2012 Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition Results

Article from the Great Lakes Website.

The Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association is pleased to announce the results of the Seventh Annual Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (GLINTCAP) held on March 31, 2012, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This year's GLINTCAP showed an increasing geographical reach, drawing 299 entries from a wide swath of North America, from Washington to Maine and from Quebec to Texas.

Entries this year came from 21 states and two Canadian provinces. This year also showed entries from Scotland and the English counties of Warwickshire, Herefordshire and Suffolk. This competition includes categories for both commercial producers (those who may lawfully sell their products) and non-commercial producers (home hobbyists and commercial establishments such as cider mills that press fresh juice but are not licensed to sell fermented products). With 20 categories of entry the competition is unique in its high level of inclusiveness. Fermented products of all kinds are welcome: ciders, perries, meads, beers, and commercial distillates, provided that they are made with apples or pears.

All judging was conducted using blind panels. Judges were a combination of professional and amateur cider and perry makers, professionals from related industries, BJCP-certified judges, experienced non-BJCP judges, as well as academics and other professionals with ties to the food and beverage industry.

We wish to give thanks to our returning panel of regular judges, to those who joined us this year for the first time, and special thanks to our guests who helped provide a wider geographical reach in the judging : Ben Watson of New Hampshire, author of Cider, Hard and Sweet; Dick Dunn, of Colorado, administrator of the Cider Digest; Nichole Leibon of New Hampshire, a cidermaking specialist with Farnum Hill Cider; and Dave White of Washington, cider blogger extraordinaire and the person behind the growing North American Cider Map Project. We wish to thank Competition Organizer Rex Halfpenny and Registrar Jeff Carlson for their many hours spent planning, organizing and running the competition. We also thank the Prime Time Brewers for their voluntary assistance as stewards, invaluable in keeping the Competition blind and fair. Thanks also to our friends at Siciliano's Market for their tireless assistance in taking receipt of a mountain of entries dropped off and shipped from afar.

Finally, we wish to thank all participants for their many helpful suggestions of how we may continue to improve the Competition. We consider all feedback carefully and look each year for how we may use this information to ensure that the Competition is meaningful and relevant to consumers and producers alike.

Results are shown below. Congratulations to all!

Commercial Division (148 Entries)
Standard, Specialty and Unrestricted Cider & Perry  (117 Entries)
Best of Show	Hogan's Cider Ltd.	Hogan's Medium Cider	Warwickshire, England
Best of Show Honorable Mention	Left Foot Charley	Relic Hard Cider	Michigan
Intensified Cider (Ice Cider and Pommeau) and Spirits (Eau de Vie and Brandy)  (31 Entries)
Best of Show	Eden Ice Cider Company	Eden Barrel Aged Northern Spy	Vermont
Best of Show Honorable Mention	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Brandy	Michigan
Noncommercial Division (151 Entries)
Best of Show	Daryl Lerwick/Royce Lerwick	Westwood Irish	Minnesota
Commercial Division
Fruit Beer (3 Entries)
Silver	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Chapman's Golden Strong	Michigan
Silver	2 Towns Ciderhouse	A Tail of 2 Towns: Graff Style Cider	Oregon
Bronze	Old Boys' Brewhouse	Apple Harvest Ale	Michigan
Cyser (2 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Cyser	Michigan
Common Cider (34 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Original Hard Cider	Michigan
Gold	Black Star Farms	Hard Apple Cider	Michigan
Gold	Twin Pines Orchard & Cider House	Hammer Bent Red Hard Cider	Ontario
Gold	Left Foot Charley	Relic Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	Bloom	Oregon
Silver	Spicer's Carriage House Cellars	Sweet Williams Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Baldwin Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Albemarle CiderWorks	Ragged Mountian	Virginia
Silver	McIntosh Cellars	Draft Cider	Michigan
Silver	Albemarle CiderWorks	Virginia Hewes Crab	Virginia
Silver	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	Anthem Cider	Oregon
Silver	Castle Hill Cidery	Terrestrial	Virginia
Silver	Tandem Ciders	Early Day	Michigan
Silver	Albemarle CiderWorks	Royal Pippin	Virginia
Silver	Blacksmiths Winery	Fatty Bampkins Hard Cider	Maine
Silver	Tandem Ciders	The Crabster	Michigan
Bronze	Thistly Cross Cider	Thistly Cross Cider	East Lothian, Scotland
Bronze	Northville Winery	Northville Winery Hard Apple Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Tandem Ciders	Smackintosh	Michigan
Bronze	Carrick Wines and Ciders	Gravel Run Cider	Ontario
Bronze	Albemarle CiderWorks	Old Virginia Winesap	Virginia
Bronze	AeppelTreow Winery	Barn Swallow Cider	Wisconsin
Bronze	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Chapman's Blend	Michigan
Bronze	Castle Hill Cidery	Levity	Virginia
Bronze	Tandem Ciders	The Sweetheart	Michigan
Bronze	Albemarle CiderWorks	Jupiter's Legacy	Virginia
Bronze	Blacksmiths Winery	Fatty Bampkins Dry Cider	Maine
Bronze	Robinette Cellars	Barzillas Brew Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Maiden Rock Winery & Cidery	Scrumpy	Wisconsin
English Cider (21 Entries)
Gold	Hogan's Cider Ltd.	Hogan's Medium Cider	Warwickshire, England
Silver	Aspall	Aspall Dry Cider	Suffolk, England
Silver	Carlton Cyderworks	Citizen	Oregon
Silver	Castle Hill Cidery	Celestial	Virginia
Silver	Aspall	Aspall Demi-Sec Cider	Suffolk, England
Silver	BlackBird Cider Works	Dabinett Cider	New York
Silver	Oliver's Cider & Perry	Oliver's Bottle Conditioned Dry Cider	Herefordshire, England
Silver	Traditions Ciderworks	Amity Rose Vintage 2011 Traditional Dry Cider	Oregon
Silver	Hogan's Cider Ltd.	Hogan's Dry Cider	Warwickshire, England
Silver	San Juan Island Distilling	Westcott Bay Traditional Medium Sweet Cider	Washington
Silver	San Juan Island Distilling	Westcott Bay Traditional Very Dry Cider	Washington
Silver	Montana CiderWorks	North Fork	Montana
Silver	San Juan Island Distilling	Westcott Bay Traditional Dry Cider	Washington
Bronze	Castle Hill Cidery	Gravity	Virginia
Bronze	Distillery Lane Ciderworks	Kingston Black	Maryland
Bronze	McClure's Orchard	Goldensap	Indiana
Bronze	Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry	Bottle Conditioned Dry Farmhouse Cider	Herefordshire, England
Bronze	AeppelTreow Winery	Kinglet Bitter Cider	Wisconsin
Bronze	Distillery Lane Ciderworks	Kingston Black	Maryland
Bronze	Carlton Cyderworks	Newtown Pippin	Oregon
Bronze	Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry	Farmhouse Medium Dry Cider	Herefordshire, England
French Cider (4 Entries)
Silver	Aspall	Aspall Organic Cider	Suffolk, England
Silver	2 Towns Ciderhouse	50mile Cider	Oregon
Bronze	Distillery Lane Ciderworks	Celebration Cider	Maryland
Bronze	Distillery Lane Ciderworks	Jefferson	Maryland
Common Perry (6 Entries)
Silver	Puddicombe Estate Farms & Winery	Sir Isaac's	Ontario
Silver	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Sergeant Bartlett Perry	Michigan
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Pacific Pear	California
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Wild Orchard	California
Bronze	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Perry	Michigan
Bronze	Twin Pines Orchard & Cider House	Hammer Bent Perry	Ontario
Traditional Perry (4 Entries)
Gold	Tieton Ciderworks	Precipice Perry	Washington
Silver	AeppelTreow Winery	Orchard Oriole Perry	Wisconsin
Silver	Oliver's Cider & Perry	Oliver's Classic Perry	Herefordshire, England
Bronze	Hogan's Cider Ltd.	Hogan's Traditional Perry	Warwickshire, England
Fruit Cider (15 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Blueberry Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Aspall	Aspall Peronnelle's Blush English Draft Cider	Suffolk, England
Silver	Tieton Ciderworks	Apricot Cider	Washington
Silver	Northville Winery	Crimson Dew	Michigan
Silver	Robinette Cellars	Cherry Apple Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Cranberry Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Cherry Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Blackberry Pear	California
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Apricot Pear	California
Bronze	Black Star Farms	Apple Cherry Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Spicer's Carriage House Cellars	Sweet Williams Cherry Hard Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Apple Raspberry	Michigan
Bronze	Downeast Cider	Downeast Cider - Cranberry Blend	Michigan
Applewine (4 Entries)
Silver	2 Towns Ciderhouse	Serious Scrump	Oregon
Bronze	Robinette Cellars	Apple Wine	Michigan
Bronze	McClure's Orchard	Dessert Apple Wine	Indiana
Bronze	Aspall	Aspall Cuvee Chevallier Cider	Suffolk, England
Specialty - Other (24 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Rosé Hard Cider	Michigan
Gold	Crows Hard Cider	Ciderye	Michigan
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Lansdowne	California
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Stagger Lee	California
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Rhubarb Elderberry	California
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Ginger Black Currant	California
Silver	Ross-on-Wye Cider and Perry	Rum Barrel Medium Cider	Herefordshire, England
Silver	Thistly Cross Cider Company	Glenglassaugh Whisky Cask Matured Cider	East Lothian, Scotland
Silver	Crows Hard Cider	Crows Hopped Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Fox Barrel Mulled Cider	California
Silver	Alpenfire Cider	Spark! Semi-Sweet	Washington
Silver	Left Foot Charley	Cinnamon Girl Hard Cider	Michigan
Silver	Traditions Ciderworks	Vintage 2011 Bourbon Barrel Cider	Oregon
Bronze	McClure's Orchard	Bunny #13	Indiana
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Cho-Tokkyu	California
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin The Saint	California
Bronze	Spicer's Carriage House Cellars	Cider House Reserve	Michigan
Bronze	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Totally Roasted	Michigan
Bronze	McClure's Orchard	Granny's	Michigan
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Honey Crisp	California
Bronze	Vander Mill Winery & Brewery	Opa's Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Robinette Cellars	Hard Cider Seasonal - Limited Release	Michigan
Unlimited Cider & Perry (10 Entries)
Silver	Austin East Ciders	Gold Top	Texas
Silver	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Brownslane	California
Silver	Austin East Ciders	Small Batch#1	Texas
Silver	Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery	Rusty Gold Spiced Hard Cider	South Carolina
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Light	California
Bronze	Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery	Gala Peach Sweet Hard Cider	South Carolina
Bronze	Crispin Cider Company	Crispin Original	California
Bronze	Windy Hill Orchard & Cidery	Ginger Gold	South Carolina
Intensified Pre-Ferment (4 Entries)
Gold	Eden Ice Cider Company	Eden Barrel-Aged Northern Spy	Vermont
Gold	Eden Ice Cider Company	Eden Calville Blend 2010	Vermont
Silver	Eden Ice Cider Company	Windfall Orchard Ice Cider 2010	Vermont
Silver	McIntosh Cellars	Golden Harvest	Michigan
Intensified Post-Ferment (8 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Dessert Wine	Michigan
Silver	Tandem Ciders	Pomona	Michigan
Silver	Robinette Cellars	Dessert Apple Wine	Michigan
Bronze	AeppelTreow Winery	Poirissimo	Wisconsin
Bronze	AeppelTreow Winery	Poirissimo Traditionale	Wisconsin
Bronze	AeppelTreow Winery	Pommeaux	Wisconsin
Bronze	Black Star Farms	Sirius Pear Dessert Wine	Michigan
Bronze	Black Star Farms	Sirius Maple Dessert Wine	Michigan
Eau de Vie  (2  Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Vodka From Apples	Michigan
Silver	AeppelTreow Winery	Honesty Pear Brandy	Wisconsin
Apple Brandy (3 Entries)
Gold	Uncle John's Fruit House Winery	Apple Brandy	Michigan
Silver	AeppelTreow Winery	Wisconsin Apple Brandy	Wisconsin
Bronze	Black Star Farms	Spirit of Apple	Michigan
Wood Aged (4 Entries)
Silver	Uncle Johns - Fruit House Winery	Barrel Cider	Michigan
Silver	Wandering Aengus Ciderworks	Oaked Dry	Oregon
Bronze	Alpenfire Cider	Pirate's Plank - Bone Dry	Washington
Bronze	BlackBird Cider Works	Organic Oak Aged Cider	New York
Noncommercial Division
Fruit Beer (4 Entries)
Silver	Eric Fouch	Fruit on the Bottom	Michigan
Silver	Ryan Burk	Smoked Apple Wit	Illinois
Bronze	Mark W Johnson	Pear Blond Ale	California
Cyser (13 Entries)
Silver	James Vernon	Joyce's Favorite II	Michigan
Silver	James Vernon	Lay-Me-Low	Michigan
Silver	Eric Fouch	Bees Knees	Michigan
Silver	William Bozell	Ren	Michigan
Bronze	William Bozell	Stimpy	Michigan
Bronze	Erik Vernon	Slippery Snake Cider	Michigan
Bronze	James Vernon	BRIGHTO	Michigan
Bronze	James Vernon	Black and Tan	Michigan
Bronze	Erik Vernon	Snake Bite	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Whittaker	ABS	Michigan
Specialty Mead (5 Entries)
Silver	Ian Bresky	Old E's Candy Apple Cherry Bomb	Michigan
Silver	David McCarty	Golden Flame	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Curtis	Bluzzbery	Michigan
Bronze	William Bozell	Beez Kneez	Michigan
Common Cider (44 Entries)
Gold	Daryl Lerwick/Royce Lerwick	Westwood Irish	Minnesota
Gold	Jeff Coffey	Jefe Café	Michigan
Silver	John Applegarth	Common Cider	Michigan
Silver	Timothy Ward	Diebel Surprise	Michigan
Silver	Brian Esterly	Semi-dry Cider	Pennsylvania
Silver	Jeff Coffey	Sterling	Michigan
Silver	Eric Fouch	Out by the Chicken Coop	Michigan
Silver	Mark Crowder	Nat's Crabby Blend	Oregon
Silver	Chris Haworth	Wild Ontario	Ontario
Silver	Chris Haworth	West Cider	Ontario
Silver	Timothy Ward	Wemmershock	Michigan
Silver	Rick Hastings	Corbeaux Ciderworks Wickson Crab	Washington
Silver	Jack McKillip	Southern Illinois Common Cider II	Illinois
Silver	Thomas Messink	Messink Common 2011	Michigan
Silver	Gary Awdey	Common Cider	Indiana
Silver	Jeff Carlson	Westside Common	Michigan
Bronze	Daryl Lerwick/Royce Lerwick	Westwood Natural	Minnesota
Bronze	Tom Schoonover	Schoonover Farms Cider	Washington
Bronze	Claude Jolicoeur	Cidre Bouche Brut 2010 Premiere Saison	Quebec
Bronze	Jeff Salisbury	Jeff's #1	Kentucky
Bronze	Jack McKillip	Southern Illinois Common Cider	Illinois
Bronze	Mark W Johnson	2010 Gravenstein Apple Cider	California
Bronze	Rodney Kibzey	Commoner Cider	Illinois
Bronze	Andy Sietsema	Common Cider #1	Michigan
Bronze	John C Sullivan	New York
Bronze	Andy Baumann	Andy's Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Tim Obrien	Common Cider	Maryland
Bronze	Timothy Ward	Holstein	Michigan
Bronze	Daryl Lerwick/Royce Lerwick	Westwood English	Minnesota
Bronze	Ben Watson	Castle Rock Blend	New Hampshire
Bronze	Casey Ward	Late Season Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Keith Kintigh & Jason Stephens	Blichmann's Cherry	Michigan
Bronze	Andy Sietsema	Common Cider #2	Michigan
Bronze	Jim Matzek	Georgia
Bronze	Keith Kintigh & Jason Stephens	Cornholio Common Cider	Michigan
English Cider (12 Entries)
Gold	Gary Awdey	Medium English Cider	Indiana
Silver	Rick Hastings	Corbeaux Ciderworks "02-12"	Washington
Silver	Gary Awdey	Dry English Cider	Indiana
Silver	Casey Ward	Early Wild Cider	Michigan
Silver	Eric Fouch	Major Paying	Michigan
Bronze	Scott Husted	Husted's English Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Timothy Ward	Humboldt	Michigan
Bronze	Jeff Salisbury	Jeff's #2	Kentucky
Bronze	Rick Hastings	Corbeaux Ciderworks Kingston Black Reserve	Washington
Bronze	Rafe Ward	English Cider Crab Mix	Michigan
Bronze	Eric Fouch	Trifecta	Michigan
Bronze	Tom Schoonover	Schoonover Farms Cider	Washington
French Cider (2 Entries)
Bronze	Gary Awdey	French Cider	Indiana
Common Perry (11 Entries)
Gold	Scott Husted	Husted's Sweet Pear Blossom Perry	Michigan
Silver	Karl Vernon	Nice Pear!	Michigan
Silver	John Applegarth	Common Perry	Michigan
Bronze	Jeff Coffey	P12	Michigan
Bronze	Eric Fouch	Ramblers Bane	Michigan
Bronze	Scott Husted	Michigan Semi-dry Perry	Michigan
Bronze	Jeff Coffey	Perry Light	Michigan
Bronze	Scott Husted	Hong Kong Perry	Michigan
Traditional Perry (2 Entries)
-	No Medals Awarded
New England Cider (4 Entries)
Silver	Eric Fouch	It's Primetime!	Michigan
Bronze	Jeff Carlson	Westside New England	Michigan
Bronze	William Bozell	Cheeky Monkey	Michigan
Fruit Cider (20 Entries)
Gold	Rodney Kibzey	Cherry Cider	Illinois
Gold	Jeff Carlson	Westside Cherry Cider	Michigan
Silver	Mark Vernon	Cherry Me Home	Michigan
Silver	Jeff Carlson	Westside Raspberry Cider	Michigan
Silver	Robert Wanhatalo	Pineapple Sally II	Michigan
Silver	Mark Vernon	Summertime II	Michigan
Silver	Jeff Coffey	Ras Perry	Michigan
Silver	Matt Whittaker	Pop Me Cherry	Michigan
Bronze	Mark Vernon	Summertime 1	Michigan
Bronze	Brian Rutzen	Pome Pomme	Illinois
Bronze	Brian Rutzen	Sour Patch Cider	Illinois
Bronze	Todd Holly	Mancave Cherry	Michigan
Bronze	Todd Holly	Cranberry Delight	Michigan
Bronze	Gary Awdey	Bittersweet with Elderberry	Indiana
Bronze	William Bozell	Pinky	Michigan
Bronze	Timothy Ward	Razzberry Zing	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Curtis	Bluesberry Cider	Michigan
Applewine (4 Entries)
Silver	Karl Vernon	Apple Wine	Michigan
Bronze	Alan Pearlstein	Apple Vino	Michigan
Specialty Cider (30 Entries)
Gold	James Davis	Hopped Cider	Utah
Silver	Jeff Carlson	Westside Atomic Cider	Michigan
Silver	Eric Fouch	Ground Zero	Michigan
Silver	William Bozell	Spiced Cider	Michigan
Silver	Daryl Lerwick/Royce Lerwick	Westwoodwood Black Rose	Michigan
Silver	Eric Fouch	Ferdinand Foch	Michigan
Silver	Joe Margevicius	Ice Princess	Michigan
Bronze	Steve Meckley	R.E.M	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Curtis	Ginga Ninja	Michigan
Bronze	Alan Pearlstein	Michigan Sippin' Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Eric & Jenny Durose	O.B. Cider	California
Bronze	Jeff Carlson	Westside Brandy Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Karl Vernon	AppleRazz Wine	Michigan
Bronze	Karl Vernon	Apple Cherry Wine	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Whittaker	Spiced Apples	Michigan
Bronze	Eric Fouch	Punkinhead	Michigan
Bronze	Matt Curtis	Cinnamon Tart Cherry Cider	Michigan
Bronze	James Davis	Jeff's Herbed Cider	Utah
Bronze	Matt Curtis	Kentucky Kiss	Michigan
Bronze	James Davis	Whiskey Cider	Utah
Bronze	Steve Meckley	Sweet "6"	Michigan
Bronze	Keith Kintigh & Jason Stephens	Bushman's Specialty Cider	Michigan
Bronze	Brian Rutzen	Belgian-Style Wit Apple Cider	Illinois