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Category 1: Light Lager
Sponsored by Five Star Chemicals & Supply, Inc.

# of Entries: 19

1 1a David Barber of Orwigsburg, PA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2 1d Stephen Mayo of Derry, NH, The Brewing Network
3 1a Glenn Quinting of Timonium, MD, Chesapeake Real Ale Brewers Society (CRABS)

Category 2: Pilsner
Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse

# of Entries: 30

1 2a David Barber of Orwigsburg, PA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2 2c Robert Bowser of Portsmouth, NH, Brew Free or Die
3 2a Ben Maeso of Rochester, NY, Upstate NY Homebrewers Association

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

# of Entries: 20

1 3a Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops
2 3b Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops
3 3a Rob North of Manchester, NH, Brew Free or Die

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

# of Entries: 23

1 4b Drew Williams of Blue Bell, PA, Keystone Hops
2 4c Mike Formisano of Thornton, CO
3 4b Brian Krebs, Trudi Fawcett of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops

Category 5: Bock
Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission

# of Entries: 21

1 5c Michael Sandor of Florida, NY, Hudson Valley Homebrewers
2 5b Rob North of Manchester, NH, Brew Free or Die
3 5b Roderic Bergquist, Brian Bergquist, & Scott Bergquist of Fredericksburg, VA, Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders (FBI)

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

# of Entries: 31

1 6a Glenn Quinting of Timonium, MD, Chesapeake Real Ale Brewers Society (CRABS)
2 6c Ben Maeso of Rochester, NY, Upstate NY Homebrewers Association
3 6d Robert Bump of Burke, VA

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Grape & Granary

# of Entries: 20

1 7c Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network
2 7b Trevor Leitch of Paget, BM
3 7a Glenn Quinting of Timonium, MD, Chesapeake Real Ale Brewers Society (CRABS)

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

# of Entries: 31

1 8a Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, & Heath Ehret of Annandale, VA, Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP)
2 8c Ronald Short of Berkley, MA, Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians (RIFT)
3 8b Drew Williams of Blue Bell, PA, Keystone Hops

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

# of Entries: 28

1 9e Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops
2 9e Donald Boyle, Stephen Boyle of Colonia, NJ, Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES)
3 9c Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network

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

# of Entries: 68

1 10c Clark Veet, Shawn Barletta of Hazleton, PA
2 10a Ed Goldberg of Crompond, NY, The Westchester Homebrewing Organization (The WHO)
3 10a Ray Girard of Brooklyn, NY, New York City Homebrewers Guild

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Sponsored by Alternative Beverage

# of Entries: 21

1 11a Simon Tepas of Brooklyn, NY, New York City Homebrewers Guild
2 11c Tom Jermine, Jason Stamp of Wallingford, CT
3 11c Robert Bowser of Portsmouth, NH, Brew Free or Die

Category 12: Porter
Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery

# of Entries: 31

1 12a Chris Prout, Alex Dolginko of Brooklyn, NY, Brooklyn Brewsers
2 12c Steve Bremer, Dan Bremer of Glen Allen, VA, James River Homebrewers
3 12b Tom Jermine, Jason Stamp of Wallingford, CT

Category 13: Stout
Sponsored by Brew & Grow

# of Entries: 58

1 13f Fred Kline of Coatesville, PA, Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ)
2 13e Robert Raina, Toby Renzoni of Somers, CT
3 13c Michael Rego of Amherst, NH, Brew Free or Die

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

# of Entries: 50

1 14b Fritz Fernow of Brooklyn, NY
2 14b Lee Jacobson of Bronx, NY, New York City Homebrewers Guild
3 14c Joseph Jannuzzi of Old Bridge, NJ, Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES)

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

# of Entries: 21

1 15c Trevor Leitch of Paget, BM
2 15d Robert Bowser of Portsmouth, NH, Brew Free or Die
3 15d Fred Kline of Coatesville, PA, Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ)

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

# of Entries: 38

1 16c Jeremy Harris of Furlong, PA, Stoney Creek Homebrewers
2 16e Jason Wasnick of Pottstown, PA, Bruclear Homebrew Club
3  16b David Barber of Orwigsburg, PA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Category 17: Sour Ale
Sponsored by Captain Lawrence Brewing Co.

# of Entries: 22

1 17f Bobby Mierzejwski of Piscataway, NJ, Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES)
2 17b David Barber of Orwigsburg, PA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3 17b Jared Brownell of Jackson Heights, NY, Brooklyn Brewsers

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

# of Entries: 31

1 18e Ron Price of Smyrna, DE, Delmarva United Homebrewers
2 18c Michael Sowka of Glastonbury, CT, The Brewing Network
3 18a Fred Kline of Coatesville, PA, Brewers Unlimited Zany Zymurgists (BUZZ)

Category 19: Strong Ale
Sponsored by Northern Brewer

# of Entries: 24

1 19b 
Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops
2 19c Michael Fromm of New Haven, CT
3 19c Peter Baker of Sea Cliff, NY, Department of Homebrew Security

Category 20: Fruit Beer
Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company

# of Entries: 14

1 20a Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network
2 20a Robert Bowser of Portsmouth, NH, Brew Free or Die
3 20a Keith Koval of Kearny, NJ, New York City Homebrewers Guild

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Sponsored by Austin Homebrew Supply

# of Entries: 34

1 21a Daniel O'Brien of Ambler, PA, GLUB Club
2 21a Jeff Stein of Perkiomenville, PA
3 21b Jason Wasnick of Pottstown, PA, Bruclear Homebrew Club

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

# of Entries: 27

1 22c Julia Taylor, David Taylor of Stafford, VA, Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders (FBI)
2 22c Keith Koval of Kearny, NJ, New York City Homebrewers Guild
3 22b Michael Sandor of Florida, NY, Hudson Valley Homebrewers

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Sponsored by The Hops Shack

# of Entries: 43

1 23a Brian Patlen, Megan Patlen of Leesburg, VA
2 23a Benjamin Amidon of Arlington, MA, The Brewing Network
3 23a Todd Russell of Manchester, NH, Brew Free or Die

Category 24: Traditional Mead
Sponsored by B. Nektar Meadery

# of Entries: 8

1 24b Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops
2 24c Ed Walkowski of Dalton, PA, SAAZ (Scranton Area Amateur Zymologist)
3 24a Dan Schreffler of Dunmore, PA, Wyoming Valley Homebrewers Club

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

# of Entries: 9

1 25c Ed Walkowski of Dalton, PA, SAAZ (Scranton Area Amateur Zymologist)
2 25a Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network
3 25c Dan Schreffler of Dunmore, PA, Wyoming Valley Homebrewers Club

Category 26: Other Mead
Sponsored by Celestial Meads

# of Entries: 6

1 26c Kenneth Hettinger of Yonkers, NY, The Westchester Homebrewing Organization (The WHO)
2 26b Dan Schreffler, Ed Elliot of Dunmore, PA, Wyoming Valley Homebrewers Club
 
The 3rd place entry did not score 30 or more points in this category.

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

# of Entries: 10

1 27a Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network
2 27a Robert Somogyi of Bedford, NH, Brew Free or Die
3 27a Andy Hejl of Lansdale, PA, Keystone Hops

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

# of Entries: 12

1 28a Donald Boyle, Stephen Boyle of Colonia, NJ, Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale & Lager Enthusiasts Society (WHALES)
2 28d Peter Cowles of Fairfield, CT, The Brewing Network
3 28b Nick Mariano of Mullica Hill, NJ, The Brewing Network

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