MhBA BJCP Class 2002 Wrap-Up

The MhBA 2002 BJCP class has concluded, with the testing of 7 BJCP Judge Candidates held Saturday, April 27 in Bloomington. The following people took the test: Bob Cromer Susan Ruud Jonathan Crist Jeff Cotton Mike Moranz Marc Donnelly Al Boyce Here's a link to some photos from one of the classes: http://photomail.photoworks.com/sharing/album.asp?key=7059434286410309 For those of you who were unable to attend, here's a listing of SOME of the beers that we tasted: Week 1: Doctored Beer Class (no notes) Week 2: American Lagers, European Pale Lagers 1. Corona 2. Fosters 3. Light Lager - Hombrew 4. C.A.P. - Steve Fletty 5. C.A.P. - Homebrew 6. Pilsner Urquell 7. Straropamen 8. Pilsner - Mike Valentiner 9. Paulaner Premium Lager 10. Haacker Pschorr Munich Edelhell 11. Scotch Ale - Rick Oftel 12. Heather Ale - Al Boyce 13. Triple Bock - Rick OFtel Week 3: German Amber Laghers, European Dark Lagers, Bock 1. Vienna - Bob Cromer 2. Portland Zig-Zag River Lager 3. Dunkel - Jeff Cotton 4. Ayinger Altbairsch Dunkel (store 1) 5. Ayinger Altbairsch Dunkel (store 2) 6. Spaten Oktoberfest 7. Ayinger Oktoberfest 9. Kostrizer Schwarzbier 10. Schwarzbier - Homebrew 11. Kulmbacher Schwarzbier 12. Aas Bock 13. Bock - Jeff Cotton 14. Maibock - Al Boyce 15. Spaten Optimator 16. Paulaner Salvator 17. Doppelbock #1 - Bob Cromer 18. Doppelbock #2 - Bob Cromer 19. Eisbock - Al Boyce 20. Aventinus Weizenbock 21. Niagara Falls Eisbock Week 4: Bitters, American Ale, India Pale Ale 1. California Common - Steve Piatz 2. Boddington's Pub Ale 3. Caffrey's Irish Ale 4. Kilkenny 5. Small Beer (bitter) - Al Boyce 6. Young's Ramrod 7. Fuller's ESB 8. Strong Bitter - Homebrew 9. GUSHER!! 10. ESB - Al Boyce 11. Sierra Nevada American Pale Ale 12. Summit Extra Pale Ale 13. Mordue Special Bitter 14. Pale Ale - Rick Oftel 15. American Pale Ale - Homebrew #1 16. American Pale Ale - Homebrew #2 17. American Pale Ale - Steve Piatz 18. Mendocino Red Tail Ale 19. Anchor Steam 20. Steam Beer - Rick Oftel 21. Hop Devil 22. IPA - Rick Oftel 23. Pure Hoppiness IPA 24. Bear Republic IPA 25. IPA - Bob Cromer Week 5: Scottish Ale, Brown Ale, Scotch Ale 1. Northern English Brown - Dick Nilles 2. Scottish Ale 80 - Steve Fletty 3. Belhaven 80 4. Caledonian 80 5. Scottish 80 - Jason Nelson 6. 3 Floyds Mild 7. Mild - Al Boyce 8. Samuel Smith Nut Brown Ale 9. Brown Ale (1050) - Al Boyce 10. Brown Ale (1060) - Al Boyce 11. Capitol Brown Ale 12. Aspen Meadow Nut Brown Ale 13. American Brown Ale - John Grundman 14. American Pale - Homebrew 15. Belhaven Wee Heavy 16. Orkney Skullspitter 17. Kiltlifter Scotch Ale - Al Boyce 18. Bonnie Spar Scotch Ale - Al Boyce 19. Smithwicks ?? Week 6: Stouts and Porters (no notes) Week 7: Barleywine, Old Ale, Russian Imperial Stout 1. Flying Dog Horn Dog Barleywine 2. Belzebuth 3. Grateful Deaf Barley Wine - 98 AHA Commemorative 4. Stile Nacht 5. 2001 Anchor Old Foghorn 6. 2000 Anchor Old Foghorn 7. 1999 Thomas Hardy 8. George Gales Prize Old Ale 9. Old Ale - Homebrew 10. Theakston's Old Peculiar 11. Adnan's Tally Ho Barleywine 12. Oregon Brewing Old Crustacean 13. Barleywine - Homebrew 14. 1996 Barleywine - Steve Piatz 15. 1997 Barleywine - Steve Piatz 16. Barleywine - Steve Fletty 17. Oct 2001 Barleywine (East Coast Yeast) - Steve Piatz 18. Oct 2001 Barleywine (1056 yeast) - Steve Piatz 19. Young's Old Nick 20. Barleywine - Al Boyce 21. 2001 Sierra Bigfoot Barleywine 22. 2002 Sierra Bigfoot Barleywine 23. Barleywine - Homebrew 24. Mordue Radgie-Gadgie 25. Old Rasputin Imperial Stout 26. Samuel Smith Imperial Stout Week 8: Koelsch, Altbier, Wheat Beer, Rauch Beer 1. Irish Red Ale - Jonathan Crist 2. Kayak Kolsch 3. Kolsch 1 - Bob Cromer 4. Kolsch 2 - Bob Cromer 5. Muenster Alt 6. Schneider Hefeweizen 7. Bavarian Weizen - Al Boyce 8. Bavarian Weizen - Suan Ruud 9. Paulaner Hefeweizen 10. Bavarian Weizen - Homebrew 11. Weizen - Jeff Cotton 12. Schiffhausen Weizen 13. Waldhus Weizen 14. Weizen - John Carter 15. Dunkelweizen - Rick Oftel 16. Paulaner Hefeweizen (in CAN!) 17. Tucher Dunkelweizen 18. Erdinger Dunkelweizen 19. Haacker-Pschorr Dunkelweizen 20. Kindl Berliner Weisse 21. Berliner Weisse - Dick Nilles 22 - Erdinger Weizenbock 23. Aventinus Weizenbock 24. Bamberg Wheat Rauchbier 25. Schlenkerla Rauchbier Maerzen 26. Beechwood Smoked Lager - Bob Cromer 27. Alaskan Smoked Porter 28. Smoked Porter - Steve Fletty 29. Smoked Porter - Bob Cromer 30. Porter - Homebrew 31. Bell's Batch 5000 32. Smoked Scotch Ale - Al Boyce 33. North Coast Wintertime Ale Week 9: Belgians 1 1. Porter - Al Boyce 2. Summit Pale Ale 3. Slaghmuulder Witcap Pater Singel 4. Duvel 5. Unibroue Maudite 6. Delirium Tremens 7. Belzebuth 8. Strong Golden #1 - Steve Piatz 9. Strong Golden #2 - Steve Piatz 10. Strong Golden #1 (no spices) - Bob Cromer 11. Strong Golden #2 (orange, coriander, grains of paradise) - Bob Cromer 12. Dubuisson Scaldis 13. Browerei Bosteels Kwak 14. Strong Dark #1 (CL320 Brewtek Yeast) - Steve Piatz 15. Strong Dark #2 (CL340 Brewtek Yeast) - Steve Piatz 16. Steenbrugge Dubbel 17. Pater Lieven Dubbel 18. Dubbel (Wyeast 1387) - Don Osborn 19. Dubbel - Steve Piatz 20. Westmalle Trappist Dubbel 21. LaTrappe Dubbel 22. Chimay Grand Reserve Dubbel 23. New Belgium Trippel 24. LaTrappe Trippel 25. Westmalle Trippel 26. Trippel #1 (White Labs Trappist Yeast) - Steve Piatz 27. Trippel #2 (White Labs Abbey Yest) - Steve Piatz 28. LaTrappe Quadrupel 29. La Choulotte Biere De Garde 30 Jade Bier De Garde 31. Dupont Saison Silly 32. Saison - Jeff Cotton 33. Fantome Du Noel 34. Trappistes Rochefort 10 35. Saison - Mike Valentiner Week 10: Other Belgians 1. Pale Ale #1 - Bob Cromer 2. Pale Ale #2 - Bob Cromer 3. Wittenkirke Wit 4. Blue Moon Wit 5. Blanche De Chamblay Wit 6. Blanche De Bruges Wit 7. Sterkens White Ale 8. Hoegaarden Wit 9. Wit - Homebrew 10. Wit - Al Boyce 11. Wit - Mike Moranz 12. Chapeau Faro 13. Pertotale Faro 14. Chapeau Mirabelle (plum) 15. Chapeau Kriek 16. Chapeau (apricot) 17. Liefman's Brown Ale (Oud Bruin) 18. Jacobin's Kriek 19. Jacobin's Framboise 20. Peche Lambic - Homebrew 21. Lindeman's Framboise 22. Chapeau Lambic Gueuze 23. Lindeman's Kriek 24. Cantillon Lambic 25. Lindeman's Cassis 26. Rose De Cambrinus Cantillon 27. Boon Kriek 28. Hanssen's Kriek 95 29. Cantillon Kriek 30. Hansson's Gueuze 31. Framboise #1 - Steve Piatz 32. Framboise #2 - Steve Piatz 33. Framboise #3 - Steve Piatz 34. Lambic (Straight) - Steve Piatz 35. Chokeberry Lambic - Steve Piatz 36. De Dalle Oerbier (Belgian Pale Ale) 37. Dobbelin Roman 38. Belgian Smoked - Rick Oftel Week 11: Meads and Ciders 1. Pilsner - Mike Moranz 2. Woodpecker Cider 3. Hornsby Cider 4. Cider Jack 5. Strongbow Cider 6. Hard Core Cider 7. "K" Cider 8. Etienne Dupont Cider 9. Dry Blackthorn Cider 10. Cider Oct 2000 - Mark Glewwe 11. Cider Oct 2001 - Mark Glewwe 12. Green Cider - Gary Sinnen 13. Apple Jack - Al Boyce 14. Dicken's Cider - Al Boyce 15. Cider - Mike Moranz 16. Cider - Mike Behrendt 17. New England Cider - Mark Haffman 18. Perry - Mark Glewwe 19. Cherry Bracket - White Winter 20. 4 by 4 Bracket - Gary Sinnen 21. 6 by 6 Bracket - Gary Sinnen 22. Buckwheat Mead Bracket - Mark Haffman 23. Bracket - Dick Nilles 24. Orange Blossom Mead - Al Boyce 25. Orange Blossom Mead #1 - Steve Piatz 26. Orange Blossom Mead #2 - Steve Piatz 27. Chateau Lorraine Mead 28. Chaucer Mead 29. Tupelo Honey Mead - Al Boyce 30. Clover Mead - Mike Moranz 31. Blue Agave Nectar - Steve Piatz 32. Traditional Mead '98 - Al Boyce 33. Sparkling Sweet Mead - 98 - Mark Glewwe 34. Moniack Scottish Mead 35. Mesquite Mead - Steve Piatz 36. Blackberry Blossom Mead - Steve Piatz 37. Basswood Honey Mead - Steve Piatz 38. Cotton Blossom Mead - Steve Piatz 39 - Sunflower Blossom Mead - Steve Piatz 40. Star Thistle Mead - Steve Piatz 41. Raspberry Blossom Mead - Steve Piatz 42. Rhubarb Mead - Gary Sinnen 43. Traditional Mead on Oak - Al Boyce 44. Wildflower/Buckwheat Mead - Steve Piatz 45. Tart Cherry Mead - Mark Glewwe 46. Blueberry Mead - Gary Sinnen 47. Boulder Boisenberry Mead 48. Black Raspberry Mead - Steve Piatz 49. Chokeberry Mead - Steve Piatz 50. Orange Blossom and Strawberry Mead - Steve Piatz 51. Orange Blossom and Strawberry Mead, frozen and rebottled - Steve Piatz 52. Cherry mead - Homebrew 53. Peach Melomel - Al Boyce 54. White Winter Strawberry Melomel 55. Cranberry Mead - Jeff Hildenbrand 56. Dandelion Mead - Gary Sinnen 57. White Winter Black Currant Mead 58. Pomegranite Mead - Homebrew 59. Chokecherry Mead - Homebrew 60. Watermelon Mead - Mike Moranz 61. 1996 AHA Commemorative Mead 62. 1997 AHA Catclaw Honey Commemorative Mead 63. Chipolte Mesquite Mead - Steve Piatz 64. Metheglin - Al Boyce 65. Chipolte Mead - Gary Sinnen 66. Heidrun Mead (Calif.) 67. White Winter Cyser 68. White Zinfandel Pyment - Steve Piatz 69. Cabernet Pyment - Steve Piatz Week 12: Blond, American Wheat, Cream Ale 1. Curim Gold - Celtic Wheat Beer 2. Goose Island Blond 3. Flying Dog In Heat Wheat 4. Pyramid Hefeweizen 5. North Coast Blue Star Great American Wheat Beer 6. American Wheat - Steve Piatz 7. Rogue Honey Cream Ale 8. LaCrosse City Brewing Cream Ale 9. Little Kings Cream Ale 10. EKU 28 Eisbock 11. Tripel - Steve Piatz 12. Brett. Porter - Steve Piatz Week 13: Fruit, Vegetable and Historic Beers (no notes) - Al