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Ohio Brew Week Homebrew Competition 2008

The results are in! Here are the winners for Best in Show:

Best in Show
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Gerry Gosselin	Agawam	MA	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Dark Secrets
Second Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American Pale Ale	Hopalong Cascadity (and More!)
Third Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	Munich Dunkel	Slam Dunkel
Honorable Mention	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	American Amber Ale	Sweetie Amber Ale

And the winners for each category:

Light Lagers and Pilsners
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Jimmy VerVaecke	Durham	NC	Munich Helles	—
Second Place	Jimmy VerVaecke	Durham	NC	Classic American Pilsner	—
Third Place	—	—	—	—	—

European Amber Lagers, Dark Lagers, and Bock
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	Maibock	Goat A. Maibock
Second Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	Munich Dunkel	Slam Dunkel
Third Place	—	—	—	—	—

Light and Amber Hybrids
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American Wheat	Father's Day Delight
Second Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	Cream Ale	Lawn Boy
Third Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	American Wheat	Solsun Wheat

Scottish, Irish, and Smoke-flavored and wood-aged beers.
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Karl Hagglund	Mundelein	IL	oak aged oatmeal stout	—
Second Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	Scottish 60 shilling	Dumbarton Sixty
Third Place	Mike Pelter	Schererville	IN	Smoked Porter	—

American Pale , Amber, and Brown Ales
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Tom Wilberding	Midland	MI	American Amber Ale	Sweetie Amber Ale
Second Place	Brian Murray	Batavia	OH	American Pale Ale	—
Third Place	Marcus Williams	Woodville	OH	Amber Ale	Firelands Amber Ale

English Pale and Brown Ales
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Bryan Roe, Stacey Roe	Chicago	IL	Mild	Waveland mild
Second Place	Jimmy VerVaecke	Durham	NC	Special/Best/Premium	Special Bitter
Third Place	Karl Hagglund	Mundelein	IL	Ordinary Bitter	Bitter

Porters and Stouts
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	Russian Imperial Stout	R-I-S-ky Business
Second Place	Tom Wilson	North Royalton	OH	Russian Imperial Stout	—
Third Place	Lance York, Rob Rehovick	Maineville	OH	Sweet Stout	—

India Pale Ales
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Gerry Gosselin	Agawam	MA	American Pale Ale	Ripe E.A.
Second Place	Heath Boebel	Medina	OH	American Pale Ale	Hopalong Cascadity (and More!)
Third Place	Matt Wiens	Suffolk	VA	American Pale Ale	St Edmund's Liberty Ale

German Wheat and Rye Beers and Witbiers
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Lance York, Rob Rehovick	Maineville	OH	Roggenbier	—
Second Place	Kirk Bryant, Merth Boehm	Lakewood	OH	Witbier	Wheat & Sour
Third Place	—	—	—	—	—

Belgian, French, and Belgian Strong Ales
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Gerry Gosselin	Agawam	MA	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Dark Secrets
Second Place	Kirk Bryant, Merth Boehm	Lakewood	OH	Witbier	Wheat & Sour
Third Place	Jerry Spelic	Fairview Park	OH	Saison	Maison Saison

Fruit, Spice, Herb, Vegetable, and Specialty Beers
Place	Name	City	State	Style	Entry Name
First Place	Jerry Spelic	Fairview Park	OH	Spice Herb Vegetable Beer -- Blond Ale with Gingerand Lemongrass Lemongrass Ale	Ginger Lemongrass Ale
Second Place	Chad Altstaetter	Celina	OH	Specialty -- American Rye beer with honey.	Honey Wheat Rye
Third Place	Scott Needs	Shade	OH	Specialty -- American wheat ale with honey and lemon.	Boatin' Up Sandy

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