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The Friends of Murphysboro are proud to announce the third annual Big Muddy Monster Brew Festival, 1 pm - 4 pm October 20th, 2012

Your ticket to this bigfoot beer brewha will let you taste a number of craft beers and access to a day of great events, inlcuding live music, beer seminars, and vendors. There's also a sanctioned how brew contest.

The Friends of Murphysboro are proud to announce the third annual Big Muddy Monster Brew Festival, 1pm -4pm, October 20th, 2012.

Your ticket to this bigfoot beer brewha will let you taste a number of craft beers and access to a day of great events, including live music, beer seminars, and vendors. There’s also a sanctioned home brew contest.

Last year, more than 800 people sampled over 100 different types of beer from over 25 craft breweries from throughout the Midwest!

Brewers and Vendors who would like to be a part of this event and competition should send all requests and questions to info@friendsofmurphysboro.com.

Wanna sponsor this event? Inquire about sponsorships at info@friendsofmurphysboro.com

And the winners are........

 

Big Muddy Monster Homebrew Competition 2012 Results:

 

BEST OF SHOW : 'Responsibly' - Robert & Laura Tegel

 

Winner of the mini BOS round who is invited to Scratch Brewing Co. this Fall to brew their beer and proudly say “I made that” as we serve it on tap : 'Batch 27-B' - Andrew Laidlaw

 

Cat. 1: LIGHT LAGER/PILSNER/EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER/LIGHT ALE:

 

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1st: 'Sekt Mit StarBier' (Black Velvet) - Robert & Laura Tegel

2nd: 'San Patricio Lager' - Jack McKillip

3rd: 'Monkey's Dunkel' - Chris Rahn

 

Cat. 2: LIGHT HYBRID BEER:

 

1st: 'Responsibly' - Robert & Laura Tegel

2nd: 'Blatant-blonde' - Robert & Laura Tegel

3rd: 'Leann Samhraidh' - Jack McKillip

 

Cat. 3: ENGLISH PALE/SCOTTISH & IRISH ALE:

 

1st: 'Mary's Irish Red' - Jack McKillip

2nd: 'Soldier FieldScottish 60' - Zachary Fritts

3rd: 'Kiltlifter' - Chris Rahn

 

Cat. 4: AMBER HYBRID BEER/AMERICAN ALE:

 

1st: 'Batch 23' - Andrew Laidlaw

2nd: 'Reddog Amber Ale' - Tom Redmond

3rd: 'Squirrel Nut' - Rick Henson

 

Cat. 5: ENGLISH BROWN ALE/PORTER:

 

1st: 'Leann Donn' - Jack McKillip

2nd: 'Monsters of the Midway Mild' - Zachary Fritts

3rd: 'Porter, Call Me a Taxi' - Brandon Varro

 

Cat. 6: STOUT:

 

1st: 'Batch 26' - Andrew Laidlaw

2nd: 'Batch 30' - Andrew Laidlaw

3rd: 'Old Rahn-Putin' - Chris Rahn

 

Cat. 7: INDIA PALE ALE:

 

1st: 'Batch 29' - Andrew Laidlaw

2nd: 'Granvail's IPA' - Jack McKillip

3rd: 'Harper Valley IPA' - Tyler Kipping

 

Cat. 8: GERMAN WHEAT & RYE BEER/BELGIAN & FRENCH ALE:

 

1st: '6 Day Saison' - Grant Hamilton

2nd: 'Panache' - Jason Poe

3rd: 'Belgian Amber' - Jeff Jones

 

Cat. 9: BELGIAN STRONG ALE/STRONG ALE:

 

1st: 'It's Called the Belgian Dip' - Chris Rahn

2nd: 'Batch 27' - Andrew Laidlaw

3rd: 'Seanleann' - Jack McKillip

 

Cat. 10: FRUIT,SPICE/HERB/VEGETABLE BEER/SMOKE-FLAVORED & WOOD-AGED BEER:

 

1st: 'Batch 27-0' - Andrew Laidlaw

2nd: 'Vanilla Porter' - Erik Pizer

3rd: 'Pumpki-weiss' - Tyler Kipping

 

Cat. 11: SPECIALTY BEER:

 

1st: 'Batch 27-B' - Andrew Laidlaw

2nd: 'Rye IPA' - Tim Cochran

3rd: 'J2CDA' - Jeff Jones