Here are the results of the NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition 2013. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all for entering.
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Best of Show!
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Blake Crawford | Winnie The Gose Beer | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 2nd | Michael Slocum | Mary Had A Little Lambic | 17F: Fruit Lambic | WHALES |
| 3rd | Donald Boyle | Jalapeno Brown Ale | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
Category 1: Light Lager (3 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | John Wible | Root Cellar Helles | Munich Helles | Philly Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Michael Marino | Jagdhund Bier | Dortmunder Export | The Brewing Network |
| 3rd | Tom Eagan | Lilly Street Lager | Dortmunder Export | The ANNiHiLATED |
Category 2: Pilsner (4 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Robert Giaquinta | German Pilsner | German Pilsner (Pils) | SCUBA |
| 2nd | Dennis Decker | Czech Pilsner | Bohemian Pilsener | Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Karl Weiss | Powerful Pils | German Pilsner (Pils) | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (4 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Karl Weiss | Freds Vienna | Vienna Lager | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
| 2nd | Donald Boyle | Oktoberfest | Oktoberfest/Marzen | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
| 3rd | Tom Eagan | Ferry Street Festbier | Oktoberfest/Marzen | The ANNiHiLATED |
Category 4: Dark Lager (4 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Marino | Ba-Dunk-A-Dunkel | Munich Dunkel | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd | Dennis Decker | Schwarzbier | Schwarzbier | Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Michael Hayward | Schwarzbier | Schwarzbier |
Category 5: Bock (6 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Dave Pobutkiewicz | Helles Bock | Maibock/Helles Bock | Defiant Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Erik Shore | Bock And Roll #3 | Maibock/Helles Bock | |
| 3rd | Michael Marino | Schoenling Osterbock | Traditional Bock | The Brewing Network |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (22 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Wenzel & Steve Moen | Citra Wheat | American Wheat or Rye Beer | |
| 2nd | Scott Perlot | Citra Rye | American Wheat or Rye Beer | First State Brewers |
| 3rd | Bob Smith | Vision Spring Ale | Kolsch | The Brewing Network |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (2 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Erik Shore | Honey Steam Roller | California Common Beer | |
| 2nd | Joseph Eddy | Eddy's Alt | Northern German Altbier | SCUBA |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (6 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Wenzel & Steve Moen | Special Bitter | Special/Best/Premium Bitter | |
| 2nd | Rob Merritt | ESB | Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | |
| 3rd | Justin Moranski | Revolution Ale | Standard/Ordinary Bitter | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (8 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Donald Boyle | Wee Heavy | Strong Scotch Ale | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
| 2nd | Cynthia Eddy | Eddy's Scottish 80 | Scottish Export 80/- | SCUBA |
| 3rd | Dennis Decker | Scotch Ale | Strong Scotch Ale | Hudson Valley Homebrewers |
Category 10: American Ale (19 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Karl Weiss | Tribes Amber | American Amber Ale | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
| 2nd | Dean Pierce | Zephyr | American Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Doug Bellingeri | Ash-Tine Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | Jersey City Brew Club |
Category 11: English Brown Ale (6 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Doug Vohden | Through The Night, Mildly | Mild | New York City Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Karl Weiss | English Brown | Northern English Brown Ale | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
| 3rd | Ryan Miscik & Andrew Haraskin | Dark Mild | Mild | Scuba |
Category 12: Porter (6 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Tom Jambor | A Tad Brown | Brown Porter | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Scott Perlot | Blackbird Porter | Robust Porter | First State Brewers |
| 3rd | Michael Slocum | Porter | Brown Porter | WHALES |
Category 13: Stout (17 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Karl Weiss | Stout | American Stout | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
| 2nd | Karl Weiss | Imperial Beerzerker | Imperial Stout | NJ HOPZ/MASH |
| 3rd | Scott Pollard | Dessert Stout | Sweet Stout |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (18 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | John Wible | Citra IPA | American IPA | Philly Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Wes Powers | Trilogy IPA | American IPA | |
| 3rd | Scott Pollard | Simcoe IPA | American IPA |
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (6 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Paulie | Rye Roggenbier | Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Brew World Order |
| 2nd | Craig Easton | All Hands On | Weizen/Weissbier | Whales Brew Club |
| 3rd | Anthony DiPrimio | Weizen | Weizen/Weissbier |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (23 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Doug Vohden | Wry Saison | Saison | New York City Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Bruce Knapp | White Wedding Dress Wit | Witbier | |
| 3rd | Donald Boyle | Saison | Saison | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
Category 17: Sour Ale (4 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Slocum | Mary Had A Little Lambic | Fruit Lambic | WHALES |
| 2nd | Ryan Miscik & Andrew Haraskin | Berliner Wiesse | Berliner Weisse | Scuba |
| 3rd | Donald Boyle | Flanders Red | Flanders Red Ale | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (11 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Tom Jambor | Blondie | Belgian Blond Ale | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Robert Giaquinta | BDS | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | SCUBA |
| 3rd | Craig Easton | Dubbel Trouble | Belgian Dubbel | Whales Brew Club |
Category 19: Strong Ale (7 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Dave Pobutkiewicz | JWP Barleywine 13.0% | English Barleywine | Defiant Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Michael Slocum | Methuselah's Old Ale | Old Ale | WHALES |
| 3rd | Michael Slocum | Henry VIII | English Barleywine | WHALES |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (10 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Dennis Petersen | Drink A Peach | Fruit Beer | |
| 2nd | Derek Wolf | Tropical Passion IPA | Fruit Beer | |
| 3rd | Brad Pawlowski | Big Melon American Blonde | Fruit Beer | Jersey City Brew Club |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (17 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Donald Boyle | Jalapeno Brown Ale | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | W.H.A.L.E.S. |
| 2nd | Ryan Miscik & Andrew Haraskin | Hibiscus Saison | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Scuba |
| 3rd | Doug Bellingeri | Kaisoff | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Jersey City Brew Club |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (11 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Brian Rebels | Thisted Limfjords Porter/Double Brown Stout | Other Smoked Beer | BYOB |
| 2nd | Tom Eagan | Glass Of Bacon | Classic Rauchbier | The ANNiHiLATED |
| 3rd | Anthony DiPrimio | Smoke Stack | Other Smoked Beer |
Category 23: Specialty Beer (15 entries)
| Pl. | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Blake Crawford | Winnie The Gose Beer | Specialty Beer | |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Mauriello | Coffee Vanilla Milk Stout | Specialty Beer | MASH - Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Jennifer Midgette | Kanrin Maru | Specialty Beer | |
| HM | Tom Jambor | PPA | Specialty Beer | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |