The 14th. Annual
Sunshine Challenge
The following is the official results from the tabulation team of the Sunshine Challenge 2003 (SC03). The event was held at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites across from Universal Orlando Florida, May 16-18, 2003. There were over 500 official entries from over 24 homebrew clubs around the country.

American Lager

  1. Gold Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

European Pale Lager

  1. Gold Medal Don Trotter
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Don Trotter
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. Bronze Medal Don Trotter
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Light Ale

  1. Gold Medal Jeff Oberlin
    Bay Area Mashtronauts

  2. Silver Medal John Peterson
    Palm Beach Draughtsmen

  3. Bronze Medal John Jurgensen
    Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers

Bitter and English Pale Ale

  1. Gold Medal Joe Scivicque
    North Texas Home Brewers Assoc.

  2. Silver Medal Harry Grier
    Wiregrass Brewers Club

  3. Bronze Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Scottish Ale

  1. Gold Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Steve Mitchell
    Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymergy

  3. Bronze Medal Mark Williams
    Central Florida Home Brewers

American Pale Ale

  1. Gold Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Jimmy Paige
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Oberlin
    Bay Area Mashtronauts

India Pale Ale

  1. Gold Medal Jeff Oberlin
    Bay Area Mashtronauts

  2. Silver Medal Kuyler Doyle
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Bev Blackwood
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

Koelsch and Altbier

  1. Gold Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Mike & Kelly Eger
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Jeffery Swearengen
    Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers

German Amber Lager

  1. Gold Medal Jimmy Paige
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  2. Silver Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Mark Wiiliams
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Brown Ale

  1. Gold Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Raj' Jiawan
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Kuyler Doyle
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

English and Scottish Strong Ale

  1. Gold Medal Joe Lindsey
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  2. Silver Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Barleywine and Imperial Stout

  1. Gold Medal Michael Heniff
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  2. Silver Medal Wesley Powell
    Kuykendahl Grain Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

European Dark Lager

  1. Gold Medal Don Trotter
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Rodney Elliot
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Mark Williams
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Bock

  1. Gold Medal Bev Blackwood
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  2. Silver Medal RodneyElliot
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal RussBee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Porter

  1. Gold Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Raj Jiawan
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Don Trotter
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Stout

  1. Gold Medal Joe Scivicque
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Richard Pushmar & Craig Birkmaier
    Hogtown Brewers

Wheat Beer

  1. Gold Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Don Johannassen
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Reilly
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

Strong Belgian Ale

  1. Gold Medal Joe Alf
    Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymergy

  2. Silver Medal Joe Rayho & Ken Koenig
    Dunedin Brewers Guild

  3. Bronze Medal Manuel Bonewitz
    Dunedin Brewers Guild

Belgian and French Ale

  1. Gold Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Lambic and Belgian Sour Ale

  1. Gold Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Rob Bernys & Bob Wietor
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal LynnSellos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Fruit Beer

  1. Gold Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Joe Alf
    SAAZ

  3. Bronze Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beer

  1. Gold Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Kelly & Mike Eger
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Gladdish
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Smoke - Flavored Beer

  1. Gold Medal Jeffery Swearegin
    Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers

  2. Silver Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Gladish
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Specialty, Experimental and Historical Beer

  1. Gold Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Stephen Atkinson
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. Bronze Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Mead

  1. Gold Medal Dani and Glenn Exline
    Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymergy

  2. Silver Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Darrell Simon
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Cider & Perry

  1. Gold Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Best of Show Mead and Cider

  1. First Place Dani and Glenn Exline
    SAAZ

  2. 1st. Runner Up Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  3. 2nd. Runner Up Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

John Doble Award (Heavy Metal)

  1. Heavy Metal Winner Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. 1st. Runner Up Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. 2nd. Runner Up Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Best Of Show

  1. Best of Show Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. 1st. Runner Up Don Lake
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. 2nd. Runner Up Joe Scivique
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

    Sunshine Bowl

    • First Place Central Florida Home Brewers
      66 Points

    • Second Place North Texas Homebrewers Association
      34 Points

    • Thrid Place Foam Rangers of Houston, TX
      19 Points Each



    Note: This is the preliminary list and has yet to be confirmed by the Tabulation team. If you have any correction please contact us at tabulation@cfhb.org.