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Results
from Prior Years
2012 Competition Results
533
Entries
From
30 States and 1 Canadian Province
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Best
of Show - Beer:
"Roggenbier",
a Roggenbier from Steve Piatz from Eagan, MN and member of
the MHBA & SPHBC
Best
of Show - Mead/Cider:
"2011
Honeycrisp Celebration" a common cider from Roger
Kee of Everett, WA and member of the Greater Everett Brewers
League
Great
Pumpkin winner:
Shaun
Niemeyer from Janesville, WI member of MHTG
Fresh
Killed Hops Beer:
"Hopkat
Ale" from Paul & Amy Ellenbecker, Minot, ND -
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Halloween
Theme Beer:
"A
Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Baste" mead jello shot
from Al Boyce from St Louis Park, MN and member of the MHBA
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Hoppy
Halloween 2012 Sponsors
Hoppy
Halloween Challenge 2012 Results:
Category 1: Light Lagers
(17 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Paul Vogel
|
Heavens Helles
|
1D: Munich Helles |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
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2nd
|
Paul Vogel
|
Goldrush Lager
|
1E: Dortmunder Export |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Peter Polczynski
|
Big Dog Lager Lout
|
1E: Dortmunder Export |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
Category 2: Pilsner (15 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
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Dave Darity & Michele Darity
|
Papa Joes German Pils
|
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Atoka, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
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2nd
|
Paul Vogel
|
Leuchtenbrau
|
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Todd Rieck & Rod Swerman
|
Urkel
|
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
La Crosse, WI |
LAGERS: La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts and Related Specialties
|
Category 3: European Amber Lager (11
entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
|
1st
|
Matthew Tjosaas |
Jactoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Minneapolis, MN |
|
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2nd
|
Jeff Pieper |
Double Boil Vienna Lager |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Bossier City, LA |
Shreveport Urban Diastatic Sparges |
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3rd
|
Shaun Koval |
Shauntoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Dallas, GA |
Dallas, GA |
Category 4: Dark Lagers (10 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Shaun Niemeyer
|
Alchemy Dark Lager No. 1
|
4A: Dark American Lager |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
|
|
2nd
|
Tom Urbanski
|
My Fair Lager
|
4A: Dark American Lager |
Cloquet, MN |
Northern Ale Stars
|
|
3rd
|
Peter Polczynski
|
Tinkel Whacker
|
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
Category 5: Bocks (13 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
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Steve Cook
|
Good Karma MaiBock
|
A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Warrensburg, MO |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
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2nd
|
Jim Lindborg
|
Verminator
|
5C: Doppelbock |
Brooklyn Park, MN |
MN Home Brewers Association
|
|
3rd
|
Jacob Schnabel
|
Emancipator Doppelbock
|
5C: Doppelbock |
Annadale, MN |
Brew Your Own Beer (BYOB)
|
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (33
entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Jim Lindborg
|
Esme’s Elixer
|
6A: Cream Ale |
Brooklyn Park, MN |
MN Home Brewers Association
|
|
2nd
|
Chris Roberts
& Joe Fisher
|
American Wheat
|
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
Olathe, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
|
3rd
|
Michael Crane
|
Krispy Cream
|
6A: Cream Ale |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (8 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Jeffery Swearengin
|
Schwerin Alt
|
7A: Northern German Altbier |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
|
2nd
|
Tom Urbanski
|
The Beer That Saved My Basement
|
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Cloquet, MN |
Northern Ale Stars
|
|
3rd
|
Michael Wilcox
|
Ctrl+Alt+Delete
|
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
|
Category 8: English Pale Ale (10 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Sean Niemeyer
|
Alchemy Standard Bitter No. 1
|
8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
|
|
2nd
|
Nathan Remington
|
Butterbur's Bitter
|
8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Bloomington, MN |
|
|
3rd
|
Ken Todd
|
Old Chappy ESB
|
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale
Ale) |
Naperville, IL |
P.A.L.E.
|
Category 9: Scottish And Irish Ale (12 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Brian Davis
|
Wee Are the People
|
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Lyle, MN |
Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers
|
|
2nd
|
Nathan Remington & Jesse Selin
|
MacAulish
|
9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- |
Bloomington, MN |
|
|
3rd
|
David Merz
|
Winter Warmer
|
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Marquette, MI |
Palmetto State Brewers
|
Category 10: American Ale (29 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Nathan Remington
|
Bagshot Pale
|
10A: American Pale Ale |
Bloomington, MN |
|
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2nd
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Kevin Kearney
|
Brown Wagon
|
10C: American Brown Ale |
Calmar, IA |
|
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3rd
|
Keith Brady
|
I Citra My Pants Pale ale
|
10A: American Pale Ale |
Eden Prairie, MN |
Jack of All Brews
|
Category 11: English Brown Ale (13 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Ron Fitch
|
Northern English Brown
|
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Woodbury, MN |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
|
|
2nd
|
Nathan Remington
|
Crickhollow Mild
|
11A: Mild |
Bloomington, MN |
|
|
3rd
|
Dave & Michele Darity
|
Missy’s Mild
|
11A: Mild |
Atoka, OK |
Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
Category 12: Porter (22 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Rick Brandvold
|
Down Town Brown
|
2A: Brown Porter |
West Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
2nd
|
Shaun Niemeyer
|
Alchemy Baltic Porter No. 2
|
12C: Baltic Porter |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
|
|
3rd
|
Jeffrey Swearengin
|
Roughneck Porter
|
12B: Robust Porter |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
|
Category 13: Stout (32 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
|
Eelpout Stout
|
13E: American Stout |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
2nd
|
Jeff Zierdt
|
Black Porridge
|
13C: Oatmeal Stout |
Monticello, MN |
BYOB
|
|
3rd
|
Jon Morman
|
Miche Stout
|
13F: Imperial Stout |
Independence, MO |
Brewing Network
|
Category 14: India Pale Ale (29 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Nathan Remington & Brandon Rahn
|
Erebor Pale Ale
|
14B: American IPA |
Bloomington, MN |
|
|
2nd
|
Andrew Laidlaw
|
Batch 29
|
14C: Imperial IPA |
Golden Eagle, IL |
St. Louis Brews
|
|
3rd
|
Nathan Remington & Brandon Rahn
|
Hamfast the Gaffer
|
14C: Imperial IPA |
Bloomington, MN |
|
Category 15: German Wheat And Rye Beer
(27 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Steve Piatz
|
Roggenbier
|
15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) |
Eagan, MN |
MHBA & SPHBC
|
|
2nd
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
|
Wheat Penny Weizenbock
|
15C: Weizenbock |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Peter Polczynski
|
Big Dog Brushy
|
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
Category 16: Belgian And French Ale (42 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Aaron Lammers
|
Belgian Cream Ale
|
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Plymouth, WI |
|
|
2nd
|
Bryan Clauser
|
Sour Cherry Brettt
|
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
St Peters, MO |
Garage Brewers Society
|
|
3rd
|
Michael Crane
|
Saison de Pulatie
|
16C: Saison |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
Category 17: Sour Ale (16 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Shaun Niemeyer
|
Alchemy Berliner Weisse No. 1
|
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
|
|
2nd
|
Elisha Page
|
Sour Monk
|
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Big Sioux Brewing Society
|
|
3rd
|
James Prior
|
Kriek
|
17F: Fruit Lambic |
Kansas City, MO |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (25 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Peter Polczynski
|
Furness Abbey
|
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
|
|
2nd
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
|
1606
|
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Mike Beuning
|
Strong Gold
|
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
Sartell, MN |
Cloudy Town Brewers
|
Category 19: Strong Ale (25 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Sean Kampshoff
|
Sean’s English Barleywine
|
19B: English Barleywine |
Minneapolis, MN |
MHBA
|
|
2nd
|
Dick Nilles
|
Falconers Barleywine
|
19C: American Barleywine |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Ryan Jilek
|
Signature Barleywine
|
19B: English Barleywine |
Dickinson, ND |
Heart River Homebrewers
|
Category 20: Fruit Beer (13 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Michael Crane
|
Saison de Seyval Blanc
|
20A: Fruit Beer |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
|
2nd
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
|
Cherry On The Prairie
|
20A: Fruit Beer |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
3rd
|
Kevin Wojdak
|
Underhill Lemon Lager
|
20A: Fruit Beer |
Elk Grove Village, IL |
Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
|
Category 21: Spice/herb/vegetable Beer (22 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Roger Kee
|
Apocolypto Brown
|
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Everett, WA |
Greater Everett Brewers League
|
|
2nd
|
Shaun Niemeyer
|
Alchemy Winter Old Ale No. 1
|
21B: Christmas/ Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
|
|
3rd
|
Dave Batcheller
|
G - 2
|
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
Category 22: Smoke Flavored And Wood Aged
Beer (22 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Rodney Kibzey
|
Hop Woody
|
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Lombard, IL |
Urban Knaves of Grain
|
|
2nd
|
Steve Cook
|
Good Karma Rauchbier
|
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
Warrensburg, MO |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
|
|
3rd
|
Ryan Galligan & Ryan Dacey
|
The Bourbon Barrel Prophecies
|
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Wallingford, CT |
|
Table 23: Category 23: Specialty Beer (13 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Matthew Tjosaas
|
Spruce Tip IPA
|
23A: Specialty Beer |
Minneapolis, MN |
|
|
2nd
|
John Morrow
|
Black Heart
|
23A: Specialty Beer |
Las Cruces, NM |
|
|
3rd
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
|
Black Buffalo Rye
|
23A: Specialty Beer |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
Category 24: Traditional Mead (12 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Susan & Bob Ruud
|
Karla And Mikes Mead
|
24C: Sweet Mead |
Harwood, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
|
2nd
|
Scot Schaar
|
Havana DayDreamin’
|
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
|
|
3rd
|
Bryan Clauser
|
semi-sweet mead
|
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
St Peters, MO |
Garage Brewers Society
|
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (13 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Al Boyce
|
One Million Amps
|
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
St Louis Park, MN |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
|
|
2nd
|
Roger Gibson
|
Zinful
|
25B: Pyment |
Kansas City, MO |
Kansas City Biermeisters
|
|
3rd
|
Steve Piatz
|
Black Currant
|
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Eagan, MN |
MHBA & SPHBC
|
Category 26: Other Mead (11 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Roger Gibson
|
Jamaica Mead
|
26A: Metheglin |
Kansas City, MO |
Kansas City Biermeisters
|
|
2nd
|
Todd & Becka Abraham
|
Buggie’s Braggot
|
26B: Braggot |
Boone, IA |
Ames Brewers League
|
|
3rd
|
Scot Schaar
|
Apocalypso
|
26C: Open Category Mead |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
|
Category 27: Standard Cider And Perry (5 entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Roger Kee
|
2011 Honeycrisp Celebration
|
27A: Common Cider |
Everett, WA |
Greater Everett Brewers League
|
|
2nd
|
Rodney Kibzey
|
Commoner Cider
|
27A: Common Cider |
Lombard, IL |
Urban Knaves of Grain
|
|
3rd
|
Tom Urbanski
|
My Fair Cider
|
27A: Common Cider |
Cloquet, MN |
Northern Ale Stars
|
Category 28: Specialty Cider And Perry
(10
entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Roger Kee
|
2010 Spicy Apple Love
|
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
Everett, WA |
Greater Everett Brewers League
|
|
2nd
|
Rodney Kibzey
|
Cider Cherry
|
28B: Fruit Cider |
Lombard, IL |
Urban Knaves of Grain
|
|
3rd
|
Michael Wilcox
|
Thanks Amy
|
28B: Fruit Cider |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
|
Category 29: Halloween Theme Beer (8
entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Al Boyce |
A Mind Is A Terrible Thing To Baste |
29: Halloween Theme Beer |
St Louis Park, MN |
MHBA |
|
2nd
|
Breendan Lantz |
Spawn of Frankenstein |
29: Halloween Theme Beer |
State College, PA |
|
|
3rd
|
Victor North |
Rotten Pumpkin |
29: Halloween Theme Beer |
Hamilton, Ontario |
SOB |
Category 30: Fresh Killed Hops Beer (15
entries)
|
Place
|
Brewer(s)
|
Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
|
1st
|
Paul & Amy Ellenbecker |
Hopkat Ale |
31A: Fresh Killed Hops |
Minot, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
|
2nd
|
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser |
Grasslands |
31A: Fresh Killed Hops |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
|
3rd
|
Matthew Tjosaas |
Fresh Hop Cream Ale |
31A: Fresh Killed Hops |
Minneapolis, MN |
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