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Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews 1997 Winners

Place Brewer Style Club

Light Ale
1 Dennis Everett Scottish Export Ale Salt City Brew Club
2 Jim Raimo English Ordinary Bitter Saratoga Thoroughbrews
3 Richard Loud English (Extra Special) Strong Bitter Saratoga Thoroughbrews

English-Style Pale Ale
1 Delano DuGarm India Pale Ale BURP
2 Manny Holl Classic English Pale Ale Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
3 Phil Milano Classic English Pale Ale Mutually United Grape and Grain Zymurgists (MUGGZ)

Mild and Brown Ale
1 Robert Nicaise English Dark Mild Salt City Brew Club
2 Tom Duchesneau American Brown Ale Albany Barley Converters
3 Donald W. Hess American Brown Ale Broome County Fermenters Association

Porter
1 Keith Zimmermann Brown Porter  
2 Manny Holl Robust Porter Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
3 Rich Rucigay Brown Porter Saratoga Thoroughbrews

Stout
1 Glenn L. Smith Foreign-Style Stout Saratoga Thoroughbrews
2 Bruce Franconi Imperial Stout Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
3 Kurt L. Nelson Classic Irish-Style Dry Stout Borderline Yeast Infectors

Strong Ale
1 Keith Looney English-Style Barley Wine Saratoga Thoroughbrews
2 Peter Garofalo English-Style Barley Wine Salt City Brew Club
3 Paul Stolarski English-Style Barley Wine Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.

Belgian Ale
1 Glenn Allen, Andrea Allen Tripel New York Notorious Brewers, Inc.
2 Paul Krebs Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic Saratoga Thoroughbrews
3 Glenn Allen Belgian-Style Fruit Lambic New York Notorious Brewers, Inc.

Light Lager
1 Peter Garofalo American-Style Pilsener Salt City Brew Club
2 Bill Heller German-Style Pilsener Salt City Brew Club
3 Mark Knoebl Dortmunder/European-Style Export Headhunters

Dark Lager and Bock
1 Paul Krebs Doppelbock Saratoga Thoroughbrews
2 Glenn Novak Eisbock Albany Barley Converters
3 Bryan P. Scannell Schwarzbier  

Misc. Lager and Ale
1 Manny Holl Kolsch Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
2 Manny Holl Marzen/Oktoberfest Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
3 Manny Holl California Common Beer Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.

Wheat
1 Craig McNulty Weizenbock  
2 Klaus Kuhland, Ciaran Garaghty Weizenbock Goodluck Brewers Guild
3 Peter Sutherland Weizen/Weissbier  

Smoked, Herb, and Spice Beer
1 Glenn Novak Herb and Spice Beer Albany Barley Converters
2 Glenn Novak Classic-Style Herb and Spice Beer Albany Barley Converters
3 John Nicaise Herb and Spice Beer  

Fruit, Vegetable, and Specialty Beer
1 Bryan P. Scannell Fruit and Vegetable Beer  
2 Andrea Marie Allen Fruit and Vegetable Beer New York Notorious Brewers, Inc.
3 Brent B. Talbot Fruit and Vegetable Beer Wort Dogs

Mead
1 Jim Morale Still Metheglin  
2 Ed Wren Still Traditional Mead Salt City Brew Club
3 John Barnes Still Traditional Mead Salt City Brew Club

Cider
1 Bruce Franconi Specialty Cider Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
2 Phil Milano Specialty Cider Mutually United Grape and Grain Zymurgists (MUGGZ)
3 Manny Holl New England-Style Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.

Best Of Show
1 Glenn Novak Herb and Spice Beer Albany Barley Converters
2 Manny Holl Kolsch Hudson Valley Homebrewers, Inc.
3 Jim Morale Still Metheglin  

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