Writer: BYO Staff
Texas Imperial Brown Ale
American Brown ale was once referred to as Texas Brown ale, since the Dixie Cup was the first competition to recognize the style. In honor of that, David Cato brewed his Texas Imperial Brown Ale, which is more or less a brown I.P.A. It’s a richly flavored beer and very hoppy, appropriately enough with Amarillo® hops. This beer, by David Cato took 2nd place in the Imperial Beer category.
Imperial Stormtrooper IPA
Foam Ranger Jimmy Paige took first place in the 2000 Dixie Cup with an Imperial IPA which he claims was more “like an American Barleywine at the time it was judged.” Aged approximately 7 months old at judging, Jimmy claims he named the beer Imperial Stormtrooper because “that was the only thing I could think of with the word ‘Imperial’ in it.”
24 Carrot IPA
This beer, by Bev Blackwood, was “dry carroted” and the mouthfeel defined as “crunchy.” In truth, the carrot stick included in the contest bottle picked up a lot of the hop character of the I.P.A. and proved to be quite tasty, as was the beer!
Panther Pee
Homebrewers who attended the 1999 Dixie Cup — The Fred Files — know that “The beer is out there.” Don Sadja relates how he came up with his stupid idea. “I thought: Why not use a great imperial stout recipe as a base and do something stupid like add raspberry flavoring to it.” Apparently not so stupid, as it produced a very drinkable beer!
Grilled Pound Cake with Beer Butter Sauce
Matthew Lange
South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Homebrew B.B.Q. Sauce
Dwayne Boulter
Salida, California
Chief’s Blizzard BBQ Ribs
Bradley D. Holderman
Pensacola, Florida
Bell’s Kalamazoo Stout Teriyaki Steak
Brian Sylvester
Chillicothe, Ohio
Stout Marinated Ribs with Honey Stout Glaze
Jeff “Mongo” Reamy
Billings, Montana
Hops Smoked Chicken
Kyle Hill
Millersville, Maryland
Takin’ Names Baked Beans
Phil Williams
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania
Guinness-Battered Onion Rings
Steve Barnhart
Evanston, Illinois
