The
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Proudly Presents the Winners of the
Blue Ridge Brew Off 2006
Asheville NC
September 9 , 2006
Comprising 444 Entries
The results for 2007 will be posted here on or about 9/10/07.
Best of Show, 1st Place
Aaron Schenk belgian blonde Belgian Specialty Ale (16.E)
Asheville, NC
Best of Show, 2nd Place
Phil Farrell Lake Lanier Bier VI German Pilsner (Pils) (2.A)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
Best of Show, 3rd Place
Jason Nicolai Big River IPA American IPA (14.B)
Arden, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
BOS Mead/Cider, 1st Place
Rob And Seamane Orange Blossom Mead Semi-Sweet Mead (24.B)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
BOS Mead/Cider, 2nd Place
Steve Peek Chilean Pyment Pyment (Grape Melomel) (25.B)
Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
BOS Mead/Cider, 3rd Place
Jeff Nolte Not So Common Common Common Perry (27.D)
Plano, TX North Texas Homebrewers Association
Dr George Fix Award
Mike Ruff pineapple mead Other Fruit Melomel (25.C)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 1. Lagers
1st Place Jeff Murray Munich Dunkel München Dunkel (4.B)
Raleigh, NC TRiangle's Unabashed homeBrewers
2nd Place Graham Cox Ol' No. 737 Thunderspud Premium American (1.C)
Meridian, MS Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd Place Ed Moore Tiger Vienna Vienna Lager (3.A)
Sugar Land, TX Foam Rangers
Flight: 2. Pilsner
1st Place Phil Farrell Lake Lanier Bier VI German Pilsner (Pils) (2.A)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd Place Graham Cox Flying Machine 1903 Pilsner Classic American Pilsner (2.C)
Meridian, MS Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd Place Ken Hilton Bugsy Malone's CAP Classic American Pilsner (2.C)
Greenville, NC Down East Alers
Flight: 3. Bock A & B
1st Place Jim Smith Maibock Maibock (5.A)
Summerfield, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild
2nd Place David Keller EinBATer Bock Maibock (5.A)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Steven Heitter Maibock Maibock (5.A)
Weaverville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 4. Am. Wheat/Rye
1st Place Walt Sweeney American Wheat American Wheat or Rye Beer (6.D)
Wake Forest, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
2nd Place Mac Wylie 5Y Vigilante Wheat American Wheat or Rye Beer (6.D)
Greensboro, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild
3rd Place Rob And Seamane American Wheat American Wheat or Rye Beer (6.D)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
Flight: 5. EPA B & C
1st Place James Bond Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) (8.C)
Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Felton Dengler PATSY'S PALE ALE Standard/Ordinary Bitter (8.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Scott Oberman ESB Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) (8.C)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 6. Scottish/Irish A, B & C
1st Place John Peed Scottish Heavy 70/- (9.B)
Oak Ridge, TN Tennessee Valley Homebrewers
2nd Place Rob And Seamane Scottish Ale Scottish Export 80/- (9.C)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
3rd Place Brant Warren Scottish Light 60/- (9.A)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 7. APA
1st Place Tom Henderson American Pale Ale (10.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
2nd Place John Silver American Pale Ale American Pale Ale (10.A)
Spruce Pine, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place JR Brewing Simcoe on the Horizon American Pale Ale (10.A)
Lexington, SC Palemtto State Brewers
Flight: 8. Am. Amber/Brown Ale
1st Place Carl Foster MH Amber American Amber Ale (10.B)
Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers
2nd Place David Keller Casey at the BAT American Amber Ale (10.B)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Phil Farrell What Will Brown Do To American Brown Ale (10.C)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 9. Brown Porter/So. Ale
1st Place Phil Farrell Brown versus Board of Brown Porter (12.A)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd Place James Bond Brown Porter (12.A)
Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place John Tipton Brown Porter (12.A)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 10. Robust Porter
1st Place JR Brewing Big-n-Busty Robust Porter (12.B)
Lexington, SC Palemtto State Brewers
2nd Place John Tipton Robust Porter (12.B)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
3rd Place Dan Malcic Rocky Top Porter Robust Porter (12.B)
Calumet City, IL
Flight: 11. Stout, Sweet
1st Place Phil Farrell Mad Cow Milk Stout V Sweet Stout (13.B)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd Place Philip Folse Cream Stout Sweet Stout (13.B)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Karen Lassiter Milk Stout Sweet Stout (13.B)
Cross Plains, TN Music City Brewers
Flight: 12. German Wheat/Rye A
1st Place Richard Swim Baron Phork Weizenheimer Weizen/Weissbier (15.A)
Mcminnville, TN Warren Co. Brewing Guild
2nd Place Scott Oberman Hefe Weizen Weizen/Weissbier (15.A)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
3rd Place Steve Clingman Weizen went down to Bama Weizen/Weissbier (15.A)
Huntsville, AL Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 13. German Wheat/Rye B, C
1st Place Bob Sandage Bob and Kris's Roggenbier Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) (15.D)
Atlanta, GA Final Gravity CraftBrewer
2nd Place Graham Cox Weisenheimer Weizenbock Weizenbock (15.C)
Meridian, MS Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd Place Kevin Marino Bretheren BrozenBock Weizenbock (15.C)
Black Mountain, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 14. Sour & Belgian Blond
1st Place Robert Leach Flanders Red Ale (17.B)
Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers
2nd Place Bob Sandage Dr. Bob's Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse (17.A)
Atlanta, GA Final Gravity CraftBrewer
3rd Place John Tipton Gueuze (17.E)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 15. Light Hybrid A, B & C
1st Place Owen Halpeny One year old Kolsch Kölsch (6.C)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Ken Pearce Light Generic Beer Blonde Ale (6.B)
Greensboro, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild
3rd Place Bill Lynch Bill's Cream Ale Cream Ale (6.A)
Waxhaw, NC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 16. Stout C & D
1st Place Mark Garwatoski Oatmeal Stout (13.C)
Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
2nd Place Jim Smith Oatmeal Stout (13.C)
Summerfield, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild
3rd Place Robert Leach Oatmeal Stout (13.C)
Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers
Flight: 17. Witbier & Belgian
1st Place Aaron Schenk belgian blonde Belgian Specialty Ale (16.E)
Asheville, NC
2nd Place Ray McCoy Act 3 Belgian Specialty Ale (16.E)
Clemmons, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Steve Clingman Battle of Wit Witbier (16.A)
Huntsville, AL Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 18. Smoke & Wood
1st Place Phil Farrell Olde Morning Wood II Wood-Aged Beer (22.C)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd Place Bill Lynch Bill's Smoked Porter Other Smoked Beer (22.B)
Waxhaw, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Scott Oberman JD Barrel Brew Wood-Aged Beer (22.C)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 19. Speciality Beer
1st Place Dave Buning Rye Tupeeyay (23.)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
2nd Place Bob Sandage Bob & Matt's Coffee (23.)
Atlanta, GA Final Gravity CraftBrewer
3rd Place Charles Scheffer Poor Richard's Ale (23.)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 20. Strong Scotch Ale
1st Place John Tipton Strong Scotch Ale (9.E)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
2nd Place Jamie Franklin I have to Wee Wee Strong Scotch Ale (9.E)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Robert Leach Wee Heavy Scotch Ale Strong Scotch Ale (9.E)
Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers
Flight: 21. IPA American
1st Place Jason Nicolai Big River IPA American IPA (14.B)
Arden, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Michael Weiss over the top hop IPA American IPA (14.B)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
3rd Place Spencer Stubbs American IPA American IPA (14.B)
Rock Hill, SC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 22. Dubble & Tripel
1st Place Carl Foster B Dubbel Belgian Dubbel (18.B)
Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers
2nd Place Steve Clingman General Lee's Belgian Belgian Dubbel (18.B)
Huntsville, AL Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd Place Aaron Schenk dubbel Belgian Dubbel (18.B)
Asheville, NC
Flight: 23. Belgian Golden & Dark
1st Place Alex Buerckholtz Belgian Golden Strong Belgian Golden Strong Ale (18.D)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Aaron Schenk golden strong Belgian Golden Strong Ale (18.D)
Asheville, NC
3rd Place Adam Arnett Belgian Dark Strong Ale (18.E)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 24. Old Ale & Eisbock
1st Place David Keller Old McBat Old Ale (19.A)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Ed Moore Blue's Strong Old Ale (19.A)
Sugar Land, TX Foam Rangers
3rd Place Jeff Nolte Ploughman's Old Ale Old Ale (19.A)
Plano, TX North Texas Homebrewers Association
Flight: 25. English Barleywine
1st Place Karen Lassiter Winter Barleywine English Barleywine (19.B)
Cross Plains, TN Music City Brewers
2nd Place Mark Graham Old Soldier Ale English Barleywine (19.B)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Phil Farrell Flat on the Floor Barley English Barleywine (19.B)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 26. American Barleywine
1st Place James Bond American Barleywine (19.C)
Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Dan Malcic Foggy Mountain Barleywine American Barleywine (19.C)
Calumet City, IL
3rd Place Spencer Stubbs American Barleywine American Barleywine (19.C)
Rock Hill, SC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 27. Cider & Perry
1st Place Jeff Nolte Not So Common Common Common Perry (27.D)
Plano, TX North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd Place William Reed Cider 2005 Common Cider (27.A)
Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Shawn Guffey Cat's Claw Cider Common Cider (27.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 28. Mead Traditional &
1st Place Rob And Seamane Orange Blossom Mead Semi-Sweet Mead (24.B)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
2nd Place Phil Farrell Honey Moon Mead II Sweet Mead (24.C)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd Place Steve Peek Lazy Dayz Cyser (Apple Melomel) (25.A)
Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 29. Melomel, Pyment &
1st Place Steve Peek Chilean Pyment Pyment (Grape Melomel) (25.B)
Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Mike Ruff pineapple mead Other Fruit Melomel (25.C)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Steve Clingman Tropical Bee Teaser Other Fruit Melomel (25.C)
Huntsville, AL Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 30. Other Mead
1st Place Steve Peek Pear mead Open Category Mead (26.C)
Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Scott Oberman Merry X-Meth Metheglin (26.A)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
3rd Place Kevin D. Martin Chocolate Wonder Metheglin (26.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
Flight: 31. Eng. Brown Ale A & C
1st Place Jeff Nolte St. Goven's Brown Ale Northern English Brown Ale (11.C)
Plano, TX North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd Place James Bond Mild (11.A)
Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Phil Farrell Football Hooligan Brown Northern English Brown Ale (11.C)
Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers
Flight: 32. Stout A & E
1st Place James Bond Dry Stout (13.A)
Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Michael Weiss american stout American Stout (13.E)
Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
3rd Place John Tipton Dry Stout (13.A)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
Flight: 33. Belgian PA & Saison
1st Place Alex Buerckholtz chamomile saison Saison (16.C)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Carl Foster Bp Belgian Pale Ale (16.B)
Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers
3rd Place Justin Isenhour Kiki Taylor's Summer Saison (16.C)
Fort Mill, SC
Flight: 34. Fruit Beer
1st Place Mark Garwatoski (20.)
Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
2nd Place John Tipton (20.)
Madison, AL Rocket City Brewers
3rd Place David Keller BATberry Bluewheat (20.)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 35. Spice, Herb & Veg
1st Place Patty Ruff Christmas Ale Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer (21.B)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
2nd Place Charles Scheffer Pumpkin Eater's Ale Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer (21.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place William Reed Belgian Christmas Cranberry Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer (21.B)
Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 36. Miscellany
1st Place Mike Westman Malt N Spalt Alt Düsseldorf Altbier (7.C)
Port Royal, PA
2nd Place John Peed Special/Best/Premium Bitter (8.B)
Oak Ridge, TN Tennessee Valley Homebrewers
3rd Place Jason Alarcon Easy Bitter Special/Best/Premium Bitter (8.B)
Durham, NC TRiangle's Unabashed homeBrewers
Flight: 37. Doppelbock
1st Place Scott Oberman Doppelbock Doppelbock (5.C)
Harvest, AL Rocket City Brewers
2nd Place Chris & Tina Cole Doppel Biggle Doppelbock (5.C)
Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers
3rd Place Jim Smith Doppelbock Doppelbock (5.C)
Summerfield, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild
Flight: 38. Stout Imperial
1st Place Aaron Hunt Tintinnabula Russian Imperial Stout (13.F)
Bentleyville, PA Homebrew Adventures Brewboard
2nd Place William Reed RIS Imperial Stout (13.F)
Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
3rd Place Steve Peek King Kong Imperial Stout (13.F)
Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 39. IPA Imperial
1st Place Alex Buerckholtz Simcoe DIPA Imperial IPA (14.C)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Mark Garwatoski Imperial IPA (14.C)
Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore
3rd Place David Keller Bombat IPA Imperial IPA (14.C)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
Flight: 40. Baltic Porter/Irish Red
1st Place Justin Mitchell imgunafall Baltic Porter (12.C)
Belmont, NC Carolina BrewMasters
2nd Place Robert Leach Baltic Porter (12.C)
Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers
3rd Place Aaron Hunt Irish Accent Ale Irish Red Ale (9.D)
Bentleyville, PA Homebrew Adventures Brewboard
Flight: 41. English IPA
1st Place David Keller Bloody Bat IPA English IPA (14.A)
Bat Cave, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd Place Rick Benfield English IPA (14.A)
Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters
3rd Place Karen Joslin Cask Conditioned English IPA (14.A)
Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters