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Source: NCDA&CS, 10/4/12
Front Street Brewery in Wilmington took home the Best of Show honors among professional breweries in the inaugural N.C. Brewers’ Cup competition. Front Street’s Amber Jack ESB beat out 33 other commercial beers for the honor.
Chris Creech of Chapel Hill took home Best of Show in the homebrewing competition for his home-brewed Irish Dry Stout.
The competition was judged by eight professional beer judges on Sept. 29. A total of 177 entries were judged – 33 professional entries and 144 amateur entries. Top winners will be displayed in the Education Building during the N.C. State Fair.
The winners are as follows:
Professional
Class 102: Pilsner
1st – Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery, Chapel Hill – Kenan Lager (German Pilsner)
Class 103: European Amber Lager
1st – Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina – OktoberBeast (Oktoberfest/Märzen)
2nd – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory – Oktoberfest (Oktoberfest/Märzen)
Class 105: Light Hybrid Beer
1st – Carolina Brewery, Pittsboro – Sky Blue Golden Ale (Kolsch)
2nd РFront Street Brewery, Wilmington РCoastal K̦lsch (Kolsch)
3rd – Fullsteam Brewery, Durham – El Toro (Cream Ale)
Class 106: English Pale Ale
1st – Front Street Brewery, Wilmington – Amber Jack ESB (Special/Best/Premium Bitter)
Class 107: American Ale
1st – Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina – Hot Rod Red (American Amber)
2nd – Front Street Brewery, Wilmington – Palisade Pale Ale (American Pale Ale)
3rd – Lonerider Brewing Company, Raleigh – Sweet Josie Brown (American Brown Ale)
Class 108: English Brown Ale
1st – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory – B’s Nuts (Northern English Brown Ale)
Class 110: Stout
1st – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory – Imperial Stout (Russian Imperial Stout)
Class 111: India Pale Ale
1st – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory – Death by Hops (Imperial IPA)
2nd – Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina – Hogwild IPA (American IPA)
3rd – Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery, Chapel Hill – Rams Head IPA (English IPA)
Class 112: German Wheat and Rye Beer
1st – Lonerider Brewing Company, Raleigh – Shotgun Betty (Weizen/Weissber)
Class 113: Belgian and French Ale
1st – Front Street Brewery, Wilmington – FSB Spring Brew (Biere de Garde)
2nd – Fullsteam Brewery, Durham – Summer Basil Farmhouse Ale (Saison)
3rd – Top of the Hill Restaurant and Brewery, Chapel Hill – Old Well White (Witbier)
Class 114: Belgian Strong Ale
1st – Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina – Devil’s Tramping Ground (Belgian Tripel)
Class 115: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer
1st – Aviator Brewing Company, Fuquay-Varina – Black Mamba Stout (Wood-aged Beer)
2nd – Olde Hickory Brewery, Hickory – Imperial Stout (Wood-aged Beeer)
3rd – Fullsteam Brewery, Durham – Hogwash Hickory-Smoked Brown Porter (Other Smoked Beer)
Best of Show
Front Street Brewery, Wilmington – Amber Jack ESB (Special/Best/Premium Bitter)
Homebrewers
Class 201: Light Lager
1st – Edwin Farr, Durham – Munich Hells
Class 202: Pilsner
1st – Andrew Deming, Randleman – Bohemian Pilsner
2nd – Ben Brickhouse, Horseshoe – Pilsner German Pilsner
3rd – John Sheppard, Raleigh – German Pils
Class 203: European Amber Lager
1st – Ben Brickhouse, Horseshoe – European Amber Lager Oktoberfest/Marzen
2nd – Travis Althaus, Cary – Oktoberfest/Marzen
3rd – Chris Paulsen, Waxhaw – Piggy’s Märzen
Class 204: Dark Lager
1st – Paul Pleczkowski, Raleigh – Munich Dunkel
2nd – Fred Leach, Raleigh – Dark American Lager
3rd – John Sheppard, Raleigh – Schwarzbier
Class 205: Light Hybrid Beer
1st – Keith Eisel, Raleigh – Dizzy Blond Ale
2nd – Clint Eaker, Durham – Kolsch
3rd РChris Paulsen, Waxhaw РKiller Dawg K̦lsch
Class 206: English Pale Ale
1st – Christopher Eure, Kill Devil Hills – Standard/Ordinary Bitter
2nd – Andrew Bailey, Cary – Ordinary Bitter
3rd – Paul Hobson, Durham – Standard/Ordinary Bitter
Class 207: American Ale
1st – John Graham, Wendell – American Brown Ale
2nd – Clint Eaker, Durham – Leaky Pail Ale American Pale Ale
3rd – Justin Duff, Durham – American Pale Ale
Class 208: English Brown Ale
1st – Clint Eaker, Durham – Mild
2nd – Glenn Waters, Cary – Mild
3rd – David Cranford, Durham – Southern English Brown Ale
Class 209: Porter
1st – Matt Green, Raleigh – Brown Porter
2nd – Stephen James, Fuquay-Varina – “Midnight Porter” Brown Porter
3rd – Ryan Fleek, Cary – Robust Porter
Class 210: Stout
1st – Chris Creech, Chapel Hill – Irish Dry Stout
2nd – Edwin Farr, Durham – Imperial Stout
3rd – James Laska, Cary – “Early Riser Breakfast Stout” American Stout
Class 211: India Pale Ale
1st – Johnathon Layfield, Clinton – English IPA
2nd – Chris Mills, Arden – Hopical Island American IPA
3rd – Kevin Kirkland, Raleigh – “Hop-along Cassidy” IPA American IPA
Class 212: German Wheat and Rye Beer
1st – Justin Duff, Durham – Roggenbier
2nd – Steven Grantham, Clayton – Weizen
3rd – Alan Harvell, Four Oaks – Weizen/Weissbier
Class 213: Belgian and French Ale
1st – Andrew Deming, Randleman – Belgian Specialty Ale
2nd – Adam Reinke, Arden – Falling Down Stairs Witbier
3rd – Ralph Layko, Cary – Belgian Pale Ale
Class 214: Belgian Strong Ale
1st – Andrew Bailey, Cary – Belgian Blonde Ale
2nd – Ro Ko Peros, Raleigh – Mighty Monk Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd – Michael McAdoo, Raleigh – Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Honorable Mention – Paul Hobson, Durham – Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Class 215: Smoke-Flavored & Wood-Aged Beer
1st – Neil White, Raleigh – Godswood Bourbon Oak Porter Wood Aged Beer
2nd – Mathew Ledbetter, Concord – Ghost Ship Whiskey Stout Wood– Aged Beer
3rd – Christopher Eure, Kill Devil Hills – Other Smoked Beer – Smoked Porter
Best of Show
Chris Creech, Chapel Hill – Irish Dry Stout
North Carolina is home to 61 breweries and brewpubs from the mountains to the coast. Find North Carolina breweries, maps, events and more at www.ncbeer.org. For more information about the N.C. State Fair, go to www.ncstatefair.org.
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