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| Every year I take part in one of the most unique of homebrew competitions: Byggvir’s Big Beer Cup. This competition takes place on site at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival, a place I have been visiting since I was a child. As a result of being on site, Byggvir’s has some challenges involved: getting the beers and equipment into the festival grounds, the pervasive odors of food and smoke, loud crowds, strange weather conditions, etc. But all that makes this such a unique experience that I just have to keep going back! For the past few years I have helped run the competition, but this year didn’t have the time to invest–I still signed up to judge. Here is how my experience went this year…
Volunteering at the competition gets you into the grounds for free, one of the best perks of the event for many. On Saturday, very early in the morning, Steven M. picked me up and we took the sun-dappled country roads from Waconia to Shakopee. This is one of the few homebrew events that is ac … |
Source: JABlog: A Minnesota-Centric Beer Blog
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