Best of Show

Kudos to the following Best of Show winners of AHA/BJCP Sanctioned Competitions, as reported by competition organizers. This list is available in the January/February 2012 issue of Zymurgy .

March 2011

22nd Annual Reggale & Dredhop Homebrew Competition, 272 entries-Adam Glaser, Fort Collins, CO.

May 2011

Goblets of Gold V - Mead-Only Competition, 33 entries-Alida Dunning, Homer, AK.

June 2011

15th Annual Celtic Brew-Off, 270 entries-Kerry Martin, Austin, TX.

July 2011

Snake River Brewing-Teton County Fair Homebrew Competition, 20 entries-Stephen Melanson, Jackson, WY.

August 2011

2011 Oregon State Fair Homebrew Competition, 219 entries-David Swisher, Jefferson, OR.
L.A. County Fair Home Brew Competition, 199 entries-Dan McGirr, Chino, CA.
Beer Quest X-Periment-Ale, 18 entries-Sloane Peterson, Lincoln, NE.
Alaska State Fair Spirited Beverages, 35 entries-Andrew Rawls, Anchorage, AK.
23rd Annual New Mexico State Fair, Pro-Am Competition, 368 entries-Mick Coker, Albuquerque, NM.
2011 ACO Brewfest, 20 entries-Neill Burt, Denver, CO.
NSWABC 2011, 328 entries-Joe Valente, Sydney, NSW, AU.
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers (TVH)/TN Valley Fair Homebruin Cup, 65 entries-Dennis Collins, Knoxville, TN.
Eastern Idaho State Fair, 157 entries-Steve Docktor, Meridian, ID.
Fine Home Brew Competition, 8 entries-Eric Bush & others, John Day, OR.
Intervarsity Beer Brewing Competition 2011, 29 entries-University of Pretoria, Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA.
Puyallup Fair Amateur Beer Competition, 84 entries-Richard Cockrell, Sumner, WA.

September 2011

Competencia Amateur - Copa Cerveza, 100 entries-Jorge Ringenbach, Mexico, D.F.
Summer Suds of Savannah, 271 entries-Lucas Kluz, Jacksonville, FL.
Coconino County Fair Homebrew Competition, 25 entries-Mike Kearsley, Flagstaff, AZ.
Flying Bike Founders Fly-PA Competition, 35 entries-Mike Kilpatrick, Seattle, WA.
Santa Cruz Fair Homebrew Competition, 127 entries-Chris Scianni, Santa Cruz, CA.
DRAFT Beerfest, 211 entries-Mark Pavlik, Latrobe, PA.
The Great Frederick Fair, 131 entries-Brian Gruner, Damascus, MD.
Tulare County Fair Homebrew Competition, 48 entries-Richard Gleason Jr., Visalia, CA.
Queensland Amateur Brewing Championships 2011, 263 entries-Liam Ahern, Brisbane, QLD, AU.
State Amateur Brewers Show of South Australia, 257 entries-Mark Rasheed, Adelaide, SA, AU.
Washington Mead & Cider Cup, 25 entries-Roger Key, Everett, WA.
Celestial Meads Equinox Mead Competition, 41 entries-Breck Tostevin, Anchorage, AK.
River City Roundup/Douglas Cty fair, 90 entries-Tom Malowski, Omaha, NE.
Castle Hill & Hills District Agricultural Home Brewing Championship, 213 entries-Merv Cadwallader, Sydney, NSW, AU.
DAI Oktoberfest Home Brew Contest, 74 entries-Jeff McElfresh, Dayton, OH.
Muse Cup, 52 entries-Gordon Pencis, Aurora, CO.
Southern Vermont Homebrew Festival, 110 entries-Jeremy Fitchett, Hoosick Falls, NY.
ACT Amateur Brewing Championship 2011, 208 entries-Keenan Fahy, Canberra, ACT, AU.
Southern Oregon Amateur Beer & Wine Competition, 150 entries-Steve Terilli, Medford, OR.
Maryland Microbrewery Festival Homebrew Competition, 39 entries-Keith Lipford, Jake Cowperthwaite, Dave Hershey, & Phil Tansill, Baltimore, MD.
McHale's Monthly Mashout - September, 6 entries-Rob Harris, Soddy Daisy, TN.
Byggvir's Big Beer Cup, 155 entries-Brett Glenna & Pete Wasko, Lakeville, MN.
Son of Brewzilla 2011, 382 entries-Larry Reuter, Akron, OH.
Malt Madness, 601 entries-David Barber, Orwigsurg, PA.
Pacific Brewers Cup, 283 entries-James Hilbing, Kurt Rump, & Mike Truman, Redondo Beach, CA.
The Cajun Classic, 68 entries-Jeff Pieper, Bossier City, LA.

October 2011

Oaktoberfest, 41 entries-Arlyn Johns, Oakland, CA.
Fresh Hop Ale Festival, 42 entries-Patrick Smith, Yakima, WA.
Three Rivers Throwdown II, 20 entries-Dave Roarty, Murrysville, PA.
Townsend Fall Fest Annual Homebrewing Contest, 29 entries-John Rumney, Cascade, MT.
4th Annual Final Gravity Strong Beer Competition, 96 entries-Josh Myers, Decatur, GA.
2011 Napa Homebrewers Classic, 40 entries-Cameron Day, Napa, CA.
National Organic Brewing Challenge, 53 entries-Bernard Ducat II, Broad Brook, CT.
West Coast Brewers - Belgian/French, 9 entries-Michael Connor, Perth, WA, AU.
Commander SAAZ Interplanetary Homebrew Blastoff, 549 entries-Chris Bible, Knoxville, TN.
2011 Arizona Society of Homebrewers Oktoberfest Competition, 318 entries-Scott Brady, Phoenix, AZ.
Barley Legal 2, 101 entries-Jamie Klarman & Phil Bayle, Phoenix, MD.
CAMRA/Van Brewers Harvest Challenge, 14 entries-Don Farion, Vancouver, BC, CA.
Schleswig Wine & Bier Contest, 50 entries-Peter VanderMeer, Le Mars, IA.
Umpqua Valley Brew Fest, 51 entries-Jeff Clarke & Steve Ferrell, Grants Pass, OR.
Valhalla - The Meading of Life VII, 64 entries-Mike Manning, Allentown, PA.
Piedmont Brewer's Cup, 266 entries-Matt Everngam, Preston, MD.
5th Annual Virginia Beer Blitz, 269 entries-Mark Pavlik, Latrobe, PA.
2011 SNAFU Memorial Homebrew Competition, 122 entries-Jon Antonson, Las Vegas, NV.
Oktobersbest Zinzinnati, 263 entries-Scott LaFollette, Cincinnati, OH.
The Big Muddy Monster Brew Fest, 95 entries-Rodney Murray, St. Robert, MO.
Arkansas State Fair Homebrew Competition, 125 entries-Rory Bradney, Little Rock, AR.
Southeast Alaska Autumn Pour, 62 entries-Michael Lamonica, Juneau, AK.
McHale's Monthly Mashout - October, 11 entries-Robert Miller, Atlanta, GA.
AHA Club-Only Competition, Specialty/Experimental/Historical Beers, 49 entries-Matt Sager, Walnut Creek, CA.
6th New England Regional Homebrew Competition, 530 entries-Brian & Christopher Sprague, Portland, ME.