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Thank you for your interest in the 2013 National Homebrew Competition - Saint Paul, MN 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 - Saint Paul, MN Judging Center
There were 692 entries judged and 271 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Winning Entries 
Category 1: Light Lager (23 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Michael Johnson |
1B: Standard American Lager |
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
 2nd |
Michael Johnson |
1D: Munich Helles |
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
 3rd |
Edward Bielaus |
1C: Premium American Lager |
Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) [MD] |
Category 2: Pilsner (24 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Eric Anderson |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Trevor Roediger
Co-Brewer: Hugh McElroy |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
Nordeast Brewers Alliance [MN] |
| 3rd |
Joe Porter
Co-Brewer: John Porter |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
***NONE*** |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (16 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Edward Bielaus |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) [MD] |
| 2nd |
Brian Schoolcraft |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 3rd |
Chris Rauschuber |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Austin Zealots |
Category 4: Dark Lager (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Sean Sonnabend |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Edward Bielaus |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) [MD] |
| 3rd |
Scot Schaar |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 5: Bock (20 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jared Carlberg |
5C: Doppelbock |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
KARL KING |
5D: Eisbock |
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 3rd |
Shawn Perreault |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
***NONE*** |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (24 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Curt Stock
Co-Brewer: Kathy Stock |
6A: Cream Ale |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Sean Sonnabend |
6C: Kolsch |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Clint Smith |
6C: Kolsch |
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Will Bond
Co-Brewer: Bill Bond |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Chris Rauschuber |
7B: California Common Beer |
Austin Zealots |
| 3rd |
Mark Molinaro
Co-Brewer: Aaron Norris |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
***NONE*** |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (20 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joshua Martinez
Co-Brewer: Andrew Brunson |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK) |
| 2nd |
James Henjum |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Carey Hall |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Scioto, Olentangy & Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (26 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mike Piazza |
9A: Scottish Light 60/- |
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) |
| 2nd |
Tim Stuemke |
9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- |
Nordeast Brewers Alliance [MN] |
| 3rd |
Richard Sheppard |
9C: Scottish Export 80/- |
Scioto, Olentangy & Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) |
Category 10: American Ale (44 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Nathan Remington
Co-Brewer: Jay Kidd |
10A: American Pale Ale |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Jared Carlberg |
10A: American Pale Ale |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Kevin Kearney |
10C: American Brown Ale |
***NONE*** |
Category 11: English Brown Ale (26 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ben Adair |
11A: Mild |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Delano Stein |
11A: Mild |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Eric Wentling |
11A: Mild |
Jack Of All Brews |
Category 12: Porter (31 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Sean Kampshoff |
12A: Brown Porter |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd |
Matt Stever |
12B: Robust Porter |
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 3rd |
Steve Fletty |
12C: Baltic Porter |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 13: Stout (64 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brett Glenna |
13B: Sweet Stout |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd |
Eric Anderson |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Richard Sheppard |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Scioto, Olentangy & Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (55 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chris Miller |
14A: English IPA |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Gregory Ulans |
14B: American IPA |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Petr Bachan |
14B: American IPA |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chris Smith |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
| 2nd |
Michael Johnson |
15C: Weizenbock |
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
| 3rd |
Michael Johnson |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (43 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joe Nielsen |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
***NONE*** |
| 2nd |
Tim Roets |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 3rd |
Stephen Durley
Co-Brewer: Hayley Jensen |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
New York City Homebrewers Guild |
Category 17: Sour Ale (24 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Roets |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 2nd |
PAUL ZOCCO |
17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Aaron TeCroney
Co-Brewer: Michael Gerholdt, Steve Spears |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
North Chautauqua Homebrewers |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (28 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Schoolcraft
Co-Brewer: Karl King |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 2nd |
James Henjum |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Mike Beuning |
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
Cloudy Town Brewers |
Category 19: Strong Ale (31 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
KARL KING |
19B: English Barleywine |
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 2nd |
Anthony Kilimas |
19A: Old Ale |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers Homebrew Club |
| 3rd |
Scot Schaar |
19B: English Barleywine |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Sean Sonnabend |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Tim Roets |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 3rd |
Josh Sled |
20A: Fruit Beer |
***NONE*** |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (29 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jaime Lafleur-Vetter
Co-Brewer: John Long |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Midnight Homebrewers' League |
| 2nd |
Gera Exire LaTour |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd |
Deb Loch
Co-Brewer: Mary Doerr |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (36 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tommy Morgan |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Austin Zealots |
| 2nd |
Clay Grogan |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
James River Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
David Merz |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 23: Specialty Beer (34 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ben Sugerman |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Cross Street Irregulars |
| 2nd |
Nathan Remington
Co-Brewer: Jay Kidd |
23A: Specialty Beer |
***NONE*** |
| 3rd |
Curt Stock
Co-Brewer: Kathy Stock |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 24: Traditional Mead (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steve Fletty |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
PAUL ZOCCO |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Scot Schaar |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead) (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chris Smith |
25B: Pyment |
Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
| 2nd |
Matt Weide |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd |
Curt Stock
Co-Brewer: Kathy Stock |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 26: Other Mead (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Roets |
26B: Braggot |
Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 2nd |
Steve Fletty |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Tim Roets |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Curt Stock
Co-Brewer: Kathy Stock |
27A: Common Cider |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Will Bond
Co-Brewer: Bill Bond |
27A: Common Cider |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Steve Fletty |
27A: Common Cider |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steve Fletty |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Curt Stock
Co-Brewer: Kathy Stock |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Brett Glenna |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Minnesota Home Brewers Association |