9th Annual Dukes of Ale's

NM State Fair ProAm Beer & Mead Competition

August 15-17, 1997

133 Amateur Entries

 

Best of Show Big Bitter Red, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque

Best Ale

Big Bitter Red, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque

Best Lager

Helles, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque

Best Specialty

Dark Hollow Dubbel, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque

Best Mead

Blueberry Bee, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque

 

Big British Ale (5 entries)

Gold

Big Bitter Red, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 44

Silver

Highlander Ale, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 40

Bronze

County Tyrrell 120, Charlie Tyrrell, Albuquerque - 32

Robust English Ale (9 entries)

Gold

Long Journey IPA, Alan Mantei, Albuquerque - 40.5

Silver

King Bee IPA, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque - 39

Bronze

Celestial IPA, Larry Sitney, Santa Fe - 38

American Brown (6 entries)

No Gold awarded

No Silver awarded

Bronze

Oh Nuts Brown Ale, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 26

Porter (9 entries)

Gold

Sit Down Porter, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras - 42

Silver

Freight Train Porter, Steve Schafer, Albuquerque - 40

Bronze

'Bust My Porter, Barbara Ruth, Albuquerque - 38

Stout (8 entries)

Gold

No Doubt Stout, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 40

Silver

Dark Matter, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 39

Silver

JJ's Black Stout, James Chavez, Albuquerque - 39

Bronze

Simply Stout, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 33

Light Scotch & American Micro Beers (6 entries)

No Gold awarded

No Silver awarded

Bronze

Red Coyote Ale, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 29

English Brown & Mild (11 entries)

Gold

English Brown, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque - 35

Silver

Jackson St. Brown Ale, Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 34

Bronze

10-22 Ale, Edwin Miller, Albuquerque - 29

Pale Ale (11 entries)

Gold

Jemez Pale Ale 5, Mike Hall & Jim Morel, Los Alamos - 42

Silver

Celebrate This, Edwin Miller, Albuquerque - 39

Bronze

Desert Gnat Ale II, Marshall Holt, Albuquerque - 37

Pilsener (3 entries)

Gold

Mesa Oro Pils, Victor Trujillo, Albuquerque - 40

Silver

Pils, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 37

Bronze

Spring Finito, George Heaton & Chris Van Dyck, Albuquerque - 28

Fest Beer (10 entries)

Gold

Knocked Over Fest, Eric Lorenzen, Albuquerque - 39

Silver

Kick Buttoberfest, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 36

Bronze

Viva Vienna!, Jamie & Camille Painter, Santa Fe - 35

American Standards, Bock, Munich (9 entries)

Gold

Helles, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 45

Silver

Black Thorn Lager, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 38

Bronze

Doppelbock, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 31

Mixed Ale-Lager Styles & German Wheat (8 entries)

Gold

Hefe Weizen, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras - 35

No Silver awarded

Bronze

Bryce's Altbier, Joe Newcomer, Las Cruces - 28

Fruit & Vegetable / Herb & Spice (6 entries)

No Gold awarded

Silver

Dog Days Ginger Wheat, James Rishe & Duane Craig, Albuquerque - 33

Bronze

Christy's Choice, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 32

Smoked Beer, Schwarzbier, Specialty (9 entries)

Gold

Schwarzbier, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 37

Silver

Sour Power, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 32

Bronze

Smokin Powderkeg Porter, Lew West, Tijeras - 31

Belgian, French & Sour Beers (10 entries)

Gold

Dark Hollow Dubbel, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque - 42

Silver

Whyte Spyder, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 37

Bronze

Trippel, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque - 35

Bronze

Summer Saison, Stephen Story, Albuquerque - 35

Mead (13 entries)

Gold

Blueberry Bee, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 37

Silver

Knock Out, Edward Otero, Los Lunas - 36

Silver

Traditional #2, Robert K. Shelton, Rio Rancho - 36

Bronze

First Mead, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 31

Bronze

Raspberry Ginger Mead, Anthony Marrs, Albuquerque - 31