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[BRBO Results from previous years] |
| MALT's Blue Ridge Brew Off |
| 2003 Results |
| September 20, 2003 - Asheville, NC |
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| 1 - American Lagers | |
| 1st John Oshman - Carolina Brewmasters | Dark - American Lager (1B) |
| 2nd Phil Farrel - Chicken City Ale Raisers | Light - American Lager (1A) |
| 3rd Jeff Nameth - Arden, NC | Light - American Lager (1A) |
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| 2 - European Pale Lagers | |
| 1st Jeff Nameth - Arden, NC | Northern German Pilsner (2B) |
| 2nd Brian Cole - MALT | Northern German Pilsner (2B) |
| 3rd Joel Masters - Palmetto State Brewers | Bohemian Pilsner (2A) |
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| 3 - Blond Ales | |
| 1st Phil Kitowski - Novi, MI | Blond Ale (3A) |
| 2nd Jim Smith - Battleground Brewers | Blond Ale (3A) |
| 3rd Tommy Hill - Weaverville,NC | Blond Ale (3A) |
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| 4 - Light Ales | |
| 1st Gary Cathey - Carolina Brewmasters | Cream Ale (3C) |
| 2nd James Bond - MALT | American Wheat (3B) |
| 3rd John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Cream Ale (3C) |
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| 5 - Bitter | |
| 1st John Peed - Tenn. Valley Homebrewers | Special or Best Bitter (4B) |
| 2nd Gerald Jowers - Palmetto State Brewers | Special or Best Bitter (4B) |
| 3rd Jim Smith - Battlegrou nd Brewers | Special or Best Bitter (4B) |
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| 6 - ESB | |
| 1st Brian Cole - MALT | Strong Bitter/English Pale (4C) |
| 2nd Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Strong Bitter/English Pale (4C) |
| 3rd Mark Graham - Carolina Brewmasters | Strong Bitter/English Pale (4C) |
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| 7 - Scottish | |
| 1st Bill Lynch - Carolina Brewmasters | Export 80/ (5C) |
| 2nd John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Export 80/ (5C) |
| 3rd Scott Oberman - Rocket City Brewers | Export 80/ (5C) |
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| 8 - American Pale Ale | |
| 1st Ed Tate - Music City Brewers | American Pale Ale (6A) |
| 2nd Tom Karnowski - Knoxville, TN | American Pale Ale (6A) |
| 3rd Bill Lynch - Carolina Brewmasters | American Pale Ale (6A) |
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| 9 - American Amber Ales | |
| 1st Greg Nilsson - Brewmasters of Alpheretta | American Amber Ale (6B) |
| 2nd Carl Meier - Music City Brewers | American Amber Ale (6B) |
| 3rd Todd Swearinggens - Rocket City Brewers | American Amber Ale (6B) |
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| 10 - IPA | |
| 1st Peter Cratin - MALT | India Pale Ale (7) |
| 2nd David Jones - Carolina Brewmasters | India Pale Ale (7) |
| 3rd George Cataulin - QUAFF | India Pale Ale (7) |
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| 11 - Koelsch | |
| 1st Brian Cole - MALT | Koelsch Style Ale (8A) |
| 2nd Phil Kitowski - Novi, MI | Koelsch Style Ale (8A) |
| 3rd Gary Cathey - Carolina Brewmasters | Koelsch Style Ale (8A) |
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| 12 - Alts & California Commons | |
| 1st Rick Krapels - Bluff City Brewers | California Common (6C) |
| 2nd Peter Cratin - MALT | Northern German Altbier (8C) |
| 3rd John Tipton - Rocket Cit y Brewers | Dusseldorf Altbier (8B) |
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| 13 - German Amber Lagers | |
| 1st Phil Kitowski - Novi, MI | Oktoberfest/Maerzen (9A) |
| 2nd Brian Cole - MALT | Oktoberfest/Maerzen (9A) |
| 3rd Mark Graham - Carolina Brewmasters | Oktoberfest/Maerzen (9B) |
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| 14 - English Brown | |
| 1st Jack Noles - Palmetto State Brewers | Northern English Brown (10B) |
| 2nd Bill Lynch - Carolina Brewmasters | Mild Brown (10A) |
| 3rd Todd Bowman - Carolina Brewmasters | Mild Brown (10A) |
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| 15 - Barleywine | |
| 1st John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | American Style Barleywine (12B) |
| 2nd Jim Brewer - CARBOY | American Style Barleywine (12B) |
| 3rd Scott Oberman - Rocket City Brewers | American Style Barleywine (12B) |
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| 16 - American Brown | |
| 1st Gary Cathey - Carolina Brewmasters | American Brown (10D) |
| 2nd Brian Cole - MALT | American Brown (10D) |
| 3rd Richard Weiss - ATF | American Brown (10D) |
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| 17 - Russian Imperial Stout | |
| 1st Bernie Kessel - MALT | Russian Imperial Stout (12C) |
| 2nd Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Russian Imperial Stout (12C) |
| 3rd Todd Bowman - Carolina Brewmasters | Russian Imperial Stout (12C) |
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| 18 - Lambic & Berliner Weisse | |
| 1st John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Straight (Unblended) Lambic Style Ale (20A) |
| 2nd Robert Leach - Palmetto State Brewers | Fruit Lambic Style Ale (20C) |
| 3rd John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Fruit Lambic Style Ale (20C) |
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| 19 - Bock | |
| 1st Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Doppelbock (14C) |
| 2nd Jay Schrade - TVH | Eisbock (14D) |
| 3rd Mike Sims - Rocket City Brewers | Helles Bock/Maibock (14B) |
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| 20 - Robust Porter | |
| 1st Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Robust Porter (15A) |
| 2nd Adam Arnett -Rocket City Brewers | Robust Porter (15A) |
| 3rd Brian Cole - MALT | Robust Porter (15A) |
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| 21 - Brown Porter & Schwartzbier | |
| 1st Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Brown Porter (15B) |
| 2nd Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Brown Porter (13B) |
| 3rd Phil Luswick - Battleground Brewers | Robust Porter (15B) |
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| 22 - Other Stouts | |
| 1st Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Dry Stout (16A) |
| 2nd Terry Wallis - Music City Brewers | Dry Stout (16A) |
| 3rd James Kinn - CARBOY | Sweet Stout (16B) |
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| 23 - Foreign Stout & Dunkel | |
| 1st John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Foreign Extra Stout (16D) |
| 2nd David Keller -MALT | Munich Dunkel (13A) |
| 3rd Jim Brewer - CARBOY | Foreign Extra Stout (16D) |
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| 24 - German Wheat | |
| 1st Bernie Kessel - MALT | Weizenbock (17D) |
| 2nd Bernie Kessel - MALT | Bavarian Dunkelweizen (17B) |
| 3rd Gary Cathey - Carolina Brewmasters | Bavarian Dunkelweizen (17B) |
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| 25 - Dubbel | |
| 1st Roman Davis - Carolina Brewmasters | Dubbel (18A) |
| 2nd John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Dubbel (18A) |
| 3rd Tommy Hill - Weaverville, NC | Dubbel (18A) |
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| 26 - Dark & Golden Strong Belgian Ale | |
| 1st Jay Adams - MALT | Belgian Strong Golden Ale (18C) |
| 2nd Todd Bowman - Carolina Brewmasters | Belgian Strong Dark Ale (18C) |
| 3rd James Bond - M ALT | Belgian Strong Golden Ale (18C) |
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| 27 - Belgian Pale Ale & Witbier | |
| 1st Jim Brewer - CARBOY | Belgian Pale Ale (19A) |
| 2nd Adam Arnett - Rocket City Brewers | Witbier (19B) |
| 3rd Mac Wylie - Battleground Brewers | Belgian Pale Ale (19A) |
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| 28 - French & Belgian Ales | |
| 1st Todd Swearinggen - Rocket City Brewers | Saison (19D) |
| 2nd John Tipton - Rocket City Brewers | Belgian Specialty Ale (19E) |
| 3rd Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Biere de Garde (19C) |
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| 29 - Fruit Beer | |
| 1st Michael Weiss - CARBOY | Fruit Beer (21) |
| 2nd Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Fruit Beer (21) |
| 3rd Jim Brewer - CARBOY | Fruit Beer (21) |
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| 30 - Smoke & Spice Beer | |
| 1st Tom Meier - Rocket City Brewers | Classic Rauchbier (23A) |
| 2nd Greg Stallard - State of Franklin | Other Smoked Beer (23B) |
| 3rd Tom Meier - Rocket City Brewers | Spice/Herb/Vegetable (22) |
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| 31 - Specialty Beer | |
| 1st Tom Meier - Rocket City Brewers | Specialty, Experimental, Historical (24) |
| 2nd Richard Weiss - ATF - New Bern, NC | Specialty, Experimental, Historical (24) |
| 3rd James Bond - MALT | Specialty, Experimental, Historical (24) |
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| 32 - Old Ale | |
| 1st Jay Adams - MALT | Old Ale (11A) |
| 2nd David Keller - MALT | Old Ale (11A) |
| 3rd Todd Bowman - Carolina Brewmasters | Old Ale (11A) |
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| 33 - Wee Heavy | |
| 1st Adam Arnett - Rocky City Brewers | Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) (11B) |
| 2nd John Tipton -Rocky City Brewers | Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) (11B) |
| 3rd David Keller - MAL T | Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy) (11B) |
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| 34 - Tripel | |
| 1st Jay Adams - MALT | Tripel (18B) |
| 2nd Joel Masters - Palmetto State Brewers | Tripel (18B) |
| 3rd John Tipton -Rocky City Brewers | Tripel (18B) |
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| 35 - Traditional & Varietal Meads | |
| 1st Bernie Kessel - MALT | Traditional Mead (25A) |
| 2nd Fred Thompson - MALT | Traditional Mead (25A) |
| 3rd John Tipton -Rocky City Brewers | Varietal Honey Traditional Mead (25B) |
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| 36 - Cyser, Pyment & Cider | |
| 1st Terry Wallis - Music City Brewers | Cyser (Apple Melomel) (25C) |
| 2nd Craig McGahey - MALT | Pyment (Grape Melomel) (25D) |
| 3rd Owen Halspeny - MALT | Cyser (Apple Melomel) (25C) |
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| 37 - Fruit Melomel | |
| 1st Steve Peek - MALT | Other Fruit Melomel (25E) |
| 2nd Steve Peek _ MALT | Other Fruit Melomel (25E) |
| 3rd Kevin Martin - Carolina Brewmasters | Other Fruit Melomel (25E) |
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| 38 - Braggot & Other Meads | |
| 1st John Campell - Music City Brewers | Mixed Category Mead (25H) |
| 2nd Tony Thorpe - Rocket City Brewers | Metheglin (25F) |
| 3rd Steve Peek - MALT | Metheglin (25F) |
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| 38 - BEST OF SHOW | |
| 1st Darren Baucum - Rocket City Brewers | Dry Stout (16A) - Flight 22 |
| 2nd Jim Brewer - CARBOY | Belgian Pale Ale (19A) - Flight 27 |
| 3rd Jay Adams - MALT | Belgian Strong Golden Ale (18C) - Flight 26 |
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Brewclubs that entered this great event |
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| MALT | Asheville, NC |
| Carolina Brewmasters | Charlotte, NC |
| CARBOY | Raleigh, NC |
| Palmetto State Brewers | Columbia, SC |
| Battleground Brewers | Greensboro, NC |
| ATF | New Bern, NC |
| Rocket City Brewers | Alabama |
| Music City Brewers | Nashville, TN |
| Tennessee Valley Homebrewers | Oak Ridge, TN |
| Bluff City Brewers | Arlington, TN |
| State of Franklin | Kingsport, TN |
| Chicken City Ale Raisers | Cummings, GA |
| Brewmasters of Alpheretta | Georgia |
| Quaff | San Diego, CA |
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