Midwinter Homebrew Competition
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Bruce Buerger, Joe Gerteis, Jonathan Greene, Marty Hassink, Brian Joas, James Johnston, Edward O'Neill, Aaron Pigors, Jeff Sparrow, Jeremy Stoddard, Josh Strupp, Joel Taylor, Tim Virnig, Renee Weinberger, Kevin Wojdak
By the Numbers
465 Entries 144 Entrants
15 Judges
75 Placing Entries
Table 1: Non-Czech/German Lagers
21 entries
1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Pre-Pro Lager (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Wayne Doucette
River City Brewers [MN]
Lynn's Lager (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Guy Grady
Central Arkansas Fermenters
S-Town Light (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: Czech Lagers
25 entries
1st
Brett Vodicka & Chad Gibson
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Czech Yo Self (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
D A R K (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Lincoln Souzek
Dark Days, Bright Nights (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 3: Pale German Lagers
17 entries
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
I Like Turtles (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo
CRAZE
Dortmunder The Great 3 (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Sawtooth Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 4: Dark German Lagers
25 entries
1st
Holland Andrew
Cloud Forest Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
I'm Told Schwarz Means Black In German (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Jerry Barthel
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Dunkellicious (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 5: German Ales
13 entries
1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
You Don't Know Jack (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Brandon Wills
Huck Weiss (10A: Weissbier)
Table 6: American IPA
17 entries
1st
Mark Niemczewski
Urban Knaves of Grain
Super Ultra Premium (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Ross Stuart & Trevor Tyner
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Jack Cantle
North Urban Brewing Society...
Double Harted (22A: Double IPA)
Table 7: Pale American Ales
27 entries
1st
Wayne Doucette
River City Brewers [MN]
Wayner's Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
Dreamy (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Tyler Hulsebus
CitrAm Fuse Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 8: Bocks
15 entries
1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Vindicator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Brandon Pflipsen
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
If I Could Turn Bock Time (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Derek Gilbertson
Terminator (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 9: English Ales
14 entries
1st
Jack Cantle
North Urban Brewing Society...
Ruddles Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
Eddie's Brew (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's British Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
Table 10: Irish/Scottish
12 entries
1st
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club
Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Why Do All Dwarves Have Scottish Accents? (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 11: Dark American Ales
18 entries
1st
Luke Osborne
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Fairly Common (19B: California Common)
2nd
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Hera (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's American Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 12: Porters
12 entries
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Pre Pro Porter (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Rob Baysden
Pre-Prohibition Porter V1 (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
3rd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Deadfall (20A: American Porter)
Table 13: Stouts
17 entries
1st
Scot Ahlers
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
Sweet Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Jeremy Anderson
Cowcatcher (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Kevin Wagner
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Are You Suggesting That Coconuts Migrate? (16C: Tropical Stout)
Table 14: Specialty IPA
17 entries
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Mark Albers
A Rush Of Hops To The Head (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Unintended Consequence (21B: Specialty IPA)
Table 15: Strong Ales
13 entries
1st
Josh Strupp
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Ol Crosspatch (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's American Barleywine (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Ben Rank
Green Bay Brewers Guild
Witch Of November (17C: Wee Heavy)
Table 16: Belgian
26 entries
1st
Josh Strupp
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Diable Noir De L Hiver (25B: Saison)
2nd
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
Belgian Pale Ale (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Golden Standard (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
Table 17: Monastic
25 entries
1st
Drew Templeton
Iowa Brewers Union
Tripel Corgi Trouble (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Imposter Syndrome (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Eli Swanson
Uncle Kurts Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 18: Specialty Beer
19 entries
1st
Marvin Gomez & Enrique Leveron
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Very Berry Ramona (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Careful Man, There's Beverage Here! (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
3rd
Brian Carpenter
Brewing Innovators and Enthusiasts...
The BOG Cranberry Wheat Ale (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 19: Sour/Wild
21 entries
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Lambic (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Michael Beck
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Kaiserring (23G: Gose)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Flanders Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
Table 20: Spice Beer
21 entries
1st
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Tearing Down Walls (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Tickle My Pickle (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Luke Hafdahl & Adam Sawatsky
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts...
Forest Plot (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 21: Smoke/Wood
21 entries
1st
Zach Fritts
Club Wort
Wreathed In Smoke (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Daniel Colbourne
The Colbourne Garage Project
Mr. Jim BA (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Rauch Scharlach-Eiche Helles (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 22: Standard Cider
21 entries
1st
Robert Dugan
The Brü Club
Dickens Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Josh Mahoney
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
I Grew A Pear (C1E: Traditional Perry)
3rd
James Werner
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
French Cider (C1C: French Cider)
Table 23: Specialty Cider
17 entries
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
James Werner
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Strawberry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Sweet Tart (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 24: Traditional Mead
9 entries
1st
Josh Holbrook
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Homegrown 2021 (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Sweet Clover Traditional (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Lemon Blossom Traditional Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 25: Non-Trad Mead
22 entries
1st
Josh Holbrook
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Matthew Mead Vs. Everyone Else's Cherry Meads (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Blueberry & Lime (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Black CherBerry (M2E: Melomel)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
Best of Show
Cider
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Josh Holbrook
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Homegrown 2021 (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners