Steinley Cup

The Steinley Cup, started in 1996, is Wyoming's official state microbrew competition. Only Wyoming microbrewers are eligible to compete for the cup, a large traveling trophy modeled after the famous hockey cup.

The tournament is held the third Saturday in August at Saratoga, Wyoming's Veterans Island Park, and is open to the public for a small admission charge.

The event draws brewers from all over the state and has a bigger selection of brews to sample every year.

The Steinley Cup trophy itself is awarded by a panel of brewing experts from Colorado, who judge each year's competition brew in blind tasting. Competition brews are decided by the tournament official, Lady Steinley, in April of each year, based on a cycle of brew types as follows: pale ale, wheat beer, stout, amber ale[?], and pilsner[?].

Festival-goers also get to vote on a people's choice award, which is open class.

Past winners of the competition are as follows:

Table of contents 1 1996 - Competition Brew: Pale Ale 2 1997 - Competition Brew: Wheat Beer 3 1998 - Competition Brew: Stout 4 1999 - Competition Brew: Amber Ale 5 2000 - Competition Brew: Pilsner 6 2001 - Competition Brew: Brown Ale 7 2002 - Competition Brew: Pale Ale 8 External Links

1996 - Competition Brew: Pale Ale Steinley Cup Winner: Bowman's Brew Pub, Laramie - Happy Jack Pale Ale

1997 - Competition Brew: Wheat Beer Steinley Cup Winner: Sierra Madre Brewing Company, Saratoga - Winkin' Willie's Wild Wheat

1998 - Competition Brew: Stout Steinley Cup Winner: Snake River Brewing Company, Jackson - Zonker Stout

1999 - Competition Brew: Amber Ale Steinley Cup Winner: Snake River Brewing Company, Jackson - Pheasant Tale Red Ale

2000 - Competition Brew: Pilsner Steinley Cup Winner: Sierra Madre Brewing Company, Saratoga: Golden Dabloom Pilsner

People's Choice Winner - Bitter Creek Brewing Company, Rock Springs: Roadkill Ale

2001 - Competition Brew: Brown Ale Steinley Cup Winner: The Library Restaurant & Brewery, Laramie - Buffalo Brown Ale

People's Choice Winner: Bear River Brewing Company, Evanston - German Ault

2002 - Competition Brew: Pale Ale Steinley Cup Winner: Big Horn Brewing Company, Cheyenne - Big Red IPA

People's Choice Winner: Bear River Brewing Company, Evanston - Trout Teaser Pale Ale.

External Links

• http://www.steinleycup.com - The cup's homepage