Victory Brewing Co. :: Taste Victory

Calling all musicians, performers, poets and writers... Come learn more about our way cool creative competition on now. “21” is an exercise in expression. We want to amplify your voice in the public forum and see who your expression stirs to action. Consider this your chance to write a protest song. Or propose a positive direction through your poetry. Or create a drama that illustrates a quandary and its solution.

We’ve chosen a subject and a panel of creative folk who will judge your creative, positive illumination of the topic. Mere whiners need not apply.

The top entry will be rewarded with a professional video session aimed at making your voice a global YouTube sensation. www.victorybeer.com/21

It’s easy to cry about the world’s supposed problems and point a finger at the “them” that created and permit the wrong.

C’mon. Get a clue. There is no them, only a we. It’s our cowardly tolerance of a wrong situation that allows it to exist. If enough of us speak and act out on a situation that we feel is not being properly addressed, change will indeed come.

So this competition is an exercise in expression. We want to amplify your voice in the public forum and see who your expression stirs to action. Consider this your chance to write a protest song. Or propose a positive direction through your poetry. Or create a drama that illustrates a quandary and its solution.

The subject we have chosen is the age of 21. Let’s hear what you think what this age means to you and what it should mean to all. We’ll have your work judged by a panel of creative folk who are looking for a creative, positive illumination of the subject. Mere whiners need not apply.

The top entry will be rewarded on November 5, 2008 (unless we have hanging chads) with a professional video session aimed at making your voice a global YouTube sensation.
Express yourself.

Bill & Ron,
the Brewmasters of Victory

RULES – Victory Brewing Company “21” Competition

Eligibility: All entrants in the Victory Brewing Company’s (VBC) “21” Competition must be at least 18 years old and legal residents of the United States. Employees (including their immediate families and members of the same household) of VBC are not eligible to participate in any contest presented by VBC. One entry per person. No purchase or other consideration is necessary to participate.

Content Guidelines: All submissions must include written or spoken dialogue/prose and can include but are not limited to poetry, songs, scripts or short films/vignettes. Submissions must be a clear and concise thought/view expressing the creator’s opinion about the age of ‘21’.

How to Enter: Beginning on April 7, 2008, eligible entrants may enter the competition by sending a completed official entry form available at www.victorybeer.com/21 along with their original work as described above in content guidelines. Entry forms can also be requested by emailing annes@victorybeer.com. Submissions can be sent to: Victory Brewing Company 21 Competition 420 Acorn Lane, Downingtown, PA 19335. Submissions can be sent on paper or on CD/DVD Be sure to label your submission “21” and to include the official entry form. Submissions will not be returned. Hand delivered submissions will not be accepted. To receive acknowledgement of receipt of your entry, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope or postcard with your submission. All entries must be submitted by Friday, October 3, 2008 by 5:00pm (EST).
Incorrect, illegible, and incomplete entries are void. All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with the creation of the submission for the 21 competition are the sole responsibility of the respective participant.

Prize: A minimum of five (maximum of ten) finalists will be chosen on or about October 24, 2008, by a panel of judges based on the creativity of their entry. Only those selected as finalists will be notified. Judges will be comprised of employees of VBC and professionals from the local art community. Each finalist will be invited to attend a Preview Party to be held at the Victory Brewing Company Restaurant on or about October, 28, 2008. Finalists are responsible for any costs that may be incurred to attend the Preview Party. Finalists will receive an assortment of Victory gear not to exceed a value of $100. Attendance at the Preview Party does not increase chances of winning the grand prize. Of the finalists, one person will receive the ‘people’s choice’ award and one grand prize winner will be selected on Wednesday, November 5, 2008. The people’s choice award will be awarded to the person that receives the most votes from attendees at the Preview Party. The grand prize winner will receive a professional recorded video session of their submitted work. The value of the video is to not exceed $2755.20. Location of the contracted company to complete the awarded prized will be decided based on the address of the winner. Production Company will be contracted by VBC for the benefit of the winner. Non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash. Victory Brewing Company reserves the right to substitute any prize with one of equal or greater value. Winners may not request prize substitution. Winners will be alerted via email and/or phone on November 5, 2008. Winner’s names will also be posted at www.victorybeer.com/21. Failure to respond to the winning announcement by November 12, 2008, will forfeit the prize and another winner will be selected.

General Prize Conditions: All costs, taxes, fees, and expenses associated with the acceptance and use of any element of a prize not specifically addressed above are the sole responsibility of the respective winner. Any federal, state, and local taxes on prize are the respective winner’s responsibility.

Release: Winners agree to release and hold harmless VBC and each of their respective
directors, officers, shareholders, employees and partnering businesses from any and all liability
and any injuries, loss or damage of any kind arising from or in connection with this contest and
any prize won. Winners (and their guests, if any) may be required to sign a form releasing VBC
and its affiliated companies from all liability in connection with the contest and the award and use
of the prize before claiming the prize. All submissions become the joint property of VBC and original artist. VBC is permitted all reasonable uses and means to display and promote all works as well as the finished recorded creative work.

Disclaimer: Victory Brewing Company undertakes no liability or responsibility, and makes no
warranties, express or implied, with respect to the performance of the prize(s) awarded, for any
failure to perform or negligent performance of any service provider, or for any other risk, incident
or damage, direct or indirect, relating to or arising out of the contest, including (but not limited to)
cancellations, postponements, delays or other scheduling changes; missed events or connections
or inability of winner to attend; and accident, injury, damage or expense arising from or occurring
during the use of the prize, or travel to/from or attendance at or participation in any event relating
to the contest, by the winner and/or winner’s guest(s). VBC is not responsible for damage to a
prize or loss of a prize after the prize has been claimed. VBC is not responsible for lost, late or
misdirected contest entries, whether transmitted by mail, telephone, fax or internet. License: Entry
into any contest constitutes full permission for VBC and promotion sponsors and their respective
affiliates to broadcast and/or to photograph or publish the participant's name, voice, recorded
comments, biographical information, face and likeness without compensation. Taxes: Winners
are solely responsible for payment of any taxes incurred as a result of the award of a prize.

General: Failure to conform to all contest rules, or any fraud or other illegal or inappropriate
conduct on the part of a contestant, will result in the contestant's disqualification and forfeiture of
any prize won. VBC reserves the right to rule ineligible contestants who, in VBC’s sole judgment,
engage in abusive conduct with respect to any contest or promotion conducted by VBC. VBC
reserves the right to make changes in the contest rules at any time, which changes will become
effective upon announcement. By taking part in a VBC contest, participants agree to be bound by
all contest rules and all decisions of the judges, who are employees of VBC and whose decisions
with respect to all aspects of the contest are final and binding. Copies of written contest rules and
the list of winners are available during regular business hours at the offices of Victory Brewing
Company, 420 Acorn Lane, Downingtown, PA 19335. Void where prohibited. All federal, state
and local laws and regulations apply.