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Home Brew Contest presented by Northern Brewer

The Winter Beer Dabbler Homebrew Contest Results:

The Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival Home Brew Contest has been judged. And the winners are…..

Grand Prize

Nick Rondeau – Queen Korova Stout

2nd Place

Dan Larkin – Hopportunity Nox

3rd Place

Kailee Petersen – Lazy Cherry Sour

Category Winners

American Ales

1st: Josh Wilhelm, Cascadian Cascade Ale (With Cascade

2nd: Quincy Long, Civic Duty Pale Ale

3rd: Kyle Long, The Noble Red

English, Scottish, and Irish Beers

1st: Derrick Pugh, Cascade Olde Ale

2nd: Chris Iverson, 70 Schilling

Belgian and French Beers

1st: Thomas Scherber, Citra Blonde

2nd: Mark Shotick, Grand Slam BPA

3rd: Rich Tessler, Sour Cherry Dubbel

Fruit Beers

1st: Kailee Petersen, Lazy Cherry Sour

2nd: Jerry Adkins, Apple Cin Ale

3rd: Kevin Clay, Crabby Old Beer

IPAs

1st: Dan Larkin, Hopportunity Nox

2nd: Ben Sacquitne, Julliet IPA

3rd: Norman Page, Keep Your Chin Up Chinook

Lager/Light Hybrid Beers

1st: Greg Seppelt, Smoke

2nd: Philip Holtzleiter, Blonde 1000

3rd: Tim Smith, Smith’s Firehouse Ale

Porters

1st: Randy Clay, Northfield Brown

2nd: Steve Hesse, Chocolate Pecan Porter

3rd: Ryan Schenian, Northern Porter

Spice, Herb, Vegetable, and Christmas Beers

1st: Emily Meyering, Kurbisweizen

2nd: Keith Brady, A Very Brady Xmas

3rd: Drew Engquist, Juniper Winter Ale

Specialty Beers

1st: Froach Clone, Craig Ott

2nd: The Blackest Night, Nick Valentine

3rd: RyePA, Josh Stieler

Stouts

1st: Nick Rondeau, Queen Korova Stout

2nd: Anders Sandberg, Black Ice

3rd: Matt Kisch, Chocolate Coldpress Cream Stout

Honorable Mention: Timothy Homstad, Beeraids’ Kermlin Stout

Wheat Beer

1st: Trevor Roediger, 38th Street Wheat

2nd: Lisa Sacquitne, The NitWit

3rd: Andy Ruhland, Offenweizen

Wood-Aged Beers

1st: Sean Narog, Jack’s Private Stock

2nd: Dustin Blaker, Wee Deoch and Dorris

3rd: Nick Hempfer, Oaken Rum Brown Ale

If you took first place in a category or won 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grand prize, but missed the award ceremony, please email homebrew@thebeerdabbler.com to claim your medal and/or prize. Score sheets will be mailed out to you in the near future.

Thank you to all who participated and a big huge CHEERS to:

for their support

MUG