Jan Open
We want to thank everyone who participated in the first round of Brewster’s Cup 2011, especially Darren Link, in his first competition ran a tight ship. We also want to thank all those who volunteered their time and effort to make this event go off without a hitch. If this first round is any indication of this competition year, it should be an exciting year. The caliber of beers entered in this first round was exceptional and hope this encourages all the brewers to strive to make their beer even better and at 43 beers, this was the largest number of beers entered for a January Open.
Flight 1- Lager & Light Hybrids
1. Jeffery McElfresh (Traditional Bock)
2. Trent Collins (Octoberfest/ Marzen)
Flight 2- Ambers & Pale Ales
Dan & Andy Hounshell (American pale ale)
Brent Osborn (American Amber)
Flight 3- Brown ales & porters
Gus Stathes (Robust porter)
Brian Angel (Brown porter)
Flight 4- Stouts
Matthew Bashaw (Oatmeal Stout)
Ryan & Kristen Mitchell (RIS)
Flight 5- IPA’s
Caleb Hill (Imperial IPA)
Steve Brooke (Imperial IPA)
Flight 6- Wheat/ Belgian & Strong
Tom Mogan (Cherry wood smoked saison)
Brian Angel (American wheat)
Flight 7- Fruit/ Christmas & Smoked
Trent Collins (Christmas ale w/ All spice & grains of paradise)
Brent Osborn (Cherry Wheat)
Best in Show Winners
Honorable Mention- Gus Stathes
Third Place- Tom Morgan
Second Place- Jeffery McElfresh
First Place- Caleb Hill
Along with a gold medal Caleb receives a certificate for entry in the AHA National Homebrew Competition and his name will be on the plaque to be displayed in BrewTensils.
