Join us for our 8th annual Big Red Ball Pro-Am contest to crown the Official Beer of the LRKA - Little Rock Kickball Association! New addition this year: a second Pro-Am competition featuring locally grown rice! Help us raise a glass and raise money for the great work done by CARE for Animals. We are accepting homebrew entries now; tickets will be available soon!
General Admission (200 Tickets Total): includes souvenir tasting glass, hor d'oeuvres, samples from all contestants, People's Choice ballot & unlimited Stone's Throw brews!
VIP Admission (50 Tickets Total): includes entry 30 minutes early, custom Rastal Craft Master One tasting glass, larger samples from all contestants, heavy hor d'oeuvres, People's Choice ballot & unlimited Stone's Throw brews!
HOMEBREW ENTRY INFORMATION
This is a Pro-Am event with the winners to be brewed by Stone’s Throw Brewing. Brewers may enter 1 entry into the "Big Red Ball" pro-am competition and as many as they wish in the "People's Choice" competition. The same entry may be entered into both contests.
- The cost of entry is $10 for the first entry and $5 for each subsequent entry; entry fees must be paid in cash and will be collected upon arrival at the event venue
- For the "Big Red Ball" Pro-Am portion of the contest a panel of judges will be selected by Stone's Throw Brewing & the Little Rock Kickball Association; all decisions are final. The winning entry will be proudly crowned "The Official Beer of Kickball" and will be brewed in conjunction with the Little Rock Kickball Association’s Fall 2021 Season. The winning brewer will also receive a free party room rental at Stone's Throw MacPark to celebrate the pro-am release.
- All entries will also be eligible for a "People's Choice" award determined by audience votes. The winning brewer will receive a cash prize equivalent to the contest entry fees collected.
- "Big Red Ball" Pro-Am entries are restricted to 2015 BJCP Beer Style Guidelines 1C-D, 10-27, 29-34. Original gravity cannot exceed 1.080. Entries outside of these styles may still be considered for the "People's Choice," but will not be eligible to compete in the Pro-Am.
- For both Pro-Am competitions, Stone's Throw Brewing reserves the right to make any necessary recipe changes to accommodate the size of our system and market restrictions on available ingredients
- Brewers must brew and bring to serve at minimum a batch of 5 gallons
- Only pre-registered entries will be considered; sorry, no walk-up contestants
- Each brewer will be responsible for serving their beer and all necessary equipment needed to dispense it
- Competitors will receive 1 free admission to the event per entry in order to serve.
This year's event will be at MetroCentre Best Park located at 600 Scott St.
Deadline to Enter is June 7, 2021