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2009 Great Northern Brew Ha Ha Results
Lagers, Pilsners & American Hybrids
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  01.C. Premium American Lager  Son of Grain Belt  Dick Nilles  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  01.D. Munich Helles  Heavens Helles  PAUL  VOGEL  FARGO, ND  Prarie Homebrew Companions
 3  06.A. Cream Ale  Creamacornacan  Eric Biermann  Golden Valley, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
European Ambers Lagers
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1 03.B. Oktoberfest-Marzen  Mikes october fest  Mike Lemke  Muskego, WI  
2  03.B. Oktoberfest-Marzen  Octoberfest  Jerry Dusich  St Cloud, MN  Cloudy Town Brewers
 3  03.B. Oktoberfest-Marzen  Admiral Ackbars Decemberfest  Edward Mathis  Beecher, WI  Tri-County Fermenters
Dark Lagers
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  04.C. Schwarzbier  Schwarz Jesus  Matt Smith  Livonia, MI  The BN Army
 2  04.B. Munich Dunkel  Put on your lips Dunkel  Sara Sundberg  Baxter, MN  Blue Ox Brewers Society
 3  05.C. Doppelbock  Collaberator  Mike Beuning  Avon, MN  Cloudy Town Brewers
Hybrid Wheat
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  06.D. American Wheat or Rye Beer  Rockpile Rye  Patrick Sundberg  Baxter, MN  Blue Ox Brewers Society
 2  06.C. Kolsch  Kalashnikov Kolsch  Joe Brockman  Blaine, MN  St. Paul Homebrewers Club
 3  06.C. Kolsch  our best Kolschey  Jim Imbertson  Maplewood, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Amber Hybrid
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  07.C. Dusseldorf Altbier  Just some old Alt..  Mike Kopp  St. Ann, MO  St. Louis Brews
 2  07.B. California Common Beer  Minnesota Steam Beer  JR Foster  Eagan, MN  
 3  07.C. Dusseldorf Altbier  50  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
English Pale A;e
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  08.C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter  ESB - Experiment One  JR Foster  Eagan, MN  
 2  08.C. Extra Special/Strong Bitter  Brians ESB  Brian Naze  Marquette, MI  
 3  08.B. Special/Best/Premium Bitter  Mikes Specialty  Mike Lemke  Muskego, WI  
Scottish Irish & Red
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  09.D. Irish Red Ale  Irish Red  Fred Meisner  Highland, MI  The Brewing Network
 2  09.B. Scottish Heavy 70/-  Stonehaven 70  Joe Brockman  Blaine, MN  St. Paul Homebrewers Club
 3  09.A. Scottish Light 60/-  Shenval 60  Joe Brockman  Blaine, MN  St. Paul Homebrewers Club
American Ale
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  10.C. American Brown Ale  Duck Pond  Patrick Sundberg  Baxter, MN  Blue Ox Brewers Society
 2  10.A. American Pale Ale  Screaming Viking American Pale Ale  Vincent Rokke  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  10.C. American Brown Ale  Bongos Nub Waggin Brown  Will Draper  Raleigh, NC  
English Brown
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  11.B. Southern English Brown Ale  Fools Brown  Jason Huck  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  11.C. Northern English Brown Ale  Wedding Brown Ale  Patrick Kaeding  Jamaica Plain, MA
 3  11.A. Mild  Manifesto Ale  James Blum  Morristown, NJ  
Porter
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  12.A. Brown Porter  Big Pit Porter  Chip Lewis  Elkhart, IN  Michiana Extract and Grain Association
 2  12.B. Robust Porter  English Porter  Kyle Alberda  Fort Wayne, IN  MASH
 3  12.B. Robust Porter  BoilerMaker Porter  JR Foster  Eagan, MN  
Stout
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  13.D. Foreign Extra Stout  Foreign Export Stout  Chris Bible  Knoxville, TN  
 2  13.F. Russian Imperial Stout  Bourbon Barrel Bound  Walt Pittack  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 3  13.D. Foreign Extra Stout  Kinder Stout  Marc OBrien  Boulder Junction, WI  Nothwoods LUSH, INC
IPA
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
 1  14.C. Imperial IPA  Mikes IPA  Mike Lemke  Muskego, WI  
 2  14.B. American IPA  American IPA  Eric Paradisi  Manassas, VA  
 3  14.B. American IPA  CANT DO ALE ?  PAUL  VOGEL  FARGO, ND  Prarie Homebrew Companions
German Wheat & Rye
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  15.D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)  Rockin Roggen  Tim Cichon  Stillwater, MN  Saint Croix Valley of Homebrewers
 2  15.A. Weizen/Weissbier  Wheat is murder  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  15.D. Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)  Why Rye  Jim Imbertson  Maplewood, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Belgian & French Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
   16.E. Belgian Specialty Ale  No Stinking Horse Blanket  Steve Piatz  Eagan, MN  MHBA
 2  16.C. Saison  Saison  Mike Beuning  Avon, MN  Cloudy Town Brewers
 3  16.E. Belgian Specialty Ale  Rule 48 Patersbier  Jeff Buck  Lauderdale, MN  St Paul Homebrew Club
Sour Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  17.F. Fruit Lambic  Up The Kriek  Mark Dexter  Duluth , MN  Northern Alestars
 2  17.F. Fruit Lambic  Dont Be a Sour Pache  Steve Daiken  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 3  17.E. Gueuze  Peachy Keen Lambic  Jeremy Kness  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
Belgian Strong Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  18.B. Belgian Dubbel  Hunk of a Monk Dubbel  Peter Mack  Minneapolis, MN  
 2  18.C. Belgian Tripel  Tasty Tauntauns Tripel  Edward Mathis  Beecher, WI  Tri-County Fermenters
 3  18.C. Belgian Tripel  Screwy Curve Tripel  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Strong Ales
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  19.C. American Barleywine  Mopery with Intent to Creep  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 2  19.C. American Barleywine  Back to School Barleywine  Mike Beuning  Avon, MN  Cloudy Town Brewers
 2  19.A. Old Ale  Snail Mail Old Ale  Dan Slick  Superior, WI  Northern Ale Stars
Fruit Beers
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  20.A. Fruit Beer  Apricot Weizen  Mark Slepica  Eau Claire, WI  
 2  20.A. Fruit Beer  There are strawberries in this beer oh yes  Neil Bromenshenkel  Richfield, MN  Minnesota Homebrewers Association
 3  20.A. Fruit Beer  Oatmeal Raspberry Stout  Nick Walthall  Richmond, VA  James River Homebrewers
Spice, Herb & Vegetable
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  21.B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer  Snow Storm Spiced Ale  Chris Fryzek  Hickory Hills, IL  
 2  21.A. Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer  Morning Coffee  Jamison Sterken  Oconomowoc, WI  
 3  21.B. Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer  Oh Christmas Tree  Patrick Sundberg  Baxter, MN  Blue Ox Brewers Society
Smoke & Wood Aged
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  22.C. Wood-Aged Beer  NAS Barrel Project  Northern Ale Stars  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 2  22.B. Other Smoked Beer  Rauchenweizenshenkel  Neil Bromenshenkel  Richfield, MN  Minnesota Homebrewers Association
 3  22.B. Other Smoked Beer  Thats My Story  Brian Davis  Lyle, MN  Global Beer Tribe
Specialty Beer
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  23.A. Specialty Beer  Blowin Vun!  Dave Batcheller  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  23.A. Specialty Beer  Chocolate Oatmeal Pout  Jim George  Livermore, CA  
 3  23.A. Specialty Beer  Wild Rice Irish Red  Michael Isley  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Meads
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  26.C. Open Category Mead  Berries at Work  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 2  25.C. Other Fruit Melomel  Scarlet Ambrosia  Al Boyce  St. Louis Park, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  26.A. Metheglin  Not Mary Anne  Steve Piatz  Eagan, MN  MHBA
 Cider
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  28.A. New England Cider  Syder  Steve Daiken  Duluth, MN  Northern Ale Stars
 2  28.B. Fruit Cider  Raspberry Cider  Chris Smith  MINNEAPOLIS, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
 3  28.A. New England Cider  Cidaah New England Cider  David Gobran  Maplewood, MN  Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Snow Blower
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  32.A. Snow Blower  Snow Hopper  Vincent Rokke  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 2  32.A. Snow Blower  OS2  Jason Huck  Fargo, ND  Prairie Homebrewing Companions
 3  32.A. Snow Blower  Morning Coffee  Jamison Sterken  Oconomowoc, WI  
New Entrant
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  14.B. American IPA  American IPA  Eric Paradisi  Manassas, VA  
2  23.A. Specialty Beer  Chocolate Oatmeal Pout  Jim George  Livermore, CA  
3  04.B. Munich Dunkel  Put on your lips Dunkel  Sara Sundberg  Baxter, MN  Blue Ox Brewers Society
Best of Show
Place BJCP SubCategory Name of Brew Brewer Name Location Club Name
1  14.C. Imperial IPA  Mikes IPA  Mike Lemke