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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Ocean State Homebrew Competition
There were 272 entries and 125 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Don't forget to attend Real Ales for Hope - DATE CHANGED!!!
Due to unforeseen licensing needs, we will now be handing out ribbons for OSHC winners at the Real Ales for Hope event on Saturday, May 5th. OSHC Judges will receive free admission, while stewards may enter at half price. For more details, visit http://oshc.brewcompetition.com/rah/index.html. Please contact Jennifer Pereira if you need to refund your existing ticket due to the date change.
Best of Show Winners 
BOS - Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Thomas Jermine
Co-Brewer: Jason Stamp |
Sour Belgian Dark With Cherries |
16E Belgian and French Ale: Belgian Specialty Ale |
|
| 2nd |
Douglas Gladue |
Lambic 05 |
17D Sour Ale: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
|
| 3rd |
Douglas Gladue |
Old Oaky |
22C Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer: Wood-Aged Beer |
|
| 4th |
Jeff Wallace |
Congdon Hill Pils |
2A Pilsner: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians |
| HM |
Douglas Gladue |
Ebw |
19B Strong Ale: English Barleywine |
|
BOS - Cider
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Perry |
27E Standard Cider and Perry: Traditional Perry |
Hop River Brewers |
BOS - Mead
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Methyglin |
26A Other Mead: Metheglin |
Hop River Brewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Ipa 1 (23 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Gregory Radawich |
Left Coast Ipa |
14B: American IPA |
M*a*s*h (clinton, Ct) |
| 1st |
Michael Conte |
Jimmy Thing |
14C: Imperial IPA |
M.a.s.h (maniacal Association Of Shoreline Homebrewers) |
| 3rd |
Phil Slotter
Co-Brewer: Ed Slotter |
Hoptipus |
14C: Imperial IPA |
|
Table 2: Stout 1&2 (24 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Ben Newfang
Co-Brewer: Brian Shaffer, John Scarritt |
Ganesh |
13A: Dry Stout |
Stache Brew Club Of Ct |
| 3rd |
Kyle Gomes |
Kg’s Oats N’ Biscuits Stout |
13C: Oatmeal Stout |
|
| 2nd |
Andrew Young |
Alice The " Imperial " |
13D: Foreign Extra Stout |
|
| 1st |
Michael Conte |
Black Cat |
13E: American Stout |
M.a.s.h (maniacal Association Of Shoreline Homebrewers) |
Table 3: Fruit Beer (13 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Jonathan Bowker |
Raspberry American Wheat Ale |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brew Free Or Die |
| 2nd |
Jonathan Bowker |
Strawberry Blonde Ale |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brew Free Or Die |
| 3rd |
Kevin Powers |
Lola Chocolate Cherry Stout |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Rift |
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Cherry Ris |
20A: Fruit Beer |
|
Table 4: Wheat And Rye (7 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Cory Smith
Co-Brewer: Mike Teed, Colleen Yarchak |
Gruvis Malt |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Jeff Wallace |
Obbie’s Wheat |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians |
| 2nd |
Dennis Decker |
Ebc Hefeweizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Weizenbock |
15C: Weizenbock |
Hop River Brewers |
Table 5: Belgian (14 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Michael Marino |
Two Winnesses |
16B: Belgian Pale Ale |
The Brewing Network |
| 3rd |
Chas Walker
Co-Brewer: Sam Walker, Bil Herron |
Winter Is Coming |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Rift |
| 1st |
Thomas Jermine
Co-Brewer: Jason Stamp |
Sour Belgian Dark With Cherries |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
|
Table 6: Dark Lager (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ronald Short
Co-Brewer: John Donahue |
Hl Dark Lager |
4A: Dark American Lager |
Rift |
| 2nd |
Craig Mckenzie |
Angry Squid |
4C: Schwarzbier |
|
| 3rd |
Tom Auer |
Auerbrau Schwarzbier |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Rift |
Table 7: English Ale (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Eric Carpenter |
Long Street Bitter |
8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians (rift) |
| 3rd |
Thomas Tamayo |
Best Bitter |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians |
| 1st |
Ronald Pierce |
Fittersblues |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
|
| HM |
Dennis Decker |
Ebc Esb |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
Table 8: Scottish And Irish (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Thomas Jermine
Co-Brewer: Jason Stamp |
Scottish Light |
9A: Scottish Light 60/- |
|
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Scotch |
9C: Scottish Export 80/- |
|
| 2nd |
Steve Vitiello |
Holy Bagpipes Strong Scotch Ale |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
|
Table 9: Porter (13 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Chris Jacques
Co-Brewer: Christian Davies |
Big Rig Porter - Irish |
12A: Brown Porter |
Jbrew |
| 2nd |
Chris Jacques
Co-Brewer: Christian Davies |
Big Rig Porter - English |
12A: Brown Porter |
Jbrew |
| 3rd |
Gregory Radawich |
Robust Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
M*a*s*h (clinton, Ct) |
Table 10: English Brown Ale (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Jennifer Pereira |
Dr. Jekyl |
11A: Mild |
Froth Fall River Organization To Homebrew |
| 2nd |
Christopher Burke |
Misery Mild |
11A: Mild |
|
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Brown Resin |
11B: Southern English Brown Ale |
|
Table 11: Sour (8 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Thomas Jermine
Co-Brewer: Jason Stamp |
Flanders Red |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
|
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Lambic 05 |
17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
|
| 2nd |
Douglas Gladue |
Sour Cherry |
17F: Fruit Lambic |
|
Table 12: American Ale (21 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Chris Jacques
Co-Brewer: Christian Davies |
Pale Ale V |
10A: American Pale Ale |
Jbrew |
| 3rd |
Ronald Pierce |
Amberdextrous |
10B: American Amber Ale |
|
| 1st |
Don Tupper |
Broasted Brown Ale |
10C: American Brown Ale |
M.a.s.h. |
Table 13: Big Belgian (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Donald Garden |
Bend Over Blond |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Jeff Wallace |
Eagle’s Nest Revisited |
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians |
| 2nd |
Donald Garden |
Dark Days |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
|
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Belgian Strong Dark |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Hop River Brewers |
Table 14: Strong Ales (9 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Paul Zocco |
English Barleywine |
19B: English Barleywine |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Len Remaly
Co-Brewer: Larry Emerle |
Slippery Slope Barley Wine |
19C: American Barleywine |
Sparge |
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Ebw |
19B: English Barleywine |
|
| 2nd |
Joshua Persson |
Dawsey’s Old Ale |
19A: Old Ale |
Rift |
Table 15: Spice/herb/vegetable (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Cory Smith
Co-Brewer: Mike Teed, Colleen Yarchak |
Macchu Picchu |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Kevin Powers |
Hobo Stout |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Rift |
| 3rd |
Art Richardson |
St. Nick’s Ave. Christmas Ale |
21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
New York City Hombrewer Guild |
| HM |
Kevin Powers |
First Noel V2 2012 |
21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
Rift |
Table 16: Smoke 'n' Wood (12 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Douglas Gladue |
Porter |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
|
| HM |
Len Remaly |
Ball Buster Porter |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
Sparge |
| 2nd |
Soren Seale |
Smoking Mad |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
N/a |
| 1st |
Douglas Gladue |
Old Oaky |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
|
Table 17: Specialty (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| HM |
Phil Slotter |
Midnight Rye |
23A: Specialty Beer |
|
| 1st |
Jonathan Bowker |
1.5x American India Pale Ale |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brew Free Or Die |
| 2nd |
Kevin Powers |
Brown Eyed Girl |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Rift |
| 2nd |
Kevin Powers |
Chocolate Peanut Butter Stout |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Rift |
Table 18: Traditional Lager (10 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Karl Schriever |
Liberty Lager |
1C: Premium American Lager |
|
| 3rd |
Michael Conte |
Munich Smooth |
1D: Munich Helles |
M.a.s.h (maniacal Association Of Shoreline Homebrewers) |
| 1st |
Michael Marino |
Goldmember |
1E: Dortmunder Export |
The Brewing Network |
| 1st |
Jeff Wallace |
Congdon Hill Pils |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians |
| 2nd |
Jerry Cannon |
Bo Pils |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
|
| 3rd |
Paul Zocco |
Bohemian Pilsner |
2B: Bohemian Pilsener |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Douglas Gladue |
Vienna Waltz |
3A: Vienna Lager |
|
| 2nd |
Karl Schriever |
Angry Possum Oktoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
|
| 1st |
Jeff Serrie |
Oktoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
R.i.f.t. |
Table 19: Mead (11 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Chandler Hearn |
Apricot Mead |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
|
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Methyglin |
26A: Metheglin |
Hop River Brewers |
| HM |
Douglas Gladue |
Braggot My Porter |
26B: Braggot |
|
| 3rd |
Chandler Hearn |
Belgian Braggot |
26B: Braggot |
|
Table 20: Cider & Perry (21 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Perry |
27E: Traditional Perry |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Andy Humenay |
N . E . Thanksgiving |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
R . I . F . T . |
| 2nd |
Ssameer Silva |
Black Spice Cider |
28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry |
|
Table 21: Light Hybrids (6 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Craig Mckenzie |
Boatswain Cream |
6A: Cream Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Douglas Gladue |
Filtered Blonds |
6B: Blonde Ale |
|
| 1st |
Matthew Morrill |
Krispy Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
|
Table 22: Amber Hybrids (8 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Kyle Gomes |
Kg’s Altbier |
7A: Northern German Altbier |
|
| 3rd |
Soren Seale |
Steaming Mad |
7B: California Common Beer |
N/a |
| 1st |
Phil Slotter |
Sand Hill Steam |
7B: California Common Beer |
|
| HM |
Ronald Short |
Hl Old German Ale |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Rift |
Table 23: Bock (5 Entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Jason Paskanik |
Jason Paskanik |
5B: Traditional Bock |
|
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Doppelbock |
5C: Doppelbock |
Hop River Brewers |
| 2nd |
Douglas Gladue |
Doppelbock |
5C: Doppelbock |
|