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Category 1: Light Lager
200 Entries • Five Star Products & Services, Inc. Editable Press Release
| 1 | Munich Helles | Jonathan Permen of Renton, WA, Impaling Alers |
| 2 | Munich Helles | Stephen Mayo of Derry, NH, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Munich Helles | Brian Lennon of Brecksville, OH, Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
Category 2: Pilsner
237 Entries • Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse Editable Press Release
| 1 | German Pilsner (Pils) | Gautam Bagchi of Columbus, OH, Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) |
| 2 | Classic American Pilsner | Aaron Smith of Atascadero, CA, San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB) |
| 3 | German Pilsner (Pils) | Dwight Mulcahy of San Antonio, TX, Bexar Brewers |
Category 3: European Amber Lager
158 Entries • How to Brew, by John Palmer
| 1 | Vienna Lager | Keith Bradley of Austin, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 2 | Oktoberfest/Marzen | Keith Bradley of Austin, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 3 | Oktoberfest/Marzen | Steve Cook of Warrensburg, MO, Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Category 4: Dark Lager
162 Entries • Briess Malt & Ingredients Co
| 1 | Munich Dunkel | Jeff Koehler of Pasadena, CA, Yeastside Brewers |
| 2 | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Ed Seaman of St. Charles, IL, Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3 | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Tim Stuemke of Robbinsdale, MN, Northeast Home Brew Club |
Category 5: Bock
195 Entries • Washington Hop Commission
| 1 | Doppelbock | Andy Waisanen of Fond Du Lac, WI, Central Wisconsin Vintners and Brewers |
| 2 | Eisbock | Robert Kay of Batavia, IL, Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3 | Traditional Bock | Charlie Milan of Baton Rouge, LA, Redstick Brewmasters |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
303 Entries • Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt
| 1 | Blonde Ale | Tom Litwin of Sherwood, OR, Strange Brew Homebrew Club |
| 2 | Kolsch | Bill Staashelm of Indianapolis, IN, MECA Brewers |
| 3 | Kolsch | Sean Johnson & Don Liebig of Los Angeles, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
174 Entries • Grape & Granary
| 1 | Dusseldorf Altbier | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough & Heath Ehret of Annandale, VA, Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) |
| 2 | California Common Beer | Steve Mifsud of Santa Rosa, CA, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Dusseldorf Altbier | David Schollmeyer of Chandler, AZ, Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Category 8: English Pale Ale
265 Entries • St Louis Wine & Beer Making
| 1 | Standard/Ordinary Bitter | Rodney Kibzey of Lombard, IL, Chicago Beer Society |
| 2 | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Chris Simental of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
| 3 | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Rob Meinzer of Zionsville, IN |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale
308 Entries • Brew Brothers Homebrew Products
| 1 | Strong Scotch Ale | Mark Schoppe of Austin, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 2 | Strong Scotch Ale | Dan Dewberry & Joelle Dewberry of Austin, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 3 | Strong Scotch Ale | Keith Taylor of Oregonia, OH, Bloatarian Brewing League |
Category 10: American Ale
603 Entries • BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
| 1 | American Amber Ale | David Hulama, Wyatt & Amanda Shanks of Round Rock, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 2 | American Brown Ale | Adam Robbings of Seattle, WA, Homebrewers Guild of Seattle Proper |
| 3 | American Pale Ale | Michael Mraz of El Dorado Hills, CA, Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 11: English Brown Ale
198 Entries • Alternative Beverage
| 1 | Northern English Brown Ale | Nick Ladd of Seattle, WA, Homebrewers Guild of Seattle Proper |
| 2 | Mild Ale | Michael Pearson & Bill Ballinger of Indianapolis, IN, MECA Brewers |
| 3 | Northern English Brown Ale | Matt Klausner of North Aurora, IL, Urban Knaves of Grain |
Category 12: Porter
326 Entries • Deschutes Brewery, Inc.
| 1 | Brown Porter | Jamie Klarman & Phil Bayle of Fallston, MD, Wootown Brewers |
| 2 | Baltic Porter | Matt Stever of Elkhorn, WI, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Robust Porter | Jeremy Gramkow of Horseshoe Bend, ID, Snake River Brewers |
Category 13: Stout
630 Entries • Brew & Grow
| 1 | Russian Imperial Stout | Mark Schoppe of Austin, TX, Austin Zealots |
| 2 | American Stout | Kevin Grizard of Moorpark, CA, Maltose Falcons Home Brewing Society |
| 3 | Foreign Extra Stout | Randy Scorby of Baker City, OR, Good Libations |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)
553 Entries • S.S. Steiner, Inc.
| 1 | American IPA | Kelsey McNair of San Diego, CA, QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2 | American IPA | Robert Heinlein of Crown Point, IN, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3 | American IPA | Matthew Power of Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma Beerocrats |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer
237 Entries • Widmer Brothers Brewing Co
| 1 | Weizenbock | Matt Tucker of Tampa, FL, Central Florida Homebrewers |
| 2 | Weizen/Weissbier | Chris Smith of Minneapolis, MN, Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
| 3 | Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Kristofor Barnes & John Rockwell of Los Angeles, CA, Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale
491 Entries • Port Brewing Co/The Lost Abbey
| 1 | Belgian Specialty Ale | Kurt Dean of South Gibson, PA, Scranton Brewers Guild |
| 2 | Saison | John Whisler & Tom Malowski of Elkhorn, NE, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Belgian Specialty Ale | Nathan Smith of San Leandro, CA, Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
Category 17: Sour Ale
255 Entries • Capitan Lawrence Brewing Co
| 1 | Berliner Weisse | Mike Melton of Tampa, FL, Tampa Bay BEERS |
| 2 | Flanders Red Ale | David Barber of Orwigsburg, PA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers |
| 3 | Straight (Unblended) Lambic | Justin Dexheimer of Saint Paul, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
454 Entries • Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt
| 1 | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Stephen Durley & Hayley Jensen of New York, NY, New York City Homebrewers Guild |
| 2 | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Greg Geiger of Highlands Ranch, CO, Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3 | Belgian Strong Golden Ale | Matthew Power of Santa Rosa, CA, Sonoma Beerocrats |
Category 19: Strong Ale
279 Entries • Northern Brewer
| 1 | Old Ale | Tom Gardner of Denver, CO, Foam On The Range |
| 2 | American Barleywine | Kevin Pritchard & Matthew Oakley of Indianapolis, IN |
| 3 | Old Ale | Thomas Wallbank of Zionsville, IN, Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
Category 20: Fruit Beer
169 Entries • New Belgium Brewing Co
| 1 | Fruit Beer | Keith Kost of Pittsburgh, PA, Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers |
| 2 | Fruit Beer | Jason Green of Reno, NV, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Fruit Beer | Ryan Stansbury of Atlanta, GA, Brewmasters of Alpharetta |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
362 Entries • Austin Homebrew Supply
| 1 | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Andrew Mitchell of Fort Collins, CO, Liquid Poets |
| 2 | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Sean Kampshoff of Minneapolis, MN, Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3 | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Danny Reid of Tampa, FL, Special Hoperations |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
335 Entries • Alaskan Brewing Co
| 1 | Wood-Aged Beer | Julia Taylor & David Taylor of Stafford, VA, Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders (FBI) |
| 2 | Wood-Aged Beer | Robert Williams of Santa Clara, CA |
| 3 | Wood-Aged Beer | Nathan Harms of Vicksburg, MS, Homebrewers Assn of Middle Mississippi |
Category 23: Specialty Beer
383 Entries • The Hops Shack
| 1 | Specialty Beer | Dennis Decker of Pleasant Valley, NY, Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
| 2 | Specialty Beer | Jane Zalewski of Proctorville, OH, Greater Huntington Homebrewers Assoc |
| 3 | Specialty Beer | Roger Burns & Stephen Lambert of Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Category 24: Traditional Mead
106 Entries • B. Nektar Meadery
| 1 | Sweet Mead | Jovilin Grunewald & Mark Tanner of Oak Harbor, WA, Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW) |
| 2 | Semi-sweet Mead | Brian Cooper of Livermore, CA, Mad Zymurgists |
| 3 | Semi-sweet Mead | David Motter of Edelstein, IL, The Brewing Network |
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead)
132 Entries • Bacchus and Barleycorn, Ltd.
| 1 | Other Fruit Melomel | Thomas Eibner of St Paul, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2 | Pyment (Grape Melomel) | Thomas Eibner of St Paul, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3 | Other Fruit Melomel | Mark Tanner of Oak Harbor, WA, Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW) |
Category 26: Other Mead
97 Entries • Celestial Meads
| 1 | Open Category Mead | Thomas Eibner of St Paul, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2 | Metheglin | Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3 | Open Category Mead | Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry
115 Entries • Woodchuck Hard Cider
| 1 | Common Cider | Roger Kee of Everett, WA, Greater Everett Brewers League |
| 2 | Common Cider | Warren Billups of Aptos, CA, The Brewing Network |
| 3 | Common Cider | Terry Bucher of Salem, OR, Cascade Brewers Society [OR] |
Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry
96 Entries • Woodchuck Hard Cider
| 1 | New England Cider | Dru Ernst of Seattle, WA |
| 2 | Fruit Cider | Richard Cockrell & Ron Book of Sumner, WA |
| 3 | Other Specialty Cider/Perry | Hayley Jensen, Stephen Durley & Dev Rao of New York, NY, New York City Homebrewers Guild |
