[MR] SSBB Brew Competition Challenge

[Laura Barrowman]

Sacred Stone Brewing Competition

The Barony of Sacred Stone will be holding a brew competition during its 
Birthday celebration, August 30th.  Categories are as follows:

1) Cordials
2) Wine & Cider
3) Mead
4) Beer
5) Open - OOP styles & anything else, including food, as long as it 
contains alcohol
6) Best Documentation

Entries for comments only are welcome.

[Prizes]  All categories to be awarded a 1st prize, regardless of number 
of entries. Any category with more than 4 entries will also have a 2nd 
place award.  Categories receiving more than 8 entries will be 
subdivided by style.

[Best of Show]  If the competition garners at least 50 entries, the will 
be a Best of Show competition, comprised of all 1st place entries.  
Winner will receive the book 'The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Opened'.

[Judging]  All tasting will be blind.  Bottles will be 'brown bagged'.  
Any printing on cap to be blacked out.  Entrants are asked not to 
interfere or ask the judges any questions until the competition is over.

[Documentation]  A recipe or explaination of style is encouraged.  
Judges should not have to guess what your brew is.  Please don't put 
your name on any documentation accompanying an entry to also be tasted, 
unless you want it blacked out.  The label on your bottle can be 
considered documentation but ANY papers help - including brewing notes.  
Help the judges out here.  The more they know of your intentions, the 
better they can judge.

[Presentation]  Only one bottle/jar/flask is required. (Unless you think 
we will have a best of show round and you are gonna be in it).  
Attach/rubber band/tape a label to your brew with your name, the 
category & style.

[Proxy Entries]  Entry by proxy accepted only by paid SCA members.  
Proxy entries limited to 4 per member.  You must have a representative 
on-site (in case you win) to pick up any awards.  Pre-register with 
Margret des Kranenturm by August 27.

Please contact Margret des Kranenturm (mka Laura Barrowman) at 
barrowma at bellsouth.net or 704-366-7625 if you have any questions or 
comments.

Additional info about the event at http://sacredstone.atlantia.sca.org/ 
under A&S and http://bardiccircle.org/SSBB.html

In Service,

Margret des Kranenturm

P.S.  I'm still looking for a Guild judge so we can get this puppy 
sanctioned