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2000
BOSS Winners Report
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| Place | Subcategory | Name | City | Club |
| BEST OF SHOW |
| BOS1 | Standard Cider and Perry | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| BOS2 | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| BOS3 | English-style Barleywine | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| HM | Buckwheat Ale | Jay Lubinsky | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| HM | Russian Imperial Stout | Steve Olson | Menasha, WI | Green Bay Rackers |
| AMERICAN & EUROPEAN LAGERS |
| 1ST | Dortmunder Export | Paul Kerchefske | Manitowoc, WI | Sin City Sudzzers |
| 2ND | Blond Ale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Classic American Pilsner | Brian Paszkiet | Champaign, IL | Boneyard Union Of |
| AMERICAN PALE ALES |
| 1ST | California Common Beer | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | American Pale Ale | Chris Grib & Russ Mars | Frankfort, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | American Pale Ale | Steve Olson | Menasha, WI | Green Bay Rackers |
| BARLEYWINES |
| 1ST | English-style Barleywine | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | English-style Barleywine | Ken Pegram | Epping, NH |
| 3RD | English-style Barleywine | Michael Uchima | Woodridge, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| BELGIAN & FRENCH ALES |
| 1ST | Saison | Jeffrey Sparrow | Chicago, IL | Chicago Beer Society |
| 2ND | Biere de Garde | Pat Hall | Monee, IL | BOSS |
| BITTERS |
| 1ST | Strong Bitter/English Pale | Rob Beck | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2ND | Ordinary Bitter | Steve Kamp | Monee, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Strong Bitter/English Pale | Paul Kerchefske | Manitowoc, WI | Sin City Sudzzers |
| BROWN ALE |
| 1ST | Southern English Brown | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | American Brown Ale | Mike Brennan | Justice, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | American Brown Ale | Keith Sullivan | Lansing, IL | BOSS |
| CIDERS |
| 1ST | Standard Cider and Perry | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | New England-Style Cider | Jay Lubinsky | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Standard Cider and Perry | Leo Vitt | Rochester, MN | Minnesota Timberworts |
| DARK LAGERS & BOCKS |
| 1ST | Munich Dunkel | Richard Laurion | Crete, IL | Homebrewer's Pride of the |
| 2ND | Eisbock | Steve Olson | Menasha, WI | Green Bay Rackers |
| 3RD | Helles Bock/Maibock | Phil Ullrich | Iowa City, IA |
| ENGLISH & SCOTTISH STRONGS |
| 1ST | Old Ale | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | IPA | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 3RD | IPA | Gregg Ferlin | New Lenox, IL | BOSS |
| FLAVORED BEERS |
| 1ST | Pumpkin Ale | Roger Masson | Oak Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Raspberry Wheat | Rich Janevicius | Naperville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Classic Rauchbier | Leo Vitt | Rochester, MN | Minnesota Timberworts |
| IMPERIAL STOUTS |
| 1ST | Russian Imperial Stout | Steve Olson | Menasha, WI | Green Bay Rackers |
| 2ND | Russian Imperial Stout | Dan Richards | Chicago, IL |
| 3RD | Russian Imperial Stout | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| KOELSCH AND ALTBIER |
| 1ST | Duesseldorf Altbier | Paul Kerchefske | Manitowoc, WI | Sin City Sudzzers |
| 2ND | Duesseldorf Altbier | Mike Brennan | Justice, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Northern German Altbier | John Kroll | Southgate, MI | Downriver Brewers Guild |
| MEADS |
| 1ST | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Other Fruit Melomel | Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Traditional Mead | Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| PORTERS & STOUTS |
| 1ST | Foreign Extra Stout | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Robust Porter | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 3RD | Brown Porter | Steve Williams | Darien, IL | BOSS |
| SCOTTISH ALES |
| 1ST | Export 80 | Rob Beck | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2ND | Heavy 70 | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| SPECIALTY/EXPERIMENTAL |
| 1ST | Jay Lubinsky | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Greg Fischer | Chicago, IL | Homebrewer's Pride of the |
| 3RD | Michael Uchima | Woodridge, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 4TH | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| STRONG BELGIAN ALES |
| 1ST | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Mike Brennan | Justice, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Belgian Strong Dark Ale | Jeffrey Sparrow | Chicago, IL | Chicago Beer Society |
| 3RD | Tripel | Michael Uchima | Woodridge, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| WHEAT BEER |
| 1ST | Bavarian Weizen | Gregg Ferlin | New Lenox, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Bavarian Weizen | Chris Grib & Russ Mars | Frankfort, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Bavarian Weizen | Ray Steinhart & Brian Bethke | Mokena, IL | BOSS |
