2008 Boston Homebrew Competition
Results
| Best of Show | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Alastair Hewitt | Mild | 1 | |
| Kevin Farrell | Imperial IPA | 2 | |
| Wade Hicks & Michael LaCharite | LaCharite Saison | Saison | 3 |
| Jeff Cummings | Russian Imperial Stout | HM | |
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Brewmaster's Choice by Megan Parisi of Cambridge Brewing Company | |||
| Alastair Hewitt | Mild | ||
| Table 1 - Light Lagers (3 Entries) | |||
| John McCafferty | Bubba's Helles | Munich Helles | 1 |
| Mickey Brown | Bork Bork Dort | Dortmunder Export | 2 |
| Paul Zocco | Munich Helles | 3 | |
| Table 2 - Pilsners (9 Entries) | |||
| Alastair Hewitt | Bohemian Pilsner | 1 | |
| Anne Duany Whyte | My Mother's Moustache | Classic American Pilsner | 2 |
| Edward Diamond | German Pilsner | 3 | |
| Scott Hoffman | German Pilsner | German Pilsner | HM |
| Table 3 - European Dark Lagers (4 Entries) | |||
| John McCafferty | Duffer's Marzen | Oktoberfest | 1 |
| Chris Burian | All-Organic Vienna Lager | Vienna Lager | 2 |
| Edward Diamond | Vienna Lager | 3 | |
| Table 4 - Dark Lagers (7 Entries) | |||
| Jim Prucha | #118 | Schwarzbier | 1 |
| Jason Bouris | Schwarzbier | 2 | |
| Justin Leeming | Munich Dunkel | 3 | |
| Table 5 - Bocks (6 Entries) | |||
| Michael Robinson | Traditional Bock | Traditional Bock | 1 |
| Paul Zocco | Helles Bock | Maibock | 2 |
| Kai Troester | Doppelbock | 3 | |
| Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beers (6 Entries) | |||
| Justin Leeming | Koelsch | 1 | |
| Michael Robinson | Kolsch | Koelsch | 2 |
| Fred Jurik | Blond Ale | 3 | |
| Table 7 - Amber Hybrids (9 Entries) | |||
| David Levesque | Northern German Altbier | 1 | |
| Edward Diamond | Dusseldorf Altbier | 2 | |
| Bob Bankert | German Altbier #2 | Northern German Altbier | 3 |
| Table 8 - Bitters (10 Entries) | |||
| Mickey Brown & Tom Mik | Extra Stormy Beer | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) | 1 |
| Jim Blanchette | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) | 2 | |
| Reed Valleau | Best Bitter | Special/Best/Premium Bitter | 3 |
| Table 9 - Scottish / Irish Ales (16 Entries) | |||
| Alastair Hewitt | Strong Scotch Ale | 1 | |
| David Levesque | Scottish 80/- | 2 | |
| Peter Girouard | Heavy Enuff | Strong Scotch Ale | 3 |
| Nathan McNiss | Irish Red Ale | HM | |
| Table 10 - American Ales (18 Entries) | |||
| Jim Prucha | #117 | American Brown | 1 |
| Lyn Howard | American Pale | 2 | |
| Anne Duany Whyte | Beyond the Pale | American Pale | 3 |
| Table 11 - Brown Ales (2 Entries) | |||
| Alastair Hewitt | Mild | 1 | |
| Anne Duany Whyte | Worst President Ever | Northern English Brown | 2 |
| Table 12 - Porters (18 Entries) | |||
| Todd Russell | Edgar Allen Poeter | Robust Porter | 1 |
| Michael Robinson | Baltic Porter | Baltic Porter | 2 |
| Andrew Starsiak | English Robust porter | Robust Porter | 3 |
| Table 13 - Stouts (23 Entries) | |||
| Jeff Cummings | Russian Imperial Stout | 1 | |
| David Keramaty | American Stout | 2 | |
| Matt Rodrigues | Russian Imperial Stout | 3 | |
| Table 14 - IPA (24 Entries) | |||
| Kevin Farrell | Imperial IPA | 1 | |
| David Todd | A shitload of hops | Imperial IPA | 2 |
| Kevin Farrell | Warrior IPA | American IPA | 3 |
| Table 15 - German Wheat and Rye (6 Entries) | |||
| Fred Jurik | Golden Haze (Hefe-Weizen) | Weizen | 1 |
| Andrew Wallen | Weizenbock | 2 | |
| Justin Leeming | Hefeweizen | Weizen | 3 |
| Table 16 - Belgian and French Ales (11 Entries) | |||
| Wade Hicks & Michael LaCharite | LaCharite Saison | Saison | 1 |
| Thia St. Martin | Les Quatre Cheveaux D'Apocalypse | Belgian Specialty | 2 |
| Todd Russell | Tis the Saison | Saison | 3 |
| Table 17 - Sour Ales (1 Entries) | |||
| Paul Zocco | Straight Lambic | Lambic | 1 |
| Table 18 - Strong Belgian Ales (11 Entries) | |||
| Alastair Hewitt | Belgian Blond Ale | 1 | |
| Kevin Farrell | Belgian Tripel | 2 | |
| Gerry Gosselin | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 3 | |
| Table 19 - Strong Ales (10 Entries) | |||
| Nathan McNiss | American Barleywine | 1 | |
| Michael Robinson | Tsunami 2005 American Barleywine | American Barleywine | 2 |
| Michael Robinson | Robinson's Old Ben | Old Ale | 3 |
| Table 20 - Fruit Beers (3 Entries) | |||
| Eric Kuijpers | Dubbel Cherry | Fruit Beer | 1 |
| T.J. Peckham | Hefeweisen with pineapple | Fruit Beer | 2 |
| Table 21 - Spice Herb Vegetable (11 Entries) | |||
| Lars Anderson & Marc Meservey | Coffee stout | Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer | 1 |
| Paul Zocco | Christmas Beer | Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 2 |
| Randy Baril | Robust Porter with raw cocoa and madagascar vanilla | Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer | 3 |
| Table 22 - Smoked & Wood Aged (6 Entries) | |||
| Lars Anderson & Marc Meservey | Smoked Scotch Ale | Other Smoked Beer | 1 |
| N. Scott Buchanan | Oaked Wee Heavy | Wood-Aged Beer | 2 |
| Robert Ficociello | Aged with bourbon barrel oak chips | Wood-Aged Beer | 3 |
| Table 23 - Specialty (7 Entries) | |||
| Bill Herlicka | Scotch barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout | Specialty Beer | 1 |
| Mickey Brown | We Be Jammin | Specialty Beer | 2 |
| Steve Sanderson | Rye IPA | Specialty Beer | 3 |
| Table 24 - Mead (10 Entries) | |||
| Paul Zocco | Orange Blossom | Sweet Mead | 1 |
| Paul Zocco | Clover | Sweet Mead | 2 |
| Jeff Cummings | Apple Melomel | Cyser | 3 |
| Table 25 - Cider & Perry (7 Entries) | |||
| Joshua Persson | New England Cider | 1 | |
| Edward Diamond | New England Cider | 2 | |
| Thia St. Martin | 2x cider | Other Spec. Cider/Perry | 3 |