As the Shamrock 2002 Organizer, I would like to thank the following
individuals for making it all possible (in no particular order):
Glenn Thomas - Raffle Organizer, Lunch organizer, and BB&Y procurer
Jim Navecky - Webmaster of extreme patience with organizer, and car stuffing expert
Richard Todd - Registrar, all around guru!
John Isenhour - Judge Director, I'm not contagious anymore, so I'll come as long as I do not pass out
Tammy Isenhour - Steward Director, Hostess with the Mostess
Stephen Murphrey - Electrolux Jockey, damn that place was left clean
Donna Murphrey - Scoresheet Goddess, and always willing to help in any way possible
Dave Buning - Bread master, and awesome cleanup dude
Jim Brewer - Anything you need...
And last but not least, all the brewers, judges, and stewards without whom none of the event would have been possible.
Congratulations to the winners!
Thanks and Cheers,
Mike Dixon
BEST OF SHOW
1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 12c Russian Imperial Stout2nd Place: Todd Bowman (CBM)15a Robust Porter
3rd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 18c Belgian Strong Golden Ale
JUST GOOD BEER
Bernie Kessel (MALT)
CATEGORY WINNERS
AMERICAN LAGERS 1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 1c Classic American Pilsner2nd Place: Jim Matthews 1c Classic American Pilsner
3rd Place: Mac Wylie (BGB) 1c Classic American Pilsner
ORDINARY, BEST AND STRONG BITTERS
1st Place: Todd Wenzel (CARBOY) 4b Special or Best Bitter2nd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 4c Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale
3rd Place: Steve Schammel 4a Ordinary Bitter
AMERICAN PALE AND AMBER ALE, CALIFORNIA COMMON BEER 1st Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 6a American Pale Ale2nd Place: Todd Bowman (CBM) 6b American Amber Ale
3rd Place: Alan Johnson (CARBOY) 6c California Common Beer
INDIA PALE ALE 1st Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 7 India Pale Ale2nd Place: David Keller (MALT) 7 India Pale Ale
3rd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 7 India Pale Ale
KOELSCH AND ALTBIER 1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 8b Dusseldorf Altbier2nd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 8a Koelsch-Style Ale
3rd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 8c Northern German Altbier
PORTERS 1st Place: Todd Bowman (CBM) 15a Robust Porter2nd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 15a Robust Porter
3rd Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 15a Robust Porter
STOUTS 1st Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 16d Foreign Extra Stout2nd Place: Slade Franklin (HMH) 16a Dry Stout
3rd Place: Glenn Thomas (CARBOY) 16a Dry Stout
DUBBEL,TRIPEL, BELGIAN STRONG ALE 1st Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 18c Belgian Strong Golden Ale2nd Place: Mitch Hayes (CARBOY) 18a Dubbel
3rd Place: Bernie Kessel (MALT) 18d Belgian Strong Dark Ale
GERMAN PILSNERS, HELLES, MAERZEN 1st Place: Todd Bowman (CBM) 2d Muenchner Helles2nd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 2b Northern German Pilsner
3rd Place: Mac Wylie (BGB) 2a Bohemian Pilsner
AMERICAN WHEAT, CREAM ALE, BAVARIAN WEIZEN 1st Place: Bill Mackenzie (CARBOY/TRUB) 3b American Wheat Ale2nd Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 17a Bavarian Weizen
3rd Place: Terry Finch 3b American Wheat Ale
SCOTTISH EXPORT, MILD, ENGLISH AND AMERICAN BROWN ALE 1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 10d American Brown Ale2nd Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 10a Mild Ale
3rd Place: Jason Thacker and Claudia Green (TRUB) 10a Mild Ale
OLD ALE, STRONG SCOTCH ALE, ENGLISH BARLEYWINE
1st Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 11a Old Ale2nd Place: Gary Cathey (CBM) 11b Strong Scotch Ale
3rd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 12a English-style Barleywine
AMERICAN BARLEYWINE, RUSSIAN IMPERIAL STOUT 1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 12c Russian Imperial Stout2nd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 12b American-style Barleywine
3rd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 12b American-style Barleywine
SCHWARZBIER, BOCK, MAIBOCK, DOPPELBOCK 1st Place: Glenn Thomas (CARBOY) 14b Helles Bock/Maibock2nd Place: David Keller (MALT) 14c Doppelbock
3rd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 14a Traditional Bock
BELGIAN PALE, WITBIER, SAISON, BELGIAN SPECIALTY, FRUIT LAMBIC 1st Place: David Craft (BGB) 19d Saison2nd Place: Bruce Pitner (TRUB) 19a Belgian Pale Ale
3rd Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 19b Witbier
FRUIT BEER, SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER 1st Place: Bill Mackenzie (CARBOY/TRUB) 21 Fruit Beer2nd Place: Gary Cathey (CBM) 22 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
3rd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 21 Fruit Beer
OTHER SMOKED BEER, SPECIALTY/EXPERIMENTAL/HISTORICAL BEER1st Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 24 Specialty, Experimental, Historical Beer
2nd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 24 Specialty, Experimental, Historical Beer
3rd Place: Bill Mackenzie (CARBOY/TRUB) 24 Specialty, Experimental, Historical Beer
MEADS, FRUIT MELOMELS
1st Place: Stephen Murphrey (CARBOY) 25e Other Fruit Melomel2nd Place: Stephen Murphrey (CARBOY) 25a Traditional Mead
3rd Place: Todd Bowman (CBM) 25a Traditional Mead
Key to winners clubs
BGB - Battleground Brewers (Greensboro, NC)
CARBOY - Cary-Apex-Raleigh Brewers of Yore (Raleigh, NC)
CBM - Carolina Brewmasters (Charlotte, NC)
HMH - Heart Mountain Hoppers (Wyoming)
MALT - Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (Asheville, NC)
TRUB - TRiangles Unabashed homeBrewers (Durham, NC)