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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Son of Brewzilla Homebrew Competition

There were 382 entries and 165 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Larry Reuter
Co-Brewer: Donna
Grain Belt-Standard 1B Light Lager: Standard American Lager SAAZ
2nd Paul Shick Yet Another Eisbock 5D Bock: Eisbock SNOB
3rd Mike Piazza Burningham 11C English Brown Ale: Northern English Brown Ale SAAZ

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Light Lagers (11 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Frank Barickman Big Frank Dortmunder 1E: Dortmunder Export SODZ
3rd Nathan Harms Jolie Blond 1D: Munich Helles Home brewers association of middle mississippi
1st Larry Reuter
Co-Brewer: Donna
Grain Belt-Standard 1B: Standard American Lager SAAZ
2nd Michael Malinowski Dortmunder 1E: Dortmunder Export SAAZ

Table 2: Pilseners (10 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Adam Harper Bitter Old Man 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) McWillliams
1st Andrew Mitchell 48-State Pilsner 2C: Classic American Pilsner SNOB
2nd tom hood Old Tyme Lager 2C: Classic American Pilsner SAAZ

Table 3: European Amber Lagers (14 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd tom hood Uncle OFESTER 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen SAAZ
2nd tom hood NHC GOLD 2003 3A: Vienna Lager SAAZ
1st Tom Tucker
Co-Brewer: Jan Tucker
Marzen 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen SNOB

Table 5: Dark Lagers (7 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Paul Niebrzydowski Black Magic 4C: Schwarzbier SNOB
HM Larry Reuter
Co-Brewer: Donna
All American Black German 4C: Schwarzbier SAAZ
2nd Robert Luebbering Luebs Dunkel 4B: Munich Dunkel
1st Mike Radford Lasagna Beer v2 4B: Munich Dunkel Three Rivers Assoc Serious Homebrewers

Table 6: Light Hybrid Beers (21 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
2nd Frank Barickman Big Frank American Wheat 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer SODZ
1st Michael Malinowski Summer Sippin 6C: Kolsch SAAZ
3rd Greg Irving
Co-Brewer: Mike Irving
Geschmackvolles Bier 6C: Kolsch SNOB

Table 8: English Pale Ales (8 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Todd Donnelly Extra Special ESB 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) SNOB
3rd Dave Clark British Steele 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) SNOB
1st Steve Amey Edge Hunter’s Ale 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) SAAZ
2nd Michael Malinowski Quaffer 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) SAAZ

Table 9: Scottish and Irish Ales (13 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Todd Donnelly Irish Red-head 9D: Irish Red Ale SNOB
3rd Dave Clark Wee Heavy Mettle 9C: Scottish Export 80/- SNOB
2nd Lou Laird Irish Red 9D: Irish Red Ale SAAZ
1st Todd Donnelly Highlanders Hooch 9E: Strong Scotch Ale SNOB

Table 10: Porters (9 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mike Piazza 10w30 12B: Robust Porter SAAZ
HM Mike Radford Mother North 12C: Baltic Porter Three Rivers Assoc Serious Homebrewers
2nd Mark Sheppa Golden Gate Porter 12B: Robust Porter SNOB
3rd Mike Yingling First Attempt Porter 12B: Robust Porter SAAZ

Table 11: German Wheat and Rye Beers (12 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Mike Yingling
Co-Brewer: Greg Kaczmarek
Obfuscator 15C: Weizenbock SAAZ
2nd David Worth Rye Not 15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) SAAZ
1st Todd Donnelly Gott im Himmel!! 15C: Weizenbock SNOB

Table 12: Sour Ales (6 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Keith Kneisley Saures Bier Gesicht 17A: Berliner Weisse SAAZ
2nd Jennifer Hermann Otis 17B: Flanders Red Ale SNOB
3rd AARON KURKA Lambic 17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic SAAZ

Table 13: Fruit Beers (12 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Frank Barickman Big Franks Raspberry Wheat 20A: Fruit Beer SODZ
2nd Joel Maldonado American Wheat w/ Raspberries 20A: Fruit Beer Independant
3rd Chris Braden Raspberry Kisses Brown Ale 20A: Fruit Beer
1st Cory Smith
Co-Brewer: Tyson Smith
Synthetic Heavy 20A: Fruit Beer

Table 14: Belgian and French Ales (32 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd carey diamond table sour 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale
1st Nick Pauley Saison 16C: Saison SNOB
2nd David Kay French Saison 16C: Saison

Table 17: English Brown Ales (11 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Frank Barickman Big Frank English Mild 11A: Mild SODZ
2nd Nick Pauley Paul N. English Brown 11C: Northern English Brown Ale SNOB
1st Mike Piazza Burningham 11C: Northern English Brown Ale SAAZ

Table 18: Amber Hybrid Beers (9 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Justen Pelton GrouseCamp Altbier 7A: Northern German Altbier salacious homebrewers in toledo
1st Larry Reuter
Co-Brewer: Donna
Alternator 7A: Northern German Altbier SAAZ
2nd Nathan Harms Goodnight Irene 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier Home brewers association of middle mississippi
HM AARON KURKA Altbier von Kurka 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier SAAZ

Table 19: Strong Ales (13 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Nick Pauley Paul N. Old Sugar Bear XXXX 19A: Old Ale SNOB
1st Paul Shick Old Fireside 19B: English Barleywine SNOB
2nd Chad Heuser Turf Tongue 19C: American Barleywine HeuserDaddy-BK-Brew Club
3rd tom hood Old Cranky 19A: Old Ale SAAZ

Table 21: Spice / Herb / Vegetable Beers (19 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Mike Yingling Mike’s Breakfast Blend 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer SAAZ
2nd Rich Tomazin Pumpkin Ale 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Cellar Rat / SAAZ
3rd Michael Malinowski One Hot Momma 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer SAAZ

Table 25: Bocks (15 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Mike Yingling Herbstbock 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock SAAZ
2nd Mike Radford Decimator 5C: Doppelbock Three Rivers Assoc Serious Homebrewers
1st Paul Shick Yet Another Eisbock 5D: Eisbock SNOB

Table 27: American Ales (35 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
2nd chris cain
Co-Brewer: Pat Cain
Cascade American Pale Ale 10A: American Pale Ale
1st David Farmer Parkway Pale 10A: American Pale Ale SNOB
3rd Justen Pelton Otto the Fifith 10A: American Pale Ale salacious homebrewers in toledo

Table 31: Stouts (21 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
2nd Paul Shick Oatmeal Cookie Stout 13C: Oatmeal Stout SNOB
3rd Marty Lindon Sweet Stout 13B: Sweet Stout
HM Todd Donnelly Carribean sun tan lotion 13D: Foreign Extra Stout SNOB
1st Greg Irving
Co-Brewer: Mike Irving
All Hail Scout 13E: American Stout SNOB

Table 33: India Pale Ales (42 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Michael Malinowski Hopzest 14B: American IPA SAAZ
1st Frank Barickman Big Frank IPA 14B: American IPA SODZ
HM Matt Krohn Copperhead Imperial IPA 14C: Imperial IPA
2nd Greg Irving
Co-Brewer: Mike Irving and Steve Smalley
Hop Pop II 14C: Imperial IPA SNOB

Table 38: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beers (16 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Mike Radford Smoked Port...er 22B: Other Smoked Beer Three Rivers Assoc Serious Homebrewers
1st Dave Clark Iron Brewer Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer SNOB
2nd Mark Wise Deck Stout 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Lorain County Brewers

Table 40: Specialty Beers (21 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
HM Rick Johnson Summer Slammer 23A: Specialty Beer
2nd Jody Grenert
Co-Brewer: Rob Brannan
Beach Party 23A: Specialty Beer Athens Homebrew Club
1st Greg Boehm Noble Savage 23A: Specialty Beer SNOB
3rd Paul Shick Felonious Monk 23A: Specialty Beer SNOB

Table 42: Belgian Strong Ales (25 Entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Mike Radford Shut up 18C: Belgian Tripel Three Rivers Assoc Serious Homebrewers
HM Frank Barickman Big Frank BSG 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale SODZ
1st Brian Lennon The Golden Ale 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale SNOB
2nd Mike Ontolchik St. Bernard 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale SNOB

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