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14th Annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the 14th Annual New England Regional Homebrew Competition.

There were 418 entries judged and 191 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stPatrick SchneiderQuest For Utopia6B: RauchbierRiver City Brewers [OR]

Best of Show – Cider

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stShane DenslowKey Lime CiderC2B: Cider with Other FruitLeft Coast Brewers of Florida

Best of Show – Mead

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stRyan RichardCranberry RosemaryM3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Winning Entries

Table 1: 01 - Light Lager (22 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMark ZamaitisFestbier #14B: FestbierNew York City Homebrewers Guild
2ndIan AndersonAnderfest4B: FestbierBoston Wort Processors
3rdMichael Switzer Füssganger 4A: Munich HellesMerrimack Valley Homebrew Club

Table 2: 02 - Pilsner (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stRoss DruckenmillerBecause Loring Decided Fodderstompf Should Be A Single5D: German PilsBoston Wort Processors
2ndJeff PreussnerPilsner5D: German PilsBoston Wort Processors
3rdWayne AlbertPilsnah3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager

Table 3: 03 - European Amber Lager - Hybrid (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stTim Quinn
Co-Brewer: John Fahey		Freedom In Oktober6A: Marzen
2ndScott CaskoHayfield Preservation7A: Vienna LagerBoston Wort Processors
3rdJacob Simon
Co-Brewer: Jeremy Kerpka		Marzen 20196A: Marzen

Table 4: 04 - Dark Lager (11 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJustin RitoJanáček3D: Czech Dark LagerGreen Mountain Mashers
2ndDoug SchmidtThe Dread Wort Pressor8B: SchwarzbierBoston Wort Processors
3rdOmar Al-NidawiBatch #1128A: Munich DunkelDC Homebrewers

Table 5: 05 - Bocks (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stShawn PerreaultMax's Maibock4C: Helles BockSeacoast Homebrew Club
2ndDavid BaumgartnerArnold Schwarzenator9A: Doppelbock
3rdDavid ByerPontificator 9A: Doppelbock Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC]

Table 6: 06 - Light Hybrid Beer (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMichael Switzer I Can See Köln From Here5B: KolschMerrimack Valley Homebrew Club
2ndDavid ByerQuote Unquote1C: Cream AleMountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC]
3rdJacob Simon
Co-Brewer: Josie Dybe		Kolsch 20195B: Kolsch

Table 8: 08 - English Pale Ale (9 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJeff MuseNot Special, Just Bitter11B: Best BitterSt. Louis Brews
2ndJonathan Tirrell Extra Special Bitter11C: Strong Bitter
3rdMichael Syrop
Co-Brewer: Ron Mitchell		Bloody Codger11C: Strong BitterCovert Hops Society
HMFritz SchanzStearman's English Golden Ale12A: English Golden AleDenton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 9: 09 - Scottish & Irish Ale (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMike SheaRedbeard O'Nasty15A: Irish Red AleNorth Shore Brewers [MA]
2ndGreg Ledogar
Co-Brewer: Josh Bourque		The Weasley15A: Irish Red AleQuiet Corner Hombrew Club
3rdFritz SchanzStearman's Scottish Export14C: Scottish ExportDenton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 10: 10 - American Ale (17 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stDerek Kupferschmidt
Co-Brewer: Joe Crossin, Lindsay Crossin		Juice The Process18B: American Pale AleChesapeake Real Ale Brewers Society (CRABS) [MD]
2ndDerek Kupferschmidt
Co-Brewer: Lindsay Crossin, Joe Crossin		Low Key18B: American Pale AleChesapeake Real Ale Brewers Society (CRABS) [MD]
3rdJason ChalifourOlde North Shore Ale19A: American Amber AleNorth Shore Brewers [MA]
HMFritz SchanzStearman's American Brown Ale19C: American Brown AleDenton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 11: 11 - English Brown Ale (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stDavid ByerFargo13A: Dark MildMountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC]
2ndShawn PerreaultJaker Buggz Brown Ale13B: English Brown AleSeacoast Homebrew Club
3rdRobert SomogyiShyla's Hair of the Dog Dark Mild13A: Dark MildBrew Free or Die

Table 12: 12 - Porter (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJustin HansenEnglish Something Or Other13C: English PorterAssociation of Long Island Homebrew Clubs
2ndShawn PerreaultPerogi's Porter20A: American PorterSeacoast Homebrew Club
3rdJames RauschLoghouse Maple Porter20A: American PorterHome Brewers of Greater Bangor
HMPaul ZoccoBaltic Porter9C: Baltic Porter

Table 13: 13 - Stout (20 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJonathan Tirrell Bourbon-Barrel Russian Imperial Stout20C: Imperial Stout
2ndPaul ZoccoImperial Stout20C: Imperial Stout
3rdEric AdriaansenPeter's 'freakin Sweet' Stout16A: Sweet StoutBrew Free or Die
HMRoss DruckenmillerMark Liked The Aroma20B: American StoutBoston Wort Processors

Table 14: 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA) (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stKevin GeorgeIPA21A: American IPA
2ndIan AndersonThree Hearted21A: American IPABoston Wort Processors
3rdJoshua FoggSweaty Brow21A: American IPARhode Island Brewing Society

Table 15: 15 - German Wheat and Rye Beer (7 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJacob Simon
Co-Brewer: Jeremy Kerpka		Hefe 201910A: Weissbier
2ndAndrew Weaver Weazelschnocked 10C: Weizenbock Lift A Leg Homemade Beer
3rdSeth KennedyPantyhose and Aquanet10C: Weizenbock South Shore Brew Club

Table 16: 16 - Belgian and French Ale (25 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stKrzysztof LasockiLiving Reflection24A: WitbierBrew Haven
2ndGary BrunsMonk's Life26A: Trappist Single
3rdRoss DruckenmillerNow That Mystic Is Gone, I Actually Have A Good Reason To Brew This25B: Saison Boston Wort Processors

Table 17: 17 - Sour Ale (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMike Boisvert Continuum: Gueuze23E: Gueuze
2ndDoug SchmidtThe Foppliest Disk of All23A: Berliner WeisseBoston Wort Processors
3rdJohn KrochuneLambic23D: Lambic

Table 18: 18 - Belgian Strong Ale (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stPaul ZoccoBelgian Strong Dark Ale26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2ndJonathan Tirrell Bourbon-Barrel Tripel26C: Belgian Tripel
3rdKrzysztof LasockiDevil In Disguise25C: Belgian Golden Strong AleBrew Haven
HMMatthew PriaulxCrisis Averted26B: Belgian Dubbel

Table 19: 19 - Strong Ale (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stDavid ByerDon't Swallow the Cap17D: English BarleywineMountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC]
2ndMark ZamaitisEbw #217D: English BarleywineNew York City Homebrewers Guild

Table 20: 20 - Fruit Beer (6 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJohn KrochuneStrawberry Wheat29A: Fruit Beer
2ndGreg Ledogar
Co-Brewer: Josh Bourque		Blue Footed Blooby29A: Fruit Beer Quiet Corner Hombrew Club
3rdSteven Landgren
Co-Brewer: Peter Leas, Matthias West, Matt Killeen, Mark Hall, Greg Savich, Naomi Reutz, Trevor MacLoughlin, Bruce Baden, Dan Kingsley, Peter Fedunszyn, Dan Lippa		Ithaca Memories29A: Fruit Beer Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn

Table 21: 21 - Fruit Spice and Vegetable Beer (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stNate BourgaultGerman Chocolate Cake Schwarzbeir30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2ndBrian Ruswinkle
Co-Brewer: Jimmy Noble		Under the Covers30C: Winter Seasonal Beer
3rdEric PrilesonMel B's Pale Ale30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Boston Wort Processors
HMIan AndersonWe Go Together30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Boston Wort Processors

Table 22: 22 - Smoke Flavored and Wood Aged Beer (18 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stPatrick SchneiderQuest For Utopia6B: RauchbierRiver City Brewers [OR]
2ndEd Moore
Co-Brewer: Dax Rush		Asha Rye Wiskey Barrel Wee Heavy33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rdErik Gruber
Co-Brewer: Richard Gill		Dark Operator33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)
HMSteve Riker
Co-Brewer: Mike Bolduc, Mike Marshall		Gin Barrel Saison33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Seacoast Homebrew Club

Table 23: 23 - American Wild Ale (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSteve RikerTart Saison28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer Seacoast Homebrew Club
2ndChristopher ParrinelloI'm Afraid I Just Blue Myself28C: Wild Specialty Beer Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club
3rdDavid ByerGet Out, It's In the Water28A: Brett Beer Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC]

Table 24: 24 - Specialty Beer (8 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stBrian Ruswinkle
Co-Brewer: Jimmy Noble		Morning Coffee Milkshake34C: Experimental Beer
2ndMark PennickSticky Fingers Saison34C: Experimental Beer Brew Crew [CO]
3rdNicholas GrinerForbidden Hops34C: Experimental Beer Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club

Table 25: 25 - Specialty IPA (31 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSteve SchemberTommy Gun Happy 21B7: New England IPA Boston Wort Processors
2ndGiuliano PizzoThis Was A Mistake IPA21B7: New England IPA Brew Free or Die
3rdJoshua FoggHazy Ain’t Lazy21B7: New England IPA Rhode Island Brewing Society

Table 26: 26 - Cider (18 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stShane DenslowKey Lime CiderC2B: Cider with Other Fruit Left Coast Brewers of Florida
2ndEric AdriaansenCohesion CiderC2A: New England Cider Brew Free or Die
3rdWilliam GreenHopped CiderC2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices Quiet Corner Hombrew Club
HMJohn KrochuneCiderC1A: New World Cider

Table 27: 27 - Traditional Mead (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stChristy HemenwayNew Maine Hunter Smash UpM1C: Sweet Mead
2ndJohn GoldenWonderful TonightM1C: Sweet MeadBrew Free or Die
3rdChristy HemenwayHunter's MoonM1C: Sweet Mead

Table 28: 28 - Fruit Mead (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJohn GoldenCyser 18 M2A: CyserBrew Free or Die
2ndRyan RichardCyserM2A: Cyser
3rdEd MooreSparkles Blood Orange MeadM2E: Melomel Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 29: 29 - Spiced Mead (7 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stRyan RichardCranberry RosemaryM3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
2ndJohn GoldenChoco Mead 2 Electric BoogalooM3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead Brew Free or Die
3rdWilliam GreenSweetfern MeadM3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead Quiet Corner Hombrew Club

Table 30: 30 - Specialty Mead (11 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stRyan RichardChocolate Cherry BochetM4C: Experimental Mead
2ndPhil Vaillancourt French ToastM4C: Experimental Mead
3rdPaul ZoccoChocolate MeadM4C: Experimental Mead

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Pre-Judging - Session 1
10/13/2019 4:30 PM, EDT

Pre-Judging - Session 2
10/15/2019 5:30 PM, EDT

Morning Session
10/19/2019 9:00 AM, EDT

Afternoon Session
10/19/2019 1:00 PM, EDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 08/21/2019 5:00 PM, EDT through 10/18/2019 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 09/01/2019 5:00 PM, EDT through 10/01/2019 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/16/2019 5:00 PM, EDT through 10/04/2019 5:00 PM, EDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 09/16/2019 5:00 PM, EDT through 10/04/2019 5:00 PM, EDT.