2010 NHC Winners List...

[InsaneInTheGrain]

PDF: http://www.homebrewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/4653/2010_Winners_List.pdf

Category 1: Light Lager
Sponsored by Five Star Products & Services, LLC—174 Entries
Gold Nathan Smith, San Leandro, CA | Dortmunder Export | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Kerry Martin, Austin, TX | Munich Helles | Austin Zealots
Bronze Douglas Griffin, Virginia Beach, VA | Lite American Lager | Beer and Ale Research Foundation (BARF)

Category 2: Pilsner
Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse—183 Entries
Gold Michael Agnew, Minneapolis, MN | Bohemian Pilsner | Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Silver Jeffrey Lewis, Hilliard, OH | German Pilsner (Pils) | Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
Bronze Shawn Scott, McAlester, OK | Bohemian Pilsner | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Category 3: European Amber Lager
Sponsored by How To Brew by John Palmer—145 Entries
Gold Mark Schoppe, Austin, TX | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Austin Zealots
Silver Damon Lewis, Orlando Guerra, Carrollton, TX | Vienna Lager | North Texas Homebrewers Association
Bronze Virg Redman, Vacaville, CA | Oktoberfest/Märzen

Category 4: Dark Lager
Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Company—144 Entries
Gold Shekhar Nimkar, Paula Nimkar, Swampscott, MA | Munich Dunkel
Silver Lyle Brown, Fredericksburg, VA | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP)
Bronze Leah Dienes, Louisville, KY | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society

Category 5: Bock
Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission—191 Entries
Gold Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Eisbock | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Maibock/Helles Bock | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Todd Murley, Orono, MN | Doppelbock | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt—246 Entries
Gold Heath Haynes, Los Angeles, CA | Kölsch | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
Silver Dan OLeary, Puyallup, WA | American Wheat or Rye Beer | Impaling Alers
Bronze Dave Beyer, La Crosse, WI | American Wheat or Rye Beer | The Brewing Network

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer
Sponsored by Grape & Granary—152 Entries
Gold Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | California Common Beer | Inland Empire Brewers
Silver Ryan Barto, Pacheco, CA | Düsseldorf Altbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Scott Lothamer, Moraga, CA | Northern German Altbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 8: English Pale Ale
Sponsored by St. Louis Wine & Beer Making—187 Entries
Gold Matt Tucker, Jake Tucker, Oviedo, FL | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Central Florida Homebrewers
Silver Ronald Price, Jr, Smyrna, DE | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Bronze Greg Sellek, Verona, WI | Special/Best/Premium Bitter | Madison Homebrewers and Tasters

Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale
Sponsored by Brew Brothers—247 Entries
Gold Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN | Strong Scotch Ale | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Nathan Smith, San Leandro, CA | Scottish Light 60/- | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Brant Warren, Harvest, AL | Strong Scotch Ale | Rocket City Brewers

Category 10: American Ale
Sponsored by BJ's Restaurant & Brewery—509 Entries
Gold Keith Baute, John Showalter, Indianapolis, IN | American Pale Ale | MECA Brewers
Silver Gregory Robles, Livermore, CA | American Brown Ale | Mad Zymurgists
Bronze Duane Evans, Owasso, OK | American Brown Ale | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Category 11: English Brown Ale
Sponsored by Alternative Beverage—199 Entries
Gold Dan George, Westerville, OH | Mild Ale | Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
Silver Greg Rasmussen, Forestville, CA | Southern English Brown Ale | Sonoma Beerocrats
Bronze Andrew Korty, Indianapolis, IN | Mild Ale | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Category 12: Porter
Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery—293 Entries
Gold Karl King, Colleyville, TX | Baltic Porter
Silver Jason Popish, Fruita, CO | Robust Porter
Bronze Wayne Otterbourg, John Emery, Marietta, GA | Brown Porter | Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 13: Stout
Sponsored by Brew & Grow—477 Entries
Gold Glenn Quinting, Timonium, MD | Oatmeal Stout | CRABS
Silver Paul Gagnon, Santee, CA | American Stout | QUAFF
Bronze Bryan Jamrosz, St Louis, MO | Russian Imperial Stout | Innovative Brewers of Saint Louis

Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)
Sponsored by Anderson Valley Brewing Company—387 Entries
Gold Kelsey McNair, San Diego, CA | Imperial IPA | QUAFF
Silver Courtney Tyvand, Ooltewah, TN | American IPA | Barley Mob Brewers
Bronze Michael Pearson, Indianapolis, IN | American IPA | MECA Brewers

Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer
Sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company—206 Entries
Gold Stacy Myers, Fort Worth, TX | Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Silver Jovilin Grunwald, Mark Tanner, Oak Harbor, WA | Dunkelweizen | Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW)
Bronze Jeff O'Neal, Des Moines, IA | Weizenbock | Iowa Brewers Union (IBU)

Category 16: Belgian and French Ale
Sponsored by Port Brewing Co./The Lost Abbey—410 Entries
Gold Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | Belgian Specialty Ale | Inland Empire Brewers
Silver Andrew Mason, Boone, NC | Bière de Garde | High Country Homebrewers Association
Bronze Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | Bière de Garde | Inland Empire Brewers

Category 17: Sour Ale
Sponsored by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company—163 Entries
Gold Remi Bonnart, Fort Collins, CO | Flanders Red Ale | Liquid Poets
Silver Mark Heise, Regina, SK | Flanders Brown/Oud Bruin | Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES)
Bronze Dick Blankenship, Salem, OR | Fruit Lambic | Capitol Brewers

Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale
Sponsored by Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt—362 Entries
Gold Phil Sullivan, Royal Oak, MI | Belgian Blond Ale | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers Homebrew Club
Silver Michael Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT | Belgian Dubbel | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society (ZZ HOPS)
Bronze David Barber, Orwigsburg, PA | Belgian Tripel | Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Category 19: Strong Ale
Sponsored by Northern Brewer—216 Entries
Gold Scott Thomas, Pleasant Hill, CA | English Barleywine | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | American Barleywine | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Bronze Larry Nadeau, Laguna Niguel, CA | American Barleywine | Fear No Beer Brewclub

Category 20: Fruit Beer
130 Entries
Gold Scott Townson, Hurst, TX | Fruit Beer | North Texas Homebrewers Association
Silver Rob Kent, West Valley City, UT | Fruit Beer
Bronze Adam Mills, Big Rapids, MI | Fruit Beer | The Brewing Network

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
Sponsored by High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies—245 Entries
Gold Sam Firke, Ann Arbor, MI | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Silver Jeffrey Oberlin, Friendswood, TX | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bronze Tim Bisson, Jennifer A Bisson, Anchorage, AK | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Great Northern Brewers Club

Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
Sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Company—226 Entries
Gold Pete Britton, Lake in the Hills, IL | Wood-Aged Beer | The Brewing Network
Silver Brian Steuerwald, Brownsburg, IN | Wood-Aged Beer | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Bronze Matt Haugo, Scott Wellington, Aliso Viejo, CA | Other Smoked Beer | Mooseknuckle Brewing

Category 23: Specialty Beer
Sponsored by The Hop Shack—275 Entries
Gold Jane Zalewski, Proctorville, OH | Specialty Beer | Greater Huntington Homebrewers
Silver Wardell Massey, Spring City, PA | Specialty Beer
Bronze Michael Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT | Specialty Beer | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society (ZZ HOPS)

Category 24: Traditional Mead
88 Entries
Gold Curt & Kathy Stock, Saint Paul, MN | Sweet Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Tom Fitzpatrick, Batavia, IL | Dry Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain
Bronze Gary Westman, Shorewood, MN | Sweet Mead

Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead)
Sponsored by Bacchus & Barleycorn Ltd.—143 Entries
Gold Rodney Kibzey, Lombard, IL | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | Chicago Beer Society
Silver Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Other Fruit Melomel | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Bronze Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Pyment (Grape Melomel) | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 26: Other Mead
114 Entries
Gold Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Metheglin | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Rick Spaziani, Lebanon, OR | Open Category Mead
Bronze Ted Gisske, Mount Horeb, WI | Open Category Mead | Madison Homebrewers and Tasters

Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider—97 Entries
Gold Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Common Cider | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver John Jurgensen, San Antonio, TX | Common Cider | Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bronze Kristen & Orsolya England, Saint Paul, MN | Common Cider | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry
Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider—78 Entries
Gold Anjie Watts, Alpharetta, GA | Applewine | Brewmasters of Alpharetta
Silver Dave Clark, Seven Hills, OH | Other Specialty Cider/Perry | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
Bronze Peter Cowles, Fairfield, CT | Fruit Cider | The Brewing Network

[Field]

So where did the BN finish on the Club of the Year results?

[boobookittyfuk]

its kind of funny that out of all the medals, only 2 of them are from the northeast. I know the competition is tough, but I think that its a direct result of poor first round judging that takes place in the NE. Last year I made it to the second round only because the organization was screwed up and they never judged my beers. I won two medals that year. This year they judged my mild ale that won gold last year and said that it was too mild (FG was 1.016, which would make it too "heavy").... douchebags!


Anyway....CONGRATS to all the winners!

[TimC]

The Brewing Network came in third - 4 points behind St Paul and 16 points behind DOZE. Nobody else was close.

Let's blow them all away next year!

Club Standings:

1. Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - 214
2. Saint Paul Homebrewers Club - 202
3. The Brewing Network - 198
4. Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) - 132
5. QUAFF - 114

http://www.mindbet.com/clubs.php

[smizak]

its kind of funny that out of all the medals, only 2 of them are from the northeast. I know the competition is tough, but I think that its a direct result of poor first round judging that takes place in the NE. Last year I made it to the second round only because the organization was screwed up and they never judged my beers. I won two medals that year. This year they judged my mild ale that won gold last year and said that it was too mild (FG was 1.016, which would make it too "heavy").... douchebags!


Anyway....CONGRATS to all the winners!

I had heard that was a freaking mess last year. Part of the reason I didn't enter this time.

[JohnF]

The Brewing Network came in third - 4 points behind St Paul and 16 points behind DOZE. Nobody else was close.

Let's blow them all away next year!

Club Standings:

1. Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - 214
2. Saint Paul Homebrewers Club - 202
3. The Brewing Network - 198
4. Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) - 132
5. QUAFF - 114

http://www.mindbet.com/clubs.php

I'd like to see the BN win for a couple of reasons.

1. The same reason I liked to see DOZE win, it's good to see a club that isn't extremely competition focused win.
2. It is taking what QUAFF and SPHBC did (becoming multi-regional) and taking it to it's logical conclusion.

That said some people are going to try to change the rules this year (in fact, I heard through the grapevine at NHC that there were some people who wanted the BN to not receive the aware this year even if they won). It's a good thing that Justin is on the AHA board because at least he can see it coming if it comes. My hope is that anyone proposing to change the rules can explain why it was okay for the award to be won by multi-region clubs for a decade before anyone said anything.

[San_Diego_Matt]

you'd think I'd know the answer to this, but I don't. Is Jamil the only real out of town member of QUAFF or are there others?

[JohnF]

you'd think I'd know the answer to this, but I don't. Is Jamil the only real out of town member of QUAFF or are there others?

I think he was the only one to score points in NHC regionals. Same with Gordon Strong and SPHBC.