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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Hoppy Halloween Challenge
There were 462 entries and 167 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
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Winning Entries 
Table 1: Category 1: Light Lagers (14 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Dave Darity
Co-Brewer: Michele Darity |
Jimbo’s American Lager |
1B: Standard American Lager |
High Plains Draughters |
| 3rd |
Dave Darity
Co-Brewer: Michele Darity |
Lilly Dale’s Premium Lager |
1C: Premium American Lager |
High Plains Draughters |
| 1st |
Jerry Dusich |
Magic Pot Helles |
1D: Munich Helles |
Cloudy Town Brewers |
Table 2: Category 2: Pilsner (8 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Tim Roets |
Pils X L V |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Jack Of All Brews |
| 1st |
Leah Dienes |
Bo Pils |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
Lagers: Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society |
| 3rd |
Jason Huck |
Finn |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
Prairie Homebrewing Comanions |
Table 3: Category 3: European Amber Lager (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Vincent Rokke |
Feined Innocence |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 3rd |
Jim Devos |
Octoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Mhba |
| 2nd |
Dave Clark |
Death By Bloody Hatchet, Eye Gouging, Meat Cleaving, Gut Spewing, Corpse Rotting Marzen From The Grave |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
Table 4: Category 4: Dark Lagers (7 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Phil Sullivan |
Sullys Dark Lager |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Underground Brewers (detroit) |
| 1st |
Stephen Bender |
Paint River Munich Dunkel |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
|
| 3rd |
Leah Dienes |
Dienes Darko |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Lagers: Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society |
Table 5: Category 5: Bocks (5 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Jay Evans |
Heavenly Helles |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers |
| 2nd |
Rick Brandvold |
Young Bock |
5B: Traditional Bock |
Phc |
| 1st |
Bryan Clauser |
Doppelbock |
5C: Doppelbock |
Garage Brewers Society |
Table 6: Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (23 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mike Beuning |
Cream Ale |
6A: Cream Ale |
Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 2nd |
Steve Cook |
Good Karma Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Kc Bier Meisters |
| 3rd |
Scott Pointon |
Killer Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Brewers Of South Suburbia (b.o.s.s.) |
Table 7: Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (3 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Steve Cook |
Good Karma Steam Beer |
7B: California Common Beer |
Kc Bier Meisters |
| 1st |
Jim Lindborg |
Ca Common |
7B: California Common Beer |
Mn Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd |
Sean Kampshoff |
Sean’s Alt |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
|
Table 8: Category 8: English Pale Ale (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Lucas Graunke
Co-Brewer: Ryan Bacon |
The Good |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Phc |
| 2nd |
Dave Clark |
British Steele |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
| 3rd |
Jay Highfill |
Beta Esb |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 9: Category 9: Scottish And Irish Ale (13 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Bryan Martin |
Wee Laddie 60~ |
9A: Scottish Light 60/- |
|
| 3rd |
Rick Brandvold |
Zed’s Dead Red |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
Phc |
| 1st |
John Fowler
Co-Brewer: Amy Satterlund |
Rachel’s Scotch Ale |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 10: Category 10: American Ale (31 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joel Ellingson |
Tasty’s Apa |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd |
Chico Lusby |
Surf Beach Pale Ale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
|
| 2nd |
Jay Evans |
Suite Judy Brown Ale |
10C: American Brown Ale |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers |
Table 11: Category 11: English Brown Ale (14 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Kevin Kuestermeyer |
Emma’s Brown |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Big Sioux Brewing Society |
| 2nd |
Patrick Sundberg |
Duck Pond |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Blue Ox Brewers Society |
| 1st |
Tom Urbanski |
The Queen Mother’s Dirty Little Secret |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Northern Ale Stars |
Table 12: Category 12: Porter (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Mark Shotick
Co-Brewer: John Harvey |
Brothers Darkness |
12A: Brown Porter |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 1st |
Jason Hatfield |
Jurassic Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
Bloatarian Brewing League |
| 2nd |
Dan Huerter |
Baltic Porter |
12C: Baltic Porter |
Kansas City Biermeisters |
Table 13: Category 13: Stout (24 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Steve Piatz |
Dry Stout |
13A: Dry Stout |
Mhba & Sphbc |
| 2nd |
Stephen Bender |
Paint River Imperial Stout |
13F: Imperial Stout |
|
| 1st |
Eric Wentling |
Olde Meconium 2010 |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Jack Of All Brews |
Table 14: Category 14: India Pale Ale (35 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steve Daiken
Co-Brewer: Laurie Daiken |
Bitter A Witch Than A Bitch |
14B: American IPA |
Northern Ale Stars |
| 2nd |
Dave Darity
Co-Brewer: Michele Darity |
Darity Deeds Ipa |
14B: American IPA |
High Plains Draughters |
| 3rd |
Vincent Rokke |
Odin |
14B: American IPA |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
Table 15: Category 15: German Wheat And Rye Beer (15 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Vincent Rokke |
Estival |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 1st |
Mike Beuning |
Weizenbock |
15C: Weizenbock |
Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 2nd |
Dave Rogge |
Roggeroggen |
15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
New York City Homebrew Guild |
Table 16: Category 16: Belgian And French Ale (26 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Paul Cote |
Belgian Pale |
16B: Belgian Pale Ale |
|
| 1st |
Paul Cote |
Belgian Saison |
16C: Saison |
|
| 3rd |
Bryan Clauser
Co-Brewer: Troy Meier |
Belgian Ipa |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Garage Brewers Society |
Table 17: Category 17: Sour Ale (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Mark Tanner |
Bales Berliner |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Beer Renegades Of Everett Wa (brew) |
| 1st |
John Fowler
Co-Brewer: Amy Satterlund |
Jelly Donut |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd |
Tom Roan Nancy Bowser |
Strawberry Tart |
17F: Fruit Lambic |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
Table 18: Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (28 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Jonathon Cihlar |
Confessor’s Touch |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
|
| 1st |
Tom Roan Nancy Bowser |
Spiny Devilfish |
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 2nd |
Rick Brandvold |
Dark Lord |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Phc |
Table 19: Category 19: Strong Ale (20 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Rick Reilly |
Wrinkled Bastard |
19A: Old Ale |
Phc |
| 2nd |
Elisha Page |
Olde #100 |
19A: Old Ale |
Big Sioux Brewing Society |
| 1st |
Bill Bopp |
America’s Birthday Barleywine |
19C: American Barleywine |
Scioto, Olentangy And Darby Zymurgists (sodz) |
Table 20: Category 20: Fruit Beer (18 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Nick Wand |
Raspberry American Wheat |
20A: Fruit Beer |
N/a |
| 2nd |
Tim Roets |
Tart Cherry Saison X L V |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Jack Of All Brews |
| 1st |
Rick Brandvold |
Apricots And Cream |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Phc |
Table 21: Category 21: Spice/herb/vegetable Beer (24 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mitchell Andrews |
Hibiscus |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Sean Papillion |
Chocolate Coconut Stout |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Escambia Bay Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Andrew Tingler
Co-Brewer: Christina Tingler |
Jack-b-bottled |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Fort Lauderdale Area Brewers |
Table 22: Category 22: Smoke Flavored And Wood Aged Beer (25 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Sean Kampshoff |
Sean’s Rauch |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
|
| 3rd |
Ben Amundson |
Bourbonoakedenglishbarleywine |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Phc |
| 2nd |
Phil Sullivan |
Sullys Oak Aged Emperor |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Underground Brewers (detroit) |
Table 23: Category 23: Specialty Beer (21 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Urbanski |
Lemonhead Darkened Weiss |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Northern Ale Stars |
| 3rd |
Sean Wolfe
Co-Brewer: Christina Wolfe |
St. Jack’s Graveyard |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Scranton Brewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Paul Cote |
Rye Ipa |
23A: Specialty Beer |
|
Table 24: Category 24: Traditional Mead (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Steve Piatz |
Van The Man |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Mhba & Sphbc |
| 1st |
Karen Schaar |
Get Off Of My Cloud |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Mugz |
| 2nd |
Susan Ruud
Co-Brewer: Bob Ruud |
Nector Of The Basswood |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Prairie Homebrewing Companion |
Table 25: Category 25: Melomel (fruit Mead) (17 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steve Piatz |
Easy With That |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Mhba & Sphbc |
| 2nd |
Tim Roets |
Tart Cherry Melomel X L V |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Jack Of All Brews |
| 3rd |
Eric Sanders |
Rhubarb Melomel |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Phc |
Table 26: Category 26: Other Mead (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Mark Tanner
Co-Brewer: Tim Leber |
Heart Of India |
26A: Metheglin |
Beer Renegades Of Everett Wa (brew) |
| 2nd |
Paul Frank |
Vanillamon |
26A: Metheglin |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 1st |
Karen Schaar |
Rio De Jumpkin |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Mugz |
Table 27: Category 27: Standard Cider And Perry (3 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Steve Cook |
Good Karma Cider |
27A: Common Cider |
Kc Bier Meisters |
| 2nd |
Dave Batcheller |
Uncommonly Funny Beverage |
27A: Common Cider |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 1st |
Tom Urbanski
Co-Brewer: Patti Urbanski |
Lazy Day Cider |
27A: Common Cider |
Northern Ale Stars |
Table 28: Category 28: Specialty Cider And Perry (4 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Susan Ruud
Co-Brewer: Bob Ruud |
Lickable Cherry Cider |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Prairie Homebrewing Companion |
| 3rd |
Dave Clark |
Apple Corpse |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
| 2nd |
Maxwell Arndt |
Cinnicider |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
|
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