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As you are likely aware by now, the 2016 BrewUnited Challenge is now open for entries. As of this posting, we've been open for about a week. Last year, we filled our 300 entry cap in 27 days. This year, we raised that cap to 500 entries - and are already halfway there.Of course, a huge reason for that is due to the amazing freaking prizes that we give away in this competition. Last year, we gave away nearly $4700 worth of prizes, as we continued to recruit sponsors right up until judging in October. This year, we already havedonated, and have multiple other sponsors that have agreed to join (but haven't said exactly what they plan to donate). Suffice it to say that we will certainly surpass last year's prize totals - if not blow them away entirely.For starters, we will once again be awarding some outstanding custom medals to various winners. We're not talking about cheapo medallions with some little coin inserted on them - we're talking about die cast, designed especially for this competition, with the winner's name, category, and place engraved on the back. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place for every single style category will take home a medal. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for each Division will take home a medal. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd for the SMaSH category will take home a medal. And of course, the overall Best of Show winner will receive a medal. Check out this year's design:Of course, while medals are great, you're here to read about the big time brewing prizes, right? So... read on!The grand prize winner will receive (among other things), a 7 Gallon Chronical fermentor from SS Brew Tech and a loaded 10 Gallon Spike Brewing kettle from HomeBrewSupply . These two items alone retail for $639!All told, we currently have sponsor commitments for a nearly. So, if you're on the fence on whether or not to enter this brewing competition... maybe that will help you make up your mind. :)A full listing of our sponsors and their prizes follows. It goes without saying that we could not put together such an outstanding competition without the generous support of our sponsors. Therefore, if you have any brew-related shopping to do, we ask that you please support these folks with your business!Finally, keep an eye on this page - as we add sponsors and clear up a few items, it will be updated to reflect that absolute most current prize information available.Good luck!Tags for this post: prize, prizes, competition, sponsor, sponsors, medals, winner, challenge