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2010 NHC Winners

2010 Winners List Download PDF


Ninkasi Award

sam4

Sponsored by
Samuel Adams


Gordon Strong

Beavercreek, OH

Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Homebrewer of the Year


muntons

Sponsored by
Muntons, P.L.C.


Remi Bonnart

Fort Collins, CO

Liquid Poets

Meadmaker of the Year


redstone

Sponsored by
Redstone Meadery


Rodney Kibzey

Lombard, IL

Chicago Beer Society

Cidermaker of the Year


woodchuck

Sponsored by
Woodchuck Draft Cider


Anjie Watts

Alpharetta, GA

Brewmasters of Alpharetta


Homebrew Club of the Year


coopers

Sponsored by
Coopers Brew Products


Diablo Order of
Zymiracle Enthusiasts
(DOZE)

Concord, CA

Gambrinus Club Award


morebeer

Sponsored by
MoreBeer!


MECA Brewers

Shelbyville, IN


Category 1: Light Lager

Sponsored by Five Star Products & Services, LLC—174 Entries

Gold Nathan Smith, San Leandro, CA | Dortmunder Export | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Kerry Martin, Austin, TX | Munich Helles | Austin Zealots
Bronze Douglas Griffin, Virginia Beach, VA | Lite American Lager | Beer and Ale Research Foundation (BARF)

Category 2: Pilsner

Sponsored by Beer & Wine Makers Warehouse—183 Entries

Gold Michael Agnew, Minneapolis, MN | Bohemian Pilsner | Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Silver Jeffrey Lewis, Hilliard, OH | German Pilsner (Pils) | Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
Bronze Shawn Scott, McAlester, OK | Bohemian Pilsner | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Category 3: European Amber Lager

Sponsored by How To Brew by John Palmer—145 Entries

Gold Mark Schoppe, Austin, TX | Oktoberfest/Märzen | Austin Zealots
Silver Damon Lewis, Orlando Guerra, Carrollton, TX | Vienna Lager | North Texas Homebrewers Association
Bronze Virg Redman, Vacaville, CA | Oktoberfest/Märzen

Category 4: Dark Lager

Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Company—144 Entries

Gold Shekhar Nimkar, Paula Nimkar, Swampscott, MA | Munich Dunkel
Silver Lyle Brown, Fredericksburg, VA | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP)
Bronze Leah Dienes, Louisville, KY | Schwarzbier (Black Beer) | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society

Category 5: Bock

Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission—191 Entries

Gold Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Eisbock | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Maibock/Helles Bock | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Todd Murley, Orono, MN | Doppelbock | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer

Sponsored by Cargill World Select c/o Cargill Malt—246 Entries

Gold Heath Haynes, Los Angeles, CA | Kölsch | Pacific Gravity Home Brewers Club
Silver Dan O'Leary, Puyallup, WA | American Wheat or Rye Beer | Impaling Alers
Bronze Dave Beyer, La Crosse, WI | American Wheat or Rye Beer | The Brewing Network

Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer

Sponsored by Grape & Granary—152 Entries

Gold Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | California Common Beer | Inland Empire Brewers
Silver Ryan Barto, Pacheco, CA | Düsseldorf Altbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Scott Lothamer, Moraga, CA | Northern German Altbier | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 8: English Pale Ale

Sponsored by St. Louis Wine & Beer Making—187 Entries

Gold Matt Tucker, Jake Tucker, Oviedo, FL | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Central Florida Homebrewers
Silver Ronald Price, Jr, Smyrna, DE | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
Bronze Greg Sellek, Verona, WI | Special/Best/Premium Bitter | Madison Homebrewers and Tasters

Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale

Sponsored by Brew Brothers—247 Entries

Gold Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN | Strong Scotch Ale | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Nathan Smith, San Leandro, CA | Scottish Light 60/- | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Bronze Brant Warren, Harvest, AL | Strong Scotch Ale | Rocket City Brewers

Category 10: American Ale

Sponsored by BJ's Restaurant & Brewery—509 Entries

Gold Keith Baute, John Showalter, Indianapolis, IN | American Pale Ale | MECA Brewers
Silver Gregory Robles, Livermore, CA | American Brown Ale | Mad Zymurgists
Bronze Duane Evans, Owasso, OK | American Brown Ale | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Category 11: English Brown Ale

Sponsored by Alternative Beverage—199 Entries

Gold Dan George, Westerville, OH | Mild Ale | Scioto Olentangy and Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
Silver Greg Rasmussen, Forestville, CA | Southern English Brown Ale | Sonoma Beerocrats
Bronze Andrew Korty, Indianapolis, IN | Mild Ale | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Category 12: Porter

Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery—293 Entries

Gold Karl King, Colleyville, TX | Baltic Porter
Silver Jason Popish, Fruita, CO | Robust Porter
Bronze Wayne Otterbourg, John Emery, Marietta, GA | Brown Porter | Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Category 13: Stout

Sponsored by Brew & Grow—477 Entries

Gold Glenn Quinting, Timonium, MD | Oatmeal Stout | CRABS
Silver Paul Gagnon, Santee, CA | American Stout | QUAFF
Bronze Bryan Jamrosz, St Louis, MO | Russian Imperial Stout | Innovative Brewers of Saint Louis

Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA)

Sponsored by Anderson Valley Brewing Company—387 Entries

Gold Kelsey McNair, San Diego, CA | Imperial IPA | QUAFF
Silver Courtney Tyvand, Ooltewah, TN | American IPA | Barley Mob Brewers
Bronze Michael Pearson, Indianapolis, IN | American IPA | MECA Brewers

Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer

Sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing Company—206 Entries

Gold Stacy Myers, Fort Worth, TX | Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Silver Jovilin Grunwald, Mark Tanner, Oak Harbor, WA | Dunkelweizen | Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW)
Bronze Jeff O'Neal, Des Moines, IA | Weizenbock | Iowa Brewers Union (IBU)

Category 16: Belgian and French Ale

Sponsored by Port Brewing Co./The Lost Abbey—410 Entries

Gold Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | Belgian Specialty Ale | Inland Empire Brewers
Silver Andrew Mason, Boone, NC | Bière de Garde | High Country Homebrewers Association
Bronze Norman Jufer, Ontario, CA | Bière de Garde | Inland Empire Brewers

Category 17: Sour Ale

Sponsored by Captain Lawrence Brewing Company—163 Entries

Gold Remi Bonnart, Fort Collins, CO | Flanders Red Ale | Liquid Poets
Silver Mark Heise, Regina, SK | Flanders Brown/Oud Bruin | Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES)
Bronze Dick Blankenship, Salem, OR | Fruit Lambic | Capitol Brewers

Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale

Sponsored by Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt—362 Entries

Gold Phil Sullivan, Royal Oak, MI | Belgian Blond Ale | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers Homebrew Club
Silver Michael Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT | Belgian Dubbel | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society (ZZ HOPS)
Bronze David Barber, Orwigsburg, PA | Belgian Tripel | Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Category 19: Strong Ale

Sponsored by Northern Brewer—216 Entries

Gold Scott Thomas, Pleasant Hill, CA | English Barleywine | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | American Barleywine | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Bronze Larry Nadeau, Laguna Niguel, CA | American Barleywine | Fear No Beer Brewclub

Category 20: Fruit Beer

130 Entries

Gold Scott Townson, Hurst, TX | Fruit Beer | North Texas Homebrewers Association
Silver Rob Kent, West Valley City, UT | Fruit Beer
Bronze Adam Mills, Big Rapids, MI | Fruit Beer | The Brewing Network

Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

Sponsored by High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies—245 Entries

Gold Sam Firke, Ann Arbor, MI | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Silver Jeffrey Oberlin, Friendswood, TX | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bronze Tim Bisson, Jennifer A Bisson, Anchorage, AK | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Great Northern Brewers Club

Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer

Sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Company—226 Entries

Gold Pete Britton, Lake in the Hills, IL | Wood-Aged Beer | The Brewing Network
Silver Brian Steuerwald, Brownsburg, IN | Wood-Aged Beer | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Bronze Matt Haugo, Scott Wellington, Aliso Viejo, CA | Other Smoked Beer | Mooseknuckle Brewing

Category 23: Specialty Beer

Sponsored by The Hop Shack—275 Entries

Gold Jane Zalewski, Proctorville, OH | Specialty Beer | Greater Huntington Homebrewers
Silver Wardell Massey, Spring City, PA | Specialty Beer
Bronze Michael Johnson, Salt Lake City, UT | Specialty Beer | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society (ZZ HOPS)

Category 24: Traditional Mead

88 Entries

Gold Curt & Kathy Stock, Saint Paul, MN | Sweet Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Tom Fitzpatrick, Batavia, IL | Dry Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain
Bronze Gary Westman, Shorewood, MN | Sweet Mead

Category 25: Melomel (Fruit Mead)

Sponsored by Bacchus & Barleycorn Ltd.—143 Entries

Gold Rodney Kibzey, Lombard, IL | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | Chicago Beer Society
Silver Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Other Fruit Melomel | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Bronze Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Pyment (Grape Melomel) | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 26: Other Mead

114 Entries

Gold Gordon Strong, Beavercreek, OH | Metheglin | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Silver Rick Spaziani, Lebanon, OR | Open Category Mead
Bronze Ted Gisske, Mount Horeb, WI | Open Category Mead | Madison Homebrewers and Tasters

Category 27: Standard Cider and Perry

Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider—97 Entries

Gold Stephen Northcutt, Mark Ristow, Vallejo, CA | Common Cider | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Silver John Jurgensen, San Antonio, TX | Common Cider | Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bronze Kristen & Orsolya England, Saint Paul, MN | Common Cider | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 28: Specialty Cider and Perry

Sponsored by Woodchuck Draft Cider—78 Entries

Gold Anjie Watts, Alpharetta, GA | Applewine | Brewmasters of Alpharetta
Silver Dave Clark, Seven Hills, OH | Other Specialty Cider/Perry | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
Bronze Peter Cowles, Fairfield, CT | Fruit Cider | The Brewing Network

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