Chicago's 2012 Winter Brew Competition
Thanks To All Who Participated in the Chicago's 2012 Winter Brew Competition
There were 454 entries and 275 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Irving | Tiffani Amber Thiessen | 10B American Ale: American Amber Ale | Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers (snob) |
| 2nd | Mark Gres Co-Brewer: Pete Demay |
Dziadzia | 22C Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer: Wood-Aged Beer | Northern Illinois Homebrewer Collective |
| 3rd | Dustin Davidson Co-Brewer: Garrett Delaney |
Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout | 23A Specialty Beer: Specialty Beer |
Winning Entries
Table 1: American Pale Ale (25 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Hoerman | Foisters’ Zythos Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Kyle Smith Co-Brewer: Frank Fiock |
Frankenbrau Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Square Kegs |
| 2nd | Eric Slear | Centennial Apa | 10A: American Pale Ale |
Table 2: American Amber And Brown Ales (22 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Joe Kotvan | Chronicles Of Amber | 10B: American Amber Ale | |
| 2nd | Adam Gottschalk | Dry Hopped Nz Red | 10B: American Amber Ale | |
| 1st | Greg Irving | Tiffani Amber Thiessen | 10B: American Amber Ale | Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers (snob) |
Table 3: Dry, Sweet, And Oatmeal Stouts (26 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Collin Joyce | Hoax | 13C: Oatmeal Stout | |
| 1st | Joe Porter | Milk Stout | 13B: Sweet Stout | |
| 2nd | Nicole Fey | Explosive Oatmeal Stout | 13C: Oatmeal Stout |
Table 4: Foreign, American, And Imperial Stouts (28 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Hoerman | American Rushkie | 13F: Imperial Stout | |
| 2nd | Greg Irving Co-Brewer: Mike Irving |
All Hail Scout | 13E: American Stout | Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers (snob) |
| 3rd | Matt Mayes | Atta Boy R.i.s. | 13F: Imperial Stout | Hops! |
Table 5: Light Lagers And Pilsners (11 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Harry Bielawski | Classic Bohemian Pils | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | B.o.s.s. |
| 1st | Brian Eichhorn | Cap Or Crap? | 2C: Classic American Pilsner | Homebrewers' Pride Of The Southside (hops!) |
| 3rd | Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy German Pils No. 4 | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | Madison Homebrewers And Tasters Guild |
Table 6: Light Hybrid Beers (28 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wayne Patmore | Gunrunner Ale | 6A: Cream Ale | Dubois County Suds Club |
| 2nd | Eugene Ioffe | Always Sunny Ale | 6B: Blonde Ale | |
| 3rd | Ray Gonzalez | Koelsch Buby | 6C: Kolsch |
Table 7: English Pale And Brown Ales (12 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Tom Lebel | Bitter Tooth Ache | 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter | Lapeer Area Brewers |
| 1st | Tom Lebel | Southern Man | 11B: Southern English Brown Ale | Lapeer Area Brewers |
| 3rd | Bob Alvord | Bitters Standard | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Table 8: German Wheat And Rye Beer (11 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Matt Holley Co-Brewer: N/A |
Dunkel | 15B: Dunkelweizen | N/a |
| 1st | Sean Corrigan | Modus Rye | 15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Sean Corrigan |
Table 9: Belgian And French Ale (21 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Andrew Fairgrieve | Saaztember | 16C: Saison | Square Kegs |
| 2nd | Tom Keith | Guard The Beer! Guard The Beer! | 16D: Biere de Garde | |
| 1st | Mark Ardito | Aromatique | 16C: Saison | Mabcab |
Table 10: Belgian Blonde, Tripel And Golden Strong Ales (10 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Frey | Belgian Golden Strong | 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Boss - Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 2nd | Gerald Nelson | Tripel | 18C: Belgian Tripel | |
| 3rd | Kyle Smith | Jaggery Tripel | 18C: Belgian Tripel | Square Kegs |
Table 11: Sour Ales And Fruit Beers (16 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyler Smith | Kramertime | 20A: Fruit Beer | Sonoma Beerocrats |
| 2nd | Terry Frey | Berliner Weisse | 17A: Berliner Weisse | Boss - Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 3rd | Christian Burdulis Co-Brewer: Renee Burdulis |
Mary Queen Of Cots | 20A: Fruit Beer |
Table 12: Amber Hybrid Beers (9 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Harry Bielawski | Last Ride | 7B: California Common Beer | B.o.s.s. |
| 3rd | Richard Vengazo | Vengazo Alt Bier | 7A: Northern German Altbier | |
| 1st | Russ Chibe | F5 Altbier | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | Hops! |
Table 13: Amber, Dark And Bock Lagers (17 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Matt Klausner | Beckett Beater Dark | 4B: Munich Dunkel | Ukg |
| 1st | Paul Kreiner | Pedrotor Doppelbock | 5C: Doppelbock | |
| 3rd | Joe Kotvan | Schmarzbier | 4C: Schwarzbier |
Table 14: Brown & Baltic Porters (9 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Derek Bondy | Harry Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | Chaos |
| 1st | Scott Eddy Co-Brewer: Scott Eddy |
Porters Without Borders | 12A: Brown Porter | None |
| 2nd | Matt Mayes | Taddy Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | Hops! |
Table 15: Robust Porters (22 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Howard Wurster | Pipeline Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Coal Bin Brewery |
| 3rd | Ken Kaczmarek Co-Brewer: Rudy Faust |
Uptown Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | |
| 1st | Matthew Wendeln | Paid In Full Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Pandemonium Brewing |
Table 16: American & English Ipas (33 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Darren Nelson Co-Brewer: Brad Meyer |
Hh Holmes American Ipa | 14B: American IPA | |
| 1st | Mark Westmeyer | Zombie Lust | 14B: American IPA | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
| 2nd | John Skaggs | Hopsicle | 14B: American IPA |
Table 17: Belgian Dubbel, Dark Strong, & Specialty Ales (26 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Tom Gustafson | Maison De Ferme | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Soma Ale Werks |
| 1st | Scott Pointon | Donkey Punch | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
| 3rd | Bryan Millington | Dinky Dubbel | 18B: Belgian Dubbel | Square Kegs |
Table 18: Scottish And Irish Ales (14 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tyson Simmons Co-Brewer: Tyson Simons |
Nick Martz | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | |
| 2nd | Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy Scottish Heavy No. 1 | 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- | Madison Homebrewers And Tasters Guild |
| 3rd | Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy Scottish Light No. 1 | 9A: Scottish Light 60/- | Madison Homebrewers And Tasters Guild |
Table 19: Imperial Ipas (13 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Dan Maday | Simcoe Bomb | 14C: Imperial IPA | |
| 2nd | Greg Irving Co-Brewer: Mike Irving |
Hop Pop | 14C: Imperial IPA | Society Of Northeast Ohio Brewers (snob) |
| 1st | Scott Eddy | Indigenous Prairie Ale | 14C: Imperial IPA | None |
Table 20: Strong Ales (17 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Pegram | Ain’t Dead Yet | 19B: English Barleywine | |
| 2nd | Jake Bradbury Co-Brewer: Shana Melanson |
Bella Abzug Barleywine | 19C: American Barleywine | Chicago Beer Society |
| 3rd | David Williams | Basil Valentine | 19C: American Barleywine | Chaos |
Table 21: Spice/herb/vegatable Beer (24 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Ed Pillar Co-Brewer: Daryl Hoedtke |
Furm | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Cbs |
| 1st | Matt North | Hesher | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Boss |
Table 22: Spice/herb/vegatable Beer (13 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Dan Hey Co-Brewer: Pete Huey, Jeff Stauber |
Bungalow Brewing Co. - Santa’s Darkroom | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
Table 23: Smoke-flavored And Wood-aged Beer (13 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HM | Dustin Davidson Co-Brewer: Garrett Delaney |
The Grand Oak | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | |
| 1st | Mark Gres Co-Brewer: Pete Demay |
Dziadzia | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Northern Illinois Homebrewer Collective |
| 3rd | George Krueger | Bourbon Barrel Porter | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | |
| 2nd | Bob Alvord | Germany Smoke | 22A: Classic Rauchbier |
Table 24: Specialty Beer (33 Entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Kevin Brotz | Abaddon | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 1st | Dustin Davidson Co-Brewer: Garrett Delaney |
Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 2nd | Ed Pillar Co-Brewer: Daryl Hoedtke |
Brett Old Ale | 23A: Specialty Beer | Cbs |
Sponsors
Square Kegs Of Lincoln Square is proud to have the following sponsors for the Chicago's 2012 Winter Brew Competition:
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Brew Camp
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Broad Shoulders Brewing
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Dank Haus
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Lincoln Square Chamber Of Commerce
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Square Kegs
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