Spooky Brew 2000 Results

One hundred and fifty-three entries were judged in 17 ribbon categories (including the special Spooky and Smashed Pumpkin categories). The winners were:

Best of Show

Best of Show: Rick Georgette - Dortmunder Export
Runner-up: Dean Fikar - Barleywine
2nd Runner-up: Jeff Sparrow - Berlinner Weiss

Winners by Category

American Lite Ales and Lagers

  1. Rick Georgette - Cream Ale*

  2. Steven Olsen - Blond Ale

  3. Nathan Kanous - Classic American Pilsner*

German Dark Lager

  1. Tom Wolf - Munich Dunkel*

  2. Rick Georgette - Traditional Bock*

  3. Shawn Scott - Traditional Bock

American and India Pale Ales

  1. Steve Olsen - American Amber Ale

  2. Rick Georgette - American Pale Ale*

  3. Robert Donahue - American Pale Ale

English and Scottish Ales

  1. Joe Formanek - Export/80 Shilling*

  2. Dan Langrill - Strong Bitter

  3. Darrel Proska - Special Bitter

Browns, Porters, and Stouts

  1. Dean Fikar - American Brown Ale*

  2. Jeff Carlson - American Brown Ale

  3. David Graham - Foreign Extra Stout

German Wheat Beers

  1. Jeff Sparrow - Berliner Weisse

  2. Dean Fikar - Bavarian Weizen*

  3. Jeff Sparrow - Bavarian Weizen

Fruit and Vegetable Beers

  1. Shane Coombs - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

  2. Eric Fouch - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

  3. John Walazek - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

German Light Ales and Lagers

  1. Rick Georgette - Dortmunder Export*

  2. Rick Georgette - Kölsch*

  3. Tom Wolf - Kölsch

English and Scottish Strong Ales

  1. John Mains - Old Ale*

  2. Joe Formanek - Wee Heavy

  3. Shane Coombs - Wee Heavy

Barleywines and Imperial Stouts

  1. Dean Fikar - American Style Barleywine*

  2. Tom Wolf - American Style Barleywine

  3. Joe Formanek - American Style Barleywine

Strong Belgian Ales

  1. Joel Plutchak - Belgian Strong Dark Ale*

  2. Jeff Sparrow - Belgian Strong Dark Ale

  3. Joe Formanek - Belgian Strong Golden Ale

Belgian and French Ales

  1. Jason Gorman - Witbier*

  2. Shane Coombs - Witbier

  3. Eric Fouch - Witbier

Specialty, Smoked, and Sour Beers

  1. Mike Brennan - Specialty/Experimental/Historical

  2. Tom Wolf - Fruit Lambic-Style Ale*

  3. Marty Nachel - Other Smoked Beer

Fruit Meads

  1. Joel Plutchak - Cyser (Apple Melomel)

  2. Jerry and Tom Sadowski - Other Fruit Melomel

  3. Chuck Wettergreen - Other Fruit Melomel

Non-Fruit Meads and Ciders

  1. Joe Formanek - Braggot

  2. Darrel Proska - Standard Cider and Perry

  3. Jerry and Tom Sadowski - Metheglin

Spooky

  1. Zemo Holat - Muerte Al Ladybugs

Smashed Pumpkin

  1. Joe Formanek - EXPLOSIVE Tendencies Am Dark

 

* denotes an MCAB Qualifying Entry

Other MCAB Qualifiers not placing in ribbon categories were:

Tom Wolf - IPA

Jerry & Tom Sadowski - German Amber

Eric Christensen - Robust Porter

Dan Langrill - Dry Stout