| | 2002 BOSS Winners Report |
| Place | Subcategory | Name | City | Club |
| | AMERICAN LAGER |
| 1ST | BOS3 | 092 | Classic American Pilsner | Cas Koralewski | Toledo, OH |
| 2ND | 083 | Classic American Pilsner | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 3RD | 071 | Light/Standard/Premium | Ed Seaman | Streamwood, IL | Silverado Homebrew Club |
| | AMERICAN PALE ALE |
| 1ST | BOS1 | 041 | American Amber Ale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | 013 | California Common Beer | Michael Tollefson | Hainesville, IL | BABBLE |
| 3RD | 114 | American Pale Ale | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | BELGIAN & FRENCH ALES |
| 1ST | 144 | Saison | Wayne Fehrenbach | Fargo, ND | Prairie Homebrewing |
| 2ND | 115 | Biere de Garde | John Applegarth | Grand Rapids, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | 061 | Belgian Specialty Ale | Lane Linder | Monee, IL | BOSS |
| | BITTER & ENGLISH PALE ALES |
| 1ST | 074 | Ordinary Bitter | Kevin Spealman | Glen Ellyn, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | 128 | Special or Best Bitter | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | 040 | Strong Bitter/English Pale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | BROWN ALE |
| 1ST | 042 | American Brown Ale | Joe Formanek | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | 023 | American Brown Ale | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | 011 | American Brown Ale | Marty Nachel | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| | CIDERS |
| 1ST | BOM1 | 019 | Standard Cider and Perry | Steve Conner | Wingo, KY | Music City Brewers |
| 2ND | 036 | New England-Style Cider | Eric Fouch | Caledonia, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | EUROPEAN DARK LAGERS & BOCKS |
| 1ST | 081 | Munich Dunkel | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 2ND | 045 | Doppelbock | Jerry & Tom Sadowski & Bob | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | 140 | Traditional Bock | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | EUROPEAN PALE LAGER |
| 1ST | 053 | Bohemian Pilsner | Jerry Sadowski & Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | 080 | Dortmunder Export | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 3RD | 110 | Bohemian Pilsner | John Blichmann | Lafayette, IN | Tippecanoe Homebrewers |
| | FLAVORED & EXPERIMENTAL BEERS |
| 1ST | 155 | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | 012 | Other Smoked Beer | Marty Nachel | Orland Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | 158 | Steve Williams | Darien, IL | BOSS |
| | INDIA PALE ALE |
| 1ST | 085 | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 2ND | 161 | Michael Uchima | Naperville, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3RD | 054 | Mark Ferlin | Braidwood, IL | BOSS |
| | KOELSCH, ALTS, OCTOBERFEST |
| 1ST | 026 | Koelsch-Style Ale | Darrell Proksa | Downers Grove, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | 055 | Koelsch-Style Ale | Ed Vandegrift | Lee's Summit, MO | ZZ Hops |
| 3RD | 108 | Oktoberfest/Maerzen | John Blichmann | Lafayette, IN | Tippecanoe Homebrewers |
| | LIGHT ALES |
| 1ST | BOS2 | 082 | Cream Ale | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 2ND | 130 | Cream Ale | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | 039 | Blond Ale | Therese Vetvick | Bolingbrook, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| | MEADS |
| 1ST | 049 | Other Fruit Melomel | Jerry Sadowski & Tom Sadowski | Crete, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | BOM2 | 020 | Other Fruit Melomel | Lee Mayer | Oak Forest, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | BOM3 | 028 | Traditional Mead | John Dalton | New Lenox, IL | BOSS |
| | OTHER STRONG BEERS |
| 1ST | 003 | American-style Barleywine | Gregg Ferlin | New Lenox, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | 084 | Strong Scotch Ale (Wee | Rick Georgette | West Bloomfield, MI |
| 3RD | 148 | English-style Barleywine | Brian Bethke | Mokena, IL | BOSS |
| | PORTERS |
| 1ST | 159 | Robust Porter | Steve Williams | Darien, IL | BOSS |
| 2ND | 065 | Brown Porter | Ray Steinhart | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | 132 | Robust Porter | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | SCOTTISH ALES |
| 1ST | 057 | Export 80 | Ed Vandegrift | Lee's Summit, MO | ZZ Hops |
| 2ND | 127 | Light 60 | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| 3RD | 137 | Export 80 | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | STOUTS |
| 1ST | 077 | Foreign Extra Stout | Kevin Spealman | Glen Ellyn, IL | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2ND | 056 | Sweet Stout | Ed Vandegrift | Lee's Summit, MO | ZZ Hops |
| 3RD | 133 | Foreign Extra Stout | Dan Humphrey | Rockford, MI | Primetime Brewers |
| | STRONG BELGIAN ALES |
| 1ST | 146 | Tripel | Wayne Fehrenbach | Fargo, ND | Prairie Homebrewing |
| 2ND | 154 | Belgian Strong Golden Ale | Dave Persenaire | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | 072 | Dubbel | Ed Seaman | Streamwood, IL | Silverado Homebrew Club |
| | WHEAT BEER |
| 1ST | 086 | Weizenbock | Rocky Bennett | Eudora, KS |
| 2ND | 066 | Bavarian Weizen | Ray Steinhart | Tinley Park, IL | BOSS |
| 3RD | 104 | Bavarian Weizen | Mike Brennan | Spring Hill, FL | BOSS |