2015 SoFB results

Thanks To All Who Participated in the 23rd Spirit Of Free Beer Homebrew Competition

There were 497 entries judged and 247 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Girard	The Other Lager	1D: Munich Helles	BURP
2nd	Wendy Aaronson Co-Brewer: Bill Ridgely	The Laughing Landlord	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	BURP
3rd	Andrew Starsiak	Easty 6	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	MASH HOLES

Best of Show – Bill Moe Award

The Bill Moe Award, named for the late BURP member Bill Moe, is given to the participant who achieves the highest scoring beer at the competition with a malt extract-based beer.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Erfle	Russian Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Seven City Brewers
HM	Carl Godwin Co-Brewer: Matt Godwin	Cream Chocolate Porter	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Winning Entries

Table 1: 1. Light Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Girard	The Other Lager	1D: Munich Helles	BURP
2nd	George Mowell	Lawnmower Lager	1B: Standard American Lager	Annapolis Homebrew Club
3rd	Brett Patterson Co-Brewer: Seth Patterson	Hollys Legally Blonde American Lager	1C: Premium American Lager

Table 2: 2. Pilsner (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Hayseed Pils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Paul Nanian	Drzet Palce	2B: Bohemian Pilsener	Baker River Brew Club
3rd	Mark Girard	Ainslee	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	BURP

Table 3: 3. European Amber Lager (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	The Big “O”	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Jeff Clark	Frau Stein Vienna Lager	3A: Vienna Lager	Annapolis Homebrew Club
3rd	Brendan Kelly	BDK Vienna Lager	3A: Vienna Lager	BURP, Prince William Brewers Guild

Table 4: 4. Dark Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Rezendes	Arnold Schwarzbiernegra	4C: Schwarzbier	N/A
2nd	Jamie Klarman Co-Brewer: Phil Bayle	Double D Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel	Wootown / BURP
3rd	Larry Dobbs	Dunk Tank	4B: Munich Dunkel	BADASS

Table 5: 5. Bock (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Stagger Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Andy Skotnicki Co-Brewer: Mike Mercer	Winter Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Wort Hogs
3rd	Joe O’Keefe	Joe’s Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	CRABS
HM	Lee Kexel	HellBock	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock

Table 6: 6. Light Hybrid Beer (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Raymond Hartley	Super Tramp	6A: Cream Ale
2nd	Joe Rezendes	Koooolsch II	6C: Kolsch	N/A
3rd	Kevin Kiernan	Puck	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer

Table 7: 7. Amber Hybrid Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Nanian	Sundenesser	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	Baker River Brew Club
2nd	Anthony Erdman	California Common	7B: California Common Beer
3rd	Tim Thomssen	Parallel Universe	7A: Northern German Altbier	Lincoln Lagers!

Table 8: 8. English Pale Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wendy Aaronson Co-Brewer: Bill Ridgely	The Laughing Landlord	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	BURP
2nd	Jason Bryant	ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Wort Hogs
3rd	Joe Edidin	Bitter Green	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	Tennessee Valley Homebrewers

Table 9: 9. Scottish and Irish Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Farrell	Keep Your Kilt On	9A: Scottish Light 60/-	CRABS
2nd	Robert Rouse	Pee Wee Heavy	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	BURP
3rd	Jeff Muse	Four Pounds	9C: Scottish Export 80/-	St. Louis Brews
HM	Chris Palmisano	Figure 4	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	50 West

Table 10: 10. American Ale (44 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Hill	Infinity	10A: American Pale Ale	S.U.D.Z.
2nd	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	DEEDZ American Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	BEERMAFIA!
3rd	John Mulligan	Not So Imperial Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Glass City Mashers

Table 11: 11. English Brown Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mel Thompson	Monkey Mild	11A: Mild	BURP
2nd	Tim Thomssen	Mild Obsession	11A: Mild	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Joe Edidin	Sundial Brown Ale	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	Tennessee Valley Homebrewers

Table 12: 12. Porter (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Wilson	Porter Porter	12A: Brown Porter
2nd	Tim Arndt	Command Post Porter	12C: Baltic Porter	Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Noelle Gray	Rowdy Rhino	12B: Robust Porter	CAMRA

Table 13: 13. Stout (41 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Erfle	Russian Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Justin Kirby	Serf’s Stout	13D: Foreign Extra Stout	Brewers and Drinkers Around Silver Spring (BADASS)
3rd	Tim Arndt	South Paw Milk Stout	13B: Sweet Stout	Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild

Table 14: 14. India Pale Ale (IPA) (37 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christian Wilson Co-Brewer: Jerry Mack	Citron Bomb	14B: American IPA
2nd	Mel Thompson	Imperial ESB	14A: English IPA	BURP
3rd	Seneca Smith	A Dog’s Breakfast	14B: American IPA	SUDZ Home Brew
HM	Mel Thompson	Colcascitraillo	14B: American IPA	BURP

Table 15: 15. German Wheat and Rye Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Bocknek	Bavarian Hefe-Weissbier	15A: Weizen/Weissbier
2nd	Matthew Pyle	Tootastytolose	15C: Weizenbock	BURP
3rd	Wendy Schmidt	Weizen	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	BURP

Table 16: 16. Belgian and French Ale (36 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Starsiak	Easty 6	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	MASH HOLES
2nd	Michael Marino	Saison D’Ete	16C: Saison	The Brewing Network
3rd	Joe Rezendes	Blond Trappist Table Beer (Patersbier)	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	N/A

Table 17: 17. Sour Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Bremer Co-Brewer: Mike Welch	Zat’s How Austrians Say Goodbye Flanders Red	17B: Flanders Red Ale	GRiST & BURP
2nd	Jamey Barlow	Sour Grapes	17F: Fruit Lambic	CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale)
3rd	Jamey Barlow	Dreg Pirate Roberts	17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic	CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale)
HM	Michael Marino	Berlinner ’14-2	17A: Berliner Weisse	The Brewing Network

Table 18: 18. Belgian Strong Ale (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David White	Trappist Tripel Reboot	18C: Belgian Tripel	BURP
2nd	Wendy Aaronson Co-Brewer: Bill Ridgely	Duvel Made Me Do It	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	BURP
3rd	Ryan Cusick	Diabetic Monk	18B: Belgian Dubbel	GRiST

Table 19: 19. Strong Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Schaar	Sasquatch	19C: American Barleywine	River’s Edge Fermentation Society
2nd	Robert Stevens Co-Brewer: Steve Marler	Party Gyle 1	19B: English Barleywine	BURP
3rd	Mike Reinitz	Kratos	19B: English Barleywine	BURP

Table 20: 20. Fruit Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Klein	Raspberry Brett Saison	20A: Fruit Beer	Annapolis Homebrew Club
2nd	Mark Girard	Fruity Can’t Fail	20A: Fruit Beer	BURP
3rd	Bill Carleton	Dark’n’Stormy Pale Ale	20A: Fruit Beer	Annapolis Homebrew Club

Table 21: 21. Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Hogg	Fir Tip Maibock	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd	Carl Godwin Co-Brewer: Matt Godwin	Cream Chocolate Porter	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	Christine Brazill Co-Brewer: Ted Perez	Jasmine Saison	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	DC Homebrewers

Table 22: 22. Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (28 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Anderson	Spezial Auf Annandale	22A: Classic Rauchbier	BURP
2nd	Christine Brazill Co-Brewer: Ted Perez	Smoked And Oaked	22B: Other Smoked Beer	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Mike Cavin Co-Brewer: Becky Cate	Campfire Smoked Porter	22B: Other Smoked Beer	GRiST
HM	Webster Anderson Co-Brewer: The Brewing Andreson’s (Andres, Anderson, Bocknek, Andres, Whiteley, Gibbons)	Vanilla Bourbon Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Nova HomeBrew

Table 23: 23. Specialty Beer (30 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Ellis	Smoke’n Habanero	23A: Specialty Beer	BADASS
2nd	James Wilson	Hops And Brett	23A: Specialty Beer
3rd	Karl Nelson Co-Brewer: Steve Jeran	Moonless Prairie Night	23A: Specialty Beer	BrewDads
HM	Mel Thompson	Home Roasted	23A: Specialty Beer	BURP

Table 24: 24-26. Mead (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Langlie Co-Brewer: Jamie Langlie	Bee Mine	24C: Sweet Mead	BURP
2nd	Paul Langlie Co-Brewer: Jamie Langlie	SuperCyser	26C: Open Category Mead	BURP
3rd	Yancy Bodenstein Co-Brewer: Laura Cole	Crystal Maple	26C: Open Category Mead	BURP

Table 25: 27-28. Cider (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Hogenmiller	Bell Boy	28A: New England Cider	BURP
2nd	Wendy Aaronson Co-Brewer: Bill Ridgely	Gravity’s Rainbow #2	27B: English Cider	BURP
3rd	Robert Andres	Here Comes The Sun	28A: New England Cider	BURP

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