There were 15 or so homebrewers there representing their respective breweries that hope to one day come to fruition. The event was sold out with over 200 tickets sold, and everyone in the crowd seemed like they had a blast sampling everyone's wares.
Prior to the event, I was informed to bring 10-15 gallons (or more) of beer for tasting, and I settled on bringing less volume but more variety. The winner of the public's choice won a grand prize of 20% of ticket sales and their competition entry would be brewed by a local brewery for serving at the brewery taproom and at the World of Beer UCF.
I didn't win any prizes but it was great to hear feedback from the crowd about the beers. We were pouring Choco Brown, Tabby hefe, and Saint Sebastian Tripel as the flagships. We also poured two saisons that were a hit with the crowd- Saison d'Olivia which I brewed originally to commemorate the birth of my daughter. It's a Belgian saison with blood oranges, ginger, and honey. And the other saison is one I collaborated with a friend on that we called Everlong IPS. It's a raspberry lemonade inspired brew using 5 lbs of raspberries and hopped like an IPA using Lemon Drop hops which lent a vibrant lemon/grapefruit flavor and aroma.
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Next time I might try it with WLP833 just to see what changes.