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April 2023 Business Meeting Notes

Meeting Notes from 4/25/2023

President Paul C presiding

Location: Santoras at Galleria Mall

1)     AWOG – The event was again successful. Several items were brought up and will be addressed further at the AWOG wrap up meeting.

2)     Education – No education for this meeting. Mark Z will do a “beer in a bag” demo at the May meeting.

3)     Essential business will be brewed on June 3rd. If you want in, contact Dan Gestwick immediately so he can get a kit reserved for you.

4)     Socials – This months social was lightly attended at the Griffon on Transit. The May social will be 5/11/23 at Lilly Belle meads in Lancaster. For all who are worried, they do serve beer as well.

5)     Tim C will be arranging a socials list. If you have a place that you feel we should have a social, let me know and I will add it to the list.

6)     John C is starting to organize a study course. If you would like to be involved, contact John. There was also a request for a mead study course. We will wait until after the beer study course is over to start the mead course.

7)     Future events – there are suggestions to do a summer picnic, Brew at the Bison (in September) and a mixed club event with UNYHA. If anyone would like to take the ball on any of these, contact Keith C.

NAH at the NHC

AWOG 2022 Winners

Thanks to all who entered and everyone who volunteered. Our 26th year was another outstanding success!

Congratulations to all the winners who took home some amazing prizes thanks to our generous sponsors.

PLEASE NOTE: Score sheets and prizes were available at the awards banquet on Saturday, March 12 and most were distributed that evening.  Those who did not attend the banquet will receive their score sheets (and prizes, if applicable) in the next few weeks.  This competition is run entirely on volunteers and sorting/shipping will take place as soon as possible.  Your patience is appreciated.

Best of Show - Beer

Best of Show

Brian Marmoreo
King Paimon
Flanders Red Ale

2nd Best of Show

Brian Milleville
1st Try Trappist Single
Trappist Single

3rd Best of Show

Andrew Urban
Nessie’s Wee Draught
Wee Heavy

Best of Show - Mead and Cider

Best of Show

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Tart Cherry Mead
Stone Fruit Mead

2nd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Blueberry Lemoncello
Fruit and Spice Mead

3rd Best of Show

Bill Boyer
Being There – Hornindal Variant
New World Cider

American Light Lager

1st Place

Rob Sells
Cornholio
Pre-Prohibition Lager

2nd Place

Hermen Díaz
Slow Death
American Lager

International Pale Lager

1st Place

Hermen Díaz
Modelo Nada
International Pale Lager

2nd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Happoshu
Experimental Beer

3rd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Leicht
Kellerbier

Malty Light Lager

1st Place

Richard Romanko
Hells Yes
Munich Helles

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Tap Me When I’m Ready!!
Biere de Garde

3rd Place

Erik Reinheimer
2022 Festbier
Festbier

Wheat Beer

1st Place

Jesse Boyle
Hefe
Weissbier

2nd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
Knaick’s Glorious Beard
Weissbier

3rd Place

Charles Macaluso
Mustang
Roggenbier

Bitter Pale Lager

1st Place

Mark Zambron
Windchill At Highmark
German Exportbier

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Das Haus
German Pils

3rd Place

Bill Serowski
Slow Willy’s Dortmunder
German Exportbier

Malty Amber Lager

1st Place

Mark McQuade & Tamara McQuade
French Connection
Biere de Garde

2nd Place

Bill Serowski
The Slow Willy Marzen
Marzen

3rd Place

Brian Marmoreo
Sam Hain
International Amber Lager

Bitter Amber Lager & Dark Lager

1st Place

Rick Felser & Bill Serowski
Redhead Ed
Altbier

2nd Place

Chris Gable & John Halbleib
Half-Dark Pivo
Czech Amber Lager

3rd Place

Rob Sells
Altstadt Bier
Altbier

Strong Lager

1st Place

Rob Sells
Ukraine’s Best Defense
Baltic Porter

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Quarantine Buddy
Eisbock

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
Torinator
Doppelbock

British Pale & Brown Ale

1st Place

Jeffrey Rocker
Elliot’s Special Brew
Strong Bitter

2nd Place

Brandon Dellechiaie & Nick Lesogor
Brown Ale
English Brown Ale

3rd Place

Sam Tischler & Bob Charboneau
Bitte’ Baby
Best Bitter

American Pale Ale

1st Place

Mark Zambron
Heart of Glass
Blonde Ale

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
60 Year-Old Six Pack Abs
American Pale Ale

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Hurley’s Apparatus
American Pale Ale

Belgian Ale

1st Place

Brian Milleville
1st Try Trappist Single
Trappist Single

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
River Meuse
Belgian Blond Ale

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
Average BPA
Belgian Pale Ale

Scottish Ale

1st Place

Andrew Urban
Nessie’s Wee Draught
Wee Heavy

2nd Place

John Crossett
Uncle Jonny’s Little Wee Wee
Wee Heavy

3rd Place

John Jacovetty & Judy Jacovetty
Lions Share
Irish Red Ale

American Amber & Brown Ale

1st Place

John Jacovetty & Judy Jacovetty
Crickside
Kentucky Common

2nd Place

Dominque Burshnick & Donald Burshnick
Brown Out
American Brown Ale

3rd Place

Michael Persico
Brown Ale
American Brown Ale

Stouts

1st Place

Rob Sells
Caribbean Dream
Tropical Stout

2nd Place

Paul Weisenburger
“Aye, Another Pint Please”
Irish Stout

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
Willynilly Extra Stout
Foreign Extra Stout

Honorable Mention

Paul Callahan
Chocolate Thunda
American Stout

Porters

1st Place

Hermen Díaz
Ritual
American Porter

2nd Place

Michael Ogden & Jeremy Ogden
Creek Bottom Porter
English Porter

3rd Place

John Crossett & Mark Zambron
Dabills Playoff Run Porter
American Porter

Imperial Stout

1st Place

George Kaufmann
The Center Of The Tootsie Pop
Imperial Stout

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
The Stout That Wasn’t Good Enough To Enter
Imperial Stout

3rd Place

Brian Milleville
2021 Throwdown
Imperial Stout

IPA

1st Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Eric Dickerson
Mixed-Style Beer

2nd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Highway West 4.0
American IPA

3rd Place

Jared Aumen
Punch You In the IPA
Belgian IPA

New England IPA

1st Place

Blayne Michael
London Befogged
New England IPA

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Bomb Your Juice
New England IPA

3rd Place

Jay Brantley
Do You Even Haze?
New England IPA

British Strong Ale

1st Place

John Crossett
AWOG 25th Barelywine
English Barleywine

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Old And In The Way
Old Ale

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
Liquid Goldings
English IPA

American Strong Ale

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Wheat “Wine”? I Thought You Said It Was A Beer!
Wheatwine

2nd Place

Bill Serowski
The Very Troubled Brew
American Barleywine

3rd Place

Paul Weisenburger
Wild Wild West Coast
Double IPA

Pale Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Brian Marmoreo
Morning Star
Belgian Golden Strong Ale

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
I Love Westmalle
Belgian Tripel

3rd Place

John DePaulo & Jeff Murbach
Tess’ Damnation
Belgian Golden Strong Ale

Dark Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Juicy Fruit
Belgian Dark Strong Ale

2nd Place

Len Modelewski
Belgian Dubbel
Belgian Dubbel

3rd Place

Joe Belevender
Young Crowley
Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Fruit Beer

1st Place

Ian Calder
Don’t Rinse With The Spit Pitcher
Fruit and Spice Beer

2nd Place

Adam Carter
#10
Fruit Beer

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Pearl’s Hot Dish
Fruit and Spice Beer

Spiced Beer

1st Place

Thomas Sirgey
My Other Brother Thor
Winter Seasonal Beer

2nd Place

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout #2
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
MIS: Mexican Imperial Stout
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Honorable Mention

Joseph Borzynski
Teotizilla
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Smoked & Wood Age Beer

1st Place

Chris Gable & John Halbleib
Fire On the Mountain
Piwo Grodziskie

2nd Place

NAH Club Vince Barrel
Club Barelywine Vince
Wood-Aged Beer

3rd Place

Steve Badman
Drunken Husky Harry Porter
Specialty Smoked Beer

Sour Beer

1st Place

Brian Marmoreo
King Paimon
Flanders Red Ale

2nd Place

Sean Eagen
Electro-Lite
Gose

3rd Place

Sam Tischler
Amlam
Lambic

Wild Beer

1st Place

Bob Charboneau & Deron Weet & Steve Schaefer
Welcome To Cherry Town
Wild Specialty Beer

2nd Place

Sam Tischler
Saskatoon Sour
Wild Specialty Beer

3rd Place

Andrew Zwack
Murray, Present, Brett, Present
Brett Beer

Cider

1st Place

Bill Boyer
Being There – Hornindal Variant
New World Cider

2nd Place

John Crossett & ABCZ Group
Icterus
New World Cider

3rd Place

Bill Boyer
He Who Controls the Mulled Spice
Cider with Herbs/Spices

Traditional Mead

1st Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Lehua Blossom
Semi-Sweet Mead

2nd Place

Keith Curtachio
Buzz Off
Sweet Mead

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
Buckwheat Mead 17
Semi-Sweet Mead

Fruit Mead

1st Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Tart Cherry Mead
Stone Fruit Mead

2nd Place

Kyle Ducharme
Pyment’s Due Volume Two
Pyment

3rd Place

Ryan Vigne
Blood To Bleed
Melomel

Spice Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Blueberry Lemoncello
Fruit and Spice Mead

2nd Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Nord Mead
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

3rd Place

Timothy Collins
Royal Jelly
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Specialty Mead

1st Place

Keith Curtachio
Beequila Resposada
Experimental Mead

2nd Place

Bill Boyer
Bridge of Death – Bourbon
Experimental Mead

3rd Place

Ben Gilmore & Danae Gilmore
Blueberry Pancake
Experimental Mead

AWOG 2020 Winners

Thanks to all who entered and everyone who volunteered. Our 24th year was another outstanding success!

Congratulations to all the winners who took home some amazing prizes thanks to our generous sponsors.

PLEASE NOTE: Score sheets and prizes were available at the awards banquet on Saturday, February 22 and most were distributed that evening.  Those who did not attend the banquet will receive their score sheets (and prizes, if applicable) in the next week or two.  This competition is run entirely on volunteers and sorting/shipping will take place as soon as possible.  Your patience is appreciated.

Best of Show - Beer

Best of Show

Daniel Hamm-Johnson
The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle
Fruit Beer

2nd Best of Show

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout
Spiced/Herb/Vegetable Beer

3rd Best of Show

Ken DeMarree
2018 Saison
Light Belgian Strong Ale

Best of Show - Mead and Cider

Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Fufu Mead, the Mead Formerly Known As FU Crossett
Spiced, Historical & Experimental Mead

2nd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Grape Juice Pyment
Fruit Mead

3rd Best of Show

Timothy Collins
Pancakes
Traditional Mead

Malty Light Lager

1st Place

Kevin DiTondo
Coast To Coast Cream Ale

2nd Place

Richard Romanko
Hell’s Yes!!

3rd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Line Brawl Lager

Hoppy Light Lager

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Das Haus

2nd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Kellerbier

3rd Place

James Kennedy
Czech Pils

Amber Lager

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Fest

2nd Place

Matt Durante
Marzen

3rd Place

Mark Scibilia
More Düssel Less Dorf

Dark Lager

1st Place

Paul Weisenburger
What the Schwarz?

2nd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Dangle Dunkel

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
I Remember My First Beer Russ

Strong Lager

1st Place

Kevin DiTondo
Another Miracle On Ice

2nd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Breakaway Bock

3rd Place

Ken DeMarree & John Crossett
Insert Insult of Tim Collins Here

Honorable Mention

Mike Vandervoort
Toque N’ Hosers Double Double Hockey Pond Ice Bock

Wheat & Rye Beer

1st Place

Rob Sells
Liquid Banana Bread

2nd Place

Rick Felser
Keith Can’t Pronounce Hefeweizen

3rd Place

Daniel Cassetta
Friday Night By The Fire Winter Wheat

British Ale

1st Place

Paul Weisenburger
Irish Wristwatch

2nd Place

Andrew McCready
King Keelie Ale

3rd Place

Tom Beach
Refine the Sunshine

Dark British Ale

1st Place

Colin Green
Midnight Oil

2nd Place

John Crossett
The Brown Eye Is Leaking

3rd Place

William Serowski & Rick Felser
Charlie Brown

American Pale & Blonde Ale

1st Place

Wally Kopinski
Pale Ale

2nd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Beach Blonde

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Glutanicus

Honorable Mention

Wally Kopinski
Blonde Ale

British Stout

1st Place

Neal Steward
Oil Pan Stout

2nd Place

Vince Natali
Brown Cow Milk Stout

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
A Wee Stout

Honorable Mention

Mike Vandervoort
10-60

American Stout

1st Place

Dan Gestwick & Evan Gestwick
Chocolate Imperial Stout

2nd Place

Daniel Cassetta
Yukon Howler

3rd Place

John Crossett & Brian Milleville
The Darkness

British Strong Ale

1st Place

Sean Wall
Pssshhhh Who Cares

2nd Place

Andrew Urban
2015 Wee Little Red Head

3rd Place

Rob Sells
Auld Bahooky

Honorable Mention

Rob Sells
Sip, Stare, Repeat All Over Again

Porter

1st Place

Richard Romanko
Dark and Stormy Daniels

2nd Place

Michael Kanick
Snow Day

3rd Place

Kevin DiTondo
Power Play Porter

American Amber & Brown Ale

1st Place

Michael Kanick
Dawg Pound

2nd Place

Anthony Tapia & Amado Arteaga
Glendale Special

3rd Place

Rob Sells
California Steamin’

New England IPA

1st Place

Bryan Kimball
Hazy Boi

2nd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
Amy’s IPA

3rd Place

Joe Horne
January Thaw

English & American IPA

1st Place

Brian Milleville
Spliff IPA

2nd Place

Brian Milleville
Bison Brew

3rd Place

Michael Sullivan
The Maxx

Specialty IPA

1st Place

Philippe Boulanger
Lush & Leafy

2nd Place

Michael Murray
Night King IPA

3rd Place

Erik Reinheimer
Belgian IPA

American Strong Ale

1st Place

Tim Belczak
Pound Sum Lupulin

2nd Place

Robert Visca
Bigga’ Boy Barleywine

3rd Place

Mike Eagan & Geoff Heusinger
The Dogauntlet

Sour Beer

1st Place

Andrew McCready
What Gose Round

2nd Place

Patrick Brown
Atkinsour

3rd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Three Weiss Men

Belgian Ale

1st Place

John Crossett & Greg Feather
A Wedding Wit

2nd Place

Wayne Chase
Brother Wayne’s Abbey Ale

3rd Place

Wally Kopinski & Eric Burt
Tripel X

Light Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Ken DeMarree
2018 Saison

2nd Place

Greg Bogan
Belgian Golden Strong

3rd Place

John Sullivan
Honeyed Saison

Dark Belgian Strong Ale

1st Place

Mark Scibilia
Monks Double Date

2nd Place

Paul Weisenburger
Abbey Normal

3rd Place

Anthony Tapia & Amado Arteaga
Downpour Dubbel

American Wild Ale

1st Place

Bob Charboneau & Deron Weet
Frankensour

2nd Place

Matt Durante
Blueberliner

3rd Place

Alex Placito & Ken DeMarree
Blackbarrel Saison

Fruit Beer

1st Place

Daniel Hamm-Johnson
The Ol’ Razzle Dazzle

2nd Place

Rob Sells
Raspberry Breakfast

3rd Place

Michael Syrop & Ron Mitchell
Three Weiss Men (berry)

Honorable Mention

Rick Mancinelli
Raspberry Beret

Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer

1st Place

Rick Felser
Winter Campfire Vanilla Stout

2nd Place

Jerry Canny
Lemongrasshopper

3rd Place

Brian Meyer & Lori Meyer
Fat Gandalf

Wood Aged Beer

1st Place

John Spinella
Bourbon Barrel Aged RIS

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Gravy Imperial Stout

3rd Place

Todd Jech & Jeff Morante
Attridge Grove Rye Barrel Aged Braggotwine

Honorable Mention

Alex Buckley
Big Dark Dong

Specialty, Historical Experimental & Smoked Beer

1st Place

Keith Curtachio & BNHV Heritage Brewers Guild
The Guild “Rocks”

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
Tried To Clone CBW’s Whale

3rd Place

Keith Curtachio & Dan Cassetta
I Want My Mumme

Seasonal Spiced Beer

1st Place

Todd Jech & Jeff Morante
Attridge Grove Red Xmas

2nd Place

Matthew Licht & Noel Guilford
Sleepy Hallow

3rd Place

Michael Kanick
Sally’s Restitution

Standard Cider & Perry

1st Place

John Crossett
Josh Allen Super Bowl MVP

2nd Place

Mark Zambron
Apple of My Frozen Eye

3rd Place

Wayne Chase
Abbott’s Cider

Specialty Cider & Perry

1st Place

Dan Gestwick
New England Cider 2018

2nd Place

Dan Gestwick
New England Cider 2019

3rd Place

Jeffrey Kochems
Holiday Donkey

Honorable Mention

Jeffrey Clift
Sweet Liberty

Traditional Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Pancakes

2nd Place

Timothy Collins
Marshmallows

3rd Place

Robert Clingan & Allen Utsler
Marks Original Basswood Christmasberry Traditional

Fruit Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
Grape Juice Pyment

2nd Place

Carmelo Medina Garcia
Blueberry Melomel

3rd Place

Gary Coons
Wild Black Raspberry Mead

Spiced, Historical & Experimental Mead

1st Place

Timothy Collins
FuFu Mead, the Mead Formerly Known As FU Crossett

2nd Place

George Hammer
Thor’s Hammer

3rd Place

Anthony Perotti
Redhead Honeymoon

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