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Austin Homebrewer Wins World's Biggest Single-Style Brewing Competition
Will Have Recipe Brewed as Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 7
| Source: Saint Arnold Brewing Company
HOUSTON, TX--(Marketwire - May 20, 2008) - Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (www.saintarnold.com),
the oldest craft brewery in Texas, today announced that Kerry Martin, a
member of the Austin Zealots homebrew club, won the 13th Annual Big Batch
Brew Bash over the weekend. The contest is the biggest single-style brewing
competition in the world.
Judges evaluated a total of 66 examples of the Weizenbock style and
selected Martin's Weizenbock as the best. The Weizenbock style is a strong
Bavarian wheat beer, featuring many of the same characteristics of the
Weizen style but with greater intensity of malt flavor, fuller body and a
higher alcohol level.
As the winning homebrewer Martin will have his recipe brewed as Saint
Arnold Divine Reserve No. 7. Divine Reserve is a series of single batch
beers from Saint Arnold Brewing Company, each brewed with a completely
different recipe. These releases typically sell out in 24 hours at most
stores. It is also critically acclaimed; Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 4,
a Strong Scotch Ale, recently won a Gold Medal at this year's World Beer
Cup.
"It is hard to describe how satisfying it is to go into the grocery store
and see a bottle of your beer made with your recipe on the shelf for the
first time -- it's something few people ever experience," said Brock
Wagner, founder and CEO of Saint Arnold Brewing who started homebrewing in
his Rice University dorm room. "We will also be entering this beer in the
Pro/Am category at the Great American Beer Festival this year, which would
make Kerry eligible for one of the highest honors in brewing."
Saint Arnold Divine Reserve No. 6, an American Barleywine, is currently
aging in one of the brewery's fermenters. This recipe was developed by a
Saint Arnold brewer and is expected to hit stores in June.
About Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Saint Arnold Brewing's ten brews are made and sold by the company's staff
of 21 dedicated employees. The brewery was listed by USA Today as one of
the "10 great places to see what's brewing in beer." It is located at 2522
Fairway Park Drive and its brewery tour and tasting is offered every
Saturday at 1:00 P.M. For more information on Saint Arnold's five
year-round and five seasonal beers as well as root beer, log on to
www.saintarnold.com.