WORLD OF BEER MONSTER MASH
The Milwaukee Beer Barons Homebrew Club hosted their Monster Mash homebrew competition, a BJCP-sanctioned event. 53 entries from Wisconsin & Illinois were submitted to 3 Milwaukee-area homebrew shops, including Purple Foot, Frugal-West Allis and The Marketbasket.
Judging was held on Saturday, May 6, at Lakefront Brewery.
Winners were picked in each of the 6 categories, with a “taste-off†for Best of Show.
There were some excellent entries, with several in the high 30s and a few getting 40.
Five of the first place category winners will have their beer ramped-up and brewed at 5 co-sponsor Wisconsin brewpubs, including Milwaukee Ale House (Milwaukee), Hops Haven (Sheboygan), Silver Creek (Cedarburg), Stone Cellar (Appleton) & Riverside (West Bend).
The 6 categories and 1st through 3rd Place winners are as follows…
* Category 5: Bock, co-sponsored by Cargill & Silver Creek – 14 Entries
3rd - Dan Schlosser (Wauwatosa, WI) Doppelbock
2nd - Steven Olson (Menasha, WI) & Byron Burrier (Neenah, WI) EisBock
1st - Brian Cihak (Belvidere IL) for 5A Maibock
* Category 12: Porter, co-sponsored by Briess Malting & HopsHaven (Port Washington) - 10 entries
3rd - David Giazewski (West Allis, WI) - Robust Porter
2nd- Jim Sowinski (Milwaukee, WI) - Brown Porter
1st - Jeff Enders (Wauwatosa, WI) for 12B Robust Porter
Category 14: IPA, co-sponsored by HopUnion & Stone Cellar – 7 Entries
3rd - Bruce Buerger Jr (Waukesha) with Dan Lautenschleger - English IPA
2nd - Christine Wallzak (Whitefish Bay, WI) -American IPA
1st – Mike Schwartz (Brown Deer, WI) for 14B -American IPA
Category 15: Wheat, Weisse & Weizen, co-sponsored by Wyeast & Milwaukee Ale House – 8 Entries
3rd – Bruce Buerger Jr. (Waukesha) – Weizen Bock
2nd - Stephanie Ratkowski (Milwaukee, WI) – Weizen Bock
1st - Art Darby - 15B Dunkleweizen
Category 16: Belgian or French Ale, sponsored by White Labs – 9 Entries
3rd - August AltenBaumer (Arlington Heights, IL) - Belgian Wit
2nd - Art Darby (St. Charles, IL) - Belgian Wit
1st place - Art Darby (St. Charles, IL) - 16E Belgian Specialty Ale - Hoogarten Grand Cru-style
Category 22: Smoke or Barrel-Aged, co-sponsored by Brewers Supply & Riverside – 5 Entries
3rd Mike Chaltry (Milwaukee, WI)
2nd Byron Burrier (Neenah, WI) & Steve Olson (Menasha, WI) - 22C - Wood Aged Extra Stout in Port Wood Oak Cask
1st Byron Burrier (Neenah, WI) & Steve Olson (Menasha, WI) - 22C - Wood Aged Beer - Barleywine aged 4 months in a Sherry Cask
Best of Show Winner
Brian Cihak (Belvidere, IL) for Category 5A: Maibock
Thanks to all of our sponsors, who will be providing prizes to all winners, as well as providing product for the brewpub ramp-up.
Look for a followup when these brews are scheduled, and especially when the production brew is available. Look also for several Monster Mash parties in Milwaukee & throughout Wisconsin.
Looking forward to your entries for 2007 Monster Mash.
MILWAUKEE BEER BARONS
www.beerbarons.org
That was the Jamil Maibock recipe. I can't wait to see if I get to brew a commercial batch of that madd ass beer! I have barely been able to stop prancing around the house like Justin with a new my little pony buttplug.
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