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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Rocky Mountain Homebrew Club Challenge 2011-2012
There were 411 entries and 140 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Werner |
American Brawn |
19C Strong Ale: American Barleywine |
Greater Denver Yeast Infection |
| 2nd |
John Rowley |
Taste Of Japan Green Tea India Pale Ale |
23A Specialty Beer: Specialty Beer |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
| 3rd |
Ed Moore |
Shadow Baltic Porter |
12C Porter: Baltic Porter |
Fotr |
BOS - Mead
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Wesley Underwood |
Whisky-firkin-raisins |
26C Other Mead: Open Category Mead |
Kroc |
No entries are eligible.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light & Dark Lager (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Tom Gardner |
Exchange Student |
1E: Dortmunder Export |
Foam On The Range |
| 2nd |
Tom Gardner |
Dunkels |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Foam On The Range |
| 1st |
Tom Gardner |
Don Juan |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Foam On The Range |
Table 2: Amber Lager (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Ed Moore |
Tiger Vienna |
3A: Vienna Lager |
Fotr |
| 2nd |
Mark Hartley |
Spelunkerfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 1st |
Kyle Campbell |
Oztoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Kroc |
| HM |
Shane Verheyen |
Mt. Bald - Oktoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Brews Brothers |
Table 3: Bock (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Philip Penningroth |
To Helles And Bock |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd |
Mark Hartley |
Pine Hollow Bock |
5B: Traditional Bock |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 1st |
Rick Bobbitt |
Mountain Goat Eisbock Iii |
5D: Eisbock |
Kroc |
Table 4: Light Hybrid (24 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jim Steinbach |
Krampus Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
| 3rd |
Jason Reinhardt |
Deluge |
6C: Kolsch |
Mile High Monks |
| 2nd |
Nathan Burk
Co-Brewer: Jason Burk |
Capri-kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
Table 6: Amber Hybrid (7 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Nicholas Sagan
Co-Brewer: Rachel Sagan |
Rachel’s Birthday Alt |
7A: Northern German Altbier |
Foam On The Range |
| 2nd |
Steve Dockter |
Die Alt Bier |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Snake River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Karen White |
Common Enough |
7B: California Common Beer |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
Table 7: English Pale (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Robert Zukosky |
Z’s Bitter |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Fotr |
| 3rd |
Thomas Larsen |
Voodoo |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Snake River Brewers |
| 1st |
John Herbenson |
Esb |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Snake River Brewers |
Table 8: Scottish & Irish (13 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ed Moore |
Shadow Skittish Scottish |
9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- |
Fotr |
| 2nd |
Kevin Thompson |
Bcs Wee Heavy |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
Kroc |
| 3rd |
Jamie Moulton |
Mcbrewski’s Irish Red |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
The Big Lebrewskis |
Table 10: American Amber & Brown (31 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Mike Munhall |
Red Robin Pale Ale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Fotr |
| 3rd |
Mike Munhall |
Crazy Dog |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Fotr |
| 1st |
Scott Buchholz |
Bucks Brown |
10C: American Brown Ale |
Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak |
Table 12: Porter (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ed Moore |
Shadow Baltic Porter |
12C: Baltic Porter |
Fotr |
| 3rd |
Brian Pramov |
Hairy Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
Rock Hoppers |
| 2nd |
Jonathan Aronson |
Bullocks Porter |
12A: Brown Porter |
Foam on the Range |
Table 13: Stout (26 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Logan O'neal |
Wheelie Popper Stout |
13B: Sweet Stout |
Brew Brothers |
| 3rd |
William Beeson
Co-Brewer: Jason Kruegel |
Old No. 9 |
13B: Sweet Stout |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 1st |
Kjell Wygant |
Kimbo |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 15: Ipa (15 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Geoff Humphrey |
Two Fives |
14B: American IPA |
Rock Hoppers |
| 2nd |
Marty Smith |
Marty’s Imperial Ipa |
14C: Imperial IPA |
The Big Lebrewskis |
| 1st |
Brian Pramov |
Hoppily Offensive |
14B: American IPA |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 16: German Wheat And Rye (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Jason Reinhardt |
Uberweizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Mile High Monks |
| 3rd |
Steve Dockter |
Easy Weizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Snake River Brewers |
| 1st |
Pete Skrebetz
Co-Brewer: Vladislav Bogonzovich |
Dunkel Donuts |
15B: Dunkelweizen |
Brew Bros Of Pikes Peak |
| HM |
Jim Mitchell |
Weizenbock |
15C: Weizenbock |
Foam On The Range |
Table 17: Belgian (40 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Nathan Burk
Co-Brewer: Jason Burk |
Wether’s Wit |
16A: Witbier |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
| 1st |
Marty Smith |
Marty’s Belgian Saison |
16C: Saison |
The Big Lebrewskis |
| 2nd |
Geoff Humphrey |
Fetchez la Vache |
16D: Biere de Garde |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 18: Sour (14 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Tom Gardner |
Yesterday’s Mash |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Foam On The Range |
| HM |
Charlie Gottenkieny |
Old Sourpuss |
17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
Foam On The Range |
| 2nd |
Jim Denier |
Berliner Weisse |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Rock Hoppers |
| 1st |
Geoff Humphrey |
Acerbic Munuc |
17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 19: Belgian Strong (27 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Bridgette Geiger |
Tripel Threat |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
Rock Hoppers |
| 1st |
Charlie Gottenkieny
Co-Brewer: Roman Bugno |
Medusa |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Foam On The Range |
| 2nd |
Bryan Keas |
Goldilocks |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 20: Strong Ale (14 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Ed Moore |
Tiger Old Ale |
19A: Old Ale |
Fotr |
| 2nd |
Jonathan Aronson |
Chillaxin Barleywine |
19C: American Barleywine |
Foam on the Range |
| 1st |
Scott Werner |
American Brawn |
19C: American Barleywine |
Greater Denver Yeast Infection |
Table 21: Fruit Beer (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Matthew Baldwin |
Red Velvet |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brew Brothers |
| 2nd |
Bryan Keas |
Pink Mist |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Rock Hoppers |
| 1st |
Bryan Keas |
Coo Coo For Coconut Porter |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 22: Smoke (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ed Moore |
Tiger Raunchy Rauch |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
Fotr |
| 2nd |
Kelly Kruegel |
Captain Steve’s Whiskey Dickel |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Rock Hoppers |
| 3rd |
Matthew Baldwin
Co-Brewer: Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak |
Bourbon Barrel Brown |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Brew Brothers |
Table 23: Spice/herb/vegetable (32 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Kelly Kruegel |
Spice Spice Baby |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Rock Hoppers |
| 3rd |
Bryan Keas |
Punk |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Rock Hoppers |
| 1st |
John Rowley |
Mer’s Vanilla Creme Brulee Milk Stout |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
Table 24: Specialty (32 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Jim Fixari |
Whiskey Woody |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Kroc |
| 1st |
John Rowley |
Taste Of Japan Green Tea India Pale Ale |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
| 2nd |
Erin Rissmiller
Co-Brewer: Zac Rissmiller |
Hop Noir |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Gdyi |
Table 25: Mead & Braggot (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Lee Ann Underwood |
Sweet Tupelo |
24C: Sweet Mead |
Kroc |
| 2nd |
Jason Cole |
Hogback Mead |
24A: Dry Mead |
Foam On The Range |
| 3rd |
Wesley Underwood |
Firkin-acacia |
24B: Semi-Sweet Mead |
Kroc |
Table 26: Cider & Perry (6 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Matthew Baldwin |
Sunny Cider Life |
27A: Common Cider |
Brew Brothers |
| 1st |
Jim Fixari |
Jimmy Appleseed |
27A: Common Cider |
Kroc |
| 3rd |
Jim Steinbach |
Kickapoo Apfelwein |
28C: Applewine |
Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers |
Table 27: English Brown (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ed Moore |
Tiger English Brown |
11B: Southern English Brown Ale |
Fotr |
| 3rd |
Jason Cole |
Sweet Potato Brown |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Foam On The Range |
| 2nd |
Steve Kirchner |
Nut Buster Brown |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Rock Hoppers |
| HM |
Jason Kruegel |
Brown Bomber |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Rock Hoppers |
Table 28: Pilsner & Schwarzbier (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Michael Bade |
Fetzacher |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Rock Hoppers |
| 3rd |
Scott Buchholz |
Bo Pils |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak |
| 2nd |
William Beeson |
Use The Schwartz |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 29: Melomel & Open Mead (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Ed Moore |
Pk Prickly Pear Mead |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Fotr |
| 1st |
Wesley Underwood |
Whisky-firkin-raisins |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Kroc |
| 2nd |
Lee Ann Underwood |
Rum & Raisin |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Kroc |
| 3rd |
Kjell Wygant |
Mr. Ed |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Sponsors
Foam On The Range is proud to have the following sponsors for the Rocky Mountain Homebrew Club Challenge 2011-2012:
