Congrats to AHA Natl Homebrew Contest Winners!!

Congratulations!!! to Steve Fletty, Steve Piatz, Dick Nilles and Curt and Kathy Stock for their wins at the National Homebrew Contest in Las Vegas this weekend! (We can only HOPE that the Banana-Strawberry Fru-Fru mead is FINALLY gone! ... just kidding Curt!) Good job guys! AMERICAN LAGER: Silver - Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN, Classic American Pilsner, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club WHEAT BEER: Gold - Richard Nilles, Fargo, ND, Berliner Weisse, Prairie Homebrewing Companions STRONG BELGIAN ALE: Silver - Steve Piatz, Eagan, MN, Tripel, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE: Bronze - Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN, Biere de Garde, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club LAMBIC AND BELGIAN SOUR ALE: Silver - Steve Piatz, Eagan, MN, Straight (Unblended) Lambic-Style Ale, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club FRUIT MEAD: Gold - Curt and Kathy Stock, St. Paul, MN, Other Fruit Melomel, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club - Al Here's a list of all the winners: Category 1: American Lager Sponsored by Homebrew Depot Gold - Tom Wolf, Valencia, CA, Light/Standard/Premium, Maltose Falcons Silver - Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN, Classic American Pilsner, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Bronze - Paul Long, Newburg, OR, Light/Standard/Premium, Strange Brew Homebrew Club Categor 2: European Pale Lager Gold - Greg Wondga, Edmonton, AB, Northern German Pilsner, Edmonton Homebrewers Guild Silver - John Watson, Southbury, CT, Muenchner Helles, Underground Brewers Club of Connecticut Bronze - Phil Farrell, Cumming, GA, Dortmunder Export, Chicken City Ale Raisers Categor 3: Light Ale Sponsored by Northwestern Extract Gold - Rob Beck, Kansas City, MO, Blond Ale, Kansas City Bier Meisters Silver - Tom Hood, Stow, OH, Blond Ale, Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) Bronze - Jeff Silver, San Diego, CA, American Wheat, QUAFF Category 4: Bitter and English Pale Ale Sponsored by St Louis Wine & Beer Making Gold - Kevin Spealman, Glen Ellyn, IL, Ordinary Bitter, Urban Knaves of Grain Silver - Joe Aistrup & Little Apple Brew Crew, Manhattan, KS, Special or Best Bitter, Little Apple Brew Crew Bronze - Lenny Lancki, North Olmsted, OH, Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale, Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) Category 5: Scottish Ales Gold - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Export /80 Schilling, QUAFF Silver - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Light /60 Schilling, QUAFF Bronze - Carter Camp, Mercer Island, WA, Export /80 Schilling Category 6: American Pale Ales Sponsored by BJ's Restaurant & Brewery Gold - Joe Formanek, Bolingbrook, IL, American Amber Ale, Urban Knaves of Grain Silver - Douglas Duffield, San Diego, CA, American Pale Ale, QUAFF Bronze - Jeff Oberlin, Friendswood, TX, American Amber Ale, Bay Area Mashtronauts Category 7: India Pale Ale Sponsored by Anderson Valley Brewing Co. Gold - Phil Kitowski, Novi, MI Silver - Mike Kidulich, Rochester, NY, Upstate NY Homebrewers Assoc Bronze - George Cataulin, San Diego, CA, QUAFF Category 8: Koelsch and Altbier Sponsored by Meussdoerffer c/o Cargill Malt Gold - Dan Schultz, West Linn, OR, Koelsch-Style Ale, Oregon Brew Crew Silver - Michael Haines, Hillsboro, OR, Northern German Altbier Bronze - John Watson, Southbury, CT, Koelsch-Style Ale, Underground Brewers Club of Connecticut Category 9: German Amber Lager Gold - Jack Kephart, Akron, OH, Vienna Lager, Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) Silver - Chris Colby, Bastrop, TX, Vienna Lager, Austin Zealots Bronze - Tom Hood, Stow, OH, Oktoberfest/Maerzen, Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) Category 10: Brown Ale Sponsored by Alternative Beverage Gold - Mike McDole, Clayton, CA, American Brown Ale, Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts Silver - Virgil Wasko, Largo, FL, Mild, Dunedin Brewers Guild Bronze - Dave Levonia, San Diego, CA, Mild, QUAFF Category 11: English and Scottish Strong Ale Sponsored by Austin Homebrew Gold - Mel Thompson, Gaithersburg, MD, Old Ale, Brewers United For Real Potables Silver - Robert Hall, Laramie, WY, Old Ale Bronze - Chuck West, San Diego, CA, Old Ale, QUAFF Category 12: Barleywine and Imperial Stout Sponsored by Anchor Brewing Co. Gold - James Edgins, Highlands Ranch, CO, English-Style Barleywine, Foam On The Range Silver - Jason Ditsworth, Anchorage, AK, American-Style Barleywine, Great Northern Brewers Club Bronze - Mike Riddle, Napa, CA, Russian Imperial Stout, Homebrewers of Marin & Elsewhere Category 13: European Dark Lager Sponsored by Briess Malt & Ingredients Company Gold - Mike Heckman, Ossian, IN, Schwarzbier, Beergeoisie Silver - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Schwarzbier, QUAFF Bronze - Mark Ryan, Anchorage, AK, Munich Dunkel, Great Northern Brewers Club Category 14: Bock Sponsored by Washington Hop Commission Gold - Dean Domec & Kyle Moore, Vidor, TX, Eisbock, Golden Triangle Homebrewers Club Silver - Jon Peterson, Poway, CA, Doppelbock, QUAFF Bronze - Mike Hahn, Salt Lake City, UT, Eisbock, Zion Zymurgist Homebrew Operative Society Category 15: Porter Sponsored by Deschutes Brewery Gold - Rod Romanak, Kailua-Kona, HI, Robust Porter, Kona Coast Barley Boys Silver - Stephen Klump, Des Peres, MO, Brown Porter, Alchemy Brewing Club of St. Louis Bronze - Michael & Ruth Dahler, Kamuela, HI, Brown Porter Category 16: Stout Sponsored by Brew & Grow Gold - Rick Garvin & Christine Lewis, McLean, VA, Foreign Extra Stout, Brewers United For Real Potables Silver - Pete Devaris, Anchorage, AK, Foreign Extra Stout, Great Northern Brewers Club Bronze - Phil Farrell, Cumming, GA, Sweet Stout, Chicken City Ale Raisers Category 17: Wheat Beer Sponsored by Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. Gold - Richard Nilles, Fargo, ND, Berliner Weisse, Prairie Homebrewing Companions Silver - Harold Gulbransen, San Diego, CA, Weizenbock, QUAFF Bronze - John Applegarth, Grand Rapids, MI, Weizenbock, Prime Time Brewers Category 18: Strong Belgian Ale Sponsored by Dingemans c/o Cargill Malt Gold - Jack Kephart, Akron, OH, Tripel, Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) Silver - Steve Piatz, Eagan, MN, Tripel, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Bronze - Rick Georgette, West Bloomfield, MI, Tripel Category 19: Belgian and French Ale Sponsored by S.A. Bieres de Chimay c/o Manneken-Brussel Imports Inc. Gold - George Mahoney, Simi Valley, CA, Belgian Specialty Ale, Maltose Falcons Silver - Steve Schmitt, Anchorage, AK, Belgian Pale Ale, Great Northern Brewers Club Bronze - Steve Fletty, Falcon Heights, MN, Biere de Garde, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Category 20: Lambic and Belgian Sour Ale Sponsored by The Beverage People Gold - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Flanders Red Ale, QUAFF Silver - Steve Piatz, Eagan, MN, Straight (Unblended) Lambic-Style Ale, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Bronze - Scott Boeke, North Augusta, SC, Fruit Lambic-Style Ale Category 21: Fruit Beer Sponsored by Steinbart Wholesale Gold - Ted Grudzinski, Villa Park, IL, Urban Knaves of Grain Silver - Ted Hausotter, Baker City, OR, Strange Brew Homebrew Club Bronze - John Lott, Canton, GA Category 22: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer Sponsored by Marin Brewing Co. Gold - John Jurgensen, Friendswood, TX, Bay Area Mashtronauts Silver - Andrew Jones, Brockport, NY, Upstate NY Homebrewers Assoc Bronze - John Tipton, Madison, AL, Rocket City Brewers Category 23: Smoke-Flavored Beer Sponsored by Alaskan Brewing Co. Gold - Paul Shick & Andy Craze, Cleveland Hts, OH, Classic Rauchbier, Society of Northeastern Ohio Brewers Silver - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Other Smoked Beer, QUAFF Bronze - Kirk Allen, Anchorage, AK, Other Smoked Beer, Great Northern Brewers Club Category 24: Specialty/Experimental/Historical Sponsored by Redhook Ale Brewery Gold - Corey Martin, Round Rock, TX, Austin Zealots Silver - John Watson, Southbury, CT, Underground Brewers Club of Connecticut Bronze - John Applegarth, Grand Rapids, MI, Prime Time Brewers Category 25: Traditional Mead Sponsored by Winemaker Shop Gold - Joe Formanek, Bolingbrook, IL, Varietal Honey Traditional Mead, Urban Knaves of Grain Silver - Pete Devaris, Anchorage, AK, Varietal Honey Traditional Mead, Great Northern Brewers Club Bronze - Stephen Pursley, Norman, OK, Varietal Honey Traditional Mead Category 26: Fruit Mead Sponsored by Bacchus and Barleycorn Gold - Curt and Kathy Stock, St. Paul, MN, Other Fruit Melomel, Saint Paul Homebrewers Club Silver - Jim Roberts, Spring Valley, CA, Other Fruit Melomel, QUAFF Bronze - Richard Simmons & Julie Jessen, Pagosa Springs, CO, Pyment, Homebrewers of Pagosa Springs (HOPS) Category 27: Herb & Spice Mead & Braggot Sponsored by Home Brew Supply Gold - Pete Devaris, Anchorage, AK, Metheglin, Great Northern Brewers Club Silver - Harold Gulbransen, San Diego, CA, Metheglin, QUAFF Bronze - Tyce Heldenbrand, Las Vegas, NV, Metheglin, SNAFU Category 28: Cider - 43 Entries Gold - Bruce Franconi, Red Hook, NY, Specialty Cider and Perry, Hudson Valley Homebrewers Silver - Nathan Wahl, Oak Harbor, OH, Standard Cider and Perry, BrewRats Bronze - Jamil Zainasheff, Elk Grove, CA, Specialty Cider and Perry, QUAFF Category 29: New Entrants Sponsored by Northern Brewer Gold - Craig Shapland, Aguora Hills, CA, Maltose Falcons Silver - Johnathan Procknow, League City, TX, Bay Area Mashtronauts Bronze - Joe Walts & Rachel Krauskopf, Ann Arbor, MI