Babble Brew-Off 2013
Thanks To All Who Participated in the Babble Brew-Off 2013
There were 278 entries and 114 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 1st |
Brian Phad | Blinded By The Light | 6A: Cream Ale | PALE |
 2nd |
Adam Bogac | Ello Govna! | 11A: Mild | Babble Homebrewers |
 3rd |
Josh Buchet Co-Brewer: Ralph Frangioni |
Frisky Porpoise | 13F: Imperial Stout |
BOS - Cider
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Adam Bogac | OMAKA | 27A: Common Cider | Babble Homebrewers |
BOS - Mead
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd |
Kitty Knapp-Schweitzer Co-Brewer: Tony Braun, Russel Harbach |
Bullseye Braggott | 26B: Braggot | k.elizabeth schweitzer |
| 3rd |
Robert Kay | Prickly Pear Melomel | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | UKG |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Pale Lagers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Phil Sullivan | Sullys Sloan Regal | 1C: Premium American Lager | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers |
| 2nd |
Calvin Rowland | Serenity Painted Death | 1C: Premium American Lager | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd |
Greg Brouwer | Hallertau Life | 1B: Standard American Lager | UKG |
Table 2: Amber and Dark Lagers (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Calvin Rowland | Face Of Melinda | 3A: Vienna Lager | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Chuck Fort | Chuck’s Oktoberfest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | UKG |
| 3rd |
Tyler Fitzgerald | Shadowthrone Schwarzbier | 4C: Schwarzbier |
Table 3: Strong Lagers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Chuck Fort | Back In Bock | 5B: Traditional Bock | UKG |
| 2nd |
Bill Goetz | Improvisator | 5C: Doppelbock | BOSS |
| 3rd |
Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy Maibock No. 1 | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | MHTG |
Table 4: English Pale Ales (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Chuck Fort | Chuck’s Special Bitter | 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter | UKG |
| 2nd |
Nicholas Damoth | Farm Dog English IPA | 14A: English IPA | San Francisco Home Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Adam Bogac | Bitter Little Dog | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter | Babble Homebrewers |
Table 5: Euro Amber and Scottish (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Mark Johnson | Urquhart 70 Schilling | 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- | Midnight Carboys |
| 2nd |
Bob Alvord | Alt Kelly | 7A: Northern German Altbier | UKG |
| 3rd |
Jay Freise | IRA | 9D: Irish Red Ale | Babble Homebrewers |
Table 6: American Amber (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Robert Rys | Billiwhack | 7B: California Common Beer | KC Nanobrews |
| 2nd |
Bob Carrara Co-Brewer: James Hay |
HayBob Amber Ale | 10B: American Amber Ale | |
| 3rd |
Jennifer Sousa Co-Brewer: Vicki McKee |
Koda’s Copper Penny | 10B: American Amber Ale |
Table 7: American Pale Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Matthew Lakota | Centennial Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | |
| 2nd |
David Fetty | Galaxy/Citra Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd |
Greg Gara | Dancing In The Pale Moonlight | 10A: American Pale Ale |
Table 8: Porters (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Lance Minor Co-Brewer: Ryan Waite |
Pound Cake Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | Wichita Homebrew Organization |
| 2nd |
Michael Beckett | FishEye Brown Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | UKG |
| 3rd |
Christopher Hay | Big Black Dog | 12B: Robust Porter | The Brewing Network |
Table 9: Strong Ales (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Calvin Rowland | Godhead’s Lament | 19A: Old Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Ken Pegram | Broken Arrow Barleywine | 19C: American Barleywine | |
| 3rd |
Scott Pointon | Olde Fat Guy | 19A: Old Ale | Brewers Of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Table 10: Imperial and Foreign Stouts (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Josh Buchet Co-Brewer: Ralph Frangioni |
Frisky Porpoise | 13F: Imperial Stout | |
| 2nd |
Lance Minor Co-Brewer: Ryan Waite |
Lights Out Stout | 13F: Imperial Stout | Wichita Homebrew Organization |
| 3rd |
Tim McCauley | Black Mamba | 13F: Imperial Stout |
Table 11: Stouts (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Wade Schneck | Chocolate Oatmeal Stout | 13C: Oatmeal Stout | |
| 2nd |
Jacob Schnabel | Hall And Oats’meal Stout | 13C: Oatmeal Stout | BYOB |
| 3rd |
Calvin Rowland | White Cluster | 13E: American Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 12: Trappist Ales (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Joe Kotvan | Drunk Monk Indeed | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
| 2nd |
Scott Pointon | Abbey Normal | 18B: Belgian Dubbel | Brewers Of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd |
Bob Alvord | West Of The Mall | 18C: Belgian Tripel | UKG |
Table 13: Belgian Abbey and Specialty (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jay Freise | Blago | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | Babble Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Michael Crane | Saison De Chien Puant | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd |
Bryan Shimkos | Cranium Treason | 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Brewers of South Suburbia |
Table 14: Sour Ales (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Karl Hagglund | Framboozen | 17F: Fruit Lambic | Babble |
| 2nd |
Jay Bakula | Berliner Wise 1 | 17A: Berliner Weisse | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd |
Karl Hagglund | Hi Diddily Ho | 17B: Flanders Red Ale | Babble |
Table 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jonathan Bohannen | Verdammt Gut Roggenbier | 15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Corn Desert |
| 2nd |
Richard Dueweke Co-Brewer: Justin Dueweke |
Weissnice | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | KLOB |
| 3rd |
Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy Weizenbock No. 1 | 15C: Weizenbock | MHTG |
Table 16: Specialty Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Brian Gross | Project Trinity | 23A: Specialty Beer | Silverado |
| 2nd |
Ken Pegram | Lights Out IPA | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 3rd |
Adam Bogac | Solly’s Black Ale | 23A: Specialty Beer | Babble Homebrewers |
Table 17: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Chad Bevers Co-Brewer: Brian Claussen |
Isabell Sofia | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Abnormal Brewers |
| 2nd |
Ben Irwin | CutSteel Black And Chocolatized | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 3rd |
Calvin Rowland | Moolapse Vertigo | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 18: Meads and Ciders (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Adam Bogac | OMAKA | 27A: Common Cider | Babble Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Kitty Knapp-Schweitzer Co-Brewer: Tony Braun, Russel Harbach |
Bullseye Braggott | 26B: Braggot | k.elizabeth schweitzer |
| 3rd |
Robert Kay | Prickly Pear Melomel | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | UKG |
Table 19: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Cesar Marron Co-Brewer: Sean Curry |
The Wild F.E.W. | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 2nd |
Jay Bakula | Oaked QUAD | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd |
Sean Curry | Clootie | 22B: Other Smoked Beer | Evanston Hombrew Club |
Table 20: Fruit, American Wheat, and Rye (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Bob Manke | Cade’s Campout Ale | 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 2nd |
Brian Phad | Is This The Way To Amarillo | 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer | PALE |
| 3rd |
Chuck Pombert Co-Brewer: Chris Pombert |
Chipper Cherry | 20A: Fruit Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 21: Cream and Blonde Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Brian Phad | Blinded By The Light | 6A: Cream Ale | PALE |
| 2nd |
Jason Whitt | Jason’s Best | 6B: Blonde Ale | MO ASS of Serious Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Greg Gara | Up All Night Blonde | 6B: Blonde Ale |
Table 22: English Session Brown Ales (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Adam Bogac | Ello Govna! | 11A: Mild | Babble Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Michael Beckett | FishEye Mild Brown | 11A: Mild | UKG |
| 3rd |
Jonathan Bohannen | Malt Shake Brown | 11B: Southern English Brown Ale | Corn Desert |
Table 23: American Brown Ales (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Jay Freise | Maddie Brown | 10C: American Brown Ale | Babble Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Wayne Patmore | Old Brown | 10C: American Brown Ale | Dubois County SUDS Club |
| 3rd |
Adam Bogac | Burn Pile Brown | 10C: American Brown Ale | Babble Homebrewers |
Table 24: Northern English Brown Ales (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Shaun Niemeyer | Alchemy Northern English Brown No. 1 | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | MHTG |
| 2nd |
Wade Schneck | Snail Ale | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | |
| 3rd |
Derek DAlessandro | Big Brown Bear | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | B.O.S.S |
Table 25: IPAs (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Christopher Hay | No Randall Required | 14C: Imperial IPA | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd |
Sean Smith | Cloud 6 | 14B: American IPA | |
| 3rd |
Gary Dubofsky | Gonzo IPA | 14B: American IPA | The IBU's |
Table 26: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Ales (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Cesar Marron | BrewCamp Holiday Spiced Ale (6G) | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 2nd |
Brian Kittle | Winter Warmer | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | Sunset Brew Club |
| 3rd |
Stephen Tomory | Olde Icebreaker | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 27: Kolsch (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Chuck Pombert Co-Brewer: Chris Pombert |
King Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Bill Goetz | Heather’s Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | BOSS |
| 3rd |
Scott Pointon | Killer Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | Brewers Of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Table 28: Belgian and French Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st |
Scott Pointon | Nord Ale | 16D: Biere de Garde | Brewers Of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 2nd |
Greg Brouwer | Westy Wit | 16A: Witbier | UKG |
| 3rd |
Bob Alvord | Donny’s Wit | 16A: Witbier | UKG |
Circuit Qualification
Midwest Homebrewer of the Year
Sponsors
Babble Homebrewers is proud to have the following sponsors for the Babble Brew-Off 2013:
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Northern Brewer
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Polar Ware
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The RAM Restaurant And Brewery
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Capital Brewing
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Five Star Chemicals And Supply
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Grow Masters
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Map Room
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Perfect Brewing Supply
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Wyeast
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Allagash Brewing Company
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Carboy Cleaner
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High Gravity Homebrewing Supplies
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Siebel Institute Of Technology
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Surly Brewing
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Brewers Hardware
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Briess Malt And Ingredients Company
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