Nordeast Brewers Alliance Homebrew Competition
Thanks to all who participated in the Nordeast Brewers Alliance Homebrew Competition.
There were 186 entries judged and 635 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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| 1st | Willy Miley | Dancing On The Face Of The Panther | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Motley Brue - Twin Cities Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Soren Jensen | Axolotl | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Steve Ristau | Scalded Shankle II | 14C: Scottish Export | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Winning Entries
Amber Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Steve Ristau MHP | Scalded Shankle II | 14C: Scottish Export | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Brandon Pflipsen | Old Bell | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
| 3rd | Gordon Day | The Life Of Bitter | 11C: Strong Bitter | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
International Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Rensing MHP | Second (Beer) Breakfast | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Ross Stuart MHP | International Pale Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Rusty Burrell | Blacktoberfest | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | James River Homebrewers |
American Pale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dick Wallace MHP | I Am Kenough | 18A: Blonde Ale | The Brü Club |
| 2nd | Dick Wallace MHP | Skibidi Cream | 1C: Cream Ale | The Brü Club |
| 3rd | Cory Monson | Get On Top, Cream (Ale) | 1C: Cream Ale | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
German Dark (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David McBride | Squat This Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | |
| 2nd | Adam Skjefstad | Bavarian Shadow | 8A: Munich Dunkel | River City Brewers [MN] |
| 3rd | Holland Andrew
Co-Brewer: Jeremy Anderson | Archer's Altbier | 7B: Altbier | |
German Pale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Pete Graham MHP | Heaven Beside You... Helles Within | 4A: Munich Helles | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
| 2nd | Aaron De Boer MHP | Wolf Pack Pils | 5D: German Pils | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
| 3rd | Steve Ristau MHP | Reste Vom Oktoberfest! | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Fruit (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Daniel Kukuk MHP | Shellback | LSX4: Catharina Sour | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Andrew Buchanan | Guava Berliner | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
| 3rd | Steve Mittelstaedt
Co-Brewer: None | Tart Cherry American Porter | 29A: Fruit Beer | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
Sour (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Soren Jensen | Axolotl | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Pete Graham MHP | Straight Sour Homie! | 28D: Straight Sour Beer | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
| 3rd | Pete Graham MHP | Tropical Sour | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
Dark Ales (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Aric Daul | Slow & Low | 13A: Dark Mild | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd | Daniel Kukuk MHP | Belle Isle Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Motor City Mashers |
| 3rd | Michael Sawyer | Tickety-Boo | 13C: English Porter | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Strong Beer (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dean Muldoon | Sooty Foot | 9C: Baltic Porter | Chop & Brew |
| 2nd | Steve Ristau MHP | Fünf Uhr Eisbock | 9B: Eisbock | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Kraken's Abyss | 9C: Baltic Porter | Evanston Homebrew Club |
IPA (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Perman | Hazy Citra Supernova | 21C: Hazy IPA | Mansfield Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Squirrel's Stash | 21B3: Brown IPA | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Metts Potter | More Citra | 21A: American IPA | Bloatarian Brewing League |
Belgian (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Richard Brower | STD Saison | 25B: Saison | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
| 2nd | Metts Potter | Monky Business | 26A: Belgian Single | Bloatarian Brewing League |
| 3rd | Jason Berg | Saison | 25B: Saison | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
Spice & Wood (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Willy Miley | Dancing On The Face Of The Panther | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Motley Brue - Twin Cities Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Aaron De Boer MHP
Co-Brewer: Matt Grove | Highlander | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
| 3rd | Michael Sawyer | Yuletide Bellringer | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
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