Homebrewtah Beer and Cider Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Zachary Belles, Patrick Bourque, Erin Brennan, Julia Button, James Bywater, Elizabeth Fischer, Drew Flitton, Travis Grimm, David Jimenez, Mike Johnson, Steve Kondrick, Lauren Lerch, Julia Light, Bridgette Luke, Cody McKendrick, Brian McKray, Brian McKray, Tony Mungiguerra, Chris Pasko, Steve Pierson, Jessi Rose, Brandon Sims, Erik Syvertson, Dwight Wilson

Judges - Best of Show

Drew Flitton, Mike Johnson, Brian McKray, Chris Pasko

Stewards

Matthew Bailey, Justin Wood

Staff

Matthew Bailey, Julia Button, Rick Jensen, Jake McQueen, Dwight Wilson

Organizer

Kelsey Booth

By the Numbers

342 Entries 77 Entrants

24 Judges 2 Stewards 5 Staff

81 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beers

11 entries

Judges: Drew Flitton (Head Judge), Dwight Wilson

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Jamie Crawford
Maltose Falcons
Dolla Dolla Bill (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Pup Heavy (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: International Lagers

10 entries

Judges: Zachary Belles (Head Judge), David Jimenez

1st
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Internationally International (2C: International Dark Lager)
2nd
John Jesus
Lauter Day Brewers
Samful Adamd (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Ian Wilhelm & Gabriella Meany
Sons of Alchemy
Mechanicsbock (2C: International Dark Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lagers

8 entries

Judges: Steve Kondrick, Steve Pierson (Head Judge)

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
I Guess I'll Do A Decoction (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Onyx Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Czech Pale Lager (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty Lagers

15 entries

Judges: Travis Grimm (Head Judge), Steve Kondrick, Steve Pierson, Brandon Sims

1st
Cheyne Harvey & Michael Smith
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
I Can't Decide If This Is A Helles Or A Pilsner (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
September. Do You Remember? (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
The Bridesmaid (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beers

12 entries

Judges: Kelsey Booth, Erin Brennan, James Bywater, Lauren Lerch (Head Judge), Erik Syvertson

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
The Cathedral (5B: Kölsch )
2nd
Scott DeVelbiss
German Leichtbier (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
German Pils (5D: German Pils)
4th
Zachary Belles
Lauter Day Brewers
Homewoven Handicrafts (5D: German Pils)

Table 6: Amber European Lagers

16 entries

Judges: Zachary Belles, Drew Flitton, David Jimenez (Head Judge), Dwight Wilson

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Fo' Schnitzel (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Aachen Bräu (7B: Altbier)

Table 7: Dark European Lagers and Strong European Beers

18 entries

Judges: Travis Grimm (Head Judge), Bridgette Luke, Tony Mungiguerra, Steve Pierson

1st
John Jesus
Lauter Day Brewers
Stealthy Screeching (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Ragnar's Valhalla (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 8: Pale Commonwealth Beers

11 entries

Judges: Elizabeth Fischer (Head Judge), Tony Mungiguerra

1st
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Two Wizards Bickering (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Raymond Eilenstine
Wave Break (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
3rd
Doug Walker
Don't Be Need - See You Next Tue (12A: British Golden Ale)
4th
Kurt Green
He Gained The Day (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Tim Haran
Lauter Day Brewers
Bit O' Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

Table 9: Brown and Amber Commonwealth Beers

10 entries

Judges: Travis Grimm (Head Judge), Brandon Sims

1st
Zachary Belles
Lauter Day Brewers
Expected System Behavior (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's A Kilt, Not A Skirt! (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Rick Burkhardt
Darkness On The Edge Of Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 10: British and Irish Stouts and British Strong Beers

19 entries

Judges: Travis Grimm, Lauren Lerch (Head Judge), Bridgette Luke, Tony Mungiguerra

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Lot Of McStakes (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Look What You Made Me Brew (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
HM
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 11: Pale, Amber and Brown American Beers

14 entries

Judges: Drew Flitton, Dwight Wilson

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Cali Common (19B: California Common)
2nd
Mike Johnson
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative...
Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Gentleman's Preference (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 12: American Porters and Stouts

16 entries

Judges: David Jimenez (Head Judge), Lauren Lerch, Bridgette Luke, Brandon Sims

1st
Tim Haran
Lauter Day Brewers
Porch Sittin' Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Patton (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Porter Alfredson's American Tour (20A: American Porter)

Table 13: American Pale Ale and IPA

16 entries

Judges: Zachary Belles (Head Judge), Drew Flitton, Julia Light, Dwight Wilson

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Walk Away (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Christian Chandler
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Single Decker Bus (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
So You're Telling Me There's A Chance (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 14: Specialty IPA

13 entries

Judges: David Jimenez, Mike Johnson, Brian McKray, Brandon Sims

1st
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Gallows Humor (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
I Didn't Put Any Cascade Hops In This Cascadian Dark Ale (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Phillip Saurer & Jennifer Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Hoist The Black Flag (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 15: Hazy IPA

12 entries

Judges: Kelsey Booth, Mike Johnson (Head Judge), Bridgette Luke, Cody McKendrick, Dwight Wilson

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Come Back With A Warrant (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Scott Cox
Hazy Is Lazy (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Matthew Bailey
Lauter Day Brewers
JooCee (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 16: European Sour and American Wild Ale

15 entries

Judges: Patrick Bourque (Head Judge), Julia Button

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Old & New (23E: Gueuze)
2nd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Aaron's Overly Sour Lambic I Blended And Hoped For The Best (23D: Lambic)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Red Plum Straight And Sour (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
HM
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
9Fiddy Cherry Pie (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 17: Belgian and Monastic Ales

20 entries

Judges: Patrick Bourque, Erin Brennan, James Bywater, David Jimenez, Lauren Lerch, Brandon Sims

1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Van Overveld (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Evan Carlton
FLOPS
For The Love Of God (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Mike Johnson
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative...
Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 18: Strong Belgian Ales

13 entries

Judges: Travis Grimm (Head Judge), Erik Syvertson

1st
Mark Rose
The Brü Club
Popeye's Elixir (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Saison On Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Belgian Blonde 1 (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 19: Historical Beers

10 entries

Judges: James Bywater, Cody McKendrick (Head Judge)

1st
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Picture To Burn (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Scott Cox
Volstead Pils (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 20: Specialty Beers

16 entries

Judges: Mike Johnson, Julia Light

1st
Jon Schlee
Lauter Day Brewers
Quaff The Fresh, Pt. Deux (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Chipper Jen (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Floral Loral (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)

Table 21: German and American Wheat

12 entries

Judges: Tony Mungiguerra, Dwight Wilson

1st
Scott DeVelbiss
Weizenbock (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Tom Leonard & Ross Stewart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Casper (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
Wheat AF (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 22: Fruit, Spice and Alternative Fermentable Beers

19 entries

Judges: Patrick Bourque, Erin Brennan, Travis Grimm (Head Judge), Erik Syvertson

1st
Brandon Besser
South Austin Area Zymurgists...
Mar-Gose-Rita (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Saison Du Sinaasappel (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Mike Johnson
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative...
Coffee Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 23: Strong American Ales and Wood Aged Beers

15 entries

Judges: Erin Brennan, James Bywater, Cody McKendrick, Erik Syvertson

1st
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Fantastic Voyage (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Craig Gulla & Tom Shivers And Dwight...
O-Town Hop Heads
Adambier (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Mike Johnson
Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative...
Amburana Wood Imperial Stout (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Kat Smith
House Of Ruggles English IPA (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 24: Standard Ciders and Perry

9 entries

Judges: Bridgette Luke, Brian McKray (Head Judge)

1st
Josh Word
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Get It, Got It, Good (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
Wormmy Pears (C1D: New World Perry)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - S04 (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 25: Specialty Ciders and Perry

12 entries

Judges: Kelsey Booth (Head Judge), Drew Flitton, Mike Johnson, Brian McKray, Chris Pasko, Jessi Rose

1st
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Ciderish (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Revenge Of The Pink Panther 2023 (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Slowpoke Rodriguez (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Drew Flitton, Mike Johnson, Brian McKray, Chris Pasko

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Old & New (23E: Gueuze)
2nd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Two Wizards Bickering (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Picture To Burn (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Best Brewer

77 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stChad Medford22218.0602000Red Earth Brewers
2ndBill Boyer02312.0500000North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rdStephen Schmitt30012.0303000Evanston Homebrew Club

Best Club Award

40 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rd4thHMScore
1stArizona Society of Homebrewers4530037.1204000
2ndLauter Day Brewers6111131.0806000
3rdRed Earth Brewers3340029.1003000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners