The Puget Sound Pro-Am Competition
Results are in!!!
We have the AHA-BJCP judging completed after our valiant judges tackled 124 beers on a rainy Seattle afternoon yielding the following winners:BOS: Tom Schmidlin's Spruce Wit for Brains (Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd place: Tom Schmidlin's Schmocked Bock (Other Smoked Beer)
3rd place: George Hamasaki's Keoki's Pale Ale II (American Pale Ale)
Honorable mention: Colin Lenfesty and Rodney Clark's Stairway to Heaven (Belgian Specialty Ale)
Then the professional brewers then took their crack through the entries to pick the beers that they wished to brew. Here are the eight "best to brew" winners who will have their beers brewed commercially!
Rogue Brewery: Nathan Zorich's No Quarter Smoked Porter
Harmon Brewery: George Hamasaki's Keoki's Pale Ale II (American Pale Ale)
Big Horn-Ram - Kent/Seattle, WA: Colin Lenfesty and Rodney Clark's Stairway to Heaven (Belgian Specialty Ale)
Big Horn-Ram - Lakewood, WA: Mark Emiley's Ronan's Spear (English Barleywine)
Elysian Brewery: Ron Yabut's Argentine (Strong Scotch Ale)
Diamond Knot Brewery: Peter and Janice Twigg's Come Hither Cream Ale
Powerhouse: Mike and Steve Brown's Death By Hops (Imperial IPA)
Rogue Bonus Selection!: Chris Warne's Grapefruit Hefe
Click here for the AHA/BJCP Judging Results!
Thanks and congratulations to everyone who entered! We will be getting your score sheets and prizes to you in the mail ASAP! Special thanks to the staff, judges, and brewers who worked so hard to make this event possible. Look for an exciting release celebration of all of these beers on September 22nd in an AHA Membership Rally!
