The

Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Proudly Presents the Winners of the

Blue Ridge Brew Off 2007

Asheville NC

September 8, 2007

Comprising 490 Entries

Best of Show, 1st Place

Brant Warren 15.A Weizen/Weissbier

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

Best of Show, 2nd Place

Steven Parfitt Steven Parfitt 17.F Fruit Lambic

Johnson City, TN State of Franklin

Best of Show, 3rd Place

Aaron Schenk 19.B English Barleywine

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

BOS Mead/Cider, 1st Place

Ed Moore Pumpkin's Prickly Pear Cactus Mead 26.C Open Category Mead

Sugar Land, TX Kuykendahl Gran Brewers

BOS Mead/Cider, 2nd Place

Kevin Martin Queensland 27.B English Cider

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

BOS Mead/Cider, 3rd Place

Ken Hilton Ellery's Hollybush Sweet Mead 24.C Sweet Mead

Greenville, NC Down East Alers

Dr George Fix Award

Luke Studer Perfect 17.F Fruit Lambic

Durham, NC TRiangle's Unabashed homeBrewers

Flight 10: Light Lager

1st Place Alex Buerckholtz Export Dort 1.E Dortmunder Export

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Peter Polczynski Tommy 1.D München Helles

Tulsa, OK Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers

3rd Place Edward Bielaus Dorkmunder Export 1.E Dortmunder Export

Rockville, MD Brewers United for Real Potables

Flight 20: Pilsner

1st Place Aaron Schenk 2.A German Pilsner (Pils)

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Phil Farrell Bo Knows Pilsners 2.B Bohemian Pilsner

Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers

3rd Place Philip Folse Rough-Rider Pils 2.C Classic American Pilsner

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 30: Euro Amber Lager

1st Place Joel Masters Dangerous Oktoberfest 3.B Oktoberfest/Märzen

Cayce, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place Bryan Clauser Bryan's Oktoberfest 3.B Oktoberfest/Märzen

St. Peters, MO First Capital Brewers

3rd Place Mark Garwatoski 3.B Oktoberfest/Märzen

Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

Flight 40: Dark Lager

1st Place Phil Farrell Hey Nice Schwarz Bier 4.C Schwarzbier

Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers

2nd Place Brant Warren 4.C Schwarzbier

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

3rd Place Carl Foster Schwarzbier 4.C Schwarzbier

Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers

Flight 50: Bock

1st Place Jim Smith Maibock 5.A Maibock

Summerfield, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild

2nd Place William Reed Doppelbock 5.C Doppelbock

Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

3rd Place Dan Malcic DOPPELBOCK 5.C Doppelbock

Calumet City, IL

Flight 70: Amber Hybrid Beer

1st Place Philip Folse Altstadt Alt 7.C Düsseldorf Altbier

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

2nd Place Robert Leach California Common 7.B California Common

Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Phillip Snyder Philsner Steam 7.B California Common

White House, TN Music City Brewers

Flight 80: English Pale Ale

1st Place Brant Warren 8.C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English

Pale Ale)

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

2nd Place Edward Bielaus Heavy Mike D ESB 8.C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English

Pale Ale)

Rockville, MD Brewers United for Real Potables

3rd Place Joel Masters Top Ale 8.B Special/Best/Premium Bitter

Cayce, SC Palemtto State Brewers

Flight 101: American Pale &

1st Place Barry Ledford 10.A American Pale Ale

Wadmalaw Island, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place Brant Warren 10.C American Brown Ale

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

3rd Place Brant Warren 10.A American Pale Ale

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

Flight 102: American Amber Ale

1st Place Alex Buerckholtz Amarillo Amber Ale 10.B American Amber Ale

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Joel Masters Whale 10.B American Amber Ale

Cayce, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Dan Bourque American Amber 10.B American Amber Ale

High Point, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild

Flight 110: English Brown Ale

1st Place Katherine Shavo Prosperity Ale 11.C Northern English Brown Ale

Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place Karen Lassiter Nut Head Brown Ale 11.C Northern English Brown Ale

Cross Plains, TN Music City Brewers

3rd Place Kevin Martin It's Brit Yaaaaa'aaaaall 11.B Southern English Brown Ale

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 121: Brown/Baltic Porter

1st Place Phillip Snyder Fools Baltic Porter 12.C Baltic Porter

White House, TN Music City Brewers

2nd Place Aaron Schenk 12.A Brown Porter

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

3rd Place Carl Foster Moon Porter 12.A Brown Porter

Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers

Flight 122: Robust Porter

1st Place James Bond 12.B Robust Porter

Columbus, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Michael Weiss 12.B Robust Porter

Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

3rd Place Greggory Bergquist Black Bart Porter 12.B Robust Porter

New Bern, NC Alcohol Through Fermentation

Flight 131: Stouts A through E

1st Place JR Brewing Foriegn Extract Stout 13.D Foreign Extra Stout

Lexington, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place Karen Lassiter Brown Cow Milk Stout 13.B Sweet Stout

Cross Plains, TN Music City Brewers

3rd Place Carl Foster D. Stout 13.A Dry Stout

Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers

Flight 132: Stout Imperial

1st Place Walt Sweeney Boubon Barrel Stout 13.F Imperial Stout

Wake Forest, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

2nd Place Kevin Martin Kevladimir 13.F Imperial Stout

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

3rd Place David Kucera Old Rasputin 13.F Imperial Stout

Charleston, WV Greater Huntington Homebrewers

Flight 141: English & American

1st Place John Lundy John's IPA 14.B American IPA

Harrisburg, NC Carolina BrewMasters

2nd Place Michael Weiss A 14.B American IPA

Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

3rd Place Alex Buerckholtz Simcoe Sunrise II 14.B American IPA

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Flight 142: Imperial IPA

1st Place Alex Buerckholtz The no hop left behind act 14.C Imperial IPA

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Michael Welch 14.C Imperial IPA

Raleigh, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

3rd Place Brant Warren 14.C Imperial IPA

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

Flight 150: German Wheat and Rye

1st Place Brant Warren 15.A Weizen/Weissbier

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

2nd Place Carl Foster Weizenbock 15.C Weizenbock

Columbia, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Michael Weiss 15.A Weizen/Weissbier

Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

Flight 161: Saison

1st Place Brandon Jones Franklin Farmhouse 16.C Saison

Frannklin, TN Music City Brewers

2nd Place Mike Castagno Saison de Chaleur 16.C Saison

Decatur, GA Covert Hops Society

3rd Place Alex Buerckholtz Saison 16.C Saison

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Flight 162: Bg/Fr Ale A, B, D, & E

1st Place Aaron Schenk 16.E Belgian Specialty Ale

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Bill Lynch Bill's Belgian Pale 16.B Belgian Pale Ale

Waxhaw, NC Carolina BrewMasters

3rd Place Michael Weiss 16.B Belgian Pale Ale

Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

Flight 170: Sour Ale

1st Place Steven Parfitt Steven Parfitt 17.F Fruit Lambic

Johnson City, TN State of Franklin

2nd Place Robert Leach Framboise Lambic-style 17.F Fruit Lambic

Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place William Reed Oud Bruin 17.C Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Flight 181: Belgain Blond & Triple

1st Place Graham Cox St. Godelieve Ale 18.A Belgian Blond Ale

Meridian, MS Chicken City Ale Raisers

2nd Place Steve Morgan 18.A Belgian Blond Ale

Fletcher, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

3rd Place Brandon Jones Claire-ity 18.C Belgian Tripel

Frannklin, TN Music City Brewers

Flight 182: Belgian Dubble

1st Place Alex Buerckholtz Dubbel 18.B Belgian Dubbel

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place John Lundy John's Belgian Dubbel 18.B Belgian Dubbel

Harrisburg, NC Carolina BrewMasters

3rd Place Garrett Newbold Dubbel Trubbel 18.B Belgian Dubbel

Sandy Springs, GA Final Gravity CraftBrewer

Flight 183: Belgian Golden & Dark

1st Place Gabriel Ayers and Jessica Moss JFC Wedding Brew 18.E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Atlanta, GA

2nd Place Brant Warren 18.E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

3rd Place Mark Forrester Belgian Strong Dark 18.E Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Nashville, TN Music City Brewers

Flight 191: English Strong Ale

1st Place Aaron Schenk 19.B English Barleywine

Asheville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Mark Garwatoski 19.A Old Ale

Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

3rd Place Phil Farrell Olde Beer Fart Ale 19.A Old Ale

Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers

Flight 192: American Barley Wine

1st Place Walt Sweeney American Barleywine 19.C American Barleywine

Wake Forest, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

2nd Place Bryan Clauser Bryan's Barleywine 19.C American Barleywine

St. Peters, MO First Capital Brewers

3rd Place Mark Garwatoski 19.C American Barleywine

Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

Flight 200: Fruit Beer

1st Place Young Martin Cherry Brown 20. Fruit Beer

Riverdale, GA Covert Hops Society

2nd Place Guy Beck Nearly Perfect Cherry 20. Fruit Beer

Wheat

Lawrenceville, GA BrewMasters of Alpharetta

3rd Place Michael Weiss Hefen-berry 20. Fruit Beer

Cary, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

Flight 210: Spice, Herb & Veg Beer

1st Place Tom Henderson Rye Pale Ale 21.A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

2nd Place Dan Bourque Holiday Ale 21.B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced

Beer

High Point, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild

3rd Place Jupiter Brew Crew 21.A Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Flight 220: Smoky & Woody

1st Place Mark Garwatoski 22.C Wood-Aged Beer

Apex, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

2nd Place Phil Farrell Prince of Barkness Bourbon 22.C Wood-Aged Beer

RIS

Cumming, GA Chicken City Ale Raisers

3rd Place Charles Scheffer Situal's Delight 22.C Wood-Aged Beer

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 230: Specality Beer

1st Place Jupiter Brew Crew "Alt"ered Reality 23. Specialty Beer

Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Jason Nicolai Double D Pale Ale 23. Specialty Beer

Arden, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

3rd Place Jupiter Brew Crew BAD Bad Leroy Brown 23. Specialty Beer

Alexander, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Flight 240: Traditional Mead

1st Place Ken Hilton Ellery's Hollybush Sweet 24.C Sweet Mead

Mead

Greenville, NC Down East Alers

2nd Place Mark Forrester Three-Honey Mead 24.B Semi-Sweet Mead

Nashville, TN Music City Brewers

3rd Place Ed Moore Tiger Sourpuss sourwood 24.C Sweet Mead

Mead

Sugar Land, TX Kuykendahl Gran Brewers

Flight 250: Melomel (Fruit Mead)

1st Place William Reed Apfelmel 25.A Cyser (Apple Melomel)

Hendersonville, NC Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

2nd Place Ken Hilton Oriental Persimmon Mead 25.C Other Fruit Melomel

Greenville, NC Down East Alers

3rd Place Kevin Martin It Figures 25.C Other Fruit Melomel

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 260: Other Mead

1st Place Ed Moore Pumpkin's Prickly Pear 26.C Open Category Mead

Cactus Mead

Sugar Land, TX Kuykendahl Gran Brewers

2nd Place Ken Hilton Sweet Buns Spice Cake 26.A Metheglin

Greenville, NC Down East Alers

3rd Place Gary Kunes Honey Raisin Applejack 26.C Open Category Mead

Tega Cay, SC Palemtto State Brewers

Flight 270: Cider & Perry

1st Place Kevin Martin Queensland 27.B English Cider

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

2nd Place Kevin Martin Mary's Applerose 28.D Other Specialty Cider or Perry

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

3rd Place Kevin Martin My Cherie Amour 28.B Fruit Cider

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 601: Cream Ale

1st Place Philip Folse Cream Ale 6.A Cream Ale

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

2nd Place Graham Cox No Cows Were Harmed... 6.A Cream Ale

Meridian, MS Chicken City Ale Raisers

3rd Place Tom Henderson Utopia Cream Ale 6.A Cream Ale

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 602: Blond Ale

1st Place Phillip Snyder Philsner's Notorious Blond 6.B Blonde Ale

White House, TN Music City Brewers

2nd Place John Ledford Dumb Blonde 6.B Blonde Ale

Clinton, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Jeff Ziemba Blonde Ale 6.B Blonde Ale

Greensboro, NC Battleground Brewer's Guild

Flight 603: Kölsch

1st Place Andrew Mason 6.C Kölsch

Boone, NC

2nd Place Michael Welch 6.C Kölsch

Raleigh, NC Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers Of Yore

3rd Place Tom Meier Eselpimmel Kolsch 6.C Kölsch

Nashville, TN Antioch Sud Suckers

Flight 604: Am Wheat/Rye Ale

1st Place Robert Leach American Rye Ale 6.D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Aiken, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place JR Brewing Lazy Eye Rye 6.D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Lexington, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Bill Lynch Bill's American Wheat 6.D American Wheat or Rye Beer

Waxhaw, NC Carolina BrewMasters

Flight 901: Scottish 60/ 70/ & 80/

1st Place Barry Ledford 9.C Scottish Export 80/-

Wadmalaw Island, SC Palemtto State Brewers

2nd Place John Ledford Great Scots 9.C Scottish Export 80/-

Clinton, SC Palemtto State Brewers

3rd Place Mark Forrester Scottish Heavy 9.B Scottish Heavy 70/-

Nashville, TN Music City Brewers

Flight 902: Strong Scotch & Irish

1st Place Bunker Bunch Brewers Papa Scotch 9.E Strong Scotch Ale

Nashville, TN Music City Brewers

2nd Place Brant Warren 9.E Strong Scotch Ale

Harvest, AL Antioch Sud Suckers

3rd Place Charles Scheffer Murry's Wee Heavy 9.E Strong Scotch Ale

Charlotte, NC Carolina BrewMasters