Brewer of the Year Standings

Current Standings

2007 Competition Winners


The Sunshine Challenge - Orlando, Florida October 26-28, 2007

1st - Art Watson and Travis Cossette - Specialty - Severed Ties RyePA
3rd - Dawson Frasier - Scottish and Irish - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red


Hogtown Brewers In-Club competition - October 21, 2007

Flight 1 - Bock / English Brown Ale / Porter / Stout
1st - Art Watson and Travis Cossette - American Stout - West Coast Stout
2nd - Karen Mills Hinson - Robust Porter
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Traditional Bock - Big Brew Bock

Flight 2 - Light Hybrid / Amber Hybrid / English Pale Ale / Scottish and Irish Ale
1st - Dawson Frasier - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
2nd - Dawson Frasier - Kolsch - Sandhills Kolsch

Flight 3 - American Ale and India Pale Ale
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Imperial IPA - !0-!0-!0
2nd - Art Watson - Imperial IPA - Broken Promises

Flight Four - Specialty Beer and Specialty Cider and Perry
1st - Art Watson and Travis Cossette - Severed Ties RyePA
2nd - Art Watson and Travis Cossette - Arrogant Bitch Ale
3rd - Nancy Birkmaier and Dani Exline - American Pie Cider

Best Of Show
1st - Art Watson and Travis Cossette - Arrogant Bitch Ale
2nd - Dawson Frasier - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - !0-!0-!0


Dunedin Pepper Beer Extravaganza - Dunedin Florida
June 1-2, 2007

2nd - Craig Birkmaier, Greg McGann and Richard Pushaw - Dark Pepper Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter


The Hogtown Brew-Off. Gainesville, Florida
May 12, 2007

1st -Art Watson - Traditional Bock - Bock Me Up 
3rd - Dawson Frasier - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red 
1st and 2nd place BOS - Craig Birkmaier and Richard Pushaw - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3rd - Art Watson - American Pale Ale - Armadillo Ale
1st and 2nd Place Wild Boar Keg Competition- Travis Cossette and Arturo Watson - American Stout - West Coast Stout
2nd - Dawson Frasier - Dry Stout - Sandhills Dry Stout 
2nd - Richard Pushaw and Craig Birkmaier - Imperial IPA - !0-!0-!0
1st and 3rd place BOS - Glenn Exline and Craig Birkmaier - Weizenbock - Overt-the-Top Weizenbock
1st - David Perez - Saison - Saison du Sarafina 
1st and 1st place BOS - David and Sara Perez - Fruit Lambic - Sarafina's Cherry
2nd - Richard Pushaw and Craig Birkmaier - Belgian Tripel - Father Richard's Tripel
3rd - Peter Bellecy - Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
1st Craig Birkmaier, Greg McGann and Richard Pushaw - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
1st and 1st place BOS- Glenn and Dani Exline - Traditional Mead - TKO


The Hurricane Blow-Off, Palm Beach, Florida
March 31, 2007

1st - Craig Birkmaier - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
1st - Art Watson - Traditional Bock - Goat to the first power
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Belgian Witbier - Who's Next
1st - Richard Pushaw and Craig Birkmaier - Strong Belgian Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
1st and Best of Show - Travis Cossette and Art Watson - American Stout - West Coast Stout
2nd - Art Watson & Travis Cossette - Specialty Beer - Arrogant Bitch


The Drunk Monk Challenge, Aurora, Illinois
March 10, 2007

1st - Craig Birkmaier - Belgian and French Ale - Who's Next Belgian Witbier


The Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing IX
St. Paul, Minnessota

February 23-24, 2007

1st - Craig and Nancy Birkmaier - Belgian and French Ale - Who's Next Belgian Witbier


Coconut Cup, Miami, Florida
February 17, 2007

1st - Nancy and Craig Birkmaier - Light Hybrid Ales - Nancy's Nitty Gritty Cream Ale
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
3rd - Craig & Nancy Birkmaier - Fruit Beer - Hoe Hoe Hoe Belgian Wit with cranberries, ginger and bitter orange


Best Florida Beer Championships, Tampa, Florida
February 17, 2007

3rd - Dawson Frasier - Irish Red Ale - Sandhill's Snotty Nose Red
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Imperial IPA - !0 -!0-!0
2nd - Richard Pushaw and Craig Birkmaier - Strong Belgian Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
3rd - Craig Birkmaier and Greg McGann - Specialty - Chipotle Smoked Porter


Meadlennium, Orlando, Florida
January 27, 2007

2nd. - Ken Woodward -Other Fruit Melomel (Dry) “Ken’s Mead”


2007 Hogtown Brewer Of The Year Standings

Last Update: 11/27/2007


44 points - Travis Cossette and Art Watson

5 points - 1st - The Sunshine Challenge- Severed Ties RyePA
10 points - 1st and BOS - Hurricane Blow-Off - American Stout - West Coast Stout
3 points - 2nd -
Hurricane Blow-Off - Specialty Beer - Arrogant Bitch
8 points - 1st and 2nd Place Wild Boar Keg Competition- Hogtown Brew-Off - American Stout - West Coast Stout
5 Points - 1st - Hogtown In-Club Competition - American Stout - West Coast Stout
5 points - 1st - Hogtown In-Club Competition - Severed Ties RyePA
8 points - 2nd and 1st place BOS - Hogtown In-Club Competition - Arrogant Bitch Ale


35 points - Craig Birkmaier

5 points - 1st- Best Florida Beer Championships - Imperial IPA - !0 -!0-!0
2 points - 3rd - Coconut Cup - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
6 points - 1st - MCAB IX -
Belgian Witbier - Who's Next
5 points - 1st - Drunk Monk Challenge - Belgian Witbier- Who's Next
5 points - 1st - Hurricane Blow-Off - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3 points - 2nd - Hurricane Blow-Off - Belgian Witbier - Who's Next
2 points -
3rd -Hogtown In-Club Competition - Traditional Bock - Big Brew Bock
7 points - 1st and 3rd Place BOS - Hogtown In-Club Competition - Imperial IPA - !0-!0-!0


22 points - Richard Pushaw and Craig Birkmaier

3 points - 2nd- Best Florida Beer Championships - Strong Belgian Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
5 points - 1st - Hurricane Blow-Off - Strong Belgian Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
8 points - 1st and 2nd place BOS - Hogtown Brew-off - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3 points - 2nd - Hogtown Brew-Off - Imperial IPA - !0-!0-!0
3 points - 2nd - Hogtown Brew-Off - Belgian Tripel - Father Richard's Tripel


21 points - Dawson Frasier

2 points - 3rd - The Sunshine Challenge - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red 
3 points- 2nd- Best Florida Beer Championships - Irish Red Ale - Sandhill's Snotty Nose Red
2 points - 3rd - Hogtown Brew-Off - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red 
3 points - 2nd - Hogtown Brew-Off - Dry Stout - Sandhills Dry Stout
8 points - 1st and 2nd place BOS - Hogtown In-Club Competition - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
3 points - 2nd - Hogtown In Club Competition - Kolsch - Sandhills Kolsch


15 points - David and Sara Perez

5 points - 1st - Hogtown Brew-Off - Saison - Saison du Sarafina 
10 points - 1st and 1st place BOS -Hogtown Brew-Off - Fruit Lambic - Sarafina's Cherry


12 Points - Art Watson

5 points - 1st - Hurricane Blow-Off - Traditional Bock - Goat to the first power
5 points - 1st - Hogtown Brew-Off - Traditional Bock - Bock Me Up 
2 points - 3rd -Hogtown Brew-Off - American Pale Ale - Armadillo Ale


10 points - Craig Birkmaier, Greg McGann and Richard Pushaw

2 points - 3rd.- Best Florida Beer Championships - Specialty Beers - Chipotle Smoked Porter
5 Points -
1st - Hogtown Brew-Off - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
3 Points - 2nd - Dunedin Pepper Beer Extraviganza - Dark Pepper Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter


10 Points - Glenn and Dani Exline

10 Points - 1st and 1st place BOS- HJogtown Brew-Off - Traditional Mead - TKO


7 Points - Nancy and Craig Birkmaier

5 points - 1st - Coconut Cup - Light Hybrid Beers - Nancy's Nitty Gritty Cream Ale
2 points - 3rd - Coconut Cup - Fruit Beer - Hoe Hoe Hoe Belgian Wit with cranberries, ginger and bitter orange


7 Points - Glenn Exline and Craig Birkmaier

7 points - 1st and 3rd place BOS - Hogtown Brew-Off - Weizenbock - Overt-the-Top Weizenbock


3 points - Karen Mills Hinson

3 points - 2nd - Hogtown In-Club Competition - Robust Porter


3 points - Ken Woodward

3 points - 2nd - Meadlennium - Other Fruit Melomel (Dry) “Ken’s Mead”


2 points - Nancy Birkmaier and Dani Exline

2 points - 3rd - Hogtown In-Club Competition - American Pie Cider


2 points - Peter Bellecy

2 points - 3rd - Hogtown Brew-Off - Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer


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