20th Annual Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition Winners
March 7, 2008

Thanks to everyone who entered and congratulations to the winners.

Category 1 - Light Lager – 8 entries
3rd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd – Better Than Bud
2nd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd – In-B Lite
1st Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd – Premium American Lager

Category 2 - Pilsner – 7 entries
3rd Place: Jim Fixari – Renslip Lleuqru
2nd Place: Michael Bade – Ping Ping Pong Ball
1st Place: Nathan Kanous – Browns Beer

Category 3 - European Amber Lager – 8 entries
3rd Place: Jim Maurer - Zenfest
2nd Place: Michael Bade - Breakfast Beer
1st Place: Tom Gardner - Vienna Lager

Category 4 - Dark Lager – 8 entries
3rd Place: Jeff Niggemeyer - Valiant
2nd Place: Jack Zuzack - Schwarzbier
1st Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Winter Jack Schwarz

Category 5 - Bock – 8 entries
3rd Place: Tom Gardner - Doppelbock
2nd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Big Cock Dopplebock
1st Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Really Big Cock Eisbock

Category 6 - Light Hybrid Beer – 15 entries
3rd Place: Matt Anderson - Blonde Ale
2nd Place: Ron Lull - Killer Kolsch
1st Place: Justin Unverricht & John Sellers – Pickelhaube Kolsch

Category 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer – 5 entries
3rd Place: Jeff Niggemeyer - Valt
2nd Place: Bob Hall - Alt
1st Place: Ed Bielaus – Alt Cow Redux

Category 8 - English Pale Ale – 10 entries
3rd Place: Jim Maurer - Anglo-American Best Bitter
2nd Place: Jeff Niggemeyer - Valymber
1st Place: Michael Bade - Republican Bitter

Category 9 - Scottish And Irish Ale – 15 entries
3rd Place: Jeff McPherson – Whiskey in the Jar
2nd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Floyd's Wee Wee
1st Place: Wayne Stark – Winter Warmer

Category 10 - American Ale – 25 entries
3rd Place: Chris Wilmott - Pale
2nd Place: Walt Chleva - Nailhead Pale Ale
1st Place: James Whiddon - American Brown v1.1

Category 11 - English Brown Ale – 8 entries
3rd Place: Shawn Bayer – Nut Brown
2nd Place: Steve Jones - Bartered Brown Ale
1st Place: Matt Anderson - Northern English Brown Ale

Category 12 - Porter – 12 entries
3rd Place: Jeff Wright – Tabby’s Robust Porter
2nd Place: Scott Jackson – Svantovit’s Hammer
1st Place: Bob Kauffman – Luke’s Porter

Category 13 - Stout – 18 entries
3rd Place: Dan Rabin - Walkabout
2nd Place: Jeff Storm - Old Glory
1st Place: Greg Geiger – Chase’s Grit Imperial Stout

Category 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA) – 21 entries
3rd Place: Brandon Stratton – Hoppy Sloppy Seconds
2nd Place: Michael Bade - Simcoelicious
1st Place: Remi Bonnart - Hoppinator IPA

Category 15 - German Wheat And Rye Beer – 11 entries
3rd Place: Mark Tanner - Weizen/Weissbier
2nd Place: Eric & Katie Carpenter - Durka Durka Wheat
1st Place: Kelly & Jason Kruegel – Drunken Uncle Weizen-Dunkel

Category 16 - Belgian And French Ale – 20 entries
3rd Place: Tony McCrimmon – Biere Degaurde
2nd Place: Remi Bonnart - Funkhaus Saison
1st Place: Ed Bielaus - A Grand Father's Day Wit

Category 17 - Sour Ale – 11 entries
3rd Place: Brandon Stratton – Sour Puss
2nd Place: Remi Bonnart - Sourpuss Blonde
1st Place: Ted Manahan - Fossil Creek Kriek

Category 18 - Belgian Strong Ale – 26 entries
3rd Place: Bob Hall - Tripel
2nd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Golden Ale
1st Place: Peter Polczynski - Belgian Blond Ale

Category 19 - Strong Ale – 17 entries
3rd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Superior Barleywine
2nd Place: Jake Kolakowski - Jake's Old Ale
1st Place: Adam Glaser - Birthday Barleywine

Category 20 - Fruit Beer – 5 entries
3rd Place: John Applegarth – Red a la Belgian
2nd Place: Wes MacCachran – Apricot Candy
1st Place: Greg Geiger – Geiger’s Fruity Saison

Category 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer – 15 entries
3rd Place: Aaron Bush - Cinnamon Disk
2nd Place: Shawn Bayer – Nat’s Pumpkin
1st Place: Tiffany Cap & Katie Goodwin - Happy Ass Chili Beer

Category 22 - Smoke-Flavored And Wood-Aged Beer – 10 entries
3rd Place: Ted Manahan - Smoked Helles
2nd Place: Adam Reich – Jack Black Stout
1st Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Rauch and Rollbier

Category 23 - Specialty Beer – 13 entries
3rd Place: Jeff Griffith - Gose
2nd Place: Jeff Griffith – Black Forest Stout
1st Place: Larry Hood – War Mondo Ale

Category 24 - Traditional Mead – 11 entries
3rd Place: Wes Underwood & Lee Ann Holwager – Gold Hungarial
2nd Place: Wes Underwood & Lee Ann Holwager – Buck Sweet
1st Place: Bob Hall – Sweet Mead

Category 25 - Melomel (Fruit Mead) – 9 entries
3rd Place: Wes MacCachran – Razzberry Splash
2nd Place: Wes Underwood & Lee Ann Holwager – Buckin Cherry
1st Place: Wes Underwood & Lee Ann Holwager – Big Buckin Cherry

Category 26 - Other Mead – 6 entries
3rd Place: Bob Kauffman & Deborah Lee – Sour Sour Sour
2nd Place: Scott Noble – Chamomile Mead
1st Place: Deborah Lee – Call Me Al

Category 27 & 28 – Standard & Specialty Cider & Perry – 2 entries
2nd Place: Kent Ostedgaard – Cider
1st Place: Lucas Ingmire - Elm St. Apfelwein

Best Of Show - Mead
1st Place: Bob Hall – Sweet Mead

Best Of Show - Beer
3rd Place: Greg Geiger – Geiger’s Fruity Saison
2nd Place: Cary & Kelly Floyd - Really Big Cock Eisbock
1st Place: Greg Geiger – Chase’s Grit Imperial Stout