| Just a quick one for today, but I wanted to cover the judging session I took part in this past weekend. The Minnesota State Fair (The Great Minnesota Get Together don’t ya know…) is kind of a big deal. Thousands of hearty, stoic Minnesotans gather together on the grounds that spread city blocks wide, crowding in amongst the masses of humanity for a collection of foods served on sticks and a chance to watch the press of people milling around. I don’t quite get it, but people do love their Fair! My mom will go there every day just for the people watching. So with the Big Deal-ness of the Fair, the Homebrew competition associated with it is also a big deal. For the past few years The Primary Fermenters homebrew club out of St. Paul has taken over the running of the competition, a big challenge for a smaller club. Not to hurt anyone’s feelings from the old guard who ran this, but I think the Fermenters have upped the game significantly in terms of organization, prizes, raffles for … |
Source: JABlog: A Minnesota-Centric Beer Blog
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