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Get your beers ready for the 2006 Topsfield Fair Home Brew Competition

All entries shall consist of three 10-22 oz. unlabeled bottles (7oz. bottles are permissible for strong ale categories). Caps should be plain or blacked out with a felt tip pen. Swing tops are permitted.

A fee of $5.00 is required for all entries, $4.00 for five or more entries.

Beers can be dropped off at the Coolidge Building at the fairgrounds, from August 29th through August 31st between 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Entries can also be dropped off before September 1st, during normal business hours at the following locations:

Boston Brewin', 281 Cabot St., Beverly MA, 01915 (978) 921-1559

Stout Billy's, 115 Minrona Rd., Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-1792

The Modern Homebrew Emporium, 2304 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02140 (617) 498-0400

BYOB/Cody Brewing Company, 62 Maple St., Danvers, MA 01923 (978) 774-7436

Winner of Best of Show will "guest brew" the winning recipe at The Tap Brewpub in Haverhill, MA.

Must be 21 or over to enter.

2006 Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition Results

September 9 2006
Sponsored by North Shore Brewers

108 Entries

Best of Show: Alastair Hewitt - German Pils

Name Location Description Beer Category Place Points
Table 1 - Cider (9 Entries)
Richard MacPherson-NSB Middleton,ma English Cider still dry 27B English Cider 1 30.5
Jason Spanks-NSB Gloucester,ma Common Cider 27A Common Cider 2 27.5
Richard MacPherson-NSB Middleton,ma Ginger Cider Sparkling dry 28D Other Spec. Cider/Perry 3 25.5
Table 2 - Mead (10 Entries)
Richard MacPherson-NSB Middleton,ma Sweet Mead Still Standard 24C Sweet Mead 1 39.5
James Pert Wenham,ma Sweet Mead 24C Sweet Mead 2 32.5
Richard MacPherson-NSB Middleton,ma Sweet Mead Still Standard 24C Sweet Mead 3 32.0
Table 3 - Lager (9 Entries)
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA German Pils 2A German Pilsner 1 40
Thomas Gamache Ldlow,MA Traditional Bock 5B Traditional Bock 2 33
Kevin Farrell-South Shore Brewers Weymouth,ma American Pilsner 2C Classic American Pilsner 3 32
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Munich Dunkel 4B Munich Dunkel 4 31
Table 4 - Hybrid (4 Entries)
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Kolsch 6C Koelsch 1 38.5
Steve Doherty Everett,ma California Common 7B California Common Beer 2 34.5
Steve Doherty Everett,ma California Common 7B California Common Beer 3 29
Table 5 - English Pale (6 Entries)
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) 1 38.5
Kevin Farrell-South Shore Brewers Weymouth,ma ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) 2 34.5
Bill Torrey-NSB Beverly,MA ESB 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) 3 29.5
Table 6 - Scottish & Brown (9 Entries)
Steve Doherty Everett,ma Irish Red Ale 9D Irish Red Ale 1 37.5
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Northern English Brown 11C Northern English Brown 2 36
Tim Broderick-NSB South Hamilton,ma English Brown Ale 11B Southern English Brown 3 30.5
Table 7 - American Ale (12 Entries)
Earl Larson Somerville,MA Sundown Brown 10C American Brown 1 30.5
Bill Torrey-NSB Beverly,MA American Pale Ale 10A American Pale 2 27.5
Earl Larson Somerville,MA Mile High Amber 10B American Amber 3 26.5
Table 8 - Stout and Porter (9 Entries)
James / John / George Bangasser / Pike / Wood So. Hamilton,MA Imperial Stout 13F Russian Imperial Stout 1 37
Justin Leeming Newport,RI American Stout 13E American Stout 2 33
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Dry Stout 13A Dry Stout 3 31
Table 9 - IPA (13 Entries)
James Tanner Boxford,ma American IPA 14B American IPA 1 43.5
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Imperial IPA 14C Imperial IPA 2 37.75
Jason Spanks-NSB Gloucester,ma Imperial IPA 14C Imperial IPA 3 36
Bill Torrey-NSB Beverly,MA English IPA 14A English IPA 4 35
Table 10 - Belgian (4 Entries)
Jason Spanks-NSB Gloucester,ma Saison 16C Saison 1 30
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Belgian Specialty Ale Mavoite dark 16E Belgian Specialty 2 29.5
Paul Choi Arlington,MA Grand Cru 16E Belgian Specialty 3 27.5
Table 11 - MISC (4 Entries)
George Constanti Dedham,MA Ur-Bock 22B Other Smoked Beer 1 40
Bill Torrey-NSB Beverly,MA Smoked Porter from Cherry Wood 22B Other Smoked Beer 2 35
Thomas Gamache Ldlow,MA Hefeweizen 15A Weizen 3 34
Table 12 - Fruit and Spice (13 Entries)
Dennis Homa Kennebunkport,ME Spiced beer 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer 1 33
Matt Pert Topsfield,MA Fruit 20A Fruit Beer 2 31.5
J. Tyler Carpenter Milton,MA Fat Cat ESB Spice 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer 3 31.5
Table 13 - Specialty Beer (6 Entries)
Patrick Donnelly Pembroke,MA Brown Ale with Honey and 50% extra hops 23A Specialty Beer 1 24.5
Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors Wakefield,MA Pre-Pro Cream Ale 23A Specialty Beer 2 23.5
James Pert Wenham,ma Honey Beer 23A Specialty Beer 3 20.5

2005 Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition Results
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