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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 |
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