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Results
from Prior Years
2016 Competition Results
464
Entries
from 20 states
Best
of Show - Beer:
Matthew Tjosaas with "Cucumber
Berliner Weisse, a Spice" a Herb, or Vegetable Beer from
Roseville, MN with the Nordeast Brewers Alliance
Best
of Show - Mead/Cider:
Paul Fowler with "Black
Currant" a Berry Mead from Becker, MN and the
St Paul Homebrewers Club
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Great
Pumpkin winner:
Michael
Wilcox from Wichita, KS with the Kansas City Biermeisters
Fresh
Killed Hops Beer:
Aric
Daul - "Wet Hop APA - 2016" from Lauderdale, MN with the
St Paul Homebrewers Club
Halloween
Theme Beer:
John
Andrews - "Frankenporter" from Richmond VA with
the James River Homebrewers.
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Hoppy
Halloween 2016 Sponsors
Hoppy
Halloween Challenge 2016 Results:
Table
1: Light Lager (12 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN
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Kenny's Lager
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International Pale Lager
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River City Brewers
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2nd
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David Schumacher
Kansas City, MO
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SchuBrew America Fuck Ya Ale
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American Light Lager
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Missouri Mashers
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3rd
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Vincent Rokke
Fargo, ND
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Viking Traveler
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German Exportbier
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Table
2: Pilsner (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Paul Fowler
Becker, MN
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German Pils
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German Pils
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St Paul Homebrewers Club
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2nd
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Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN
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Pilsner
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German Pils
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River City Brewers
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3rd
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Paul Dienhart
Minnetonka, MN
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German Pils
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German Pils
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Minnesota Home Brewers Assn.
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Table
3: European Amber Lager (19 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Randy Pratt
Waynesville, MO
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Vienna Lager
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Vienna Lager
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MASH (Missouri Association of Serious Homebrewers)
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2nd
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Paul Fowler
Becker, MN
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O' Fest
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Marzen
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St Paul Homebrewers Club
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3rd
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Matt Koval
Forest Lake, MN
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Kleiner Kerl
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Marzen
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Table
4: Dark Lager (12 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Eric Johnson
Minot, ND
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Darth Lager
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Czech Dark Lager
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Brewers on the Souris
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2nd
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Timothy Elder
Kansas City, KS
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Dunkel On My Mind
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Munich Dunkel
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Mike Butler and Stephanie Butler
Olathe, KS
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Schwarzbier
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Schwarzbier
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Table
5: Bock (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Matt Koval
Forest Lake, MN
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16-Paws
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Doppelbock
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2nd
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Steven Donaldson
Hagerstown, MD
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Deceased Gentleman
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Helles Bock
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Frederick Old Ale Makers
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3rd
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Randy Pratt
Waynesville, MO
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Dopplebock
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Doppelbock
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MASH (Missouri Association of Serious Homebrewers)
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Table
6: Light Hybrid Beer (22 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Andrew Laidlaw
Golden Eagle, IL
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Batch 59 - 2565
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Kolsch
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StL Brews / Garage Brewers Society
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2nd
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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Grasslands
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American Wheat Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Steven Donaldson
Hagerstown, MD
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Cream Ale
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Cream Ale
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Frederick Old Ale Makers
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Table
7: Amber Hybrid Beer (5 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Andrew Laidlaw
Golden Eagle, IL
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Batch 60 - 029
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Altbier
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StL Brews / Garage Brewers Society
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2nd
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Randy Pratt
Waynesville, MO
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California Common
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California Common
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MASH (Missouri Association of Serious Homebrewers)
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3rd
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Mac Butcher
Tulsa, OK
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1-800 Steamer
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California Common
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers - FOAM
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Table
8: English Pale Ale (6 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Aric Daul and Shawn Galdeen
Lauderdale, MN
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Gopher Golden
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English Golden Ale
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St Paul Homebrewers Club
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2nd
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Linda Hamann and the Hidewood Brew Crew: Reid, Alysha, Russell &
Darlene Hamann, Maxine Fagerland
Fargo, ND
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Boone Immigrant Ale
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Best Bitter
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3rd
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Peter Polczynski
Bixby, OK
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Get Down Shep
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Best Bitter
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Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
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Table
9: Scottish and Irish Ale (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Gary Black
Arnold, MO
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Black's End Of Watch #2
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Wee Heavy
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Jefferson County Home Brewers
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2nd
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David Miller and Garrett Owens
Saint Paul, MN
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Future Wife
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Scottish Export
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Rainbrew
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3rd
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Gary Black
Arnold, MO
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Black's Mid-Watch
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Scottish Export
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Jefferson County Home Brewers
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Table
10: American Ale (35 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Calvin Aberle and Jon Rykowsky
Bismarck, ND
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Prairie King APA
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American Pale Ale
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Muddy River Mashers
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2nd
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David Schumacher
Kamsas City, MO
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SchuBrew Even Flow
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American Pale Ale
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Missouri Mashers
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3rd
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Ian Durkin
Moorhead, MN
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Levitation
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American Amber Ale
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Chop and Brew
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Table
11: English Brown and Mild (5 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Michael Wilcox
Wichita, KS
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For $7 You Can Name This Beer
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Dark Mild
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Steve Daiken and Laurie Daiken
Duluth, MN
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Mild 51
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Dark Mild
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Northern Ale Stars
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3rd
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Delano Stein
Lakeville, MN
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#227 Mild Clegg
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Dark Mild
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Table
12: Porter (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Brian Phillips
Nora Springs, IA
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Rumpy Pumpy Porter
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English Porter
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Iowa Minnesota Scociety of Brewers (IAMNSOB)
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2nd
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Bruce Wanta
Mosinee, WI
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Phoenix Porter
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American Porter
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Bull Falls Home Brewers
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3rd
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Stephen Cook and Sylvia Cook
St Cloud, MN
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6 Jolly Fellow Porter
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English Porter
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Cloudy Town Brewers
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Table
13: Stout (19 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Zach Barker
Baxter, MN
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Calvin's Campaign
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Imperial Stout
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Blue Ox Brewers Society
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2nd
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Mac Butcher
Tulsa, OK
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Foreign Occasion
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Foreign Extra Stout
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers - FOAM
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3rd
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Andrew Michael
Fargo, ND
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The Angsty Cow
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Sweet Stout
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Table
14: American and Double IPA (26 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Ron Bilotta and Denise Bilotta
White Bear Lake, MN
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Ron's Two Hearted
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American IPA
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2nd
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Tim Oelke
Westin, WI
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8 Point IPA
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American IPA
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Bull Falls Homebrew Club
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3rd
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Paul Fowler
Becker, MN
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A Little Dankness
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American IPA
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St. Paul Homebrewers Club
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Table
15: Other IPA (10 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Ryan Goble
Brainerd, MN
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East Bound And Down Pale Ale
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Specialty IPA
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Blue Ox Brewers Society
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2nd
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Mac Butcher
Tulsa, OK
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The Wookey Mac
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Specialty IPA
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers - FOAM
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3rd
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David Thompson
Broken Arrow, OK
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Hazy AF
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Specialty IPA
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
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Table
16: German Wheat and Rye (11 entries)
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Pl.
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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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David Thompson
Broken Arrow, OK
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Weiss A$$
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Weizenbock
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers
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2nd
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Eric Johnson
Minot, ND
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Alviss Bokkr
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Weizenbock
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Brewers on the Souris
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3rd
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Jay Highfill and Myles Burkemper
Prairie Village, KS
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Mission From God
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Weizenbock
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Kansas City BierMeisters
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Table
17: Belgian and French Ale (22 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Shane Kammerer and Oren Gamble
Shawnee, KS
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611 Saison
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Saison
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Biere De Mars
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Biere de Garde
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Jay Highfill
Prairie Village, KS
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Rattlesnake Creek
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Witbier
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Kansas City BierMeisters
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Table
18: Sour Ale (27 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Eric Johnson
Minot, ND
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Huldra
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Wild Specialty Beer
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Brewers on the Souris
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2nd
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Jerrick Alsteen
Rothschild, WI
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Dirty Mind
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Wild Specialty Beer
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Bull Falls Homebrew Club
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3rd
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Michael Wilcox
Wichita, KS
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I Don't Always Make Sours, But When I Do...
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Oud Bruin
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Table
19: Belgian Strong Ales (17 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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12
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Mike Butler and Stephanie Butler
Olathe, KS
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The Strong Dark Belgian
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Aric Daul
Lauderdale, MN
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Hand Of The Almighty
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Belgian Tripel
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St Paul Homebrewers Club
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Table
20: Strong Ale (11 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Steve Klicker
Belfield, ND
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Old Ale
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Old Ale
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Heart River Homebrewers
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2nd
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Michael Wilcox
Wichita, KS
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Old, And Delicious...But Enough About Me
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Old Ale
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Krusty Juggler
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English Barleywine
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Table
21: Fruit Beer (15 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Michael Wilcox
Wichita, KS
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Thanks Curt! (And Gordon, I Guess, Kinda...But Mostly Curt)
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Fruit Beer
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Eric Smith
Saint Louis, MO
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Tart Cherry Pie
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Fruit Beer
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Stl brews
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3rd
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Ivan Graf
Mandan, ND
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Pie
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Speciality Fruit Beer
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Muddy River Mashers
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Table
22: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer (28 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Matthew Tjosaas
Roseville, MN
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Cucumber Berliner Weisse
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Nordeast Brewers Alliance
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2nd
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Marshall Van Tuyl
Kansas City, MO
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Noble Stout
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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3rd
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Eric Talmadge
Omaha, NE
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Fire In The Hole - Hot Pepper IPA
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Table
23: Smoke Flavored/Wood Aged Beer (15 entries)
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Pl.
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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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David Schumacher
Kansas City, MO
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SchuBrew Rauchbier
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Rauchbier
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Missouri Mashers
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2nd
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Nick Shadel
Reading PA
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Wonkaville
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Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
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Berks County Homebrew Club
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3rd
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James Faircloth
Chicago, IL
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Barrel Aged Kentucky Common
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Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
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Chicago Homebrewers Group
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Table
24: Specialty Beer (21 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Belgian Ninja
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Experimental Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Jason Huck
Fargo, ND
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BS-OS
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Alternative Sugar Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Tom Roan and Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Stoked
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Experimental Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Table
25: Traditional Mead (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Scot Schaar
Davenport, IA
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First Recollection
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Sweet Mead
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Rivers Edge Fermentation Society
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2nd
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Christopher Skottegard
Burnsville, MN
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Tupelo
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Semi-Sweet Mead
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St. Paul Homebrew Club
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3rd
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Josh Holbrook
Baxter, MN
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North Long Lake Session
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Dry Mead
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Brainerd Blue Ox Brewers Society
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Table
26: Fruit Mead (23 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Paul Fowler
Becker, MN
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Black Currant
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Berry Mead
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St. Paul Homebrewers Club
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2nd
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Chris Smith
Minneapolis, MN
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Sweet Cherry
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Melomel
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Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
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3rd
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Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN
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Berry Melomel
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Berry Mead
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River City Brewers
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Table
27: Spice and Specialty Mead (15 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Chris Smith
Minneapolis, MN
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Cherry Chipotle
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
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Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
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2nd
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Paul Johnson
Big Lake, MN
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Fan-Tej-Ya Pyment
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Experimental Mead
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River City Brewers, Mead Makers facebook
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3rd
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Mike Pemberton
Louisville, KY
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Atomic Mango Mead
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Fruit and Spice Mead
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Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)
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Table
28: Standard Cider and Perry (6 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Nick Shadel
Reading, PA
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Shady's Apple Cider
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New World Cider
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Berks County Homebrew Club
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2nd
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Andrew Laidlaw
Golden Eagle, IL
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Batch C20
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New World Cider
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StL Brews / Garage Brewers Society
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3rd
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Scot Schaar
Davenport, IA
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Pale Sun
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New World Cider
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Rivers Edge Fermentation Society
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Table
29: Specialty Cider and Perry (9 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Michael Wilcox
Wichita, KS
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Tonight I'll Do It For Love, But Tomorrow It's 50 Bucks
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Ice Cider
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN
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Cider 2.0
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New England Cider
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St. Paul Homebrewers Club
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3rd
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Chris Smith
Minneapolis, MN
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Cherry Cider
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Cider with Other Fruit
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Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
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Table
30: Halloween Theme Beer (7 entries)
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Pl.
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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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John Andrews
Richmond, VA
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Frankenporter
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Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider
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James River Homebrewers
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2nd
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Al Boyce
St. Louis Park, MN
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Fargo
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Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider
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Minnesota Home Brewers Association
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3rd
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Paul Dienhart
Minnetonka, MN
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Fargo Woodchipper Mead
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Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider
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Minnesota Home Brewers Assn.
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Table
31: Fresh Killed Hops Beer (21 entries)
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Pl.
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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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Aric Daul
Lauderdale, MN
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Wet Hop APA - 2016
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Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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St Paul Homebrewers Club
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2nd
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Ian Campbell
Minneapolis, MN
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Harvest Fresh Organic IPA
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Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
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3rd
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James Didier
Pine River, MN
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IPA
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Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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Hoppy
Halloween 2015 medals and awards
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