2000 BOSS Winners Report
PlaceSubcategoryNameCityClub

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