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Competition Winners

Best of Show: Beer

1st Place
Brewer: Ken Demaree
Entry Name:  Community Support Agriculture
Style: 28C – Wild Specialty Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Greg Strawser
Entry Name: Schwarzritter
Style: 8B – Schwarzbier

3rd Place
Brewer: Tim Belczak
Entry Name: My Morning Mild
Style: 13A – Dark Mild

Best of Show: Cider & Mead

Brewer: Andrew Jones
Entry Name: Cider 2017
Style: C1A – New World Cider

Style Winners

STANDARD AMERICAN BEER

BJCP style: 1B, 1C, 1D

1st Place
Brewer: Mike Cozart
Entry Name: Cozy
Style: American Lager

2nd Place
Brewer: Rob Sells
Entry Name: My Genesee
Style: Cream Ale

3rd Place
Brewer: Jacob Skeval
Entry Name: American Wheat
Style: American Wheat Beer

INTERNATIONAL and CZECH LAGERS

BJCP style: 2A, 2C, 3A, 3B

1st Place
Brewer: Greg Bogan
Entry Name: Czech Pils
Style: Czech Premium Pale Lager

2nd Place
Brewer: Blaine Gardner
Entry Name: Czech Yourself Pils
Style: Czech Pale Lager

PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER

BJCP styles: 4A, 4B, 4C

1st Place
Brewer: Robert Visca
Entry Name: High 5 Helles Lager
Style: Munich Helles

2nd Place
Brewer: Ken Smith
Entry Name: To Helles With Maibock
Style: Helles Bock

3rd Place
Brewer: Al Schichler
Entry Name: First Munich Helles Bock
Style: Helles Bock

AMBER EUROPEAN BEER

BJCP styles: 6A, 6C, 7A, 7B

1st Place
Brewer: Greg Bogan
Entry Name: Bock
Style: Dunkles Bock

2nd Place
Brewer: Jereme Grissom
Entry Name: Bavarian’s Drunken Stupor
Style: Märzen

3rd Place
Brewer: Steven Brecher
Entry Name: It’s A Dussey
Style: Altbier

PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER

BJCP styles: 5B, 5D

1st Place
Brewer: Joe Jachlewski
Entry Name: Poke-A-Day Pilsner
Style: German Pils

2nd Place
Brewer: Kevin Ditondo
Entry Name: German Pils
Style: German Pils

3rd Place
Brewer: Jim Melia
Entry Name: Kölsch
Style: Kölsch

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Mike Eagan
Entry Name: This Cologne Smells Like A Kölsch
Style: Kölsch

DARK and STRONG EUROPEAN LAGERS

BJCP styles: 8B, 9A, 9B, 9C

1st Place
Brewer: Greg Strawser
Entry Name: Schwarzritter
Style: Schwarzbier

2nd Place
Brewer: Robert Visca
Entry Name: Schwarzer Hund Schwarzbier
Style: Schwarzbier

3rd Place
Brewer: Kevin Ditondo
Entry Name: Another Miracle On Ice
Style: Schwarzbier

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Mark Scibilia
Entry Name: Markator
Style: Doppelbock

NOT-SO-DARK BRITISH BEERS

BJCP styles: 11B, 11C, 12A, 12C, 13A, 13B, 13C

1st Place
Brewer: Tim Belczak
Entry Name: My Morning Mild
Style: Dark Mild

2nd Place
Brewer: David Nazzaro
Entry Name: Grandchester’s Best
Style: Best Bitter

3rd Place
Brewer: Mark Scibilia
Entry Name: Wakatu Smash
Style: British Golden Ale

IRISH and SCOTTISH

BJCP styles: 14C, 15A, 15B, 15C

1st Place
Brewer: Tom Fenton
Entry Name: Scottish Export
Style: Scottish Light

2nd Place
Brewer: Kevin Ditondo
Entry Name: Irish Extra Stout
Style: Irish Extra Stout

3rd Place
Brewer: Mike Cozart
Entry Name: I’m Half Irish
Style: Irish Stout

DARK BRITISH BEER

BJCP styles: 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D

1st Place
Brewer: Tom Fenton
Entry Name: Sweet Stout
Style: Sweet Stout

2nd Place
Brewer: Tom Moser
Entry Name: Chocolate Cherry Stout
Style: Tropical Stout

3rd Place
Brewer: Peter Woodworth
Entry Name: Four Clover Milk Stout
Style: Sweet Stout

STRONG BRITISH ALE

BJCP styles: 17A, 17B, 17C, 17D

1st Place
Brewer: Rob Sells
Entry Name: Sip, Stare, Repeat
Style: English Barleywine

2nd Place
Brewer: Tim Bergstresser
Entry Name: Shut Ye Geggie 2.0
Style: Wee Heavy

3rd Place
Brewer: Greg Bogan
Entry Name: English Barleywine
Style: English Barleywine

AMERICAN ALES

BJCP styles: 18A, 18B, 19A, 19B, 19C

1st Place
Brewer: Tim Belczak
Entry Name: Lemondrop Blonde
Style: Blonde Ale

2nd Place
Brewer: Rachel Spallina
Entry Name: Busty Brown
Style: American Brown Ale

3rd Place
Brewer: Matthew Simoni
Entry Name: Saratoga Sunshine
Style: Blonde Ale

AMERICAN PORTER and STOUT

BJCP styles: 20A, 20B, 20C

1st Place
Brewer: Mike Eagan
Entry Name: The Russian Imp
Style: Imperial Stout

2nd Place
Brewer: Sean Kinnas
Entry Name: Han Solo Shot First
Style: Imperial Stout

3rd Place
Brewer: Ken Smith
Entry Name: Eddy Fitzhume
Style: American Porter

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Kevin Ditondo
Entry Name: Playoff Porter
Style: American Porter

AMERICAN IPA

BJCP styles: 21A

1st Place
Brewer: Matthew Simoni
Entry Name: Alpha Beta Version C
Style: American IPA

2nd Place
Brewer: Rob Sells
Entry Name: Lupulin Bomb
Style: American IPA

3rd Place
Brewer: Steven Landgren
Entry Name: IPA #5
Style: American IPA

SPECIALTY IPA

BJCP styles: 21B, 21B1, 21B2, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6

1st Place
Brewer: Mike Cozart
Entry Name: Cozy Juice
Style: Specialty IPA

2nd Place
Brewer: Tim Belczak
Entry Name: Dina A Ding Dang My Dang Along Ling Long
Style: Belgian IPA

3rd Place
Brewer: Andrew Brooks
Entry Name: Ryenapple Express
Style: Rye IPA

STRONG AMERICAN ALE

BJCP styles: 22A, 22B, 22C

1st Place
Brewer: Erik Reinheimer
Entry Name: 2016 Barleywine
Style: American Barleywine

2nd Place
Brewer: Phil Boulanger
Entry Name: Big Decisions
Style: American Strong Ale

3rd Place
Brewer: Tim Belczak
Entry Name: Boomstick
Style: Double IPA

EUROPEAN SOUR ALE

BJCP styles: 23B, 23C, 23F, 27A1, 27A3

1st Place
Brewer: Jason Chang
Entry Name: #1 Draft Pick
Style: Oud Bruin

2nd Place
Brewer: Jason Chang
Entry Name: Goseface Killah
Style: Historical Beer: Gose

3rd Place
Brewer: Sara Alexanderson
Entry Name: Llama Lleggings
Style: Historical Beer: Gose

GERMAN WHEAT and LIGHT BELGIAN BEERS

BJCP styles: 10A, 10B, 24A, 24B, 25A, 25C

1st Place
Brewer: Phil Boulanger
Entry Name: Gnome’s Elixir
Style: Belgian Blond Ale

2nd Place
Brewer: Steve Zoller
Entry Name: Nit Wit
Style: Witbier

3rd Place
Brewer: Justin Vasher
Entry Name: Nightman Cometh
Style: Weissbier

FARMHOUSE

BJCP styles: 24C, 25B

1st Place
Brewer: Steve Zoller
Entry Name: Say Summer
Style: Saison

2nd Place
Brewer: Erik Reinheimer
Entry Name: Saison 18
Style: Saison

3rd Place
Brewer: Al Schichler
Entry Name: Bière de Garde
Style: Bière de Garde

SMALL TRAPPIST ALES

BJCP styles: 26A, 26B

1st Place
Brewer: Christian Wolff
Entry Name: Dubbel In Paradise
Style: Belgian Dubbel

2nd Place
Brewer: Mike Eagan
Entry Name: Single and Ready To Medal (hopefully)
Style: Trappist Single

3rd Place
Brewer: Sean Kinnas
Entry Name: Fate’s Single Finger Salute
Style: Trappist Single

BIG TRAPPIST ALES

BJCP styles: 26C, 26D

1st Place
Brewer: Ken Smith
Entry Name: Short Strange Tripel
Style: Belgian Tripel

2nd Place
Brewer: Jim Buettner
Entry Name: Burley Bel-Jim
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale

3rd Place
Brewer: Kevin Ditondo
Entry Name: Belgian Dark Strong
Style: Belgian Dark Strong Ale

AMERICAN WILD ALES

BJCP styles: 28A, 28B, 28C

1st Place
Brewer: Ken Demarree
Entry Name: Community Supported Agriculture
Style: Wild Specialty Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Bob Charboneau
Entry Name: Sour Is Sour
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer

3rd Place
Brewer: Austin George
Entry Name: Eclipse Sour
Style: Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer

FRUIT BEER

BJCP styles: 29A, 29B

1st Place
Brewer: Tom Fenton
Entry Name: Pineapple Kölsch
Style: Fruit Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Mike Cozart
Entry Name: Blu Bal Porter
Style: Fruit and Spice Beer

3rd Place
Brewer: Rob Sells
Entry Name: Razzmataz Stout
Style: Fruit Beer

SPICED BEER

BJCP styles: 30A, 30B

1st Place
Brewer: Christian Wolff
Entry Name: Chocolate Habanero Imperial Stout
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Craig Sherwood
Entry Name: Xoco
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

3rd Place
Brewer: Mark Scibilia
Entry Name: Chiapas Stout
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Mike Rich
Entry Name: Buzzed Spectre
Style: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

SMOKE/WOOD AGED

BJCP styles: 32A, 33A, 33B

1st Place
Brewer: Jerome Grissom
Entry Name: Wilford Brimley’s Sweet Stout
Style: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Al Schichler
Entry Name: Old Rasputin With Oak
Style: Wood-Aged Beer

3rd Place
Brewer: Steve Zoller
Entry Name: Zu Barrel Bru
Style: Wood-Aged Beer

SPECIALTY BEER

BJCP styles: 27A4, 27A7, 31A, 34B, 34C

1st Place
Brewer: Craig Sherwood
Entry Name: Spruce N’ Honey
Style: Experimental Beer

2nd Place
Brewer: Rob Sells
Entry Name: Cornholio
Style: Pre-Prohibition Porter

3rd Place
Brewer: Tim Bergstresser
Entry Name: Glow In The Dark Glove Puppet
Style: Experimental Beer

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Jay Thomas
Entry Name: Breakdown II
Style: London Brown Ale

NEW WORLD CIDERS

BJCP styles: C1A, C2A

1st Place
Brewer: Andrew Jones
Entry Name: Cider 2017
Style: New World Cider

2nd Place
Brewer: Steven Hyde
Entry Name: Batch 171
Style: New World Cider

3rd Place
Brewer: Alan Mack
Entry Name: Disc Golf Cider
Style: New England Cider

OTHER CIDER and MEAD

BJCP styles: C2B, C2C, C2E, C2F, M1A, M2A, M2E, M3B

1st Place
Brewer: Steven Hyde
Entry Name: Orchard Buzz
Style: Cyser

2nd Place
Brewer: Bob Charboneau
Entry Name: Raspberry Apples
Style: Cider with Other Fruit

3rd Place
Brewer: Tom Moser
Entry Name: Apple Fritter Cider
Style: Cider with Herbs/Spices

Honorable Mention
Brewer: Bob Charboneau
Entry Name: Apples Gone Wild
Style: Specialty Cider/Perry


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