Wisconsin State Fair Homebrew Competition Results

 

May 13-14, 2011

 

 

Sponsored by: Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

248 Entries

 

 

 

Best of Show

Chris Odya

Wauwatosa, WI

16C

Belgian & French Ale 

Saison

Asst Brewers: Mark Odya, Jack Einberger, George Bentley

 

 

 

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

2nd Best of Show

Ken Megal

Milwaukee, WI

10A

American Ale

American Pale Ale

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special Category Winners

 

 

Best American Style Beer

 

 

 

Ken Megal

Milwaukee, WI

10A

American Ale

American Pale Ale

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best British Style Beer

 

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

13B

Stout

Sweet Stout

 

 

Best German Style Beer

 

 

 

George Toshner

Waterford, WI

2B

Pilsner

Bohemian Pilsner

AHA

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Belgian Style Beer

 

 

 

Chris Odya

Wauwatosa, WI

16C

Belgian & French Ale 

Saison

Asst Brewers: Mark Odya, Jack Einberger, George Bentley

 

 

 

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

 

 

Best Specialty Beer

 

 

 

Adam Greggs

Milwaukee, WI

23

Specialty Beer

Specialty Beer

Giant Lots of Brewing

 

 

High O.G. Brown Ale with Medium/High IBU; Amer Brown Ale (10C) Base

 

 

Best Mead and Cider

 

 

 

David Skreczko

Waukesha, WI

27A

Standard Cider

Common Cider

Beer Barons of Milwaukee / Brewing Network

 

 

 

Dry;  Petillant

 

 

Category 1 & 2  -  Light Lager and Pilsner 

(9 Entries)

 

 

George Toshner

Waterford, WI

2B

Bohemian Pilsner

1

AHA

 

 

 

 

Christian Thorpe

Brookfield, WI

2B

Bohemian Pilsner

2

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Bucholtz

West Bend, WI

1D

Munich Helles

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 3  -  European Amber Lager 

(6 Entries)

 

 

Shaun Niemeyer

Janesville, WI

3B

Octoberfest/Marzen

1

Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild

 

 

 

 

James Cozzens

Chicago, IL

3A

Vienna Lager

2

 

 

 

 

 

Adam Greggs

Milwaukee, WI

3B

Octoberfest/Marzen

3

Green Bay Rackers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 4  -  Dark Lager 

(6 Entries)

 

 

Michael Beckett

North Aurora, IL

4A

Dark American Lager

1

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

4C

Schwarzbier

2

 

 

 

 

 

Chuck Liedtke, Jr w/Bob Liedtke & Dan Liedtke

Sussex, WI

4B

Munich Dunkel

3

Liedtke Brewing Consortium

 

 

 

 


 

 

Category 5  -  Bock 

(6 Entries)

 

 

Ronald Rizzuto

Racine, WI

5A

Maibock/Helles Bock

1

Belle City Homebrewers

 

 

 

 

Steve Szymanski

Franklin, WI

5C

Doppelbock

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Bill O’Meally

Wauwatosa, WI

5A

Maibock/Helles Bock

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 6  -  Light Hybrid Beer 

(16 Entries)

 

 

Bob Manke

Kansasville, WI

6A

Cream Ale

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Michael Janasik

Racine, WI

6C

Kolsch

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

David Whitehaus w/ Sayyid Jaffer

Wauwatosa, WI

6A

Cream Ale

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 7  -  Amber Hybrid Beer 

(5 Entries)

 

 

Dixie Fetrow

Monona, WI

7A

North German Altbier

1

 

 

 

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

7A

North German Altbier

2

 

 

 

 

 

David Olson

Oak Creek, WI

7C

Dusseldorf Altbier

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 8  -  English Pale Ale 

(8 Entries)

 

 

Gary Griffith

Mequon, WI

8B

Special / Best / Premium

1

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Soczka

Franklin, WI

8C

Extra Special/Strong  (ESB)

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

8B

Special / Best / Premium

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Category 9  -  Scottish and Irish Ale 

(14 Entries)

 

 

Eric Fortney

Jackson, WI

9D

Irish Red Ale

1

 

 

 

 

 

Michael J. O’Keefe

Cedarburg, WI

9E

Strong Scotch Ale

2

 

 

 

 

 

Gary Fenrich

Oshkosh, WI

9E

Strong Scotch Ale

3

Society Oshkosh Brewers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 10A  -  American Pale Ale 

(13 Entries)

 

 

Ken Megal

Milwaukee, WI

10A

American Pale Ale

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Michael J. O’Keefe

Cedarburg, WI

10A

American Pale Ale

2

 

 

 

 

 

John Grover

Downers Grove, IL

10A

American Pale Ale

3

Club Wort

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 10B / 10C  -  American Amber and   American Brown Ale 

(12 Entries)

 

 

Aaron Gross

Wauwatosa, WI

10C

American Brown Ale

1

Giants Lot Brewing

 

 

 

 

Robert Hecht

Milwaukee, WI

10B

American Amber Ale

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Stephen L. Pett

Lake Mills, WI

10B

American Amber Ale

3

Sun Prairie Wort Hogs

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 11  -  English Brown Ale 

(7 Entries)

 

 

Derek Sanderson

West Allis, WI

11A

Mild

1

 

 

 

 

 

Zachary Boak w/Tim Lee & Josh Nolte

Brookfield, WI

11C

Northern English Brown

2

 

 

 

 

 

Bob Wozniak

Green Bay, WI

11B

Southern English Brown

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Category 12  -  Porter 

(8 Entries)

 

 

Terry Balster w/Ken Klima

Greendale, WI

12A

Brown Porter

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Bernie Griffin

Trevor, WI

12B

Robust Porter

2

 

 

 

 

 

Brian D. Jaszewski

Cedarburg, WI

12B

Robust Porter

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 13  -  Stout 

(18 Entries)

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

13B

Sweet Stout

1

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Soczka

Franklin, WI

13F

Imperial Stout

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Dave Helt

Milwaukee, WI

13D

Foreign Extra Stout

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 14  -  India Pale Ale (IPA) 

(20 Entries)

 

 

Aaron Gross

Wauwatosa, WI

14B

American IPA

1

Giants Lot Brewing

 

 

 

 

Gary Griffith

Mequon, WI

14B

American IPA

2

 

 

 

 

 

Robert Hecht

Milwaukee, WI

14B

American IPA

3

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 15  -  German Wheat & Rye Beer 

(11 Entries)

 

 

John Christianson

Brookfield, WI

15A

Weizen/Weissbier

1

 

 

 

 

 

Todd Weber

Johnson Creek, WI

15A

Weizen/Weissbier

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Category 16  -  Belgian & French Ale 

(13 Entries)

 

 

Chris Odya w/Mark Odya, Jack Einberger, George Bentley

Wauwatosa, WI

16C

Saison

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Jonathan Eric Tennant

Greenfield, WI

16E

Belgian Specialty Ale

2

 

 

 

Belgian IPA

 

Joel Taylor

West Allis, WI

16B

Belgian Pale Ale

3

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Erik Scott

Milwaukee, WI

16E

Belgian Specialty Ale

HM

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

A blend of Belgian IPA & Belgian Tripel Styles

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 17  -  Sour Ale 

(3 Entries)

 

 

Dan Schlosser

Wauwatosa, WI

17A

Berliner Weisse

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Gary Fenrich

Oshkosh, WI

17C

Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

2

Society Oshkosh Brewers

 

 

 

 

Derek Sanderson

West Allis, WI

17A

Berliner Weisse

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 18  -  Belgian Strong Ale 

(17 Entries)

 

 

Gary Fenrich

Oshkosh, WI

18E

Belgian Dark Strong Ale

1

Society Oshkosh Brewers

 

 

 

 

Chris Odya w/Mark Odya, Jack Einberger, George Bentley

Wauwatosa, WI

18C

Tripel

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

Anthony Jorke

Prescott, WI

18D

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 19  -  Strong Ale 

(6 Entries)

 

 

Rick Schultz

Milwaukee, WI

19A

Old Ale

1

 

 

 

 

 

Chris Odya w/Mark Odya, Jack Einberger, George Bentley

Wauwatosa, WI

19C

American-Style Barleywine

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

 

 

James Cozzens

Chicago, IL

19B

English-Style Barleywine

3

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Category 20  -  Fruit Beer 

(9 Entries)

 

 

Casey Hoard

Milwaukee, WI

20

Fruit Beer

1

 

 

 

Tangerine California Common

 

Thomas Buczak

Waukesha, WI

20

Fruit Beer

2

 

 

 

Stout w/Cherries

 

Mark Rounds

Hartland, WI

20

Fruit Beer

3

 

 

 

Wheat Ale w/Door County Cherries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 21  - Spice / Herb / Vegetable Beer  

(10 Entries)

 

 

Zachary Boak w/Tim Lee & Josh Nolte

Brookfield, WI

21A

Spice/Herb/Veg

1

 

 

 

Jalapeno Blonde Ale

 

Steve Szymanski

Franklin, WI

21A

Spice/Herb/Veg

2

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

American Amber Ale w/Pumpkin, Rahr 6-Row & Pumpkin Pie Spice

 

Justin Minikel

Kenosha, WI

21A

Spice/Herb/Veg

3

 

 

 

American Amber Ale w/Pumpkin, Cinnamon, Alllspice, Vanilla, Cloves

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 22  -  Smoke-Flavored / Wood-Aged  

(6 Entries)

 

 

Eric Fortney

Jackson, WI

22C

Wood Aged Beer

1

 

 

 

Robust Porter (Category 12B) - with Oak and Bourbon

 

David Olson

Oak Creek, WI

22C

Wood Aged Beer

2

 

 

 

Robust Porter aged with Oak Chips and Bourbon

 

Chris Walczak

Whitefish Bay, WI

22C

Wood Aged Beer

3

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

 

 

Porter aged with Oak and Bourbon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Category 23  -  Specialty Beer 

(18 Entries)

 

 

Adam Greggs

Milwaukee, WI

23

Specialty Beer

1

Giant Lots of Brewing

 

 

High O.G. Brown Ale with Medium/High IBU; Amer Brown Ale (10C) Base

 

Eric Petersen

New Berlin, WI

23

Specialty Beer

2

 

 

 

Sweet Stout w/Chocolate

 

David Olson

Oak Creek, WI

23

Specialty Beer

3

 

 

 

Imperial IPA / Stout cross

 

Jason Boak

Middleton, WI

23

Specialty Beer

HM

 

 

 

Cascadian Dark Ale / Black IPA

 


 

 

Category 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28  -  Mead , Cider and Perry 

(7 Entries)

 

 

David Skreczko

Waukesha, WI

27A

Common Cider

1

Beer Barons of Milwaukee / Brewing Network

 

 

Dry;  Petillant

 

Ronald Rizzuto

Racine, WI

28D

Other Cider or Perry

2

Belle City Homebrewers

 

 

Craisons, Cherries, Cinnamon, Coriander;  Med Sweetness; Petillant

 

Jason Geye

Lake Geneva, WI

26B

Braggot

3

 

 

 

Sparkling, Dry, Hydromel

 

Gary Fenrich

Oshkosh, WI

25A

Other Fruit Melomel

HM

Society Oshkosh Brewers

 

 

Cherry;   Still, Standard, Sweet;