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Results
from Prior Years
2013 Competition Results
584
Entries
From
26 States
Best
of Show - Beer:
Michael
Crane - "Thanksgiving Saison" a Fruit Beer
from Leawood, KS with the Kansas City Bier Meisters
Best
of Show - Mead/Cider:
Susan
& Bob Ruud - "Your Father Smelt Of Elderberry"
an Other Fruit Melomel from Harwood, ND with the Prairie
Homebrewing Companions
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Great
Pumpkin winner:
Tim
Thomssen from Lincoln, NE with the Lincoln Lagers
Fresh
Killed Hops Beer:
Tom
Roan & Nancy Bowser - "Grasslands" from
Fargo, ND with the Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Halloween
Theme Beer:
Al
Boyce - "Tripel Header" from St. Louis Park,
MN with the Minnesota Home Brewers Association
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Hoppy
Halloween 2013 Sponsors
Hoppy
Halloween Challenge 2013 Results:
Category 1: Light Lagers
(16 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
|
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1st
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Michael Wilcox
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Dort
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Dortmunder Export |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
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2nd
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Tim Thomssen
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Hayseed Helles
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Munich Helles |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers!
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3rd
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Adam Meyers
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Munich Helles
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Munich Helles |
Rochester, MN |
The Brewing Network
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Category 2: Pilsner (10 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
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1st
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Elisha Page
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Hoppy Ass Pilsner
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German Pilsner (Pils) |
Sioux Falls, SD |
Big Sioux Brewing Society
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2nd
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Michael Wilcox
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Pils
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German Pilsner (Pils) |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
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3rd
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Tim Thomssen
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Happy Pils
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Bohemian Pilsener |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers!
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Category 3: European Amber Lager (21
entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Lincoln Lager's Oktoberfest
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Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 2nd |
Dan Lechner |
Sandy Wandy |
Vienna Lager |
Lawton, MI |
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| 3rd |
Matthew Tjosaas
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Wedtoberfest |
Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Grand Rapids, MI |
Brewsquitoes |
Category 4: Dark Lagers (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Drunkel Tim Munich Dunkel
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Munich Dunkel |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 2nd |
Todd Abraham & Becka Abraham
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Munich Dunkel |
Munich Dunkel |
Boone, IA |
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| 3rd |
Kevin Kuestermeyer
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Great Helmet |
Schwarzbier |
Tyler, MN |
Big Sioux Brewing Society
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Category 5: Bocks (13 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
|
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1st
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Shaun Niemeyer
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Alchemy Traditional Bock No. 6
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Traditional Bock |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG
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2nd
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Jon Morman
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Eisbock
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Eisbock |
Independence, MO |
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3rd
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Jacob Schnabel
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Emancipator
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Doppelbock |
Annadale, MN |
Brew Your Own Beer
(BYOB)
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Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (22
entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Urbanski |
Kick And Glide Kolsch |
Kolsch |
Cloquet, MN |
Northern Ale
Stars
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| 2nd |
Jeff Malek |
Cream Ale |
Cream Ale |
Jordan, MN |
Primary Fermenters
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| 3rd |
Jay & Shanon Waldner
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Rye 4 Rye |
American Wheat or Rye Beer
|
Keystone, SD |
Ale Riders |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Jacob Schnabel |
Copper Creek Alt |
Dusseldorf Altbier |
Annadale, MN |
Brew Your Own Beer (BYOB)
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| 2nd |
Tim Thomssen |
Parallel Universe |
Northern German Altbier
|
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 3rd |
Michael Crane |
All Ternative |
Dusseldorf Altbier |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 8: English Pale Ale (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Dan Lechner |
Oddball |
Standard/Ordinary Bitter
|
Lawton, MI |
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| 2nd |
Amanda Kertz |
The Dog's Danglers
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Special/Best/Premium Bitter
|
Kansas City, MO |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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| 3rd |
Jason Whitt |
The Creeper 1 |
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale
Ale)
|
Rolla, MO |
M.A.S.H. (Rolla, MO)
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Category 9: Scottish And Irish Ale (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Shaun Niemeyer |
Alchemy Wee Heavy No. 2
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Strong Scotch Ale |
Janesville, WI |
MHTG |
| 2nd |
Robert Wiegers |
Taber Tosser |
Scottish Heavy 70/- |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
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| 3rd |
Adam Meyers |
Scottish 70 |
Scottish Heavy 70/- |
Rochester, MN |
The Brewing Network
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Category 10: American Ale (30 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Andrew Laidlaw
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Batch 34-CI-BC
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American Pale Ale |
Golden Eagle, IL |
St. Louis Brews
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2nd
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Daniel Anderson
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Extra Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale |
Baxter, MN |
Blue Ox Brewers Society
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3rd
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Steve Cook
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Good Karma Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale |
Warrensburg, MO |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 11: English Brown Ale (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Mild Obsession |
Mild |
Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers!
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| 2nd |
Adam Meyers |
English Mild |
Mild |
Rochester, MN |
The Brewing Network
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| 3rd |
Nathan Hopper |
Payday Loan |
Southern English Brown Ale
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Kansas City, MO |
Missouri Mashers
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Category 12: Porter (19 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Jason Huck
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Prole Porter
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Brown Porter |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Hombrewing Companions
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2nd
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Josh Holbrook
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The Kraken
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Baltic Porter |
Baxter, MN |
Brainerd Blue Ox Brewers Society
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3rd
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Jason Whitt
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American Woman 2
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Robust Porter |
Rolla, MO |
M.A.S.H.
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Category 13: Stout (40 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Eric Wentling |
Olde Meconium |
Imperial Stout |
Waconia, MN |
Jack Of All Brews |
| 2nd |
Nathan Briscoe |
Stout |
American Stout |
Holden, MO |
KC Biermiesters |
| 3rd |
Paul Eigenheer |
Obsidian Cow |
Sweet Stout |
Motley, MN |
Blue Ox Brewers Society
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Category 14: India Pale Ale (40 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Location |
Club
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1st
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Tim Thomssen
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Recycler IPA
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American IPA
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Lincoln, NE |
Lincoln Lagers!
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2nd
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Matt Koval
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Critical Mass
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English IPA
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Forest Lake, MN |
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3rd
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Mac Butcher
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The Union Mac
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English IPA
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Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
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Category 15: German Wheat And Rye Beer
(13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
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Wheat Penny Weizenbock
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Weizenbock |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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| 2nd |
Andrew Laidlaw |
Batch 36-BC |
Weizen/Weissbier |
Golden Eagle, IL |
St. Louis Brews |
| 3rd |
Josh Holbrook & Taylor Stevenson
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10 O'Clock Flight |
Dunkelweizen |
Baxter, MN |
Brainerd Blue Ox Brewers Society
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Category 16: Belgian And French Ale (35 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Location |
Club
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1st
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Mike Beuning
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BDG
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Biere de Garde
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Sartell, MN |
Cloudy Town Brewers
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2nd
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Ross Bell
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Ross's Saison
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Saison
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Sioux Falls, SD |
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3rd
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Mac Butcher
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Redemption
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Saison
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Tulsa, OK |
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
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Category 17: Sour Ale (24 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Sean Kampshoff |
Sean's Framboise |
Fruit Lambic |
Minneapolis, MN |
MHBA |
| 2nd |
Michael Crane |
Weisse |
Berliner Weisse |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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| 3rd |
Dick Nilles |
Kriek |
Fruit Lambic |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (27 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Location |
Club
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1st
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Matt Corwin
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Dark N Tasty
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Kansas City, MO |
KC Biermeisters
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2nd
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Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
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12
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
|
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
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1606
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Belgian Dubbel
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Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Category 19: Strong Ale (20 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Andrew Laidlaw
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Batch 32
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American Barleywine |
Golden Eagle, IL |
St. Louis Brews
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2nd
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Mike Beuning
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Old Ale
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Old Ale |
Startell, MN |
Cloudy Town Brewers
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3rd
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Ryan Jilek
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2010 Big Bad Barleywine
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English Barleywine |
Dickinson, ND |
Heart River Homebrewers
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Category 20: Fruit Beer (17 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Michael Crane
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Thanksgiving Saison
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Fruit Beer |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
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Cherry On The Prairie
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Fruit Beer |
Fargo, ND |
Fruit Beer Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Michael Crane
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Sauvignon Saison
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Fruit Beer |
Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 21: Spice/herb/vegetable Beer (23 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry
Name |
Style |
Location |
Club |
| 1st |
Daniel Lemieux |
Pumpkin Ale |
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Argyle, NY |
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
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| 2nd |
Luke Rensink & Alex Beres
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Hobo Brew |
Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
|
Sioux Falls, SD |
Brookings Brewkings
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| 3rd |
Jason Huck |
Monkey Face Brown |
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Category 22: Smoke Flavored And Wood Aged
Beer (33 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Location |
Club
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1st
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Tom Roan, Nancy Bowser & Eric
Sanders
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Field Burn Rauchbier
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Classic Rauchbier
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Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Shaun Niemeyer, John Rocco & Scott
Hines
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Alchemy Philosopher's Stone
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Wood-Aged Beer
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Janesville, WI |
MHTG
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3rd
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Susan Ruud and the Bourbon Crew #1
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Bourbon Barrel Barleywine
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Wood-Aged Beer
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Harwood, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Table 23: Category 23: Specialty Beer (24 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Location |
Club
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1st
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Scot Schaar
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French Quarter Stout
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Specialty Beer
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Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
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2nd
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Dan Lechner
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Atropa Belladonna
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Specialty Beer
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Lawton, MI |
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3rd
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Michael Crane
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Hippy Moses
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Specialty Beer
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Leawood, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 24: Traditional Mead (14 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Scot Schaar
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First Recollection
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Sweet Mead |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
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2nd
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Matthew Weide
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Avocado Blossom Mead
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Sweet Mead |
Minneapolis, MN |
MHBA
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3rd
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Sean Kampshoff
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Sean’s Wildflower Mead
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Sweet Mead |
Minneapolis, MN |
MHBA
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Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (23 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Susan & Bob Ruud
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Your Father Smelt Of Elderberry
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Other Fruit Melomel |
Harwood, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Scot Schaar
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Misguided Angel
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Other Fruit Melomel |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
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3rd
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Steve Piatz
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2009 Gewurztraminer
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Pyment |
Eagan, MN |
MHBA & SPHBC
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Category 26: Other Mead (18 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Karen Schaar
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Beehive Blonde
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Braggot |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
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2nd
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Karen Schaar
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Shy Chai
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Metheglin |
Davenport, IA |
MUGZ
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3rd
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Matthew Weide
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Bochet 2.0
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Open Category Mead |
Minneapolis, MN |
MHBA
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Category 27: Standard Cider And Perry (12 entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Amy Satterlund
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Bobbing For Apples
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Common Cider |
Lenexa, KS |
Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Michael Wilcox
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Uncommon Cider
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Common Cider |
Wichita, KS |
Wichita Homebrewers Organization
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3rd
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Tom Urbanski
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Back To The Basics
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Common Cider |
Cloquet, MN |
Northern Ale Stars
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Category 28: Specialty Cider And Perry (9
entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style |
Location |
Club
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1st
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Dave Clark
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Apple Corpse
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Other Specialty
Cider or Perry |
Palm Harbor, FL |
Dunedin Brewer's Guild
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2nd
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Joe & Mike Pacheco
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Blueberry Pie
Cider
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Fruit Cider |
New Bedford, MA |
South Coast Homebrewer's
Association
|
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3rd
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Ben Harris
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As I Wish
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Other Specialty
Cider or Perry |
Kansas City, KS |
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Category 29: Halloween Theme Beer (8
entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Al Boyce
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Tripel Header
|
Halloween Theme Beer
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Minnesota Home Brewers Association
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2nd
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David Batcheller
|
Bloody Brew
|
Halloween Theme Beer
|
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
|
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3rd
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Tim Thomssen
|
Smashed Out Of Your Gourd Pumpkin Ale
|
Halloween Theme Beer
|
Lincoln Lagers!
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Category 30: Fresh Killed Hops Beer (24
entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
|
Style |
Location |
Club
|
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1st
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Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser |
Grasslands |
Fresh Killed Hops |
Fargo, ND |
Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
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2nd
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Casey Mussman |
Wet Hop Bitter (Surly Bitter Brewer Clone) |
Fresh Killed Hops |
Mason City, IA |
Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers (IAMNSOB) |
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3rd
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Michael Sparr |
Hop Monster |
Fresh Killed Hops |
Tulsa, OK |
FOAM |
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