| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| IPA | Imperial IPA | 1st | Steve McKenna, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| IPA | American IPA | 2nd | Jim Harrison |
| IPA | American IPA | 3rd | Jeff Carlson, Primetime Brewers |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| German Wheat & Rye Beers | Weizen/Weissbier | 1st | Daniel Bornhoeft |
| German Wheat & Rye Beers | Dunkelweizen | 2nd | Dan Langrill, Club Wort |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Belgian & French Ales | Saison | 1st | George Krafcisin, BABBLE |
| Belgian & French Ales | Bière de Garde | 2nd | John Saarima, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Belgian & French Ales | Saison | 3rd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Belgian Strong Ales | Belgian Blond Ale | 1st | Tom Dennis, Chicago Beer Society |
| Belgian Strong Ales | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | 2nd | Tom Dennis, Chicago Beer Society |
| Belgian Strong Ales | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 3rd | Dan Morey, BABBLE |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable | Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer | 1st | Marty Nachel, Chicago Beer Society |
| Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 2nd | Ryan Cooper, Forest City Brewers |
| Fruit/Spice/Herb/Vegetable | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | 3rd | Caroline Genzale, Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Sour/Smoke/Wood-Aged Beers | Wood-Aged Beer | 1st | Marty Nachel, Chicago Beer Society |
| Sour/Smoke/Wood-Aged Beers | Other Smoked Beer | 2nd | George Westlund, Chicago Beer Society |
| Sour/Smoke/Wood-Aged Beers | Wood-Aged Beer | 3rd | Doug Newberry, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Traditional Meads, Ciders & Perries | Traditional Meads | 1st | Gordon Strong, Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) |
| Traditional Meads, Ciders & Perries | Cider & Perry | 2nd | Darrell Proksa, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Traditional Meads, Ciders & Perries | Cider & Perry | 3rd | Jeff Sparrow, Chicago Beer Society |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 1st | Dan Morey, BABBLE |
| Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 2nd | John Saarima, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Specialty Beers | Specialty Beer | 3rd | Tom Seefurth, Silverado Homebrew Club |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Pilsners | German Pilsner | 1st | Kirk Rowland |
| Pilsners | Classic American Pilsner | 2nd | Jim Harrison |
| Pilsners | Bohemian Pilsner | 3rd | Joe Formanek, Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| Category | Style | Place | Winner |
| Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | 1st | Tom Sadowski, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | 2nd | Gordon Strong, Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) |
| Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | Fruit/Spice Meads & Braggot | 3rd | Tom Sadowski, Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |