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Winners

Coopers Homebrew LogoResults from the Homebrewers Association Club-Only Competitions as well as the current homebrew club points for the August 2010-May 2011 competition year are shown below. The winners of the Club-Only competition earn points for their homebrew club on a 12-8-4 basis for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Club points from the Club-Only Competition go toward the point total for the AHA Homebrew Club of the Year award (see National Homebrew Competition).

2010-2011 Club Point Standings From Club-Only Competitions

Points Club
12 Carolina Brewmasters, NC
8 Indian Peaks Alers, CO
4 Tucson Homebrew Club, AZ

Club-Only Competition Results for 2010-2011

Mead Competition (August 8, 2010)

The AHA thanks Deborah Lee and Hop Barley & the Alers of Boulder, CO for hosting the Mead Club-Only Competition held August 8, 2010. This competition covered mead categories 24, 25, and 26 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the first of six competitions in the August to May 2010-2011 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy. Points are awarded on a twelve-eight-four basis for first, second, and third place in the Club-Only Competitions. First, second, and third places in both the First and Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition earn points on a six-four-two basis.

Of the 64 entries submitted by clubs in 29 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Jim & Jen Jakopak
Iron Station, NC
Carolina Brewmasters

Black Currant Mead,
category 25C
Second Place Kari Klein
Longmont, CO
Indian Peaks Alers
Cherry Mead,
category 25C
Third Place Greg Reiter
Tuscon, AZ
Tucson Homebrewer Club

"Red Pepper," a Cinnamon
Mead, category 26A

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

2009-2010 Club-Only Competition Results

Congratulations to all of the winning homebrewers and their clubs in the 2009-2010 Club-Only Competitions!

Results from the Homebrewers Association Club-Only Competitions as well as the current homebrew club points for the August-May competition year are shown below. The winners of the Club-Only competition earn points for their homebrew club on a 12-8-4 basis for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.  Club points from the Club-Only Competition go toward the point total for the AHA Homebrew Club of the Year award (see National Homebrew Competition).

2009-2010 Club Point Standings From Club-Only Competitions

Points Club
12 KROC (Keg Ran Out Club), CO
12 Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs, TN
12 Brew Free or Die, NH
12 Beer Renegades of Everett, Washington (BREW), WA
12 Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP), MD
12 Crown of the Valley Brewing Society, CA
8 Indian Peaks Alers (IPA) ,CO
8 Long Beach Homebrewers, CA
8 PDX Brewers, OR
8 Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES), NJ
8 Lehigh Valley Homebrewers, PA
8 Sonoma Beerocrats, CA
4 Oregon Brew Crew (OBC), OR
4 Austin Zealots, TX
4 Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA), VA
4 QUAFF, CA
4 Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOBS), OH
4 Garage Brewers Society, MO

Club-Only Competition Results for 2009-2010

Extract Beers Competition (May 22, 2010)

The AHA thanks Ric Cunningham and the Niagara Association of Homebrewers club of Buffalo, NY for hosting the Extract Beer Club-Only Competition held May 22, 2010. This competition covered beers made with 50% or more malt extraxct in categories 1-23 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the sixth and final competition in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy. Points are awarded on a twelve-eight-four basis for first, second, and third place in the Club-Only Competitions. First, second, and third places in both the First and Final Round of the AHA National Homebrew Competition earn points on a six-four-two basis.

Of the 61 entries submitted by clubs in 29 States, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Brendan Wehrly
La Verne, CA
Crown of the Valley Brewing Society

"Pepperweizen,"
Cracked Black Peppercorn
Weizen, category 21A
Second Place Bob Peak
Petaluma, CA
Sonoma Beerocrats
"Final Frontier,"
Dark American Lager,
category 4A
Third Place John Emke
St Louis, MO
Garage Brewers Society

Bourbon Barrel Porter,
Wood-Aged Beer,
category 22C

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

American Ales Competition (April 10, 2010)

The AHA thanks Bill Lynch and the Carolina Brew Masters club of Charlotte, NC for hosting the American Ales Club-Only Competition held April 10, 2010. This competition covered category 10 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the fifth of six competitions in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 73 entries from the US and Canada, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Mel Thompson
Gaithersburg, MD
Brewers United for Real Potables
(BURP)
American Brown
Ale, category 10C
Second Place David Barber
Orwigsburg, PA
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers
American Pale
Ale, category 10A
Third Place Todd Donnelly
Chardon, OH
Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
(SNOBS)
American Brown
Ale, category 11C

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

The Session Challenge, English Brown Ales Competition (February 20, 2010)

The AHA thanks Tim Hayner and the Impaling Alers club of Kent, WA for hosting the Session Challenge, English Brown Ales Club-Only Competition held February 20, 2010. This competition covered category 11 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the fourth of six competitions in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 78 entries from 31 U.S. states and Canada, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Jonathan Powell
Lynnwood, WA
Beer Renegades of Everett, Washington (BREW)
"Bitter Bastard Brown,"
Northern English Brown
Ale, category 11C
Second Place Nick Fox
Colonia, NJ
Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale &
Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES)
"Jack's Mild," Mild, category 11A
Third Place Rick Stangle
& Dan O'Brien

San Diego, CA
QUAFF
"Nucklehead Nut Brown,"
Northern English Brown
Ale, category 11C

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Strong Belgian Ales Competition (December 5, 2009)

The AHA thanks Nelson Crowle and the Dunedin Brewers Guild of Dunedin, FL for hosting the Strong Beligian Ales Club-Only Competition held December 5, 2009. This competition covered category 18 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the third of six competitions in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 61 entries from 32 U.S. states and Canada, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Scott Prive
Nashua, NH
Brew Free or Die
"Triple," Belgian Triple,
category 18C
Second Place Brett Begani
Beaverton, OR
PDX Brewers
"Dubbel Time," Belgian
Dubbel, category 18B
Third Place Evan Williams
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville Area
Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)
"Duvus," Belgian Golden
Strong, category 18D

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

European Amber Lagers Competition (October 17, 2009)

The AHA thanks Angela Cottingham and the Jayhops of Kansas City, MO for hosting the European Amber Lagers Club-Only Competition held October 17, 2009. This competition covered category 3 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the second of six competitions in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 44 entries from 25 U.S. states, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Roger Hall & JL Thompson
Cordova, TN
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
Oktoberfest,
category 3B
Second Place Andrew Waisanen
Irvine, CA
Long Beach Homebrewers
Oktoberfest,
category 3B
Third Place Kerry Martin
Austin, TX
Austin Zealots
Fest Bier
category 3B

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

Amber Hybrid Beers Competition (August 23, 2009)

The AHA thanks Ryan Thomas and KROC (the Keg Ran Out Club) of Broomfield, CO for hosting the Amber Hybrid Beers Club-Only Competition held August 23, 2009. This competition covered category 7 of the 2008 BJCP style guidelines. This was the first of six competitions in the August to May 2009-2010 cycle, with points going toward the Homebrew Club of the Year trophy.

Of the 48 entries from 22 U.S. states, the following winners were chosen.

Award Brewer Club Affiliation Beer
First Place Ron Lull
Broomfield, CO
KROC (Keg Ran Out Club) California Common,
category 7B
Second Place Wayne Stark
Longmont, CO
Indian Peaks Alers (IPA) California Common, “Not Too Common,”
category 7B
Third Place Michael Kora
Portland, OR
Oregon Brew Crew (OBC) Northern German Altbier, “Pasto & The Amber Canoe,”
category 7A

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to all of the club representative brewers who entered!

2009-2010 AHA Club of the Year Top 25

Rank Points Club Location
1 214 Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) Concord, CA
2 202 Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Saint Paul, MN
3 200 The Brewing Network Air Waves
4 132 Ale & Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) Regina, SK, Canada
5 114 QUAFF Carlsbad, CA
6 76 Austin Zealots Austin, TX
7 62 Brewmasters of Alpharetta Johns Creek, GA
8(T)
56 Scioto, Olentangy & Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) Powell, OH
8(T)
56 Sonoma Beerocrats
Santa Rosa, CA
10 54 Bay Area Mashtonauts Nassau Bay, TX
11 48 Edmonton Homebrewers Guild Edmonton, AB, Canada
12(T)
46 Mad Zymurgists
Pleasanton, CA
12(T)
46 Urban Knaves of Grain Warrenville, IL
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42 Brew Free or Die
Londonderry, NH
15 40 Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP)
Rockville, MD
16(T) 38 Los Cebadartistas
Tucson, AZ
16(T) 38 Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society
(ZZ HOPS)
Sandy, UT
18(T) 36 Central Florida Homebrewers
Orlando, FL
18(T) 36 Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) Indianapolis, IN
18(T) 36 Indian Peaks Alers Erie, CO
18(T) 36 Inland Empire Brewers
Riverside, CA
18(T) 36 Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
Culver City, CA
23(T) 34 Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW)
Everett, WA
23(T) 34 Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) Tulsa, OK
23(T)
34 Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Edina, MN

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