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2012 Badger Brew-Off Results

243 Entries

Best of Show

Mino Choi - Ryan's Legacy - 15A Weizen

Franco/Belgian Cup

Adam Runstrom - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Wooly Mammoth

Adam Runstrom - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Hairless Mouse

Steve Klafka - Fruit Melomel

Light Lager, Pils, Light Hybrid (19 Entries)

  1. Shaun Niemeyer - WI Alchemy PreProhibition Lager No. 1 - 2C Classic American Pilsner
  2. Steve Klafka - WI Kolsch - 6C Koelsch
  3. Bob Manke - Cade's Campout Ale - 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Amber Lager, Dark Lager, Bock, Amber Hyrid, Wheat/Rye (20 Entries)

  1. Mino Choi - Ryan's Legacy - 15A Weizen
  2. Steven Ellingson - Schwarz #1 - 4C Schwarzbier
  3. Mike O' Keefe - Shamrocktoberfest - 3B Oktoberfest
  4. (Honorable Mention) Shaun Niemeyer - Alchemy Dark Lager No. 1 - 4A Dark American Lager

English Ale, Scottish Ale, Brown Ale (19 Entries)

  1. Dan Hedtcke - Brave Trooper Pale Ale - 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
  2. Patrick Hutton - Badger Mania Red Ale - 9D Irish Red Ale
  3. Jared Mathys - Wow Thats a Wee Heavy - 9E Strong Scotch Ale 3
  4. (Honorable Mention) Doug Kutz - Shroom Nut Brown Ale - 11C Northern English Brown

American Ale (25 Entries)

  1. Eric Mcfadden - Hop Trail Pale Ale - 10A American Pale
  2. Chris Perry - Plaid Pants Amber Ale - 10B American Amber
  3. Patrick Hutton - Frankenstien APA - 10A American Pale

Porter (10 Entries)

  1. Brent Ballweg - Perdition Porter - 12B Robust Porter
  2. Jeffrey Ellman- Chocolate Baltic Porter - 12C Baltic Porter
  3. Dave Helt - Porter - 12A Brown Porter
  4. Shaun Niemeyer - Alchemy Engineered Baltic Porter No. 2 - 12C Baltic Porter

Stout (13 Entries)

  1. Robert Rys - Death by Chocolate - 13B Sweet Stout
  2. Dave Helt - Milk Stout - 13B Sweet Stout
  3. Michael Sande - Paddy's Stout - 13A Dry Stout

Cider (7 Entries)

  1. Zak Holmes - Wedding Day Cider - 27A Common Cider
  2. Mino Choi - Big B's Caramel Apple Pie Hard Cider - 28D Other Spec. Cider/Perry
  3. Peter Steinberg, MHTG Madison,WI Perry Blend 27E Traditional Perry
  4. (Honorable Mention) Rich Tessler - 2011 Cider - 27A Common Cider

IPA (22 Entries)

  1. Dustin Brooks - Dozer Trail - 14B American IPA
  2. Ilan Klagesmundt - Insight - 14B American IPA
  3. Eric Jones - hopE springs EtErnal - 14B American IPA

Belgian (20 Entries)

  1. Jeff Wala - Monsatan - 16E Belgian Specialty
  2. Katie Quiter - Run of the Mill Saison - 16C Saison
  3. C. J. Hall - SamuRye - 16C Saison

Strong Ale (6 Entries)

  1. Shaun Niemeyer - Alchemy Old Ale No. 2 - 19A Old Ale
  2. Dave Burkart - Crale - 19A Old Ale
  3. Jeff Wala - Buffalo Spit - 19C American Barleywine

Belgian Strong (15 Entries)

  1. Adam Runstrom - Belgian Dark Strong Ale - 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  2. Jeffrey Ellman - Black of Belgium - 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
  3. Jason Whitt - Vietnam Flashback, 8th Tour Of Duty - 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable (26 Entries)

  1. Shaun Niemeyer - Alchemy Winter Warmer No. 1 - 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
  2. Nicholas Corleto - Pumpkin Harvest Ale All Grain - 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
  3. Thomas Moore - Willy's Winter Ale - 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Smoke and Wood Aged (10 Entries)

  1. Adam Runstrom - Caber Toss Scottish Ale - 22C Wood-Aged Beer
  2. Erik Scott - Jameson Brown Ale - 22C Wood-Aged Beer
  3. Rich Tessler - 2010 Barleywine - 22C Wood-Aged Beer

Specialty Beer (23A)(16 Entries)

  1. Patrick Hutton - Paradise Coconut Milk Stout
  2. B. J. Zolp - New Zealand Pale Ale
  3. Eric Mcfadden - Diable Noir

Mead (10 Entries)

  1. Steve Klafka - Fruit Melomel - 25C Other Fruit Melomel
  2. Mino Choi - p(bc x 2) - 25C Other Fruit Melomel
  3. Steve Klafka - Metheglin - 26A Metheglin

Sour Ale (5 Entries)

  1. C. J. Hall - Creep Funk III - 17E Gueuze
  2. Max Brainard - Kriek - 17F Fruit Lambic
  3. Shaun Niemeyer - Alchemy Berliner Weisse No. 1 - 17A Berliner Weisse