| 2009 BREWMASTERS CHOICE - to be brewed at the Gilded Otter Brewing Company | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | 19C | American Barleywine | 1 | |
| BEST OF SHOW | ||||||
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | 19C | American Barleywine | 1 | |
| John Watson | Southbury,CT | 17D | Lambic | 2 | ||
| Lyn Howard | Durham,NH | Gingered Apple Cider Treat | 28D | Other Spec. Cider/Perry | 3 | |
| Randy Rarig | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | , | Carrot Blossom Mead : Standard Strength | 24C | Sweet Mead | Honorable Mention |
| Table 1 - Light Lager (9 Entries) | ||||||
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | Helles | 1D | Munich Helles | 1 |
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | EP Pils | 1B | Standard American | 2 |
| Mike Manzi | Malted Barley Appreciation Society | Astoria,NY | Mike's Light | 1A | Light American | 3 |
| Table 2 - Pilsner (7 Entries) | ||||||
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | lp, a light pils | 2A | German Pilsner | 1 |
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | AGP Pils | 2A | German Pilsner | 2 |
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | LP Pils | 2A | German Pilsner | 3 |
| Table 3 - Dark and European Amber Lager (6 Entries) | ||||||
| Jody Rockhill | The Brewing Network | Watertown,CT | Dark Lager | 4C | Schwarzbier | 1 |
| John Fura | Saratoga Thoroughbrews | Balston Lake,NY | Oktoberfest | 3B | Oktoberfest | 2 |
| Lyn Howard | Durham,NH | Vienna Lager | 3A | Vienna Lager | 3 | |
| Table 4 - Bock (5 Entries) | ||||||
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | D is for Doppelbock | 5C | Doppelbock | 1 |
| Jeffrey Bisti | New Paltz,NY | Deceased Gentleman | 5A | Maibock | 2 | |
| Manny Holl | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Poughkeepsie,NY | Doppelbock | 5C | Doppelbock | 3 |
| Table 5 - Light Hybrid Beer (9 Entries) | ||||||
| Jono Starr | Wallkill,NY | Hugh Hefnerweizen | 6D | American Wheat or Rye Beer | 1 | |
| Michael Reda | North Babylon,NY | Babylon Blonde | 6B | Blond Ale | 2 | |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Liquid Sunshine | 6C | Koelsch | 3 |
| Table 6 - Amber Hybrid Beer (4 Entries) | ||||||
| Michael Reda | North Babylon,NY | Spalt Alt | 7C | Dusseldorf Altbier | 1 | |
| Matthew Powell | Cornwall,NY | Woodbury Commons | 7B | California Common Beer | 2 | |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Second Chance Alt | 7C | Dusseldorf Altbier | 3 |
| Table 7 - English Pale Ale (8 Entries) | ||||||
| Mark Green | Varysburg,NY | Twin Pines "E.S.B." | 8C | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) | 1 | |
| Todd Snyder | Niagara Association of Homebrewers | Williamsville,NY | BB | 8B | Special/Best/Premium Bitter | 2 |
| Greg Mobley | Saratoga Thoroughbrews | Glens Falls,NY | Dead Boddies #2 | 8A | Ordinary Bitter | 3 |
| Table 8 - Celtic Ale (10 Entries) | ||||||
| Arpit Mehta | Broome County Fermenters Association | Binghamton,NY | Irish Red Ale | 9D | Irish Red Ale | 1 |
| Ben Reed | Defiant Homebrewers | Suffern,NY | Tipsy McStagger Ale | 9E | Strong Scotch Ale | 2 |
| Manny Holl | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Poughkeepsie,NY | Scotch Ale | 9E | Strong Scotch Ale | 3 |
| Table 9 - American Ale (14 Entries) | ||||||
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | Big, Bad and oh yeah BROWN | 10C | American Brown | 1 |
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | 10A | American Pale | 2 | |
| Tom Eagan | NY City Homebrewers Guild | Jersey City,NJ | Heights Amber | 10B | American Amber | 3 |
| Table 10 - English Brown Ale (8 Entries) | ||||||
| Mark Peffers | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Fishkill,NY | Black Friday Brown | 11C | Northern English Brown | 1 |
| Tess and Mark Szamatalski | Underground brewers | Trumbull,CT | 11A | Mild | 2 | |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Northern English Brown | 11C | Northern English Brown | 3 |
| Table 11 - Porter (11 Entries) | ||||||
| Craig Day | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Port Ewen,NY | Campfire Porter | 12B | Robust Porter | 1 |
| Charles Haight | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Poughkeepsie,NY | 12A | Brown Porter | 2 | |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | Snowblower porter | 12B | Robust Porter | 3 |
| Table 12 - Common Stout (10 Entries) | ||||||
| Greg Venditto | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Goshen,NY | American Stout | 13E | American Stout | 1 |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | 50 Birds | 13E | American Stout | 2 |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | Dudley's Bropfoot Stout | 13A | Dry Stout | 3 |
| Table 13 - Sweet Stout (7 Entries) | ||||||
| James Azotea and Greg Mobley | Saratoga Thoroughbrews | Saratoga Springs,NY | Oatmeal Stout | 13C | Oatmeal Stout | 1 |
| Tess and Mark Szamatalski | Underground brewers | Trumbull,CT | 13B | Sweet Stout | 2 | |
| Tom Eagan | NY City Homebrewers Guild | Jersey City,NJ | Robin's Favorite | 13C | Oatmeal Stout | 3 |
| Table 14 - Russian Imperial Stout (9 Entries) | ||||||
| Charles Haight | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Poughkeepsie,NY | 13F | Russian Imperial Stout | 1 | |
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | 13F | Russian Imperial Stout | 2 | |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Total Eclipse Imperial Stout | 13F | Russian Imperial Stout | 3 |
| Table 15 - IPA (11 Entries) | ||||||
| Brett Lavin | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | New Paltz,NY | 14C | Imperial IPA | 1 | |
| Mathew Dutchavich | Poughkeepsie,NY | The 5th | 14A | English IPA | 2 | |
| Vladamir Kowalyk | New York City Homebrewers Guild | Bronx,NY | 7 Hop IPA | 14B | American IPA | 3 |
| Table 16 - German Wheat and Rye Beer (8 Entries) | ||||||
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | A WinterWonderWheat | 15C | Weizenbock | 1 |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Weizenhammer Bock | 15C | Weizenbock | 2 |
| Graham Smith | Fairlawn,NY | Nordik Weizen | 15A | Weizen | 3 | |
| Table 17 - Belgian and French Ale (11 Entries) | ||||||
| Justiin Taylor | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Poughkeepsie,NY | Belg. Wit | 16A | Witbier | 1 |
| Robert Sells | Nothern Chautauqua Homebrewers | Fredonia,NY | Or de' Val | 16E | Belgian Specialty | 2 |
| Jim Gorman and Mark Petrie | Niagara Association of Home Brewers | Lockport,NY | Silly Saison | 16C | Saison | 3 |
| Table 18 - Sour Ale (3 Entries) | ||||||
| John Watson | Southbury,CT | 17D | Lambic | 1 | ||
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | Road Back to Flanders | 17B | Flanders Red | 2 |
| Jim Gorman and Mark Petrie | Niagara Association of Home Brewers | Lockport,NY | Gueuze | 17E | Gueuze | 3 |
| Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (13 Entries) | ||||||
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | 12 degrees of Vlet | 18E | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 1 |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | Booboo kitty and Brother Thomas | 18C | Belgian Tripel | 2 |
| Rob Nebeling | Ruffian Homebewers | Paramus,NJ | 18E | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 3 | |
| Table 20 - Strong Ale (12 Entries) | ||||||
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | 19C | American Barleywine | 1 | |
| Mike Manzi | Malted Barley Appreciation Society | Astoria,NY | Mike's Barley Wine | 19C | American Barleywine | 2 |
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | Harvest Ale | 19B | English Barleywine | 3 |
| Table 21 - Fruit / Spice / Herb / Vegetable Beer (9 Entries) | ||||||
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | Hoppy apricotty | 20A | Fruit Beer | 1 |
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | Berliner Ruff | 21A | Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer | 2 |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | A Beer for Grandpa | 21A | Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer | 3 |
| Table 22 - Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (7 Entries) | ||||||
| Dann Gavaletz | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Staatsburg,NY | Rauch The Haus | 22A | Classic Rauchbier | 1 |
| Ben Winkler | Albany,NY | Old Man and the Beer | 22C | Wood-Aged Beer | 2 | |
| Jono Starr | Wallkill,NY | Strong Scotch Ale With Oak Chips | 22C | Wood-Aged Beer | 3 | |
| Table 23 - Specialty Beer (7 Entries) | ||||||
| Brian Novoselich | Military Academy Society of Homebrewers | West Point,NY | Bourbon Barrel Porter | 23A | Specialty Beer | 1 |
| Tom and Jake Ocque | The Brewing Network | Amherst,NY | A Beer for Grandma | 23A | Specialty Beer | 2 |
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | Chocolate Brown Ale | 23A | Specialty Beer | 3 |
| Table 24 - Traditional Mead and Melomel (6 Entries) | ||||||
| Randy Rarig | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | , | Carrot Blossom Mead : Standard Strength | 24C | Sweet Mead | 1 |
| Reed Antis | Saratoga Thoroughbrews | Ft. Edward,NY | Sweet Mary | 25A | Cyser | 2 |
| Lyn Howard | Durham,NH | Peachy Mead #2 | 25C | Other Fruit Melomel | 3 | |
| Table 25 - Cider (6 Entries) | ||||||
| Lyn Howard | Durham,NH | Gingered Apple Cider Treat | 28D | Other Spec. Cider/Perry | 1 | |
| Bruce Franconi | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | Red Hook,NY | French Cider | 27C | French Cider | 2 |
| Lyn Howard | Durham,NH | N.H. Cider #1 | 27A | Common Cider | 3 | |
| Table 26 - Other Mead (4 Entries) | ||||||
| Raymond Sykes | Ulster Guild of Homebrewers | High Falls,NY | Ice on the Barrel | 26C | Open Category Mead | 1 |
| Randy Rarig | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | , | Mulled Cider: Sack Strength | 26C | Open Category Mead | 2 |
| Randy Rarig | Hudson Valley Home Brewers | , | Chocolate Rasberry Mead: Sack Strength | 26C | Open Category Mead | 3 |
