Cloudy Town Brewers - March Mashness 2002

We wish to congratulate all the winners and thank all those entered. We finished with 114 entries. We would like to thank all the judges, from first to Best of Show. March Mashness 2002 Best of Show Judges were Steve Piatz from the Minnesota Homebrewers Association, Ray Taylor from the Prairie Homebrewing Companions, and Wayne Theuer from the Minnesota Timberworts.

Best of Show

Best Of Show	Erik Nelson	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	18D - Belgian Strong Dark Ale
First Runner Up	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	9B - Vienna Lager
Second Runner Up	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	25E - Other Fruit Melomel (Blueberry)

Pale Lagers & Light Ales - (BJCP styles 1, 2, & 3) - (15 Entries)

First	Mike Valentiner	Plymouth, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	2A - Bohemian Pilsner
Second	Jim LaRocque	Hopkins, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	1A - American Light/Standard/Premium Lager
Third	Tom Zupanc	St. Cloud, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	1A - American Light/Standard/Premium Lager

Brittish Bitters - (BJCP style 4) - (5 Entries)

First	Ronald Lockhart	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	4A - Ordinary Bitter
Second	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	4B - Special or Best Bitter
Third	John McCoy & Jeff Tonne	Warwick, RI		4C - Strong Bitter/English Pale Ale

Scottish Ales - (BJCP style 5) - (2 Entries)

First	Jerry Dusich	St. Cloud, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	5C - Export 80/-
Second	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	5C - Export 80/-
Third	None Awarded

Pale Ales - (BJCP styles 6 & 7) - (15 Entries)

First	Jim LaRocque	Hopkins, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	6C - California Common Beer
Second	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	6A - American Pale Ale
Third	Steve Fletty	Falcon Heights, MN	St. Paul Homebrewers	6A - American Pale Ale

Kölsch & Alt Bier - (BJCP style 8) - (4 Entries)

First	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	8C - Northern German Altbier
Second	Slade Franklin	Powell, WY	Heart Mountain Hoppers	8A - Koelsch-Style Ale
Third	Erik Nelson	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	8A - Koelsch-Style Ale

German Amber Lagers - (BJCP style 9) - (3 Entries)

First	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	9B - Vienna Lager
Second	None Awarded
Third	None Awarded

Brown Ales - (BJCP style 10) - (5 Entries)

First	Curt & Kathy Stock	St. Paul, MN	St. Paul Homebrewers	10B - Northern English Brown Ale
Second	Jim LaRocque	Hopkins, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	10B - Northern English Brown Ale
Third	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	10D - American Brown Ale

High Gravity Ales - (BJCP styles 11 & 12) - (11 Entries)

First	Dick Nilles	Fargo, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	11B - Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy)
Second	Curt & Kathy Stock	St. Paul, MN	St. Paul Homebrewers	11B - Strong Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy)
Third	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	12A - English-style Barleywine

European Dark Lagers - (BJCP styles 13 & 14) - (5 Entries)

First	Susan Ruud	Harwood, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	14A - Traditional Bock
Second	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	14C - Doppelbock
Third	Dave Manley	Waconia, MN		14C - Doppelbock

Porters & Stouts - (BJCP styles 15 & 16) - (14 Entries)

First	Slade Franklin	Powell, WY	Heart Mountain Hoppers	16A - Dry Stout
Second	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	16D - Foreign Extra Stout
Third	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	16B - Sweet Stout

German Wheat Beer - (BJCP style 17) - (4 Entries)

First	Dave Manley	Waconia, MN		17A - Bavarian Weizen
Second	Dick Nilles	Fargo, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	17C - Berliner Weisse
Third	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	17D - Weizenbock

Strong Beligan Ales - (BJCP style 18) - (4 Entries)

First	Erik Nelson	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	18D - Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Second	Mickey & Vi Walker	Fargo, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	18D - Belgian Strong Dark Ale
Third	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	18D - Belgian Strong Dark Ale

Beligan & French Beers - (BJCP styles 19 & 20) - (5 Entries)

First	Susan Ruud	Harwood, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	19B - Witbier
Second	Erik Nelson	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	20C - Fruit Lambic-Style Ale
Third	Karl Gunderson	West Fargo, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	19D - Saison

Eclectic Beers - (BJCP styles 21, 22, 23 & 24) - (9 Entries)

First	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	23B - Other Smoked Beer
Second	Darin Dorholt	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	21 - Fruit Beer (Cherry Beer)
Third	Paul Johnsen	Hopkins, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	21 - Fruit Beer (Cherry Porter)

Mead - (BJCP style 25) - (8 Entries)

First	Arlin Karger	Moorhead, MN	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	25E - Other Fruit Melomel (Blueberry)
Second	Leo Vitt, Ron Elshaug, Pam King, Gerry Weinrich, Steve Determan	Rochester, MN	Minnesota TimberWorts	25D - Pyment (Grape Melomel)
Third	Ronald Lockhart	St. Paul, MN	Minnesota Homebrewers Association	25A - Traditional Mead

Cider - (BJCP style 26) - (5 Entries)

First	Erik Nelson	Sauk Rapids, MN	Cloudy Town Brewers	26A - Standard Cider
Second	Susan Ruud	Harwood, ND	Prairie Homebrewing Companions	26A - Standard Cider
Third	None Awarded