Homebrew Alley 4 Winners List
Our annual competition was held January 31, 2010, at Chelsea Brewing Company. Thanks to all who participated!
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Best of Show:Matthew BollermanStraight (Unblended) Lambic
Second Place:Douglas WingAmerican IPA
Third Place:John KleinchesterOther Smoked Beer
Brewers Choice:Ray GirardAmerican Pale Ale
Total Entries: 370   Toal Best of Show Entries: 22
Cat #s   Category Entries  1st place Style 2nd place Style 3rd place Style
1 Light Lager 8 Michael Reda Standard American Lager   Michael Reda Munich Helles   Mike Manzi Lite American Lager
2 Pilsner 7 Stuart Baird German Pilsner (Pils)   Michael Reda Classic American Pilsner   James Mulcare Classic American Pilsner
3, 4, 5 European Amber Lager, Dark Lager, Bock 6 Mario Sindaco Schwarzbier (Black Beer)   Dann Gavaletz Traditional Bock   Peter Baker Oktoberfest/Marzen
6, 7 Light Hybrid Beer, Amber Hybrid Beer 22 Michael Reda Dusseldorf Altbier   C.J. Melilli Blonde Ale   Ed Phalen Northern German Altbier
8 English Pale Ale 18 Michael Reda Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)   Ed Goldberg Standard/Ordinary Bitter   James Shamas Standard/Ordinary Bitter
9 Scottish and Irish Ale 12 Matthew Bollerman Strong Scotch Ale   Patrick Saucier Irish Red Ale   Douglas Wing Scottish Heavy 70/-
10 American Ale 42 Ray Girard American Pale Ale   Mike Henderson American Pale Ale   Bob Smith American Pale Ale
11 English Brown Ale 14 Mike Henderson Mild   Ray Girard & Lee Jacobson Southern English Brown   Ian Passingham Northern English Brown Ale
12 Porter 26 Todd Kennedy Robust Porter   Bob Smith Robust Porter   Stuart Baird Robust Porter
13 Stout 33 John Barrett American Stout   Chris Bible Foreign Extra Stout   Tom Eagan Oatmeal Stout
14 India Pale Ale 36 Douglas Wing American IPA   James White American IPA   Ryan Gab American IPA
15 German Wheat and Rye Beer 9 Michael Reda Weizenbock   Bob Smith Weizen/Weissbier   Michael Predojevic Weizen/Weissbier
16 Belgian and French Ale 32 Clinton Stauffer Saison   Robert Helfrich Witbier   James Shamas Belgian Specialty Ale
17 Sour Ale 5 Matthew Bollerman Straight (Unblended) Lambic   Tom Eagan Berliner Weisse   Matthew Bollerman Flanders Red Ale
18 Belgian Strong Ale 22 Ray Girard Belgian Dark Strong Ale   Jody Grenert Belgian Golden Strong Ale   Peter Baker Belgian Dubbel
19 Strong Ale 8 Joe and Cindy Eddy Old Ale   John Kleinchester English Barleywine   Mike Manzi American Barleywine
20 Fruit Beer 8 Paul Papantonio Raspberry Robust Porter   Zack Kinney Apricot Hefeweizen   Tom Eagan American Wheat with peach
21 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer 20 Jody Grenert Cream Ale w/ agave nectar, rice syrup solids, dried Anaheim chili peppers   Joe and Cindy Eddy Robust Porter brewed w/ toasted coconut   Danielle Cefaro Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
22 Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer 9 John Kleinchester Other Smoked Beer (cherrywood)   Chris Becker Wood-Aged Beer (Bourbon Barrel Doppelbock)   Tom Eagan Wood-Aged Beer (oak aged Old Ale)
23 Specialty Beer 10 Von Bair Sour-mashed Strong Belgian Dark   Paul Grignon American Brown Ale w/ Rye   Sarah Trubnick Vanilla Chocolate Coffee Stout
24-26 Traditional Mead, Melomel, Other Mead 17 Phil Clarke Mead w/ cherries and cinnamon   Phil Clarke Pyment (Grape Melomel)   Matthew Bollerman Semi-sweet Mead
27-28 Standard Cider, Perry 6 Bob Smith Common Cider   Peter Cowles Dry, sparkling cider w/ honey   Peter Cowles Dry, sparkling cider w/ honey, raspberries