2009

PALE ALE
Gold: River Company Brewery
Silver: Anchor Liberty
Bronze: Dancing Tree Brewery

STOUT/PORTER
Gold: Kona/Pipeline Porter
Silver: Mt. State/Coal Miner's Daughter Stout
Bronze: Mountaineer Brewing
 
BELGIAN ALE
Gold: Brewery Ommegang/Rare Vos
Silver: Brewery Ommegang/Hennepin
Bronze: Anheuser Busch/Shock Top

GOLDEN ALE/PILSNER
Gold: Starr Hill/Jomo Lager
Silver: Atlanta Brewing/Red Brick Blonde
Bronze: Redhook/Slim Chance Blonde		 OKTOBERFEST
Gold: Mountaineer Brewing
Silver: Leinenkugel
Bronze: Samuel Adams

AMBER ALE
Gold: River Company/Irish Red
Silver: Leinenkugel/Brown Ale
Bronze: Starr Hill/Amber
 
WHEAT
Gold: Sierra Nevada Kellerweisse
Silver: Widmer Hefeweizen
Bronze: River COmpany Farmhouse Hefe
 
PEOPLE'S CHOICE
Foothills Brewery/People's Porter
 
CHAIRMAN'S CHOICE
Brewery Ommegang/Hennepin
 
BEST OF SHOW/BRAMWELL CUP
Gold: Mountaineer Brewing Company/Oktoberfest
Silver: Dancing Tree/Raspberry Wheat
Bronze: River Company/Irish Red



Best of Show

Gold: Pumpkin Bock ~ Weeping Radish Brewing Co.
Silver: Ned's Pale Ale ~ West Virginia Brewing Co.
Bronze: Witte ~ Brewery Ommegang

Best Pale Ale

Gold: Ned's Pale Ale ~ West Virginia Brewing Co.
Silver: Peachtree Pale Ale ~ Atlanta Brewing Co.
Bronze: Rare Vos ~ Brewery Ommegang

Best Stout / Porter

Gold: Blackwater Stout ~West Virginia Brewing Co.
Silver: Edmund Fitzgerald ~ Great Lakes Brewing Co.
Bronze: Miner's Daughter Stout ~ Mountain State B.C.

Best Amber Ale

Gold: Appalachian Ale ~ West Virginia Brewing Co.
Silver: Carolina Amber ~ Carolina Brewery
Bronze: Abita Amber ~ Abita Brewing Company

Best Specialty

Gold: Pumpkin Bock ~ Weeping Radish Brewing Co.
Silver: India-style Brown Ale ~ Terrapin Beer Co.
Bronze: Chocolate Indulgence ~ Brewery Ommegang


 Best Belgian Ale

Gold: Witte ~ Brewery Ommegang
Silver: Hennepin ~ Brewery Ommegang
Bronze: Ommegang Abbey Ale ~ Brewery Ommegang

Best Oktoberfest / Marzen

Gold: Carolina Oktoberfest ~ Carolina Brewery
Silver: Oktoberfest ~ Mountaineer Brewing Co.
Bronze: Oktoberfest ~ Weeping Radish Brewing Co.

Best Wheat Beer

Gold: Hefeweizen ~ Marietta Brewing Co.
Silver: Paw Paw Wheat ~ Marietta Brewing Co.
Bronze: Summer Ale ~ Atlanta Brewing Co.

Best Lager

Black Radish ~ Weeping Radish Brewing Co.

Best Pilsner / Type Lager

Mountaineer Lager ~ Mountaineer Brewing Co.

Best Homebrew

Gold: American IPA ~ Brian Summerson
Silver: American Brown Ale ~ Patrick Kennerly
Bronze: Blonde Ale ~ Brian Summerson

Best Specialty Homebrew

Gold: Belgian Specialty ~ Brian Summerson
Silver: Fruit Mead ~ Stuart Tulloss and David Allen


Bramwell Oktoberfest Winners for 2007

Best Amber Ale:

 Gold: Red Ale, Mountaineer Brewing, Dan Maersluft
 
Silver: AppalachianAle-WV Brewing Co, Ned Strauser
 
 
Best Brown Ale:

 Gold: Mudcat Brown: Marietta Brewing, Kelly Sauber
 
Silver: Brown Ale-Carolina Brewery, John Conally
 

People's Choice:
 
Oktoberfest, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Jerry Gnagy

 

Best Specialty:

 Gold: Gordon, Oskar Blues, Marty Jones

Silver: Scottish Ale, Marietta Brewing, Kelly Sauber
 
Bronze: Old Chub, Oskar Blues, Marty Jones

Golden Ale/Pilsner:

Gold: Paw Paw Wheat, Marietta Brewery, Kelly Sauber

 Silver: Hennepin Saison, Brewery Ommegang, Randy Thiel
 
Bronze: Pillow Rock Pilsner, WV Brewing, Ned Strauser
 
 
Belgian Ale: 

Gold: Abbey Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Randy Thiel

 Silver: Rare Vos, Brewery Ommegang, Randy Thiel
 
Bronze: Fondleblonde, WV Brewing, Ned Strauser
 

Stout/Porter: 

Gold: Blackwater Stout, WV Brewing, Ned Strauser
 
Silver: Stout, Mountaineer Brewing, Dan Maersluft
 

 Pale Ale:

 Gold: Ned's Pale Ale, WV Brewing, Ned Strauser

Silver: Terrapin Rye, Terrapin Brewery, Spike Bukowski
 
Bronze: Marietta Pale, Marietta Brewing, Kelly Sauber
 

BRAMWELL CUP--BEST OF SHOW

 Gold: Abbey Ale, Brewery Ommegang, Randy Thiel

Silver: Godon, Oskar Blues, Marty Jones
 
Bronze: Paw Paw Wheat, Marietta Brewing, Kelly Sauber


Congratulations to all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bramwell Oktoberfest Winners for 2006

PALE ALE/IPA

1st-Marietta Brewing Company, Kelly Sauber
2nd-Mountaineer Brewing Company, Greg Curran
3rd-Portsmouth Brewing Company, Steve Mault

PILSNER

1st-Marietta Brewing Company, Kelly Sauber
2nd WV Brewing Company, Ned Strauser

OKTOBERFEST/MARZEN

1st-Bluegrass Brewing Company, Jerry Gnagy
2nd-Carolina Brewery, Jon Conally

STOUT/PORTER

1st-WV Brewing Company, Ned Strauser
2nd-Mountain State Brewing Company, Brian Arnett

GOLDEN ALE

1st -WV Brewing Company, Ned Strauser
2nd-Mountaineer Brewing Company, Greg Curran

BELGIAN ALE

1st-Ommegang, Hennepin Saison, Randy Thiel
2nd-Bluegrass Brewing Company, Jerry Gnagy
3rd-Ommegang, Wit, Randy Thiel

SPECIALTY

1st-Rock Bottom Brewery, Hefeweizen
2nd-Ommegang, Three Philosophers, Randy Thiel
3rd-Ommegang, Spiced Dubbel, Randy Thiel

BRAMWELL CUP--BEST OF SHOW

1st-WV Brewing Company "Blackwater Stout", Ned Strauser
2nd--Ommegang "Hennepin Saison", Randy Thiel
3rd--Marietta Brewing "Bohemian Pils", Kelly Sauber

HOMEBREW

OVERALL

1st Place: Patrick Kennerly, "Weizen"
2nd Place: Dan Higgins, "Irish Stout"
2rd Placel:David Fisher, "Oktoberfest"

SPECIALTY

1st Place, Dave Allen/Stuart Tullose, "Cherry Mead"
2nd Place, David Allen/Stuart Tullose, "Braggot"
3rd Place, Patrick Kennerly, "Blackberry Mead"

 
























Bramwell Oktoberfest Winners for 2005

Bramwell Cup/Overall Best of Show:

BREWERIES:

First Place,  "Oktobefest",
Bluegrass Brewing Co., Jerry Gnagy

Second Place, "Double IPA",
Bluegrass Brewign Co., Jerry Gnagy

Third Place, "Blackwater Stout",
WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Best Bock/Doppelbock: Portsmouth Brewing Co., Al Hanson

Best Dunkel: South Street Brewery, Taylor Smack

Best Pale Ale: Ned's Pale Ale, WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Best Stout/Porter: WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Best Wheat: WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Best Pilsner: Bluegrass Brewing Co., Jerry Gnagy

Best New Brewery: Portsmouth Brewing Co., Al Hanson

Best Specialty:

First Place, Bluegrass Double IPA,
Bluegrass Brewing Co.,  Jerry Gnagy

Second Place, Scotch Ale,
Marietta Brewing Co., Kelly Sauber

Honorable Mention:

Swartzbier, Marietta Brewing, Kelly Sauber

Maple Nut Brown Ale, Portsmouth Brewing Co, Al Hanson

South Street Oktoberfest, Taylor Smack

Swartsbier, WV Brewing, Ned Stauser


HOMEBREWERS:

Best Overall:

First Place, American Amber, Joe Snavely
Second Place, Brown Poter, Joe Snavely
Third Place, Vienna Lager, Joe Snavely

Best Specialty:

First Place, English Barleywine, Blake Sypher
Second Place, Mead, Stuart Tullose
Third Place, Strong Cider, Dan Higgins

Bramwell Oktoberfest Winners for 2004

Bramwell Cup:

1st Place/Best of Show: Ned’s Pale Ale, WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

2nd Place/Best of Show: Scotch Ale, Marietta Brewing Co., Kelly Sauber

3rd Place/Best of Show: Blackwater Stout, WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Stout/Porter:

1st Place: Blackwater Stout, WV Brewing Co.,
Ned Strauser

2nd Place: Parsons Porter, Blackwater Brewing Co., Debbie Sampson

Doppelbock:

1st Place: Bluegrass Brewing Co., Jerry Gnagy

Oktoberfest/Marzen:

1st Place: Marietta Brewing Co., Kelly Sauber

2nd Place: WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Specialty:

1st Place: Scotch Ale, Marietta Brewing Co., Kelly Sauber

2nd Place: California Common, WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Pale Ale:

1st Place: WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

Steam:

1st Place: California Common, WV Brewing Co., Ned Strauser

2nd Place: California Common, Bluegrass Brewing Co., Jerry Gnagy

People’s Choice: Brown Ale, Carolina Brewery, John Conally

2003 Bramwell Oktoberfest Results

Best Pale Ale:
1st--IPA, Marietta Brewing
2nd--Ned's Pale Ale, WV Brewing

Best Oktoberfest:
1st--Carolina Brewery
2nd--WV Brewing Company

Pilsner/Golden Ale:
1st--Pils, Marietta Brewing Co.
2nd--Golden Ale, Blackwater Brewing Co.

Specialty Category:
1st--American Wheat, Blackwater Brewing Co.
2nd--Scottish Ale, Marietta Brewing Co.
3rd--Dragon's Tooth RPA--Blacksburg Brewing Co.

Best Stout:
Black Diamond Stout, Blackwater Brewing Co.

Best Porter:
Parsons Porter, Blackwater Brewing Co.

BEST OF THE SHOW:
1st--Pilsner, Marietta Brewing Co.
2nd--Black Diamond Stout, Blackwater Brewing Co.
3rd--Parsons Porter, Blackwater Brewing Co.
 

Homebrew Results:

SPECIALTY
1st--Barleywine, Blake Sypher
2nd--Tripel, Daan Higgens
3rd--Braggott, Dave Allen/Stuart Tullose

REGULAR
1st--IPA, Patrick Kennerly
2nd--Dry, Blake Sypher
3rd--Pale Ale, Blake Sypher



2002 Bramwell Oktoberfest Results

First Place, BRAMWELL CUP, "Wry Dog Ale" 
Floyd Beattie 
O’Hooley’s Pub 
Athens, Ohio 

Second Place, "Blackwater Stout" 
Ned Strauser, Brewmaster 
West Virginia Brewing Company 
Morgantown, WV 

Third Place, "River City Oktoberfest" 
Dave Henderson 
River City Ale Works 
Wheeling, WV 

Pale Ale

First Place, “American Pale Ale” 
Ned Strauser 
WV Brewing Co. 
Morgantown, WV 

Second Place, “Ohio Pale Ale” 
Floyd Beattie 
O’Hooley’s Pub 
Athens, Ohio 

Stout/Porter

First Place, “Blackwater Stout” 
Ned Strauser 
WV Brewing Co. 
Morgantown, WV 

Second Place, “Oatmeal Stout” 
Kelly Sauber 
Marietta Brewing Co. 
Marietta, OH 

Golden Ale/Pilsner

First Place, "Bohemian Pilsner" 
Ned Strauser 
WV Brewing 
Morgantown, WV 

Second Place, "Golden Ale" 
Debbie Sampson 
Blackwater Brewing Co. 
Davis, WV 

Specialty

First Place, “Wry Dog Ale” 
Floyd Beattie 
O’Hooley’s Pub 
Athens, Ohio 

Second Place, “Marietta Wheat” 
Kelly Sauber 
Marietta Brewing Co. 
Marietta, OH 

Third Place, “Scotch Ale” 
Kelly Sauber 
Marietta Brewing Co. 
Marietta, OH 

Home Brew

First Place, Blake Syphert, Huntington, WV 
Second Place, Patrick Kennerly, Roanoke, VA 
Third Place, Warren Owings, Lincoln County, WV 


What lovely manners and impeccable taste!

2001 Bramwell Oktoberfest Results

Best of Show

First Place, Bramwell Cup, "Ohio Pale Ale" 
Floyd Beattie, Brewmaster 
O'Hooley's Pub, Athens, OH 

Second Place, "Blackwater Stout" 
Ned Strauser, Brewmaster 
West Virginia Brewing Company 
Morgantown, WV 

Third Place, "WV Pilsner" 
Ned Strauser, Brewmaster 
West Virginia Brewing Company 
Morgantown, WV 

Pale Ale

Second Place, "WV Pale Ale" 
Ned Strauser, Brewmaster 
West Virginia Brewing Company 
Morgantown, WV 

Stout

Second Place, "Stout" 
Debbie Sampson, Brewmaster 
Blackwater Brewing Co. 
Davis, WV 

Wheat

First Place, "Bavarian Weissbier" 
Kelly Sauber, Brewmaster 
Marietta Brewing Co. 
Marietta, OH 

Second Place, "Weissbock" 
Kelly Sauber, Brewmaster 
Marietta Brewing Co. 
Marietta, OH 

Porter

First Place, "Robust Porter" 
Floyd Beattie, Brewmaster 
O'Hooley's Pub, Athens, OH 

Second Place, "Big Nasty Porter" 
Favio Garcia, Brewmaster 
Richbrau Brewery, Richmond, VA 

Specialty

Category, "Oktoberfest" 
Favio Garcia, Brewmaster 
Richbrau Brewery, Richmond, VA 

People's Choice Award, "Oktoberfest" 
John Connally, Brewmaster 
Carolina Brewery, Chapel Hill, NC 
 

Homebrew 

First Place, "Winter Warmer" 
Tim Leply 

Second Place, "Barley Wine" 
Warren Owings 

Third Place, "Northwestern Hops Specialty Ale" Warren Owings 

Fourth Place, "American Wheat w/Cherries 
Rich Ireland 

 

2000 Bramwell Oktoberfest Results

HOMEBREW (24 entries) 

1st Place: Warren Owings, Lincoln County, WV 
"Barley Bomb 2" 

2nd Place: Tim Lepley, St. Albans, WV 
"Winter Warmer" 
3rd Place: Dan Vallish, Charleston, WV 
"Scottish Heavy" 
4th Place: Rich Ireland, Charleston, WV 
"Abbey Ale" 

MICROBREW (15 entries) 

BEST OF SHOW: New River Brewing Co., Blacksburg, VA 
1st Place, Pale Ale: New River Brewing, 
Blacksburg, VA 
2nd Place Pale Ale: W.V. Brewing Co., Morgantown, WV 
People's Choice Award: Rocktoberfest, 
Rock Bottom Brewery, Cincinnati, OH 
1st Place: 
Oktoberfest: Sweetwater Brewing, Pittsburgh, PA 
2nd Place: 
Oktoberfest: Carolina Brewery, Chapel Hill, N.C. 
Best Golden Ale: Sweetwater Brewing, 
Pittsburgh, PA 
Best American Lager: Coors Brewing Co., 
Golden, CO 
Best Beer in its Class: Sweetwater Brewing Co., Pittsburgh, PA 
Best Stout: W.V. Brewing Co., Morgantown, WV 
Best National Specialty Beer: Samuel Adams, Boston, MA 
Best Beer in West Virginia: Blackwater Stout, 
WV Brewing Co., Morgantown, WV

 

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