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2007 Great Northern Brew Ha Ha
WINNER'S REPORT

Pilsner, Lager & Light Hybrid Beer
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  07.C. Dusseldorf Altbier  Cool Alt  Eric Biermann  Golden valley, MN  MN Home Brewers Association
 2  06.A. Cream Ale  AJ Cream Ale  Jason Huck  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  07.B. California Common Beer  Petaluma Afternoons  Al Boyce  St. Louis Park, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
European Amber & Dark Lager
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  05.D. Eisbock  Wampa s Hothbock  Edward Mathis  Beecher, WI  Green Bay Rackers
 2  05.C. Doppelbock  Gravitator Doppelbock  Susan Ruud Ray Taylor  Harwood, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  05.C. Doppelbock  Dopplebock  Dan Slick  Superior, WI  Northern Ale Stars
Bitter & IPA
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  14.B. American IPA  Big American IPA  Douglas Wich  Skokie, IL  Chicago Beer Society
 2  08.A. Standard/Ordinary Bitter  Bitter Lizzy  Eric  Biermann  Golden Valley, MN  MN Home Brewers Association
 3  08.C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter  Brians ESB  Brian Naze  Marquette, MI  
Scottish and Irish
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  09.D. Irish Red Ale  Maroons Irish Red  john silvestri  tuckahoe, NY  
 2  09.E. Strong Scotch Ale  The Bonnie Spar  Al Boyce  St. Louis Park, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  09.E. Strong Scotch Ale  #54  Stanley Harrison  Kalamazoo, MI  
American Ale
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  10.B. American Amber Ale  Alpine Amber Ale  Neil Bromenshenkel  Richfield, MN  Minnesota Homebrewers Association
 2  10.C. American Brown Ale  jj nut brown ale  jim townsend  middletown, DE  
 3  10.A. American Pale Ale  Hopped Horizons  Mark Gottwald  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
English Brown Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  11.C. Northern English Brown Ale  Nut Brown Ale  Douglas Wich  Skokie, IL  Chicago Beer Society
 2  11.B. Southern English Brown Ale  South Brown  Susan Ruud Ray Taylor  Harwood, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  11.C. Northern English Brown Ale  Bison Brown Ale  David Liles  Kansas City, MO  KC Brew Crew
Porter
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  12.C. Baltic Porter  Baltic Porter  Susan Ruud Ray Taylor  Harwood, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  12.A. Brown Porter  So Cal Porter  Steve/Laurie Daiken  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 3  12.B. Robust Porter  Root Beer Float  Paul Frank  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Stout
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  13.E. American Stout  Thou art Stouteth  Jorge Mouro  Harrison, NJ  
 2  13.A. Dry Stout  Greenlee Stout  Mike Flaminio  Holt, MI  Red Ledge Brewers
 3  13.F. Russian Imperial Stout  Old Dipsomaniac  Steven Olson  Menasha, WI  Appleton Libation Enthusiasts
German Wheat Beer
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  15.C. Weizenbock  Weizenbock 68-380  Mike Johnson  Salt Lake City, UT  
 2  15.A. Weizen/Weissbier  Weizenheimer  Al Boyce  St. Louis Park, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  15.A. Weizen/Weissbier  Nikis Hefe  Bill Gerds  Grand Blanc, MI  
Belgian & French Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  16.E. Belgian Specialty Ale  Belgian Sweet Stout  Joel Carlson  Britt, MN  
 2  16.E. Belgian Specialty Ale  saison black ale  Jacob Carlson  Virginia, MN  
 3  16.C. Saison  Hip Chaining Saison  Jacob Carlson  Virginia, MN  
Sour Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  17.D. Straight (Unblended) Lambic  05 Lambic  Steve Daiken  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 2  17.D. Straight (Unblended) Lambic  Low Pee H  Steve Piatz  Eagan, MN  St Paul Homebrewers Club
 3  17.C. Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin  Oud to a Red Bear  Ray Taylor Susan Ruud  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Belgian Strong
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  18.D. Belgian Golden Strong Ale  Boeuf Dubbel  Steve Daiken  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 2  18.C. Belgian Tripel  Wallooniphobia  Mark Gottwald  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 3  18.B. Belgian Dubbel  Belgian Dubbel  Jerry Dusich  St Cloud, MN  Cloudy Town Brewers
Strong Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  19.A. Old Ale  Very Old Ale  Susan Ruud Ray Taylor  Harwood, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  19.B. English Barleywine  Cloud Giant Barleywine  Dick Nilles  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  19.A. Old Ale  Mongers Old Ale  Edward Mathis  Beecher, WI  Green Bay Rackers
Spice, Vegetable & Fruit Beers
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  20.A. Fruit Beer  Bronx Cheer  Al Boyce  St. Louis Park, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 2  21.B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer  Happy Holiday Porter  Dave Stoiber  Plainfield, IL  
 3  21.B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer  Winter Solstice  John/Don Judd/Hoag  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars Homebrewers Guild
Eclectic Beers
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  22.C. Wood-Aged Beer  MacBogies  Steven Olson  Menasha, WI  Appleton Libation Enthusiasts
 2  23.A. Specialty Beer  Chili Lime Saffron Honey Ale  G.L. Exire LaTour  Minneapolis, MN  MHBA/CRAZY
 3  23.A. Specialty Beer  Rye IPA  Joel Carlson  Britt, MN  
Mead
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  25.C. Other Fruit Melomel  Plum Crazy  David Gobran  Maplewood, MN  MN Home Brewers Association
 2  24.C. Sweet Mead  Uber Mead  Byron Burrier  Neenah, WI  Appleton Libation Enthusiasts
 3  24.B. Semi-Sweet Mead  St Pattys Day Mead  Paul Frank  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Cider
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  27.A. Common Cider  Uncommon Cider  Chris Smith  Minneapolis, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 2  27.A. Common Cider  Cider House Dual  Chris Smith  Minneapolis, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  28.D. Other Specialty Cider or Perry  Cinnamon Cider  Chris Smith  Minneapolis, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association