The following are the award winners of the Great Northeast Beer & Cider Competition held in Providence Rhode Island on November 7th & 8th, 1997.
WINNERS
BEST OF SHOW
PAPER CITY BREWING - HOLYOKE, MA - CABOT STREET WHEAT
PALE ALE
1) TRINITY BEER CO. - PROVIDENCE, RI - IPA
2) COTTRELL BREWING - PAWCATUCK, CT - OLD YANKEE ALE
3) BREW MOON - SEVERAL MASS LOCATIONS - GRASSHOPPER IPA
WHEAT BEER
1) PAPER CITY BREWING - HOLYOKE, MA - CABOT STREET WHEAT
2) BLUE MOON BREWING (COORS) - GOLDEN, CO - BELGIAN WHITE
3) SPRING STREET BREWING - NYC - WIT BLACK ALE
LIGHT ALE
1) ROUGE ALES - NEWPORT, OREGON - HONEY CREAM ALE
2) BREW MOON - SEVERAL MASS LOCATIONS - CHURCH STREET KOLSCH
3) SHIPYARD BREWING - PORTLAND, ME - SHIPYARD EXPORT ALE
FRUIT/SPICE BEER
1) UNION STATION BREWERY - PROVIDENCE, RI - PUMPKIN SPICED ALE
2) PETE'S BREWING - PALO ALTO, CA - PETE'S WICKED STRAWBERRY BLONDE
3) BLUE MOON BREWING (COORS) - GOLDEN, CO - RASPBERRY CREAME
DARK ALE
1) MURPHY'S BREWERY - IRELAND - MURPHY'S STOUT
2) PETE'S BREWING - PALO ALTO, CA - PETE'S WICKED ALE
3) REDHOOK ALE BREWERY - PORTSMOUTH, NH - REDHOOK DOUBLEBLACK STOUT
LIGHT LAGER
1) STAROPRAMEN BREWERY - CZECH REPUBLIC - STAROPRAMEN BEER
2) UNIBEV (COORS) - GOLDEN, CO - GEORGE KILLIAN'S IRISH HONEY LAGER
3) NOVA PAKA BREWERY - CZECH REPUBLIC - KUMBURAK
STRONG BEER
1) PAPER CITY BREWING - HOLYOKE, MA - WINTER PALACE WEE HEAVY
2) UNIBROUE - QUEBEC, CANADA - MAUDITE
3) SHIPYARD BREWING - PORTLAND, ME - PRELUDE ALE
AMBER/DARK LAGER
1) LATROBE BREWING (ROLLING ROCK) - LATROBE, PA - LATROBE BAVARIAN BLACK
2) HARPOON BREWERY - BOSTON, MA - HARPOON OCTOBERFEST
3) UNIBEV (COORS) - GOLDEN, CO - GEORGE KILLIAN'S IRISH RED LAGER
CIDER
1) LOVECRAFT CIDER- PROVIDENCE, RI - LOVECRAFT DRAFT CIDER
2) THE CIDER PEOPLE - CINCINATTI, OH - DOC SMITTY'S DRAFT CIDER
3) CIDERIE MICHEL JODOIN - QUEBEC, CANADA - COEUR A TOUT
