Results (Nebraska Homebrew Club Shootout) 2011

 
It was a fun and eventful year.  Thank you to all that attended, and everyone that entered into the competition.  Also, a big thanks to the judges, stewards, and volunteers which helped make the event a success.

We had 8 homebrew clubs from the state of Nebraska represented this year:

Brew Man Group (Lincoln)
Motley Brew Crew (Broken Bow)
Malt Masters (Columbus)
Omahops (Omaha)
Lincoln Lagers (Lincoln)
Railroaders (Omaha)
Kearney Area Brewers (Kearney)
South Omaha Brewers (Omaha)

Here's a breakdown of the top 3 clubs:

1st - Lincoln Lagers (Lincoln)
2nd - Omahops (Omaha)
3rd - South Omaha Brewers (Omaha)

Here's a breakdown of the placings in each category:

Best of Show

Mitch Larsen (Lincoln Lagers) - Russian Imperial Stout

Category 13 - Stout (14 Entries)

Name	Club	Style	Score	Place
Mitch Larsen	Lincoln Lagers	Russian Imperial Stout	45	1
Phil Doerr	South Omaha Brewers	American Stout	44	2
Steve Moore	Railroaders	American Stout	40	3

Category 16 - French/Belgian Ale (10 Entries)

Name	Club	Style	Score	Place
Brian Hoesing	Lincoln Lagers	Belgian Specialty	40	1
Sam Oakes	Omahops	Saison	38	2
Larry Reimers	Malt Masters	Saison	34	3

Category 5 - Bock (14 Entries)

Name	Club	Style	Score	Place
Dan Hodges	Motley Brew Crew	Traditional Bock	39	1
Mark Beatty	Lincoln Lagers	Eisbock	38	2
Tom Hamilton	Kearney Area Brewers	Traditional Bock	32	3
John Rollag	South Omaha Brewers	Traditional Bock	32	3

Category 17 - Sour (6 Entries)

Name	Club	Style	Score	Place
John Fahrer	Omahops	Straight Lambic	42	1
Brian Hoesing	Lincoln Lagers	Flanders Red	39	2
Nick Spies	South Omaha Brewers	Straight Lambic	33	3

Category 5 – Best Damn Beer (11 Entries)

Name	Club	Style	Score	Place
Brian Hoesing	Lincoln Lagers	Black Rye IPA	40	1
Alan Torell	Omahops	Schwarzbier	39	2
SOB Group Blend	South Omaha Brewers	Specialty Beer	35	3