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Fourth Annual ABC Brews Crews Homebrew Competition Results
| Light Lagers and Pilsners – Category 1 and 2 (11 entries) |
| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s Blunt Lager |
01B |
Standard American Lager |
1 |
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| Jeff Rankert |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Milford, MI |
Sub-Prime Pilsner |
02A |
German Pilsner |
2 |
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| Jeff Renner |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Your Father’s Mustache |
02C |
Classic American Pilsner |
3 |
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| European Amber Lagers, Dark Lagers, and Bocks – Category 3, 4, and 5 (13 entries) |
| Jim Satin |
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Saline, MI |
Bobcat Lager |
03A |
Vienna Lager |
1 |
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| Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Playa-Hator |
05C |
Doppelbock |
2 |
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| Ryan Karcher and Erica Karcher |
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Novi, MI |
Karcher Bock |
05B |
Traditional Bock |
3 |
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| Light Hybrid and Amber Hybrid – Category 6 and 7 (17 entries) |
| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Diaeresis |
06C |
Kolsch |
1 |
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| Jon Bay |
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Saline, MI |
Bajaba |
06A |
Cream Ale |
2 |
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| Sam Firke |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Centennial Blonde |
06B |
Blonde Ale |
3 |
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| English Pale Ale – Category 8 (11 entries) |
| Stanley Harrison |
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Kalamazoo, MI |
ESB |
08C |
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) |
1 |
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| Curtis Kratt |
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Clawson, MI |
Curt’s Bitter |
08C |
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) |
2 |
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| Craig McKenzie |
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Marine City, MI |
Lucky Ducky |
08C |
Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) |
3 |
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| Scotch and Irish Ales – Category 9 (7 entries) |
| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Black Eye Ale |
09E |
Strong Scotch Ale |
1 |
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| Stephen Bender |
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Perry, MI |
Panty Remover Scotch Ale |
09E |
Strong Scotch Ale |
2 |
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| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Tiny Kilt |
09A |
Scottish Light 60/- |
3 |
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| American Ale – Category 10 (19 entries) |
| Justen Pelton |
Salacious Homebrewers In Toledo |
Toledo, OH |
Otto Ale |
10A |
American Pale Ale |
1 |
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| Eric Murch |
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Ypsilanti, MI |
Brown Rabbit |
10C |
American Brown Ale |
2 |
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| Stanley Harrison |
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Kalamazoo, MI |
Pale ale |
10A |
American Pale Ale |
3 |
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| English Brown Ales – Category 11 (8 entries) |
| George Gorospe |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
Warren, MI |
Brown Spider |
11C |
Northern English Brown |
1 |
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| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Ives Ave Brown |
11A |
Mild |
2 |
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| Curtis Kratt |
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Clawson, MI |
D-Town Brown |
11C |
Northern English Brown |
3 |
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| Porter – Category 12 (18 entries) |
| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s Porter |
12B |
Robust Porter |
1 |
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| Patrick Vigil |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Brown Porter |
12A |
Brown Porter |
2 |
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| Pat Hyde |
Cass River Homebrew Club |
Port Huron, MI |
Baltic Porter |
12C |
Baltic Porter |
3 |
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| Stout – Category 13 (12 entries) |
| Brian Routt |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Saline, MI |
Foreign Extra Stout |
13D |
Foreign Extra Stout |
1 |
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| Trevor Klimek |
KLOB |
Paw Paw, MI |
Oat/Rye Stout |
13E |
American Stout |
2 |
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| Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Presque Isle Imperial Stout |
13F |
Russian Imperial Stout |
3 |
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| IPA – Category 14 (15 entries) |
| Curtis Kratt |
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Clawson, MI |
IPA |
14B |
American IPA |
1 |
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| Randall deBeauclair |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Pinckney, MI |
Mr. D’s IPA |
14A |
English IPA |
2 |
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| Jeff Rankert |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Milford, MI |
Irrational Exuberance IPA |
14B |
American IPA |
3 |
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| German Wheat and Rye – Category 15 (11 entries) |
| Patrick Vigil |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Amber Hefeweizen |
15B |
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1 |
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| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s Dunkelweizen |
15B |
Dunkelweisen |
2 |
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| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s Hefeweizen |
15A |
Weizen/Weissbier |
3 |
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| Belgian and French Ale and Sour Ale - Category 16 and 17 (17 entries) |
| Trevor Klimek |
KLOB |
Paw Paw, MI |
Lite Wit |
17A |
Berlinerweiss |
1 |
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| Chris Frey |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Saline, MI |
Sour Brown Puss |
17C |
Flanders Brown Ale / Oud Bruin |
2 |
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| Tony Trzaskos |
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Walled Lake, MI |
Bottoms down in Belgium |
16A |
Witbier |
3 |
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| Belgian Strong Ale – Category 18 (12 entries) |
| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Belgian Dar(Ken) |
18E |
Belgian Dark Strong |
1 |
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| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s th1rt3en Ale |
18E |
Belgian Dark Strong |
2 |
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| Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Babbling Friar’s Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
18E |
Belgian Dark Strong |
3 |
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| Strong Ales – Category 19 (8 entries) |
| Justen Pelton |
Salacious Homebrewers In Toledo |
Toledo, OH |
Big Bang |
19C |
American Barleywine |
1 |
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| Aron Butler |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ypsilanti, MI |
2006 Barleywine |
19B |
English Barleywine |
2 |
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| Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Depot Town Old Ale |
19A |
Old Ale |
3 |
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| Fruilt Beer – Category 20 (7 entries) |
| Stephanie Wildey and Evan Wildey |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Wildeyes Blackberry Rain |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
1 |
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| Adam Mills |
The Brewing Network |
Big Rapids, MI |
Peach Kolsch |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
2 |
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| Ian Stines |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Soaring Strawberry Wit |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
3 |
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| Spice/Herb/Vegetable – Category 21 (13 entries) |
| Kevin Penn |
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Howell, MI |
Old Festivus ale |
21B |
Christmas/Winter Specialty spiced beer |
1 |
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| Sam Firke |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ann Arbor, MI |
Zingiber |
21A |
Spice Herb Vegetable beer |
2 |
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| Matthew Good |
The Brewing Network |
Fostoria, OH |
Endless Night |
21A |
Spice Herb Vegetable beer |
3 |
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| Smoke Flavored and Wood Aged – Category 22 (9 entries) |
| Phil Sullivan |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
Royal Oak, MI |
Sully’s Bourbon Barrel Russian Imperial Stout |
22C |
Wood aged beer |
1 |
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| Tony Trzaskos |
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Walled Lake, MI |
Blackened Bourbon Porter |
22C |
Wood aged beer |
2 |
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| Andy Nelson |
Mile High Monks |
Centennial, CO |
Pullman Porter |
22C |
Wood aged beer |
3 |
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| Specialty Beer – Category 23 (8 entries) |
| Takumi Sato and Bob Weitor/Dave Snow |
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East Lansing, MI |
BoTaDa |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
1 |
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| George Gorospe |
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
Warren, MI |
Sweet Java |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
2 |
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| Karl Hinbern |
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Ann Arbor, MI |
Hibiscosity |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
3 |
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| Traditional Mead and Melomel – Category 24 and 25 (15 entries) |
| Randall deBeauclair |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Pinckney, MI |
Pomegranite Mel |
25C |
Other Fruit Melomel |
1 |
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| John Rathmell |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ypsilanti, MI |
Blueberry Melomel |
25C |
Other Fruit Melomel |
2 |
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| Joel Timm |
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Ypsilanti, MI |
Blueberry Mead |
25C |
Other Fruit Melomel |
3 |
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| Other Mead – Category 26 (15 entries) |
| Matthew Goebel |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ypsilanti, MI |
Summer Fruit |
26C |
Open Category Mead |
1 |
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| Randall deBeauclair |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Pinckney, MI |
Mixed Berry Plambic Mead |
26C |
Open Category Mead |
2 |
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| Alex Pettit |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Ypsilanti, MI |
Cinnthecyser |
26C |
Open Category Mead |
3 |
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| Standard/Specialty Cider/Perry – Category 27 and 28 (12 entries) |
| Takumi Sato |
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East Lansing, MI |
Apple Bottoms |
27A |
Common Cider |
1 |
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| Gary Bonds |
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Saline, MI |
Shannon’s Delight |
28C |
Apple Wine |
2 |
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| Philip Wilcox |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Jackson, MI |
Frogapple Cider |
27A |
Common Cider |
3 |
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| Best of Show Beer |
| Jim Satin |
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Saline, MI |
Bobcat Lager |
03A |
Vienna Lager |
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| Best of Show Mead/Cider |
| Takumi Sato |
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East Lansing, MI |
Apple Bottoms |
27A |
Common Cider |
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The 4th Annual BrewsCrews competition award ceremony will be held at the Corner Brewery starting at or after 6PM, on Saturday May 22. The weather forecast shows a 40% chance of rain, as of Wednesday. If the weather is nice, we’ll be outside in the beer garden. If not, we’ll be inside somewhere. The day’s full schedule is shown below. Judging, including best of show judging, is not open to the public.
- 8:30 — judges arrive
- 9 am to 11:30 am — first judging session
- 11:30 am to 1:00 pm — lunch
- 1:00 pm to 3:30 pm — second judging session
- 4:00 pm — Best of Show judging begins
- 6:00 pm – award ceremony
For the fourth year in a row, the AABG Brews Crews Competition will be held at the Corner Brewery in Ypsilanti, MI. Matt Greff, one of the owners of the Corner Brewery took a few minutes to answer some questions about the competition.
What motivates you to host the competition and support the homebrewing community at large?
I got my start as a homebrewer and still consider myself a homebrewer at heart so it makes sense to support the homebrewing community. The reality is that there would not be the vibrant microbrewery industry that currently exists if not for the homebrewing community. Homebrewers and beer lovers are the backbone of the craft beer industry and we see it as a mutually supportive and beneficial relationship.
What’s your favorite part about the competition each year?
When all the beers get pulled from the cooler for judging it’s a jaw-dropping experience! It is so exciting to see so many enthusiasts submitting so many beers, and so many different and creative styles of beers, that it gets me excited for our industry all over again.
Can you recall your favorite best of show beer? What did you like about it?
I don’t really have a favorite because they’ve all been impressive. What is most impressive to me is that all the winners have been beers that are subtle in flavor and style so they have to be technically well made. We’ve had winners include an English Brown, an Alt, and a Kolsch. I think the fact that the BOS winners are in these more delicate styles shows the incredible technical expertise of the brewers who enter the competition.
The 4th annual ABC Brews Crews competition, sponsored by Arbor Brewing Company and the Corner Brewery in cooperation with the Ann Arbor Brewers Guild will be coming soon. Check this space for updates, or subscribe to Posts (in the upper left) to get updates as they are posted.
Competition judging and award ceremony will be on May 22, 2010. Entry submission starts on May 7 at these locations.
Follow these links for more information and to register:
Rules and Information
Enter On-Line
Judge Registration
Read the flyer.
Wow! It was a great competition with 138 entries, which we broke into 13 groups for judging. Best-of-show went to Phil Sullivan of Royal Oak, MI for his Kölsch-style beer, named Krolsch. Phil will have the opportunity to brew it on the 7-barrel system at Arbor Brewing. I look forward to tasting it on draft at the brewpub.
Congratulations to all the winners. One of our winners took a first place with the 4th beer she had ever made, and some of our winners are familiar faces who have brewed 100s of beers. The rain held off for the awards ceremony, which we celebrated in the beer garden. The full list of winners is below the break.
Continue reading 2009 Competition Winners
We’ve got a great lineup for the best-of-show judge panel, including local brewers and homebrewing celebrities.
Continue reading 2009 Best of Show Judge Panel
You can now register entries for the competition or sign up to be a judge using the links at the right.
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