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2009 Maryland Microbrewery Festival
Homebrew Competition Results
There
were 25 entries this year, with 12 Scottish
Ales and 13 Belgian Dubbels. The preliminary round was judged at DOG
Brewing Company in Westminster on Sunday, September 20. The
results of the preliminary judging that were held on Sept 20th at DOG Brewing
Company are:
Category 18B Belgian
Dubbel:
1st Place
Geoff Butts & Kevin Mapp*
2nd Place
Russ Lorber*
3rd Place
Chris Rawa
Category 9C Scottish
Export 80:
1st Place
Steve Kranz*
2nd Place
Eric Krichinsky*
3rd Place
- Warren Markert
(* 1st and 2nd Place winners in each category were prize winners. Each winner received a pair of elegant, engraved Waterford pilsner beer glasses.)
The Best of Show judging took place during the
Festival on Saturday, September 26. The top three beers in each category
(those named above) advanced to the Best of Show round. All 6 finalist
beers were poured and set before the 4 judges, for a blind evaluation. The
judges first discussed the best of each category until there was
consensus. Then the judges debated between the two top beers which
would be the final selection? The criterion for Best of Show was
subjective, and the judges were to simply select the beer they liked the most.
It was a very tough decision.
Best of Show Winner for 2009:
Steve Kranz, Scottish Export
80 Shilling Ale
500 gallons of Windsor House 80 Schilling Amber Ale were brewed at Dog Brewing Company on October 30th. A tapping date will also be set to unveil the beer at Buffalo Wild Wings in early December..
Congratulations to this year's winners, and thanks
very much to all of this year's entrants.
2008 Winners:
Category 8 A. (English Ordinary Bitter)
1st Place: Charlie Heaps of Eldersburg, Maryland, and a Member of the Midnight Homebrewers' League
2nd Place: Chris and Anna Rawa of Hampstead, Maryland
Category 12 A. (Brown Porter)
1st Place: Eric Lyons of Westminster, Maryland and a member of the Midnight Homebrewers' League
2nd Place: Aaron Herman of Kensington, Maryland
Best Of Show: Aaron Herman's Juggernaut Brown Porter
