Belle City Winter Warmer Homebrew Competition
Thanks To All Who Participated in the Belle City Winter Warmer Homebrew Competition
There were 73 entries and 63 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Bruce Buerger | Belgian Old Ale | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Beer Barons Of Milwaukee |
2nd |
John Skantz | Tanglewood | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Belle City |
3rd |
Kevin Flynn | Eagle’s Nest | 5C: Doppelbock | Belle City Homebrewers |
4th |
Robert Roehre | Fagin’s Favorite | 19B: English Barleywine | Belle City |
Winning Entries 

Table 1: Doppelbock, Eisbock, Scotch, Baltic (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Kevin Flynn | Eagle’s Nest | 5C: Doppelbock | Belle City Homebrewers |
2nd |
Adam Dawson | Gratuitous Upkilt | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | |
3rd |
Daniel Sullivan | Baltic #1 | 12C: Baltic Porter | MABCAB |
HM |
Brian Davis | License To Chill | 5D: Eisbock | Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers |
Table 2: Imperial Stout (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Brian Davis | Lawyers, Guns And Money | 13F: Imperial Stout | Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers |
2nd |
Michael Pallen | RISE | 13F: Imperial Stout | |
3rd |
Adam Dawson | Cynical Robustion | 13F: Imperial Stout |
Table 3: Belgian Specialty, Golden, & Dark Strong (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Bruce Buerger | Belgian Old Ale | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Beer Barons Of Milwaukee |
2nd |
Rick Nowak | Twisted Belgian | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | |
3rd |
Daniel Sullivan | Westy | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | MABCAB |
Table 4: Old Ale & Barleywines (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Robert Roehre | Fagin’s Favorite | 19B: English Barleywine | Belle City |
2nd |
John Skantz | Yea(R) Olde | 19B: English Barleywine | Belle City |
3rd |
Kevin Paul | Whoopinstick Old Stock | 19A: Old Ale | C.R.A.F.T |
Table 5: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Peter Nichols | Hand-To-Face Winter Ale | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | Blackcat Homebrewers |
2nd |
William Reeves | Skate Ski Vanilla Porter | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | |
3rd |
John Reed | Santa’s Little Helper | 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | Mid Columbia Zymurgy |
Table 6: Wood Aged (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
John Skantz | Tanglewood | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Belle City |
2nd |
Dave Helt | BBS | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | |
3rd |
Jay Mollerskov | Daisy RIS | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade |
Table 7: Specialty Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
Renee Weinberger Co-Brewer: John D. Blythin |
Black Magick Gruit Imperial Stout | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
2nd |
Norm Buchmann | Vanilla Bourbon Whiskey Stout | 23A: Specialty Beer | Non Sequitur Brewing |
3rd |
Michael Pallen | The Sour Puss | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
HM |
Mark Flynn | Polish Sky | 23A: Specialty Beer | Belle City Brewers & Vintners |




