Schooner Homebrew Championship Organized By Belle City Home Brewers, Beer Barons Of Milwaukee, & Kenosha Bidal Society

Thanks To All Who Participated in the Schooner Homebrew Championship

There were 640 entries and 234 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerald Poss	Howdah Ipa	14A: English IPA	None
2nd	Chris Flynn	Double Dragon	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners
3rd	Bob Manke	Brewhaus Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
4th	Randy Brace	Sommertag Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	Evanston Homebrew Club

BOS - Cider

No entries are eligible.

BOS - Mead

No entries are eligible.

Congratulations to Gerald Poss! His English IPA has been chosen by Rockbottom Restaurant and Brewery to be ramped up.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale Lagers (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Retzlaff	Sgt. Schultz	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	The Brewing Network
2nd	John Mulligan	Tasty’s Dortkolscher	1E: Dortmunder Export
3rd	Andre Lukatsky	Bat Out Of Helles	1D: Munich Helles	Club Wort

Table 2: Amber Lagers/hybrids (27 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Walloch	Walloch Amber Lager	3A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Paula Cartwright	The Big O	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Beer Barons
3rd	Bob Manke	Red Oktober	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee

Table 3: Dark Lagers (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Manke	Brewhaus Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Mike Chaltry	Blonde Eisbock	5D: Eisbock
3rd	Jason Zabel	Bock Mack	5B: Traditional Bock	Belle City

Table 4: Kolsch (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Brace	Sommertag Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Mike Janasik	Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	Beer Barons Milwaukee
3rd	Frankie Schneeberg	Kolsch	6C: Kolsch

Table 5: Light Hybrids (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shaun Niemeyer	Alchemy Northern Blond No. 1	6B: Blonde Ale	Mhtg
2nd	Michael Dwyer	Swheat Nectar	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer
3rd	Jon Grafton	Simple Man Brewing American Wheat	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer	Central Wisconsin Vintners & Brewers
HM	Michael Malitz	Weed Feed And Mow	6A: Cream Ale

Table 6: English Pale Ales (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Retzlaff	Holy Grail Esb	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	The Brewing Network
2nd	Bob Alvord	Bitter	8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter	Ukg
3rd	Paul Bergman	Honey Pale Ale	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Table 7: Scottish & Irish Ales (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cesar Marron	Bonnie Lass	9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Jared Mathys	Wow Thats A Wee Heavy	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Central Wisconsin Vintners And Brewers
3rd	Rob Spadafore	Red Sunrise	9D: Irish Red Ale	Kenosha Bidal Society

Table 8: American Pale Ale (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Manke	Kona Volcano Pale	10A: American Pale Ale	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Matthew Lakota	Acs Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale
3rd	Larry Bloom	Citra-tasm	10A: American Pale Ale	Zumbier

Table 9: American Amber & Brown Ale (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Troy Dalton	Dalton Gang Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Bidal Society Of Kenosha
2nd	Jay Waldner	Ape Hanger Amber	10B: American Amber Ale	Ale Riders
3rd	Gregory Pitner	Simcoe Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Blockhead

Table 10: English Brown Ales (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	C.j. Hall	Mild Thing	11A: Mild	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild
2nd	Andrew Frazee Co-Brewer: Ryan Aschenbrener	Hobbit’s Foot Ale	11A: Mild	Geneva Alers
3rd	Paul Bergman	Honey-nut Brown Ale	11C: Northern English Brown Ale

Table 11: Porter (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Reuter Co-Brewer: Cory Steinert, Matthew Terdich	Big Lick	12A: Brown Porter	Chicago Beer Society
2nd	Shaun Niemeyer	Alchemy "engineered" Baltic Porter No. 2	12C: Baltic Porter	Mhtg
3rd	Steven Walloch	Poor Decisions Alaskan Porter	12C: Baltic Porter

Table 12: Small Stouts (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jared Mathys	Milk Stout	13B: Sweet Stout	Central Wisconsin Vintners And Brewers
2nd	Mike Janasik	Oatmeal Stout 2	13C: Oatmeal Stout	Beer Barons Milwaukee
3rd	David Motter	Mothers Milk Stout	13B: Sweet Stout	The Brewing Network

Table 13: Big Stouts (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ilan Klages-mundt	Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	David Merz	Courage	13D: Foreign Extra Stout	Bay De Noc
3rd	Daniel Sullivan	Vader’s Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Mabcab

Table 14: American Ipa (29 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Jasinski	Opus Inspired Citra Ipa	14B: American IPA
2nd	Ray Sachs	Bloodshot Eye P A	14B: American IPA
3rd	Michael Henderson	Amarillo Ipa	14B: American IPA	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners

Table 15: English & Imperial Ipas (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerald Poss	Howdah Ipa	14A: English IPA	None
2nd	Robert Newhouse	Superbeast Imperial Ipa	14C: Imperial IPA
3rd	John Kayaian	2x9x	14C: Imperial IPA

Table 16: German Wheat & Rye (21 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Lemanczyk	Stallisweizen	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Kevin Scharfenberger	Banana Hammock	15B: Dunkelweizen	Beer Barons
3rd	Dave Mason	Uberweiss	15C: Weizenbock	Kenosha Bidal Society

Table 17: Farmhouse Ales & Belgian Specialty (34 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Werner	Biere De Garde	16D: Biere de Garde
2nd	Jason Zabel	Same Ole Trappe	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Belle City
3rd	Jay Mollerskov	Jay’s Archaic Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners

Table 18: Witiber & Belgian Pale Ale (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Flynn	Double Dragon	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners
2nd	Michael Beckett Co-Brewer: Matt Klausner	Fisheye’s Eyebrau Co-op Ale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Urban Knaves Of Grain
3rd	Eric Moritz	Belgian Wit	16A: Witbier

Table 19: Sour Beers (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Schlosser	Flanders Red 2.75	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Dan Schrader	Flanders Red	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Madison Homebrewers And Tasters Guild
3rd	Craig Wepprecht	Really Love Your Peaches, Want To Shake Your Tree	17F: Fruit Lambic	Bidal Society Of Kenosha

Table 20: Strong Belgian Ale (32 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Sullivan	Single Belgian Blonde	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Mabcab
2nd	Adam Dawson	Dubbel Trubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel
3rd	Andrew Day	Devilish Day	18C: Belgian Tripel	Ukg
HM	Rick Mcnabb	Macvleteren 12	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Belle City

Table 21: Strong Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Ettlie	Barleywine 2004	19B: English Barleywine	Nbfb
2nd	Craig Kuehl	Big Burly	19C: American Barleywine	Beer Barons
3rd	John Skantz	English Barleywine	19B: English Barleywine	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners

Table 22: Fruit Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Retzlaff	Rhubarbarella	20A: Fruit Beer	The Brewing Network
2nd	Jason Zabel	Croatian Lemon Creme Ale	20A: Fruit Beer	Belle City
3rd	Kevin Wojdak	Underhill Lemon Lager	20A: Fruit Beer	Urban Knaves Of Grain (ukg)

Table 23: Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer (28 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chuck Wastell Co-Brewer: none	Oreo Cream	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	St. Paul Home Brewer Club
2nd	James Werner	Dog Dayz Wheat	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	James Frazer	Wounded Pterodactyl	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 24: Smoke & Wood Aged (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Wilkes	Caspian Finn	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Midnight Carboys
2nd	Eric Fortney	Bourbon Barrel Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	Rick Mcnabb	Tbd	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Belle City

Table 25: Specialty Beers (42 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Smith	Rum Barrel Coconut Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	Belle City
2nd	Ken Megal	Red Galaxy	23A: Specialty Beer	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	Patrick Hutton	Coconut Milk Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	Mhtg
HM	Mike Janasik	The Danger Zone	23A: Specialty Beer	Beer Barons Milwaukee

Table 26: Meads (30 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Motter	Sparkling Clover Mead	24B: Semi-Sweet Mead	The Brewing Network
2nd	Sam Braun	Brackett Buster	26B: Braggot
3rd	Tom Lemanczyk	Tej	26C: Open Category Mead	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
HM	Mino Choi	Black Currant Bliss	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 27: Ciders (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paula Cartwright	Poisioned Apple	27A: Common Cider	Beer Barons
2nd	Paula Cartwright	Snow White’s Demise	27B: English Cider	Beer Barons
3rd	Jay Mollerskov	All-brett Cider	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	Belle City Homebrewers And Vintners