2010 National Organic Brewing Challenge Prizes & Official Contest Sponsors It is not too late to sponsor! We are seeking additional prizes for the contestants. Please check back later for updates which will be added as they come in!   Prize List for 2010 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 prize goes to the brewer with the highest scoring qualified entry from all entries East of the Mississippi River USA. Western 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 prize goes to the brewer with the highest scoring qualified entry from all entries East of the Mississippi River USA. 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! 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. 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. The Brewing Network has been pumping excitement into the homebrew hobby for the past 5 years now with homebrew centric radio progams including Brew Strong, the Jamil Show, and the Sunday Show. Streaming live, by podcast, and through good old fashioned radio air waves, the Brewing Network is helping a new generation of homebrewers learn techniques and tips to excel at their craft.   The American Homebrewers Association (AHA) is committed to promoting the community of homebrewers and empowering homebrewers to make the best beers in the world. The website is packed with brewing info, events listings, and links to the best resources for homebrewers in America. 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 category 21 *Qualified entry- to qualify for this grand prize the recipe must be brewed with commercially available certified organic ingredients. Special Grand Prize: Category 21 Best Spiced Beer The winning spiced beer recipe (top scoring qualified* entry of category 21) 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, 2010, 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: $30 worth of organic ingredients from Seven Bridges Cooperative A gift box selection of beers from Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery A T-Shirt from the Brewers Network 2nd place (all categories): All second place winners of each category will receive one of the following: Seven Bridges T-shirt A copy of Fermenting Revolution by 7 Bridges Member & Author Chris O'Brien A 16 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: $500 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative 2nd Place: $250 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative 2nd Place: $100 worth of organic hops from Seven Bridges Cooperative   A very special Thank You to the Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant in San Jose for hosting the West Coast 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 http://www.gordonbiersch.com/restaurants/index.php?pg=location&sub=loc&location_id=19 A very special Thank You to the Capitol City Brewing Co. in Arlington, VA for hosting the East Coast judging of this contest!! Please visit them the next time you are in Arlington: Capitol City Brewing Co. 4001 Campbell Ave Arlington, Va 22206 Tel: (703) 578-3888 http://www.capcitybrew.com/arlington.php All of us at 7 Bridges truly thank our sponsors for supporting the growing organic brewing movement by sponsoring the 4th Annual National Organic Brewing Challenge!

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