Third Annual Biere De Rock Organized By The Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Thanks To All Who Participated in the Third Annual Biere De Rock

There were 119 entries and 91 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Thorpe	Second Chance Belgian Strong	18E Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	John Rowley	Oud Framboise	17F Sour Ale: Fruit Lambic	Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers

Other Overall Winners

Pro-Am

The following winner's recipe will be brewed by Elk Mountain Brewing for entry into the 2012 Great American Beer Festival's Pro-Am competition.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Miller	Jackson’s Wit	16A Belgian and French Ale: Witbier	Alechemie

Best of Category 16

The following are winners from all entries from Category 16. The top two winning entries from each sub-category were judged head-to-head BOS-style by a certified panel of judges.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Meyer	Sassier Saison	16C Belgian and French Ale: Saison
2nd	Joanna Meyer	Sassy Saison	16C Belgian and French Ale: Saison
3rd	Jack Miller	Jackson’s Wit	16A Belgian and French Ale: Witbier	Alechemie

Best of Category 17

The following are winners from all entries from Category 17. Since there were less than twenty entries in the overall category, the top three winners from the Sours table are below.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Rowley	Oud Framboise	17F Sour Ale: Fruit Lambic	Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers
2nd	Scott Werner	Gueuzey	17E Sour Ale: Gueuze	Greater Denver Yeast Infection
3rd	Kelly Kruegel	Greg Rulz	17B Sour Ale: Flanders Red Ale	Rock Hoppers

Best of Category 18

The following are winners from all entries from Category 16. The top two winning entries from each sub-category were judged head-to-head BOS-style by a certified panel of judges.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Thorpe	Second Chance Belgian Strong	18E Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Greg Geiger	Dubbel 7	18B Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dubbel	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Scott Buchholz	Black Mamba	18E Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak

Winning Entries

Table 1: Wit (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Jack Miller	Jackson’s Wit	16A: Witbier	Alechemie
3rd	Ed Moore	Tiger Witless Wit	16A: Witbier	Fotr
HM	Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser	Whitecap Wit	16A: Witbier	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
1st	Jonathan Read	Wit	16A: Witbier

Table 2: Belgian Pale Ale (11 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Reinhardt	Confiscated Bpa	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Mile High Monks
3rd	Dave Kriz Co-Brewer: Bill Barrett	Dave And Bill’s Excellent Bpa	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Scott Buchholz	Pale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak

Table 3: Saison (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Eileen Tompkins	Saison Preternatural	16C: Saison	Foam On The Range
1st	Jim Meyer	Sassier Saison	16C: Saison
2nd	Joanna Meyer	Sassy Saison	16C: Saison

Table 4: Biere De Garde (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Egolf	Biere De Garde - 2010	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	Geoff Humphrey	Fetchez La Vache	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Kelly Kruegel	Kgb	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers

Table 5: Specialty (17 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Greg Geiger	Geigers Saison	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Rock Hoppers
1st	Kelly Kruegel	Ginger’s Revenge	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Jason Kruegel	Release The Whorehound	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Rock Hoppers

Table 6: Sours (11 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Kelly Kruegel	Greg Rulz	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Scott Werner	Gueuzey	17E: Gueuze	Greater Denver Yeast Infection
1st	John Rowley	Oud Framboise	17F: Fruit Lambic	Sangre De Cristo Craft Brewers

Table 7: Blonde (5 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bryan Keas	Goldilocks	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Adam Glaser	One Hot Blond	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Mark Schoppe	Belgian Blonde	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Austin Zealots

Table 8: Golden Strong (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Paul Mcquaid Co-Brewer: Chantal Leyh	Bagadonuts Sterke Man	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
1st	Jason Reinhardt	Hell Bitch	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Mile High Monks
2nd	Adam Glaser	Hell Hath No Fury	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 9: Dubbel (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Robert Giaquinta	Belgian Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Hop Barley And The Alers
2nd	Scott Buchholz	Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak
1st	Greg Geiger	Dubbel 7	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Rock Hoppers

Table 10: Tripel (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Glaser	Flacid Monk	18C: Belgian Tripel	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Scott Buchholz	Tripel	18C: Belgian Tripel	Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak
2nd	Jason Reinhardt	Trippple Hijack	18C: Belgian Tripel	Mile High Monks

Table 11: Dark Strong (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
HM	Mark Schoppe	Belgian Strong Dark Ale	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Austin Zealots
2nd	Scott Buchholz	Black Mamba	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Brew Brothers Of Pikes Peak
3rd	Greg Geiger	Monkey Spank	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers
1st	Tom Thorpe	Second Chance Belgian Strong	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers

Third Annual Biere De Rock