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Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2012 Midwinter Home Brew Competition

There were 656 entries and 324 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Scanlan	Bitterman	19C Strong Ale: American Barleywine	Sun Prairie Wort Hogs
2nd	Phil Sullivan	Sullys Kolsch	6C Light Hybrid Beer: Kolsch	Underground Brewers - Detroit
3rd	Rich Heller Co-Brewer: Chad Sheridan	Lambic	17D Sour Ale: Straight (Unblended) Lambic	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee

No entries are eligible.

BOS - Mead & Cider

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mino Choi	Superberry 2.0	25C Melomel (Fruit Mead): Other Fruit Melomel	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Pale Lagers (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Phil Sullivan	Sullys Sloan Regal	1B: Standard American Lager	Underground Brewers - Detroit
3rd	Kevin Smith	Czech Yo’ Self	2B: Bohemian Pilsener	Upstate Brewtopians
1st	Dave Stahl	Helles Satan	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	Mash

Table 2: Amber Lagers & Hybrids (20 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Blythin Co-Brewer: Renee Weinberger	Green Hummingbird Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen
3rd	Trevor Capehart	Snowless Common	7B: California Common Beer	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Matthew Powell	S.m. Sticke Alt	7A: Northern German Altbier

Table 3: Dark Lagers (22 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Piazza	Cabron	5C: Doppelbock	Saaz
3rd	Dave Iselin	Simply Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Beer Barons
2nd	Jared Mathys	Schwarzbier	4C: Schwarzbier	Society Of Oshkosh Brewers

Table 4: Light Hybrid (24 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Phil Sullivan	Sullys Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	Underground Brewers - Detroit
2nd	Monica Miller	50-50 Rye Ale	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer
3rd	Dan Mianulli	Farmhouse Ale	6A: Cream Ale

Table 5: English Pale Ales (30 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Schaar	Regimental	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	Mugz
2nd	Dan Schlosser	Best Bitter I	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	Michael Bykowski	English Style Esb	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	None

Table 6: Scottish And Irish Ales (22 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Scot Oglesby Co-Brewer: DeAnn Oglesby	Wild Irish Rose Red	9D: Irish Red Ale	Belle City Home Brewers
3rd	Mike Piazza	Mellow Mood	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Saaz
1st	J.r. Gradel	Send Me Another Sixty Scotty Shilling	9A: Scottish Light 60/-

Table 7: American Pale Ales (33 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Zach Coleman	Agent Orange	10A: American Pale Ale	The Brewing Network
1st	Daniel Smith	Perpetual Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Belle City
3rd	Mike O'keefe	District Seven Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale

Table 8: American Amber And Brown Ales (21 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Sean Kampshoff	Crosstown Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Mhba
1st	Mike Frischmann	Festivus	10B: American Amber Ale	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild
3rd	Eric Raz	Barnyard Slut	10C: American Brown Ale	Club Wort

Table 9: English Milds (16 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Kevin Scharfenberger	Moose Knuckle	11A: Mild	Beer Barons
3rd	Steve Walter Co-Brewer: Nick Wallner	Kwyjibo	11A: Mild
1st	David Skreczko	Mild Vs1	11A: Mild	Brewing Network

Table 10: English Brown Ales (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Pieter Droegkamp Co-Brewer: none	Sixes And Sevens	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
2nd	Mike Piazza	Burningham	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	Saaz
1st	Dave Iselin	S.s. Winter Supply Nut Brown	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	Beer Barons

Table 11: Porters (29 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Helt	Porter	12A: Brown Porter
3rd	Mike O'keefe	Threat Level Midnight	12B: Robust Porter
2nd	Rob Kaczmarek	Gincer Porter	12B: Robust Porter

Table 12: Session Stouts (34 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Schiller	Global Warming Stout	13C: Oatmeal Stout	Byob
2nd	Kurt Achter	Leaky Tit Stout	13B: Sweet Stout
3rd	Joe Keckeisen	Otg Milk Stout	13B: Sweet Stout	Milwaukee Beer Barons

Table 13: Strong Stouts (27 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Gary Gordhamer	American Black Ale	13E: American Stout	Gary Gordhamer
2nd	Andrew Waisanen	Black Tie Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Central Wisconsin Vintners & Brewers
1st	Dave Stahl	Ris	13F: Imperial Stout	Mash

Table 14: IPAs (28 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Monica Miller	2011 Ipa	14B: American IPA
3rd	Nathan Hintz	More Cowbell Ipa	14B: American IPA
2nd	Ben Thomas Co-Brewer: Cheekbone	New Year Ipa	14B: American IPA	Cheekbone

Table 15: Imperial Ipas (15 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Troy Anderson Co-Brewer: Kevin Vavroch, Mark Skrodzki, and Bryan Iwicki	Briken Imperial Ipa	14C: Imperial IPA	Geneva Ālers
2nd	Eric Tennant	Noggin Juice	14C: Imperial IPA
1st	Mike O'keefe Co-Brewer: Dave Burkart, Cooper O'Keefe	Suicide By Hop	14C: Imperial IPA

Table 16: German Wheat And Rye (20 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jonathan Kissinger	German Vaction	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Worts Of Wisdom
2nd	Paula Cartwright	Frances Connor	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
1st	Dave Olson	Daves Devestator	15C: Weizenbock	Root River Brewing

Table 17: Belgian And French Ale (24 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Paula Cartwright	My Wit’s End	16A: Witbier	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	Rich Toohill	Lil’ Sassy	16C: Saison	Mugz
1st	Michael Tyderek	Skinny Frog Brewery - Grenouille Fermeir	16B: Belgian Pale Ale

Table 18: Belgian Specialty (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Monica Miller	San Diego Saison	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale
1st	Jeff Enders	Saison Sorachi Ace	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	Tom Gustafson	Maison De Ferme	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Soma Ale Werks

Table 19: Sour Beers (16 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Dan Schlosser	Flanders Red 2.5	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	David Skreczko	Cranberry Lambic	17F: Fruit Lambic	Brewing Network
1st	Rich Heller Co-Brewer: Chad Sheridan	Lambic	17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee

Table 20: Pale Belgian Strong Ales (24 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Scot Schaar	Belgische Zeit Drei	18C: Belgian Tripel	Mugz
1st	Sean Kampshoff	Sean’s Tripel	18C: Belgian Tripel	Mhba
3rd	Jeff Scanlan	West Of Eden Belgian Blond Ale	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Sun Prairie Wort Hogs

Table 21: Dark Belgian Strong Ales (18 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Brian Langenbach Co-Brewer: Tracey	Brian’s Bda	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Trubmeister
2nd	Matt Schiller	Narcissus	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Byob
1st	James Werner	Quarry Lake Belgian Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel

Table 22: Strong Ales (17 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Brian Langenbach Co-Brewer: Tracey	Brian’s Fireplace Old Ale	19A: Old Ale	Trubmeister
1st	Jeff Scanlan	Bitterman	19C: American Barleywine	Sun Prairie Wort Hogs
2nd	Ken Pegram	Ain’t Dead Yet	19B: English Barleywine

Table 23: Fruit And Xmas/winter Beer (23 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Long	Hermie’s Misfit Christmas Ale	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
HM	Craig Cole	Santa Beer 2011	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
2nd	Andrew Waisanen	Hattie’s Ale	20A: Fruit Beer	Central Wisconsin Vintners & Brewers
3rd	Dave Olson	Winter Spice Ale	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	Root River Brewing

Table 24: Spice/herb/vegetable Beer (30 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Bruce Buerger	Smoky Jalapeno Ale	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
1st	Eric Mellor Co-Brewer: Sue Mellor	Pumpkin Ale	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM	John Beystehner	Jumping Java	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	The Midnight Carboys
2nd	Tom Gustafson	Cucumis Sativus Saison	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Soma Ale Werks

Table 25: Smoked And Wood Aged Beer (22 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Dave Olson	Blackout Bourbon Barrel Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Root River Brewing
1st	Bob Alvord	Kelly’s Rauchbier	22A: Classic Rauchbier	Ukg
2nd	Jamison Sterken	Honey Jd Barrel Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer

Table 26: Specialty Beer (41 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Harvanek	Rye Pa	23A: Specialty Beer
3rd	Eric Raz	Furious George	23A: Specialty Beer	Club Wort
2nd	Larry Bloom Co-Brewer: Tim Hoerman	Styles Iripa	23A: Specialty Beer	The Ibus

Table 27: Traditional And Other Meads (21 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Sean Kampshoff	Sean’s Braggot	26B: Braggot	Mhba
3rd	Brian Joas	Four-tified Berry	26C: Open Category Mead	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
1st	Carolyn Mcnabb	Hallowmead	26A: Metheglin

Table 28: Melomel (fruit Mead) (18 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mino Choi	Superberry 2.0	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
3rd	Andy Hemken	Pear Mead	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Mike Chaltry	Pyment	25B: Pyment	Brew & Grow Waukesha

Table 29: Cider And Perry (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	James Werner	County Line Hard Cider	27A: Common Cider
2nd	Brian Luczak	Caramel Apple Pie Cider	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	Nbfb
1st	Terry Mayne	Apricot	28B: Fruit Cider

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