| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Belgian Sour & Strong Ale | Belgian Blond Ale | 1st | Tom Fitzpatrick, Nathan Dent, Chicago Beer Society |
| Belgian Sour & Strong Ale | Flanders Red Ale | 2nd | Lisa Culen, Ron Stazuk, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Belgian Sour & Strong Ale | Belgian Tripel | 3rd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Strong Ale | English Barleywine | 1st | Scott Lasky, BABBLE |
| Strong Ale | Old Ale | 2nd | David Banass, The BrewBakers |
| Strong Ale | American Barleywine | 1st | Mark Zgarrick |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 1st | Brett Swartz, Upstate New York Homebrewers Association |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 2nd | Michael Smosna, Midnight Carboys |
| Fruit Beer | Fruit Beer | 3rd | Michael Pelter, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer | Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 1st | Calvin Rowland, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 2nd | Michael Smosna, Midnight Carboys |
| Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 3rd | Mike McDermott, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 1st | Les Cowel, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Wood-Aged Beer | 2nd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 3rd | Ed Seaman, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 1st | Ed Seaman, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 2nd | Jerry Sadowski, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Smoked & Specialty Beers | Wood-Aged Beer | 3rd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Mead | Semi-sweet Mead | 1st | Stephen Moyle |
| Mead | Braggot | 2nd | Patrick Duby, BABBLE |
| Mead | Cyser (Apple Melomel) | 3rd | Patrick Duby, BABBLE |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Cider & Perry | New England Cider | 1st | Jeff Carlson, Prime Time Brewers |
| Cider & Perry | Common Cider | 2nd | Mike Kopp, St. Louis Brews |
| Cider & Perry | Fruit Cider | 3rd | Jeff Carlson, Prime Time Brewers |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Witches' Brew | Mild | 1st | Stacy Kolls, Forest City Brewers |