9th ANNUAL
SUNSHINE CHALLENGE

The following is the official results from the tabulation team of the Sunshine Challenge 1998. The event was held at the Delta Orlando Resort, May 15-17th 1998. There were 584 official entries from 23 homebrew clubs around the country.

Barley Wine
Sponsored by: HopUnion

  1. Gold Medal Paul Dorey
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Steve Vallancourt
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Gary Michel
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Belgian and French Ale
Sponsored by: Liquid Bread Inc.

  1. Gold Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Charley Feder
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  4. Honorable Mention Marc Gaspard
    Kansas City Biermeisters

Belgian Style Lambic
Sponsored by: PC Networking Technologies Inc.

  1. Gold Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Steve Peeler
    (No Club Clamed.) Gaffney, SC

  3. Bronze Medal Charlie Gottenkieny
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

Mild and Brown Ale
Sponsored by: Northwestern Malt Extracts

  1. Gold Medal Tom Garner
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Charlie Milan
    Redstick Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Gary Sullens
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  4. Honorable Mention John "JC" Allen
    Covert Hops Society

English Style Pale Ale
Sponsored by: Briess Malt Co.

  1. Gold Medal Charlie Milan
    Redstick Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Colin Griffin
    (No Club Clamed.) Orlando, FL

  3. Bronze Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  4. Honorable Mention David Pappas
    Central Florida Home Brewers

American -Style Ale
Sponsored by: Sierra Nevada

  1. Gold Medal David Mooney
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Rett Blankenship
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Edmund F. Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

English Bitter
Sponsored by: Coopers Malt Extract

  1. Gold Medal Paul Wilson
    Palm Beach Draftsmen

  2. Silver Medal David L. Mathews
    Palm Beach Draftsmen

  3. Bronze Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

Scottish Ale
Sponsored by: Flying Dog

  1. Gold Medal Steve Vallancourt
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Jon Arnold
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Bill Waters
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

Porter
Sponsored by: Williams Ville Brewing

  1. Gold Medal Charlie Gottenkieny
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Weston Sampson
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Steve Vallancourt
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Eng. & Scottish Strong Ale
Sponsored by: McGuires Irish Pub

  1. Gold Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Vicki & Rob Hearst
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Gary Michel
    Central Florida Home Brewers

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Stout
Sponsored by: Guinness and Charlie & Jake's Brewery

  1. Gold Medal Matthew M. Hopkins
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Matthew M. Hopkins
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Mitch Fulkerson
    Central Florida Home Brewers

German Style Bock
Sponsored by: American Homebrewers Association

  1. Gold Medal Charley Feder
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Darrell Simon
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Tom Henderson
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

German Dark Lager
Sponsored by: WMMO-FM Radio

  1. Gold Medal Morris Oliver
    Cresent City Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Joseph Hughes
    Palm Beach Draftsmen

German Light Lager
Sponsored by: John I. Haaz Inc.

  1. Gold Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Thomas Plunkards
    Ann Arbor Brewers Guild

  3. Bronze Medal Mike Lentz
    Northeast Florida Society of Brewers

Classic Pilsener
Sponsored by: Pilsner Urquell

  1. Gold Medal Vicki & Rob Hearst
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Donald Trotter and Pat Kruger
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal George Fix
    Knight of the Brown Bottle

American Lager
Sponsored by: Hops Bar & Grill

  1. Gold Medal Gary Sullens
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal George Fix
    Knight of the Brown Bottle

  3. Bronze Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Vienna / Oktoberfest
Sponsored by: Tampa Bay Brewing Co.

  1. Gold Medal Kyle Newman
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal John Larsen
    North Florida Brewers Leauge

  3. Bronze Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

German Style Ale
Sponsored by: Liquid Bread Inc.

  1. Gold Medal Tom Kruchenreuther
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Donald Trotter
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Joe Horinek Paul Schomarer, and Scott Christoffel
    Central Florida Home Brewers

German Wheat Beer
Sponsored by: Heart's Liquors and Homebrew Supply

  1. Gold Medal Joseph Hughes
    Palm Beach Draftsmen

  2. Silver Medal Weston Sampson
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Mike Hahn
    ZZ Hops

Smoked Beer
Sponsored by: Dunedin Brewery

  1. Gold Medal Jeff Gladdish
    Tampa Bay Beers

  2. Silver Medal Jeff Gladdish
    Tampa Bay Beers

  3. Bronze Medal Merl Nachtrab
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  4. Honorable Mention Steven Olson Bill Clark
    (No Club Clamed.) Duluth, MN

Fruit and Vegetable Beer
Sponsored by: Liquid Bread Inc.

  1. Gold Medal Charlie Gottenkieny
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Wayne Andrew Smith
    Foam Rangers

  3. Bronze Medal Jon Morton
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Herb and Spice Beer
Sponsored by: Winter Park Ice

  1. Gold Medal Charlie Gottenkieny
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  2. Silver Medal Andy Rodusky
    Palm Beach Draftsmen

  3. Bronze Medal Preston Merrick
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  4. Honorable Mention Pat Frost
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Specialty/Experimental Beer
Sponsored by: Delta Orlando Resorts

  1. Gold Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Bo Cole
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal David Mooney
    Central Florida Home Brewers

California Common Beer
Sponsored by: Pete's Wicked Ale

  1. Gold Medal Joe Snavely
    The Greater Huntington Homebrew Ass.

  2. Silver Medal Sly Bastards Steve Capo, Charlie Vallhonrat
    Foam Rangers

  3. Bronze Medal Ralph W. Jones III
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Traditional Mead & Braggot
Sponsored by: K92 FM Radio

  1. Gold Medal Gail Kindstrom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal John Kessel
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Gladdish and John Nanci
    Tampa Bay Beers

Fruit and Vegetable Mead
Sponsored by: Affordable Tee's

  1. Gold Medal James Ilnicky
    (No Club Clamed.) Tampa, FL

  2. Silver Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Ron Meaden
    (No Club Clamed.) Daytona Beach, FL

Herb and Spice Mead
Sponsored by: Souther Draft Brew News

  1. Gold Medal Jim Connors
    King Gambrinus Court of Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Charlie Bell
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Gail Kindstrom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  4. Honorable Mention Craig Della Cote
    Foam Rangers

Cider
Sponsored by: Central Florida Home Brewers

  1. Gold Medal David Pappas
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  3. Bronze Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assc.

  4. Honorable Mention David Pappas
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Best Of Show
Sponsored by: Indan River Brewing Co.