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<P CLASS="MsoNormal">We're bringing our Brewing the American Pitch Room Competition to Austin, TX!</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">The Brewing the American Dream Pitch Room Competition helps small food and beverage business owners perfect the art of their sales pitch.</P>
<P CLASS="MsoNormal">Business owners have two minutes to present the merits of their product and business to a panel of expert judges representing some of the country's most admired retailers, wholesalers, brands, thought leaders, and restaurant owners. After providing critical, real-world advice to participants and fielding questions about the pitch, the judges select a winner based on quality of presentation, creativity, passion, and product viability.</P>
<P>The panel for this event includes:</P>
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<LI>Jennifer Glanville (Samuel Adams Brewer, Most Creative People in Business according to FastCo)</LI>
<LI>Lockhart Steele (Co-Founder of Eater.com & VOX Media Editorial Director)</LI>
<LI>Koel Thomae (Co-Founder of Noosa Yoghurt)</LI>
<LI>Justin Breton (Head of Marketing Partnerships at Foursquare)</LI>
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<P>Come check out local Austin based businesses (to be announced) pitch their business for the chance to win<SPAN>a $10,000 grant, a year of extended mentorship from Samuel Adams, and a media package from Foursquare. We'll also be giving away a $5K People's Choice award that will be decided upon through voting on Facebook Live.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>We will also be serving an exclusive, limited-release beer, called BOS x AUS, brewed in collaboration with Austin-based brewery, Infamous Brewing. BOS x AUS is a smoked oyster stout that will be served ONLY at the Pitch Room event and at bars and restaurants nearby SXSW.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN>Happy Hour begins at 3:00, Pitch Room Competition begins at 3:30.</SPAN></P>
<P>Are you a food, beverage, or craft brewing business owner with a packaged product or a liquid that is currently packaged and ready to be on shelf or on draft in the Austin area? Interested in pitching? <A HREF="http://btad.samueladams.com/about/pitch-room.aspx" TARGET="_blank" REL="noopener noreferrer noopener nofollow noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow noreferrer nofollow">Click here and apply by 2/17</A>.</P>
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<P><SPAN>This is a 21+ only event. Space is limited - reserve tickets now.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN><SPAN>For media inquiries, please e-mail ashley.leduc@bostonbeer.com.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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