Competition Corner

Information about upcoming competitions: club, local, regional, and national.

Peak-to-Peak Results In

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Congratulations to all Hoppers who medaled at this years Peak to Peak Pro-Am. Special congrats to Kelly Kruegel for entering the best of show runner up!

Speaking of Kruegels, Jason and Kelly SWEPT the Bock category.

Hopper medalists are:

  • Billy Beeson – 1st in Light Lager, 3rd in European Amber Lager, HM in Fruit
  • Geoff Humphrey – 3rd in Pilsner, 1st in Smoke/Wood
  • Kelly Kruegel – 1st and 2nd in Bock, 2nd and HM in Belgian and French
  • Jason Kruegel – 3rd in Bock, 3rd in Strong Ale
  • Brian Pramov – 2nd in Fruit
  • Bryan Keas – 2nd in Specialty, 2nd in Black IPA

Complete results at http://peaktopeak.brewcomp.com/

Dredhop Results In

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Congratulations to the following Hoppers for placing in the 24th Annual Reggale and Dredhop.

  • Mark Hartley – 3rd in Light Lager
  • Phil Penningroth – 2nd in Bock
  • Brian Pramov – 2nd in Light Hybrid, 2nd in American Ale, 2nd in German Wheat/Rye, 2nd in Fruit, 2nd in Smoke/Wood (with Kelly Kruegel), HM in Smoke/Wood

The full list is at: http://www.hopbarley.org/dredreg

Peterson AFB Homebrew Comp Results In

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Hoppers won 17 medals at this year’s competition. There were 479 entries!

Medal Breakdown: 

  • Billy Beeson – 1st in Dark Lager, 3rd in Light Lager, 2nd in Belgian (D/E), 3rd in Strong Ale
  • Mark Hartley – 2nd in Light Lager
  • Geoff Humphrey – 1st in Belgian (D/E), 3rd in Kolsch/Wheat
  • Brian Keas – 1st in English Pale, 2nd in Specialty
  • Phil Penningroth – 2nd in Bock, 2nd in Belgian (A/B), 3rd in Belgian (C/D)
  • Brian Pramov – 2nd in Stout, 3rd in German Wheat/Rye, 1st in Spice/Herb/Vegetable, 2nd in Fruit, 1st in Smoke/Wood (with Kelly Kruegel)

All results at: http://pafb.brewcompetition.com/

RHBC’s Own Brian Pramov and Bryan Keas win The Bruery’s Batch 1000 Competition

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Four-Peat!!

A BIG congrats go out to Brian Pramov and Bryan Keas, whose Night Ryeder beer was chosen as overall winner of The Bruery’s Batch 1000 contest.

The Bruery will take their recipe “and reproduce, as faithful as possible to the original recipe, on a professional scale” with their assistance.

“If the product is brought to market and made available to American beer drinkers, the homebrewer will receive a one time royalty of $500.00.”

More info at http://www.thebruery.com/batch1000/

Represent, Brothers!!

Hoppers Three-peat with Big Beers BOS Winner Charlie Gottenkieny

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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!