8th Annual Dukes of Ale's
Spring Thing Beer & Mead Competition
April 17-18, 1998

118 Entries

Best of Show   	Donner Weisse, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM
Best Ale       	Downtown Brown, Bill Aimonetti, Albuquerque, NM
Best Lager     	Our Dad's Beer, Cooke, D'Amone, Powell, Albuquerque, NM
Best Specialty 	Donner Weisse, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM
Best Mead      	Miel Tyrrell, C. A. Tyrrell, Albuquerque, NM

India Pale Ale (11 entries)
Gold---King Bee, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque, NM - 45
Sliver---Ganges Surprise, Ed Miller, Albuquerque, NM - 44.5
Bronze---International Pale Ale, Jeff Buckels, Albuquerque, NM - 44

Brown Ale (8 entries)
Gold---Downtown Brown, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras, NM - 40
Silver---Lucky Daze, Bryan Bennett, Los Alamos, NM - 39
Bronze---Cow Tipping Ale, John Bryant, Albuquerque, NM - 38
Bronze---Rick's Brown Ale, Steve Schafer, Albuquerque, NM - 38

Strong Ale (6 entries)
Gold---Big Bitter Red II, Guy & Barbara Ruth, Albuquerque, NM - 35
Silver---Desert Gnat 4, Marshall Holt, Albuquerque, NM - 30
Bronze---Rams' Butt English Strong Ale, Robin Broyles, Albuquerque, NM - 29

Porter (6 entries)
Gold---Freight Train Porter, Steve Schafer, Albuquerque, NM - 41
Silver---Wort Jester Porter, Michael Cunningham, Albuquerque, NM - 37
Bronze---La Nina Porter, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque, NM - 29

Stout (11 entries)
Gold---Black Napkins, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque, NM - 42
Silver---Here 'n' There Stout, Larry Sitney, Santa Fe, NM - 41
Bronze---No Doubt Stout, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras, NM - 38

Light Ale & British Bitter (9 entries)
Gold---Enchantment Ale, Ed Miller, Albuquerque, NM - 36
Bronze---Son of Sam, Ed Miller, Albuquerque, NM - 28
Bronze---Village Bitter, George Fix, Arlington, TX - 28
Bronze---Lucky Daze, Bryan Bennett, Los Alamos, NM - 28

British Pale Ale (6 entries)
Gold---Ye Olde Bulldog, Ed Miller, Albuquerque, NM - 36
No Silver awarded
No Bronze awarded

American Pale Ale & California Common (8 entries)
Gold---U.S.Ale, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras, NM - 35
Silver---American Pale, Brent Newman, Los Alamos, NM - 33
Bronze---Tow Johns Pale Ale, John Bryant, Albuquerque, NM - 29

American/European Light & Dark Lager (7 entries)
Gold---Our Dad's Beer, Gregg Cooke, Adam D'Amor & Mike Powell, Albuquerque, NM - 37
Silver---Pils, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque, NM - 36
Bronze---Go to Helles, Steve Mathewson, Albuquerque, NM - 35

German Lagers (9 entries)
Gold---Bullwinkel Bock, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM - 47
Silver---Schwartzleben, Wayne Humbird, Lake Jackson, TX - 44
Bronze---Indecision Oktoberfest, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM - 39

Alt & German Wheat (10 entries)
Gold---Donner Weisse, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM - 39
Silver---Bavarian Wheat, Brent Newman, Los Alamos, NM - 38
Bronze---Weizenbier, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque, NM - 35
Bronze---Altbier, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque, NM - 35

Belgian & French (8 entries)
Gold---Raven Dubbel, Paul Domski, Tijeras, NM - 38
Silver---Tripel3, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque, NM - 36
Bronze---Biere de Garde, Stephen Story, Albuquerque, NM - 35.5

Fruit, Spice/Herb/Veggie, Smoked (7 entries)
No Gold awarded
Silver---XXXMAS Special Ale, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque, NM - 33.5
Bronze---Wayne's World Smoked Honey Porter, Ed Miller, Albuquerque, NM - 33

Traditional & Melomel Meads (7 entries)
Gold---Miel Tyrrell, C.A. Tyrrell, Tijeras, NM - 36
Silver---Robert's Traditional, Robert Shelton, Rio Rancho, NM - 35.5
Bronze---Leather Gloves Required, Jim Strunk, Albuquerque, NM - 31

Metheglins & Mixed Meads (5 entries)
No Gold awarded
No Silver awarded
Bronze---Axead Mead, Daria Labinsky & Stan Hieronymus, Rio Rancho, NM - 28