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2010 Homebrew Competition information will be coming soon. Until then, here are the winners from 2009!

2009 Ohio Brew Week Homebrew Competition Winners

Best of Show
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Arthur Richardson	New York	NY	Specialty Beer	Black Hops IPA
Second Place	Greg Boehm, Kirk Bryant, Dan Gill and Mike Mason	Columbus	OH	Robust Porter	Jerry Porter
Third Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American IPA	San Andreas
Honorable Mention	Pat Horton/ Bill Randolph	Encinitas	CA	Specialty Beer	Hot Mouth

 

Cream Ale, Blond Ale, Kolsch
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Ryan Knowles	Macon	MO	Kolsch	Honey Kolsch
Second Place	Sean Hagerty	Waynesville	MO	Kolsch	Another Pretty Lady Kolsch
Third Place	David Burton	Steubenville	OH	Cream Ale	Creamy Goodness

Fruit, Spice, Herb, Vegetable, Christmas, Smoked and Wood Aged
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Stuart de Jesus	San Mateo	CA	Fruit Beer	Strawberry Hefeweizen
Second Place	Eric Himburg	Cary	NC	Fruit Beer	Commencement Cheer
Third Place	Jerry Spelic	Fairview Park	OH	Wood Aged Beer	Woody Pale

Specialty Beer
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Pat Horton / Bill Randolph	Encinitas	CA	Specialty Beer	Hot Mouth
Second Place	Kirk and Bob Bryant	Wexford	PA	Specialty Beer	King Penguin
Third Place	Scott Needs	Pomeroy	OH	Specialty Beer	Fall (of Richmond)

Foreign Extra, American, and Russian Imperial Stout
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	Russian Imperial Stout	Riddle-Me
Second Place	Rehovick-York	Maineville	OH	American Stout	Simple Stout
Third Place	Rehovick-York	Maineville	OH	Foreign Extra Stout	—

American Pale
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Timothy J. Smith	Pendleton	OR	American Pale Ale	County Fair
Second Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American Pale Ale	Longshot Pale Ale
Third Place	Darrin Ewing	Celina	OH	American Pale Ale	Hoppy Jalopy

Irish Red Ale
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Pieter Huiberts	Frederick	MD	Irish Red Ale	Irish Red
Second Place	Tom Tucker	Chagrin Falls	OH	Irish Red Ale	Irish Red
Third Place	Allan Mohn	Marysville	OH	Irish Red Ale	Irish Red

American Amber Ale
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	David Teska	Mason	OH	American Amber Ale	All American Amber
Second Place	Dave Clark	Seven Hills	OH	American Amber Ale	Red Devil
Sean Hagerty	Sean Hagerty	Waynesville	MO	American Amber Ale	"Amber Lynn" Ale

Robust, Brown, and Baltic Porter
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Greg Boehm, Kirk Bryant, Dan Gill and Mike Mason	Columbus	OH	Robust Porter	Jerry Porter
Second Place	Scott Needs	Pomeroy	OH	Robust Porter	Dark Dream
Third Place	Jody Grenert	Athens	OH	Robust Porter	Steakhouse

Schwarz, Mild, and North English Brown
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Jeremy Jones	Athens	OH	Mild/English Brown Ale	Mild
Second Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	Northern English Brown Ale	Say There Ole Chap
Third Place	Larry Barrett	Acworth	GA	Schwarzbier	Schwarz Be With You

Weizen, Dunkelweizen, and Wit
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Kurt and Eric Hoellrich	Rockbridge	OH	Witbier	Larry
Second Place	Douglas Wing	Painted Post	NY	Weizen/Weissbier	Banana Hammock Wheat
Third Place	Aaron Shickel	Avon Lake	OH	WitBier	Franklin's Wit

Belgian Pale, Saison, and Belgian Specialty
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Andrew Hoge	Columbus	OH	Saison	Sunside Alley Belgian Ale
Second Place	Tim Lepley	St. Albans	WV	Saison	Saison
Third Place	Chad Altstaetter	Celina	OH	Belgian Specialty	BA Quad

Dry and Sweet Stout
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Randy Keith	Lancaster	OH	Sweet Stout	Black Hole Stout
Second Place	Greg Irving	Strongsville	OH	Dry Stout	All-Hayl Scout
Third Place	Brian Murray	Batavia	OH	Dry Stout	Dry Stout

Oatmeal Stout
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Douglas Wing	Painted Post	NY	Oatmeal Stout	Uncle Fester's Oatmeal Stout
Second Place	Stephen Ruffin	Signal Mountain	TN	Oatmeal Stout	Oatmeal Breakfast Stout
Third Place	Eric Himburg	Cary	NC	Oatmeal Stout	Bert's Oatmeal Box Stout

American IPA
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American IPA	San Andreas
Second Place	Joe Dumas	Signal Mountain	TN	American IPA	Cheree Hearted Ale
Third Place	Greg Irving	Strongsville	OH	American IPA	Magnum P.I. IPA

Standard and Extra Special Bitter
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Mike Mason	Columbus	OH	Extra Special / Strong Bitter	Bottom Out Bitter
Second Place	Eric Himburg	Cary	NC	Standard / Ordinary Bitter	Elizabeth Adams
Third Place	Larry Barrett	Acworth	GA	Extra Special / Strong Bitter	SOB ESB

Alt, Weizenbock, Doppelbock, Scottish Export 80/
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Pat Quackenbush	Creola	OH	Scottish Export 80/	Uner the Kitlt - Scottish Maple Ale
Second Place	Jason Klein	Athens	OH	Northern German Altbier	Carol Alt
Third Place	Darring Ewing	Celina	OH	Scottish Export 80/	Little Scot

Light Lager
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Bryan Mason	Bethesda	OH	Munich Helles	Our Classic Pilsner
Second Place	Brad Woolard	Bethalto	IL	Light American Lager	American Super Light
Third Place	Robert Enzweiler	Amelia	OH	Premium American Lager	5 Thumbs Lager

Belgian Tripel, Golden Strong, Dark Strong, and Dubbel
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Pieter Huiberts	Fredereick	MD	Belgian Tripel	Belgium Tripple
Second Place	Wayne Palumbo	Ashland	KY	Belgian Dubbel	Belgian Dubbel
Third Place	Pieter Huiberts	Frederick	MD	Belgian Dubbel	Belgian Dubbel

Strong Scotch and Strong Ale
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Darring Ewing	Celina	OH	Strong Scotch Ale	Big Scot
Second Place	Stephen Ruffin	Signal Mountain	TN	English Barley Wine	Manchester United Barleywine
Third Place	Ken Schannen	Fort Wayne	IN	Strong Scotch Ale	Stunned Monkey Strong Scotch Ale

Pilsner, California Common, Oktoberfest/Marzen
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	James Hahn	Logan	OH	Oktoberfest/Marzen	Lenten Lager
Second Place	Wayne Palumbo	Ashland	KY	Oktoberfest/Marzen	Oktoberfest
Third Place	Stephen Ruffin	Signal Mountain	TN	Classic American Pilsner	Pre Pro Lager

English IPA, Imperial IPA, American Wheat/Rye
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Jerry Spelic	Fairview Park	OH	American Wheat/Rye	Swheat!
Second Place	David Teska	Mason	OH	Imperial IPA	Amarillo Imperial IPA
Third Place	Greg Boehm, Kirk Bryant, Dan Gill and Mike Mason	Columbus	OH	Imperial IPA	Merkin Muffley's Imperial IPA

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