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2008 BOSS
Chicago Cup Challenge Results
March 29, 2008
Sponsored by Brewers of South Suburbia
223 Entries

Place Beer Style Brewer(s)    
  Light Lagers      
1 1.d. Munich Helles Michael Pearson  
2 1.b. Standard American Lager Adam Stern  
3 1.e. Dortmunder Export Darrell Proksa  
         
  Pilsner & Bock      
1 2.b. Bohemian Pilsner Dave Persenaire  
2 5.a. Miabock/Helles Bock Bruce Dir  
3 2.b. Bohemian Pilsner Rick Szevery  
         
  Amber Lager & Hybrid, Dark Lager      
1 3.b. Oktoberfest/Marzen Jerry, Tom, Conrad Sadowski,Sadowski,Kiebles
2 7.c. Dusseldorf Altbier Tom, Jerry, Conrad Sadowski,Sadowski,Kiebles
3 3.b. Oktoberfest/Marzen Dave Persenaire  
         
  Light Hybrid      
1 6.c. Kolsch Seth Townsend  
2 6.c. Kolsch Lane Fearing  
3 6.b. Blonde Ale Randall Knoebel  
         
  English Pale Ale      
1 8.a. Standard/Ordinary Bitter Lane Fearing  
2 8.c. Extra Special/Strong Bitter Mark Merisko  
3 8.c. Extra Special/Strong Bitter Dale Penrose  
         
  Scottish &  Irish Ales      
1 9.e. Strong Scotch Ale Andrew Huerter  
2 9.d. Irish Red Ale Chris Fryzek  
3 9.c. Scottish Export 80/- Bryan Clauser  
         
  American Pale Ale      
1 10.a. American Pale Ale Adam Beratta  
2 10.a. American Pale Ale Rodney Kibzey  
3 10.a. American Pale Ale John Saarima  
         
  American Amber & Brown      
1 10.b. American Amber Ale Bill Gerds  
2 10.b. American Amber Ale Michael Pearson  
         
  English Brown Ale      
1 11.c. Northern English Brown Ale Anthony Benjamin  
2 11.a. Mild Calvin Rowland  
3 11.c. Northern English Brown Ale David Winterroth  
         
  Porter      
1 12.c. Baltic Porter Jim Harrison  
2 12.b. Robust Porter Bill Gerds  
3 12.b. Robust Porter Randall Knoebel  
         
  Small Stout      
1 13.c. Oatmeal Stout Chris Reisetter  
2 13.c. Oatmeal Stout Casey Payne  
3 13.c. Oatmeal Stout Larry Dykes  
         
  Big Stouts      
1 13.f. Russian Imperial Stout Mike Pelter  
2 13.d. Foreign Extra Stout Mike Pelter  
3 13.d. Foreign Extra Stout Joe Formanek  
         
  India Pale Ale      
1 14.a. English IPA Bob Heinlein  
2 14.b. American IPA Rodney Kibzey  
3 14.b. American IPA Bryan Clauser  
         
  German Wheat & Rye      
1 15.b. Dunkelweizen Michael Pearson  
2 15.c. Weizenbock Brian Davis  
3 15.a. Weizen/Weissbier Randall Knoebel  
         
  Belgian & French Ale      
1 16.e. Belgian Specialty Ale Ed Seaman  
2 16.e. Belgian Specialty Ale Steve McKenna  
3 16.e. Belgian Specialty Ale Andrew Huerter  
         
  Sour & Fruit Beers      
1 20. Fruit Beer Mike Kopp  
2 20. Fruit Beer