| Category 1: Light Lager |
| Dortmunder Export |
 | Peed | John | Arbeitermann | Tennessee Valley Homebrewers | TN |
| Premium American Lager | 
| Rogers | David | Summer Cream | None given | TX |
| Lite American Lager | 
| Friske | Lee | Texas Frost | Basin Brewers | TX |
| Category 2: Pilsner |
| Bohemian Pilsener |
| Mifsud | Steve | Czech Lager | the Brewing Network | CA |
| German Pilsner |
| Palmer | Tim | Noble Daughter | Foam Blowers of Indiana | IN |
| Classic American Pilsner |
| Barrett | Bob & Kim | Mexican CAP | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild | MI |
| Category 3: European Amber Lager |
| Oktoberfest/Marzen |
| Bielaus | Edward | Grosse Freiheit Ofest | BURP | MD |
| Oktoberfest/Marzen |
| Motley | Kyle | O-Face O-Fest | Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild | VA |
| Vienna Lager |
| Drake | Kelly | Vienna Lager | Austin ZEALOTS | TX |
| Category 4: Dark Lager |
| Munich Dunkel |
| Klausner | Matt | Soup's On! | Urban Knaves of Grain | IL |
| Schwarzbier |
| Wright | Keith | The Schwarzerator | High Plains Draughters | OK |
| Schwarzbier |
| Rezendes | Joe | It's MY Beer! | brewing network | MA |
| Category 5: Bock |
| Eisbock |
| Crowle | Nelson | Deluminator Lights Out | Dunedin Brewers Guild | FL |
| Doppelbock |
| Delva | Steve | Ram's Horn | Worts of Wisdom | CA |
| Traditional Bock | 3 | Marino | Michael | For Kacie | The Brewing Network | MA |
| Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer |
| Cream Ale |
| Cowan | Jeremy | Brewkake | None given | AB |
| Kolsch |
| Rogers | David | Kolsh-2 | None given | TX |
| American Wheat or Rye Beer |
| Jennings | Jeff | Summer Teeth | None given | IN |
| Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer |
| Northern German Altbier |
| Gent | Brett | German Altbier | None given | CA |
| Dusseldorf Altbier |
| Schaar | Scot | Blck Eagle Alt | None given | IA |
| California Common Beer |
| Williamson | Nathan | Steampunk | Big Thompson Brewing Collective | CO |
| Category 8: English Pale Ale |
| Extra Special Bitter |
| Peed | John | Weatherly, Stiff And Fast | Tennessee Valley Homebrewers | TN |
| Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
| Kearney | Kevin | Barkeep Bitter | None given | IA |
| Standard/Ordinary Bitter |
| Thompson | Mel | FTFF | BURP | MD |
| Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale |
| Strong Scotch Ale |
| Marino | Michael | Wm MacDougal's Wee Heavy | The Brewing Network | MA |
| Strong Scotch Ale |
| Graham | Richard | Skye Strong Ale | Knights of the Brown Bottle | TX |
| Scottish Heavy 70/- |
| Palmer | Tim | The Scottish Engineer | Foam Blowers of Indiana | IN |
|
Category 10: American Ale |
| American Brown Ale |
| Gilbert | Jared | Full Of Welcome | None given | WI |
| American Brown Ale |
| Lobring | Casey | WCBDFY | None given | CA |
| American Pale Ale |
| Baker | Dirk | Heavy Hand Pale Ale | None given | OR |
|
Category 11: English Brown Ale |
| Mild |
| Prucha | Jim | #177 | Brew Free or Die | NH |
| Mild |
| Brunner | Russ | El Sedoso | Fort Lauderdale Area Homebrewers | FL |
| Mild |
| Kearney | Kevin | Barwench | None given | IA |
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Category 12: Porter |
| Baltic Porter |
| Jody Grenert | Rob Brannan | Dark Czar | Athens Homebrew Club | OH |
| Baltic Porter |
| Otis Clayton
Brewing Project | Daniel Owens
Matt Petersen | Mare Balticum | San Francisco Homebrewers Guild | CA |
| Brown Porter |
| LeFave | Joel | Don't Poke The Bear | None given | MA |
|
Category 13: Stout |
| Dry Stout |
| Peters | Bill | The 13A | Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild | WV |
| Imperial Stout |
| Kibzey | Rodney | MCC Stout | Oregon Brew Crew | OR |
| Foreign Extra Stout |
| Butcher | Mac | Foriegn-Occasion | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers | OK |
|
Category 14: India Pale Ale |
| English IPA |
| Grilli | David | Citra IPA | Primary Fermenters | MN |
| American IPA |
| Gonzales | John & Leila | Retro | None given | CA |
| Imperial IPA |
| Bradley Brewing | Keith & Pam | Fusion | Austin Zealots | TX |
|
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer |
| Weizen/Weissbier |
| Mino Choi
Molly Noyes | Packers
vs. Lions | New Millenium Hefeweizen | Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade | WI |
| Weizenbock |
| Crump | Ryan | Der Konig Weizenbier | Saint Louis Brews / Garage Brewers Society | MO |
| Weizenbock |
| Muse | Jeff | Cursing Wife | St. Louis Brews | MO |
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Category 16: Belgian and French Ale |
| Belgian Specialty Ale |
| Rockhart Brewing | Shazia Rehman
Noel Hart | Cherry Popper | The Foam Rangers | TX |
| Belgian Specialty Ale |
| Rezendes | Joe | Dark Cranberry Saison | brewing network | MA |
| Biere de Garde |
| Zimmerman | Brian | Humphrey Biere De Garde | Tampa Bay BEERS | FL |
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Category 17: Sour Ale |
| Flanders Red Ale |
| Merz | David | Wild Brew | Palmetto State Brewers | MI |
| Fruit Lambic |
| Wakeman
Brothers | Dustin Wakeman
Derek Wakeman | Raspberry Lambic | Brewing Network | IL |
| Berliner Weisse |
| Crane | Michael | Drei Weisse | Kansas City Bier Meisters | KS |
|
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale |
| Belgian Tripel |
| Motley | Kyle | Long Strange Tripel | Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild | VA |
| Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
| Powell | Wesley | Grand Bayou Reserve | Foam Rangers | TX |
| Belgian Dubbel |
| Creson | Jeff | None given | None given | MA |
|
Category 19: Strong Ale |
| American Barleywine |
| Cowles | Peter | Aspetuck BarleyHopper | The Brewing Betwork | CT |
| English Barleywine |
| Thompson | Mel | Bowel Sweat | BURP | MD |
| Old Ale |
| JJ Brew Crew | Jeff Reilly
Jimmy Paige | Old Rosehil | Houston Foam Rangers | TX |
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Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer |
| Other Smoked Beer |
| Caldwell | Garrett | Up In Smoke | The Brewing Network | MN |
| Classic Rauchbier |
| Milan | Charlie | Smokey The Beer | Redstick Brewmasters | LA |
| Wood-Aged Beer |
| Dixon | Josanna | Bonehead Oak RIS | Northern Kentucky Homebrewers Guild | KY |