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Thank you for your interest in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition - Seattle, WA Judging Center organized by The American Homebrewers Association. Be sure to read the competition rules.
Thanks To All Who Participated in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition - Seattle, WA Judging Center
There were 717 entries judged and 304 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Winning Entries 
Category 1: Light Lager (23 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Annie Johnson |
1C: Premium American Lager |
ESB (East Sacramento Brewers) |
 2nd |
Annie Johnson |
1A: Lite American Lager |
ESB (East Sacramento Brewers) |
 3rd |
Michael Habrat |
1E: Dortmunder Export |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 2: Pilsner (19 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Golovich |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Mid Columbia Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Randy Scorby |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
Good Libations |
| 3rd |
Brian Coleman |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
***NONE*** |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
JONATHAN PERMEN |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Impaling Alers [WA] |
| 2nd |
Jeremy Allison |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 3rd |
Kirk Studach |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Cascade Brewers Society [OR] |
Category 4: Dark Lager (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Madden |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Moses Lake Union of Great Zymurgist (MUGZ) |
| 2nd |
JONATHAN PERMEN |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Impaling Alers [WA] |
| 3rd |
James Golovich |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Mid Columbia Zymurgy Association |
Category 5: Bock (18 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tavish Sullivan
Co-Brewer: Laura Sullivan |
5B: Traditional Bock |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 2nd |
Randy Scorby |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Good Libations |
| 3rd |
Tom Litwin |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Strange Brew Homebrew Club |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (32 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jody Moffett |
6C: Kolsch |
Bellingham Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Dan Hansen |
6A: Cream Ale |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Randy Scorby |
6C: Kolsch |
Good Libations |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeremy Allison |
7A: Northern German Altbier |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Colin Smith |
7B: California Common Beer |
North Olympic Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Michael Patterson |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mark DeBree |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
JONATHAN PERMEN |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Impaling Alers [WA] |
| 3rd |
Josh White |
8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Snake River Brewers |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (20 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Justin Baldwin |
9C: Scottish Export 80/- |
Brewing Network, The |
| 2nd |
Will Fredin |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
James Golovich |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Mid Columbia Zymurgy Association |
Category 10: American Ale (58 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Madden |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Moses Lake Union of Great Zymurgist (MUGZ) |
| 2nd |
Mike Ritzer |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Mount Si Brewing Society |
| 3rd |
Jeremy Gramkow |
10B: American Amber Ale |
Snake River Brewers |
Category 11: English Brown Ale (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
David Pucci |
11B: Southern English Brown Ale |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Tim Frommer |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Cascade Brewers Guild [WA] |
| 3rd |
Darren Bystrom |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Homebrewers Of The Palouse |
Category 12: Porter (30 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
John Wolff |
12A: Brown Porter |
Homebrewers Of The Palouse |
| 2nd |
Garrett Gregor
Co-Brewer: Chris Milner |
12C: Baltic Porter |
NoPo Brews |
| 3rd |
Al Trevisan |
12A: Brown Porter |
Ventura Independent Beer Enthusiasts (VIBE) |
Category 13: Stout (59 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mike Ritzer |
13D: Foreign Extra Stout |
Mount Si Brewing Society |
| 2nd |
John Wolff |
13A: Dry Stout |
Homebrewers Of The Palouse |
| 3rd |
James Madden |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Moses Lake Union of Great Zymurgist (MUGZ) |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (56 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mike Ritzer |
14B: American IPA |
Mount Si Brewing Society |
| 2nd |
Mike Floyd |
14B: American IPA |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Ryan Murphy
Co-Brewer: McMurphy Brewing |
14B: American IPA |
***NONE*** |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Searfass |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 2nd |
Brian Searfass |
15B: Dunkelweizen |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Jeremy Allison |
15B: Dunkelweizen |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (49 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Matthew McClain |
16C: Saison |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Gordon Alanko |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Snake River Brewers |
| 3rd |
David Janssen |
16C: Saison |
BrewVIC [CAN] |
Category 17: Sour Ale (33 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Dugan |
17F: Fruit Lambic |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Mark Easton |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd |
Darren Bystrom
Co-Brewer: Nick Crabb, Josh Elliot |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
Homebrewers Of The Palouse |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (30 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Randy Scorby |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
Good Libations |
| 2nd |
Randy Scorby |
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
Good Libations |
| 3rd |
R. Kevin Henderson
Co-Brewer: Lyden Henderson |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Plato Republic, The |
Category 19: Strong Ale (21 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ted Rose
Co-Brewer: Nathan Schwab |
19A: Old Ale |
***OTHER*** |
| 2nd |
John Wolff |
19C: American Barleywine |
Homebrewers Of The Palouse |
| 3rd |
Michael Habrat |
19B: English Barleywine |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (20 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Golovich |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Mid Columbia Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Brian Searfass |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Michael Dahler |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Kona
Coast Barley Boys |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (30 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Dale Johnson |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Mark DeBree |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Roger Kee |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Greater Everett Brewers |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (37 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeremy Allison |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Dan Hansen
Co-Brewer: Will Fredin |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Ryan Collings |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
PDX Brewers |
Category 23: Specialty Beer (33 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jason Barker |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Oregon Brew Crew |
| 2nd |
Garrett Carroll
Co-Brewer: Jerome De Leon, Jon Cuthbert, Juan Carrillo, Carlos Morales |
23A: Specialty Beer |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Gordon Alanko
Co-Brewer: SRB Club |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Snake River Brewers |
Category 24: Traditional Mead (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Michael Habrat |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 2nd |
Michael Habrat |
24C: Sweet Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Marc Hayden |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Strange Brew Homebrew Club |
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
David Pucci |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Roger Kee |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Benjamin McCafferty |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
West Sound Brewers |
Category 26: Other Mead (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ted Hausotter |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Good Libations |
| 2nd |
Michael Habrat |
26C: Open Category Mead |
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity) |
| 3rd |
Randy Gordon
Co-Brewer: Jason Goates |
26C: Open Category Mead |
***NONE*** |
Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tavish Sullivan
Co-Brewer: Laura Sullivan |
27A: Common Cider |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 2nd |
Roger Kee |
27A: Common Cider |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Melissa Allison
Co-Brewer: Jeremy Allison |
27A: Common Cider |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
David Pucci |
28A: New England Cider |
Wiza Whidbey Island Zymurgy Association |
| 2nd |
Roger Kee |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
Greater Everett Brewers |
| 3rd |
Marc Hayden |
28A: New England Cider |
Strange Brew Homebrew Club |