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January Monthly Meeting Sunday, January 15th 3pm Trion Tavern February Monthly Meeting Sunday, February 19th 3pm Trion Tavern "Homebrew at the W.E.B." Competition Friday March 2 through Sunday March 4th Entries due Feb 19th. The club plans to drive some up Feb 11th. See the forum for more details. Competition Results 2011 Hoppy Holiday Homebrew Competition, St Louis 2nd place: Ken Schannen, Helles 3rd place: Brian Spaulding, Pumpkin Spice 2011 Barley Mob Fugetaboutit Competition, Chattanooga 1st place: Dave Stahl, Dry Stout 2nd Best of Show: Dave Stahl, Dry Stout 2011 Spooky Brew, Chicago 1st place: Ken Schannen, Helles 3rd place: Ken Schannen, Strong Scotch Ale 3rd place: Dave Stahl, Oatmeal Stout 2nd place: Dave Stahl, Flanders Red 2011 Schooner Homebrew Championship, Union Grove/Milwaukee, WI 1st place: Ken Schannen, American Pale Ale 1st place: Kyle Alberda, Belgian Dubbel 2nd place: Brian Spaulding, Smoked Mild 3rd place: Dave Stahl, Munich Dunkel 3rd place: Dave Stahl, Tradional Bock 3rd place: Brian Spaulding, Belgian Dubbel 3rd place: Ken Schannen, Kolsch 2011 Indiana State Fair, Indianapolis 1st place: Kyle Alberda: Schwarzbier 1st place: Dave Stahl: Traditional Bock 2nd place: Chris Pflieger: English Special Bitter 2nd place: Brian Spaulding: Blood Orange Wheat 3rd place: Kyle Aberda: Scottish 60 3rd place: Ross Heironimus/Brian Spaulding: Standard American Lager 3rd place: Steve Snyder: English Extra Special Bitter 3rd place: Paul Till: American Pale Ale 3rd place: Kyle Alberda: Weizenbock 2011 BUZZ Boneyard Brew-Off, Champaign Urbana, IL Ken Schannen: 2nd Place, Traditional Bock Ken Schannen: 2nd place, Foreign Extra Stout 2011 AHA National Homebrew Competition First Round- Indy Regional 2nd Place- Brian Spaulding, Ross Heironimus: Light Lager: Munich Helles 2nd Place- Brian Spaulding, Wes Rader: Specialty Beer: Spiced Dubbel 2011 Brewfest, Fort Wayne 3rd Place- Phil Comparet, Irish Red HM- Ross Heironimus, Munich Helles 2011 Homebrew at the W.E.B., Frankenmuth, MI 1st Place- Ross Heironimus, Munich Helles 1st Place- Dave Stahl, Schwarzbier 2nd Place- Brian Spaulding, Munich Helles 3rd Place- Brian Spaulding, American IPA HM- Ross Heironimus, Lite American Lager HM- Kyle Alberda, Ordinary Bitter HM- Dave Stahl, American Pale HM- Dave Stahl, Oatmeal Stout HM- Ken Schannen, Foreign Extra Stout 2011 MCAB Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing 3rd Place- Ken Schannen, ESB 2010 Barley Mob Fugetaboutit Homebrew Competition Best of Show HM- Dave Stahl, Imperial IPA HM- Ken Schannen, Porter First Place- Dave Stahl, Imperial IPA 2010 St Louis Brews Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition First Place, Ken Schannen, ESB First Place, Ken Schannen, Scottish 60 Second Place, Ken Schannen, Imperial IPA 2010 Dayton DRAFT BeerFest First Place- Ken Schannen, Belgian Blonde First Place- Dave Stahl, Scottish 70 Second Place- Ken Schannen, American Pale Ale Second Place- Dave Stahl, American IPA Second Place- Brian Spaulding, Belgian Specialty (Oaked Sour Stout) Second Place- Dave Stahl, German Pilsner Second Place- Brian Spaulding (Club barrel project),  Wood Aged Beer Woodford Reserve Wee Heavy Third Place- Ken Schannen, Ordinary Bitter 2010 Schooner Homebrew Championship 1^st Place: Dave Stahl, Scottish 70/- 1^st Place: Ken Schannen, Belgian Blonde 3rd Place: Kyle Alberda, Light Lagers 2010 Indiana State Fair Brewer’s Cup (PDF) 1st Place: Kevin Brenneke, Strong Ales 1^st Place: Chris Pflieger, Scottish/Irish 2010 Ohio Brew Week 3^rd Place: Ken Schannen, Light Lager, Dortmunder Export 1^st Place: Ken Schannen, Smoke/Wood Aged, Whiskey Barrel Porter 2010 Botanical Conservatory Competition 1st Place: Ken Schannen, Dortmunder Export 2nd Place: Ken Schannen, Bourbon Barrel Porter 3rd Place: Ken Schannen, American IPA Honorable Mention: Denny Norman, Dopplebock 2010 BUZZ Boneyard Brew-OFf Ken Schannen: 2nd Place, Light Lagers, Dortmunder Export Ken Schannen: 3rd Place, Amber Hybrid, N. German Alt Wes Rader: 3rd Place, Scottish & Irish, Scottish 80 Dave Stahl: 3rd Place, Non-Imperial Stout, American Stout Ken Schannen: 2nd Place, American IPA Ken Schannen: 1st Place, Smoke/Wood Aged, Bourbon Barrel Porter 2010 Upland Brewing Co. "UpCup" Brent McGill & Kyle Alberda: 2nd Best of Show, Berliner Weiss Granite City Brewoff Wes Rader: First Place, Pilsners, German Pilsner 2010 Drunk Monk Challenge Wes Rader: 3rd Place, Sour Ales, Berliner Weisse Frankenmuth, MI "Homebrew at the W.E.B." (PDF) Ben Fogt: Gold, Cider Kyle Alberda: Gold, Pilsner Ken Schannen: Gold, IPA Ben Fogt: Gold, Biere de garde Jason Cook: Silver, Roggenbier Brian Spaulding: Bronze, Berliner Weisse Honorable Mention: Dave Stahl, American Stout Ross Heironimus, Blonde Brian Spaulding, Belgian Specialty Ben Fogt, American Stout Kyle Alberda, Belgian Golden Strong
2009 Competition Results St. Louis Brews Happy Holiday Homebrew Competition American Ales (28 entries) 1st Place: Ken Schannen, "Poppy's Little Sloppy Pale Ale" 10A American Pale India Pale Ales (25 entries) 3rd Place: Ken Schannen, "Second Spitter IPA" 14B American IPA Barley Mob Fughetaboutit Homebrew Competition 12: Porter 3rd Place: Brian Spaulding, Robust Porter 19: Strong Ale 3rd Place: Kevin Brenneke, UK Barleywine 20: Fruit Beer 2nd Place: Wes Rader, Red Raspberry Wheat 21: Specialty Beer 1st Place: Brian Spaulding, Bourbon Porter 3rd Place: Wes Rader, Honey Porter Chicago Spooky Brew Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beers 3rd- Brian Spaulding, Pumpkin Pie Spice Homebrewtalk.com BJCP Competition Amber Hybrids 1st (tie)- Kyle Alberda, California Common American Ales 2nd- Kyle Alberda, American Brown Lagers 3rd- Kyle Alberda, Maibock Crown Challenge Belgian & French Ales 1st- Kyle Alberda, Witbier 2009 Mountain Brewer Open (PDF) Brown Ales 1st- Kyle Alberda, American Brown Ohio Brew Week Strong Scotch & Stong Ale 3rd, Ken Schannen, Strong Scotch Ale 2009 Indiana State Fair (PDF) Bock 1st- Kyle Alberda, Maibock American Ale 1st- Mike Heckman, American Pale Porter 3rd- Paul Till, Brown Porter 2009 Botanical Conversatory "Brew & Q" Fort Wayne, IN First Place: Brian Spaulding, American IPA Second Place: Ben Molenhouse, Dunkelweizen Third Place: Kyle Alberda, American Brown B.U.Z.Z. Brew-Off, Urbana, IL Scottish & Irish 2nd - Kyle Alberda, Sottish Heavy, 9B Belgian, French & Belgian Specialty 2nd - Ben Fogt, Beyond the Pale-Leuten Brew, 16B Fruit & Smoke/Wood Aged Beer 2nd - Brian Spaulding, Blood Orange Wheat, 20 Spice/Herb/Vegetable & Specialty 3rd - Ben Fogt, Ben’s Weird Winterbrew, 21B Cider & Perry 1st - Ben Fogt, Carol’s Christmas Cider, 27A A.H.A. National Competition First Round 1st Place: Melomel (Fruit Mead) Jason Rich 3rd Place: Porter Bruce Deters Homebrew at the W.E.B. Frankenmuth, MI 1st Place: Scottish/Irish Ale Kyle Alberda: Scottish 70 2nd Place: Amber Hybrid Kyle Alberda: Dusseldorf Alt 1st Place: Fruit Beer Brian Spaulding: Blood Orange Wheat Masonic Temple BeerFest, Fort Wayne 2nd Place: Paul Till: Baltic Porter 3rd Place: Brian Spaulding: American Amber BABBLE Brew-Off, Chicago, IL Best of Show Beer: Runner-Up Brian Spaulding: Imperial IPA 2nd Place: English Brown Ales Kyle Alberda, Northern English Brown 1st Place: IPA Brian Spaulding, Imperial IPA 1st Place: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer Kyle Alberda, Chocolate Cream Stout Drunk Monk Challenge, Chicago, IL 3rd Place: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer Brian Spaulding, Chocolate Cream Stout Great Northern Brew Ha-Ha, Duluth, MN 2nd Place: Porter Kyle Alberda, Robust Porter