Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 Chicago Beer Society Spooky Brew Review Homebrew Competition. We had 187 entries this year, the most in recent years. Thanks to all the brewers who entered beers in this year's competition.
2006 Spooky Brew Review Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2006 Chicago Beer Society Spooky Brew Review Homebrew Competition. We had 187 entries this year, the most in recent years. Thanks to all the brewers who entered beers in this year's competition.
The organizers would like to thank brewers Matt Van Wyk and Andrew Mason and the staff of Flossmoor Station for hosting our competition. We'd also like to thank the folks who contributed prizes for the winners and our raffle: American Homebrewers Association, Beer, Beer & More Beer, Freshops, The Homebrew Shop, Siebel Institute, Sierra Nevada, White Labs, Windy City Distribution, and Wyeast Laboratories.
And, of course, thanks to all the judges and stewards for doing such a great job at the event.
Roger Deschner , Organizer
Tony Babinec, Organizer
| Category | Style | Place | Winner/Club |
| Amber Hybrid Beer | California Common Beer |
1st | Greg Cardelli, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Amber Hybrid Beer | Düsseldorf Altbier | 2nd | Bob Beckman, St. Louis Brews |
| Amber Hybrid Beer | Northern German Altbier | 3rd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner/Club |
| American Ale | American Brown Ale | 1st | Rodney Kibzey, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| American Ale | American Amber Ale | 2nd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| American Ale | American Amber Ale | 3rd | Dan Hedtcke, Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner/Club |
| Belgian & French Ales | Saison | 1st | Jeff Sparrow, Chicago Beer Society |
| Belgian & French Ales | Berliner Weisse | 2nd | Jeff Sparrow, Chicago Beer Society |
| Belgian & French Ales | Belgian Specialty Ale | 3rd | Mark McDermott, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Cider & Perry | Cider | 1st | Mike Kopp, St. Louis Brews |
| Cider & Perry | Cider | 2nd | Darrell Proksa, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Cider & Perry | Cider | 3rd | Terry Mayne |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Dark Lager & Bock | Doppelbock | 1st | Scott Jones, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Dark Lager & Bock | Munich Dunkel | 2nd | Jerry Sadowski, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Dark Lager & Bock | Munich Dunkel | 3rd | Mark Bransford |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| English Brown Ale & Porter | Baltic Porter |
1st | Jim Harrison, Brewers on the Lake |
| English Brown Ale & Porter | Mild |
2nd | Ron Barbercheck, Chicago Beer Society |
| English Brown Ale & Porter | Robust Porter |
3rd | Stanley Harrison |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| English Pale Ale | Ordinary Bitter | 1st | Mike Flaminic, Red Ledge Brewers |
| English Pale Ale | Ordinary Bitter | 2nd | Michael Pelter, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| European Amber Lager | Oktoberfest/Märzen | 1st | Joe Formanek, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| European Amber Lager | Oktoberfest/Märzen | 2nd | Peter Young, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| European Amber Lager | Oktoberfest/Märzen | 3rd | George Westlund, Chicago Beer Society |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 1st | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 3rd | Ted Grudzinski, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| German Wheat & Rye Beer | Weizen/Weissbier | 1st | Tom Seefurth, Chicago Beer Society |
| German Wheat & Rye Beer | Weizenbock | 2nd | Rodney Kibzey, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| German Wheat & Rye Beer | Weizen/Weissbier | 3rd | Ed Seaman, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
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