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South Region

Category 1: Light Lager
Sponsored by Five Star Products & Services, LLC

Max Score: 44 | Min Score: 27.5 | Avg Score: 35.2 | # of Entries: 21

1 1c John Fowler, Amy Satterlund of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters
2 1b John Fowler, Amy Satterlund of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters
3 1e Larry Combs of El Dorado, AR

Category 2: Pilsner
Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse

Max Score: 42.5 | Min Score: 17 | Avg Score: 31.8 | # of Entries: 28

1 2b Jason Alarcon of Durham, NC, Triangles Unabashed HomeBrewers TRUB
2 2c Virgil Wasko of Largo, FL, Dunedin Brewers Guild
3 2a Tim Welch of Kitty Hawk, NC

Category 3: European Amber Lager
Sponsored by How to Brew by John Palmer

Max Score: 42 | Min Score: 26.5 | Avg Score: 33.4 | # of Entries: 13

1 3b Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 3a Matt Tucker, Jake Tucker of Oviedo, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers
3 3a Stephen Ruffin of Signal Mountain, TN, Barley Mob Brewers

Category 4: Dark Lager
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Co

Max Score: 38 | Min Score: 22.5 | Avg Score: 26.3 | # of Entries: 15

1 4c Bobby Don Johnson of Maurice, LA, Dead Yeast Society
2 4c Jason Alarcon of Durham, NC, Triangles Unabashed HomeBrewers (TRUB)
3 4c John Peed of Oak Ridge, TN, Tennessee Valley Homebrewers

Category 5: Bock
Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission

Max Score: 42.5 | Min Score: 24 | Avg Score: 32.2 | # of Entries: 19

1 5c Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering
2 5d John Tipton of Madison, AL, Rocket City Brewers
3 5b Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering

Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt

Max Score: 41.5 | Min Score: 28 | Avg Score: 33.6 | # of Entries: 27

1 6c Larry Combs of El Dorado, AR
2 6c Stephen Ruffin of Signal Mountain, TN, Barley Mob Brewers
3 6d Steve Morgan of Fletcher, NC, Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Grape & Granary

Max Score: 42.5 | Min Score: 20.5 | Avg Score: 32.9 | # of Entries: 14

1 7c Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering
2 7a Guy Beck of Lawrenceville, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
3 7b Mike Melton of Tampa, FL, Dunedin Brewers Guild

Category 8: English Pale Ale
Sponsored by St Louis Wine & Beer Making

Max Score: 41.5 | Min Score: 19 | Avg Score: 29.9 | # of Entries: 30

1 8c Matt Tucker, Jake Tucker of Oviedo, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers
2 8b Tony Giannasi of Signal Mountain, TN, Barley Mob Brewers
3 8b Dennis Collins of Knoxville, TN, Tennessee Valley Homebrewers

Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale
Sponsored by Brew Brothers

Max Score: 42.5 | Min Score: 16 | Avg Score: 30.0 | # of Entries: 31

1 9e David Snow, Josh Brengle, Andrew Urbanowski of Orlando, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers
2 9a Josh Brengle, Ray Brengle of Winter Springs, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers
3 9e Brant Warren of Harvest, AL, Rocket City Brewers

Category 10: American Ale
Sponsored by BJ's Restaurant & Brewery

Max Score: 42 | Min Score: 18 | Avg Score: 30.8 | # of Entries: 44

1 10a Mike Castagno of Tucker, GA, Covert Hops Society
2 10b Hamp Covington of Atlanta, GA, Final Gravity Craft Brewers
3 10c Mark Smith of Rogers, AR, FLOPS

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Sponsored by Alternative Beverage

Max Score: 41 | Min Score: 19 | Avg Score: 29.3 | # of Entries: 19

1 11c Michael Graham, Nick Colangelo of Winter Park, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers
2 11a Barron Humphries of Bonifay, FL
3 11c Robert Carbone of Grand Cane, LA, Shreveport Urban Diastatic Spargers (SUDS)

Category 12: Porter
Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery

Max Score: 41.5 | Min Score: 17 | Avg Score: 31.3 | # of Entries: 28

1 12a Wayne Otterbourg, John Emery of Marietta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 12c Tony Giannasi of Signal Mountain, TN, Barley Mob Brewers
3 12b Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 13: Stout
Sponsored by Brew & Grow

Max Score: 40.5 | Min Score: 16.5 | Avg Score: 31.7 | # of Entries: 49

1 13f Bryan Jamrosz of St Louis, MO, Innovative Brewers of Saint Louis
2 13d Mike Melton of Tampa, FL, Dunedin Brewers Guild
3 13a Joshua Humphries of Tyrone, GA

Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sponsored by Anderson Valley Brewing Co

Max Score: 43 | Min Score: 19 | Avg Score: 31.0 | # of Entries: 32

1 14c John Fowler, Amy Satterlund of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters
2 14c Richard Roper of Atlanta, GA
3 14b Courtney Tyvand of Ooltewah, TN, Barley Mob Brewers

Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer
Sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co

Max Score: 40.5 | Min Score: 20.5 | Avg Score: 29.8 | # of Entries: 26

1 15a Bryan Jamrosz of St Louis, MO, Innovative Brewers of Saint Louis
2 15b Marty Kendrick of California, MO, Pole Barn Brewers
3 15c Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 16: Belgian and French Ale
Sponsored by Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey

Max Score: 43 | Min Score: 19 | Avg Score: 31.6 | # of Entries: 27

1 16b Jonathan Hay of Birmingham, AL, Carboy Junkies
2 16d Andrew Mason of Boone, NC, High Country Homebrewers Association
3 16c Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 17: Sour Ale
Sponsored by Capitan Lawrence Brewing Co

Max Score: 44 | Min Score: 24.5 | Avg Score: 34.1 | # of Entries: 19

1 17f Michael Lentz of Jacksonville, FL, Cowford Ale Sharing Klub
2 17b Brant Warren of Harvest, AL, Rocket City Brewers
3 17a Jimmy VerVaecke of Durham, NC, Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)

Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
Sponsored by Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt

Max Score: 43 | Min Score: 19 | Avg Score: 31.3 | # of Entries: 28

1 18e Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 18d Larry Combs of El Dorado, AR
3 18c Jimmy VerVaecke of Durham, NC, Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)

Category 19: Strong Ale
Sponsored by Northern Brewer

Max Score: 46.5 | Min Score: 24 | Avg Score: 33.1 | # of Entries: 28

1 19b Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 19c Steve Allison of Snellville, GA
3 19a Les Wright of Cumming, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 20: Fruit Beer

Max Score: 37 | Min Score: 25 | Avg Score: 30.9 | # of Entries: 12

1 20a Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 20a Eric Himburg of Cary, NC
3 20a Ryan Binkowski, Grant Wilbanks of Bonita Springs, FL, Everglades Craft Brewers Guild

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Sponsored by High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies

Max Score: 44 | Min Score: 16.5 | Avg Score: 32.7 | # of Entries: 14

1 21a Jeff Gladish of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS
2 21a Richard Dolan of Suwanee, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
3 21a David Snow of Orlando, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers

Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
Sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Co

Max Score: 43.5 | Min Score: 22 | Avg Score: 31.7 | # of Entries: 22

1 22c Michael Payne of Ponte Vedra, FL, Cowford Ale Sharing Klub
2 22a Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering
3 22b Nick Hudson of Birmingham, AL, Carboy Junkies

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Sponsored by The Hops Shack

Max Score: 45 | Min Score: 20 | Avg Score: 34.9 | # of Entries: 29

1 23a Scott Oberman of Harvest, AL, Rocket City Brewers
2 23a Joshua Humphries of Tyrone, GA
3 23a Phil Moore of Columbia, SC

Category 24: Traditional Mead

Max Score: 42.5 | Min Score: 26 | Avg Score: 33.3 | # of Entries: 16

1 24b Barron Humphries of Bonifay, FL
2 24a Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering
3 24b John Sather of Orlando, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers

Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead)
Sponsored by Bacchus and Barleycorn

Max Score: 45 | Min Score: 20 | Avg Score: 33.9 | # of Entries: 14

1 25b Bobby Don Johnson of Maurice, LA, Dead Yeast Society
2 25c Timothy Leber of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters
3 25c Guy Beck of Lawrenceville, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 26: Other Mead

Max Score: 39.5 | Min Score: 22.5 | Avg Score: 33.1 | # of Entries: 16

1 26a Roger Gibson of Kansas City, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters
2 26b Darryl Kochaniec of Goldenrod, FL, Brewers Gathering
3 26c Brent Hernandez, Kevin O'Brien of Winter Park, FL, Brewers Gathering

Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider

Max Score: 41 | Min Score: 24.5 | Avg Score: 34.4 | # of Entries: 10

1 27d Dennis Pierson of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS
2 27b Dennis Pierson of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS
3 27a Dennis Pierson of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS

Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider

Max Score: 40 | Min Score: 28 | Avg Score: 33.5 | # of Entries: 8

1 28c Anjie Watts of Alpharetta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2 28b Dennis Pierson of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS
3 28a Dennis Pierson of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS