IPA winners announced

The Appalachian Brew Club announced the winners of the club’s 10^th Annual IPA Throwdown, which was held June 1 in Elkins, WV. The competition, hosted by Big Timber Brewing Company, brings in a large number of entries from homebrewers across the region.

The IPA winners were:

Best of Show

Bill Metz of Oakland, MD with a Session IPA

American IPA

Gold: Steve Straley, Elkins, WV

Silver: Robert Moore, Midland, PA

Bronze: Alex Hartlaub, Manitowoc, WI

Specialty IPA

Gold: Robert Moore, Midland, PA (Black IPA)

Silver: Scott Hayes, Durbin, WV (Red IPA)

Bronze: Robert Moore, Midland, PA (Rye IPA)

Hazy IPA

Gold: Scott Biola, Elkins, WV (New England IPA)

Silver: Danielle Broschart, Elkins, WV (Milkshake IPA)

Bronze: Dean Wiensch, Valders, WI (New England IPA)

Double and Specialty IPA

Gold: Bill Metz, Oakland, MD (Session IPA)

Silver Jason Boyle, Pittsburgh, PA (Double IPA)

Silver: Jack Tribble, Elkins, WV (Session IPA)

As can be seen by the geographic distribution of the medalists, the competition attracted entries from a wide area. The beer was judged by a team of experienced homebrew competition judges.

Competition organizer Rick Newsome gave a special thank you to Big Timber Brewing and all the volunteers for making this year’s event a success.