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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Belle City Winter Warmer Homebrew Competition

There were 73 entries and 63 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Bruce Buerger Belgian Old Ale 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd John Skantz Tanglewood 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Belle City
3rd Kevin Flynn Eagle’s Nest 5C: Doppelbock Belle City Homebrewers
4th Robert Roehre Fagin’s Favorite 19B: English Barleywine Belle City

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Doppelbock, Eisbock, Scotch, Baltic (9 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Kevin Flynn Eagle’s Nest 5C: Doppelbock Belle City Homebrewers
2nd Adam Dawson Gratuitous Upkilt 9E: Strong Scotch Ale
3rd Daniel Sullivan Baltic #1 12C: Baltic Porter MABCAB
HM Brian Davis License To Chill 5D: Eisbock Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers

Table 2: Imperial Stout (8 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brian Davis Lawyers, Guns And Money 13F: Imperial Stout Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers
2nd Michael Pallen RISE 13F: Imperial Stout
3rd Adam Dawson Cynical Robustion 13F: Imperial Stout

Table 3: Belgian Specialty, Golden, & Dark Strong (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Bruce Buerger Belgian Old Ale 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd Rick Nowak Twisted Belgian 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale
3rd Daniel Sullivan Westy 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale MABCAB

Table 4: Old Ale & Barleywines (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Robert Roehre Fagin’s Favorite 19B: English Barleywine Belle City
2nd John Skantz Yea(R) Olde 19B: English Barleywine Belle City
3rd Kevin Paul Whoopinstick Old Stock 19A: Old Ale C.R.A.F.T

Table 5: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Peter Nichols Hand-To-Face Winter Ale 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Blackcat Homebrewers
2nd William Reeves Skate Ski Vanilla Porter 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
3rd John Reed Santa’s Little Helper 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Mid Columbia Zymurgy

Table 6: Wood Aged (15 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st John Skantz Tanglewood 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Belle City
2nd Dave Helt BBS 22C: Wood-Aged Beer
3rd Jay Mollerskov Daisy RIS 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 7: Specialty Beer (8 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Renee Weinberger
Co-Brewer: John D. Blythin
Black Magick Gruit Imperial Stout 23A: Specialty Beer
2nd Norm Buchmann Vanilla Bourbon Whiskey Stout 23A: Specialty Beer Non Sequitur Brewing
3rd Michael Pallen The Sour Puss 23A: Specialty Beer
HM Mark Flynn Polish Sky 23A: Specialty Beer Belle City Brewers & Vintners