Shamrock Open 2008 Results

March 15, 2008

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Competition Organizers - Dave Buning & Jim Brewer
Judge Director - Mike Dixon
Steward Director - Mitch Hayes
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424 Entries

 

Best of Show

1st Place 

Barry Ledford

Palmeto State Brewers (PSB)

American Pale Ale

2nd Place 

Michael Weiss

Cary Apex Raleigh Brewers of Yore (CARBOY)

American IPA

3rd Place 

Charles Scheffer

Carolina Brewmasters (CBM)

Strong Scotch Ale

Table 1 - Light American Lager (5 Entries)
1 Jason Alarcon TRUB Durham, NC Golden Years 1C Premium American
2 Alex Buerckholtz MALT Asheville, NC Lawmower Lager 1C Premium American
3 Richard Cockcroft BBG Greensboro, NC House lager 1B Standard American
 
Table 2 - Pils and Helles (9 Entries)
1 Steven Davis Colonial AleSmiths & Keggers Yorktown, VA Steven's Party Pils 2A German Pilsner
2 John Szymankiewicz The Brewing Network Raleigh, NC 1D Munich Helles
3 Bill Dubas CARBOY Raleigh, NC 2C Classic American Pilsner
 
Table 3 - Dortmunder, Amber Lager, and Dark Lager (8 Entries)
1 Steven Davis Colonial AleSmiths & Keggers Yorktown, VA Black Gold 4C Schwarzbier
2 Dan Morgan BN Militia Pleasant Garden, NC Yellowjacket Dort 1E Dortmunder Export
3 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC 4B Munich Dunkel
 
Table 4 - Bock (9 Entries)
1 Richard Cockcroft BBG Greensboro, NC Springbok 5B Traditional Bock
2 Kasey Kidwell PSB Jenkinsville, SC Malzkraft 5A Maibock
3 Mitch Hayes CARBOY Holly Springs, NC Lenten Bread 5C Doppelbock
 
Table 5 - Cream Ale, American Wheat/Rye (10 Entries)
1 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC American Wheat 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer
2 James Bond MALT Columbus, NC American Wheat 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer
3 Jeff Ziemba BBG Greensboro, NC American Wheat 6D American Wheat or Rye Beer
 
Table 6 - Blonde and Koelsch (14 Entries)
1 Jeff Ziemba BBG Greensboro, NC Kolsch 6C Koelsch
2 Phil Folse CBM Charlotte, NC Blonde Ale 6B Blond Ale
3 Dan Morgan BN Militia Pleasant Garden, NC Old Man Barton's Kolsch 6C Koelsch
 
Table 7 - Amber Hybrid (13 Entries)
1 Phil Folse CBM Charlotte, NC Ahlhorn Alt 7A Northern German Altbier
2 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC California Common Steam 7B California Common Beer
3 David Keller III MALT Bat Cave, NC Die Altbat 7A Northern German Altbier
 
Table 8 - Standard/Special/Best Bitter (11 Entries)
1 Donnie Howard Raleigh, NC Barnacle Bitter 8A Ordinary Bitter
2 Charles Scheffer CBM Charlotte, NC Oz's Ordinary Bitter 8A Ordinary Bitter
3 Michael Marble BBG Jamestown, NC Bitter 8B Special/Best/Premium Bitter
 
Table 9 - ESB/English Pale Ale (15 Entries)
1 Chuck Giles Fuquay Varina, NC St. Charles ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
2 David Jones CBM Charlotte, NC ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
3 Glenn Waters CARBOY Cary, NC ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
 
Table 10 - Scottish and Strong Scotch (11 Entries)
1 Charles Scheffer CBM Charlotte, NC Murray's Wee Heavy 9E Strong Scotch Ale
2 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, SC Wee Heavy 9E Strong Scotch Ale
3 Phil Folse CBM Charlotte, NC Scottish 70/- 9B Scottish 70/-
 
Table 11 - American Pale (2 flights) (20 Entries)
1 Barry Ledford PSB Wadmalaw Island, SC 10A American Pale
2 Tom Henderson CBM Charlotte, NC APA #10 10A American Pale
3 Richard Cockcroft BBG Greensboro, NC Zenzele Pale Ale 10A American Pale
 
Table 12 - American Amber (2 flights) (19 Entries)
1 Steve Morgan MALT Fletcher, NC Southchase Amber 10B American Amber
2 Michael Weiss CARBOY Cary, NC 10B American Amber
3 James Bond MALT Columbus, NC 10B American Amber
 
Table 13 - American Brown (15 Entries)
1 Richard Lane CBM Charlotte, NC 10C American Brown
2 Steve Palcsak BBG Greensboro, NC Winter Brown Ale 10C American Brown
3 Alex Buerckholtz MALT Asheville, NC Brown Town 10C American Brown
 
Table 14 - English Brown and Irish Red (9 Entries)
1 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, SC North English Brown 11C Northern English Brown
2 Phil Folse CBM Charlotte, NC Orwell Mariner Mild 11A Mild
3 Katherine Shavo PSB Columbia, SC 9D Irish Red Ale
 
Table 15 - Brown and Baltic Porter (9 Entries)
1 Mark Garwatoski CARBOY Apex, NC 12C Baltic Porter
2 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, NC Baltic Porter 12C Baltic Porter
3 Richard Lane CBM Charlotte, NC 12A Brown Porter
 
Table 16 - Robust Porter (15 Entries)
1 Tim McDonald BBG High Point, NC 12B Robust Porter
2 Michael Welch CARBOY Raleigh, NC 12B Robust Porter
3 Michael Weiss CARBOY Cary, NC 12B Robust Porter
 
Table 17 - Dry Stout (11 Entries)
1 James Bond MALT Columbus, NC 13A Dry Stout
2 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC 13A Dry Stout
3 Hersey Forehand Cary, NC Hersey's Dry Stout 13A Dry Stout
 
Table 18 - Sweet and Oatmeal Stout (8 Entries)
1 Richard Lane CBM Charlotte, NC 13C Oatmeal Stout
2 Richard Cockcroft BBG Greensboro, NC Oh My Oatmeal Stout 13C Oatmeal Stout
3 Kevin Cosentino Raleigh, NC Mother's Milk 13B Sweet Stout
 
Table 19 - Foreign and American Stout (9 Entries)
1 Chris Bible Knoxville, TN Foreign Export Stout 13D Foreign Extra Stout
2 Alex Buerckholtz MALT Asheville, NC Centennial hop head 13E American Stout
3 Bill Lynch CBM Waxhaw, NC Bill's USA Stout 13E American Stout
 
Table 20 - Imperial Stout (8 Entries)
1 Glenn Waters CARBOY Cary, NC RIS 13F Russian Imperial Stout
2 Walt Sweeney CARBOY Wake Forest, NC RIP 13F Russian Imperial Stout
3 Kevin Cosentin Raleigh, NC Ivan The Terrible 13F Russian Imperial Stout
 
Table 21 - English and American IPA (2 flights) (28 Entries)
1 Michael Weiss CARBOY Cary, NC 14B American IPA
2 Kevin Cosentino Raleigh, NC &$%* the Hop Shortage 14B American IPA
3 Jason Zalewski MALT Asheville, NC Hop 3X IPA 14B American IPA
 
Table 22 - German and Belgian Wheat (8 Entries)
1 Jimmy VerVaecke Durham, NC Bavarian HefeWeizen 15A Weizen
2 Jason Alarcon TRUB Durham, NC Straw Dog 16A Witbier
3 Richard Lane CBM Charlotte, NC 16A Witbier
 
Table 23 - Belgian and French Ale (9 Entries)
1 Steve Morgan MALT Fletcher, NC Le Epitome Saison 16C Saison
2 Steven Davis Colonial AleSmiths & Keggers Yorktown, VA Grand French Kick 16D Biere de Garde
3 Bill Lynch CBM Waxhaw, NC Bill's BPA 16B Belgian Pale Ale
 
Table 24 - Belgian Sour and Specialty (8 Entries)
1 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, SC Framboise 17F Fruit Lambic
2 Kevin Cosentino Raleigh, NC 100% Brettanomyces 16E Belgian Specialty
3 Mac Wylie BBG Greensboro, NC 17C Flander Brown Ale/Oud Bruin
 
Table 25 - Belgian Strong (16 Entries)
1 Carl Foster PSB Columbia, SC B Dark Strong 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2 Kasey Kidwell PSB Jenkinsville, SC 18D Belgian Golden Strong Ale
3 Bill Lynch CBM Waxhaw, NC Bill's Strong Dark 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
 
Table 26 - Old Ale and English Barleywine (11 Entries)
1 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, SC English Barleywine 19B English Barleywine
2 Phil Luzwick BBG Tobaccoville, NC 19A Old Ale
3 Joel Masters PSB Cayce, SC Invisible Hammer 19B English Barleywine
 
Table 27 - Imperial IPA and American Barleywine (12 Entries)
1 Evan Merkhofer Chapel Hill, NC Special Edition Barleywine 19C American Barleywine
2 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC 19C American Barleywine
3 Walt Sweeney CARBOY Wake Forest, NC Coffin it up 19C American Barleywine
 
Table 28 - Fruit and Christmas Beer (13 Entries)
1 Robert Leach PSB Aiken, SC Christmas Beer 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
2 James Smith CARBOY Apex, NC Chocolate raspberry porter 20A Fruit Beer
3 Eric Moritz Raleigh, NC Eric's X-Mas Ale 21B Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
 
Table 29 - Spice, Herb, Vegatable (16 Entries)
1 Kasey Kidwell PSB Jenkinsville, SC Blumenduft 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
2 Richard Cockcroft BBG Greensboro, NC Chocolate Vanilla Stout 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
3 Charles Scheffer CBM Charlotte, NC Pumpkin Eater's Ale 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
 
Table 30 - Smoked and Wood Aged (13 Entries)
1 Mark Garwatoski CARBOY Apex, NC 22C Wood-Aged Beer
2 Jim Smith BBG Summerfield, NC Smoked Robust Porter 22B Other Smoked Beer
3 Bill Lynch CBM Waxhaw, NC Bill's Smoke Special 22A Classic Rauchbier
 
Table 31 - Specialty Beer (14 Entries)
1 Joel Masters PSB Cayce, SC Insanity Clause 23A Specialty Beer
2 Mark Tumblin BBG High Point, NC Santa's Bootstrap 23A Specialty Beer
3 Charles Scheffer CBM Charlotte, NC Shannon's Honey Ale 23A Specialty Beer
 
Table 36 - Cider and Perry (8 Entries) {ineligible for BOS}
1 Kevin Martin CBM Charlotte, NC Uncommonly Crisp 27A Common Cider
2 Kevin Martin CBM Charlotte, NC Mary's Apple Rose 28D Other Spec. Cider/Perry
3 Kevin Martin CBM Charlotte, NC Queensland Cider 27B English Cider

Mead Best of Show (included all 1st Place Mead Tables and any mead scoring a 40 or higher)

1 Ken Hilton DEA Greenville, NC James Sowers Sourwood 24B Semi-sweet Mead
2 Rob Gowen/Seamane Flanagan CARBOY Charlottesville, VA Mango Vanilla Mead 25C Other Fruit Melomel
3 Walter Haulenbeek CARBOY Garner, NC 26C Open Category Mead

Table 32 - Traditional Mead (11 Entries)
1 Ken Hilton DEA Greenville, NC James Sowers Sourwood 24B Semi-sweet Mead
2 Ken Hilton DEA Greenville, NC Dale's Spring '07 24C Sweet Mead
3 Jim Navecky CARBOY Raleigh, NC 2005 Mead Day Mead 24B Semi-sweet Mead
 
Table 33 - Cyser and Pyment (8 Entries)
1 Gary Kunes PSB Tega Cay, SC cyser 25A Cyser
2 Kevin Martin CBM Charlotte, NC Fuschia 25B Pyment
3 Harold Dowda PSB Columbia, SC Riesling Pyment 25B Pyment
 
Table 34 - Fruit Mead and Braggot (8 Entries)
1 Gary Morgan CARBOY Rocky Mount, NC 25C Other Fruit Melomel
2 Rob Gowen/Seamane Flanagan CARBOY Charlottesville, VA Mango Vanilla Mead 25C Other Fruit Melomel
3 Kevin Martin CBM Charlotte, NC Mo' Braggot 26B Braggot
 
Table 35 - Metheglin and Open Category Mead (13 Entries)
1 Walter Haulenbeek CARBOY Garner, NC 26C Open Category Mead
2 Gary Kunes PSB Tega Cay, SC Honey Raisin Applejack 26C Open Category Mead
3 Ken Hilton DEA Greenville, NC Hazelnut Sparkles 26C Open Category Mead