| BEST OF SHOW: BEER |
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Jonathan Greene
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Helles and Brimstone |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
BOS 1st |
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors |
Boston Calling |
Revere, MA |
10A: Weissbier |
BOS 2nd |
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Spring Break! Strawberry Daiquiri! |
Raymore, MO |
PRX4: Catharina Sour |
BOS 3rd |
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| BEST OF SHOW: MEADS AND CIDERS |
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Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Ice Cider |
Woodridge, Illinois |
C2D: Ice Cider |
Mead/Cider BOS 1st |
Krzysztof Plizga
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
Oregon Blueberry |
Burlingame, California |
M2C: Berry Mead |
Mead/Cider BOS 2nd |
Matt Del Fiacco
Bru Club |
Store-Bought Special |
Huntley, Illinois |
C1A: New World Cider |
Mead/Cider BOS 3rd |
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MENACE OF THE MONASTERY (17 Entries)
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Mike Kimble
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Midnight Driver of A Love MacHine |
North Aurora, IL |
44A: MoM Belgian Dark Strong Ale (26D) |
Mom 1st |
Tony Daniels
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
Thirsty Abbot |
Plainfield, IL |
41A: MoM Trappist Single (26A) |
MoM 2nd |
David Thompson with Co-Brewer(s) Jeffrey Swearengin
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
Swidgen's Bock |
Broken Arrow, OK |
37A: MoM Eisbock (9B) |
MoM 3rd |
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| Table 1 - American/International Pale Lagers and Cream Ales (18 Entries) |
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Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
923 |
Madison, WI |
1B: American Lager |
1 |
Jeff Landers with Co-Brewer(s) Brad Ramsey?
Urban Knaves of Grain |
The Champagne Of Footbiers-Aka Thank You Tom For Not Judging This Style!!! |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
1A: American Light Lager |
2 |
| Kyle Kiely |
Rocky Mountain High |
Ofallon, Missouri |
1C: Cream Ale |
3 |
Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
Dirndl-Hosen |
Madison, WI |
2A: International Pale Lager |
HM |
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| Table 2 - American Wheat/Blonde and Kolsch (17 Entries) |
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Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
Elska |
Madison, WI |
18A: Blonde Ale |
1 |
Joe Dauria with Co-Brewer(s) MA]
Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) [South Weymouth |
Get It Right the First Time |
Braintree, MA |
1D: American Wheat Beer |
2 |
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
25th Amendment |
Highland, IN |
1D: American Wheat Beer |
3 |
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| Table 3 - Pale Malty European Lager (22 Entries) |
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Adam Joyce
Sun Prairie Worthogs |
Blast Furnace Lager |
Madison, WI |
5C: German Exportbier |
1 |
David Barrett
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Lighten Up |
Homewood, IL |
4A: Munich Helles |
2 |
Samuel Brewster
ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Helles Yeah! |
Belton, MO |
4A: Munich Helles |
3 |
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| Table 4 - Pale Bitter Lagers (21 Entries) |
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| Patrick Whisler |
Heidelberg Pils November 2019 |
Lake Bluff, Illinois |
5D: German Pils |
1 |
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Hermetic Principles |
Minneapolis, MINNESOTA |
5D: German Pils |
2 |
Christopher Owen with Co-Brewer(s) LTD
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society |
Czech Lagerbier |
Louisville, KY |
3A: Czech Pale Lager |
3 |
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| Table 5 - Amber European Beers (21 Entries) |
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David Fetty
Brixie's Brewers |
Altbier |
Darien, Illinois |
7B: Altbier |
1 |
Mike Davidson with Co-Brewer(s) Derek Hoffman
Joliet Brewers Guild |
Rocktoberfest |
Peotone, IL |
6A: Marzen |
2 |
Andy Denton
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
Always Sunny In Vienna |
Island Lake , IL |
7A: Vienna Lager |
3 |
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| Table 6 - Dark European Lagers (19 Entries) |
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Chris Burns
BABBLE Homerewing Club of Lake County |
Resource With Bunny |
Gurnee, Il |
8B: Schwarzbier |
1 |
Brad Pausha
Square Kegs |
Good Night Munich |
Chicago, IL |
8A: Munich Dunkel |
2 |
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Temny |
Raymore, MO |
3D: Czech Dark Lager |
3 |
Joe Dauria
Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) |
On the Dark Side |
Braintree, MA |
3D: Czech Dark Lager |
HM |
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| Table 7 - Bock (17 Entries) |
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Scott Walker
Forest City Brewers |
Hairless Goat |
Rockford, IL |
9A: Doppelbock |
1 |
Bill Goetz
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Billy Goetz Bock |
Joliet, IL |
6C: Dunkels Bock |
2 |
Tom Luers
Bloatarian Brewing League |
Double Fun (t215) |
Liberty Township, OH |
9A: Doppelbock |
3 |
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| Table 8 - German Wheat (11 Entries) |
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Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors |
Boston Calling |
Revere, MA |
10A: Weissbier |
1 |
Jon Phillips
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Jonp's Dunkelweizen |
Chicago, Illinois |
10B: Dunkels Weissbier |
2 |
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Der Brieftrager |
Highland, IN |
10C: Weizenbock |
3 |
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| Table 9 - Pale British Ales (18 Entries) |
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James Hoeniges
Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers |
Ordinary Ginny |
Bloomington, IL |
11A: Ordinary Bitter |
1 |
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain |
The U.K. Two Hearted |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
12A: English Golden Ale |
2 |
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Port Griffon Ale |
Crown Point, Indiana |
11C: Strong Bitter |
3 |
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| Table 10 - Scottish & Irish Ales (20 Entries) |
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Jonathan Greene
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Scottish Superlight |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
14A: Scottish Light |
1 |
Brian Beatty
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Irish Red-X |
Aurora, IL |
15A: Irish Red Ale |
2 |
Francisco Talley
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) |
Scottish Kilt |
Las Vegas, NV |
14C: Scottish Export |
3 |
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| Table 11 - American Pale Ale (23 Entries) |
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Jim Silverstein
Club Wort |
Drop Bear Pale Ale |
Buffalo Grove, IL |
18B: American Pale Ale |
1 |
Brandon Kessler
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Thanks For the Grain Jonp |
Chicago, IL |
18B: American Pale Ale |
2 |
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers |
American Pale Ale |
Saint Cloud, MN |
18B: American Pale Ale |
3 |
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| Table 12 - American Amber & Brown Ales (23 Entries) |
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Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers |
American Brown Ale |
Saint Cloud, MN |
19C: American Brown Ale |
1 |
Andrew Day
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Elixir Brown |
North Aurora, IL |
19C: American Brown Ale |
2 |
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers |
American Amber |
Saint Cloud, MN |
19A: American Amber Ale |
3 |
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| Table 13 - Brown British Ales (25 Entries) |
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Alex Sliz
Club Wort |
Nutty McNutty Nut Brown |
Palatine, IL |
13B: English Brown Ale |
1 |
Jim Boersma
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Paddington Porter |
Palos Park, Illinois |
13C: English Porter |
2 |
Daniel Morales
Chicago Home Brewers Group |
Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Baked Beans, Spam, Spam, Spam And Mild |
Chicago, IL |
13A: Dark Mild |
3 |
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| Table 14 - British Stout (17 Entries) |
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Joe Formanek
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Black Velvet Export Stout |
Bolingbrook, IL |
16D: Foreign Extra Stout |
1 |
Fritz Schanz
North Texas Homebrewers Association |
Stearman's Tropical Stout |
Aubrey, TX |
16C: Tropical Stout |
2 |
Brian Grojean with Co-Brewer(s) Justin Roess
Joliet Brewers Guild |
P1 |
Aurora, IL |
16A: Sweet Stout |
3 |
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| Table 15 - American Porter and Stout (14 Entries) |
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Sean Hanna
Square Kegs |
#4 |
Chicago, IL |
20A: American Porter |
1 |
Robert Parks
Oak Park Homebrewers |
Robostout |
Oak Park, IL |
20B: American Stout |
2 |
| Jason Scott |
Rink Rat |
Oak Lawn, IL |
20A: American Porter |
3 |
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| Table 16 - American IPA (17 Entries) |
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Sean Hanna
Square Kegs |
#3 |
Chicago, IL |
21A: American IPA |
1 |
Matthew Kuehn
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Mk IPA |
West Chicago, IL |
21A: American IPA |
2 |
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Lushness |
Minneapolis, MINNESOTA |
21A: American IPA |
3 |
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| Table 17 - Specialty IPA (28 Entries) |
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Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain |
The Anti N.E.I.P.A - Cause Haze Is Gross - Indian Pale Lager |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
21B: Specialty IPA |
1 |
Sean Hanna
Square Kegs |
#5 |
Chicago, IL |
21B7: New England IPA |
2 |
| Anthony Tapia |
8025 |
Glendale, CA |
21B1: Belgian IPA |
3 |
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| Table 18 - Strong American Ale (17 Entries) |
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| Joe Kotvan |
Whill Wheaton Returns |
Saint Charles, IL |
22D: Wheatwine |
1 |
Brian Grojean with Co-Brewer(s) Justin Roess
Joliet Brewers Guild |
Wookie Fuzz |
Aurora, IL |
22A: Double IPA |
2 |
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Liquid Descent |
Highland, IN |
22C: American Barleywine |
3 |
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| Table 19 - Imperial Porter and Stout (18 Entries) |
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Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Siberian Antifreeze |
Highland, IN |
20C: Imperial Stout |
1 |
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers |
Imperial Stout |
Saint Cloud, MN |
20C: Imperial Stout |
2 |
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort |
Baltic Holiday |
Buffalo Grove, IL |
9C: Baltic Porter |
3 |
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| Table 20 - Strong UK Ale (15 Entries) |
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Chuck Koch
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
Old Man |
Naperville, IL |
17B: Old Ale |
1 |
Alex Chambers
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Don't Wee Your Pants |
Batavia, IL |
17C: Wee Heavy |
2 |
David Barrett
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Dominate the Littorals |
Homewood, IL |
17C: Wee Heavy |
3 |
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| Table 21 - Saison (21 Entries) |
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Jeff Landers with Co-Brewer(s) Urban Knaves of Grain
Saysoff |
Mr. Miyagi's Sayson |
Hoffman Estates, IL |
25B: Saison |
1 |
Samuel Brewster
ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Saison Sam |
Belton, MO |
25B: Saison |
2 |
David Fetty
Brixie's Brewers |
Saison #11 |
Darien, Illinois |
25B: Saison |
3 |
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| Table 22 - Belgian Ale (16 Entries) |
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Zachary Fritts
Midnight Carboys |
Westy Blonde |
Arlington Heights, IL |
26A: Trappist Single |
1 |
| Darin Krol |
Mo-Kan Wit |
Crest Hill, IL |
24A: Witbier |
2 |
Ed Schmitt
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
Happy Accidents |
Naperville, IL |
24C: Biere de Garde |
3 |
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| Table 23 - Strong Pale Belgian (14 Entries) |
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Bill Sima
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
B3 |
Plainfield, Illinois |
26C: Belgian Tripel |
1 |
| Joe Kotvan |
Over Carbonate It and Judges Think It's Good |
Saint Charles, IL |
26C: Belgian Tripel |
2 |
Jim Prucha
Brew Free or Die |
#231 |
Hendersonville, NC |
25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
3 |
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| Table 24 - Strong Dark Belgian (21 Entries) |
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Alex Chambers
Urban Knaves of Grain |
The 12 Degree |
Batavia , IL |
26B: Belgian Dubbel |
1 |
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort |
St. James the Strong |
Buffalo Grove, IL |
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
2 |
Dan Schlosser
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Trappist Quad |
Wauwatosa, WI |
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
3 |
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| Table 25 - Fruit Beer (15 Entries) |
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Brandon Kessler
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Baby It's Cold Outside |
Chicago, IL |
29A: Fruit Beer |
1 |
Marshall Erb
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
Erbliner Weisse - Raspberry |
Madison, Wisconsin |
29A: Fruit Beer |
2 |
Doug Schmidt
Boston Wort Processors |
What You Said |
Swampscott, MA |
29A: Fruit Beer |
3 |
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| Table 26 - Spice, Herb or Vegetable (22 Entries) |
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| Frank Mercadante |
Three Amigos |
|
30A: Spice, Herb or Vegetable |
1 |
Jon Phillips
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Hunombraxas |
IL |
30A: Spice, Herb or Vegetable |
2 |
Jim Boersma
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Vanilla Fudge |
IL |
30A: Spice, Herb or Vegetable |
3 |
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| Table 27 - European and Catharina Sour (17 Entries) |
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Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Spring Break! Strawberry Daiquiri! |
Raymore, MO |
PRX4: Catharina Sour |
1 |
Jon Phillips
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Boollish Wishes He Could Fraud This Hard |
Chicago, Illinois |
PRX4: Catharina Sour |
2 |
| Michael Shea |
Send Oudes |
Saint Charles, Kane |
23E: Gueuze |
3 |
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| Table 28 - Smoke and Wood (31 Entries) |
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Jonathan Greene
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Helles and Brimstone |
Wauwatosa, Wisconsin |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
1 |
Andrew Day with Co-Brewer(s) UKG Barrel Crew And Matt Klausner
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Dupage County Brand Stout |
North Aurora, IL |
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
2 |
Alex Dropkin
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Keep On Rauchin' In the Free World |
Chicago, IL |
6B: Rauchbier |
3 |
Steve Bailey with Co-Brewer(s) Ross O'Neal
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Cherry Russian Collusion |
Warrenville, IL |
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
HM |
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| Table 29 - American Wild (15 Entries) |
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Daniel Morales
Chicago Home Brewers Group |
Golden Tart For Tart's Sake |
Chicago, IL |
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
1 |
Dave Fischer
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Razzleberry |
Romeoville, IL |
28C: Wild Specialty Beer |
2 |
Nicholas Turney
Midnight Carboys |
Funk Weapon Saison |
Cary, IL |
28A: Brett Beer |
3 |
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| Table 30 - Other Beer (14 Entries) |
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Edward Bove
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Bad 4 Biznis |
Bourbonnais, IL |
34C: Experimental Beer |
1 |
Amey Patwardhan
Lincoln Lagers |
I Am The Winner |
Omaha, Nebraska |
34A: Clone Beer |
2 |
Chris Schmelzer
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Spotted Bull |
Alsip, IL |
34C: Experimental Beer |
3 |
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| Table 31 - Cider (10 Entries) |
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Matt Del Fiacco
Bru Club |
Store-Bought Special |
Huntley, Illinois |
C1A: New World Cider |
1 |
Joe Formanek
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Veronica's English Cider |
Bolingbrook, IL |
C1B: English Cider |
2 |
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain |
A Pleasant Surprise |
Elk Grove Village, IL |
C1A: New World Cider |
3 |
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| Table 32 - Specialty Cider (11 Entries) |
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Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Ice Cider |
Woodridge, Illinois |
C2D: Ice Cider |
1 |
Edward Bove
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
The Accolade |
Bourbonnais, IL |
C2B: Cider with Other Fruit |
2 |
Raymond Nonnie
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Viking Juice |
Carol Stream, IL |
C2B: Cider with Other Fruit |
3 |
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| Table 33 - Traditional and Specialty Mead (13 Entries) |
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| Marek Leczycki |
Dwojniak Badziewiak With Chipotle 2016 |
Poland |
M4B: Historical Mead |
1 |
Krzysztof Plizga
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
Tart Cherry Trójniak |
Burlingame, California |
M4B: Historical Mead |
2 |
Krzysztof Plizga
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
Aztec Chocolate |
Burlingame, California |
M4C: Experimental Mead |
3 |
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain |
Liquid Gold Bochet |
Elk Grove Village, IL |
M4C: Experimental Mead |
HM |
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| Table 34 - Fruit Mead (16 Entries) |
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Krzysztof Plizga
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
Oregon Blueberry |
Burlingame, California |
M2C: Berry Mead |
1 |
Maggie Wachter with Co-Brewer(s) Nick Frillman
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (B.U.Z.Z.) |
Half Moon Black Current |
Urbana, Illinois |
M2C: Berry Mead |
2 |
Maggie Wachter
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (B.U.Z.Z.) |
Curtis Quirk |
Urbana, Illinois |
M2A: Cyser |
3 |
