Thanks To All Who Participated in the 17th Annual Land Of The Muddy Water
There were 325 entries and 93 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
BOS - Beer
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Phil Sullivan
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Sullys October 4th
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3B European Amber Lager: Oktoberfest/Marzen
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Underground Brewers (detroit)
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2nd
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Lisa Jennison
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Lisa’s American Stout
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13E Stout: American Stout
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Burlington M.o.b.
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3rd
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Mike Frischmann
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Double D Dunkelweisen
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15B German Wheat and Rye Beer: Dunkelweizen
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Mhtg
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BOS - Cider
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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Siltman’s Inn Cider And Elixir
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27A Standard Cider and Perry: Common Cider
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Mugz
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BOS - Mead
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Rick Harris
Co-Brewer: Joe Wietlispach
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Sweet Mead
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24C Traditional Mead: Sweet Mead
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Mugz
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WINNERS BY TABLE:
Table 1: Lt Lager & Pils (11 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Joe Wietlispach
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Taylor Ridge German Pils
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German Pilsner (Pils)
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Mugz
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2nd
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Lisa Jennison
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Lisa’s Favorite
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German Pilsner (Pils)
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Burlington M.o.b.
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3rd
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Ed Kennedy
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Light Lager
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Lite American Lager
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Mugz
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Table 2: Dk Lager & Bock (13 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Phil Sullivan
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Sullys October 4th
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Oktoberfest/Marzen
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Underground Brewers
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2nd
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Bill Goetz
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Billy Goetz Bock
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Traditional Bock
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Boss -
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3rd
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Joe Wietlispach
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Taylor Ridge Vienna Lager
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Vienna Lager
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Mugz
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Table 3: Lt & Amber Hybrid (14 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Marc Halverson
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Thunderhead Cream Ale
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Cream Ale
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Blue Ox Brewers
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2nd
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Jason Gabriel
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Terrapin Rye Pale Ale Clone
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American Wheat or Rye Beer
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Mugz
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3rd
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Carl Smith
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Alt
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Northern German Altbier
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Mugz
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Table 4: English Pale (10 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Christine Weydert
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Dubuque Street Esb
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Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
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Ames Brewers League
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2nd
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Sam G Fisk
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Ringwood House Bitter
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Standard/Ordinary Bitter
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Gonzo Brewers
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3rd
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Sam G Fisk
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Burgy Bitter
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Special/Best/Premium Bitter
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Gonzo Brewers
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Table 5: American Pale Ale (12 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Benjamin Siltman
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Spoon River
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American Pale Ale
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Mugz
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2nd
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Jason Gabriel
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Plastic Island
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American Pale Ale
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Mugz
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3rd
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Dan Schlosser
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Galaxy Pale Ale
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American Pale Ale
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Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
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Table 6: Scottish And Irish Ale (10 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Jason Gabriel
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Pullman Brown Ale Clone
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Scottish Export 80/-
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Mugz
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2nd
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Jason Gabriel
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Eleveneleveneleven
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Scottish Light 60/-
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Mugz
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3rd
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Jason Gabriel
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Ass Cookie
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Irish Red Ale
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Mugz
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Table 8: English Brown & Porter (14 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Jason Gabriel
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Balls In The Purse Porter
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Baltic Porter
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Mugz
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2nd
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Arnold Kundel
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Bbrown Nut Ale
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Northern English Brown Ale
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Mugz
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3rd
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Sam G Fisk
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Ploughman’s Ale
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Brown Porter
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Gonzo Brewers
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Table 9: Dry, Sweet & Oatmeal Stout (12 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Christine Weydert
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The Hornet’s Nest
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Oatmeal Stout
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Ames Brewers League
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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Buying The Cow
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Sweet Stout
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Mugz
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3rd
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Brian Phillips
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English Breakfast Stout
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Oatmeal Stout
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Mhtg
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Table 10: American Amber & Brown Ale (14 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Joe Wietlispach
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Iowa Hops Amber Ale
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American Amber Ale
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Mugz
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2nd
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John Campbell
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Sinister
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American Brown Ale
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The Brewing Network
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3rd
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Phil Sullivan
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Sullys Blunts Amber
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American Amber Ale
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Underground Brewers
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Table 11: Foreign Extra, American & Imperial Stout (11 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Lisa Jennison
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Lisa’s American Stout
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American Stout
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Burlington M.o.b.
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2nd
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John Campbell
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Veteran’s Imperial Stout
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Imperial Stout
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The Brewing Network
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3rd
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Mark Westmeyer
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T-95 Russian Tank Beer
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Foreign Extra Stout
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BOSS
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Table 12: American Ipa (16 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Dan Schlosser
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I P A 2011 V2
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American IPA
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Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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Consummation
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American IPA
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Mugz
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3rd
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Jason Sweat
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Hoperational Excellence
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American IPA
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Mugz
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Table 13: English & Imperial Ipa (9 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Joe Wietlispach
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Tr English Ipa
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English IPA
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Mugz
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2nd
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Phil Sullivan
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Sullys Double Ipa
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Imperial IPA
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Underground Brewers
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3rd
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Clint Larrison
David Werner
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The Lost Warrior
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Imperial IPA
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Cedar Rapids Beer Nuts
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Table 14: German Wheat And Rye Beer (16 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Mike Frischmann
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Double D Dunkelweisen
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Dunkelweizen
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Mhtg
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2nd
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Lisa Jennison
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Lisa’s Hefe
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Weizen/Weissbier
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Burlington M.o.b.
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3rd
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Brent Ballweg
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Orange Honey Wheat
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Weizen/Weissbier
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Mhtg
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Table 15: Saison & Biere De Garde (13 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Lisa Jennison
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Lisa’s Saison
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Saison
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Burlington M.o.b.
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2nd
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Sam G Fisk
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Biere De Burg
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Biere de Garde
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Gonzo Brewers
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3rd
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Rich Toohill
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Lil’ Sassy
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Saison
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Mugz
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Table 16: Belgian Specialty (10 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Scott Pointon
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Donkey Punch
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Belgian Specialty Ale
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BOSS
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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St. Niklaas
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Belgian Specialty Ale
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Mugz
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3rd
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Sam G Fisk
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Pharmhouse Iii
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Belgian Specialty Ale
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Gonzo Brewers
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Table 17: Belgian Wit, Pale, Blond & Dubbel (14 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Scott Greenwood
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Greenwood’s Belgium Dubbel
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Belgian Dubbel
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2nd
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Jeff Seehafer
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Baby’s Belgian Blonde
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Belgian Blond Ale
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M.u.g.z.
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3rd
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Sam G Fisk
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Biere De Blonde
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Belgian Pale Ale
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Gonzo Brewers
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Table 18: Sour Ale (7 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Dan Schlosser
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Flanders Red 2+
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Flanders Red Ale
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Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
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2nd
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Chris Sweborg
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Old Thai Hooker
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Gueuze
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Gonzo Brewers
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3rd
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Scott Pointon
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Chene Rouge
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Flanders Red Ale
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BOSS
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Table 19: Belgian Tripel (9 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Scott Pointon
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Twelve Day Tripel
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Belgian Tripel
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BOSS
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2nd
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Justin Garretson
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Tripel
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Belgian Tripel
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Iowa Brewers Union
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3rd
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Brad Balk
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Tripel
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Belgian Tripel
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Table 20: Belgian Golden & Dark Strong Ale (11 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Keene Hart
Rick Harris
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Belgian Strong
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Mugz
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2nd
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John Martin
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Golden Dream
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Belgian Golden Strong Ale
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Homebrewers Of Peoria
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3rd
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Brad Balk
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Friar Bobs Belgian Quad
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Belgian Dark Strong Ale
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Table 21: English & American Barleywine (9 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Justin Garretson
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Barleywine #33
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English Barleywine
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Iowa Brewers Union
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2nd
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Scot Schaar
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Sasquatch
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American Barleywine
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Mugz
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3rd
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Mark Westmeyer
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Fireside Chat Barleywine
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English Barleywine
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BOSS
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Table 22: Fruit, Christmas, Smoke & Wood (14 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Kevin Kozlen
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Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout
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Wood-Aged Beer
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Abnormal Brewers
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2nd
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Chris Sweborg
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Cherry Killer
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Fruit Beer
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Gonzo Brewers
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3rd
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Gary Williams
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G1christmas
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Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced
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Mugz
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Table 23: Specialty (19 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Joe Wietlispach
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Taylor Ridge Black Ipa
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Specialty Beer
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Mugz
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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Erik The Red
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Specialty Beer
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Mugz
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3rd
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Logan Mayfield
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Imperial Black Ipa
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Specialty Beer
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Gonzo
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Table 24: Traditional Mead & Cider (6 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Rick Harris
Joe Wietlispach
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Sweet Mead
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Sweet Mead
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Mugz
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2nd
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Benjamin Siltman
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Siltman’s Inn Cider And Elixir
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Common Cider
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Mugz
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3rd
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Calvin Rowland
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Mom And Dad - Thanks For Picking Me Up
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Semi-Sweet Mead
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Urban Knaves Of Grain
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Table 26: Shv (16 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Benjamin Siltman
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Warm Gun
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Mugz
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2nd
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Jeff Ballard
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Beer For Grier Heather Ale
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Mugz
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3rd
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Justin Garretson
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Pumpkin Ale
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Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
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Iowa Brewers Union
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Table 27: Muddy Waters (20 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Rich Toohill
Bob Clevenstine
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Rock’s Positively Robust Imperial Porter
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Muddy Waters
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Mugz
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Table 28: Old Ale (8 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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Jason Gabriel
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Highland Old Ale
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Old Ale
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Mugz
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2nd
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Scot Schaar
|
What Can Brown Do For Me
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Old Ale
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Mugz
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3rd
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Justin Garretson
|
Winter Warmer
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Old Ale
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Iowa Brewers Union
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|
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Table 29: Fruit & Other Mead (7 Entries)
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Place
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Brewer(s)
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Entry Name
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Style
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Club
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1st
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John Campbell
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3.14
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Pyment
|
The Brewing Network
|
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2nd
|
John Campbell
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Marionberry Mead
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Other Fruit Melomel
|
The Brewing Network
|
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3rd
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Justin Garretson
Joel Garretson
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Elderberry Flower Mead
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Metheglin
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Iowa Brewers Union
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