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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Biere de Rock

There were 162 entries and 112 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Beeson	Biere De Beeson	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	Jim Denier	Red Speciale	17F: Fruit Lambic	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Jim Denier	Red On The Head	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Rock Hoppers

Other Overall Winners

Category 16

Overall winners from BJCP Category 16: Belgian and French Ale.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Beeson	Biere De Beeson	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	John Landreman	Straight Up Saison	16C: Saison	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
3rd	Brian Pramov	Equinsu Ocha	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Rock Hoppers

Category 17

Overall winners from BJCP Category 17: Sour Ale.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Denier	Red Speciale	17F: Fruit Lambic	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Jim Denier	Red On The Head	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Ryan Scott	Resurrection Red	17B: Flanders Red Ale	The Brewing Network

Category 18

Overall winners from BJCP Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Hartley	Abidubbly Bubba	18B: Belgian Dubbel	RHBC
2nd	Charlie Gottenkieny	Black Adder	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	John Landreman	Tripel	18C: Belgian Tripel	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak

ProAm: Lone Tree Brewing Company

The following winner's recipe will be brewed by Lone Tree Brewing for entry into the 2013 Great American Beer Festival's Pro-Am competition.

Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
William Beeson	Biere De Beeson	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Witbier (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Gagne	Orange Sunshine	16A: Witbier	Liquid Poets
2nd	Scott Buchholz	Wit	16A: Witbier	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
3rd	William Beeson	Wittle Bit	16A: Witbier	Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 2: Belgian Pale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wade Maslen	Bee Pee	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	A Brew Army of One
2nd	Eric Seufert	Kira’s Pale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Scott Buchholz	Buck’s Pale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak

Table 3: Saison (27 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Landreman	Straight Up Saison	16C: Saison	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
2nd	Geoff Humphrey	Saison Octobre	16C: Saison	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Ryan Scott	Naked Ladies Saison	16C: Saison	The Brewing Network

Table 4: Biere de Garde (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Beeson	Biere De Beeson	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	Chris Egolf	Biere De Garde 2012	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Nathan Compton	The French Connexion	16D: Biere de Garde	Foam Blowers of Indiana
HM	Mark Hurley	La Jacquerie	16D: Biere de Garde	Rock Hoppers

Table 5: Specialty (28 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Pramov Co-Brewer: Ryan Carter	Equinsu Ocha	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Ryan Scott	Brett Shovels Snow	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	The Brewing Network
3rd	John Rowley	Montmorency Quadrupel	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Sangre de Cristo Craft Brewers

Table 6: Sour (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Denier	Red Speciale	17F: Fruit Lambic	Rock Hoppers
2nd	Jim Denier	Red On The Head	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Rock Hoppers
3rd	Ryan Scott	Resurrection Red	17B: Flanders Red Ale	The Brewing Network

Table 7: Blonde and Golden Strong (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Bordick	Golden Axe	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
2nd	Ryan Scott	Naked Ladies On My Glass	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	The Brewing Network
3rd	Charlie Gottenkieny	Hellraiser	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 8: Dubbel (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Hartley	Abidubbly Bubba	18B: Belgian Dubbel	RHBC
2nd	Greg Geiger	Dubbel Spank	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Tyler Hudziec	Dubbel Or Double	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Foam On The Range

Table 9: Tripel (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Pointon	Piraat Wench	18C: Belgian Tripel	Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd	John Landreman	Tripel	18C: Belgian Tripel	Brew Brothers of Pikes Peak
3rd	David Pranckus Co-Brewer: Curtis Wilco Lofton	Careful With That Beer, Eugene	18C: Belgian Tripel

Table 10: Dark Strong (16 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charlie Gottenkieny	Black Adder	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	Philip Penningroth	Dubious Monks	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Ryan Scott	Jim’s Brother Robert	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	The Brewing Network

Sponsors

The Rock Hoppers Brew Club is proud to have the following sponsors for the Biere de Rock:

Lone Tree Brewing Company Lone Tree, CO	Rockyard Brewing Company Castle Rock, CO	The Brew Hut Aurora, CO	Avery Brewing Company Boulder, CO	Beersmith The Interwebs	Better Beer Scores Highlands Ranch, CO
Breckenridge Brewery Denver, CO	Cargill Malt Grosse Pointe Farms, MI	Dogfish Head Milton, DE	Dry Dock Brewing Company Aurora, CO	Five Star Chemicals Commerce City, CO	Flying Dog Brewery Fredrick, MD
Glenwood Canyon Brewpub Glenwood Springs, CO	Gordon Biersch Brewery And Restaurant Broomfield, CO	Grimm Brothers Brewhouse Loveland, CO	L. D. Carlson Kent, OH	Lagunitas Brewing Company Petaluma, CA	Left Hand Brewing Company Longmont, CO
Merchant Du Vin Tukwila, WA	New Belgium Brewing Fort Collins, CO	Northern Brewer St. Paul, MN	Pagosa Brewing Company Pagosa Springs, CO	Prost Brewing Denver, CO	Quion Golden, CO
Tap - A - Draft Woodland Park, CO	Tap Handles Seattle, WA	White Labs San Diego, CA