be held but all the entries will be held and automatically entered in the contest the following quarter. Entries that are not selected as winners may be resubmitted by the contest entrant but they will not be automatically included in the next quarterly contest. To qualify, each entry must meet the following criteria: #1: This contest is open to all residents of the United States 21 years of age or higher, except Members and employees of Seven Bridges Cooperative and their families. No purchase is required to enter. Participants may enter once per category per month (up to 6 categories). To allow more opportunities for all contestants to win, each person is eligible to win one first prize and one second prize per year. Proof of age may be required before a prize will be delivered. #2: To enter, use the online form or e-mail us your entry. Alternatively, write your name, address, and telephone number and the text of your entry on an 8 1/2 x 11 piece of paper and mail it to: Seven Bridges Cooperative PO Box 2902 Santa Cruz, CA 95063 #3: All entries must be submitted (postmarked, e-mailed, or posted on-line) by the last day of the current quarter to qualify for the contest drawing held the on the 15th day of the following month. Only one entry per category per month will be accepted. If multiple entries from the same contestant are received in the same category, the additional entries will be destroyed. If an entry does not win the contestant may submit the same entry again in a future contest #4: The first names and cities of residence of the winners (last names and physical addresses will be omitted to protect individual privacy) will be posted on this web page once the drawing is completed and the content of the winning entries will be used on our website where appropriate. Entries that do not win will not be posted. #5: Prizes will be shipped to winners following notification and selection of prize by the winners. Prizes will be shipped free of charge (UPS or Fedex Ground only) to winners who reside within the lower 48 United States, except Santa Cruz county residents who are able to pick up their kit in person. Winners who reside in Alaska , Hawaii, or other US Territory must pay for shipping to receive their prize. The odds of winning are estimated to be 1 in 50. This contest is a way for you to have a voice in the growing organic brewing movement, and get great odds at winning an organic prize at the same time! This drawing does not add names to a mailing list. The only records we keep each year are the testimonials, recipes, etc. from the winning entries. Names and addresses, and entry data from entries that did not win are all destroyed after the contest closes each month. We are serious about protecting your privacy, so you can participate in our drawing with no worries.

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