Competition Corner

The Firkin Is Ours … Again!

For the second year in a row, the Hoppers claim the title of “Best Homebrew Club” in the Rocky Mountain region with our showing at the Rocky Mountain Homebrew Club Challenge.

A huge congrats goes to Jason Kruegal for winning Best of Show with his Cooper’s Pride Old Ale.

In all, Hoppers came away with 22 medals from our 77 entries.

Billy Beeson

• 2nd in Light Lager
• 2nd in Amber Hybrid
• 1st in Porter

George Delena

• 1st in German Wheat and Rye

Charlie Gottenkieny

• 3rd in Scottish/Irish
• HM in Scottish/Irish
• 2nd in Sour Ale (co-brewer: Geoff Humphrey)

Geoff Humphrey

• 2nd in Stout (co-brewer: the RHBC Barrel Brew Crew 2009)
• 2nd in SHV (co-brewer: Chris Huser)
• 3rd in Melomel
• 1st in Specialty Cider and Perry

Jason Kruegel

• 1st in Strong Ale
• 3rd in Smoked/Wood Aged
• 2nd in Specialty

Kelly Kruegel

• 2nd in Bock

Matthew Linnenburger

• 1st in Light Lager
• 3rd in Light Hybrid

Phil Penningroth

• 3rd in Bock
• 2nd in Strong Ale

Brian Pramov

• 3rd in English Pale Ale (co-brewer: Ryan Carter)
• 3rd in English Brown Ale
• 2nd in Porter (co-brewer: Scott Mead)

Tom Thorpe

• 2nd in English Brown Ale

 

A big congrats to all of the Hopper medal winners in the 2013 Colorado State Fair Homebrew Competition. Complete results are here.

Also, congrats to Michael Bade for winning the John Hanley Award for best Pilsner with his Goes to Fluern German Pils!

Here are the Hopper winners:

Michael Bade

• 1st in Pilsner with a German Pils **John Hanley Award**
• 2nd in Pilsner with a Amercian Pils

Billy Beeson

• 3rd in Light Lager with a Dortmunder Export
• 3rd in European Amber Lager with an Oktoberfest
• 2nd in Scottish/Irish with a Strong Scotch Ale
• 3rd in Strong Ale with an English Barleywine
• 1st in Spice, Herb, Vegetable with Java Lava

Mark Jeffries

• 2nd in Traditional Mead with a Semi-Sweet Mead

Bryan Keas

• 1st in Porter with a Robust Porter
• HM in Fruit with his Pink Mist

Brian Pramov

• 3rd in English Pale with an ESB
• 1st in Sour with an Berliner Weiss
• 2nd in Spice, Herb, Vegetable

A big, HUGE congratulations are in order for RHBC’s own Billy Beeson who won not one, but TWO medals at the 2013 National Homebrew Competition final round, awarded on June 29 in Philadelphia.

Billy’s Helles received a Bronze in Light Lager, beating out 200 other entries in the category.

His Rauchbier garnered a Silver in Smoke/Wood age beer, topping 382 other entries in the category.

Way to represent, Billy Fly!

On a related note, The Rock Hoppers tied for 7th place in the AHA Club of the Year competition.

The complete list of winners is available on the AHA website.

RHBC members continue to dominate local competitions and the 19th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth competition in Cheyenne, WY. Hoppers brought home no less that 24 medals in the competition!

With such a strong showing, RHBC won yet again the Ace of Clubs for the third time in the last four years!

Congratulations to the following medalists.

Billy Beeson

• 1st in Light Lager
• 3rd in Pilsner
• 3rd in Light Hybrid
• 1st in Scottish and Irish
• 1st in English Brown
• 1st in Porter
• 2nd in German Wheat/Rye

Josh Given

• 3rd in English Pale
• 3rd in Porter

Geoff Humphrey

• 2nd in Belgian/French
• 3rd in Smoke/Wood

Mark Jeffries

• 3rd in American Ale
• 2nd in Porter
• 3rd in Traditional Mead

Bryan Keas

• 2nd in English Pale

Jason Kruegel

• 2nd in Pilsner
• HM in Strong Ale

Kelly Kruegel

• 1st AND 2nd in Bock
• 1st in Belgian/French
• 1st in Belgian Strong

Phil Penningroth

• 3rd in Bock
• 2nd in Smoke/Wood

Doug Theil

• 3rd in Stout
• 1st in Specialty

Congratulatations to the following RHBC members whose brews are moving on to the 2013 National Homebrew Competition Final Round:

Billy Beeson (4 entries)

• Munich Helles
• Kolsch
• Baltic Porter
• Rauchbier

Brian Pramov (2 entries)

• Roggenbier
• Fruit Beer

Bryan Keas (1 entry)

• American Brown Ale

Geoff Humphrey (1 entry)

• Bohemian Pilsner

Their entries will compete with winners from the 10 other regional judging centers in June at the finals in Philly.