The 15th. Annual
Sunshine Challenge
The following is the official results from the tabulation team of the Sunshine Challenge 2004 (SC04). The event was held at the Orlando Hotel North in the Maitland area of Orlando Florida, May 21-23, 2004. There were over 500 official entries from over 23 homebrew clubs from around the country.

American Lager

  1. Gold Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Harlan Plaggman
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Harlan Plaggman
    Central Florida Home Brewers

European Pale Lager

  1. Gold Medal Mark Williams
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Charlie Milan
    Redstick Brewmeisters

Light Ale

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

  2. Silver Medal Russ Ferril/Brad Cyprus
    Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

  3. Bronze Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Bitter and English Pale Ale

  1. Gold Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Home Brewers Assoc.

  2. Silver Medal Mark Todd
    North Texas Home Brewers Assoc.

  3. Bronze Medal John Misturak/Preston Hoover
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Scottish Ale

  1. Gold Medal Kevin Heiser/Keith Benson
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Donald & Elizabeth Ferris
    Spacecoast Associates for the Advancement of Zymergy

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

American Pale Ale

  1. Gold Medal Danny Williams
    Dunedin Brewers Guild

  2. Silver Medal Tim Graham
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Bill Dubas
    North Texas Home Brewers Assoc.

India Pale Ale

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

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

  3. Bronze Medal Thomas Crawford
    North Florida Brewers Guild

Koelsch and Altbier

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

  2. Silver Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. Bronze Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

German Amber Lager

  1. Gold Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Bev Blackwood
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Bruce Fabijonas
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Brown Ale

  1. Gold Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Rob Whyte
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Wesley Powell
    Kuykendahl Gran Brewers

English and Scottish Strong Ale

  1. Gold Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. Bronze Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Barleywine and Imperial Stout

  1. Gold Medal Scott Holcomb/Bob Weitor
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Bev Blackwod
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Michael Heniff
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

European Dark Lager

  1. Gold Medal Rodney Elliot
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Bev Blackwod
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Bill Dubas
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Bock

  1. Gold Medal Mark Tumarkin/Hogtown Brewers
    Hogtown Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Rodney Elliot
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Milton Littlefield
    Tampa Bay BEERS

Porter

  1. Gold Medal Taikumi Sato
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Joe Peters
    Palm Beach Draughtsmen

  3. Bronze Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Stout

  1. Gold Medal Christopher Wilson
    Dunedin Brewers Guild

  2. Silver Medal Joe Lindsey
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Mike & Kelly Eger
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Wheat Beer

  1. Gold Medal Thomas Crawford
    North Florida Brewers League

  2. Silver Medal Mark Williams
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Strong Belgian Ale

  1. Gold Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Michael Heniff
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. Bronze Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Belgian and French Ale

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

  2. Silver Medal Ken Woodward
    Hogtown Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Russ Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Lambic and Belgian Sour Ale

  1. Gold Medal Jim Layton
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Ed Measom
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Lynn Seelos
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Fruit Beer

  1. Gold Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  2. Silver Medal Val Bee
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. Bronze Medal Bruce Fabijonas
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beer

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

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

  3. Bronze Medal Jeff Gladdish
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Smoke - Flavored Beer

  1. Gold Medal Preston Hoover
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Jeffery Swearingen
    Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers(FOAM)

  3. Bronze Medal Bill Dubas
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Specialty, Experimental and Historical Beer

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

  2. Silver Medal Takumi Sato
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Bill Dubas
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

Mead

  1. Gold Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Ron Raike
    Central Florida Home Brewers

Cider & Perry

  1. Gold Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  2. Silver Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

  3. Bronze Medal Richard Dobson
    Red River Brewers

John Doble Award (Heavy Metal)

  1. Heavy Metal Winner Ed Measom (15 Points)
    Central Florida Home Brewers

  2. 1st. Runner Up Val Bee (13 Points)
    North Texas Homebrewers Association

  3. 2nd. Runner Up Michael Heniff (12 Points)
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

Best Of Show

  1. Best of Show Jimmy Paige
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  2. 1st. Runner Up Michael Heniff
    Foam Rangers (Houston, TX)

  3. 2nd. Runner Up Takumi Sato
    Central Florida Home Brewers


    Sunshine Bowl

    • First Place Central Florida Home Brewers
      56 Points

    • Second Place Foam Rangers of Houston, TX
      35 Points

    • Thrid Place North Texas Homebrewers Association
      34 Points



    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.