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December 11, 2008 Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association is pleased to announce results of the 4th Annual Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition (formerly known as the Great Lakes Old World Syder Competition). The competition was held at Shmohz Brewery in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on December 7, 2008. With 54 commercial entries and 83 noncommercial entries this is the largest Pro-Am fermented cider competition in North America. The competition is open to nineteen categories of fermented beverages made from apple or pear. Entries come from a wide geographical area in North America, from California and Washington to New York and from Quebec to Virginia.

In the commercial division five gold medals, eighteen silver and twenty six bronze medals were awarded.. A gold medal and Best of Show went to Westcott Bay Cider of San Juan Island, Washington, for its Traditional Semi Sweet Cider in the English cider style category. A gold medal and Best of Show Honorable Mention went to a new entrant, Slyboro Ciderhouse of Granville, New York, for its Old Sin / Original Cider entered as a standard cider. A gold medal was awarded to AEppelTreow Winery of Burlington, Wisconsin, for its applewine entry, Autumn Glory 2005. Gold also went to Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard of Mt. Vernon, Washington, for its standard cider entry, Red Barn Sweetie Pie. In the macro cider category the final gold went to Green Mountain Beverage of Middlebury, Vermont, for its limited-release Woodchuck Oak Aged Draft Cider.

In the noncommercial division ten gold medals, twenty one silver and thirty seven bronze medals were awarded. A gold medal and Best of Show went to Claude Jolicoeur of Quebec City, Quebec, with his Northern Cortland Cider. Best of Show Honorable Mention and five gold medals went to Jeff Carlson of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jeff is also the reigning American Homebrewers Association's Cidermaker of the Year.

Complete results are shown below.

COMMERCIAL DIVISION

Category Award Company Name Location Product Name

25A Cyser Bronze White Winter Winery Iron River, WI Cyser
25A Cyser Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Cyser
26C Open Category Mead Bronze Robinette Cellars Grand Rapids, MI Cyser

27A Common Cider Gold Slyboro Ciderhouse Granville, NY Old Sin / Original Cider
27A Common Cider Gold Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard Mt. Vernon, WA Red Barn Sweetie Pie Cider
27A Common Cider Silver Chateau Buffalo Buffalo, NY Dancing Buffalo Cidre "Baldwin"
27A Common Cider Silver Vander Mill Winery Spring Lake, MI Vander Mill Hard Apple Cider
27A Common Cider Silver Slyboro Ciderhouse Granville, NY Hidden Star
27A Common Cider Silver McIntosh Apple Orchards South Haven, MI Draught Cider - Semi Dry
27A Common Cider Silver Chateau Buffalo Buffalo, NY Dancing Buffalo Cidre "Promenade"
27A Common Cider Bronze Douglas Valley Manistee, MI Douglas Valley Stone House Cider - Dry
27A Common Cider Bronze McIntosh Apple Orchards South Haven, MI Draught Cider - Dry
27A Common Cider Bronze Douglas Valley Manistee, MI Douglas Valley Stone House Cider - Semi Dry
27A Common Cider Bronze Black Star Farms Suttons Bay, MI Hard Apple Cider
27A Common Cider Bronze Douglas Valley Manistee, MI Douglas Valley Stone House Cider - Semi Sweet
27A Common Cider Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Hard Cider - Apple
27A Common Cider Bronze Robinette Cellars Grand Rapids, MI Barzillas Brew
27A Common Cider Bronze Northville Winery Northville, MI Northville Winery Hard Cider
27A Common Cider Bronze White Winter Winery Iron River, WI White Winter Hard Apple Cider

27B English Cider Gold Westcott Bay Cider San Juan Island, WA Traditional Semi Sweet
27B English Cider Silver Westcott Bay Cider San Juan Island, WA Traditional Very Dry
27B English Cider Silver Tulip Valley Vineyard & Orchard Mt. Vernon, WA Burro Loco Cider
27B English Cider Bronze Westcott Bay Cider San Juan Island, WA Traditional Dry
27B English Cider Bronze Slyboro Ciderhouse Granville, NY Kingston Black

27C French Cider Bronze Vander Mill Winery Spring Lake, MI Vander Mill French

27D Common Perry Silver Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Perry

27E Traditional Perry Silver AEppelTreow Winery Burlington, WI Orchard Oriole Perry

28B Fruit Cider Silver Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Apple Cherry Hard Cider
28B Fruit Cider Silver Vander Mill Winery Spring Lake, MI Vander Mill Cherry Hard Cider
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Black Star Farms Suttons Bay, MI Apple Cherry Hard Cider
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Apple Cranberry Hard Cider
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Douglas Valley Manistee, MI Douglas Valley Stone House Cider - Cherry

28C Applewine Gold AEppelTreow Winery Burlington, WI Autumn Glory 2005
28C Applewine Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Select Harvest Applewine
28C Applewine Bronze McIntosh Apple Orchards South Haven, MI Golden Russet

28D Specialty-Other Silver AEppelTreow Winery Burlington, WI Perry
28D Specialty-Other Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Pear Wine

2006-1 Macro Cider Gold Green Mountain Beverage Middlebury, VT Woodchuck Oak Aged Draft Cider (Limited Release)
2006-1 Macro Cider Silver Green Mountain Beverage Middlebury, VT Cider Jack
2006-1 Macro Cider Silver Green Mountain Beverage Middlebury, VT Woodchuck Draft Cider - Amber
2006-1 Macro Cider Silver E&J Gallo Winery Healdsburg, CA Hornsby's Apple Crisp Hard Cider
2006-1 Macro Cider Bronze Green Mountain Beverage Middlebury, VT Woodchuck Draft Cider - Granny Smith
2006-1 Macro Cider Bronze Green Mountain Beverage Middlebury, VT Strongbow


2006-2 a Intensified Cider Silver Chateau Buffalo Buffalo, NY Dancing Buffalo Cidre "Glace de Ballet"
(Preferment - Ice Cider)
2006-2 a Intensified Cider Silver Slyboro Ciderhouse Granville, NY Ice Harvest Cider Special Reserve
(Preferment - Ice Cider)

2006-2 b Intensified Cider Silver Black Star Farms Suttons Bay, MI Sirius Maple
(Postferment - Pommeau)
2006-2 b Intensified Cider Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Apple Dessert Wine
(Postferment - Pommeau)
2006-2 b Intensified Cider Bronze Robinette Cellars Grand Rapids, MI Dessert Apple Wine
(Postferment - Pommeau)

2006-3 Distilled: (b) Brandy Silver Black Star Farms Suttons Bay, MI Spirit of Apple
2006-3 Distilled: (b) Brandy Bronze Uncle John's Fruit House Winery St. Johns, MI Apple Brandy

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NONCOMMERCIAL DIVISION

Category Award Entrant's Name Location Entry Name

25A Cyser Gold Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Cyser
25A Cyser Silver Paul Erdmans West Olive, MI Cyser #7
25A Cyser Bronze Paul Erdmans West Olive, MI Cyser #10

26C Open Category Mead Gold Diana Phillips Flint, MI Oak-Aged Cinnamon Cyser
26C Open Category Mead Silver Diana Phillips Flint, MI Cinnamon Cyser
26C Open Category Mead Silver Paul Erdmans West Olive, MI Sweet Dreams
26C Open Category Mead Bronze Diana Phillips Flint, MI Oak-Aged Pumpkin Spice Cider

27A Common Cider Gold Claude Jolicoeur Quebec City, QC Northern Cortland 2006
27A Common Cider Gold Dave Messink Berkley, MI Uncle Dave's Cider 2008
27A Common Cider Gold Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Primetime Cider 2007
27A Common Cider Silver Joseph Margevicius Metamora, MI Grammies Sour Crabapple Cider
27A Common Cider Silver Gary Awdey Eden, NY Dry Golden Russet with Yarlington Mill
27A Common Cider Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Cider 2006
27A Common Cider Bronze Jim Verlinde Grand Rapids, MI Common Cider
27A Common Cider Bronze Mike Messink Berkley, MI
27A Common Cider Bronze Kira Barnes Rochester, NY 2007 Table Cider
27A Common Cider Bronze Wes Eaton Grand Rapids, MI Cold Syder
27A Common Cider Bronze Dave Messink Berkley, MI Uncle Dave's Cider 2007
27A Common Cider Bronze Ray Leenhouts Midland, MI
27A Common Cider Bronze Scott Husted Kalamazoo, MI Husted's Hillbilly Hard Cider
27A Common Cider Bronze Bob & Kim Barrett Ann Arbor, MI Grainger Common
27A Common Cider Bronze Troy Hammond Jenson, MI Mad Apple
27A Common Cider Bronze Brian Chuchla Grand Rapids, MI
27A Common Cider Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY Medium Golden Russet

27B English Cider Silver Terrence Bradshaw Calais, VT Kingston Black Varietal
27B English Cider Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside English 2007
27B English Cider Silver Gary Awdey Eden, NY Yarlington Mill
27B English Cider Bronze Scott Husted Kalamazoo, MI Husted's Olde English
27B English Cider Bronze Mark Johnson Walnut Creek, CA 2007 English Cider
27B English Cider Bronze Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside English 2008
27B English Cider Bronze Jim Verlinde Grand Rapids, MI English Cider
27B English Cider Bronze Mark Johnson Walnut Creek, CA 2007 Champagne Yeast Blend
27B English Cider Bronze Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI The Bloated Goat

27C French Cider Silver Scott Husted Kalamazoo, MI Husted's French Style Cider
27C French Cider Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI La Peach Ridge Cidre
27C French Cider Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY French Cider
27C French Cider Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY Yarle Reinette

27D Common Perry Gold Gary Awdey Eden, NY Common Perry
27D Common Perry Silver Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI Ramblers' Bane
27D Common Perry Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Perry

27E Traditional Perry Silver Gary Awdey Eden, NY Gelbmostler Blend
27E Traditional Perry Bronze Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI Pick-a-Peck-a-Perry Pears

28A New England Cider Gold Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Oaked New England
28A New England Cider Gold Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside New England
28A New England Cider Silver Stephen Sissell Howard City, MI Cider
28A New England Cider Bronze Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI Crystal Clear
28A New England Cider Bronze Kira Barnes Rochester, NY Spiced Golden Russet

28B Fruit Cider Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Razz
28B Fruit Cider Silver Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI Mulberries RFD
28B Fruit Cider Silver Joseph Margevicius Metamora, MI Aunt Sandy's Cranberry Cider
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Cherry
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Joseph Margevicius Metamora, MI Aunt Pat's Razz-Ma-Tazz Cider
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Kurt Sonen Ann Arbor, MI Raspberry Cyser
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Scott Husted Kalamazoo, MI Husted's Cherry Sparkle
28B Fruit Cider Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY Cider with Blackcurrant

28C Applewine Silver Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Applewine
28C Applewine Bronze Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Sparkling Applewine
28C Applewine Bronze Troy Hammond Jenison, MI Applewine
28C Applewine Bronze Brandon Roberts Grand Rapids, MI

28D Specialty - Other Gold Jeff Carlson Grand Rapids, MI Westside Sweet Heat
28D Specialty - Other Silver Herb Stevens Grand Blanc, MI Porters Cider Wine
28D Specialty - Other Silver Joseph Margevicius Metamora, MI Honey Ginger
28D Specialty - Other Bronze John Applegarth Grand Rapids, MI Other Specialty Cider
28D Specialty - Other Bronze Stephen Sissell Howard City, MI Spiced Cider

2006-1 Macro Cider Gold Gary Awdey Eden, NY Full Juice Cider
2006-1 Macro Cider Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY Speed Bump Apple 30% Juice
2006-1 Macro Perry Bronze Gary Awdey Eden, NY Speed Bump Pear 30% Juice

2006-2 a Intensified Cider Bronze Eric Fouch Caledonia, MI Cold November
(Preferment - Ice Cider)

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The Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition is organized by publisher Rex Halfpenny with sponsorship of the Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association, a not-for-profit association of commercial and noncommercial cider and perry producers in the eight US states and one Canadian province bordering on the five Great Lakes. Logistical assistance for the competition was provided by volunteers of the Prime Time Brewers, a homebrew club located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Additional support was provided by KLR Machines, Inc., Cascade Winery, Sleeping Bear Trading Company, Dan Henry Distributing, Crivellier Canada, Brick Packaging, and Siciliano's Market.

For further information about the Great Lakes International Cider & Perry Competition contact competition organizer, Rex Halfpenny, at MIBeeryguyd@aol.com.

For further information about the Great Lakes Cider & Perry Association contact association president Gary Awdey at gawdey@att.net or Tel: 716-992-2051.

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Please note that Dave Messink is from San Jose, CA, NOT Berkley, MI