Getyour beers ready for the 2007 Topsfield Fair Home Brew Competition Allentries shall consist of three 10-22 oz. unlabeled bottles (7oz.bottles are permissible for strong ale categories). Caps should beplain or blacked out with a felt tip pen. Swing tops arepermitted. A fee of $5.00 isrequired for all entries, $4.00 for five or more entries. Beers can be dropped offat the Coolidge Building at the fairgrounds, from August29th through August 31stbetween 6:00 pm and 8:00 pm. Entries can also be dropped off beforeSeptember 1st, during normal business hours at the followinglocations: Boston Brewin',281 Cabot St., Beverly MA, 01915 (978) 921-1559 Stout Billy's,115 Minrona Rd., Portsmouth, NH 03801 (603) 436-1792 The ModernHomebrew Emporium, 2304 Massachusetts Ave.,Cambridge, MA 02140 (617) 498-0400 BYOB/CodyBrewing Company, 62 Maple St., Danvers, MA 01923 (978)774-7436 Winnerof Best of Show will "guest brew" the winning recipe at TheTap Brewpub in Haverhill, MA. Must be 21 or over toenter. | Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition ResultsSeptember 8 2007 Sponsored by North Shore Brewers161 EntriesBest of Show - Alastair Hewitt - American IPA | Table 1 - Lagers (10 Entries) | | Andrew Starsiak-The Brewing Network | Weymouth,MA | Schwarzbier | 4C | Schwarzbier | 1 | 35 | | John Comeroski-RIFT | Exeter,RI | American Pilsner | 2C | Classic American Pilsner | 2 | 32.5 | | Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors | Wakefield,MA | Schwarzbier | 4C | Schwarzbier | 3 | 31.5 | | Table 2 - Bitters (13 Entries) |
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| | Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors | Wakefield,MA | ESB | 8C | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) | 1 | 35.5 | | Matt Rodrigues | Cranston,RI | ESB | 8C | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA) | 2 | 34.5 | | David Cohen | Dedham,MA | Ordinary Bitter | 8A | Ordinary Bitter | 3 | 33.5 | | Table 3 - Porters and Stouts (13 Entries) |
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| | David Cohen | Dedham,MA | Imperial Stout | 13F | Russian Imperial Stout | 1 | 43 | | Tim Broderick-North Shore Brewers | Hamilton,MA | American Stout | 13E | American Stout | 2 | 40 | | Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors | Wakefield,MA | Russian Imperial Stout | 13F | Russian Imperial Stout | 3 | 37.5 | | Table 4 - APA (10 Entries) |
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| | James Tanner | Boxford,MA |
Am Pale ale |
10A |
American Pale |
1 |
36 |
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Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers
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Beverly,MA |
APA |
10A |
American Pale |
2 |
35 |
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Tim Broderick-North Shore Brewers
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Hamilton,MA |
Pale Ale |
10A |
American Pale |
3 |
31.5 |
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Table 5
- Cider (6 Entries) |
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Tim Broderick-North Shore Brewers
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Hamilton,MA |
English Cider - Still -
Dry |
27B |
English Cider |
1 |
40 |
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David Cohen |
Dedham,MA |
Standard Cider |
27A |
Common Cider |
2 |
38 |
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Andrew Starsiak-The Brewing
Network |
Weymouth,MA |
New England Cider |
28A |
New England Cider |
3 |
36 |
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Table 6
- Standard Mead (6 Entries) |
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James Pert |
Wenham,MA |
Sweet Mead |
24C |
Sweet Mead |
1 |
34.5 |
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Richard MacPherson-North Shore
Brewers |
Middleton,MA |
Mead Still Standard
Sweet |
24C |
Sweet Mead |
2 |
31 |
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John Milhaven |
Maynard,MA |
Sweet Mead |
24C |
Sweet Mead |
3 |
28 |
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Table 7
- Brown (4 Entries) |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
Northern English
Brown |
11C |
Northern English
Brown |
1 |
33 |
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Matt Rodrigues |
Cranston,RI |
Mild |
11A |
Mild |
2 |
31 |
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Matthew Pert |
Topsfield,MA |
Brown Ale |
11B |
Southern English
Brown |
3 |
22 |
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Table 8
- American Amber and Brown (11 Entries) |
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Marc Merserjey |
Boston,MA |
Deep Amber with Citrus
Overtones |
10B |
American Amber |
1 |
39 |
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Jeffrey Hollister-RIFT
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Narragansett,MA |
American Brown Ale |
10C |
American Brown |
2 |
37.5 |
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Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers
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Beverly,MA |
American Brown |
10C |
American Brown |
3 |
36.5 |
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Table 9
- IPA 1 (7 Entries) |
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Jeff White-North Shore Brewers
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Boxford,MA |
Imperial IPA |
14C |
Imperial IPA |
1 |
32 |
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Eric Swanson-North Shore Brewers
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Ipswich,MA |
English IPA |
14A |
English IPA |
2 |
29.0 |
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Andrew Starsiak-The Brewing
Network |
Weymouth,MA |
Imperial IPA |
14C |
Imperial IPA |
3 |
24.5 |
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Table
10 - IPA 2 (10 Entries) |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
American IPA |
14B |
American IPA |
1 |
33 |
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Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers
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Beverly,MA |
American IPA |
14B |
American IPA |
2 |
30 |
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Dylan L'abbe-Lindquist-Mr Jumpers
Homebrew Club |
Rockport,MA |
Orange IPA Citrus Hoppiness;
Oranges |
14B |
American IPA |
3 |
26 |
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Table
11 - Belgian (12 Entries) |
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Robert Ficociello |
Burlington,MA |
Belgian Brown Ale (Bitter
orange) |
16E |
Belgian Specialty |
1 |
36.5 |
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Carleton Atwater |
Brighton,MA |
Sizzling Summer
Saison |
16C |
Saison |
2 |
33.5 |
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Jeff Parry-BFD |
Shapleigh,ME |
Belgian Saison |
16C |
Saison |
2 |
33.5 |
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Table
12 - Light (9 Entries) |
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Christopher Burian-Wort Processors
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Waltham,MA |
Kolsch |
6C |
Koelsch |
1 |
37 |
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Tom Warin |
Salem,MA |
American Wheat |
6D |
American Wheat or Rye
Beer |
2 |
35 |
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Justin Leeming-RIFT |
Newport,RI |
Blonde Ale |
6B |
Blond Ale |
3 |
33.5 |
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Table
13 - Smoked (5 Entries) |
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John Wise-Wort Processors
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North Reading,MA |
Smoked Porter |
22B |
Other Smoked Beer |
1 |
34 |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
Wood Aged Porter |
22C |
Wood-Aged Beer |
2 |
33 |
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George Constanti |
Dedham,MA |
Classic Rauchbier |
22A |
Classic Rauchbier |
3 |
31.5 |
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Table
14 - German Misc. (5 Entries) |
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John Comeroski-RIFT |
Exeter,RI |
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16A |
Witbier |
1 |
40 |
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Christian Wilkens |
Quincy,MA |
North German Altbier (cascade
hops) |
7A |
Northern German
Altbier |
2 |
34 |
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Jeff Parry-BFD |
Shapleigh,ME |
Belgian Witbier |
16A |
Witbier |
3 |
29 |
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Table
15 - Barleywine and Old Ale (4 Entries) |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
Old Ale with Molasses &
Honey |
19A |
Old Ale |
1 |
42.5 |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
American Barley Wine |
19C |
American Barleywine |
2 |
34.5 |
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Table
16 - Fruit (15 Entries) |
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Mel Gadd |
Cambridge,MA |
Raspberries & Ginger Wheat
Ale |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
1 |
42 |
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T.J. Peckham-Mr Jumpers Homebrew
Club |
Rockport,MA |
Organic Strawberry
Rhubarb |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
2 |
41.5 |
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Chuck Cartier-RIFT |
Lakeville,MA |
Watermelon Wheat |
20A |
Fruit Beer |
3 |
35 |
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Table
17 - Scotch and Irish (4 Entries) |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
Wee Heavy |
9E |
Strong Scotch Ale |
1 |
33 |
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Richard MacPherson-North Shore
Brewers |
Middleton,MA |
Irish Red Ale |
9D |
Irish Red Ale |
2 |
27.6 |
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Robert Ficociello |
Burlington,MA |
Scottish Export w/maple
syrup |
9C |
Scottish 80/- |
3 |
27 |
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Table
18 - Spice Herb and Veggie (3 Entries) |
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Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors
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Wakefield,MA |
Cardamon Blond Ale |
21A |
Spice, Herb, Vegetable
Beer |
1 |
40 |
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James Clark |
Watertown,MA |
Valentine Ale |
21A |
Spice, Herb, Vegetable
Beer |
2 |
29 |
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Jeff Parry-BFD |
Shapleigh,ME |
Pale Ale w Jalepenos |
21A |
Spice, Herb, Vegetable
Beer |
3 |
26.5 |
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Table
19 - Speciality (8 Entries) |
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Joe Gans |
Newton,MA |
Honey Porter |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
1 |
28 |
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James Pert |
Wenham,MA |
Honey Beer |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
2 |
27.5 |
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Michael Higgins |
Kingston,MA |
Honey Beer |
23A |
Specialty Beer |
3 |
26 |
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Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition Results
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