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Thanks To All Who Participated in the The Piedmont Brewer's Cup

There were 266 entries and 175 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Everngam	Fontaine’s Pale Ale	10A American Ale: American Pale Ale
2nd	James Lafferty	Treffal Dark	18E Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Beer Alchemists Of Coastal Carolina (bac2)
3rd	Mark Caron Co-Brewer: Michael McAdoo	Altbier	7A Amber Hybrid Beer: Northern German Altbier	Method Brewery

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Ipa (23 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Bryan Fisher	Citrocity	14B: American IPA	Seminar Brewing
1st	Ben Murdock	High N’ Dry Ipa	14B: American IPA
3rd	Doug Griner	Thunder Lizard Ipa	14B: American IPA	Grabass

Table 2: Fruit Beer (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	James Lafferty	Rango Wheat	20A: Fruit Beer	Beer Alchemists Of Coastal Carolina (bac2)
3rd	Thomas Kahl	Summer Apricot Ale	20A: Fruit Beer	Beer Alchemists Of Coastal Carolina
1st	Paul Auclair	Double Don’s Watermelon Lager	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 3: Spice/herb/vegatable (13 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Edward Brown	Lemon Sunrise	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
1st	Zach Woodward	Panama Red	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	Justin McConkey	Santa’s Stash 2011	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer

Table 4: Specialty (20 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Eric Darnell	American Wheat Wine	23A: Specialty Beer
4th	Erica Mcadoo	Old Towne Brown	23A: Specialty Beer
3rd	Mark Pavlik	India Brown Ale	23A: Specialty Beer
1st	Philip Tomkinson	P/bipa	23A: Specialty Beer

Table 5: German Wheat And Rye Beer (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jonathan Kissinger	German Vaction	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Coastside
1st	Eric Darnell	Weizen Up	15C: Weizenbock
2nd	John Rybicki Co-Brewer: Chris Smith	Fraulin Olga	15C: Weizenbock	Low Country Malts

Table 6: Saison (15 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Philip Tomkinson Co-Brewer: Mariah	Mariah	16C: Saison
3rd	James McHugh	Cowboy Saison	16C: Saison	CARBOY – Cary Apex Raleigh Brewers of Yore
2nd	Mitch Woodward	Saison	16C: Saison

Table 7: Witbier, Belgian Pale, Biere De Garde (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Eric Moritz	Witbier	16A: Witbier	N/a
1st	Troy Sacquety	Jackknife Troubadour	16D: Biere de Garde	Special Operations Brewers (s.o.b.)
2nd	Justin McConkey	Normandie	16D: Biere de Garde

Table 8: American Pale Ale (13 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	John Szymankiewicz	Tasty’s APA	10A: American Pale Ale	The Brewing Network
1st	Matt Everngam	Fontaine’s Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale
2nd	Michael Gloden	Timberline Rye Ale	10A: American Pale Ale

Table 9: Foreign Export, American Stout, Imperial Stout (11 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Bryan Williams	Chocolate Stout	13D: Foreign Extra Stout
1st	Patrick Tierney	Sputnik	13F: Imperial Stout
2nd	Clint Lawrence	Turkey Curse	13F: Imperial Stout

Table 10: Dry, Sweet, Oatmeal Stout (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Eric Himburg	Aule’s Water	13A: Dry Stout	None
2nd	Darrell Luster Co-Brewer: Lisa	Stout	13B: Sweet Stout
1st	Bryan Fisher	Das Oat	13C: Oatmeal Stout	Seminar Brewing

Table 11: Porter (16 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zachary Coleman	Hey Porter!	12B: Robust Porter	The Brewing Network
3rd	Brian Weightman	Dad’s A Wanker Porter	12C: Baltic Porter
2nd	Peter Reed	Runners Advance Balktic Porter	12C: Baltic Porter

Table 12: American Amber & Brown Ale (16 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	John Federal	Face-blaster Ale	10B: American Amber Ale	American Brewmaster
2nd	Paul Goodell	American Amber	10B: American Amber Ale
1st	Jim Looney	Pecan Brown	10C: American Brown Ale

Table 13: Scottish/irish Ale & English Pale Ale (13 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	George Forte	Death Or Glory	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	CARBOY
2nd	Loren Standley	Stan’s Esb	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Beer Alchemists of Coastal Carolina
1st	Eric Darnell	For Peat’s Sake	9E: Strong Scotch Ale

Table 14: Dark Lager & Bock (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	John Szymankiewicz	Schwarzbier	4C: Schwarzbier	The Brewing Network
2nd	Jarrad Wilkinson Co-Brewer: Chris Demetropoulos	Dorkel Helm	4C: Schwarzbier	CARBOY
4th	Eric Allain	Mad Scientist’s Maibock	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	Malt
1st	Scott Satterthwaite	Bock It To Me	5B: Traditional Bock	Worts Of Wisdom

Table 15: European Amber Lager & Amber Hybrid (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Eric Moritz	Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	N/a
2nd	John Pickens	Flintlock	7A: Northern German Altbier
1st	Mark Caron Co-Brewer: Michael McAdoo	Altbier	7A: Northern German Altbier	Method Brewery

Table 16: Light Lager, Pilsner, Cream & Blonde Ale (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Tony Stiller	Brewhouse Blonde	6B: Blonde Ale
2nd	Chris Bible	Blonde Ambition	6B: Blonde Ale

Table 17: Kolsch & American Wheat Or Rye Beer (13 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Steve Bruns	Earthquake Kolsch	6C: Kolsch
1st	Paul Goodell	The Panty Dropper	6C: Kolsch
3rd	John Mattheis	Rookie Rye	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer	Seminar Brewing

Table 18: English Brown Ale (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Troy Dailey	Yeliad	11A: Mild
3rd	Brian Reasor	Bluff Mtn Brown Ale	11B: Southern English Brown Ale
2nd	Jason Austin Co-Brewer: Garrison Locke	English Brown Ale	11C: Northern English Brown Ale

Table 19: Belgian Strong Ale (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Eric Allain	Mad Scientist’s Belgian Blonde	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Malt
3rd	Clay Plummer	Dubbel Trouble	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Bacc
1st	James Lafferty	Treffal Dark	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Beer Alchemists Of Coastal Carolina (bac2)

Table 20: Strong Ale & Smoke-flavored And Wood-aged Beer (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Clay Plummer	Old English	19B: English Barleywine	Bacc
2nd	John Rybicki Co-Brewer: Chris Smith	Ol’ P	19C: American Barleywine	Low Country Malts
1st	Mitch Woodward	Wood Aged Robust Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer

Table 21: Belgian Specialty Ale (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Himburg	Iluvatar Rested	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	None
2nd	Justin McConkey	Smoky Mountain Saison	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale
3rd	Keil Jansen	Belgian Black Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Trub

Sponsors

American Brewmaster is proud to have the following sponsors for the The Piedmont Brewer's Cup :

Big Boss Brewing Company 1249 Wicker Drive Raleigh, NC 27604	Brewmaster's Bar & Grill 301 W. Martin St. Raleigh, NC 27601	North Carolina Brewers Guild North Carolina	Pints for Prostates	Tasty Beverage Company 327 W. Davie St. Suite 106 Raleigh, NC	All About Beer Magazine
Empire Eats 133 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, NC 27601	Gravy - Italian-american Kitchen 135 Wilmington St. Raleigh, NC 27601	LD Carlson 463 Portage Blvd Kent, OH 44240	Raleigh Times Bar 14 E. Hargett Street Raleigh, NC 27601	Sitti Lebanese Restaurant 137 S. Wilmington Street, Raleigh, NC 27601	The Pit - Authentic Bbq 328 W. Davie St. Raleigh, NC 27601
Wyeast Laboratories Inc. PO Box 146, Odell, OR 97044	Avery Brewing Company 5763 Arapahoe Ave. Unit E Boulder, CO 80303	Aviator Brewing Company 209 Technology Park Ln Fuquay Varina, NC 27526	BeerSmith Brewing Software	Busy Bee Cafe 225 South Wilmington Street Raleigh, NC 27601	Capital Ale House 623 East Main Street Richmond, VA 23219
Carolina Brewing Company 140 Thomas Mill Road Holly Springs, NC 27540	Dogfish Head Brewery #6 Cannery Village Center, Milton, DE 19968	Flying Dog Brewery 4607 Wedgewood Boulevard Frederick, MD 21703	Foothills Brewing Company 638 West 4th Street Winston-Salem, NC 27101	Fullsteam Brewery 726 Rigsbee Avenue Durham, NC 27701	Highland Brewing Company 12 Old Charlotte Highway, Suite H, Asheville, NC 28803
Hopunion 203 Division St Yakima, WA 98902	Huske Hardware House Restaurant & Brewery 405 Hay Street Fayetteville, NC 28301	LoneRider Brewing Company 8816 Gulf Court #100 Raleigh, NC 27617	Mother Earth Brewing Company 604 N Herritage St Kinston, NC 28501	Natty Greene's Brewing Company 505 West Jones Street Raleigh, NC 27603	Roth Brewing Company 5907 Triangle Drive Raleigh, NC 27617
Sweetwater Brewing Company 195 Ottley Drive Northeast Atlanta, GA 30324	The Borough 317 W. Morgan St. Raleigh, NC 27603	Tir-na-nOg Irish Pub 218 South Blount Street Raleigh, NC 27601	Yazoo Brewing Company 910 Division St Nashville, Tennessee 37203