Steinley Cup

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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:

[edit] Steinley Cup Winners

Year	Competition Brew	Company	Beer
1996	Pale ale	Bowman's Brew Pub	Happy Jack Pale Ale
1997	Wheat beer	Sierra Madre Brewing Company	Winkin' Willie's Wild Wheat
1998	Stout	Snake River Brewing Company	Zonker Stout
1999	Amber ale	Snake River Brewing Company	Pheasant Tale Red Ale
2000	Pilsner	Sierra Madre Brewing Company	Golden Dabloom Pilsner
2001	Brown ale	The Library Restaurant & Brewery	Buffalo Brown Ale
2002	Pale ale	Big Horn Brewing Company	Big Red IPA

[edit] Peoples Choice Award Winners

Year	Competition Brew	Company	Beer
2000	Pilsner	Bitter Creek Brewing Company	Roadkill Ale
2001	Brown ale	Bear River Brewing Company	German Ault
2002	Pale ale	Bear River Brewing Company	Trout Teaser Pale Ale