Iowa Wine and Beer Take "Tipsy" Top Honors at State Fair

Submitted by gvt on August 17, 2009 - 7:54pm

DES MOINES, IA (08/15/2009)(GrapeVineTrail)-- Three Iowans won Best of Show honors in the Oenology competition judged prior to the 2009 Iowa State Fair.

Jeff Fitzgerald of Newhall won Best of Show in the Grape Wine Division for his dry red wine, Amarone. Story City resident Larry Reisetter took Best of Show honors in the Non-Grape Division with his berry sweet cranberry/grape wine. Boone's own Rick Srigler was awarded Best of Show in the Beer Division for his American Imperial Pale Ale.

The contests took place on August 1 and August 2. Nearly 100 exhibitors offered 355 beer and wine samples for judging.

Oenology entries will be on display in the Wine Experience at Grandfather's Barn from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily throughout the Fair, August 13-23.

Additional results below:

GRAPE WINES

Dry Red Flight 1

1) Bruce Whitaker, Keosauqua

2) Duane Lichty, Waterloo

3) Mary Jobst, Earlham

Dry Red Flight 2

1) Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Newhall

2) Duane Lichty, Waterloo

3) Eric Newton, Pleasant Hill

Dry White

1) Matt Haas, Dubuque

2) Mel Schlachter, Iowa City

3) Mel Schlachter, Iowa City

Sweet Red

1) Ray Wendel, Granger

2) Bruce Whitaker, Keosauqua

3) Russ Nelson, Des Moines

Sweet White

1) Daniel Johnson, Denmark

2) Bob Siegle, Burlington

3) Matt Haas, Dubuque

Concord

1) Daniel Boddicker, Tipton

2) Kevin and Sara Ross, Minden

3) Kevin and Sara Ross, Minden

Homegrown Grape Dry Red

1) Mary Jobst, Earlham

2) Phil McGrath, Urbandale

3) Rick Coffman, Reinbeck

Homegrown Grape Dry White

1) Chad Holt, Clive

2) Brian Cornelison, Ankeny

3) Brad and Jill Johnson, Vinton

Homegrown Grape Sweet Flight 1

1) Rick Coffman, Reinbeck

2) Thomas Waldschmidt, Mason City

3) Ed Siems, Marshalltown

Homegrown Grape Sweet Flight 2

1) Wendell Patterson, Story City

2) Bruce Whitaker, Keosauqua

3) Bruce Whitaker, Keosauqua

NON-GRAPE WINES

Rhubarb

1) Fred Rietveld, Pella

2) Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Newhall

3) Larry Engbers, Pella

Fruit Dry

1) Thomas Waldschmidt, Mason City

2) Delbert Thurman, Atlantic

3) Rick Coffman, Reinbeck

Fruit Sweet Cherry

1) Thomas Waldschmidt, Mason City

2) Thomas Waldschmidt, Mason City

3) Matt Haas, Dubuque

Fruit Sweet

1) Lori Tabbert, Adel

2) Mary Uthemann, Milwaukee, WI

3) Brad and Jill Johnson, Vinton

Berry Dry

1) Ronald Behnen, Nora Springs

2) Jerome Horzewski, Milwaukee, WI

3) Daniel Boddicker, Tipton

Berry Sweet

1) Larry Reisetter, Story City

2) Ed Siems, Marshalltown

3) Al Krueger, New Port Richey, FL

Apertif and Dessert

1) Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Newhall

2) Nicholas Olson, Thompson

3) Nicholas Olson, Thompson

BEER

Light Lager

1) Mark Simpson, Ames

2) Mark Simpson, Ames

3) Lonnie Whipple, Ankeny

European Amber Lager

1) Russ Bird, West Des Moines

2) Deb Puls, LaPorte City

3) Mark Simpson, Ames

Bock and Dark Lager

1) Bradley Penar, West Des Moines

2) Mark Simpson, Ames

3) Clark C. Grinde, Story City

Light Hybrid

1) Jim Stotser, Iowa Falls

2) Mike Young, Ames

3) Eric Armstrong, Ames

American Wheat

1) Rick Srigley, Boone

2) Scott Amdahl, Waukee

3) Jim Stotser, Iowa Falls

Bitter

1) Jason Wittmer, Clive

2) Todd Taylor, Griswold

3) Jim Stotser, Iowa Falls

Scottish and Irish Ale

1) Mark Simpson, Ames

2) Robert Dawson, Nevada

3) Andrew Ylvisaker, Ames

American Pale

1) Deb Puls, LaPorte City

2) Andy Joynt and TJ Brotherton, Iowa City

3) Rick Srigley, Boone

Amber and Hybrid Ales

1) Jason Wittmer, Clive

2) Keith Gordon, Grimes

3) Deb Puls, LaPorte City

American Brown Ale

1) Rob Emmerson, Urbandale

2) Jason Wittmer, Clive

3) Mark Woods, West Des Moines

English Brown Ale

1) Mark Simpson, Ames

2) Chad Holt, Clive

3) Andy Joynt and TJ Brotherton, Iowa City

Porter

1) Keith Gordon, Grimes

2) Lonnie Whipple, Ankeny

3) Jeff Husa, Sioux Center

Stout

1) Andy Joynt and TJ Brotherton, Iowa City

2) Rob Emmerson, Urbandale

3) Wayne Bowman, Iowa City

IPA

1) Rick Srigley, Boone

2) Jim Stotser, Iowa Falls

3) Andy Joynt and TJ Brotherton, Iowa City

German Wheat and Dunkel

1) Jason Young, Johnston

2) Andrew Ylvisaker, Ames

Belgian and French Ale

1) Jason Wittmer, Clive

2) Jason Wittmer, Clive

3) Andrew Ylvisaker, Ames

Old Ale and Barlywine

1) Rob Emmerson, Urbandale

2) Jason Young, Johnston

3) Brandon Blankenship, Cedar Rapids

Fruit, Specialty and SHV

1) Keith Gordon, Grimes

2) Jan Warwick, Ames

3) Mark Simpson, Ames

Smoked and Wood Aged

1) Mark Nauman, Van Meter

2) Wayne Bowman, Iowa City

3) Brandon Peters, Ankeny

Mead

1) Eric Armstrong, Ames

2) Patrick McCusker, Walker

3) Patrick McCusker, Walker

Cider and Perry

1) Rick Young, Mt. Vernon

2) Keith Gordon, Grimes

3) Rick Young, Mt. Vernon

"State Fair Time" runs through August 23. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.