2012 National Homebrewers Conference Award Winners–A Gold Comes To NEPA!

A Big congratulations to

Kurt Dean of South Gibson, PA, Scranton Brewers Guild !
GOLD MEDAL in the BELGIAN SPECIALTY CATEGORY

Category 1: Light Lager
200 Entries • Five Star Products & Services, Inc.

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 & Winemakers Warehouse

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,

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,

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