2011 NHC Winners

Ninkasi Award Paul Sangster Carlsbad, CA Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity (QUAFF)  Press Release	Sponsored by Samuel Adams
Homebrewer of the Year Randy Scorby Baker City, OR Good LIbations  Press Release	Sponsored by Muntons , P.L.C.
Meadmaker of the Year Monique Scovil Aurora, CO Colorado Wine Club Press Release	Sponsored by Redstone Meadery
Cidermaker of the Year Edward Walkowski Dalton, PA Scranton Area Amateur Zymologists (SAAZ)  Press Release	Sponsored by Woodchuck Hard Cider
Homebrew Club of the Year The Brewing Network Pacheco, CA	Sponsored by Coopers Brew Products
Gambrinus Club Award Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) Las Vegas, NV	Sponsored by MoreBeer!

 

Press Release

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

# of Entries: 191

Gold	Vincent Rokke, Fargo, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	Munich Helles
Silver	David Barber, Orwigsburg, PA	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers	Lite American Lager
Bronze	Michael Pearson, Indianapolis, IN	MECA Brewers	Premium American Lager

Category 2: Pilsner
Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse

# of Entries: 215

Gold	Josh Brengle, Orlando, FL	Central Florida Homebrewers	Bohemian Pilsner
Silver	Robert Heinlein, Crown Point, IN	Illiana Beer Rackers Union	German Pilsner (Pils)
Bronze	Jeff Rankert & Susan Rankert, Milford, MI	Ann Arbor Brewers Guild	German Pilsner (Pils)

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

# of Entries: 140

Gold	Steve Dockter, Meridian, ID	Snake River Brewers	Vienna Lager
Silver	Stephen Northcutt & Mark Ristow	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)	Oktoberfest/Märzen
Bronze	Mark Stober, Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay BEERS	Oktoberfest/Märzen

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

# of Entries: 171

Gold	Shawn Scott, McAlester, OK	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)	Schwarzbier (Black Beer)
Silver	Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA	Inland Empire Brewers	Dark American Lager
Bronze	Edward Bielaus, Rockville, MD	Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP)	Dark American Lager

Category 5: Bock
Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission

# of Entries: 230

Gold	Paul Sangster, Carlsbad, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	Eisbock
Silver	Rob Vermillion, Birmingham, AL		Doppelbock
Bronze	Jamey Barlow, Ruckersville, VA	Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)	Eisbock

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

# of Entries: 272

Gold	Nishan Derbabian, Murfreesboro, TN	Mid-State Brew Crew	Cream Ale
Silver	Joseph Picou & Nick Picou, Baton Rouge, LA		American Wheat or Rye Beer
Bronze	Chris Johnson, Lutz, FL	Tampa Bay BEERS	American Wheat or Rye Beer

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Grape & Granary

# of Entries: 157

Gold	Kent Shultz, San Diego, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	Düsseldorf Altbier
Silver	Weston Barkley, Las Vegas, NV	SNAFU	California Common Beer
Bronze	Steve Mifsud, Santa Rosa, CA	The Brewing Network	California Common Beer

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

# of Entries: 256

Gold	Kerry Martin, Austin, TX	Austin Zealots	Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Silver	Paul Sangster, Carlsbad, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	Special/Best/Premium Bitter
Bronze	Mark Stober, Tampa, FL	Tampa Bay BEERS	Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale
Sponsored by Brew Brothers Homebrew Products

# of Entries: 257

Gold	Scott Lothamer, Moraga, CA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)	Scottish Heavy 70/-
Silver	Kelly Collins, Tigard, OR	Strange Brew Homebrew Club	Strong Scotch Ale
Bronze	Ryan Stansbury, Atlanta, GA	Brewmasters of Alpharetta	Strong Scotch Ale

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

# of Entries: 493

Gold	David Motter, Peoria, IL	The Brewing Network	American Amber Ale
Silver	Mike & Steve Brown, Lynnwood, WA	Cascade Brewers Guild	American Brown Ale
Bronze	Richard Solis, Sun City, CA	Temecula Valley Homebrewers Association	American Pale Ale

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Sponsored by Alternative Beverage

# of Entries: 227

Gold	Michael Formisano, Thornton, CO		Northern English Brown Ale
Silver	David Motter, Peoria, IL	The Brewing Network	Mild Ale
Bronze	Darren Bystrom & John Wolff, Pullman, WA	Homebrewers Of The Palouse	Mild Ale

Category 12: Porter
Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery

# of Entries: 320

Gold	Dave Dixon, Burlington, KY	Cincinnati Malt Infusers	Robust Porter
Silver	Randy Clay, Northfield, MN	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	Brown Porter
Bronze	Andrew McLennan, Livermore, CA	Mad Zymurgists	Brown Porter

Category 13: Stout
Sponsored by Brew & Grow

# of Entries: 566

Gold	Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	Russian Imperial Stout
Silver	Laurel Canan, Seattle, WA		Sweet Stout
Bronze	Paul Gagnon, Santee, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	American Stout

Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sponsored by S.S. Steiner

# of Entries: 462

Gold	Thor McCammon, Makawao, HI	Brew Maui	American IPA
Silver	Dave Beyer, La Crosse, WI	La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts and Related Spec	American IPA
Bronze	Kevin Thomas, Lakewood, CA	Long Beach Homebrewers	Imperial IPA

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

# of Entries: 216

Gold	Stacy Myers, Fort Worth, TX	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse	Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)
Silver	Scott Greenwood, Deerfield Beach, FL		Weizen/Weissbier
Bronze	Ryan Stansbury, Atlanta, GA	Brewmasters of Alpharetta	Weizenbock

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

# of Entries: 394

Gold	Shane Coombs, Warrenville, IL	Urban Knaves of Grain	Witbier
Silver	Daniel Patterson, Harrisonburg, VA	The Brewing Network	Belgian Specialty Ale
Bronze	Scott Werner, Monument, CO	Greater Denver Yeast Infection	Saison

Category 17: Sour Ale
Sponsored by Capitan Lawrence Brewing Co

# of Entries: 204

Gold	Gunnar Emilsson, Helena, MT	Bridger Brew Crew	Gueuze
Silver	Ryan Stansbury, Atlanta, GA	Brewmasters of Alpharetta	Flanders Red Ale
Bronze	Roderick Derting, Salem, OR	Capitol Brewes	Fruit Lambic

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

# of Entries: 404

Gold	David Schollmeyer, Chandler, AZ	Arizona Society of Homebrewers	Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Silver	Steven Jayich, Anchorage, AK	Great Northern Brewers Club	Belgian Strong Golden Ale
Bronze	Peter Polczynski, Tulsa, OK	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)	Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Category 19: Strong Ale
Sponsored by Northern Brewer

# of Entries: 252

Gold	Michael Habrat, Chris Bartik, Brett Goldstock & Suzy Pessutti , San Diego, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	American Barleywine
Silver	David Louw, San Luis Obispo, CA	San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)	English Barleywine
Bronze	Mark Ranes, Turlock, CA	Central Valley Brewers Guild	American Barleywine

Category 20: Fruit Beer
Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company

# of Entries: 143

Gold	John Fowler & Amy Satterlund, Kansas City, MO	Kansas City Bier Meisters	Fruit Beer
Silver	Matt Klausner, North Aurora, IL	Urban Knaves of Grain	Fruit Beer
Bronze	John Watson, Southbury, CT	Underground Brewers Club of Connecticut	Fruit Beer

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

# of Entries: 286

Gold	Michael Walsh, Stefanie Hedlund & Heidi Walsh, Lino Lakes, MN	Primary Fermenters Brewers and Vintners	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Silver	Tom Hamilton, Kearney, NE	Kearney Area Brewers	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Bronze	Nick Krause, Joe Leucht & Josh Randall, Marengo, IL	The Brewing Network	Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

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

# of Entries: 289

Gold	Randy Scorby, Baker City, OR	Good Libations	Classic Rauchbier
Silver	Kelsey McNair, San Diego, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	Wood-Aged Beer
Bronze	Sean Gardinier, San Diego, CA	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)	Wood-Aged Beer

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Sponsored by The Hops Shack

# of Entries: 346

Gold	Adam Glaser, Fort Collins, CO	Rock Hoppers Brew Club	Specialty Beer
Silver	Clay Grogan, Richmond, VA	James River Homebrewers	Specialty Beer
Bronze	John Aitchison, Northridge, CA	Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society	Specialty Beer

Category 24: Traditional Mead
Sponsored by B. Nektar Meadery

# of Entries: 84

Gold	John Aitchison, Northridge, CA	Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society	Sweet Mead
Silver	Keith Howard, Fort Myers, FL	SW (Fla) Ale and Mead Posse (SWAMP)	Sweet Mead
Bronze	Scot Schaar & Karen Schaar, Davenport, IA	MUGZ2	Semi-sweet Mea

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

# of Entries: 132

Gold	Monique Scovil, Aurora, CO	Colorado Wine Club	Other Fruit Melomel
Silver	John Jurgensen, San Antonio, TX	Bay Area Mashtronauts	Other Fruit Melomel
Bronze	Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	Pyment (Grape Melomel)

Category 26: Other Mead
Sponsored by Celestial Meads

# of Entries: 103

Gold	Wesley Underwood & Lee Ann Underwood, Westminster, CO	KROC (Keg Ran Out Club)	Open Category Mead
Silver	Ed Moore, Highlands Ranch, CO	Foam On The Range	Open Category Mead
Bronze	Paul Dienhart, Minnetonka, MN	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club	Open Category Mead

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

# of Entries: 96

Gold	Edward Walkowski, Dalton, PA	SAAZ (Scranton Area Amateur Zymologists)	Common Perry
Silver	Stephen Northcutt & Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA	Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)	Common Cider
Bronze	Michael Graham, Winter Park, FL	Central Florida Homebrewers	French Cider

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

# of Entries: 90

Gold	Warren Billups, Bemidji, MN	The Brewing Network	Fruit Cider
Silver	Jeffrey Oberlin & Cindy Oberlin, Friendswood, TX	Bay Area Mashtronauts	Fruit Cider
Bronze	John Aitchison, Northridge, CA	Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society	Other Specialty Cider/Perry