Brew or Cry 2013

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Brew or Cry 2013 Brewers Challenge Recap

Victoria Bennett took First Place overall in the final challenge, the Imperial IPA category.

Second Place went to Peter Zoellner.

The 2013 Brew or Cry Challenge was our inaugural annual club homebrew competition.  Pushing us all out of our comfort zone, and to brew better beer, opponents were randomly chosen from a hat making groups of 3 or 4 with a beer style to be randomly assigned later to each group.  The challenge escalated over the course of the year, starting with beginner beer styles and ending with an advanced brew.

Point scoring system:  5 = 1st Place    3 = 2nd Place    1 = 3rd Place    0 = No Entry
There were 3 rounds and countless homebrews tasted.

POINT STANDINGS FINAL
Victoria Bennett 15

Josh Kurtz 15

Theron Isaacson 15

Mary Martin 13

Zak Holmes 13

Charlie Marcotte 11

Peter Zoellner 11

Greg Shultz 10

Chris Villanueva 9

Mike Manders 9

Dan Nelson 9

Dan Mickelson 9

Rod Melotte 8

Dennis Egre 8

Brian Sellung 5

Joel Franke 5

Brian Nunez 4

Jeff Scanlan 2

Karl Siekert 1

Mason Cutsforth 1

John Ferron

Keith Bohnsack

 

 

 

2013 Brew Styles

 Round 1

Beginner Brew #1

16b. Belgian Pale Ale

Rod Melotte
Dan Mickelson
Joel Franke

15a. Hefewiezen

Peter Zoellner
John Ferron
Dennis Egre

10c. American Brown Ale

Chris Villanueva
Mary Martin
Greg Shultz

9c. Scottish 80

Keith Bohnsack
Charlie Marcotte 
Theron Isaacson

14b. American IPA

Josh Kurtz
Karl Siekert
Brian Nunez

12a. Brown porter

Zak Holmes
Dan Nelson
Brian Sellung

8b. Special/Best/Premium

Victoria Bennett
Jeff Scanlan
Mike Manders
Mason Cutforth

 Round 2

Beginner Brew #2

6d. American Wheat/Rye

Josh Kurtz
Dan Mickelson
Brian Sellung

10b. Amber Ale

Rod Melotte
Theron Isaacson
Joel Franke

11a. Mild

Keith Bohnsack
John Ferron
Chris Villanueva

8c. English Pale Ale

Dan Nelson
Mason Cutsforth
Dennis Egre

14a. English IPA

Greg Shultz
Zak Holmes
Peter Zoellner

11c. Northern English Brown 

Charlie Marcotte
Mary Martian
Jeff Scanlan

9b. Scottish 70

Victoria Bennett
Karl Siekert
Brian Nunez

 Round 3

Intermediate Brew #1

9e. Strong Scotch Ale

Brian Sellung
Joel Franke
Greg Shultz

15c. Weizenbock

 Mike Manders
Mary Martian
Rod Melotte

21b. Christmas Ale

Mason Cutsforth
Jeff Scanlan
Dennis Egre

22b. Other Smoked Beer

Charlie Marcotte
Theron Isaacson
John Ferron

18d. Belgian Golden Strong

Victoria Bennett
Peter Zoellner
Chris Villenueva

19a. Old Ale

Zak Holmes
Dan Nelson
Brian Nunez

7a. Northern German Altbier

Karl Siekert
Dan Mickelson
Josh Kurtz
Keith Bohnsack