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 |
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Best Lager |
Helles, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque |
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Best Specialty |
Dark Hollow Dubbel, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque |
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Best Mead |
Blueberry Bee, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque |
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Big British Ale (5 entries) |
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Gold |
Big Bitter Red, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 44 |
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Silver |
Highlander Ale, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 40 |
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Bronze |
County Tyrrell 120, Charlie Tyrrell, Albuquerque - 32 |
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Robust English Ale (9 entries) |
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Gold |
Long Journey IPA, Alan Mantei, Albuquerque - 40.5 |
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Silver |
King Bee IPA, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque - 39 |
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Bronze |
Celestial IPA, Larry Sitney, Santa Fe - 38 |
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American Brown (6 entries) |
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No Gold awarded |
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No Silver awarded |
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Bronze |
Oh Nuts Brown Ale, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 26 |
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Porter (9 entries) |
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Gold |
Sit Down Porter, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras - 42 |
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Silver |
Freight Train Porter, Steve Schafer, Albuquerque - 40 |
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Bronze |
'Bust My Porter, Barbara Ruth, Albuquerque - 38 |
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Stout (8 entries) |
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Gold |
No Doubt Stout, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 40 |
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Silver |
Dark Matter, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 39 |
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Silver |
JJ's Black Stout, James Chavez, Albuquerque - 39 |
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Bronze |
Simply Stout, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 33 |
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Light Scotch & American Micro Beers (6 entries) |
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No Gold awarded |
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No Silver awarded |
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Bronze |
Red Coyote Ale, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 29 |
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English Brown & Mild (11 entries) |
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Gold |
English Brown, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque - 35 |
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Silver |
Jackson St. Brown Ale, Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 34 |
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Bronze |
10-22 Ale, Edwin Miller, Albuquerque - 29 |
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Pale Ale (11 entries) |
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Gold |
Jemez Pale Ale 5, Mike Hall & Jim Morel, Los Alamos - 42 |
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Silver |
Celebrate This, Edwin Miller, Albuquerque - 39 |
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Bronze |
Desert Gnat Ale II, Marshall Holt, Albuquerque - 37 |
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Pilsener (3 entries) |
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Gold |
Mesa Oro Pils, Victor Trujillo, Albuquerque - 40 |
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Silver |
Pils, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 37 |
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Bronze |
Spring Finito, George Heaton & Chris Van Dyck, Albuquerque - 28 |
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Fest Beer (10 entries) |
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Gold |
Knocked Over Fest, Eric Lorenzen, Albuquerque - 39 |
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Silver |
Kick Buttoberfest, Guy Ruth, Albuquerque - 36 |
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Bronze |
Viva Vienna!, Jamie & Camille Painter, Santa Fe - 35 |
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American Standards, Bock, Munich (9 entries) |
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Gold |
Helles, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 45 |
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Silver |
Black Thorn Lager, Mike Fikani & Scott Reilly, Albuquerque - 38 |
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Bronze |
Doppelbock, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 31 |
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Mixed Ale-Lager Styles & German Wheat (8 entries) |
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Gold |
Hefe Weizen, Bill Aimonetti, Tijeras - 35 |
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No Silver awarded |
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Bronze |
Bryce's Altbier, Joe Newcomer, Las Cruces - 28 |
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Fruit & Vegetable / Herb & Spice (6 entries) |
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No Gold awarded |
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Silver |
Dog Days Ginger Wheat, James Rishe & Duane Craig, Albuquerque - 33 |
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Bronze |
Christy's Choice, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 32 |
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Smoked Beer, Schwarzbier, Specialty (9 entries) |
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Gold |
Schwarzbier, Paul Claassen, Albuquerque - 37 |
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Silver |
Sour Power, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 32 |
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Bronze |
Smokin Powderkeg Porter, Lew West, Tijeras - 31 |
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Belgian, French & Sour Beers (10 entries) |
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Gold |
Dark Hollow Dubbel, Ronald Cole, Albuquerque - 42 |
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Silver |
Whyte Spyder, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 37 |
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Bronze |
Trippel, Peter Fieweger, Albuquerque - 35 |
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Bronze |
Summer Saison, Stephen Story, Albuquerque - 35 |
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Mead (13 entries) |
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Gold |
Blueberry Bee, Brian Thurmond, Albuquerque - 37 |
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Silver |
Knock Out, Edward Otero, Los Lunas - 36 |
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Silver |
Traditional #2, Robert K. Shelton, Rio Rancho - 36 |
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Bronze |
First Mead, Troy Willson & Scott Goldman, Albuquerque - 31 |
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Bronze |
Raspberry Ginger Mead, Anthony Marrs, Albuquerque - 31 |