2016 Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition
October 23rd, 2016, Two Roads Brewing Company, Stratford, Connecticut


BEST OF SHOW
Kolsch
Robert Burger
FIRST RUNNER-UP BEST OF SHOW
German Pils
John O'Rourke
SECOND RUNNER-UP BEST OF SHOW
Saison
Jay Schneider
NOVICE AWARD
None awarded
No novices won ribbons
BEST BATTING AVERAGE (tie)
Michael Conte
Rick Brenchak
BEST CLUB BATTING AVERAGE
Oregon Brew Crew


SNERHC Awards by Category

1: Light Lager (10 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 1B American Lager Buttah Lager Adams, Jeremy Mid Mass Malt Masters
Second 4A Munich Helles My Own Personal Helles O'Rourke, John Brew Haven
Third 4B Festbier 2016 Festbier Howard, Lyn Brew Free or Die

2: Pilsner (6 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 5D German Pils Noble O'Rourke, John Brew Haven
Second 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager Czech Pils Rego, Mike Brew Free or Die
Third 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager Willard High Life Meese, Philip Underground Brewers

3: European Amber Lager (13 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 6A Märzen Scottoberfest Cracas, Scott
Second 7A Vienna Lager Vacation Lager Connor, Timothy
Third 6A Märzen FestHünd Lee, John Saratoga Thoroughbrews

4: Dark Lager (2 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 8B Schwarzbier Schwarzbier Serwatowski, Ryan
Second 8B Schwarzbier May the Schwarz Bier with you Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew

5: Bock (2 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 4C Helles Bock Helles Bock Jankowski, Ben
Second 9A Doppelbock Doppelbock Link, Jim Underground Brewers

6: Light Hybrid Beer (13 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 5B Kölsch 2016 Oktoberfest brew #3 Burger, Robert
Burger, Adam
D'Addio, James
Aurelia III, Salvador
Underground Brewers
Second 18A Blonde Ale Blonde fur Lee, John Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Third 1D American Wheat Beer White Storm Kraszewski, John Brew Haven

7: Amber Hybrid Beer (11 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 27 Historical Beer (Kentucky Common) Kentucky UNcommon Roberts, Josh Brewminaries
Second 7B Altbier Griner, Nicholas Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
Third 7B Altbier Davestadt Alt Hope-Ross, Dave Brew Haven

8: English Pale Ale (6 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 11B Best Bitter Independence Pale Ale Hope-Ross, Dave Brew Haven

9: Scottish & Irish Ale (7 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 17C Wee Heavy Skoatch Ale O'Rourke, John
Orefice, Andy
Brew Haven
Second 15A Irish Red Ale Competition Red Schneider, Jay
Peter Warzycha
Krausen Commandos

10: American Ale (19 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 18B American Pale Ale NZ versus AUS Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew
Second 18B American Pale Ale Croteau, Jason
Third 18B American Pale Ale Palin' Around Burgess, Alden
HM 18B American Pale Ale Citra Pale Ale Connor, Timothy

11: English Brown Ale (7 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 13B British Brown Ale My Prerogative Tupper, Don
Second 13B British Brown Ale Boot Brown's Ale Quinn, Ben FOCCT
Third 13A Dark Mild Griner, Nicholas Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club

12: Porter (8 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 9C Baltic Porter ZOCCO, PAUL Zok's
Second 20A American Porter Drew's Famous Porter pannone, andrew
Third 13C English Porter Incitamentum Leppla, Alex

13: Stout (16 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 20C Imperial Stout The Fat Black Cat Conte, Michael
Hoyt, Josh
M.A.S.H
Second 20C Imperial Stout Bubblin Crude Tupper, Susan
Third 20C Imperial Stout ZOCCO, PAUL Zok's

14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (41 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 21B Specialty IPA (all) Blackened Hops Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew
Second 21B Specialty IPA (all) Juicy Mixtape Vol. 4 Chang, Jason
Third 21A American IPA Free Hops Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew

15: German Wheat & Rye Beer (10 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 10C Weizenbock Bitezenbock Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew
Second 10A Weissbier 2016 Oktoberfest brew #2 Burger, Robert Underground Brewers
Third 10A Weissbier Son of Hefe Burke, Chris

16: Belgian & French Ale (20 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 25B Saison Saison #2 Schneider, Jay Krausen Commandos
Second 27 Historical Beer (Belgian Table Beer) Belgian Table Beer Lasocki, Krzysztof Brew Haven
Third 25B Saison Saison duChang Chang, Jason

17: Sour Ale (24 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 23F Fruit Lambic Dancing In Your Head Radawich, Greg M.A.S.H
Second 27 Historical Beer (Gose) Goseface Killah Chang, Jason
Third 23B Flanders Red Ale Flanders Red Tupper, Don
HM 23B Flanders Red Ale Mages, Dan Underground Brewers

18: Belgian Strong Ale (17 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 25A Belgian Blond Ale Blonde Britta's Blonde Belgian Ale Anderson, Britta
Chambers, Drew
Second 26B Belgian Dubbel Five Sisters - Rosina Ippolito, Andrew BURP
Third 25C Belgian Golden Strong Ale Saazy Beast Chiltern, Michael
HM 25A Belgian Blond Ale Belgian Blond Ale Lasocki, Krzysztof Brew Haven

19: Strong Ale (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 22C American Barleywine 2Guys Barleywine Mennone, Al
Don Werner
M.A.S.H
Second 22C American Barleywine Dankapalooza Leppla, Alex
Third 22C American Barleywine Barleywine Phelps, Tim
Brewer, Dave
Krausen Commandos

20: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 29A Fruit Beer Cherry Berliner Burger, Robert Underground Brewers
Second 29A Fruit Beer Freaky Creek Radawich, Greg M.A.S.H
Third 29A Fruit Beer Blueberry Yum Yum pannone, andrew

21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (16 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Maple Coffee Stout Brenchak, Rick
Second 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Chocolate Coconut Stout Brenchak, Rick
Third 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Bubblin Crude Coffee Tupper, Susan

22: Smoke-flavored & Wood-aged Beer (14 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 6B Rauchbier Bacon Cigar Kibzey, Rodney Oregon Brew Crew
Second 33A Wood-Aged Beer Pretty Kitty Yum Yum Meow Meow Conte, Michael
Gladue, Douglas
Radawich, Greg
M.A.S.H
Third 33A Wood-Aged Beer A Little English Nightcap Howard, Lyn Brew Free or Die

23: Specialty Beer (38 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 28C Wild Specialty Dripping in Gold Kraszewski, John Brew Haven
Second 28B Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Golden Sour Ale Mennone, Al M.A.S.H
Third 28C Wild Specialty Shamas, CJ

M1: Traditional Mead (6 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M1C Sweet Mead Star Thistle Mead Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Second M1B Semi-sweet Mead Heather Mead Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Third M1A Dry Mead Short Mead Baulsir, Jim
Baulsir, Dave

M2: Fruit Mead (7 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M2E Melomel Black Mead Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Second M2B Pyment White Pyment Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Third M2B Pyment Concord Pyment Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die

M3: Spiced Mead (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead Latte Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Second M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead The Eighth Dimension Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Third M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead Agave Maple Mead Rockhill, Jody Krausen Commandos

M4: Specialty Mead (4 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M4A Braggot Conte, Michael
Mennone, Albert
M.A.S.H
Second M4C Experimental Mead Rochambochet Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die
Third M4A Braggot Tropic Thunder Phelps, Jason
Margot Phelps
Brew Free or Die

C1: Standard Cider and Perry (10 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First C1A New World Cider Sforza, Eric
Second C1B English Cider Sforza, Eric
Third C1A New World Cider Right Cider Victor, Steve
Roberts, Sue
Underground Brewers

C2: Specialty Cider and Perry (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First C2F Specialty Cider/Perry Tart Cherry & Brett Cider Victor, Steve
Roberts, Sue
Underground Brewers
Second C2A New England Cider Sforza, Eric
Third C2F Specialty Cider/Perry Mages, Dan Underground Brewers