Results of the Spring 2014
5th Annual Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition

Best of Show
Tom Ayers
Sponsor: 14th Star Brewing

Flanders Red Ale


Vermont Pub & Brewery Brewers Cup
Brian Swisher
Sponsor: Vermont Pub & Brewery

English Mild


Vermont Homebrewer of the Year
Tyler Miller
Sponsor: Queen City Brewing

1. Light Lager The Alchemist
Dan Kennedy

Munich Helles

Michael Marino

Dortmunder Export

Brandon Daly

Dortmunder Export

2. Pilsner The Alchemist
Michael Marino

Classic American Pilsner

Joe Rezendes

Bohemian Pilsner

Mike Damiano

Bohemian Pilsner

3. European Amber Lager Harpoon Brewery
Todd Metcalf

Vienna Lager

Brendan Hare and Matt Cain

Vienna Lager

John Pitoniak

Oktoberfest/Marzen

4. Dark Lager Queen City Brewing
David Manning

Schwarzbier

Michael Marino

Schwarzbier

Paul Zocco

Munich Dunkel

5. Bock Picobrew
Paul Zocco

Doppelbock

Aaron Kennison

Traditional Bock

Paul Zocco

Maibock/Helles Bock

6. Light Hybrid Beer Magic Hat Brewing
Brian Swisher

Kolsch

Michael Marino

Cream Ale

Charles Rittenburg and Casey Bell

American Wheat or Rye Beer

7. Amber Hybrid Beer Switchback Brewing
Tyler Miller

North German Altbier

Joseph Lander

North German Altbier

Brian Swisher

Standard/Ordinary Bitter

8. English Pale Ale Queen City Brewing
Ben Linehan

Standard/Ordinary Bitter

Jason Stuffle

Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Ronald Clapp

Standard/Ordinary Bitter

9. Scottish and Irish Ale Infinity Brewing
Joe Rezendes

Irish Red Ale

Paul Zocco

Strong Scotch Ale

Adam Meyers

Scottish Heavy 70/-

10. American Ale 14th Star Brewing
Paul Aho

American Pale Ale

Tyler Miller

American Amber Ale

David Manning

American Amber Ale

11. English Brown Ale Switchback Brewing
Brian Swisher

Mild

Jim Shell

Southern English Brown Ale

Adam Meyers

Mild

12. Porter Switchback Brewing
Kevin Hanson and Stella Luna

Brown Porter

Anne Duany Whyte

Robust Porter

Seth Anderson

Robust Porter

13. Stout Brewster's River Pub & Brewery
Carol Hall

Foreign Extra Stout

Michael Marino

Sweet Stout

Dave Harris

American Stout

14. India Pale Ale (IPA) The Alchemist
Joseph Lander

Imperial IPA

Aaron Brown

American IPA

Amy Quenneville

American IPA

15. German Wheat and Rye Beer Stone Corral Brewery
Paul Zocco

Weizenbock

Aaron Brown

Weizenbock

Ben Linehan and Carol Hall

Weizen/Weissbier

16. Belgian and French Ale Four Quarters Brewing
Jim Welch

Belgian Specialty Ale

Holly Palmer and Seth Ames

Biere de Garde

Tom Ayres

Belgian Specialty Ale

17. Sour Ale Four Quarters Brewing
Tom Ayres

Flanders Red Ale

Dan Preston

Fruit Lambic

Alan Hokanson and Gary Rauchle

Gueuze

18. Belgian Strong Ale Four Quarters Brewing
TJ Creighton

Belgian Tripel

Darell Whitaker

Belgian Dubbel

John Pitoniak

Belgian Golden Strong Ale

19. Strong Ale The Alchemist
Alan Hokanson and Gary Rauchle

English Barleywine

Todd Fearn

Old Ale

John Devino and Jeff Bartley

Old Ale

20. Fruit Beer The Alchemist
Joseph Lander
English porter with raspberries
Jim Welch
berliner weisse with tart/wild cherries
Carol Hall and Ben Linehan
blueberry wheat
21. Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer Vermont Brewers Assoc.
Kevin Powers
IPA brewed with unsweetened toasted coconut chips
Aaron Lott
Imperial stout with chipotle peppers
Carol Hall
Ginger Kolsch
22. Smoke-flavored & Wood-aged beer Queen City Brewing
Aaron Brown

Wood-Aged Beer

Paul Zocco

Classic Rauchbier

Ken Daly

Wood-Aged Beer

23. Specialty Beer The Alchemist
Aaron Brown
Rye beer with Brettanomyces
Thomas Burns
American black IPA with debittered black malt
Cameron Walker
Sweet Stout/ infused w/organic roasted coconut
24. Traditional Mead Groennfell Meadery
Jason Stuffle

Dry Mead

Paul Zocco

Sweet Mead

Marty Bonneau

Sweet Mead

25. Melomel (Fruit Mead) Groennfell Meadery
Paul Zocco

Pyment (Grape Melomel)

Tyler Miller

Cyser (Apple Melomel)

Brian Swisher

Cyser (Apple Melomel)

26. Other Mead Groennfell Meadery
Aaron Brown
Mead with maple and honey
27. Standard Cider and Perry Chapin Orchard
Tyler Miller

English Cider

Brian Mulhall

Common Cider

Tyler Miller

Common Cider

28. Specialty Cider and Perry Citizen Cider
Tyler Miller
Cider dry hopped with American hops
Holly Palmer and Seth Ames
Oak aged New England cider
Tyler Miller
Fruit cider with raspberries