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Results
from Prior Years
23rd
Annual
Hoppy Halloween Challenge 2020
Haunted Housebrew
236
Entries
from 17 states
Best
of Show - Beer: "Square Dance"
a Mixed Fermentation Sour Ale made by Cody Cannon, Jenks, OK with the
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
Best
of Show - Mead/Cider:
"Tropical
Intentions" a Stone Fruit Mead made by
Kevin Meintsma,
Wayzata, MN with the
Minnesota Home Brewers Association

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Great
Pumpkin winner:
Wayne Doucette, Big Lake, MN with the
River City Brewers - 15 Points
Fresh
Killed Hops Beer:
"Caught Wet-Handed" made by
Dustin DeTar & Rebeccah Hoobler, Derek Olson, Markus Krueger,
Fargo, ND with the
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Halloween
Theme Beer:
"Trick Or Treat" made
by Missy Bedio,
Deland, FL with the
Brew Club of Seminole County
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Hoppy Halloween 2020 Awards
(L to R) Great
Pumpkin, BOS Beer, BOS Mead/Cider
Hoppy
Halloween Challenge 2020 Results:
Category 1 - Light Lager (20
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Lynn's Lager
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1B: American Lager
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River City Brewers
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2nd
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Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN
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Kenny's Helles
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4A: Munich Helles
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River City Brewers
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3rd
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Dean Wiensch
Valders, WI
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I'm Pale, Get Me Out Of Here!
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2A: International Pale Lager
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Manty Malters Homebrew Club
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Category 2 - Pilsner (10 entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Space Station #5
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5D: German Pils
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River City Brewers
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2nd
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Kevin Olson
Raymore, MO
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Nzpils
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PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner
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ZZHops Homebrewing Club
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3rd
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Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN
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Pilsy McPils Face
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5D: German Pils
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Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
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Category 3 - European Amber Lager (13
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Vincent Rokke
Fargo, ND
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Vienna
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7A: Vienna Lager
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Jeff Landers
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Vienna's Are Soooo Over Rated
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6A: Marzen
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Urban Knaves of Grain
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3rd
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Tony Huseby
Moorhead, MN
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Okto Gone
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6A: Marzen
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Category 4 - Dark Lager (7
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Travis Lott
Maple Grove, MN
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Spoatyoatydopalicious
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2C: International Dark Lager
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Brew Tang Clan
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2nd
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Mike Milne
Medina, MN
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Space Balls the Beer
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8B: Schwarzbier
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Brew Tang Clan
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3rd
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Mike Radwanski
Newport, KY
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Vienna Woods
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3D: Czech Dark Lager
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Bloatarian Brewing League
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Category 5 - Bock (6 entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Jason Huck
Fargo, ND
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I'll Be Bock
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9A: Doppelbock
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Jason Huck
Fargo, ND
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Eis Eis Baby Too Cold Too Cold
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9B: Eisbock
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Travis Lott
Maple Grove, MN
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Hellz Windstaff
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4C: Helles Bock
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Brew Tang Clan
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Category 6 - Light Hybrid (5
entries)
Category 7 - Amber Hybrid (6
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Nicholas Benoit
St. Paul, MN
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Occalt
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7B: Altbier
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2nd
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Samuel Brewster
Belton, MO
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Cass County Common
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19B: California Common
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ZZHops Homebrewing Club
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3rd
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Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO
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Sticke
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7B: Altbier
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 8 - English Pale Ale (6
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Nicholas Benoit
St. Paul, MN
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Best Bitter
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11B: Best Bitter
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2nd
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Adrian Baldwin
Fargo, ND
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Special Sauce
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11B: Best Bitter
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Jamye & Cody Naramore
Quenemo, KS
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Sweep The Leg
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11C: Strong Bitter
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category
9 - Scottish and Irish Ale (6
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Will Dull
Apopka, FL
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Scotch Ale V4
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17C: Wee Heavy
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Brew Club of Seminole County
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2nd
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Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK
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Nothing Under the Kilt
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17C: Wee Heavy
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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Category 10 - American Ale (11
entries)
Category 11 - English Brown and Mild (6
entries)
Category 12 - Porter and Stout (16
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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 Martin
Lee's Summit, MO
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Irish
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15B: Irish Stout
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO
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Eight-Ninety
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20C: Imperial Stout
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Ryan Stack
St. Cloud, MN
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Imperial Stout
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20C: Imperial Stout
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Cloudy Town Brewers
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Category 13 - American & Double IPA (4
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Brad Segall
Minneapolis, MN
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Strata Sphere
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21A: American IPA
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Northern Brewer Fermentation
Brigade
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Category 14 - Other IPA (8
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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 Weaver
Wood River, IL
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Mighty Mighty Stars
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21B7: New England IPA
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Lift A Leg Homemade Beer
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2nd
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Andrew Weaver
Wood River, IL
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Black Rye Eye IPA
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21B: Specialty IPA
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Lift A Leg Homemade Beer
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3rd
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Mike & Stephanie Butler
Olathe, KS
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I Don't Speak DIPA Shit
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21B7: New England IPA
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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Category 15 - German Wheat & Rye (7
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Rodney Kibzey
Portland, OR
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Bitezenbock
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10C: Weizenbock
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Oregon Brew Crew
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2nd
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Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK
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Weiss Ass
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10B: Dunkels Weissbier
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale
Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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3rd
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Jay
Highfill
Prairie Village, KS
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Just Made It
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10C: Weizenbock
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Kansas City BierMeisters
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Category 16 - Belgian & French Ale (8
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Jamye & Cody Naramore
Quenemo, KS
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Strike Hard
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24A: Witbier
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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2nd
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Darren Vaughn
Tulsa, OK
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Saison
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25B: Saison
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale
Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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3rd
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Josh Regenold
Janesville, WI
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Tourist
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24C: Biere de Garde
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Category 17 - Sour Ale (11
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Cody Cannon
Jenks, OK
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Square Dance
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28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour
Beer
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale
Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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2nd
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Drew Templeton
Mitchellville, IA
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Derp Face
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28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour
Beer
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Iowa Brewers Union
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3rd
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Corbin Rapp
Moorhead, MN
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Kriek
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23F: Fruit Lambic
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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Category 18 - Belgian Strong Ale (6
entries)
Category 19 - Strong Ale (11
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Jeff Landers
Hoffman Estates, IL
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Beer
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22C: American Barleywine
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Urban Knaves of Grain
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2nd
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Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO
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Doldrums
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17B: Old Ale
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Jay
Highfill
Prairie Village, KS
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Wheatwhine
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22D: Wheatwine
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Kansas City BierMeisters
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Category 20 - Fruit & SHV Beer (10 entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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 Elliott
Bixby, OK
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Mad Elf
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29A: Fruit Beer
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale
Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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2nd
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Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
Fargo, ND
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Smells Like Victory
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30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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3rd
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Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK
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Anything Gose
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30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
Beer
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Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale
Makers (FOAM) [OK]
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Category 21 - Smoke Flavored/Wood Aged Beer (8
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Rodney Kibzey
Portland, OR
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Bacon Cigar
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6B: Rauchbier
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Oregon Brew Crew
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2nd
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Jeff Landers
Hoffman Estates, IL
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Pandemic Pils-Smoking For A Cure
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32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
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Urban Knaves of Grain
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3rd
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James Faircloth
&
CHAOS Buffalo Trace Crew
Chicago,
IL
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Ba Moonless Midnight
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33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
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Chicago Home Brewers Group / C.H.A.O.S.
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Category 22 - Specialty Beer (13
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Dustin DeTar
Fargo, ND
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Porter...? I Barely Know Her!
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27A8: Pre-Prohibition Porter
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Sean Greenwood
Shawnee, KS
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Kansas Keptinis
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34C: Experimental Beer
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Johnson County Brewing Society
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3rd
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Mike Radwanski
Newport, KY
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The Big Lubelski
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34C: Experimental Beer
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Bloatarian Brewing League
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Category 23 - Traditional Mead (7
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Dustin DeTar
Fargo, ND
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Honey Bunches Of Booze
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M1C: Sweet Mead
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Kyle Kiely
O'fallon, MO
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Strange Magic
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M1A: Dry Mead
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3rd
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Rodney Kibzey
Portland, OR
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Eucalyptus
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M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
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Oregon Brew Crew
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Category 24 - Fruit Mead 1 (6
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN
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Pomegranate
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M2E: Melomel
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Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
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2nd
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Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN
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Pyment
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M2B: Pyment
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Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
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3rd
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Will Dull & Kristal Dull
Apopka, FL
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Apple Pie Mead
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M2A: Cyser
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Brew Club of Seminole County
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Category 25 - Fruit Mead 2 (7
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Kevin Meintsma
Wayzata, MN
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Tropical Intentions
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M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
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Minnesota Home Brewers
Association
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2nd
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Shane Kammerer & Susan
Kammerer
Shawnee, KS
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Pants Are For Fools!
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M2C: Berry Mead
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Kansas City Bier Meisters
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3rd
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Kyle Kiely
O'fallon, MO
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Mr. Blue Sky
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M2C: Berry Mead
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Category 26 - Spice & Specialty Mead (6
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Kevin Meintsma
Wayzata, MN
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Royal Farce
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M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
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Minnesota Home Brewers
Association
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2nd
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Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN
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Pyramids And Sphinxes
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M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
Mead
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Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
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3rd
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Ed
Moore
Highlands Ranch, CO
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Sparkles Horchata Mead
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M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
Mead
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Rock Hoppers Brew Club
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Category 27 - Ciders (6
entries)
Category 28 - Halloween Theme (2
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Missy Bedio
Deland, FL
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Trick Or Treat
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35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider
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Brew Club of Seminole County
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2nd
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Patrick Spencer
&
Taylor Spencer
Saint Petersburg, FL
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Hot Devil's Blood Mead
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35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider
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Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild
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Category 29 - Fresh Killed Hops (4
entries)
Place
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Brewer
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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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Dustin DeTar & Rebeccah
Hoobler, Derek Olson, Markus Krueger Fargo, ND
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Caught Wet-Handed
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36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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Prairie Homebrewing Companions
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2nd
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Kevin Wojdak
Elk Grove Village, IL
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Green Man 2020
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36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
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3rd
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Andrew Weaver
Wood River, IL
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Mighty Mighty Stars
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36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer
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Lift A Leg Homemade Beer
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Hoppy
Halloween 2020 medals and haunted house charms
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