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joined forces to bring you
The Best of Brooklyn
Homebrew Competition II
AND THE RESULTS ARE IN!!!! |
With over 400 entries, the Best of Brooklyn II was a huge success. Thanks
to all who judged, stewarded, volunteered, and donated.
Follow the links to our winners and sponsors.
Winners:
Congratulations to the following winners!
1 - American Light Lager
- 1st place: Jeff Carlson, Grand Rapids, MI, "Tony's
Father's Mustache,," (Classic/Pre-prohibition)
- 2nd place: Dan Martich, Astoria, NY, "My Fellow
Americans," (Light/Standard/Premium)
- 3rd place: Tom Herlache, Geneva, NY,
"Silver Crown," (Classic/Pre-prohibition)
2 - European Light Lager
- 1st place: (no winner)
- 2nd place: (no winner)
- 3rd place: Flip Rutledge, Randolph, NJ (North German Pilsner)
3- Light Ale
- 1st place: Bob Brotschol, Woodhaven, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, "Gold Ale," (Blonde Ale)
- 2nd place: John Watson, Southbury, CT, (American Wheat)
- 3rd place: Jon Halls, Trumbull, CT (K�lsch)
4 - British Bitter
- 1st place: John Watson, Southbury, CT (Strong Bitter)
- 2nd place: Andrew Henckler, Jackson Heights, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, (Ordinary Bitter)
- 3rd place: Von Bair, Easton, CT, Underground Brewers of
Connecticut, "Especially Special Bitter," (Strong Bitter)
5 - Scottish Ale
- 1st place: Tess & John Szamatulski, Monroe, CT (Export 80)
- 2nd place: Tom Miklinevich, Monroe, CT, Underground Brewers of
Connecticut, (Light 60)
- 3rd place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Glenmont on
the Hudson," (Export 80)
6 - Pale Ale
- 1st place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Yosemite Pale
Ale," (American Pale Ale)
- 2nd place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Chris'
Common," (California Common)
- 3rd place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Chris' Sierra
Clone," (American Pale Ale)
7 - India Pale Ale
- 1st place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Bombay IPA"
- 2nd place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "New Deli IPA"
- 3rd place: John Watson, Southbury, CT
8 & 9 Altbier and German Amber Lager (collapsed)
1st place: Pete Garofalo, Syracuse, NY, Salt City Homebrewers, "Winter
Fest," (German Amber Lager - Oktoberfest/M�rzen)
2nd place: Jim Taylor, New Paltz, NY, Hudson Valley Home Brewers,
"Alt.Bier," (Altbier - Dusseldorfer)
3rd place: Jim Simpson, Ridgewood, NY, Malted Barley Appreciation
Society, (Altbier - Northern German)
10 - Brown Ale
- 1st place: Chris Lavoie, Glenmont, NY, "Cascade
Mountain Brown Ale," (American Brown)
- 2nd place: James Paige, Houston, TX, "Scott's
Mild," (Mild)
- 3rd place: Andrew Henckler, Jackson Heights, NY (Northern
Brown)
11 - Strong Ale
- 1st place: Bob Grossman, Haddonfield, NJ, "Younger's
XXXP 1841 Porter," (Russian Imperial Stout)
- 2nd place: Tom Miklinevich, Monroe, CT, Underground Brewers of
Connecticut, "Impy's Stout," (Russian Imperial Stout)
- 3rd place: Mike Connelly and Dave Cinquina, Flanders, NJ,
"The Black Russian," (Russian Imperial Stout)
12 & 13 - European Dark Lager and Bock (collapsed)
- 1st place: B.R. Rolya & Bob Weyersberg, New York, NY,
Malted Barley Appreciation Society, "Dunkel Hertz," (Euro. Dark Lager -
Continental Dark)
- 2nd place: Lyn Howard, Hyde Park, NY, Hudson Valley Home
Brewers (Euro. Dark Lager - Schwartzbier)
- 3rd place: Paul Zocco, Andover, CT, Hop River Brewers (Bock -
Hellesbock/Maibock)
14 - Porter
- 1st place: Bob Brotschol, Woodhaven, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society (Robust)
- 2nd place: Tom Miklinevich, Monroe, CT, Underground Brewers of
Connecticut, "Rowbutt Porter," (Robust)
- 3rd place: Kevin Winn, New Rochelle, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society (Robust)
15 - Stout
- 1st place: Duane Morgan, Valencia, CA, "Paula's
Favorite," (Foreign Extra)
- 2nd place: Jeff Carlson, Grand Rapids, MI, "Coal Soot
Stout," (Dry)
- 3rd place: Jim Taylor, New Paltz, NY, Hudson Valley Home
Brewers, "299 Flats Oatmeal Stout," (Oatmeal)
16 - Wheat Beer
- 1st place: George de Piro, Nyack, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, "#9," (Bavarian Weizen)
- 2nd place: Kerry Blette, Valley Stream, NY, (Weizenbock)
- 3rd place: Bill Breidenbach, Copaigue, NY, "Big Bad
Weizenbach," (Weizenbock)
17 - Strong Belgian/French
- 1st place: Robert Mariani, White Plains, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, (Dubbel)
- 2nd place: John Watson, Southbury, CT, (Tripel)
- 3rd place: B.R.Rolya & Bob Weyersberg, New York, NY,
Malted Barley Appreciation Society, "Le Chat Bossu," (Bi�re de Garde)
18 - Other Belgian
- 1st place: Jim Taylor, New Paltz, NY, Hudson Valley Home
Brewers, "Fake Framboise," (Lambic)
- 2nd place: Jim Simpson, Ridgewood, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, (Lambic)
- 3rd place: Jim Wagner, Pasadena, MD, "Stoney Creek
Wit," (Witbier)
19 - Fruit Beer
- 1st place: Bob Brotschol, Woodhaven, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, "Raspberry Imperial Stout"
- 2nd place: Paul Sullivan, Brooklyn, NY, New York City
Homebrewers Guild, "Cherry Ale"
- 3rd place: Bob Grossman, Haddonfield, NJ, "Gospodi
Pomilui," Raspberry Russian Imperial Stout
20 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable
- 1st place: Chris Baas, Midland Park, NJ, "Diane's
Honey & Chamomile Ale"
- 2nd place: Steven Thomas, Lake Katrine, NY, "Lush,"
Belgian Grand Cru with sweet orange, coriander, cumin
- 3rd place: Dan Martich, Astoria, NY, "Gingerbread
Beer," Fresh ginger, allspice, licorice, tangerine
21 - Smoked Beer
- 1st place: Dave Cinquina & Mike Connelly, Flanders, NJ,
"Hickory Switch," (Other Smoked)
- 2nd place: Jim Simpson, Ridgewood, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, Smoked Barleywine (Other Smoked)
- 3rd place: Jim Simpson, Ridgewood, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, Smoked Barleywine (Other Smoked)
22 - Cider
- 1st place: Frank Salt, Staten Island, NY, "Salzighund
Bierbraueri Sparkling Cider," (Sparkling)
- 2nd place: Bruce & Gloria Franconi, Redhook, NY, Hudson
Valley Home Brewers, "Bit o' Spice Cider," (Speciality)
- 3rd place: Bob Grossman, Haddonfield, NJ, "Cider
Up," (Still)
23-25 Mead
- 1st place: Dave Bonvicin, East Meadow, NY (Sparkling Pyment)
- 2nd place: Von Bair, Easton, CT, Underground Brewers of
Connecticut, "Saddam's Revenge," (Still Melomel)
- 3rd place: Bob Grossman, Haddonfield, CT, "Happy New
Year," (Traditional Sparkling Mead)
26 - Experimental
- 1st place: Steven Thomas, Lake Katrine, NY, Old English Ale
made in the stock ale (blended beer) manner with extensive Brettanomyces development on
aging
- 2nd place: Jim Simpson, Ridgewood, NY, Malted Barley
Appreciation Society, Oat Malt Stout
- 3rd place: Bob Grossman, Haddonfield, NJ, Lemon Balm Ale
(based on 1827 recipe)
Best of Show:
- 1st place: Chris Lavoie (American Brown Ale)
- 2nd place: Duane Morgan (Foreign Extra Stout)
- 3rd place: Bob Brotschol (Blonde Ale)
First Time Contestants' Best of Show:
- Bill Novy, Wycoff, NJ (Robust Porter)
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