Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews 2011 Winners

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Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews 2011 Winners

We had 278 entries from 86 brewers. The entries were arranged into 16 flights with approximately 17 beers per flight.

Place	Brewer	Style	Club	State

1 Light Beer		16 Entries	1 LIGHT LAGER 6 LIGHT HYBRID BEER
1	Gregory Mobley	American Wheat or Rye Beer	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
2	Christine Alborano	Premium American Lager		NY
3	Keith Koval	Kölsch	New York City Homebrewers Guild	NJ

2 Lager		17 Entries	2 PILSNER 4 DARK LAGER 5 BOCK
1	Dennis Baker	Traditional Bock	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
2	Jake Huwe, Steve Breault	German Pilsner (Pils)	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
3	Aaron M. Wittman	Schwarzbier (Black Beer)	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY

3 Amber, Brown		19 Entries	3 EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER 7 AMBER HYBRID BEER 11 ENGLISH BROWN ALE
1	Tom Ocque	Mild	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY
2	James Dunn	Vienna Lager	Brewers In Endicott Region (BIER)	NY
3	Michael C. Sandor	Oktoberfest/Märzen	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

4 English, Irish, Scottish Ales		15 Entries	8 ENGLISH PALE ALE 9 SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE 14 A English IPA 14 C Imperial IPA
1	David Iannacone	Special/Best/Premium Bitter		NY
2	Don Petcosky	Imperial IPA	Brewers In Endicott Region (BIER)	NY
3	Bill Galusha	Strong Scotch Ale		NY

5 American Pale Ale		18 Entries	10 A American Pale Ale
1	Tom Ocque	American Pale Ale	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY
2	Jake Huwe, Steve Breault	American Pale Ale	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
3	Patrick Hayes	American Pale Ale		NY

6 American IPA		19 Entries	14 B American IPA
1	Jake Huwe, Steve Breault	American IPA	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
2	Jeffrey Lapennes	American IPA	Ithaca Practioners of Alemaking	NY
3	Jeffrey Lapennes	American IPA	Ithaca Practioners of Alemaking	NY

7 American Ales		17 Entries	10 B American Amber Ale 10 C American Brown Ale 13 E American Stout
1	Jon Turo	American Brown Ale		NY
2	Doug Vohden	American Amber Ale	New York City Homebrewers Guild	NJ
3	Michael C. Reda	American Amber Ale		NY

8 Porter		16 Entries	12 PORTER
1	Doug Vohden	Robust Porter	New York City Homebrewers Guild	NJ
2	Mike McCumisky, Dave Woolever	Robust Porter		NY
3	Ken Hettinger	Brown Porter	Westchester Homebrewers Organization	NY

9 Stout		19 Entries	13 A Dry Stout 13 B Sweet Stout 13 C Oatmeal Stout 13 D Foreign Extra Stout
1	Eric Wassmuth	Foreign Extra Stout	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY
2	Dennis Baker	Sweet Stout	Saratoga Thoroughbrews	NY
3	Eric Wassmuth	Foreign Extra Stout	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

10 German Wheat and Rye Beer		20 Entries	15 GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER
1	Jon Lorang	Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)		NY
2	Keith Koval	Weizen/Weissbier	New York City Homebrewers Guild	NJ
3	Eric Wassmuth	Weizen/Weissbier	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

11 Belgian, French, Sour Ales		16 Entries	16 BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE 17 SOUR ALE
1	Steven Landgren	Saison	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY
2	Tracy Rickels	Witbier		NJ
3	Eric Wassmuth	Witbier	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

12 Belgian Strong Ale, Mead		16 Entries	18 BELGIAN STRONG ALE 24 TRADITIONAL MEAD 25 MELOMEL (FRUIT MEAD) 26 OTHER MEAD
1	Peter Tulkis	Belgian Dark Strong Ale		NJ
2	Ken Hettinger	Semi-sweet Mead	Westchester Homebrewers Organization	NY
3	Daniel Gavaletz	Pyment (Grape Melomel)	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

13 Strong Ale		16 Entries	13 F Russian Imperial Stout 19 STRONG ALE
1	Kevin George	English Barleywine		MA
2	Jeffrey Lapennes	Russian Imperial Stout	Ithaca Practioners of Alemaking	NY
3	Tracy Rickels	American Barleywine		NJ

14 Fruit, Smoke, Wood Beers		13 Entries	20 FRUIT BEER 22 SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER
1	Todd Metcalf	Other Smoked Beer	Green Mountain Mashers	VT
2	William Gardiner	Wood-Aged Beer	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY
3	Eric Wassmuth	Fruit Beer	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

15 Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer		17 Entries	21 SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER
1	James A. Caligure	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer		NY
2	Andrew E. Hausman	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	The Amalgamated Brewer's Guild of Utica	NY
3	Eric Wassmuth	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Hudson Valley Homebrewers	NY

16 Specialty Beer		19 Entries	23 SPECIALTY BEER
1	Andrew E. Hausman	Specialty Beer	The Amalgamated Brewer's Guild of Utica	NY
2	William Gardiner	Specialty Beer	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY
3	William Gardiner	Specialty Beer	Upstate NY Homebrewer's Association	NY

Best of Show
1	Kevin George	English Barleywine		MA
2	James A. Caligure	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer		NY
3	Jon Turo	American Brown Ale		NY

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Knickerbocker Battle of the Brews 2011 Winners

1 Light Beer

2 Lager

3 Amber, Brown

4 English, Irish, Scottish Ales

5 American Pale Ale

6 American IPA

7 American Ales

8 Porter

9 Stout

10 German Wheat and Rye Beer

11 Belgian, French, Sour Ales

12 Belgian Strong Ale, Mead

13 Strong Ale

14 Fruit, Smoke, Wood Beers

15 Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer

16 Specialty Beer

Best of Show