2010 Craft Brew Cooking Competition Rules

Proceeds from this event will benefit the Jon Sparhawk Memorial Scholarship & Community Fund which will help an Appalachian high school student attend college and assist with community beautification projects.

Rules to participate

  1. Entry fee: $15 per submission, per person. You may enter as many categories as you want.
  2. Entry categories:
    • A. Amateur: those who do not earn income by cooking.
    • B. Semi-pro: those who are in or have received formal training for cooking, food preparation, or as a chef.
    • C. Pro: those who earn income from cooking (can include chefs at restaurants, caterers, educational institutions.)
  3. Food categories:
    • A. Appetizer
    • B.Salad
    • C. Entrée, main dish
    • D. Side dish
    • E. Dessert
    • F. Vegetarian entry
  4. Entry must serve 75 people in sample size portions (approximately 4 ounces).
  5. Food must arrive at Abrio’s Brick Over restaurant, 859 E. State St., by  4 p.m., Tuesday, July 13. Judges will sample at 4:30 p.m., record comments. The public will be invited to sample the other servings at 5:30 p.m.
  6. Food must be fully cooked, ready for reheating, if applicable. Proper handling of the food is the responsibility of the contestant. Limited cold storage available. Chafing dishes and hot boxes available. Limited use of kitchen facilities available.
  7. Contestants may enter as many categories as they want. Each entry must be accompanied by a $15 entry fee and the recipe typed or legibly printed on an 8 ½” x 11” sheet of paper, with name, address, phone and email on back.
  8. Entry must include a list of ingredients. List any locally-grown or produced foods and the company; and the name of the Ohio craft brew you used.
  9. Each recipe must be homemade, no mixes, named original, unpublished, the sole property of the entrant and not previously submitted to any other contest. Each recipe should be original. Those wishing to have their recipe included in the OBW Craft brew cook book, should enter the complete recipe.
  10. Create your best recipe using at least one Ohio Craft brew. (For available selections, visit www.ohiobrewweek.com).(Local restaurants have beer available in growlers and bottles.)
  11. All recipes become the sole property of Ohio Brew Week. Ohio Brew Week reserves the right to edit, adapt, copyright, publish and use any or all of the recipes for publicity, promotion, or advertising, with no compensation.
  12. Ohio Brew Week is not responsible for lost, stolen, illegible, misdirected or late entries. By entering the contest, entrant accepts and agrees to these requirements and the decisions of the judges, which shall be final.
  13. Ohio Brew Week organizers are not eligible to participate.
  14. Judging Criteria: Entries judged on Flavor (40%), Texture (20%), Appearance (20%) and Creativity (20%). The top 3 winners in each category will receive a ribbon, an award certificate, and Ohio Brew Week t-shirt (or apron) and other prizes.
  15. Honorable Mention for the Top Choice for Best Use of Ohio Craft brew, will receive a ribbon, an award certificate and Ohio Brew Week t-shirt.
  16. Grand Prize winner, Best Use of Ohio Craft brew: and 1st; 2nd ; 3rd.
  17. Prizes in each category: A. Appetizer (1st, 2nd, 3rd); B. Salad, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; C. Entrée, main dish, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; D. Side dish: 1st, 2nd, 3rd; E. Dessert, 1st, 2nd, 3rd; F. Vegetarian, 1st, 2nd, 3rd. Specific prizes to be posted on ohiobrewweek.com. Other prizes may be offered.
  18. Taxes from prizes are the responsibility of the winner.
  19. Mail entry blank and entry fee: Ohio Brew Week Cooking Competition, 9950 St. Rt. 682, Athens, OH 45701. Deadline to enter: Friday, July 11. For questions, call, Melody Sands, 740-591-8707, or email: melodysands@verizon.net.

Entry Form

Click here to download the 2010 Ohio Brew Week Microbrew Cooking Competition entry form.

Click here to download the 2010 Ohio Brew Week Microbrew Cooking Competition entry form.