Bay de Noc Brewers

Hello all,
TCF is happy to announce that we are now accepting wine,mead, and cider entries for the Fall N' Down Fermentation Festival.
The contest is Oct 24th in Green Bay with a 10/21 entry deadline.
Entry fee is $5 per entry with the 5th and everything after free.
Please see our website for details.

2009 Fall N' Down Fermentation Festival Results
October 24th, 2009
Titletown Brewing Company, Green Bay, WI

Fruit Wines
1st Place-Julie Lawson, Fond du Lac, WI SOB
"Very Cherry Wine" Fruit Wine-Semi-Sweet; Sour Cherries
2nd Place- Stephanie Riley, Clintonville, WI
"Blueberry" Berry Wine-Sweet; Blueberries
3rd Place- Frank Faubel, Menasha, WI ALE
"Apple Wine" Fruit Wine-Semi-Sweet; Gala, McIntosh, & Macoun Apples

Other Meads & Ciders
1st Place- Byron Burrier, Steve Olson, & Steve Mattheeussen
Neenah, WI ALE
"English Cider" 27B English Cider
2nd Place- Diana & Jeff Kane, Thiensville, WI Barons
"Cranberry Ginger" 26C Open Category Mead with Cranberries,
Wildflower Honey, & Ginger
3rd Place- Byron Burrier, Steve Olson, & Steve Mattheeussen
Neenah, WI ALE
"Griffin Cider" 27B English Cider

Melomels
1st Place- Julie Lawson, Fond du Lace, WI SOB
"Apple Cyser" 25A Cyser with Wildflower Honey
2nd Place- Jason Walters, Madison, WI MHTG
"Ski-Hi Sweet Cyser" 25A Cyser
3rd Place- Edward Mathis, Beecher, WI TCF
"Cemetary Grapes" 25B Pyment with Killer Bee Honey &
Cabernet Sauvignon Grapes

Vinifera
1st Place- Edward Mathis, Beecher, WI TCF
"Kyan Gump's Sicilian Nero D'Avola Shiraz" Red Vinifera- Shiraz
2nd Place- Paul Chambers, Green Bay, WI Rackers
"Ralph's Zinfandel" Red Vinifera- Zinfandel with Oak
3rd Place- Edward Mathis, Beecher, WI TCF
"The Czarina's Chocolate Raspberry Port"
Specialty Wine- Chocolate Raspberry Port

BEST OF SHOW- MEADS AND CIDERS
Byron Burrier, Steve Olson, & Steve Mattheeussen, Neenah, WI ALE
"English Cider" 27B English Cider

BEST OF SHOW- WINES
Julie Lawson, Fond du Lac, WI SOB
"Very Cherry Wine" Fruit Wine-Semi-Sweet; Sour Cherries

Thanks very much to all of the judges and stewards that made this year's competition a success!

Nice work Ed!