Extravaganza!

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Ryan Allen, Ryan Bosio, Michael Burns, Alex Darling, Lauren Darling, Jonah Dieckhaus, Brian English, Alex Fountain, Ryan Gauvin, Tracy Hamilton, David Heath, Eric Hosman, Miki Jinno, Scott Joines, Louis Justement, Dylan Kai, Carrie Lawless, John Lawless, Joe Lay, Don Mazuchowski, Charles Murdaugh, Joseph Nance, Timothy Peck, Carla Robinson, John Rogers, Alex Ryder, Paul Schersand, Nathan Short, Stephen Whaley, Joe Wood, Kesha Wood

By the Numbers

272 Entries 85 Entrants

31 Judges

97 Placing Entries

Table 1: Category 6 - Amber, Malty Euro Lager

7 entries

Judges: Lauren Darling, Don Mazuchowski, Timothy Peck (Head Judge)

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Brother Seamus (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Family Tradition (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Robert Billany
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
30 Rauch (6B: Rauchbier)

Table 2: Category 11 - British Bitter

6 entries

Judges: Alex Darling, Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge)

1st
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Battle Of Ridgefield (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Angry Wet Hen (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 3: Category 13 - Brown British Beer

6 entries

Judges: Ryan Bosio (Head Judge), Charles Murdaugh

1st
Joshua Andrus
Homebrewers Local 402
Leeds Me On (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Patrick Armour
256 Brewers
English Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Maxwell Porter (13C: English Porter)

Table 4: Category 19 - Amber & Brown American Beer

13 entries

Judges: Ryan Bosio (Head Judge), Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge), Don Mazuchowski, Charles Murdaugh

1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Santa Ana Power Outage. (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Conejo Common (19B: California Common)
3rd
Luke Osborne
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Sorta Common (19B: California Common)

Table 5: Category 14 - Scottish Ale

7 entries

Judges: Alex Darling, Lauren Darling, Timothy Peck (Head Judge)

1st
Jim Williamson
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Scottichronicon (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Brian English
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Clan Galbraith (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Ken Morris & Hannah Medrano
Red Earth Brewers
Beam Me Up Scotty (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 6: Cat 18 - Pale American Ale

7 entries

Judges: Brian English (Head Judge), Don Mazuchowski, Kesha Wood

1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Hop Science (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Train Beer : 1910 Edition (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 7: Cat 20 - American Porter & Stout

7 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen (Head Judge)

1st
Ken Morris
Red Earth Brewers
American Woman (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Andrew Spaulding
Birmingham Brewmasters
The Wererat's Night Sweats (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
John Harlan
Rooster's Midnight Cry (20A: American Porter)

Table 8: Cat 10 + 9 - German Wheat Beer + Strong Euro Beer

7 entries

Judges: John Rogers (Head Judge), Paul Schersand, Joe Wood

1st
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Kevin Lewis
Nocturne (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Confederation Of Livonia (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 9: Cat 26 - Monastic Ale

8 entries

Judges: Alex Fountain (Head Judge)

1st
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Evan Comeaux
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
Stonewall Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Order Of Leopold (26C: Belgian Tripel)
HM
Evan Comeaux
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
Stonewall Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)

Table 10: Cat 2 - International Lager

4 entries

Judges: Brian English, Don Mazuchowski, Paul Schersand

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Red Dirt Road (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Guy Grady
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Brews Yo' Daddy??! (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 11: Cat 12 - Pale Commonwealth Beer

5 entries

Judges: Alex Fountain, Joe Wood (Head Judge), Kesha Wood

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Island In The Sun (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Paul Schersand & Jeff Vandewinckel Jim...
Arlington Brew Club
ABC Golden Showers Ale 2024 (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
"Tis But A Scratch (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 12: Cat 32 + 33 - Smoked Beer + Wood Beer

5 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen (Head Judge), Jonah Dieckhaus

1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Smoked Bock (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Alex Darling & Blake Nash
Memphis Brewers Association
Florida Forest Fire (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
3rd
Brian McCrickard & Joe Luchansky Patrick...
Seven City Brewers
7CB Belgian Dark Strong Ale (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 13: Cat 7 - Amber Hoppy Euro Beer

8 entries

Judges: Jonah Dieckhaus, Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge)

1st
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Altered Happiness (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Salzburg Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Evan Comeaux
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
ALT (7B: Altbier)

Table 14: Cat 8 - Dark Euro Lager

11 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen (Head Judge), Michael Burns (Head Judge), David Heath (Head Judge), Dylan Kai, Joe Lay, Charles Murdaugh

1st
Jonathan Lizenby
256 Brewers
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Kru Thai (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Dark Hollow (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 15: Cat 30 - Spiced Beer

5 entries

Judges: Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge), Dylan Kai, John Rogers

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Coco Schwarz (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Awww Nuts!! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
You Sit On A Throne Of Lies (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)

Table 16: Cat LS - Local Styles

6 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen, David Heath, Charles Murdaugh

1st
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Puia Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Cody Wears Suspenders With His Sweat Pants (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 17: Cat 4 - Pale Malty Euro Lager

9 entries

Judges: Ryan Bosio (Head Judge), David Heath, Charles Murdaugh

1st
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Schützen (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Schönes Bier (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Naughty Chicken (4C: Helles Bock)

Table 18: Cat 16 + 17 - Dark British Beer + Strong British Ale

10 entries

Judges: Joe Lay, Don Mazuchowski, Alex Ryder (Head Judge)

1st
Devin Carter
Wichita Homebrewers Organization...
Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Devin Carter
Wichita Homebrewers Organization...
Wee Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Jennifer Vonderwell
Hangar 41 Brew Club
Sun Is Shining (16C: Tropical Stout)
HM
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Mustard Pancakes (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)

Table 19: Cat 1 - Standard American Beer

11 entries

Judges: Michael Burns, Scott Joines (Head Judge), Louis Justement (Head Judge), Joseph Nance

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Light (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 20: Cat 3 - Czech Lager

8 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen (Head Judge), Don Mazuchowski, Paul Schersand

1st
Scott Patrick
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters...
Hay Bales And Fake Nails (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Czech Dark (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Colin Poe & Bob Poe
The Brü Club
Soul Of Darkness (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 21: Cat 5 - Pale Bitter Euro Beer

16 entries

Judges: Jonah Dieckhaus, Eric Hosman, Miki Jinno (Head Judge), John Lawless (Head Judge), Charles Murdaugh

1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
I Second-Guess And Overthink And Rethink Every Single Fart. (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Clint Holland
256 Brewers
German Pilsner (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Killer Kolsch 3 (5B: Kölsch)

Table 22: Cat 15 - Irish Beer

8 entries

Judges: Alex Ryder, Nathan Short (Head Judge), Stephen Whaley

1st
Bryant Jurgensmeyer
Redneck Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Mickey's Mighty Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Irish I Was A Little Bit McTaller (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 23: Cat 29 - Fruit Beer

6 entries

Judges: Michael Burns, Dylan Kai (Head Judge), Joe Lay

1st
Michael Schuler
NKY Hombrewers Guild
Key Lime Pie (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
I Never Want To Fart So Much That People Can't Recognize Me. (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
David Heath
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
Pawpaw Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Saison De L'automne (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)

Table 24: Cat C - Ciders

25 entries

Judges: Ryan Bosio (Head Judge), Alex Darling, Lauren Darling, Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge), Tracy Hamilton (Head Judge), Carrie Lawless

1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
Farts, Poetry And Lyrics Are Very Similar. Making Words... (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Timothy Pratt
Ginger Crisp (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Blame It On Bill! (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
DH Cider (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)

Table 25: Cat 21 - IPA

22 entries

Judges: Ryan Allen (Head Judge), Michael Burns, Jonah Dieckhaus, Miki Jinno (Head Judge), Scott Joines (Head Judge), Don Mazuchowski, Joseph Nance

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Professor Biggs (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Cold Iron Shackles (21A: American IPA)

Table 26: Cat 22 + 23 - American Strong Ale + Strong Belgian Ale

7 entries

Judges: Louis Justement (Head Judge)

1st
Evan Comeaux
Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
Stonewall Gose (23G: Gose)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Symphony Of Destruction (22D: Wheatwine)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Samsquanch (22C: American Barleywine)
HM
Heath Johns
Hips And Peaches (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Table 27: Cat 27 - Historical Styles

9 entries

Judges: Lauren Darling, Eric Hosman (Head Judge)

1st
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Pre-Purrritanical F***ery Porter (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
London Calling (27A4: London Brown Ale)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Drink Some Of This Michael, Be One Of Us (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
HM
Adam Reynolds
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers...
Polish Pride (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 28: Cat 28 - American Wild Ale

7 entries

Judges: Alex Darling, John Lawless (Head Judge)

1st
Michael Schuler
NKY Hombrewers Guild
Randomly Firing Synapses (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Heath Johns
Fall Of The Cardinal (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Stolen Haze (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 29: Cat M - Mead

19 entries

Judges: Ryan Bosio (Head Judge), Ryan Gauvin (Head Judge), Tracy Hamilton (Head Judge), Carrie Lawless, Alex Ryder, Stephen Whaley

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Shiraz Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Alex Darling
Memphis Brewers Association
Spiced Pear Persuasion (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Blake Nash
Memphis Brewers Association
Ymir's Tears (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
HM
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Citrus Braggot (M4A: Braggot)

Table 30: Cat 24 + 25 - Belgian Ale + Strong Belgian Ale

7 entries

Judges: Charles Murdaugh, Paul Schersand, Nathan Short (Head Judge)

1st
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
On Garde! (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Aces High (25B: Saison)
3rd
Jim Williamson
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Pince-Nez (25B: Saison)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Lager (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Jonathan Lizenby
256 Brewers
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Michael Schuler
NKY Hombrewers Guild
Randomly Firing Synapses (28A: Brett Beer)

Winningest Brewer

85 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stRoss Stuart432120.0000000Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Winningest Club

50 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdScore
1stCider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)72126.0000000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners