ABC Brews Crews

Competition Winners

admin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:23:21 +0000

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.

Place	Brewer	Brew name	Style	Home city	Club
	Light Lager, Light Hybrid (13 entries)
1	Phil Sullivan	Krolsch	06c, Kölsch	Royal Oak, MI
2	Bob and Kim Barrett	What the Hell is a Dortmunder	01e, Dortmunder Export	Ann Arbor, MI	AABG
3	Zachary Wright and Rebecca Adams	Zeitgeist Kolsch-Style Ale	06c, Kölsch	Ypsilanti, MI

	European Lagers (13 entries)
1	Aimee Richard	Manmazing Maibock	05a, Maibock/Helles Bock	Ann Arbor, MI	AABG
2	Stanley A. Harrison	Pilsener	02a, German Pilsner	Kalamazoo, MI
3	Aron Butler	2009 Maibock	05a, Maibock/Helles Bock	Ypsilanti, MI	AABG

	Amber Hybrid / German Wheat and Rye (9 entries)
1	Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak	What’s Up Bock?’ Weizenbock	15c, Weizenbock	Ann Arbor, MI
2	Brian Routt	California Common	07b, California Common Beer	Saline, MI	AABG
3	Phil Sullivan	Sully’s Alt	07a, North German Altbier	Royal Oak, MI

	English Ale and Porter (10 entries)
1	Mike Kalette	Wet Dog Porter	12b, Robust Porter	Stafford Springs, CT
2	Eric Himburg	Bilbo Baggins’ Best Brown	12a, Brown Porter	Cary, NC
3	Oliver Roberts	Teenage Mutant Ninja Porter #4 - Michaelangelo	12a, Brown Porter	Ann Arbor, MI

	Scottish and Irish Ales and English Brown Ale (13 entries)
1	Dan Jeska and Kenn Kares	Hypenated English Mild	11a, Mild	Richland, MI	AABG
2	Art Smith	Lassie	09e Strong Scotch Ale	Lapeer, MI	Lapeer Area Brewers
3	Chuck Hatt	Bobby Bruce Scottish Ale	09b, Scottish Heavy 70/-	Ann Arbor, MI

	American Ales (11 entries)
1	Jeff and Susan Rankert	Milford Pale Ale	10a, American Pale Ale	Milford, MI	AABG
2	Peter Zuk	All Around Best Brown	10c, American Brown Ale	Wyandotte, MI
3	John Auty	Nauty Pale Ale	10a, American Pale Ale	Commerce Twp, MI

	Stout (11 entries)
1	Eric Tichenor	Got Chocolate	13d, Foreign Extra Stout	Grand Rapids, MI
2	Elon Jamison	Stacey’s Stout	13c, Oatmeal Stout	Ferndale, MI
3	Alex Pettit	Ryes Tout	13a, Dry Stout	Ypsilanti, MI	AABG

	Strong Ale and Imperial Stout (11 entries)
1	Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak	Isle Royale Imperial Stout	13f, Imperial Stout	Ann Arbor, MI
2	Jeff and Susan Rankert	Bob’s Stout	13f, Imperial Stout	Milford, MI	AABG
3	Jeff and Susan Rankert	Creative Destruction Barleywine	19c, American Barleywine	Milford, MI	AABG

	IPA (11 entries)
1	Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak	Presque Isle India Pale Ale	14b, American IPA	Ann Arbor, MI
2	Richard DeBin	CC Rider IPA	14b, American IPA	Ann Arbor, MI
3	Eric Tichenor	Eastown IPA	14b, American IPA	Grand Rapids, MI

	Belgian and French Ale and Sour Ale (11 entries)
1	Justin Pelton	Summertime Saison	16c, Saison	Toledo, OH
2	John Holliday	Biere de Garde	16d, Bière de Garde	Livonia, MI
3	Frank Policht	Very Witty	16a, Witbier	Niles, IL

	Belgian Strong Ales (6 entries)
1	Michael Spears	Belgian Dark Strong de Spears	18e, Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Center Line, MI	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers
2	Oliver Roberts	Bishop’s Yellow Brick	18d, Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Ann Arbor, MI
3	John Rathmell	Sweet Revenge Belgian Tripel	18c, Belgian Tripel	Ypsilanti, MI	AABG

	Fruit and Spice/Herb/Vegetable (11 entries)
1	Mark Ramsey	Spruce Scottish Ale	21a, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brighton, MI	AABG
2	Brent Fisher	Brent’s XXX-mas Ale	21b, Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	Ann Arbor, MI
3	Jim Cone	Raspberry Ale	20a, Fruit Beer	St. Cloud, MN

	Smoked, Wood-Aged and Specialty (8 entries)
1	Mike Casedy and Scott Szymusiak	Pittsfield Bourbon Rye Porter	22c, Wood-Aged Beer	Ann Arbor, MI
2	Jeff and Susan Rankert	Home Smoked Porter	22b, Other Smoked Beer	Milford, MI	AABG
3	Chris and Kona Michalek	Maple Belgian Stout	23a, Specialty Beer	Plymouth, MI	AABG

Best of Show Judge Panel

admin — Tue, 12 May 2009 01:47:40 +0000

We’ve got a great lineup for the best-of-show judge panel, including local brewers and homebrewing celebrities.

Brad Sancho - Brewer and owner of Original Gravity www.ogbrewing.com/ in Milan is living the dream. A local homebrewer that has made the jump to the pro ranks. Brad is a BJCP Certified beer judge.

Mike O’Brien - If it has to do with beer, Mike O’Brien has either done it,invented it or can’t wait to try it! Mike is a long time homebrewer that also brews on his own historic brewing system over open fire. Mike is owner of Pico-Brewing Systems pico-brewing.com/and has his own homebrew shop in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Mike is a BJCP Certified beer judge.

Annette May - The first and only female Certified Cicerone in the universe! Annette has 14 years experience in the beer world which began in Chicago and worked it’s way to Michigan. Along with her husband Mike Bardallis they have become the only husband and wife Certified Cicerone team in the world! Her work as a beer buyer and Certified Cicerone has added much depth to her beer knowledge. Annette is a BJCP Recognized beer judge.

Mike Bardallis - The supremely fortunate Mike Bardallis has been brewing at home for just about 20 years, and after 300 batches still does not seem to be tiring of it. He is a BJCP National judge, and recently passed the Certified Cicerone exam along with his lovely bride, Annette. To share their passion for beer, food, and the good life in general, Annette and Mike have started blogging about all things Ciceroney at http://2cicerones.blogspot.com. If you have ever been to a National Homebrew Conference, Mike is the guy that you might have seen that “dresses kind of eclecticly”.

Entry and Judge registration is now open

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:41:02 +0000

You can now register entries for the competition or sign up to be a judge using the links at the right.

3rd ABC Brews Crews Homebrew Competition

admin — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:02:13 +0000

A BJCP/AHA sanctioned event
sponsored by Arbor Brewing Company, Ann Arbor, MI

Best-of-show grand prize package includes the opportunity to brew your beer on the ABC house system, to be served on tap at the pub.

Competition Date: Saturday, June 6, 2009

Location: The Corner Brewery, Ypsilanti, Mi

Read the entry information and rules, and download the flyer.