2008 Competition Winners
Note: to bring Hogtown in line with the Florida Circuit these standings reflect a change in the points assigned to each winner:
1st place - 3 points
2nd Place - 2 points
3rd Place - 1 pointBOS placements will receive the same points as flight awards. For the AHA National Homebrew Competition (2nd Round) and Masters Championship of Amature Brewing the points will be:
1st place - 4 points
2nd Place - 3 points
3rd Place - 2 points
The International Mead Festival -2008 Home Mead Maker Competition
Boulder, CO - February 9th1st - Semi-Sweet Mead - Jack Jordan - Straight Nyssa
The Coconut Cup - Miami, FL - February 23rd
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Belgian Strong Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
The Best Florida Beer Championships - Tampa, FL - March 1st
1st - Dawson Frasier - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3rd - Dawson Frasier and Travis Cossette - Oatmeal Stout - Sandhills Oatmeal Stout
3rd - Art Watson - Belgian Golden Strong Ale - Big Brew Striking Gold
3rd - Art Watson - Specialty Beer - Black Dawn Chocolate Esspresso Stout
1st and 2nd place BOS Meads - Jack Jordan - Semi-Sweet Mead - Straight Nyssa
2nd - Travis Cossette - Semi-Sweet Mead - Totally Tubular Tupelo
2nd - Jack Jordan - Other Fruit Melomel - Burglar's Choice
The Hogtown Brewer's Spring In-Club Competition - March 30, 2008
Stout and Dark Lager and Scottish and Irish Ales
1st - Dawson Frasier - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
2nd - Dawson Frasier - Oatmeal Stout - Sandhills Oatmeal Stout
3rd - Dawson Frasier - Brown Porter - Sandhills PorterIndia Pale Ale
1st - Art Watson - American IPA - Turtle Cove IPA
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
3rd - Art Watson - Imperial IPA - Catfish Head 90 Min IPABelgian and French Ale and Belgian Strong Ale
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Belgian Tripel - Father Richard's Tripel
2nd - Travis Cossette - Belgian Dubbel
3rd - Art Watson Golden Strong Ale - Victoria's Wobbly
Fruit Beer and Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout - #9
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Blonde Ale with Kafir Lime - South Beach Blonde
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Strawberry WitbierSmoked and Wood Aged Beers
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Chipotle Smoked Porter
2nd - Art Watson - Expresso Stout - Black Dawn Imperial Stout
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Knight of the Old Oaken BarleywineTraditional mead and Melomel
|1st - Travis Cossette - Sweet Mead - North Florida Wildflower
2nd - Kenneth Woodward - Melomel - Black Currant
3rd - Travis Cossette - Totally Tubular TupeloBest Of Show
1st - Travis Cossette Traditional Sweet Mead - North Florida Wildflower
2nd - Art Watson - American IPA - Turtle Cove IPA
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout- #9
The Hurricane Blowoff - West Palm Beach - April 26th, 2008
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Blonde Ale - South Beach Blonde
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
1st - Craig Birkmaier - Fruit Beer - Strawberry Witbier
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Fruit Beer - Montmorency Cherry Witbier
2nd - Art Watson - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - Expresso Stout
AHA National Homebrew Competition South Regionals - Wake Forest, NC - April 26th, 2008
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Fruit Beer - Montmorency Cherry Witbier
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - #9 Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout
The Hogtown Brew-Off - Gainesville - May 16th - 17th, 2008
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3rd - Glenn & Dani Exline - Strong Scotch Ale - Jacobites Revenge
1st - Craig Birkmaier - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
2nd - Art Watson & Travis Cossette - Imperial IPA - Catfish Head 90
2nd and 3rd Place Wild Boar Keg Competition - Craig Birkmaier - German Hefeweizen - Big Cypress Hefe
2nd - Glenn & Dani Exline - American Barleywine - The Gnarls Barleywine Project
3rd - Craig Birkmaier - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - #9 Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout
1st and 2nd Place BOS Beer - Craig Birkmaier - Other Smoked Beer - Alderwood Smoked Porter
1st - Art Watson & Travis Cossette - Specialty Beer - Arrogant Bitch Ale
2nd - Craig Birkmaier - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
1st and 2nd Place BOS Mead - Glenn & Dani Exline - Traditional Mead - Snoggin Santa Under the Missletoe
2nd - Glenn & Dani Exline - Traditional Mead - Green Man
1st and 1st Place BOS Mead - Glenn & Dani Exline - Melomel - Blackberry Surprise
2nd - Emil 'Paul' Raab - Melomel - Raven's Raspberry Pom
2nd - Emil 'Paul' Raab - Other Mead - Raven's Pomegranate
1st Place Wild Boar Keg Competition - George Perrin and Art Watson - Rye IPA
2nd Place Wild Boar Keg Competition - Oak Aged Bourbon Barrel Foreign Extra Stout
2008 Hogtown Brewer Of The Year Standings
Last Update: 5/23/08
47 points - Craig Birkmaier1 points - The Coconut Cup - Belgian Strong Ale - Father Richard's Tripel
2 points - The Coconut Cup - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
2 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
2 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
3 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Belgian Tripel - Father Richard's Tripel
4 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout - #9
2 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Blonde Ale with Kafir Lime - South Beach Blonde
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Strawberry Witbier
3 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Chipotle Smoked Porter
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Knight of the Old Oaken Barleywine
1 point - The Hurricane Blowoff - Blonde Ale - South Beach Blonde
1 point - The Hurricane Blowoff - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
3 points - The Hurricane Blowoff - Fruit Beer - Strawberry Witbier
2 points - The Hurricane Blowoff - Fruit Beer - Montmorency Cherry Witbier
2 points - AHA NHC South Regionals - Fruit Beer - Montmorency Cherry Witbier
2 points - AHA NHC South Regionals - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - #9 Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout
1 point - The Hogtown Brew-Off - American Pale Ale - Rail Trail Pale Ale
3 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - American IPA - Big Nose IPA
3 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - German Hefeweizen - Big Cypress Hefe
1 point - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - #9 Chocolate Expresso Russian Imperial Stout
5 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Other Smoked Beer - Alderwood Smoked Porter
2 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Specialty Beer - Chipotle Smoked Porter
20 points - Art Watson
1 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Belgian Golden Strong Ale - Big Brew Striking Gold
1 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Specialty Beer - Black Dawn Chocolate Esspresso Stout
5 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - American IPA - Turtle Cove IPA
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Imperial IPA - Catfish Head 90 Min IPA
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Golden Strong Ale - Victoria's Wobbly
2 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Expresso Stout - Black Dawn Imperial Stout
2 points - The Hurricane Blowoff - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer - Expresso Stout
2 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - (Travis Cossette co-brewer) - Imperial IPA - Catfish Head 90
3 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - (Travis Cossette co-brewer) - Specialty Beer - Arrogant Bitch Ale
2 points - The Wild Boar Keg Competition - Oak Aged Bourbon Barrel Foreign Extra Stout
16 Points - Glenn & Dani Exline
1 point - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Strong Scotch Ale - Jacobites Revenge
2 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - American Barleywine - The Gnarls Barleywine Project
5 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Traditional Mead - Snoggin Santa Under the Missletoe
2 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Traditional Mead - Green Man
6 points - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Melomel - Blackberry Surprise
11 points - Travis Cossette2 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Semi-Sweet Mead - Totally Tubular Tupelo
2 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Belgian Dubbel
6 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Sweet Mead - North Florida Wildflower
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Totally Tubular Tupelo - Totally Tubular Tupelo
10 points - Jack Jordan
3 points - IMF Home Mead Maker Competition - Semi-Sweet Mead - Straight Nyssa
5 Points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Semi-Sweet Mead - Straight Nyssa
2 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Other Fruit Melomel - Burglar's Choice
10 points - Dawson Frasier
3 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
1 points - Best Florida Beer Championship - Oatmeal Stout - Sandhills Oatmeal Stout
3 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Irish Red Ale - Sandhills Snotty Nose Red
2 points - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Oatmeal Stout - Sandhills Oatmeal Stout
1 point - Hogtown Spring In-Club - Brown Porter - Sandhills Porter
4 points - Emil "Paul" Raab
2 points - 1st - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Melomel - Raven's Raspberry Pom
2 points - 3rd - The Hogtown Brew-Off - Other Mead - Raven's Pomegranate
3 points - George Perrin
3 points - The Wild Boar Keg Competition - (co-brewer Art Watson) - Rye IPA
2 points - Kenneth Woodward
2 points - Kenneth Woodward - Melomel - Black Currant
