Hoppy Halloween Challenge 2009

276 Beers were entered

Best of Show (Beer): "Bavarian Dopplebock" from Mark Tanner, Weatherby Lake, MO; Jayhops.

Best of Show (Mead/Cider): "Stephen's Sparkling Brain Tonic" a Semi- Sweet Mead from Stephen Moyle, Tracy, CA

Great Pumpkin winner: Paul Vogel, Fargo, ND; Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Halloween Theme Beer: "Gored by a Gourd" from Paul Frank, Fargo, ND; Prairie Homebrewing Companions.

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In the July/August 2009 issue of DRAFT Magazine, their 50 Beers, 50 States article picked the best beer in each state, and for North Dakota, the best beer was PHC Homebrew: link

North Dakota
Fargo, N.D.
Prairie Homebrewing Companions homebrew
There are officially no microbreweries left in the entire state of North Dakota -- good thing the American Homebrewers Association-affiliated Prairie Homebrewing Companions keep the art alive at meetings every second Wednesday of each month, where visitors can sample award-winning beers and member Susan Ruud’s famed meads

Susan Ruud's Traditional Mead Wins Gold at the 2006 National Homebrew Competition

PHC member, Susan Ruud won a Gold Medal at the 2006 AHA National Homebrew Competition for her Sweet Mead, a Category 24 Traditional Mead.