| 2001 BOSS Winners Report |
| Place | Subcategory | Name | City | Club |
| | AMERICAN PALE ALES |
| 1ST | American Amber Ale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | American Pale Ale | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | American Pale Ale | Mike Wasko | Aurora, IL |
| | BARLEYWINE AND IMPERIAL STOUT |
| 1ST | BOS2 | American-style Barleywine | Steve Olson & Others | Menasha, WI | Society of Oshkosh Brewers |
| 2ND | Russian Imperial Stout | Steve Olson & Others | Menasha, WI | Society of Oshkosh Brewers |
| 3RD | English-style Barleywine | Bob Barrett & Kim Barrett | Ann Arbor, MI | Fermental Order of |
| | BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE |
| 1ST | Witbier | Mike Bock | Wheaton, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Witbier | Russ Johnson | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Biere de Garde | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | BITTERS |
| 1ST | Special or Best Bitter | Zemo Holat | Batavia, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Strong Bitter/English Pale | Scott Allen Smith | Galesburg, IL | Galesburg Homebrew Club |
| 3RD | Strong Bitter/English Pale | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | BOCKS & EUROPEAN DARK LAGERS |
| 1ST | Helles Bock/Maibock | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Munich Dunkel | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | Doppelbock | Mike Brennan | Spring Hill, FL | BOSS |
| | BROWN ALES |
| 1ST | Northern English Brown Ale | Ed Vandegrift | Lee's Summit, MO | ZZ Hops |
| 2ND | American Brown Ale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | American Brown Ale | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | CIDERS |
| 1ST | BOM2 | Standard Cider and Perry | Jerry Sadowski & Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Standard Cider and Perry | Rick Deering | Frankfort, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | New England-Style Cider | Zemo Holat | Batavia, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | EUROPEAN PALE LAGER |
| 1ST | Bohemian Pilsner | Gregg Ferlin & Bob Ward | New Lenox, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Dortmunder Export | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Bohemian Pilsner | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | FLAVORED BEERS |
| 1ST | Peat Smoked Beer | Marty Nachel | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Gruit | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | Xmas Ale | Brian Bethke | Mokena, IL | BOSS |
| | INDIA PALE ALE |
| 1ST | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | KOELSH & ALTBIER |
| 1ST | Koelsch-Style Ale | Tom Oelrich | Carol Stream, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Koelsch-Style Ale | Michael Pelter | Crown Point, IN | Duneland Homebrewers Assn.; |
| 3RD | Duesseldorf Altbier | Rob Beck | Kansas City, MO | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| | LAMBICS |
| 1ST | Fruit Lambic-Style Ale | Tony Kuligowski | Evergreen Park, IL | Homebrewer's Pride of the |
| 2ND | Fruit Lambic-Style Ale | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | Straight (Unblended) | Tony Kuligowski | Evergreen Park, IL | Homebrewer's Pride of the |
| | LIGHT ALE |
| 1ST | Cream Ale | Michael Pelter | Crown Point, IN | Duneland Homebrewers Assn.; |
| 2ND | American Wheat | Michael Pelter | Crown Point, IN | Duneland Homebrewers Assn.; |
| 3RD | Blond Ale | Jim Waller | Chicago, IL |
| | LIGHT LAGERS |
| 1ST | Dark | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2ND | Classic American Pilsner | Jerry Sadowski & Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Light/Standard/Premium | Mike Wasko | Aurora, IL |
| | MEAD |
| 1ST | BOM1 | Other Fruit Melomel | Gordan Bolan | Joliet, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | Other Fruit Melomel | Gordan Bolan | Joliet, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | David Spinney | Indianapolis, IN |
| | PORTERS |
| 1ST | Robust Porter | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2ND | Brown Porter | Mike Brennan | Spring Hill, FL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Robust Porter | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | SCOTTISH ALES |
| 1ST | Export 80 | Jeffrey Sparrow | Chicago, IL | Chicago Beer Society |
| 2ND | Heavy 70 | Shane Coombs | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | SCOTTISH STRONG |
| 1ST | Strong Scotch Ale (Wee | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | SPECIALTY/EXPERIMENTAL |
| 1ST | Baltic porter with malted rye and chocolate rye | Eric Christensen | Plainfield, IL | Headhunters Brewing Club |
| 2ND | Dunkelweizen wine | Marty Nachel | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Peat Smoked Stout | Chris Grib & Marty Nachel | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| | STOUTS |
| 1ST | BOS3 | Dry Stout | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 2ND | Sweet Stout | Steve Williams | Darien, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Foreign Extra Stout | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | STRONG BELGIAN ALES |
| 1ST | BOS1 | Tripel | Jeffrey Sparrow | Chicago, IL | Chicago Beer Society |
| 2ND | Tripel | Michael Uchima | Woodridge, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Tripel | Steve McKenna | Naperville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | VIENNA/MAERZEN |
| 1ST | Oktoberfest/Maerzen | John Blichmann | Lafayette, IN | Tippecanoe Homebrewers |
| 2ND | Oktoberfest/Maerzen | Jerry Sadowski & Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | Vienna Lager | Jeff Carlson | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | WHEAT BEER |
| 1ST | Weizenbock | Steve McKenna | Naperville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | Bavarian Weizen | Russ Johnson | Warrenville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | Berliner Weisse | Jeffrey Sparrow | Chicago, IL | Chicago Beer Society |
