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Congratulations
to the winners for the 2009 BUZZ OFF!
In addition to all of our entrants, we'd like to
take a moment to thank all of the wonderful sponsors for this year's
BUZZ OFF. These fine companies donated all of the prizes for the
competition, and we couldn't have made this happen without their
wonderful support! Please think of them. Often.
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BUZZ
OFF 2009 Results |
404 Entries |
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Best of Show |
Fred Kline (Coatesville PA) -
Dunkelweizen "Delong Dunkelweizen" |
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First
Runner Up |
Mark Kenesky (Blue Bell,PA) -
Saison |
Second Runner
Up |
Curt Keck (Allentown PA) - Brown
Porter "A Pawn to the Porter" |
Third Runner Up |
Stephen Robson (Telford PA) -
Foreign Extra Stout |
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Table
1 - Light Lagers (9 Entries) |
| 1 |
Edward Bielaus |
Rockville,MD |
1E |
Dortmunder Export |
BURP |
perfectly legal free lunacy dorkmunder |
| 2 |
Dave Grosch |
Flemington,NJ |
1D |
Munich Helles |
Keystone Hops |
Golden Rules |
| 3 |
Kerry Martin |
Austin ,TX |
1D |
Munich Helles |
Austin Zealots |
Munich Helles |
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Table
2 - Pilsners (10 Entries) |
| 1 |
Dave Gies & Mickey Brown |
Middlebury,CT |
2B |
Bohemian Pilsner |
YAHOOS |
First Pils |
| 2 |
Keith Seguine |
Woodbridge,NJ |
2A |
German Pilsner |
WHALES |
Pilsner |
| 3 |
Edward Bielaus |
Rockville,MD |
2C |
Classic American Pilsner |
BURP |
the american axis CAP |
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Table
3 - Vienna & Oktoberfest (14 Entries) |
| 1 |
Rich Dilterto & Scott Rudich |
Pipersville,PA |
3B |
Oktoberfest |
Keystone Hops |
Biatchtoberfest |
| 2 |
Kerry Martin |
Austin ,TX |
3B |
Oktoberfest |
Austin Zealots |
FestBier |
| 3 |
Bob Purrenhage |
Berwyn,PA |
3A |
Vienna Lager |
BUZZ |
Vienna Lager |
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Table
4 - Dark Lagers (14 Entries) |
| 1 |
Michael Lemke |
Muskego,WI |
5B |
Traditional Bock |
Beer Barons of Milwakee |
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| 2 |
Britt Taylor-Burton |
Austin,TX |
5B |
Traditional Bock |
Austin Zealots |
Chu Bock |
| 3 |
Edward Bielaus |
Rockville,MD |
4C |
Schwarzbier |
BURP |
Nietzsche's Revenge Schwarzbier |
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Dave Gies & Mickey Brown |
Middlebury,CT |
5A |
Maibock |
YAHOOS |
Our Bock |
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Table
5 - Light Hybrids (19 Entries) |
| 1 |
John Peed |
Oak Ridge,TN |
6C |
Koelsch |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers Assoc. |
Cologne Clone |
| 2 |
Josh Weikert |
Collegeville,pa |
6C |
Koelsch |
Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
Kollegeville Kolsch |
| 3 |
Al Hazan |
Stroudsburg,PA |
6A |
Cream Ale |
Lehigh Valley Brewers |
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Table
6 - Amber Hybrids (9 Entries) |
| 1 |
Tim Caum |
North Wales,PA |
7C |
Dusseldorf Altbier |
Keystone |
231 |
| 2 |
Edward Bielaus |
Rockville,MD |
7A |
Northern German Altbier |
BURP |
altcon: a sip thru time |
| 3 |
Michael Lessa |
Allentown,PA |
7B |
California Common Beer |
LVHB |
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Table
7 - Eng. Bitters (12 Entries) |
| 1 |
Edward Bielaus |
Rockville,MD |
8B |
Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
BURP |
the sorrows of empire best bitter |
| 2 |
John Peed |
Oak Ridge,TN |
8A |
Ordinary Bitter |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers Assoc. |
Notso Ornery |
| 3 |
Dave Grosch |
Flemington,NJ |
8A |
Ordinary Bitter |
Keystone Hops |
Paddington Station Bitter |
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Table
8 - Scottish & Irish Ale (15 Entries) |
| 1 |
Patrick Lauletta |
Downingtown,PA |
9E |
Strong Scotch Ale |
BUZZ |
Scottish Strong Ale |
| 2 |
Al Hazan |
Stroudsburg,PA |
9C |
Scottish 80/- |
Lehigh Valley Brewers |
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Jim Fries |
Philadelphia,PA |
9D |
Irish Red Ale |
GLUB |
Angry Bee Irish Red |
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Table
9 - American Pale Ales (12 Entries) |
| 1 |
Ken Wrightstone |
Camp Hill,PA |
10A |
American Pale |
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Ken's Pale Ale |
| 2 |
Joe Kusterer |
Manassas,Va |
10A |
American Pale |
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The Cascades Pale Ale |
| 3 |
Josh Weikert |
Collegeville,pa |
10A |
American Pale |
Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
Peachtree Pale Ale |
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Table
10 - American Amber Ale (12 Entries) |
| 2 |
Brian Pylant |
Pennsauken,NJ |
10B |
American Amber |
BUZZ |
American Amber Ale |
| 3 |
Brian Flach |
West Haven,CT |
10B |
American Amber |
The Brewing Network |
Armory Amber |
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Table
11 - American Brown (10 Entries) |
| 1 |
Brian Pylant |
Pennsauken,NJ |
10C |
American Brown |
BUZZ |
American Brown Ale |
| 2 |
Stephen Robson |
Telford,PA |
10C |
American Brown |
Keystone |
AB 1 |
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Dave Grosch |
Flemington,NJ |
10C |
American Brown |
Keystone Hops |
Moose Drool Clone |
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Table
12 - English Brown Ales (7 Entries) |
| 1 |
David Barber |
Kempton,PA |
11A |
Mild |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
Mild #2 |
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Craig Lorden James Lorden |
mickleton,NJ |
11C |
Northern English Brown |
The Brewing Network |
Irish Brown Ale |
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Steve Bischoff |
West Chester,PA |
11A |
Mild |
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#91 |
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Table
13 - Porters (22 Entries) |
| 1 |
Curt Keck |
Allentown,PA |
12A |
Brown Porter |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
a Pawn to the Porter |
| 2 |
Dan Noon |
Yardley,Pa |
12B |
Robust Porter |
Aleiens |
Manual Porter |
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Jim Fries |
Philadelphia,PA |
12C |
Baltic Porter |
GLUB |
Chocolat Maple Porter |
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Table
14 - Stouts (20 Entries) |
| 1 |
Stephen Robson |
Telford,PA |
13D |
Foreign Extra Stout |
Keystone |
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Stephen Robson |
Telford,PA |
13E |
American Stout |
Keystone |
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Chris Bible |
Knoxville,TN |
13D |
Foreign Extra Stout |
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Ariee Mon |
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Table
15 - Russian Imperial Stouts (13 Entries) |
| 1 |
Jeff Louella |
Feasterville,PA |
13F |
Russian Imperial Stout |
ALEiens |
RAIS (#2) |
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Tim Caum |
North Wales,PA |
13F |
Russian Imperial Stout |
Keystone |
208 |
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Jason Wasnick |
Pottstown,PA |
13F |
Russian Imperial Stout |
Bru Clear (Limerick) |
Obsidian Imperial Stout |
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Table
16 - American IPA (24 Entries) |
| 1 |
Nathan Panek |
Ridley Park,PA |
14B |
American IPA |
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West Coast IPA |
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Derek Skillings |
State College,PA |
14B |
American IPA |
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Hoppy Valley IPA |
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Fred Kline |
Coatesville,PA |
14B |
American IPA |
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Hop Circle |
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17 - Eng. & Imp. IPA (13 Entries) |
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Mickey Brown |
Middlebury,CT |
14C |
Imperial IPA |
YAHOOS |
God Bless Hops |
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Andrew Starsiak |
Weymonth,MA |
14A |
English IPA |
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English IPA |
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Blake Morris |
Nazareth,PA |
14A |
English IPA |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
Mind the Gap IPA |
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18 - German Wheat and Rye Beer (22 Entries) |
| 1 |
Fred Kline |
Coatesville,PA |
15B |
Dunkelweizen |
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Delong Dunkelweizen |
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Fred Kline |
Coatesville,PA |
15C |
Weizenbock |
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Klienzenbock |
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Bill Schools |
{Croydon },PA |
15A |
Weizen |
ALEiens |
#37 |
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Table
19 - Belgian and French Ale (25 Entries) |
| 1 |
Mark Kenesky |
Blue Bell,PA |
16C |
Saison |
HOPS |
Saison |
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Charlie Milan |
{Baton Rouge},LA |
16D |
Biere de Garde |
Redstick Brewmasters |
Biere de Bayou |
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Mark Kenesky |
Blue Bell,PA |
16A |
Witbier |
HOPS |
Witbier |
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20 - Belgian Specialty (12 Entries) |
| 1 |
Mike Manning |
Allentown,PA |
16E |
Belgian Specialty |
LVHB |
Belgian Barley Wine |
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Sal Narisi |
Warminster,Pa |
16E |
Belgian Specialty |
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Bernie the Beer |
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David Barber |
Kempton,PA |
16E |
Belgian Specialty |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
Saison de Noire |
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Table
21 - Sour Ales (12 Entries) |
| 1 |
Jim Fries |
Philadelphia,PA |
17F |
Fruit Lambic |
GLUB |
Mango Lambic |
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Michael Lessa |
Allentown,PA |
17B |
Flanders Red |
LVHB |
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David Covey |
Philadelphia,PA |
17A |
Berliner Weisse |
ALEiens Homebrew Club |
Pucker Up |
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22 - Belgian Dark Strong Ales (16 Entries) |
| 1 |
Ryan Gerlach |
Narberth,PA |
18E |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
The Weng #58 |
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Jeremy Harris |
Furlong,PA |
18E |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Batch #2 |
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Josh Weikert |
Collegeville,pa |
18B |
Belgian Dubbel |
Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
Dumb Luck Dubbel |
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23 - Belgian Light Strong Ales (15 Entries) |
| 1 |
Peter Polczynski |
Tulsa,OK |
18D |
Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
The Brewing Network |
Riding with Charon |
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Wardell Massey |
Spring City,PA |
18A |
Belgian Blond Ale |
Keystone HOPS |
Bella Blonde |
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Sal Narisi |
Warminster,Pa |
18A |
Belgian Blond Ale |
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24 - Strong Ales (8 Entries) |
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Pat reddy |
Bridgeton,MO |
19A |
Old Ale |
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Driftwood Ale |
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R.J. Sherman |
Washington,NJ |
19A |
Old Ale |
NJ HOPZ |
Richie's Bath |
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David Houseman |
Chester Springs,PA |
19A |
Old Ale |
BUZZ |
Groundhog Old Ale |
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Bobby Mierzejwski |
Piscataway,NJ |
19B |
English Barleywine |
WHALES |
Her Majesty's Pleasure |
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25 - Fruit, Spice, Herb & Veggies (14 Entries) |
| 1 |
Greg Ferenz |
Philadelphia,PA |
21A |
Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer |
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Pineal Pumpkin Ale |
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Kevin Socha |
West Chester,PA |
21A |
Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer |
BUZZ |
Not You Mama's Joe |
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Scott Magalengo |
Quakertown,PA |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
Zen Brewing |
Raspberry Zen Stout |
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26 - Smoke and Wood Aged Beer (12 Entries) |
| 1 |
Michael Lewandowski |
Drexel Hill,PA |
22B |
Other Smoked Beer |
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Queen Tammy's Smoked Porter |
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Bobby Mierzejwski |
Piscataway,NJ |
22C |
Wood-Aged Beer |
WHALES |
Bourbon Barrel English Barleywine |
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Keith Story |
Piscataway,NJ |
22B |
Other Smoked Beer |
WHALES |
Brent's Imperial Smoked Porter |
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27 - Specialty Beer (18 Entries) |
| 1 |
Andrew Starsiak |
Weymouth,MA |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
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Fuss-pot Rye Old Ale |
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Tim Caum |
North Wales,PA |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
Keystone |
230 imperial amber |
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Michael Lessa |
Allentown,PA |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
LVHB |
Imperial Pumpkin Ale |
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28 - Meads (7 Entries) |
| 1 |
Bob Piano |
Allentown,PA |
26A |
Metheglin |
LVHB |
Sweet Camus |
| 2 |
Gary Weston |
Bridgewater,NJ |
26C |
Open Category Mead |
WHALES |
Agave Mead |
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Luke Kostu |
Hopelawn,NJ |
26C |
Open Category Mead |
WHALES |
Chili Mead |
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29 - Melomels & Ciders (8 Entries) |
| 1 |
Curt Keck |
Allentown,PA |
28D |
Other Spec. Cider/Perry |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
Spider Venom |
| 2 |
David Barber |
Kempton,PA |
25A |
Cyser |
Lehigh Valley Homebrewers |
Cyser #1 |
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Christopher Clair |
West Chester,PA |
25A |
Cyser |
BUZZ |
Not Al's Cyser |
THE 2009 BUZZ OFF COMPETITION
COMMITTEE
~ organizer & head poo-bah ~
Ron
Daubel
~ judge coordinator
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Brian Pylant
~ steward wrangler
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Bob Purrenhage
~ consultants &
mentors ~
Chris Clair
Dave Houseman
~ iron hill liasons
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Larry Horwitz
Chris LaPierre
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