March Mashness
     We wish to congratulate all the winners and thank all those entered. We finished with 132 entries. We would like to thank all the judges, from first round to Best of Show. March Mashness 2005 Best of Show Judges were Chris Laumb of O'Hara's Brew Pub, Steve Piatz of Minnesota Homebrewera, and Alex Vigil.

Best of Show
Best Of Show Ray Taylor & Susan Ruud Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Strong Scotch Ale
First Runner Up Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Old Ale
Second Runner Up Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association California Common Beer

Pale Lagers & Light Ales
Gold Paul Vogel Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Munich Helles
Silver Erik Nelson Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Classic American Pilsner
Bronze Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Standard American Lager

European Amber Lagers
Gold Paul Vogel Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Oktoberfest/Marzen
Silver Susan Ruud & Ray Taylor Harwood,ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Oktoberfest/Marzen
Bronze Steve Calvert Tulsa, OK FOAM Oktoberfest/Marzen

Dark Lagers
Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association Schwarzbier
Silver Michael Zamzow Schofield, WI Bull Falls Homebrewers Schwarzbier
Bronze Brett Danke Mosinee, WI Bull Falls Brewers Schwarzbier

Bocks
Gold Paul Vogel Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Maibock/Helles Bock
Silver Brett Danke Mosinee, WI Bull Falls Brewers Traditional Bock
Bronze Jerry Dusich St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Doppelbock

Hybrids
Gold Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association California Common Beer
Silver Nick Ravetto St. Louis Park, MN   Cream Ale
Bronze Mark Liverca, Jay Yunek & Tom Hoeferlin St. Cloud, MN Prairie Rose Brewing Society California Common Beer

English and India Pale Ales
Gold Aaron Lagas, Wilbur Ince & Mike Koch Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Home Brewers Association American IPA
Silver Mark Liverca, Jay Yunek & Tom Hoeferlin St. Cloud, MN Prairie Rose Brewing Society English IPA
Bronze Joe Leuthner St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers American IPA

Scottish And Irish Ales
Gold Ray Taylor & Susan Ruud Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Strong Scotch Ale
Silver Norman Myhre Andover, MN   Strong Scotch Ale
Bronze Tom Zupanc St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Irish Red Ale

American Ale
Gold Chris Smith, Jon Messier & Corrine Dallas Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association American Pale Ale
Silver Bruce LeBlanc Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers American Pale Ale
Bronze Karl Gunderson West Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions American Pale Ale

English Brown Ale
Gold Karl Gunderson West Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions Mild
Silver Cody Winter Sartell, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Northern English Brown Ale
Bronze Robert Powell St. Cloud, MN   Southern English Brown Ale

Porters
Gold Erik Nelson Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Brown Porter
Silver Jerry Dusich St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Brown Porter
Bronze Norman Myhre Andover, MN   Baltic Porter

Stouts
Gold Ron Lockhart St. Paul, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Imperial Stout
Silver Norman Myhre Andover, MN   Imperial Stout
Bronze Ray Taylor & Susan Ruud Fargo, ND Prairie Homebrewing Companions American Stout

German Wheat Beer
Gold Roger Krause St. Cloud, MN   Weizenbock
Silver Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Dunkelweizen
Bronze None Awarded      

Belgian & French Beers
Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Saison
Silver Matt McCue Bloomburg, PA Hi Gravity Brewclub Saison
Bronze Adam Stern & Max Stern St. Paul, MN St. Paul Homebrewers Club Flanders Red Ale

Strong Belgian Ales
Gold Jerry Dusich St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Belgian Dubbel
Silver Jon Messier Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Belgian Dubbel
Bronze Todd Mayer Andover, MN Rum River Wort Rats Belgian Dubbel

Strong Ales
Gold Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Old Ale
Silver Mark Liverca, Jay Yunek & Tom Hoeferlin St. Cloud, MN Prairie Rose Brewing Society American Barleywine
Bronze Rick Jesse & Sarah Stremcha St. Paul, MN St. Paul Homebrewers Club American Barleywine

Fruit Beers
Gold Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Fruit Beer
Silver Larry Nusbaum & Darin Dorholt Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Fruit Beer
Bronze Gale R. Krause Balsam Lake, WI   Fruit Beer

Vegetable,Spice,Herb
Gold G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Spice
Silver Tim Frakes St. Cloud, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Spice
Bronze Mark Bohrer St Louis Park, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Spice

Eclectic Beers
Gold Dave Manley Waconia, MN   Wood-Aged Beer
Silver G.L. Exire LaTour Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Assocication Specialty Beer
Bronze Scott Campbell Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Specialty Beer

Mead
Gold Dewayne Hirdler Waverly, MN   Sweet Mead
Silver Sean Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Dry Mead
Bronze Sean and Michelle Hewitt Inver Grove Heights, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association Other Fruit Melomel

Cider
Gold Chad Randall St. Cloud, MN   Fruit Cider
Silver James & Jean Michael Sauk Rapids, MN Cloudy Town Brewers Common Cider
Bronze Mark Bohrer St Louis Park, MN Minnesota Homebrewers Association French Cider

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