Well, another Big Turkey has been put to bed. This your we had 15 brewers enter 26 different American Ales all gunning for trophy. Up for grabs as well again this year was a brew day at Carson’s. According to the judges it was a very good field of beers. After narrowing it down to the top five they regrouped and went about picking the best in show. A big congrats to Jill Mecklenborg for taking Best of Show!!
The top 5 were as follows:
Jill Mecklenborg – The Amarillo Falcon (Best of Show)
Don Heisler Baby – Brown Eyes (Tied Runner Up)
Glen Wrinkles – Amer. Amber Ale (Tied RunnerUp)
John Mullins – Chocolate Covered Grasshopper
Michael Julian – Amer. Amber Ale
Thanks to our judges:
Brian Randolph – Winetree Liquors
Bob Jarrett – Winetree Liquors
Cesar Gonzalez – OVHA
Jack Frey – Turoni’s Main Street Brewery
Jason Hoffman – Tin Man Brewing Company
John Mills – Carson’s Brewery;
Karson Kolker – Knob Hill
Keenan Zarling – Tin Man Brewing Company
Malesia Imel – Winetree Liquors
Paul Ankenbrand – Gerst Haus
Shannon Siekman – Varsity Liquors
Skip Seaman – Liquor Locker
Extra thanks to our stewards:
Lori Mills, Loyd Enochs, Danny French, and Amillia Gonzalez.