2006 Indiana State Fair Brewer's Cup Competition Results
| Homebrew Division | |||||
| Best of Show: Thomas Altstadt's IPA, Hopsia | |||||
| Kölsch, Blondes, Cream Ales, American Wheats and Ryes (20 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Sean Reeves | Fishers | Fruhling Braven Kölsch | 6C | |
| 2 | Andrew Huerter | St. Louis, MO | St. Louis Brews | Apologist's American Wheat | 6D |
| 3 | Michael Pearson | Anderson | FBI | Blonde Ale | 6B |
| English Brown Ales (12 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Kenny Lucas | Evansville | OVHA | Red Eye Brown | 11A |
| 2 | Tony Macklin | Zionsville | Dead Man's Chest Ale | 11B | |
| 3 | Mark Mahon | Danville | FBI | Norhtern English Brown | 11C |
| Brown and Robust Porters (12 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Rick Szevery | Valparaiso | Duneland | Oktober Porter | 12B |
| 2 | Michael Pelter | Schereville | Duneland | Tillie Porter | 12B |
| 3 | Phil Sullivan | Royal Oak, MI | Sully's Porter | 12B | |
| German Wheats and Ryes (11 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Bill Ballinger | Shelbyville | FBI | Drunken Duck Dunkelweizen | 15B |
| 2 | Thomas Altstadt | Indianapolis | Altstadt Hefeweizen | 15A | |
| 3 | John Dippel | Evansville | OVHA | Bad Moon Weizen | 15A |
| American Browns and Ambers (11 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Frank Felice | Indianapolis | Ex-Pat Amber | 10B | |
| 2 | Richard Gale | Indianapolis | Snakes and Sparklers | 10C | |
| 3 | Bill Ballinger | Shelbyville | FBI | Happy Hour Brown Ale | 10C |
| Scottish and Irish Ales (12 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Mike Heckman | Ossian | MASH | 101 Ways to Start a Fight | 9D |
| 2 | Lloyd Chatham | Lafayette | THC | Strong Scotch Ale | 9E |
| 3 | James Thompson | Fort Wayne | MASH | Strong Scotch Ale | 9E |
| American and Imperial IPAs (18 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Thomas Altstadt | Indianapolis | Hopsia | 14B | |
| 2 | Bill Ballinger | Shelbyville | FBI | Serenity Now American IPA | 14B |
| 3 | George Schmidt | Plainfield | Hop Liquidation | 14B | |
| English IPAs, ESBs, and Strong Bitters (11 entries) | |||||
| 1 | James Thompson | Fort Wayne | MASH | English Pale Ale | 8C |
| 2 | Carl Nelson | Indianapolis | FBI | Broken Carboy Wale | 8C |
| 3 | Mike Heckman | Ossian | MASH | Hop ESoB | 8C |
| European Amber and Dark Lagers (7 entries) | |||||
| 1 | George Schmidt | Plainfield | Dark Helmet | 4C | |
| 2 | Paul Till | Fort Wayne | MASH | Malt Heaven | 3B |
| 3 | Rick Szevery | Valparaiso | Duneland | Drie Fest | 3B |
| Bocks (7 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Rick Szevery | Valparaiso | Duneland | Doppel Z | 5C |
| 2 | Eric Wiens | Anderson | Dominator | 5C | |
| 3 | Kenneth Russell | Fort Wayne | MASH | Spittin' Imit Ator | 5C |
| American Pale Ales (15 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Don Bates | Hendersonville, TN | The Ninkasi | 10A | |
| 2 | Mark Fisher | Avon | FBI | Hoppy Trails Pale Ale | 10A |
| 3 | Brian Kinnaird | Carmel | Fluffy Tail Pale Ale | 10A | |
| Oatmeal and Baltic Porters (11 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Brian Kinnaird | Carmel | No. 63 | 13C | |
| 2 | Paul Petrass | Fort Wayne | MASH | Pappa's Oatmeal Stout | 13C |
| 3 | Jason Gabos | Otsego, MI | Big Burly Oatmeal Stout | 13C | |
| Dry, Sweet, Foreign Extra and American Stouts (13 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Dan McBride | Westville | Duneland | Siberian Warmer | 13F |
| 2 | Mark Schiess | Carmel | FBI | Sweet Stout | 13B |
| 3 | Bryan O'Reilly | Indianapolis | Vanilla Cream Stout | 13B | |
| Witbiers (9 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Paul Petrass | Fort Wayne | MASH | Make Mine a Hoe | 16A |
| 2 | Mark Fisher | Avon | FBI | Wilma's Wicked Wit | 16A |
| 3 | Mark Schiess | Carmel | FBI | NIT | 16A |
| Belgian and French Ales, Sour Ales, Lambics (9 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Mark Schiess | Carmel | FBI | Sour Power | 17A |
| 2 | Robert White | Charlottesville | Nancy's Razzy Lambic | 17F | |
| 3 | Dennis Wenninger | Wabash | Saison | 16C | |
| Belgian Dubbels and Tripels (10 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Greg Christmas | Fishers | FBI | Dobbel Trouble | 18B |
| 2 | Bill Ballinger | Shelbyville | FBI | Brain Eraser Belgian Tripel | 18C |
| 3 | Matt Maurer | Westfield | Over and Under Ale | 18B | |
| Old Ales, Barleywines, Smoke and Wood-aged Beers (11 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Mark Mahon | Danville | FBI | Wood Aged Beer | 22C |
| 2 | Paul Till | Fort Wayne | MASH | Smokey Bones Rauchbier | 22A |
| 3 | Paul Edwards | Indianapolis | FBI | BW #5 | 19C |
| Specialty Beers (12 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Michael Pelter | Schereville | Duneland | Teenager Toleration Ale | 23A |
| 2 | Linda Swihart | West Lafayette | THC | Richard's Lager | 23A |
| 3 | Bruce Deters | Angola | MASH | Grizzly's Maple Porter | 23A |
| Fruit, Spice, Herb and Vegetable Beers (12 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Mark Schiess | Carmel | FBI | Apricot | 20A |
| 2 | Mark Schiess | Carmel | FBI | Cerveza Aurelio dos | 21A |
| 3 | Tim Steininger | Fairborn, OH | DRAFT | 2005 Christmas Ale | 21B |
| Altbiers and California Commons (9 entries) | |||||
| 1 | Paul Till | Fort Wayne | MASH | Prospector's Common | 7B |