Extravaganza!

Thanks to all who participated in the Extravaganza!.

There were 278 entries judged and 128 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Rollins	Sourtooth: Pear	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
2nd	Gerad Miller	Don't Be A Hazer	21C: Hazy IPA	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Chad Medford	Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires	6B: Rauchbier	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's American Barleywine	22C: American Barleywine	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Winningest Brewer (77 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	3	3	2	1	17.00	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winningest Club (46 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Denton County Homebrewers Guild	3	3	2	1	17.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: Cat 11 + 12: British Bitter & Commonwealth Beers (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Vigne MHP	BB	11B: Best Bitter	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
2nd	Joe D'Auria MHP	Golden Nugget Is A Vegas Landmark	12A: British Golden Ale	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
3rd	Gerad Miller MHP	G'day	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 2: Cat 18 - American Pale Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Byron Bird MHP	Laying Dimes	18A: Blonde Ale	High Plains Drafters [TX]
2nd	Patrick DiLello	My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ)
3rd	Dwain Pannell MHP	Blondie	18A: Blonde Ale	256 Brewers

Table 3: Cat 10 - German Wheat Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Dunkelweiss	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Michael Rensing MHP	Just Here For The Zipline	10C: Weizenbock	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd	Ross Stuart	Weizenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Cat 24 - Belgian Ale (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Douglas Hicks	Keep On Keepin' On	24C: Bière de Garde	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Gerad Miller MHP	Biere Me	24C: Bière de Garde	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Douglas Hicks	Keep It Classy	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 5: Cat LS - Local Styles (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer MHP	Adventure Time	LSX4: Catharina Sour
2nd	Ross Stuart	Goes Down Slow And NZ	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Bo Bennett MHP	Kaiju Attack!	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 6: Cat 13 - Brown British Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP	Boot Dust	13C: English Porter	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's British Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
HM	David Howell MHP	English Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Zymurgists of the Ozarks

Table 7: Cat 26 - Monastic Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	Belgian Dark Strong 2023	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	Andrew Littleton Co-Brewer: Kevin Parnell	Belgian Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Jonathan Lizenby MHP	Belgian Dark	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	256 Brewers
HM	Ryan Kuhn Co-Brewer: Jack Churchill	Lorraine	26C: Belgian Tripel

Table 8: Cat 4 - Pale Malty Euro Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Rezmerski	Cliftyfest	4B: Festbier	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
2nd	Glenn Thompson	Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Mid-State Brew Crew
3rd	Tim Hayes MHP	Some Folks Call It Hell, I Call It Hades	4A: Munich Helles	Garage Brewers Society

Table 9: Cat 27 - Historical Styles (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Grow-Jees-K'ya	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Andy Cox MHP	Kentucky Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Doggenbier	27A8: Roggenbier	DC Homebrewers
HM	Tim Hayes MHP	Louisville Chugger	27A2: Kentucky Common	Garage Brewers Society

Table 10: Cat 5 - Pale Bitter Euro Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Lizenby MHP	Helles Export	5C: German Helles Exportbier	256 Brewers
2nd	Stephen Schmitt MHP	BVB Dortmund	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd	Chad Medford MHP	Sawtooth Pils	5D: German Pils	Red Earth Brewers

Table 11: Cat C - Ciders (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Glenn Thompson	Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Mid-State Brew Crew
2nd	Robert Dugan MHP	Water Weed Dune Hair	C2C: Applewine	The Brü Club
3rd	Adam McConnell MHP	Totes McOaks	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Red Earth Brewers

Table 12: Cat 20 - America Porter & Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Wickham	Lets Stout It Out	20C: Imperial Stout	Golden Triangle Brewers
2nd	Craig Hendry	Porter	20A: American Porter	Back Yard Outlaw Brewers (BYOB)
3rd	Brent Langdon MHP	Road To Gold	20A: American Porter	The Brü Club

Table 13: Cat 9 - Strong Euro Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian English MHP	Artificially Intelligent	9C: Baltic Porter	Central Arkansas Fermenters
2nd	Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Leave The Bock Bock Alone	9A: Doppelbock	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Luke Osborne MHP	Uncle Marks Big Bock	9B: Eisbock	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 14: Cat 29 - Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	Pineapple Tart	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	Robert Dugan MHP	Jenkem Juice	29A: Fruit Beer	The Brü Club
3rd	Mark Pennick MHP	Leila Mae's Gose	29D: Grape Ale	Brew Crew [CO]
HM	Evan Comeaux	Baies Biere De Garde	29A: Fruit Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs

Table 15: Cat M - Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garrett Freeman MHP	Apple Pie Mead	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Garrett Freeman MHP	Sweet Clover Traditional	M1C: Sweet Mead	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Garrett Freeman MHP	Blueberry And Lime Mead	M2E: Melomel	Red Earth Brewers

Table 16: Cat 23 - Euro Sour Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's Oud Bruin	23C: Oud Bruin	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Heath Johns	Peaches For Jacob	23F: Fruit Lambic
3rd	Jeremiah Baer MHP	Old Brown Baer	23C: Oud Bruin

Table 17: Cat 16 + 17 - Dark British Beer & Strong British Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Luke Osborne MHP	Old Dusty	17B: Old Ale	Central Arkansas Fermenters
2nd	Jeff Mathiowetz MHP	Oso Sweet	16A: Sweet Stout	Maltose Falcons
3rd	Matthew Mead MHP	Treefort Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	PrimeTime Brewers
HM	Brian Sommers	Heavy Things	17C: Wee Heavy	Rocket City Brewers

Table 18: Cat 8 - Dark Euro Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Haven Schultz MHP	Munich Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	The Brü Club
2nd	Dylan Kai	SwampWater	8B: Schwarzbier	Memphis Brewers Association
3rd	Chad Medford MHP	The Scorn Of Tim Bickel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Red Earth Brewers

Table 19: Cat 14 + 15 - Scottish Ale & Irish Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Montgomery MHP	Old Walking Stick	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's Scottish Light	14A: Scottish Light	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's Irish Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
HM	Ryan Vigne MHP	The Scotsman (Heavy)	14B: Scottish Heavy	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers

Table 20: Cat 7 - Amber Hoppy Euro Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick DiLello	Good Hearted Women	7A: Vienna Lager	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ)
2nd	Chad Faulstick MHP	Vienna Waits For You	7A: Vienna Lager	Wheeling Alers
3rd	Lee Vigue	Altered States	7B: Altbier	Mid-State Brew Crew
HM	Lawrence Bolton MHP	Vienna Lager	7A: Vienna Lager	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)

Table 21: Cat 3 - Czech Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Howell MHP	Czech Amber Lager	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
2nd	Jeremy Wickham	Amber Czech Yo Self	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Golden Triangle Brewers
3rd	Bo Bennett MHP	Wizard Of Saaz	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 22: Cat 1 - Standard American Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake McQueen MHP	Little Steen Mountain	1A: American Light Lager	Lauter Day Brewers
2nd	Jay Brantley MHP	Beer For Bad Mo Fo's	1A: American Light Lager	PC Mashers
3rd	Carl Teachey	Eclipse, Talus, & Medusa	1D: American Wheat Beer	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 23: Cat 2 - International Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake McQueen MHP	Diez Garras	2A: International Pale Lager	Lauter Day Brewers
2nd	Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	International Pup Of Dark Mystery	2C: International Dark Lager	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Jeff Mathiowetz MHP	Tres O Quatro Locos	2A: International Pale Lager	Maltose Falcons

Table 24: Cat 19 - Amber & Brown American Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	Deli Common	19B: California Common	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	David Howell MHP	American Amber Ale	19A: American Amber Ale	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
3rd	Jeff Mathiowetz MHP	Relic	19A: American Amber Ale	Maltose Falcons

Table 25: Cat 25 - Strong Belgian Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's Belgian Golden Strong Ale	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Douglas Hicks	Saison Grande	25B: Saison	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Douglas Hicks	Blond Without The E	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 26: Cat 21 - IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerad Miller MHP	Don't Be A Hazer	21C: Hazy IPA	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's India Pale Lager	21B: Specialty IPA	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Matthew Mead MHP	Rye Or Die!	21B5: Rye IPA	PrimeTime Brewers

Table 27: Cat 32 + 33 - Smoked Beer & Wood Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dylan Kai	Heavy Bevvy	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Memphis Brewers Association
2nd	Jay Campbell	Maker's Bourbon Brown	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Memphis Brewers Association
3rd	Richard Gill	Highlands	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer

Table 28: Cat 30 - Spiced Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dwight Wilson MHP	Tickle My Pickle	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	O-Town Hop Heads
2nd	Ross Stuart	Coco Schwarz	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Ryan Vigne MHP	Just The Tips V3	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
HM	Dave Maurer MHP	Don't Need No Stinkin' Badges	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 29: Cat 28 - American Wild Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Rollins MHP	Sourtooth: Pear	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
2nd	Jonathan Rollins MHP	Little Ghost	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
3rd	Heath Johns	Evolution Of A Memory	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
HM	Brandon Christian Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Dark American Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Seven City Brewers

Table 30: Cat 22 - American Strong Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz MHP	Stearman's American Barleywine	22C: American Barleywine	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Ross Stuart Co-Brewer: Trevor Tyner	Double IPA	22A: Double IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP	Rule #5	22A: Double IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 31: Cat 6 - Amber Malty Euro Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford MHP	Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires	6B: Rauchbier	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Michael Rensing MHP	Brother Seamus	6C: Dunkels Bock	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd	Joe D'Auria MHP	Smoke Gets In Your Eyes	6B: Rauchbier	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
HM	Jeff Vandewinckel	Drink Till You're Stupid	6B: Rauchbier

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 12/10/2023 8:00 AM, CST through 02/10/2024 1:00 PM, CST.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 12/10/2023 8:00 AM, CST through 02/24/2024 5:00 PM, CST.