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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Wizard of SAAZ

There were 442 entries and 167 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Malinowski	Alpha Male	14B India Pale Ale (IPA): American IPA	SAAZ
2nd	Mike Yingling	Roggenbock	23A Specialty Beer: Specialty Beer	SAAZ
3rd	Dennis Decker	Deckerfest	3B European Amber Lager: Oktoberfest/Marzen

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Light Lagers (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Wade Fisher Co-Brewer: Shawn Stine	Mono Loco	1A: Lite American Lager
3rd	Mike Yingling	Schwaches Amibier	1B: Standard American Lager	SAAZ
1st	Mike Yingling Co-Brewer: Mike Krajewski	The Helles you say	1D: Munich Helles	SAAZ

Table 2: Pilsners (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Paul Shick	Primarily Pils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	SNOB
1st	Mike Yingling	Erstbier	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	SAAZ
2nd	Kevin Dobbins	Czech Mate	2B: Bohemian Pilsener

Table 3: Amber Lagers (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Wade Fisher Co-Brewer: Shawn Stine	Mono Loco Dark	3A: Vienna Lager
1st	Dennis Decker	Deckerfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen
2nd	Larry Reuter Co-Brewer: Donna Reuter	R OCTObeer	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	SAAZ

Table 4: Dark Lagers & Amber Hybrid Beer (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Larry Reuter	R Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel	SAAZ
3rd	David Worth	Dunkel Decoction	4B: Munich Dunkel	SAAZ
1st	Malcolm Frazer Co-Brewer: Josh Beckton	Zee Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel
1st	Steve Megay	Alt	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	SAAZ
2nd	AARON KURKA	Altbier Von Kurka	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	SAAZ

Table 5: Bock (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Mike Yingling	Herbstbock	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	SAAZ
3rd	AARON KURKA	Doppelbock	5C: Doppelbock	SAAZ
1st	Paul Shick	Even More Eisbock	5D: Eisbock	SNOB

Table 6: Light Hybrids (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	David Worth	Jenny’s Ale	6A: Cream Ale	SAAZ
2nd	Dave Clark	Killer Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	SNOB
1st	Michael Malinowski	Kaiserin Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	SAAZ

Table 7: English Pale (13 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jan Lobota Co-Brewer: Justin Casagrande	Special Bitters	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	MAGMA
1st	Dave Clark	British Steele	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	SNOB
HM	Mike Piazza	Bitter Sister	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	SAAZ
2nd	David Worth	Davey’s ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	SAAZ

Table 8: Scottish and Irish (23 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Vic Gonzales	Scottish Heavy	9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-	SODZ
2nd	Dave Clark	Wee Heavy Mettle	9C: Scottish Export 80/-	SNOB
3rd	Todd Donnelly	Slainte	9D: Irish Red Ale	SNOB

Table 9: American Ales (33 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Larry Reuter	Full Nelson	10A: American Pale Ale	SAAZ
1st	Jeff Hughes	American Amber	10B: American Amber Ale	C.R.A.F.T.
3rd	Wade Fisher Co-Brewer: Shawn Stine	O Nut Cracker	10C: American Brown Ale

Table 10: English Brown (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Piazza	Little Guy	11A: Mild	SAAZ
3rd	Todd Donnelly	Not too strong, not too weak.	11A: Mild	SNOB
2nd	Mike Piazza	Burningham	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	SAAZ

Table 11: Porter (11 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Dave Smith	Brown Porter	12A: Brown Porter	SAAZ
2nd	Gautam Bagchi	Smells like cat pee	12B: Robust Porter	SODZ
1st	Michael Malinowski	Polska Porter	12C: Baltic Porter	SAAZ

Table 12: Stouts! (57 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Chris Hamm Co-Brewer: Missi Hamm	Oatmeal Stout	13C: Oatmeal Stout
1st	Brian Lennon	Macbeth Stout	13E: American Stout	SNOB
HM	Chris Bible	Ebony Insanity	13D: Foreign Extra Stout
3rd	Matt Shurtz	Russian Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	SAAZ

Table 13: IPA (38 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Malinowski	Alpha Male	14B: American IPA	SAAZ
2nd	Jason Nichols	headshrinker west coast ipa	14B: American IPA
3rd	Michael Irving	Occam’s Taser	14C: Imperial IPA	SNOB

Table 14: German Wheat and Rye (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Lou Laird	LEL-15A	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	SAAZ
2nd	Mike Yingling Co-Brewer: Greg Kaczmarek	Obfuscator	15C: Weizenbock	SAAZ

Table 15: Belgian and French Ales (33 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Creveling	Draft Horse Pale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale	SAAZ
2nd	Evan Brill	FLP Saison	16C: Saison	LAGERS
HM	Mike Danks	Danks Cellar Ale	16D: Biere de Garde	SAAZ
3rd	Cameron Camp	Tripel avec Citrouille	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale

Table 16: Sour Ale (12 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Sam Fischer	Berliner Weisse	17A: Berliner Weisse	Meadville Brewing Society
HM	Keith Kneisley	Saures Bier Gesicht	17A: Berliner Weisse	SAAZ
3rd	Vic Gonzales	Flanders Red	17B: Flanders Red Ale	SODZ
1st	Jennifer Hermann	OTIS	17B: Flanders Red Ale	SNOB

Table 17: Belgian Strong (29 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Paul Shick	Seriously Blonde	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	SNOB
3rd	Brian Lennon	The Golden Ale	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	SNOB
1st	Evan Brill	Dark Strong of the Underworld	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	LAGERS
HM	Kevin Paul	Crusader	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	C.R.A.F.T.

Table 18: Strong Ale (15 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Ryan Torres Co-Brewer: Alex Aossey	Good Dave’s Old Ale	19A: Old Ale	The Brewing Network
1st	Daniel Fick	Hells Bells Barleywine	19B: English Barleywine	C.R.A.F.T.
HM	Steve Pollock Co-Brewer: Joe warehime/Tom Stratton	Barleywine	19C: American Barleywine	Cascade
2nd	Paul Shick	Old Fireside	19B: English Barleywine	SNOB

Table 19: Fruit Beers (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Paul Covert	Very Berry Delicious	20A: Fruit Beer	SAAZ
1st	Jennifer Hermann	Himbeere	20A: Fruit Beer	SNOB
2nd	Jonathan Bowker	RASPBERRY WHEAT ALE	20A: Fruit Beer	Brew Free or Die
HM	Corey Baker	Lust	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 20: Spice, Vegetable and Herb (48 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
HM	Lou Laird	LEL-21B	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	SAAZ
3rd	Matt Huber	Reindeer Rocket Fuel	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	SAAZ
2nd	Kevin Paul	The Scrooge	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	C.R.A.F.T.
1st	Daniel Fick	Big Ass Double Chocolate Stout	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.R.A.F.T.

Table 21: Smoke and Wood aged (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Yingling Co-Brewer: Mike Krajewski	Beechinator	22A: Classic Rauchbier	SAAZ
HM	Kevin Paul	Smoked Porter	22B: Other Smoked Beer	C.R.A.F.T.
3rd	Mark Wise	Hickory Aged Darkling	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Lorain County Brew Club
2nd	Steve Dragon	Steve Dragon	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	HAZARD

Table 22: Specialty Beers (35 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Yingling	Roggenbock	23A: Specialty Beer	SAAZ
HM	Michael Creveling	Russian Kilt Imperial Van Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	SAAZ
2nd	Mike Colby	Raspberry Chocolate Coffee Hop	23A: Specialty Beer	SODZ
3rd	John Mangine	Peppermint Patti Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	Meadville Brewing Society

Sponsors

Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) is proud to have the following sponsors for the Wizard of SAAZ:

Society of Akron Area Zymurgists Akron, OH	The Grape and Granary Akron, OH	Thirsty Dog Brewing Akron, OH	Fat Heads Brewery & Saloon North Olmsted, OH	LD Carlson Kent, OH	Midwest Supplies Minneapolis, MN
The Brew Kettle Strongsville, OH	Willoughby Brewing Willoughby, OH	Dano's Lakeside Pub Akron, OH	DeViti's Italian Deli & Market Akron, OH	KSI Akron, OH	Abruzzo's Kent, OH
Adventures in Homebrewing Taylor, MI	Cornerstone Brewing Berea, OH	Great Fermentations of Indiana Indianapolis, IN	Main Street Grille & Brewing Company Garrettsville, OH	Market Garden Brewery Cleveland, OH	Northern Brewer Roseville, MN
White Labs	Barrel Room Wine & Beer Bar North Canton, OH	Chardon BrewWorks & Eatery Chardon, OH	Great Lakes Brewing Cleveland, OH	Hoppin' Frog Akron, OH	Indigo Imp Brewing Cleveland, OH
Leener's You-Make-Kit Northfield, OH	Ohio Brewing Akron, OH