Shamrock Open 2002 Results

March 16, 2002

 

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

Please Patronize our Sponsors
(click on logo for web page)

                                                                                                    

 

BEST OF SHOW

1st Place: David Keller (MALT) 12c Russian Imperial Stout

2nd 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 Pilsner

2nd 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 Bitter

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Altbier

2nd 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 Porter

2nd Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 15a Robust Porter

3rd Place: Jim Brewer (CARBOY) 15a Robust Porter

STOUTS

1st Place: Brian Cole (MALT) 16d Foreign Extra Stout

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Helles

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Ale

2nd 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 Stout

2nd 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/Maibock

2nd 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 Saison

2nd 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 Beer

2nd Place: Gary Cathey (CBM) 22 Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer

3rd Place: Mike Dixon (CARBOY) 21 Fruit Beer

OTHER SMOKED BEER, SPECIALTY/EXPERIMENTAL/HISTORICAL BEER

1st 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 Melomel

2nd 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)