Nordeast Brewers Alliance Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Dave Bance, Jeremy Beer, Richard Brower, Corbyn Burley, Aric Daul, Gordon Day, Paul Dienhart, Michael Dykhoff, Dan Edgerton, Steve Fletty, Austin Garfield, Dave Gehrke, Joe Gerteis, Matt Grove, Geoff Haas, Nick Hartley, Doug Hoverson, John Longballa, Kyle Manderscheid, Mark McDonald, Kevin Meintsma, Adrian Swanson, Garrick Van Buren, Kenneth Wentworth, Greg Wilhelmi

Stewards

Mike Colling, Deanna Crane, Wyatt Crane, Wayne Doucette, Bill Dumler, Jeffrey Ryan

By the Numbers

186 Entries 62 Entrants

25 Judges 6 Stewards

36 Placing Entries

Table 1: Amber Ale

15 entries

Judges: Dan Edgerton, Dave Gehrke, Doug Hoverson (Head Judge), Kenneth Wentworth, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Scalded Shankle II (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Brandon Pflipsen
Northern Brewer Fermentation...
Old Bell (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Gordon Day
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
The Life Of Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 2: International Lager

18 entries

Judges: Aric Daul, Gordon Day, Paul Dienhart, Michael Dykhoff (Head Judge), Dan Edgerton, Steve Fletty, Austin Garfield, Joe Gerteis, Kevin Meintsma, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Second (Beer) Breakfast (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
International Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Rusty Burrell
James River Homebrewers
Blacktoberfest (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 3: American Pale

14 entries

Judges: Jeremy Beer, Gordon Day, Michael Dykhoff (Head Judge), Nick Hartley, Kevin Meintsma, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Dick Wallace
The Brü Club
I Am Kenough (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Dick Wallace
The Brü Club
Skibidi Cream (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Cory Monson
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Get On Top, Cream (Ale) (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 4: German Dark

16 entries

Judges: Dave Bance, Richard Brower, Matt Grove, Mark McDonald, Kevin Meintsma, Garrick Van Buren (Head Judge)

1st
David McBride
Squat This Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Adam Skjefstad
River City Brewers [MN]
Bavarian Shadow (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Holland Andrew & Jeremy Anderson
Archer's Altbier (7B: Altbier)

Table 5: German Pale

17 entries

Judges: Dave Bance, Doug Hoverson (Head Judge), John Longballa, Kyle Manderscheid, Adrian Swanson, Garrick Van Buren, Kenneth Wentworth

1st
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Heaven Beside You... Helles Within (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Aaron De Boer
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Wolf Pack Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Reste Vom Oktoberfest! (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 6: Fruit

12 entries

Judges: Jeremy Beer, Aric Daul, Michael Dykhoff, Geoff Haas (Head Judge), Kyle Manderscheid

1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Shellback (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
2nd
Andrew Buchanan
Guava Berliner (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Steve Mittelstaedt & None
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Tart Cherry American Porter (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 7: Sour

11 entries

Judges: Dave Bance, Aric Daul, Dan Edgerton, Kyle Manderscheid, Mark McDonald, Garrick Van Buren (Head Judge)

1st
Soren Jensen
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Axolotl (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Straight Sour Homie! (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
3rd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Tropical Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 8: Dark Ales

16 entries

Judges: Corbyn Burley, Gordon Day, Steve Fletty (Head Judge), Joe Gerteis, Nick Hartley, Adrian Swanson

1st
Aric Daul
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Slow & Low (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Belle Isle Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Michael Sawyer
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Tickety-Boo (13C: English Porter)

Table 9: Strong Beer

17 entries

Judges: Jeremy Beer, Corbyn Burley, Paul Dienhart, Michael Dykhoff, Austin Garfield, Dave Gehrke, Joe Gerteis (Head Judge), Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Dean Muldoon
Chop & Brew
Sooty Foot (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Fünf Uhr Eisbock (9B: Eisbock)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Kraken's Abyss (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 10: IPA

18 entries

Judges: Dave Bance, Gordon Day, Nick Hartley, Doug Hoverson (Head Judge), John Longballa, Adrian Swanson, Kenneth Wentworth

1st
Mike Perman
Mansfield Homebrew Club
Hazy Citra Supernova (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Squirrel's Stash (21B3: Brown IPA)
3rd
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
More Citra (21A: American IPA)

Table 11: Belgian

18 entries

Judges: Aric Daul, Dan Edgerton, Steve Fletty, Kyle Manderscheid, Kevin Meintsma, Garrick Van Buren (Head Judge)

1st
Richard Brower
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
STD Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Monky Business (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Jason Berg
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 12: Spice & Wood

14 entries

Judges: Richard Brower, Corbyn Burley, Dave Gehrke, Matt Grove, Geoff Haas (Head Judge), Doug Hoverson, Adrian Swanson

1st
Willy Miley
Motley Brue - Twin Cities...
Dancing On The Face Of The Panther (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Aaron De Boer & Matt Grove
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Highlander (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Michael Sawyer
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Yuletide Bellringer (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Willy Miley
Motley Brue - Twin Cities...
Dancing On The Face Of The Panther (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Soren Jensen
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Axolotl (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Scalded Shankle II (14C: Scottish Export)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners