HOPS BOPS XXIX Results

October 26, 2013
Sponsored by Homebrewers Of Philadelphia And Suburbs (HOPS)

149 Entries

Many thanks to this year's Sponsors


This list grows as sponsors appear.

Table 1 - Lagers (7 Entries)
1 Tom Eagan, The ANNiHiLATED Dortmund on the Delaware 1E Dortmunder Export
2 Peter Durning, Independent Dunkers Dunkel 4B Munich Dunkel
3 Neal Shannon, Independent Frau 3B Oktoberfest
Table 2 - Hybrids, Irish, German Wheat (10 Entries)
1 Dean Pierce, Independent Wee Little Ditty 9E Strong Scotch Ale
2 Neal Shannon, Independent system over ryed 15D Roggenbier
3 Dave Scott, Independent Hefty Hefe 15A Weizen
Table 3 - English Pale (8 Entries)
1 Christopher Vachon, HOPS British Lord 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
2 Christopher Vachon, HOPS British Commoner 8A Ordinary Bitter
3 Dan Domenic, Independent English Pale Ale 8C Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)
Table 4 - American Ale (11 Entries)
1 Christopher Higgins, Independent APA 10A American Pale
2 Martin Fox, Main Line Brewers Association Philly Fall 10C American Brown
3 Peter Durning, Independent Amber & Eve 10B American Amber
Table 5 - English Brown, Porter (7 Entries)
1 Tyler Flynn, HOPS/Main Line Brewers Assn. Brown Porter 12A Brown Porter
2 Devin Garlit, Barley Legal Porters Porter 12B Robust Porter
3 Paul Smikovecus, Brew Jersey Southern Bell Brown Ale 11B Southern English Brown
Table 6 - Stout (11 Entries)
1 Jim Daugherty, BUZZ Milk Stout 13B Sweet Stout
2 Michael Grippi, Aleiens RIS 13F Russian Imperial Stout
3 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Seamus 13E American Stout
HM Michael Soo, HOPS Once you go Black 13F Russian Imperial Stout
Table 7 - IPA (14 Entries)
1 Ken Buonocore, Independent KB Special IPA 14B American IPA
2 Brian Connolly, None Northern Dilemma 14C Imperial IPA
3 John Wible, Philly HBC Haus IPA 14B American IPA
Table 8 - Belgian & French (15 Entries)
1 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Obi Wan 16E Belgian Specialty
2 Adam Clark, HOPS Saison 16C Saison
3 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear 36 Chambers 16C Saison
Table 9 - Sour (7 Entries)
1 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Flanders Red 17B Flanders Red
2 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Kriek 17F Fruit Lambic
3 Michael Soo, HOPS Purple Drank 17F Fruit Lambic
Table 10 - Belgian Strong (7 Entries)
1 Justin Moser, Bruclear Comfortably Numb 18E Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2 Jeremy Hancher, HOPS Ron Jeremy Blond Ale 18A Belgian Blond Ale
3 Erick Leininger, Independent Crooked finger Tripel 18C Belgian Tripel
Table 11 - Strong Ale (7 Entries)
1 Bruce Fabijonas, HOPS Guy, It's A Party! 19B English Barleywine
2 Tyler Flynn, HOPS/Main Line Brewers Assn. Old Ale 19A Old Ale
3 Christopher Vachon, HOPS Brain Scrambler Barleywine 19B English Barleywine
Table 12 - Fruit (6 Entries)
1 Nick Rodgers, HOPS Apple Ale 20A Fruit Beer
2 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Apricot 20A Fruit Beer
3 Meredith Rebar & Garrett Williams, HOPS P.I.M.P.A 20A Fruit Beer
Table 13 - SHV (14 Entries)
1 Neal Shannon, Independent with stout a doubt 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
2 David Lieberman Getting Medieval on Your Gruit 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
3 Michael Soo, HOPS Coconut on My Face 21A Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer
Table 14 - Smoked & Wood (8 Entries)
1 Tom Eagan, The ANNiHiLATED Glass of Bacon 22A Classic Rauchbier
2 Matthew Kennedy, Bruclear Legacy of Brewtality 22C Wood-Aged Beer
3 Matthew Myers, ALEiens Infidelity 22C Wood-Aged Beer
Table 15 - Sam's Category (17 Entries)
1 Ryan Ritter, MASH Chupacabra 23A Specialty Beer
2 Jeremy Hancher, HOPS Old Ale w/Brett 23A Specialty Beer
3 Ken Buonocore, Independent Black Rye IPA 23A Specialty Beer
HM Kevin Shaw, Independent Black EyePA 23A Specialty Beer
Best Of Show
1 Jim Daugherty, BUZZ Milk Stout 13B Sweet Stout
2 Nick Rodgers, HOPS Apple Ale 20A Fruit Beer
3 Christopher Higgins, Independent APA 10A American Pale
HM Tyler Flynn, HOPS/Main Line Brewers Assn. Brown Porter 12A Brown Porter