Cooking Prizes:
1st place: $500 and a super neat trophy
2nd place: $200 and a neat, but not as super trophy
3rd place: $50 and some other wacky prize
Best Booth Spirit Award Prize:
Rich awards await you. Trust us.
Cooking Rules:
1) All entries must be prepared on site starting no earlier than 9:00 AM and must be completed by 1:00 PM
2) All entries must contain one Saint Arnold beer as an ingredient
3) All entries must be submitted to the judges table by 1:30 in a container provided by Saint Arnold
4) Teams must prepare enough of their entry to fill 250 2.5 oz sample cups (or roughly 5 gallons)
5) No deep frying
6) Sides such as rice, pasta, and crackers can be used and prepared separately and in advance, but those items will not be considered for judging. Everything else must be cooked in one pot
7) Ingredients such as garlic and onions can be prepared or chopped in advance, and the use of pre-bowned or smked meats is allowed
8) No desserts
9) NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL ALLOWED
Best Booth Spirit Award Rules:
1) Decorate your 10x10 space however you like, but it must fit within the 10x10 space.
2) Must be cleaned up post event.
3) Every ticket holder to the event will receive one ballot to drop in a bucket at their favorite booth.
Judging criteria:
1) Creativity
2) Use and distinction of the Saint Arnold beer in the recipe
3) Overall taste
Saint Arnold Brewing Company will provide:
1) Two souvenir 60 oz pitchers to take home
2) 4 coupons redeemable for 4 fillups (240 oz total) of any of our beers that are currently available, to be used for cooking
3) 2.5 oz sample cups
4) Napkins
5) Tasting sporks
6) Container to submit entry to the judges
Team or individual entrant provides:
1) All ingredients for cooking
2) A table & tent (optional) and any decoration to fill the 10 x 10 space
3) Any Saint Arnold beer needed in addition to the two in season pitchers provided
4) All cooking utensils and pots for food preparation
5) Gas cooking source
6) Ice and cooler for any food storage
7) All nonalcoholic beverages needed