2024 Hot Sauce & Salsa Competition
Come join our 2024 Hot Sauce & Salsa Competition!
This event will require pre-registration to enter. Once the event is sold out there will be no more entries allowed. We will not be allowing any day of entries.
***YOU ARE ABLE TO SELL YOUR PRODUCTS AT THIS EVENT!***
Can you handle the heat?
COMPETITION COST: $15.00 per team entry (up to 2 team members per entry)
VOTING & EVENT IS FREE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC
Public Judging Hours: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Winner will be announced at: 4:25pm (ish).
Winning Teams:
Fan Favorite - First Place Winners (Per Category): Medal/Trophy, 4-Pack of Beer, $50 Gift Card to Cactus Land Brewing Co. (in total to split) and one CLBC Merch Tee
Fan Favorite - Second Place Winners (Per Category): Medal/Trophy, 4-Pack of Beer
Fan Favorite - Third Place Winners (Per Category) : Medal, 2 - Pack of Beer
Entry cost is to secure your spot and each participant will receive one draft beer (must be 21+).
NO refunds, NO transfer of tickets, NO changes in entry details.
Check Out: You must complete the entry form at check-out. This will set up all organization for our voting database.
JUDGING: Top “Fan Favorites” per both category. “Fan Favorites” is defined as the largest number of votes for both categories. The winner is chosen by having the largest number of (tickets) votes. Patrons will receive tickets for voting. There will be a voting location with a voting box for each team. Voting Boxes will be covered to ensure patrons are voting fairly. This round of judging will take place between 1 -4:00pm.
Competition Rules:
1. Hot sauce/salsa must be made from scratch and by each participant. NO store bought sauce or salsa will be allowed. Please provide all ingredients used in your hot sauce or salsa for allergen purposes only. Recipes or techniques do not need to be shared. Please disclose heat level for sampling purposes.
2. How much to bring??? HOT SAUCE: Entry must be 10 oz. minimum prepared hot sauce. SALSA: Entry must be 24 oz. - 32 oz. prepared salsa. Cactus Land will provide tortilla chips for each contestant but supplies will be limited so please feel free to bring extra. Chips or crackers must not contain any additional flavor.
3. Can I sale my product at this event? YES! You are welcomed to sell your sampled products at your tent. Please make sure your product following Texas Cottage Law and or all laws relating to the sale of your product with proper labeling.
4. Please bring a folding table, chairs and serving utensils. Serving space is 10’ X 10’. Please bring a tent with weights.
5. Contents must be listed (do not have to share recipe) Please use the following link: https://texascottagefoodlaw.com/ for reference. We will be email each team a document to print out to place on the top of each table, to stay in correspondence with Texas Cottage Law.
6. Samples will be given to patrons for Judging Hours from 1:00 - 4:00 PM. Samples will be for patrons to sample and vote on your product. Patrons will be given Tickets to use to vote for each category. Cactus Land will be providing sample trays, salted chips, and napkins for the event. What does a sample look like? small chip with a small amount of product covering the chip.
7. Contestants are encouraged to decorate booths/tables.
8. Cactus Land will not be providing spots with electricity.
YES AGAIN, YOU ARE ABLE TO SALE YOUR PRODUCTS THE AT THIS EVENT!
Rules and Regulations:
Load in time starts at: 10:00 AM (Gates will not open any earlier).
Serving space is 10’X10’. Please bring a tent with weights.
I will bring the required amount of product for public judging.
This event is not a sanctioned event. This is a fun family event only.
Cactus Land is open to the GP from 12:00pm to 5:00pm.
Spot location is based on time of arrival located at the Cabin Side.
You must bring the product that you registered in.
Entries are ONLY available on our webpage.
NO outside alcohol is allowed on premise, if we spot you or your group with an ice chest of alcohol you will be asked to leave the premise. Water and sodas are allowed.
Please make sure your area is tidy and cleaned up after the conclusion of the event.
Bringing folding chairs is always welcome, as we do tend to run out of seating quickly.
Intolerable behavior will not be allowed at our event, we will ask you to leave the premise if we recognize any un-sportsman like conduct.
We will not allow any bartering with the GP for votes.
Cactus Land Brewing Co. does not have any affect on the outcome of the event. We are here to create a fun community event not matter who wins.
Cactus Land is not responsible for any accident, injury or damages.
Rain, Heat or Shine event.