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SUPER IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

Sower's Cup Weekend Schedule
and
Parking Instructions

FULL WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, 10/20 – Boiler Grand Hall, 129 N. 10th Street

5:30pm Judge check-in
Dinner served – Sponsored by Lucky Bucket Brewing Company – Featuring a pre-judging Pro Brewer Guest Panel discussion on Barrel Aging beers!! Includes BBQ dinner for volunteers prior to judging.
6:00 Barrel Aging panel
7:15 Judging Round Begins

9:30pm Homebrewers’ Social Hour

Saturday, 10/21 – Boiler Grand Hall, 129 N. 10th Street

7:30am Judge check-in
Breakfast served – Sponsored by Scratchtown Brewing Company, coffee by The Mill – featuring a presentation from homebrewing legend John Palmer!! Includes free breakfast for volunteers prior to judging.
8:00 John Palmer presentation – courtesy of Brewers’ Publications
9:00 Morning Judging session begins

11:00am A selection of Boiler Brewing Company beer will be available for sale in the hallway.

12:00pm Judge check-in
Lunch served – Sponsored by Moran’s Liquor Works
Brewers In Arms “Deception” beer tasting: For Brewers in Arms challenges, we group brewers together into teams and assign a task to complete together – requiring them to combine their ideas, ingredients, equipment, and techniques to brew a unique batch of beer and share it with the club! Our teams were asked to brew a Fall German lager-style beer of their choice, using a club-supplied yeast strain and fermented on a tight time-table and at ale temps.
1:00 Announcements/Afternoon Judging session begins
4:30 BOS Judging Session (Private)

3:45pm Beer & Cookie Pairing – Sponsored by The Happy Raven & Kitchen Sink Cookie Company

5:30pm Banquet Check-In Opens

6:00pm Beer Pairing Banquet
Sponsored by Blue Blood Brewing Company and American Beer Equipment

7:45pm Awards Ceremony
Presentation by American Beer Equipment – Event Sponsor
Raffle Winners Announced
Medal Winners Announced
Friend of ABE and Homebrewing Legend of the Year Awards

Special awards:
150 years of Corn: Nebraska’s Sesquicentennial Celebration – Sponsored by
Kirk’s Brew Corn Contest Winner
Cider Best of Show – Sponsored by Glacial Till
Mead Best of Show – Sponsored by Presage Analytics
Beer Best of Show – Sponsored by Zipline Brewing Co.

9:30-10:00 Celebratory After-Party

Where To Park Your Car

Option #1: FREE parking with a Sower's Cup hang-tag!

This year, we were able to arrange for a total of 40 parking spots in the City-County Employee Garage. It's about five blocks away, but at least it's free!

HOW TO GET YOUR PERMIT:

1. Enter the Grand Manse driveway from N. 10th St.
2. Obtain a parking permit from our staff on duty.
3. Go to the County/City Parking Garage (10th & K)
4. Park and display your Sower’s Cup permit.
5. Walk back to the Grand Manse building.

Our parking attendant volunteer will ONLY be on duty at these times:

5:00pm - 5:45pm on Friday (Friday Round Parking)
7:15am - 8:00am on Saturday (AM & PM Round Parking)
5:15pm - 5:45pm on Saturday (Banquet Parking)

If you arrive outside of these check-in times, you will have to call us at (402) 318-6989 so we can bring a parking permit downstairs to you!!

Vehicles parked in the City/County lot without a valid
Sower’s Cup Parking Permit on display WILL GET TOWED!

Friday permits are valid from 5:30pm to 11:30pm.
Saturday permits are valid from 7:00am to 5:30pm.
Banquet permits are valid from 5:30pm to 11:30pm.
Please be sure to move your car before your permit(s) expire!

All cars parked at this garage must have a Sower's Cup Parking Permit on display in the windshield! We are issuing them on a first-come basis.

If you are only judging the morning or afternoon session - not all-day - please consider parking in a nearby garage so that our all-day judges can park here.

Option #2: UNL, State, Haymarket Employees: Use Your Permit!

If you have a work permit that lets you park in the downtown/Haymarket area - Please use your tag and leave one of the Sower's Cup Permits available for somebody who needs it! Take note, UNL employees: Your "A" Lot parking tag puts you a mere 1-1/2 blocks from Boiler Brewing - closer than everyone else!

Option #3: Park-And-Go Parking Garages / All-Day Rate

Park-And-Go's max fee is $11.25 for all-day parking.
Pay-as-you-exit. Credit Cards accepted 24hr/day.
Limited attendant hours for cash payments (Hours vary per garage).

We have compiled a list of parking garage facilities closest to Boiler:
– Market Place Garage – 925 “Q” Street
– Haymarket Garage – 848 “Q” Street
– Carriage Park Garage – 1128 “L” Street
– Center Park Garage – 1120 “N” Street
– Cornhusker Square Garage- 1220 “L” Street

For more information, visit http://parkandgo.org/Find-Parking/Parking-Facilities

Other Reminders:

Banquet Tickets are on sale now!

Buy yours here: http://www.lincolnlagers.com/sowers-cup/banquet/
We currently have 20 seats remaining! (As of 3:00pm Thursday)

Sponsor A Judging Table For Only $25!

Did you know that YOU can buy a Table Sponsorship for only $25.00?

Here's your chance to name a Judging Table after your loved ones, your friend Bob, your start-up business, your fluffy white cat Mittens, your favorite charitable organization, or even to announce the newest addition to your family ("It's a beer!")!! You'll get your logo/photo on-screen at the Awards Ceremony, a shout-out in our Sponsors album / on our web-page, and we'll drink a beer for you! Contact us at sowerscup@lincolnlagers.com to claim one! Or ten!!

Thanks for being a part of The Sower's Cup!

And thank you for your help judging beer, stewarding entries, unpacking boxes, labeling bottles, naming scoresheets, stuffing envelopes, serving food, selling raffle tickets, setting up tables & chairs, tearing down and cleaning up, and EVERYTHING ELSE that you all do to make this event happen every year!!!

- The Sower's Cup Organizing Committee

THANK YOU TO OUR
SOWER'S CUP SPONSORS!