Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition

The Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition is an annual event sponsored by Hop Barley and the Alers, the homebrew club of Boulder County, Colorado. It is an AHA Sanctioned Competition, BJCP Registered Competition, and MCAB Qualifying Event.

19th Annual Reggale and Dredhop Homebrew Competition
March 1, 2008

Bob Kauffman, Director (dredhop@hopbarley.org)

Sponsors
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Winners

Category 1 - Light Lager (6 entries)
3rd Place: Ted Manahan
2nd Place: Ed Bielaus - Dortmunder
1st Place: Ed Bielaus - Premium American Lager

Category 2 – Pilsner (7 entries)
3rd Place: Don Chapman - Bohemian Pilsner
2nd Place: Patrick Miller - Bohemian Pilsner
1st Place: Michael Bade - German Pilsner

Category 3 - European Amber Lager & Category 4 - Dark Lager (11 entries)
3rd Place: Jim Maurer - Vienna Lager
2nd Place: Wesley MacCachran - Schwarzbier
1st Place: Jeff Niggemeyer - Munich Dunkel

Category 5 – Bock (8 entries)
3rd Place: Peter Polczynski - Traditional Bock
2nd Place: Scott Jackson - Traditional Bock
1st Place: Rick Bobbitt - Eisbock

Category 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (19 entries)
3rd Place: David Conover - Blonde Ale
2nd Place: Ryan Thomas - Blonde Ale
1st Place: Rod and Anne Simpson - Kolsch

Category 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer (7 entries)
3rd Place: Paul Dey - California Common
2nd Place: Ryan Thomas - Dusseldorf Alt
1st Place: Peter Polczynski - California Common

Category 8 - English Pale Ale (20 entries)
3rd Place: Ed Bielaus - Best Bitter
2nd Place: Ed Bielaus - ESB
1st Place: Don Chapman - Best Bitter

Category 9 - Scottish & Irish Ale (18 entries)
3rd Place: Tom Gardner - Strong Scotch Ale
2nd Place: Nick Tanner/Zak Danielson - Irish Red
1st Place: Ed Bielaus - Strong Scotch Ale

Category 10 - American Ale (22 entries)
3rd Place: Matthew Anderson - American Amber Ale
2nd Place: David Conover - American Brown Ale
1st Place: Mel Thompson - American Pale Ale

Category 11 - English Brown Ale (6 entries)
3rd Place: Mel Thompson - English Brown Ale Mild
2nd Place: Matthew Anderson - Northern English Brown Ale
1st Place: Jeff Niggemeyer - English Brown Ale Mild

Category 12 – Porter (23 entries)
3rd Place: Ed Bielaus - Robust Porter
2nd Place: Tom Gardner - Brown Porter
1st Place: Ed Moore - Baltic Porter

Category 13 – Stout (24 entries)
3rd Place: Tom McAllister - Oatmeal Stout
2nd Place: Dan Rabin - Dry Stout
1st Place: Rick Bobbitt - Russian Imperial Stout

Category 14 - India Pale Ale (IPA) (18 entries)
3rd Place: Remi Bonnart - American IPA
2nd Place: Colin Westcott - English IPA
1st Place: Jeff Griffith - American IPA

Category 15 - German Wheat And Rye Beer (13 entries)
3rd Place: Jake Kolakowski - Weizenbock
2nd Place: Bob Kauffman - Weizenbock
1st Place: Mark Tanner - Weissbier

Category 16 - Belgian And French Ale (28 entries)
3rd Place: Jeff Storm - Bier de Garde
2nd Place: Ed Moore - Pumpkin Belgian Ale
1st Place: Tony McCrimmon - Bier de Garde

Category 17 - Sour Ale & Category 20 - Fruit Beer (7 entries)
3rd Place: Colin Westcott - Berliner Weiss
2nd Place: Michael Paige - Flanders Red
1st Place: Ted Manahan - Fruit Lambic

Category 18 - Belgian Strong Ale (18 entries)
3rd Place: Ed Bielaus - Belgian Dubbel
2nd Place: David Anderson - Belgian Strong Dark Ale
1st Place: Ted Manahan - Belgian Strong Blond Ale

Category 19 - Strong Ale (13 entries)
3rd Place: Greg Geiger - English Barleywine
2nd Place: Mel Thompson - American Barleywine
1st Place: Ryan Thomas - English Barleywine

Category 21 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (12 entries)
3rd Place: Jeff Storm - Christmas/Winter
2nd Place: Greg Geiger - Spice/Herb/Vegetable
1st Place: Ed Moore - Tiger Pepper Rauchbier

Category 22 - Smoke-Flavored And Wood-Aged Beer (8 entries)
3rd Place: Ryan Privette - Wood-aged Beer
2nd Place: Ed Moore - Rauchbier
1st Place: Lachlan and Sharon McLean - Oak Aged Stout

Category 23 - Specialty Beer (17 entries)
3rd Place: Jeff Griffith - German Gose
2nd Place: Ron Lull - Indian Brown Clone
1st Place: Lachlan and Sharon McLean - Belgian Tripel IPA

Category 24 - Traditional Mead (11 entries)
3rd Place: Wesley Underwood - Sweet Mead
2nd Place: Chris Dunne - Sweet Mead
1st Place: Chris Dunne - Sweet Mead

Category 25 - Melomel (Fruit Mead) (14 entries)
3rd Place: Matthew Anderson - Raspberry Melomel
2nd Place: Chris Dunne - Black Rasperry Melomel
1st Place: Scott Noble - Italian Plum Melomel

Category 26 - Other Mead (10 entries)
3rd Place: Scott Noble - Other Mead - Sherry Style
2nd Place: Ryan Thomas - Metheglin
1st Place: Ryan Thomas – Eismead with Russian Imperial Stout

Best Of Show - Mead
1st Place: Chris Dunne

Best Of Show – Beer
3rd Place: Rick Bobbit - Russian Imperial Stout
2nd Place: Ted Manahan - Fruit Lambic - Kriek
1st Place: Michael Bade - German Pilsner

2007 Competition Information