One Pot Showdown

Sunday, February 2 | 1:00 – 4:00 PM | Saint Arnold Brewing Company

This is a call for cooking teams only. Ticket sales for the general public will be announced at a later date.

Think you can combine Saint Arnold beer and your secret ingredients to make a dish better than anybody else? Here’s your chance to find out. Put together a cooking team for the 17th Annual Saint Arnold One Pot Showdown at the brewery on Sunday, February 2, and compete in a cooking competition unlike any other.

The winning team will earn $500, a super fantastic trophy, and an eternal spot amongst the champions of the Saint Arnold One Pot Showdown. The team fee is $110 plus tax. Spots are limited, and there are no refunds. Please only sign up if you know for sure your team can participate.

Take one part chili cookoff, one part stew stampede, one part gumbo gauntlet, and ten parts Saint Arnold goodness; heat to a rolling boil, stir occasionally and there you have the One Pot Showdown.

Teams will compete using their best Saint Arnold beer related recipes.

Proudly benefits Kids’ Meals!

Cooking Prizes:
1st place: $500 and a super fantastic trophy
2nd place: $200 and a super, but not as fantastic trophy
3rd place: TBA
Best Booth Spirit Award Prize:
Rich awards await you. Trust us.

Cooking Rules:

1. Entries must be prepared on site starting no earlier than 9:00 AM and must be completed by 1:00 PM
2. All entries must contain at least one Saint Arnold beer, cider, or Root Beer as an ingredient. We will have these on tap for you to use that day, or you can bring an alternative Saint Arnold beer with you for cooking only. You must have prior approval one week in advance if you are bringing in an alternative Saint Arnold beer for cooking. No other alcohol is allowed on site.
3. Teams must prepare enough of their entry to fill 250 2.5 oz sample cups (or roughly 5 gallons).
4. Everything must be cooked in one pot. Cooked in one pot means: everything is cooked in one pot. All meat, veggies, and ingredients are cooked in one single pot. Nothing cooked in advance can be considered for judging. No smoked meats, no tamales, no pre-cooked dumplings, no pre-cooked bacon bits, no pre-cooked roux, no canned or boxed stock. It all has to be cooked in that pot on the day of the cookoff in the parking lot in your tent area between the hours of 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM. This is a one pot cookoff. You cannot cook the meat in one pot, caramelize onions in another pot, and then combine them all in a third pot. This is a one pot cook off, so everything must be cooked in one pot.
5. Ingredients such as garlic and onions can be chopped, diced, minced or pureed in advance, but not cooked in advance. Everything is cooked at the event in one pot. One pot.
6. Sides, such as rice, pasta, polenta and crackers, can be used and prepared separately and in advance, but those items will not be considered for judging.
7. No deep frying.
8. No outside alcohol allowed (unless for cooking with prior approval see #2).
9. Only team members are allowed on premises between 9:00 AM and 1:00 PM. Teams are limited to four members. Maximum allowed on team is four people. No one outside of team members is allowed into the event until 1:00 PM.
10. No electricity provided to teams and no generators are allowed.

Saint Arnold food police will walk around during the cooking times to “police” the above rules. Offending teams will not be considered for judging. It’s all about keeping with the “spirit” of the ONE POT Showdown.

Saint Arnold Brewing Company will provide teams:

1. Two souvenir 60 oz pitchers to take home
2. 4 tokens redeemable for 4 fillups (240 oz total) of any of our beers that are currently available, to be used for cooking
3. 2.5 oz sample cups
4. Napkins
5. Tasting sporks

Team or individual entrant provides:

1. All ingredients for cooking
2. A tent, required by the health department
3. A table and any decoration to fill the 10 x 10 space
4. Additional Saint Arnold beer for cooking (with prior approval)
5. All cooking utensils and pots for food preparation
6. Gas cooking source
7. Ice and cooler for any food storage
8. Any nonalcoholic beverages needed

On tap for cooking on day of event:

Grand Prize, Lawnmower, Citrus Shandy, H-Town Pils, Spring Bock, Irish Hello, Amber Ale, Tarnation, Harmony, Elissa IPA, Art Car IPA, Eclipse IPA, Banger IPA, Dry Cider, Strawberry Kiwi Cider, Tropical Mimosa Cider, Imperial Watermelon Cider, Root Beer

Judging Criteria:

1. Overall taste
2. Use and distinction of the Saint Arnold beer in the recipe
3. Creativity

Best Booth Spirit Award Rules:

1. Decorate your 10×10 space however you like, but it must fit within the 10×10 space.
2. Must be cleaned up post event.
3. Judging rundown TBA.