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Best of Show
John Landreman, Colorado Springs, CO
“Straight Up Saison” (Saison)
Strong European Beer (22 entries)
- Gold: Gerard Atwood, “Mighty Malt” (Baltic Porter)
- Silver: Nathan Rooen with Justin Alexander, “Baltic Porter” (Baltic Porter)
- Bronze: James Morgheim, “JET Dopplebock” (Dopplebock)
Strong British Ale (34 entries)
- Gold: Phillip LaFleur, “Failed Wee Heavy British Strong” (British Strong Ale)
- Silver: Robbie Howard, “Bouddica’s Old Ale” (Old Ale)
- Bronze: Kevin Otting, “Howl at the Moon” (Wee Heavy)
American Porter and Stout (19 entries)
- Gold: Scott Ludwig with Jared Abraham and Dean Andres, “Niche Imperial Stout” (Imperial Stout)
- Silver: James Lloyd, “Mithras” (Imperial Stout)
- Bronze: Liam Cumberpatch, “The Black Kiwi” (Imperial Stout)
Strong American Ale (19 entries)
- Gold: Matt Gervais, “Citra IIPA” (Double IPA)
- Silver: Jeff Shoup, “Patterson” (American Barleywine)
- Bronze: Brice McPherson, “Powerful Dump Truck” (American Strong Ale)
European Sour Ale (8 entries)
- Gold: Andrew Mitchell, “Goose” (Gueuze)
- Silver: Marc Svitak, “Oud Gold” (Oud Bruin)
- Bronze: Dax Rush, “This is Mary’s Little Lamb-ic” (Lambic)
Belgian Ale (6 entries)
- Gold: Ed Moore, “Carey Bierde Garde” (Biere de Garde)
- Silver: Ed Moore, “Creta Wit” (Witbier)
Strong Belgian Ale (23 entries)
- Gold: John Landreman, “Straight Up Saison” (Saison)
- Silver: Dax Rush, “Golden Boy” Rick Flair WOO! (Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
- Bronze: Shannon Albeke with Albeke, “A New Leaf” (Saison)
Trappist Ale (41 entries)
- Gold: Kevin Otting, “Song of the Sirens” (Belgian Tripel)
- Silver: Shannon Albeke with Albeke, “Selling the Farm” (Trappist Single)
- Bronze: Robert Hall Jr., “Eleven” (Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Historical/Smoked/Alternative (5 entries)
- Gold: Nathan Rooen with Ryan Pachmayer, “Smoked Dopplebock” (Specialty Smoked Beer)
- Silver: Mark Pennick, “Call Me a Cab!” (Alternative Sugar Beer)
- Bronze: Douglas Thiel with Colt Thiel, “Colorado Mountain Juice” (Historical Beer)
American Wild Ale (12 entries)
- Gold: Austin Grippin, “Double Dry Hopped Saison” (Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer)
- Silver: Philip Whited with Eric Gould, “Rubin and Cerise” (Wild Specialty)
- Bronze: Scott Ficarra, “Swink’s Wild Ale” (Wild Specialty)
Fruit Beer (8 entries)
- Silver: Ann Zofchak, “Cha-Cha-Cha… Cherry Bomb” (Fruit Beer)
- Bronze: Ed Moore, “Creta Mango Trippel” (Fruit Beer)
Spiced Beer (24 entries)
- Gold: Nick Lockwood with Janti Klimecki, “Butter Your Nuts” (Autumn Seasonal)
- Silver: Jay Walford with Brandon Fitzgerald, “Stout de Passilla Negro” (Spice/Herb/Veggie)
- Bronze: Christopher Lee, “Coco Jitter” (Spice/Herb/Veggie)
Wood Beer (36 entries)
- Gold: Renee Weinberger with John D. Blythin, “Barrel Aged Quad” (Wood-Aged Beer)
- Silver: Renee Weinberger with John D. Blythin, “Bourbon Barrel Aged Wee Heavy” (Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
- Bronze: Scott Ficarra, “2019 Olde Dunkinfield” (Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Specialty Beer (9 entries)
- Gold: Mark Pennick, “Sticky Fingers Saison” (Experimental)
- Silver: Mark Pennick, “Dr. Pennick’s Orval” (Clone Beer)
- Bronze: Ryan Pachmayer, “Russian Imperial Stout Wine” (Experimental)
Specialty Double IPA – black/white/red etc. (9 entries)
- Gold: Mark Pennick, “Hoppy Nationale Feestdag van België” (Specialty Double IPA)
- Silver: Matthew Ortiz, (Specialty Double IPA)
Heavy Medal Brewer
- Mike Pennick, 4 medals (1st: 2, 2nd: 2), 10 points
- Tie:
- John Landreman, 2 medals (Best of Show 1st: 1, 1st: 1), 6 points
- Ed Moore, 3 medals (1st: 1, 2nd: 1, 3rd: 1), 6 points
Heavy Medal Club
- Rock Hoppers Brew Club, Centennial, CO, 10 medals (1st: 2, 2nd: 3, 3rd: 5) 17 points
- The Brew Crew, Denver, CO, 4 medals (1st: 2, 2nd: 2) 10 points
- Liquid Poets, Fort Collins, CO, 3 medals (1st: 2, 2nd: 1) 7 points
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