Midwinter Homebrew Competition
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By the Numbers
465 Entries 157 Entrants
465 Placing Entries
Table 1: Pale Lagers
22 entries
1st
Wayne Doucette
River City Brewers [MN]
International Harvester (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
Czech Mate (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Adam Skjefstad
River City Brewers [MN]
Lager Bent And Hell Bound (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
Table 2: Pale Ales
21 entries
1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Hop Science (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Samuel Dixon
Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
John Harlan
Harvest Halo (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 3: Wheat Beers
23 entries
1st
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Jeff's Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Leverkusen (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Symphony Of Destruction (22D: Wheatwine)
Table 4: Dark Lagers
12 entries
1st
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
War Machine (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Michael Sande
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Cactus Glasses (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 5: Bocks
13 entries
1st
Drew Templeton
Iowa Brewers Union
Corginator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Augsburg Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Lincoln Souzek
Neshkoro Hilton (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 6: Irish & Scottish Beer
19 entries
1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Karie Bencz & Kevin Bencz
Irish YOU Well (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Lot Of McStakes (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 7: English Beer
26 entries
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Calculating Infinity (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Karie Bencz & Kevin Bencz
Le Premiere (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
EOB (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 8: Stouts & Porters
27 entries
1st
Rahshal Kowal
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Pillow Fight (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Ron Fitch
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Volstead Remedy (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Jim Williamson
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Merry Oatmas (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 9: Dark Ales
19 entries
1st
Dan Chisholm
Glass City Mashers
Big Boy 23 (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Assassination Coordinates (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Conejo Common (19B: California Common)
Table 10: Pale German Beer
25 entries
1st
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
September. Do You Remember? (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Feather Cove Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Tyler Sallee
Nosey Neighbor Brewing
Bavarian Party Pants (4B: Festbier)
Table 11: American IPA
16 entries
1st
Michael Sande
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Hopfenreich Bier (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Make IPA Clear Again (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
More Citra! (21A: American IPA)
Table 12: Other IPA
22 entries
1st
Wayne Doucette
River City Brewers [MN]
Coldest IPA Ever! (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Come Back With A Warrant (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Doug Bulthuis
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Get Your Feet Off The Coffee Table (21B6: White IPA)
Table 13: Other Beers
24 entries
1st
Matt Torjusen
Fimbulvinter (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Picture To Burn (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Lou Ruscetta & Laura Toth
Red Earth Brewers
Smoked Dominator (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
Table 14: Sour & Fruit Beer
24 entries
1st
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Cody Wears Suspenders With His Sweat Pants (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
The Rare Barrel (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
3rd
Kyle Kiely
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Key Lime Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 15: Belgian Ales
22 entries
1st
Jacob Likeric
McFarland Hopslingers
Babe-Raham Lincoln (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Steve Schember
Boston Wort Processors
Blaupunkt (25B: Saison)
3rd
Michael Beck
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Eleutherian Mills (25B: Saison)
Table 16: Monastic Ales
25 entries
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Not The Spiced Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Todd Rieck
La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts...
Quadsimodo (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Jonathan Greene
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Nothing On My 6 (26A: Belgian Single)
Table 17: Spice Beer
18 entries
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Day Man (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Luke Hafdahl & Adam Sawatsky
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts...
AMA (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
3rd
Mike Bechina & Mike & Stephanie...
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Can't Catch Me (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
Table 18: Dark German Beer
26 entries
1st
Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Schwarz (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Kevin Bencz & Karie Bencz
Ted Luvs... (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Holland Andrew
Cloud Forest Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 31: Standard Cider/Perry
18 entries
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Cidre (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
James Werner
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
French Cider (C1C: French Cider)
3rd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Glenny Balls (C1D: New World Perry)
Table 32: Specialty Cider/Perry
24 entries
1st
Ed Walkowski
Scranton Brewers Guild
Black Currant Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
James Werner
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Sweet Heat (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Chaider (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Table 41: Traditional Meads
6 entries
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Sesh (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Jim Johnston
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Bramble (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
I Say Lehua, You Say Hawaii (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 42: Fruit Meads
15 entries
1st
Steve Fletty
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Passionista (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Jonathan Greene
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Please Be Kind (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
Peachy Keen B2 (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Table 43: Specialty Meads
15 entries
1st
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Unplanned Outcome (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Blueberry Muffin Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
My Polish Mead (M4B: Historical Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Calculating Infinity (17D: English Barley Wine)
Best of Show
Cider
1st
Ed Walkowski
Scranton Brewers Guild
Black Currant Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Steve Fletty
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Passionista (M2E: Melomel)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners