2013 SoFB results
| Spirit of Free Beer Results, 2013 | ||||||
| 504 Entries | ||||||
| Date: 05/11/2013 | ||||||
| NOTES: Winning Best of Show (BOS) beers highlighted in red. | ||||||
| Light Lager (10 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
John Peed | Arbeitermann | 1E: Dortmunder Export |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers |
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| 2 | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret |
Shaking Bracket Collection Of 2012 – Munich Helles | 1D: Munich Helles | BURP | ||
| 3 | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret | Shaking Bracket Collection Of 2012 – Premium American Lager | 1C: Premium American Lager | BURP | ||
| Pilsner (17 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Bill Ridgely, Wendy Aaronson | Bayerische Kuss | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | BURP | ||
| 2 | Sean Kennan | Pils 1211 | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | Wort Hogs | ||
| 3 | Kathy Koch, Andy Anderson | U Jeden Pes | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | BURP | ||
| Euro Amber Lager (9 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Edward Bielaus | Oaf Fest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | |||
| 2 | Calvin Perilloux | Vienna | 3A: Vienna Lager | BURP | ||
| 3 | Lee Rogan, Rick Sancarranco | Oktoberfest Sytle | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | FunnyBrau | ||
| Dark Lager (10 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Bobby Don Johnson | Mob Barleys Schwarzbier | 4C: Schwarzbier | Dead Yeast Society | ||
| 2 | J.P. Sloan, Patrick Nicholls | Heidi The Tavern Wench | 4B: Munich Dunkel | FOAM | ||
| 3 | Scott Burns, Hope O’Keeffe | Aaron Swartzbier | 4C: Schwarzbier | BURP | ||
| Bock (19 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Michael Marino | Mikey’s Osterbock | 5B: Traditional Bock | The Brewing Network | ||
| 2 | Michael Marino | Von Der Klippe | 5D: Eisbock | The Brewing Network | ||
| 3 | Calvin Perilloux | Alpenkindl | 5B: Traditional Bock | BURP | ||
| Light Hybrid (25 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
Edward Bielaus (BOS #1) |
Menninger’s Memorial KSA |
6C: Kolsch | |||
| 2 | Joe Rezendes | Tube Sox Ale | 6A: Cream Ale | The Brewing Network | ||
| 3 | Tyler Johnson | Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | |||
| Amber Hybrid (20 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret | Alternator | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | BURP | ||
| 2 | Bob Rouse | Californe Eye A Lager | 7B: California Common | BURP | ||
| 3 | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret | Alternative | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | BURP | ||
| English Pale Ale (17 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Mel Thompson | Looks Like Bodily Fluid Two | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter | BURP | ||
| 2 | Calvin Perilloux | Bramling | 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter | BURP | ||
| 3 | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret | JTIII’s ESB | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter | BURP | ||
| Scottish and Irish (19 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
Bill Ridgely, Wendy Aaronson | Auld Rabbie Burns | 9C: Scottish Export 80/- | BURP | ||
| 2 | Bill Ridgely, Wendy Aaronson | MacAthair O’ The Dog | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | BURP | ||
| 3 | Chris Bible | Danny Boy Delight | 9D: Irish Red Ale | |||
| American Ale (41 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Webster Anderson, Mitch Pilchuk | F-16 Falcon Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | NovaHomeBrew | ||
| 2 | Nicole Owren-Wiest | The Brown | 10C: American Brown Ale |
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| 3 | Dennis Petersen | SMaSHing Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | |||
| English Brown Ale (17 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Matt Schonewald | Northern English Brown | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | |||
| 2 | Jamey Barlow | Motherless Mild | 11A: Mild | CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale) | ||
| 3 | Calvin Perilloux | Mild | 11A: Mild | BURP | ||
| Porter (26 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Brian Bergquist, Scott & Rod Bergquist | Robust Porter #3 | 12B: Robust Porter | FBI (Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders) | ||
| 2 | James Tweeddale | Any Porter In A Storm | 12C: Baltic Porter | |||
| 3 | Lee Kexel | Brown Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | |||
| Stout (30 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Bill Peters | Smove Move | 13A: Dry Stout | Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild |
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| 2 | Chris Bible | Ebony Insanity | 13D: Foreign Extra Stout |
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| 3 | Mitch Pilchuk, Nathan Welsh | Dark Gentleman | 13F: Imperial Stout | Nova HomeBrew, BURP | ||
| Indian Pale Ale (35 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | John Gonzales | Retro IPA | 14B: American IPA | |||
| 2 | Dan Bremer, Steve Bremer | Screaming Goat IPA | 14B: American IPA | BURP | ||
| 3 | Mel Thompson | Seventy-Seventy | 14B: American IPA | BURP | ||
| German Wheat/Rye (13 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Mac Butcher | Hefelicious | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) | ||
| 2 | Steve Lawrence, Hannah Block | Dunkelweizen XX | 15B: Dunkelweizen | DC Homebrewers | ||
| 3 | Wendy Schmidt | Weizen | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | BURP | ||
| Belgian and French (37 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
Jeff Ferraro (BOS #3) |
Bloody Chainsaw – Size 12 |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
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| 2 | Gallagher Dempsey | Nicole’s Wit | 16A: Witbier | |||
| 3 | Frank Filteau | BIPA2 | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
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| Sour Ales (13 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Steve Marler | A VOTRE SANTE Dave and Becky | 17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic | BURP | ||
| 2 | Jamey Barlow | Bears, Beets, Battlestar Galactica |
17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale) |
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| 3 | Scott Strain | Primus | 17A: Berliner Weisse | South Omaha Brewers | ||
| Belgian Strong (21 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Joe Rezendes | Dangeresque Ale | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | The Brewing Network | ||
| 2 | Jody Grenert | Golden Girl | 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Athens Homebrew Club | ||
| 3 | John Watterson, Austen Cutrell | Trip Aces | 18C: Belgian Tripel | Mile High Monks | ||
| Strong Ales (16 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 |
Mel Thompson (BOS #2) |
Too Strong For A Limey |
19B: English Barleywine |
BURP |
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| 2 | Kathy Koch, Andy Anderson | Old Sissy Pants | 19B: English Barleywine | BURP | ||
| 3 | Steve Claeys | Powhatan Brewery Barleywine Style Ale – 2013 | 19B: English Barleywine | DC Homebrew | ||
| Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable (29 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Mark Girard, John Gosselin, Greg McCullough, Heath Ehret | Fruity McFruitFruit | 20A: Fruit Beer | BURP | ||
| 2 | Michael Tonsmeire | Nectarine Sour Pale | 20A: Fruit Beer | BURP | ||
| 3 | Mark Hogenmiller, Bud Hensgen | Double Trouble | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | BURP | ||
| Smoked-Flavored/Wood-Aged (25 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | David Schumacher | SchuBrew Quad | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Northland Brew Crew | ||
| 2 | Tim Arndt, Kyle Motley, Jeff R, Charles Bitter, David Meyers, Peter Starr, Mike Stephenson, Ron Grosholz, Bill Peters, Travis Moreland,Joe Lee, Kyle Blair, Bobby Faulk, Eric Boyers,John Darsie, Nic Carroll | SVHG Thunder Barrel Scotch Ale | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild | ||
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Robert Burger | My Old Kentucky Home | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | |||
| Specialty Beer (31 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Lee Kexel | Kellerbier | 23A: Specialty Beer | |||
| 2 | Nicole Owren-Wiest | Chocolate Rye IPA | 23A: Specialty Beer | |||
| 3 | Paul Gantner | Holy Gose | 23A: Specialty Beer | |||
| Meads – Trad/Melomel/Other (7 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Lee Kexel | LP’s BDay | 26C: Open Category Mead | |||
| 2 | Tim Artz | Liquid Baklava | 26C: Open Category Mead | BURP | ||
| 3 | Yancy Bodenstein | Sleeping Giant | 26B: Braggot | BURP | ||
| HM | Tim Artz | 2005 Traditional Mead | 24C: Sweet Mead | BURP | ||
| Standard Cider and Perry (17 Entries) | ||||||
| 1 | Bill Ridgely, Wendy Aaronson | Da Clear | 27B: English Cider | BURP | ||
| 2 | Robert Burger | Maple Bourbon Cider | 28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry | |||
| 3 | Mark Hogenmiller | Temptation | 27A: Common Cider | BURP | ||
| HM | Thomas Sords | Apfelwein #3 | 28C: Applewine | BURP | ||