2015 Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition
October 4th, 2015, Two Roads Brewing Company, Stratford, Connecticut


BEST OF SHOW
English Barleywine
Douglas Gladue and Frank Bellonio
FIRST RUNNER-UP BEST OF SHOW
Biere de Garde
Al and John Mennone
SECOND RUNNER-UP BEST OF SHOW
Experimental Scotch Barleywine
Sean Gaura
HONORABLE MENTION BEST OF SHOW
Wee Heavy
Andy Tipler
NOVICE AWARD
Michael Marino
BEST BATTING AVERAGE
Ben Jankowski
BEST CLUB BATTING AVERAGE
Brew Heads Homebrew Club


SNERHC Awards by Category

1: Light Lager (8 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 4A Munich Helles Give 'Em Helles Marino, Michael The Brewing Network
Second 1A American Light Lager Steb Light Bartholomew, Steve
Pannone, Drew
The Brewing Network
Third 4A Munich Helles Munich Helles 2015 Mayo, Stephen Seacoast Homebrew Club

2: Pilsner (4 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 5D German Pils Das Pilsner O'Rourke, John Brew Haven
Second 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager Karel Stochl Pilsener Wolf, Derek
Third 3B Czech Premium Pale Lager HoBo Pils Fogg, Joshua Rhode Island Brewing Society

3: European Amber Lager (13 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 6A Märzen Ich Bin Marzen Pannone, Andrew
Steve Bartholomew
Second 6A Märzen Hasselholfer Quinn, Ben Fermenters Of Central Connecticut
Third 6A Märzen Ragnarocktoberfest Wilkos, Matthew

4: Dark Lager (3 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 8A Munich Dunkel zocco, paul

5: Bock (4 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 4C Helles Bock Chester Jankowski, Ben

6: Light Hybrid Beer (21 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 5B Kölsch Kolsch Style Ale Serwatowski, Ryan
Second 1C Cream Ale Mages, Dan Underground Brewers
Third 5B Kölsch Mountain Spring Ale Rezendes, Joe

7: Amber Hybrid Beer (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 19B California Common Full Steam Ahead Marino, Michael The Brewing Network
Second 2B International Amber Lager marmalade Jankowski, Ben
Third 7B Altbier Haus Ale Connor, Timothy
HM 19B California Common Polaris Common Rezendes, Joe

8: English Pale Ale (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 11C Strong Bitter Neo British Bitter Capinera, Jim Fermentation Faction
Second 11C Strong Bitter Roswell's Extra Special Biter Somogyi, Robert Brew Free or Die
Third 11C Strong Bitter Marshall, James QCHBC / RIBS

9: Scottish & Irish Ale (10 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 17C Wee Heavy Pilsner Wee Heavy Tipler, Andy Underground Brewers
Second 17C Wee Heavy Oscar Jankowski, Ben
Third 17C Wee Heavy truth and oil rocheleau, rick

10: American Ale (28 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 19C American Brown Ale Bruey Brown Ale Brewer, Dave Krausen Commandos
Second 18B American Pale Ale Running Squirrel Pale Ale Burke, Brian Boston Wort Processors
Third 18B American Pale Ale Bucket Ale Meister, Russell Underground Brewers

11: English Brown Ale (7 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 13B British Brown Ale Steb Brown Bartholomew, Steve
Pannone, Drew
The Brewing Network
Second 13A Dark Mild Steb Mild Bartholomew, Steve
Pannone, Drew
The Brewing Network
Third 13B British Brown Ale Brown Ale Medd, Steven Underground Brewers
HM 13A Dark Mild English Mild Tipler, Andy Underground Brewers

12: Porter (12 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 20A American Porter Drew's Busty Porter Pannone, Andrew
Second 13C English Porter Steb Porter Bartholomew, Steve
Pannone, Drew
The Brewing Network
Third 9C Baltic Porter zocco, paul
HM 9C Baltic Porter moxie rocheleau, rick

13: Stout (32 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 20C Imperial Stout Double Lobotomy Imperial Stout Tipler, Andy Underground Brewers
Second 20C Imperial Stout Marshall, James QCHBC / RIBS
Third 20C Imperial Stout Heart of Darkness Chang, Jason

14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (54 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 21A American IPA Business Time Radawich, Gregory M.A.S.H
Second 21B Specialty IPA (all) Talking Backwards Klucznik, Michael
Third 21B Specialty IPA (all) Slight of Rye IPA Roberts, Joshua

15: German Wheat & Rye Beer (10 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 10A Weissbier Jamboree Hefe Rego, Mike Brew Free or Die
Second 10A Weissbier Hefeweizen Connor, Timothy
Third 10A Weissbier Hugh Heffe Crawford, Dave
Crawford, Jill
Brew Free or Die

16: Belgian & French Ale (26 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 24C Bière de Garde Garde Dog Biere Mennone, Al
Mennone, John
M.A.S.H
Second 26A Trappist Single 5 Degrees of Freedom Cigan, Alex NYC Homebrewers Guild
Third 25B Saison Turn! Turn! Turn! Borruso, Mike

17: Sour Ale (21 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 23F Fruit Lambic Shamas, CJ
Shamas,James
Second 23A Berliner Weisse Berliner Roggen Weisse carr, dan Brew Haven
Third 23C Oud Bruin Shred's Oud Bruin Walnum, Chris Brew Heads Homebrew Club

18: Belgian Strong Ale (19 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 26C Belgian Tripel Winer, Michael
Deighton, Tim
Second 26C Belgian Tripel Divine Thing Borruso, Mike
Third 26B Belgian Dubbel Hanusch, Paul
Biggs, Greg
Quiet Corner Homebrew Club

19: Strong Ale (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 17D English Barleywine Bellonio Farms gladue, douglas
Bellonio,Frank
M.A.S.H
Second 17D English Barleywine English Barleywine Phelps, Tim Krausen Commandos
Third 17B Old Ale Feeling Old Schneider, Jay Krausen Commandos

20: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 29A Fruit Beer Goseberry Killah Chang, Jason
Second 29A Fruit Beer Bear's Juicy Fruits Bartholomew, Adriane
Bartholomew, Steve
Third 29A Fruit Beer Grapefruit American IPA Spinelli, Ercole

21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (12 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Unkönventional Kölsch Tyler March Brewdies
Second 30A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Breakfast Buzz Radawich, Gregory M.A.S.H
Third 30C Winter Seasonal Beer Dan's Abomination Tipler, Andy Underground Brewers

22: Smoke-flavored & Wood-aged Beer (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 33A Wood-Aged Beer Walk The Plank Radawich, Gregory
Douglas Gladue
Michael Conte
M.A.S.H
Second 27 Historical Beer (Piwo Grodziskie) Grodziskie Marino, Michael The Brewing Network
Third 33A Wood-Aged Beer DOA Pollard, Scott
Jared Berger
Neil Hoosier

23: Specialty Beer (38 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First 34C Experimental Beer Scotch Barleywine Gaura, Sean Brew Heads Homebrew Club
Second 28C Wild Specialty Shamas, James
Third 28C Wild Specialty Flanders gladue, douglas M.A.S.H
HM 28B Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer Anna Lee Ross, Brian The Brewing Network

M1, M2: Traditional and Fruit Mead (8 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M1C Sweet Mead Carrot blossom honey gladue, douglas M.A.S.H
Second M1C Sweet Mead gladue, douglas M.A.S.H
Third M2A Cyser danger cider gladue, douglas M.A.S.H
HM M1C Sweet Mead zocco, paul

M3, M4: Spiced and Specialty Mead (7 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First M4A Braggot Mennone, Al
Conte, Michael
M.A.S.H
Second M3A Fruit and Spice Mead Baby Brew Watrous, Nicholas
Powden, Alex
Third M3A Fruit and Spice Mead zocco, paul

C1: Standard Cider and Perry (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First C1A New World Cider Sforza, Eric Underground Brewers
Second C1A New World Cider Apple Cider Spinelli, Ercole
Third C1B English Cider Heritage Farmyard Cider Victor, Steve
Roberts, Sue
Underground Brewers
HM C1A New World Cider Mennone, Al M.A.S.H

C2: Specialty Cider and Perry (9 entries)

Award Style Entry Name Brewers Club
First C2F Specialty Cider/Perry zocco, paul
Second C2F Specialty Cider/Perry Jalapeno Perry Rockhill, Jody Krausen Commandos
Third C2B Cider with Other Fruit Pomegranate Cider Mayo, Stephen Seacoast Homebrew Club
HM C2B Cider with Other Fruit Pomegranate and Brett Cider Victor, Steve
Roberts, Sue
Underground Brewers