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Best of Show

Kudos to the following Best of Show winners listed in the November/December 2009 issue of Zymurgy as reported by competition organizers.

August 2009

  • Larimer County Fair Gnarly Barley Homebrew Competition, 140 entries—Aaron Heaton, Fort Collins, CO
  • The Beehive Brew-Off, 304 entries—Troy Faircloth, Tooele, UT
  • Iowa State Fair, 208 entries—Rick Srigley, Boone, IA
  • Nevada County Fair Homebrew Competition - Novice, 48 entries—Kenneth Wyman, Grass Valley, CA
  • 14th Annual Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Homebrew Competition, 138 entries—Ed Bielaus, Bethesda, MD
  • Lunar Rendezbrew XVI, 412 entries—Darrell Maudlin, Houston, TX
  • Mountain Brewer Open 12th, 195 entries—Steve & Cody Wiseman, Cross Lanes, WV
  • The Anchor Town Invitational, 52 entries—Todd Rock, Anchorage, AK
  • Los Angeles County Fair Homebrew Beer, 166 entries—William Frost, Etiwanda, CA
  • Intervarsity Beer Brewing Competition 2009, 24 entries—University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Blues ‘N’ Brews Homebrew Competition, 156 entries—Keith Anthul, Worcester, MA
  • Washington Mead & Cider Cup, 34 entries—Jeff Carlson, Grand Rapids, MI
  • California Brewers Festival Commercial Competition, 141 entries—Sudwerk Helles, Jay Prahl, Privatbrauerei Sudwerk Hubsch, Davis, CA
  • Oregon State Fair Homebrew Beer Competition, 206 entries—Randy Scorby, Baker City, OR
  • Kentucky State Fair Homebrew, 214 entries— Rick Stidham, Louisville, KY
  • Benton Franklin Fair, 22 entries—Jocelyn Bequette, Benton City, WA
  • Nebraska State Fair Homebrew Competition, 196 entries—Kevin Kroll, Lincoln, NE
  • AHA Club-Only Competition, Amber Hybrid Beer, 48 entries—Ron Lull, Broomfield, CO
  • Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition, 331 entries—Cary Floyd, Arvada, CO
  • Malt Madness, 450 entries—Bob Piano, Allentown, PA
  • Brew Masters Competition, 36 entries—James Vokoun, Plover, WI
  • Lakewood Rotary Homebrew Festival, 52 entries—Colin Lenfesty, Seattle, WA

July 2009

  • 2009 WanCup2, 113 entries—Ryoichi Takabayashi, Kawasaki, Kanagawa
  • Indiana State Fair Brewers’ Cup, 732 entries—Larry Barnhart, Kokomo, IN
  • E.T. Barnette Homebrew Competition, 54 entries—Edward Bielaus, Rockville, MD
  • Pisgah Organic Pro-Am, 81 entries—Adam Reinke, Arden, NC
  • Ohio Brew Week Homebrew Competition, 175 entries—Art Richardson, New York, NY
  • All Idaho HausBrau Battle, 66 entries—Jeremy Gramkow, Horseshoe Bend, ID
  • California Midstate Fair, 58 entries—Mark Capozzoli
  • Amador Invitational (Commercial Microbrew Competition), 39 entries—Lodi Beer Company, Lodi, CA
  • Amador County Fair Homebrew Competition, 102 entries—William Kenney, Rescue, CA
  • Mufasa No-Hop Challenge, 6 entries—Darryl Dieckman, Cincinnati, OH
  • TRASH XIX, 190 entries—Jake Ocque, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Ohio State Fair Homebrew Competition, 335 entries—Michael Byrne & Dave Forman, Columbus, OH
  • 2nd Annual All-American Competition, 22 entries—Brandon Kolbe, Appleton, WI
  • Spirits of Baker County, 27 entries—Dick Blankenship, Salem, OR
  • First Coast Cup, 373 entries—Marc Powell, Woodstock, GA
  • Brisbane Amateur Beer Brewers Club Annual Comp, 121 entries—Chris Moss, Brisbane, Qld, Australia
  • 22nd Annual Southern California Regional Homebrew Championship, 292 entries— Andrew Waisanen, Irvine, CA

June 2009

  • Cryer Malt Perth Royal Beer Show, 86 entries—Gryphon Brewing Services, Perth, WA, Australia
  • 2nd Annual Liquid Poetry Slam, 305 entries—Jeff Niggemeyer, Longmont, CO
  • New York State Fair Homebrew Competition, 165 entries—Douglas Wing, Painted Post, NY
  • San Diego County Fair Homebrew Competition, 641 entries—Matt Richard, San Diego, CA

May 2009

  • Goblets of Gold Mead Competition, 29 entries—Harley Stephenson, Homer, Alaska
  • 2009 California State Fair Commercial Craft Brewing Competition, 356 entries—Bob Kluver, Main Street Brewery, Corona, CA
  • 2009 California State Fair Home Brewing Competition, 198 entries—Aaron Seizer, Northridge, CA
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