HomeBrewers of Philadelphia and Suburbs (HOPS)

Competition winners for Best of Philly 2000 (BOPS)

HOPS-BOPS 2000 Results

Hearty congratulations to Craig McKelvey on winning best of show with
his Bavarian wheat Alpengluen edlweizen.

Thanks to our gracious sponsors!
Beer Philadelphia, Beer Unlimited, Boneyard Brewing, Brew By You, Brew
Moon Restaurant, Brew Your Own Beer, Crosby & Baker, Dock Street
Terminal Brewpub, Double Springs Homebrew Supply, Drafting Room,
Flying Fish Brewing, Friedland Beer Distributors, Full Sail Brewing,
General Lafayette Inn, Iron Hill Brewery & Restaurant, John Harvard's
Brewhouse, Keystone Homebrew, Henry Ortliebs Original Philadelphia
Brewing Co., Homesweet Hombrew, Manayunk Brewing, Monks Café, Nodding
Head Brewery, Jack Schmidling Productions, Sheaf & Vine, Split Rock
Lodge, Storey Communications, Valley Forge Brewing, Victory Brewing,
Yards Brewing

And the rest of the winners are...

Light Lagers
1st   Robert Carr   North German pilsner
2nd  McKewey & Hentee   Berliner Bolkstoff
3rd   Ed Walkowski   Pre-prohibition pilsner

Scottish & British
1st    Robert Carr   Ordinary bitter
2nd   Robert Carr   Scottish Export
3rd   John Applegarth   Strong Bitter

Pale ales
1st   George Hummel   Amarillo Brillo
2nd   Pat Bannon   California Common
3rd   John Applegarth   American Pale ale

India Pale Ale
1st   Albert Leonberger   Hawley’s IPA
2nd   Jay White   Break-a-leg IPA
3rd   Matthew Rinker   IPA

Altbier
1st   John Ashmore   Marzen
2nd   Pat Bannon   Vienna
3rd   Robert Shurima   Altered States

Strong Ales
1st   Mike Jarrett   Scotch Ale
2nd   Dave Houseman   Groundhog Barleywine
3rd   Dave Houseman   Scotch Groundhog

Dark/amber German
1st   Robert Carr   Helles Bock
2nd   Mike Jarrett   Maibock
3rd   John Hubel   Hubelbrau

Porter/Brown Ales
1st   Jim Stelmaski   Hockey Porter
2nd   Pittman & lLink   Taddy Porter
3rd   Jim Stelmaski   Cozmo Brown ale

Stout
1st   Pat Bannon   Dry Stout
2nd   Dave Houseman   Groundhog Stout
3rd   Pat Bannon   Sweet Stout

Wheat Beer
1st   Craig McKelvery  Alpengluen edlweizen
2nd   Russ Hobaugh   Mine Hefe
3rd   Brian Selders   Tarwebier

Belgian
1st   Dan Smith   Belgian Strong ale
2nd   Hecht & Dunik   Jill’s Geuze
3rd   Bruce Millington   Abby Hoffman Dubbel

Specialty
1st  Dave Houseman   Groundhog maple
2nd   Pittman & Link   Triple bock
3rd   Bill Ochester   IFD IPA

Cider & Mead
1st   Peter Schart   Petes Best
2nd   Ed Basgall   Specialty Cider
3rd    Ed Basgall  Mead

Thanks to all who made the competition possible,  our entrants,  Barry
DeLapp, Peter Hecht, George Hummel, Nancy Rigberg, Steve Seymour, Karl
Smith, Kevin Smith, Lisa Stauber, The Academic Bistro at the
Hospitality and Management Department of Drexel University &
our tireless Judges & Stewards & SPONSORS!

cheers

    Joe