Blue Ridge Brew Off

There were 381 entries judged and 301 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
N/A	Jen Blair	Bourbon Barrel Aged American Barleywine	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Carolina BrewMasters
1st	Joe Domm	WO Tribute	4A: Munich Helles	FN Brew Club
2nd	Trey Lovelace	Devil's Vertibrae	7A: Vienna Lager	FN Brew Club
3rd	Steve Morgan	Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Hugh Munro	Huge's Dry Cider	C1B: English Cider	Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derrick Flippin	Http://bit.Ly/2wbkFp3	M1A: Dry Mead	Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Byer	Quote Unquote	1C: Cream Ale	MALT
2nd	Allen Smith	Don't Lie, You Know You Like It	1A: American Light Lager	HOPS
3rd	Dennis Pike	Mom!!!! I Have To Pee!!!!	1B: American Lager	Nash St Homebrew Club

Table 2: International Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Stamey	THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID	2A: International Pale Lager	Carolina Brewmasters
2nd	Allen Smith	Kind Of Bland	2A: International Pale Lager	HOPS
3rd	Dennis Pike	Mama!!! Tengo Que Orinar!!!	2A: International Pale Lager	Nash St Homebrew Club

Table 3: Czech Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vinayak Krishan	Bohemian Pilsner	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2nd	Laurel Canan	Laurelstein Morning After Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
3rd	Trey Lovelace	Trey's Czech Dark	3D: Czech Dark Lager	FN Brew Club
HM	Ed Christian	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Domm	WO Tribute	4A: Munich Helles	FN Brew Club
2nd	Dennis Pike	By The Liter	4B: Festbier	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Trey Lovelace	Cowboys From Helles	4A: Munich Helles	FN Brew Club

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trey Lovelace	Hooked On Pils	5D: German Pils	FN Brew Club
2nd	Laurel Canan	Laurelstein Lincoln Lager	5D: German Pils
3rd	Joe Domm	Sure...	5C: German Exportbier	FN Brew Club

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dennis Pike	Dunk In The Trunk	6C: Dunkels Bock	Nash St Homebrew Club
2nd	Allen Smith	Don't Rain On My Decoction	6C: Dunkels Bock	HOPS
3rd	Jim Stamey	KOCKTOBERFEST	6A: Marzen	Carolina Brewmasters
HM	Joel Masters	Dangerous Oktoberfest 2017	6A: Marzen	Palmetto State Brewers

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trey Lovelace	Devil's Vertibrae	7A: Vienna Lager	FN Brew Club
2nd	Dennis Pike	Dorf!	7B: Altbier	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Thompson Mefford Co-Brewer: Peter Fallon	Dark Side Of The Wall	7A: Vienna Lager

Table 8: Dark European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gregory Ellis	Munich Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	HOPS
2nd	Dennis Pike	Pizza The Hutt	8B: Schwarzbier	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Ed Christian	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)

Table 9: Strong European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed Christian	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
2nd	Ed Christian	Dopplebock	9A: Doppelbock	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
3rd	Joe Domm Co-Brewer: Daan Muller	Daan And Dommer	9C: Baltic Porter	FN Brew Club

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Muse	Workday	10C: Weizenbock	St. Louis Brews
2nd	Laurel Canan	Laurelstein Kaizer Weizen	10A: Weissbier
3rd	Jim Prucha	#214	10C: Weizenbock	Brew Free or Die

Table 11: British Pale Ales (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Smith	Because I Can't Leave Well Enough Alone	11A: Ordinary Bitter	HOPS
2nd	Gregory Ellis	British Golden Ale	12A: English Golden Ale	HOPS
3rd	Derek Emswiler	Ems's Superfluous Bowl ESB	11C: Strong Bitter

Table 12: Brown British Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Carpenter	Ian's English Porter	13C: English Porter	Carolina Brewmasters
2nd	John O'Brien	Mildly Complicated	13A: Dark Mild	Final Gravity
3rd	Peter Fallon Co-Brewer: Thompson Mefford	Porter	13C: English Porter

Table 13: Scottish & Irish Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dennis Pike	Everybody Hates Peat	14C: Scottish Export	Nash St Homebrew Club
2nd	Peter Fallon Co-Brewer: Thompson Mefford	Irish Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale
3rd	David Byer	Drinking Song	15A: Irish Red Ale	MALT

Table 14: Dark British Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Riley	SnowWorries Oatmeal Coffee Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Winston-Salem Worthawgs
2nd	Laurel Canan	Laurelstein Dark Ages Stout	16A: Sweet Stout

Table 15: Strong British Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Riley	Westie Wee-Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	Winston-Salem Worthawgs
2nd	Trey Lovelace	The Highlander	17C: Wee Heavy	FN Brew Club
3rd	David Byer	Blue Horrors	17B: Old Ale	MALT

Table 16: American Pale Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Spiesberger	HBC (1.3)	18B: American Pale Ale	JRHB
2nd	Jim Stamey	NAKED BLONDE	18A: Blonde Ale	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	John O'Brien	Blondie The 4th	18A: Blonde Ale	Final Gravity

Table 17: Amber and Brown Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	ATF (Alcohol Through Fermentation)
2nd	Ed Christian	Cal Common	19B: California Common	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
3rd	Jim Prucha	#215	19C: American Brown Ale	Brew Free or Die

Table 18: American Porter & Stout (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Byer	Whiplash	20B: American Stout	MALT
2nd	Joe Rafferty	Russian Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	MALT
3rd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch Porter	20A: American Porter	ATF (Alcohol Through Fermentation)

Table 19: American IPA (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Brunk	Hyrule Ranger	21A: American IPA
2nd	Tim Gerbracht	Something Hoppy	21A: American IPA	GRiST
3rd	Chris Arwood	Hop Juice	21A: American IPA	HALF Brewers HALF Drinkers
HM	Mike Hogan	The Patriot	21A: American IPA	PSB

Table 20: Specialty IPAs (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Hilton	Black Pearl	21B2: Black IPA	Down East Alers
2nd	Chris Arwood	Hop Juice	21B: Specialty IPA	HALF Brewers HALF Drinkers
3rd	Joshua Veronee	Fat Lighter Red IPA	21B4: Red IPA	Palmetto State Brewers

Table 21: Strong American Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trey Lovelace	Grave Digger	22B: American Strong Ale	FN Brew Club
2nd	Ron Glover	High Tide	22A: Double IPA	HOPS
3rd	Brice Johnson Co-Brewer: Mary Johnson	Kamet-Sitra	22A: Double IPA	CARBoY

Table 22: European Sour Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Morgan	Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd	Doug Schmidt	Brett Berliner 5	23A: Berliner Weisse	Boston Worts
3rd	Chris Rabeau	Acetobacter, I Hardly Knew Her	23B: Flanders Red Ale	FN Brew Club

Table 23: Belgian Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Domm	Biere De Domm	24C: Biere de Garde	FN Brew Club
2nd	Dennis Pike	Very Witty	24A: Witbier	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Laurel Canan	Laurelstein Dim Wit	24A: Witbier

Table 24: Strong Belgian Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Schuler	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Wort City Brewers
2nd	Vinayak Krishan	Pink Elephant	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Brewmasters of Alpharetta
3rd	Justin Brooks	Mechanical Chemistry	25B: Saison	PSB

Table 25: Trappist Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Moore	Miss Kitty SBD	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Dennis Pike	Available Monk Looking For Good Time	26A: Trappist Single	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Mark Whitehead	Final Dipple For The Tripel	26C: Belgian Tripel	CarolinaBrewmaster

Table 26: HIstorical (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Veronee	John Jacob Lichtenhainer	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Palmetto State Brewers
2nd	Brice Johnson Co-Brewer: Mary Johnson	Gose	27A1: Gose	CARBoY
3rd	Allen Smith	Smells Like Independence	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	HOPS

Table 27: Specialty Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Peters Co-Brewer: HoHC Brew Crew	The Brimstone - Smoked Grain Poblano Coffee Black Rye-Ipa	34C: Experimental Beer	Big heavy wooden one. All the better for smacking.
2nd	Edward Moore	Carey Forbidden Fruit Clone	34A: Clone Beer	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Ed Christian	Smoked Porter	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
HM	Justin Brooks Co-Brewer: Nate Van Wert	Nate And Justin's Bier De Miel	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	PSB

Table 28: American Wild Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Schmidt	Swamp Ass Brew	28A: Brett Beer	Boston Worts
2nd	Jen Blair	100% Brett Beer	28A: Brett Beer	Carolina BrewMasters
3rd	Justin Breitzke	Apricot Golden Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	MALT

Table 29: Fruit Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brice Johnson Co-Brewer: Mary Johnson	Key Lime Gose	29A: Fruit Beer	CARBoY
2nd	Dennis Pike	Atomic Sour Fruit Bomb	29A: Fruit Beer	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Ed Christian	Fruit Beer	29A: Fruit Beer	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
HM	Allen Smith	When Is Doubt, Add Some Blueberry.	29A: Fruit Beer	HOPS

Table 30: Spiced Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed Christian	Pumpkin Beer	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	High Point Observers of Pint Science (HOPS)
2nd	Grant Anderson	Feral Porter	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Down East Alers
3rd	William Spiesberger	Cream Of The Crop	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	JRHB

Table 31: Wood Aged Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jen Blair	Bourbon Barrel Aged American Barleywine	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Carolina BrewMasters
2nd	Tom Crast	Barrel Aged Oud Bruin	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Seth Barrows	Maple Whiskey Barrel Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Manchester and Mountains Alliance of Homebrewers

Table 32: Cider & Perry (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hugh Munro	Huge's Dry Cider	C1B: English Cider	Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters
2nd	Andrea Ware	Cry Havok Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Doug Schmidt	ABC Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Boston Worts

Table 33: Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derrick Flippin	Http://bit.Ly/2wbkFp3	M1A: Dry Mead	Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club
2nd	Andrea Ware	Pommead	M2E: Melomel	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Justin Brooks	Spicy Hot Apples	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	PSB

Judging Locations and Dates

[Hidden] Thursday PM Session 2
09/14/2017 at 12:00 AM, EDT

BRBO Thursday evening Judging
09/14/2017 at 6:00 PM, EDT

BRBO Saturday morning Judging
09/16/2017 at 8:00 AM, EDT

BRBO Saturday afternoon Judging
09/16/2017 at 1:00 PM, EDT

Registration Closed

Registrations accepted 08/07/2017 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/16/2017 at 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/07/2017 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/08/2017 at 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/07/2017 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/08/2017 at 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Shipping is Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 08/07/2017 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/08/2017 at 5:00 PM, EDT.