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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 Results

September 8 2007
Sponsored by North Shore Brewers

161 Entries

Best 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)

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)

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)

James Tanner

Boxford,MA

Am Pale ale

10A

American Pale

1

36

Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers

Beverly,MA

APA

10A

American Pale

2

35

Tim Broderick-North Shore Brewers

Hamilton,MA

Pale Ale

10A

American Pale

3

31.5

Table 5 - Cider (6 Entries)

Tim Broderick-North Shore Brewers

Hamilton,MA

English Cider - Still - Dry

27B

English Cider

1

40

David Cohen

Dedham,MA

Standard Cider

27A

Common Cider

2

38

Andrew Starsiak-The Brewing Network

Weymouth,MA

New England Cider

28A

New England Cider

3

36

Table 6 - Standard Mead (6 Entries)

James Pert

Wenham,MA

Sweet Mead

24C

Sweet Mead

1

34.5

Richard MacPherson-North Shore Brewers

Middleton,MA

Mead Still Standard Sweet

24C

Sweet Mead

2

31

John Milhaven

Maynard,MA

Sweet Mead

24C

Sweet Mead

3

28

Table 7 - Brown (4 Entries)

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

Northern English Brown

11C

Northern English Brown

1

33

Matt Rodrigues

Cranston,RI

Mild

11A

Mild

2

31

Matthew Pert

Topsfield,MA

Brown Ale

11B

Southern English Brown

3

22

Table 8 - American Amber and Brown (11 Entries)

Marc Merserjey

Boston,MA

Deep Amber with Citrus Overtones

10B

American Amber

1

39

Jeffrey Hollister-RIFT

Narragansett,MA

American Brown Ale

10C

American Brown

2

37.5

Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers

Beverly,MA

American Brown

10C

American Brown

3

36.5

Table 9 - IPA 1 (7 Entries)

Jeff White-North Shore Brewers

Boxford,MA

Imperial IPA

14C

Imperial IPA

1

32

Eric Swanson-North Shore Brewers

Ipswich,MA

English IPA

14A

English IPA

2

29.0

Andrew Starsiak-The Brewing Network

Weymouth,MA

Imperial IPA

14C

Imperial IPA

3

24.5

Table 10 - IPA 2 (10 Entries)

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

American IPA

14B

American IPA

1

33

Bill Torrey-North Shore Brewers

Beverly,MA

American IPA

14B

American IPA

2

30

Dylan L'abbe-Lindquist-Mr Jumpers Homebrew Club

Rockport,MA

Orange IPA Citrus Hoppiness; Oranges

14B

American IPA

3

26

Table 11 - Belgian (12 Entries)

Robert Ficociello

Burlington,MA

Belgian Brown Ale (Bitter orange)

16E

Belgian Specialty

1

36.5

Carleton Atwater

Brighton,MA

Sizzling Summer Saison

16C

Saison

2

33.5

Jeff Parry-BFD

Shapleigh,ME

Belgian Saison

16C

Saison

2

33.5

Table 12 - Light (9 Entries)

Christopher Burian-Wort Processors

Waltham,MA

Kolsch

6C

Koelsch

1

37

Tom Warin

Salem,MA

American Wheat

6D

American Wheat or Rye Beer

2

35

Justin Leeming-RIFT

Newport,RI

Blonde Ale

6B

Blond Ale

3

33.5

Table 13 - Smoked (5 Entries)

John Wise-Wort Processors

North Reading,MA

Smoked Porter

22B

Other Smoked Beer

1

34

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

Wood Aged Porter

22C

Wood-Aged Beer

2

33

George Constanti

Dedham,MA

Classic Rauchbier

22A

Classic Rauchbier

3

31.5

Table 14 - German Misc. (5 Entries)

John Comeroski-RIFT

Exeter,RI

16A

Witbier

1

40

Christian Wilkens

Quincy,MA

North German Altbier (cascade hops)

7A

Northern German Altbier

2

34

Jeff Parry-BFD

Shapleigh,ME

Belgian Witbier

16A

Witbier

3

29

Table 15 - Barleywine and Old Ale (4 Entries)

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

Old Ale with Molasses & Honey

19A

Old Ale

1

42.5

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

American Barley Wine

19C

American Barleywine

2

34.5

Table 16 - Fruit (15 Entries)

Mel Gadd

Cambridge,MA

Raspberries & Ginger Wheat Ale

20A

Fruit Beer

1

42

T.J. Peckham-Mr Jumpers Homebrew Club

Rockport,MA

Organic Strawberry Rhubarb

20A

Fruit Beer

2

41.5

Chuck Cartier-RIFT

Lakeville,MA

Watermelon Wheat

20A

Fruit Beer

3

35

Table 17 - Scotch and Irish (4 Entries)

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

Wee Heavy

9E

Strong Scotch Ale

1

33

Richard MacPherson-North Shore Brewers

Middleton,MA

Irish Red Ale

9D

Irish Red Ale

2

27.6

Robert Ficociello

Burlington,MA

Scottish Export w/maple syrup

9C

Scottish 80/-

3

27

Table 18 - Spice Herb and Veggie (3 Entries)

Alastair Hewitt-Wort Processors

Wakefield,MA

Cardamon Blond Ale

21A

Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer

1

40

James Clark

Watertown,MA

Valentine Ale

21A

Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer

2

29

Jeff Parry-BFD

Shapleigh,ME

Pale Ale w Jalepenos

21A

Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer

3

26.5

Table 19 - Speciality (8 Entries)

Joe Gans

Newton,MA

Honey Porter

23A

Specialty Beer

1

28

James Pert

Wenham,MA

Honey Beer

23A

Specialty Beer

2

27.5

Michael Higgins

Kingston,MA

Honey Beer

23A

Specialty Beer

3

26

2006 Topsfield Fair Homebrew Competition Results

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