Congratulations to our own Charlie Gottenkieny for his Best of Show at the Big Beers, Belgians, and Barleywines festival in Vail over the weekend!
That makes a Best of Show THREE-PEAT for Hoppers in the last three regional competitions:
- Rocky Mountain Homebrew Challenge (Chris Eglof)
- Biere de Rock (Billy Beeson)
- Big Beers, Belgians, & Barleywines (Charlie Gottenkieny)
Other Hoppers showed their strength in the competition as well:
- Brian Pramov/Kelly Kruegel – Silver in Wood and Smoke
- Phil Penningroth – Gold in Strong Ales, Silver in Belgian Strong – Light Color
- Charlie Gottenkieny – Gold in Saison and Biere de Garde
- Jim Denier – Silver in Belgian Strong – Dark Color
- Bridgette Geiger – Bronze in Porter and Stout, Bronze in Specialty
Rock on, Hoppers!
