Midwinter Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Midwinter Homebrew Competition.

There were 800 entries judged and 369 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Nielsen	Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Grain Bang
2nd	Kevin Robertson Co-Brewer: Tom Bohn	Nutty Englishman (Nut Brown Ale)	11C: Northern English Brown Ale

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Mayo	Plain Ol’ Cider	27A: Common Cider	Seacoast Homebrew Club

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ted Gisske Co-Brewer: Frieda Synnestvedt	Aronia Cyser	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild

Milwaukee Brewing Company ESB Ramp Up

One Extra Special / Strong Bitter entry (BJCP Category 8C) will be chosen to be ramped up and brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company for serving at the Milwaukee Ale House*.

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Strupp	I Entered Three Bottles This Year	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Milwaukee Beer Barons

Moonlight Meadery Pro Am Qualifier

One Mead entry (BJCP categories 24, 25, & 26, excluding Braggot) will qualify for Moonlight Meadery’s 2015 Pro Am Competition**.

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Schaar	Angels In The Wilderness	26C: Open Category Mead	River's Edge Fermentation Society

Water Street Brewery Cider Ramp Up

One Cider entry (BJCP Categories 27 & 28) will be chosen & made with Water Street Brewery***.

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Hopper	2014 Cherry Cider	28B: Fruit Cider	Chicago Home Brewers Group

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Zeddies	Old No. 27	1C: Premium American Lager	Oshkosh Cool Kids Club
2nd	Wayne Doucette	Standard Lager	1B: Standard American Lager	River City Brewers
3rd	Brandon Zeddies	Cali Dreamin’	6A: Cream Ale	Oshkosh Cool Kids Club

Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Pam Bradley	Hell Yes	1D: Munich Helles	Austin Zealots
2nd	Richard Cardenas	My, My, My	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	Central Wisconsin Vintners & Brewers
3rd	Kyle Sisco	Helles	1D: Munich Helles	Primary Fermenters

Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wayne Doucette	Train Wreck	1E: Dortmunder Export	River City Brewers
2nd	Joe Edidin	German Pils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Tennessee Valley Homebrewers
3rd	Paul Nanian	Drzet Palce	2B: Bohemian Pilsener	Baker River Homebrew Club

Table 4: Amber Malty European Lager (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Fort	Chuck’s Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Charles Fort	Chuck’s Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Bob Manke	Uncle Buddy’s Bock	5B: Traditional Bock	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
HM	Stacy Myers	Smoked Goodness	22A: Classic Rauchbier	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 5: Amber Bitter European Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Yeo	Last Waltz Lager	3A: Vienna Lager	Brewligans
2nd	Paul Nanian	Sundenesser	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	Baker River Homebrew Club
3rd	Cam Hanson	Bernstein	3A: Vienna Lager

Table 6: Dark European Lager (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Petr Bachan	Dunkl	4B: Munich Dunkel	Saint Paul HBC
2nd	David Worth	Back In Black	4C: Schwarzbier	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild
3rd	Tim Thomssen	Drunkel Tim	4B: Munich Dunkel	Lincoln Lagers!

Table 7: Strong European Lager (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Nesseth	Doppelbock	5C: Doppelbock
2nd	Justin Minikel	Taddy’s Revenge	12C: Baltic Porter
3rd	David Merz	Winter Warmer	5D: Eisbock	Marquette Homebrewers

Table 8: German Wheat Beer (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Pam Bradley	On The Sly	15C: Weizenbock	Austin Zealots
2nd	Patrick Kealiher	Kealaner Weisse	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Iowa/Minnesota Society of Brewers
3rd	Matthew Naikelis	Pigskin Weizenbock	15C: Weizenbock

Table 9: English Bitter (44 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Damoth	Manhattans Best	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	San Francisco homebrewers guild
2nd	Paul Nanian	Ecdysiast	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Baker River Homebrew Club
3rd	Sig Copple	Waitangi ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Beer Barons

Table 10: Brown English Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Robertson Co-Brewer: Tom Bohn	Nutty Englishman (Nut Brown Ale)	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
2nd	Kevin Kearney	Barwench	11A: Mild
3rd	Kyle Sisco	The Brown Note	12A: Brown Porter	Primary Fermenters

Table 11: Scottish Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Schaeffer	60 Shilling	9A: Scottish Light 60/-
2nd	Erik Dorfner Co-Brewer: Michael Vergolina	Out Come The Stallions	9C: Scottish Export 80/-	WeStallions
3rd	Kyle Sisco	Scottish Export	9C: Scottish Export 80/-	Primary Fermenters

Table 12: Irish Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Schreiner	Riona Red	9D: Irish Red Ale	Bull Falls Homebrew Club
2nd	Shannon Speight	Black Irish Kiss	13A: Dry Stout	Glass City Mashers
3rd	Dennis Mitchell	WTF! This Isn’t Guinness!	13A: Dry Stout	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 13: Dark British Beer (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Frazier	TransAtlantic Stout	13D: Foreign Extra Stout
2nd	Brad Pausha	Sweet And Stout V2	13B: Sweet Stout	Square Kegs
3rd	Patrick Clancy	1875 Milk Stout (13)	13B: Sweet Stout	mohonk

Table 14: Strong Brittish Ale (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Blythin Co-Brewer: Renee Weinberger	Wee Heavy	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd	Scot Schaar	Jaberwocky	19B: English Barleywine	River's Edge Fermentation Society
3rd	Joe Nielsen	Sheep In A Kilt	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Grain Bang

Table 15: Pale American Beer (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Mulligan	Once Blonded Twice Shy	6B: Blonde Ale	Glass City Mashers
2nd	Gary Lockwood	In The Mood	10A: American Pale Ale	MHTG
3rd	Brian Eichhorn	Patchwork Guarantee	10A: American Pale Ale	HOPS! Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside
HM	Chris Burger Co-Brewer: Shane	Chi-MoCitra Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Red Arrow Homebrew Club

Table 16: Dark American Beer (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Schlosser	Red Ale II	10B: American Amber Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd	Brandon Zeddies	Ontario St. Common	7B: California Common Beer	Oshkosh Cool Kids Club
3rd	Austin Jones Co-Brewer: Dan Cox	Uncle John’s Brown Ale	10C: American Brown Ale	Iowa Brewers Union

Table 17: American Porter and Stout (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Schember	PortUR	12B: Robust Porter
2nd	Austin Jones Co-Brewer: Dan Cox	Hungry Cow Stout	13E: American Stout	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Alex Andreev	Siberian Porter	12B: Robust Porter	MHTG

Table 18: Russian Imperial Stout (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Boody Co-Brewer: Phil Romine	4th St Reserve	13F: Imperial Stout	Minnesota Homebrewers Association
2nd	Victor Williams Co-Brewer: David Hardeman	NYD 2014 RIS	13F: Imperial Stout	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Tyler Fitzgerald	Spear Ruler Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 19: American IPA (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Clancy	1829 IPA (12)	14B: American IPA	mohonk
2nd	Paul Fowler	Off The Top	14B: American IPA	Chop & Brew
3rd	Mark Westmeyer	Ticked-Off Terrier	14B: American IPA	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 20: Strong American Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jared Gilbert	This Petty Pace	19C: American Barleywine
2nd	Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Pam Bradley	Hop Fusion	14C: Imperial IPA	Austin Zealots
3rd	Mike Sorenson	Why Is A Raven Like A Writing Desk?	14C: Imperial IPA

Table 21: European Sour Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wojdak Co-Brewer: Bob Kay	Kilted Hop - Bug Juice	17A: Berliner Weisse	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
2nd	Dan Schlosser	Flanders Red 3.50	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Robert Roehre Co-Brewer: B.O.M.B.	Freaks And Krieks	17F: Fruit Lambic	Belle City Homebrewers and Vintners

Table 22: Belgian Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Rezendes	Blond Trappist Table Beer (Patersbier)	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	N/A
2nd	Patrick Clancy	1758 Witbier (8)	16A: Witbier	mohonk
3rd	Paul Slaght	Chamomile Wheat	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale

Table 23: Strong Belgian Ale (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Werner	Saison Lamont	16C: Saison
2nd	Nicholas Damoth	Road To Nowhere	16C: Saison	San Francisco homebrewers guild
3rd	Matthew Nycz	Belgian Golden Strong	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	The HomeBros

Table 24: Trappist Ale (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Nielsen	Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Grain Bang
2nd	James Werner	3four2 Quad	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Zacc Hutchings	The Doubler	18B: Belgian Dubbel

Table 25: Specialty Sour and Brett Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Barrett Tillman	BlackManBrew.Com	34A: Specialty Sour and Brett Beers	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Tim Thomssen	Raspberry Tart	34A: Specialty Sour and Brett Beers	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Jason Chang	Goseface Killah	34A: Specialty Sour and Brett Beers

Table 26: Spice and Fruit Beer (62 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Bevers	Coffee Fauxbraxas	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Association of Bloomington Normal Brewers
2nd	Tim Thomssen	Koo Koo For Coconuts!	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Bill Nesseth	Cranberry Wit	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 27: Smoke and Wood-Aged Beer (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Boody Co-Brewer: Phil Romine	BB 4th St Reserve	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Minnesota Homebrewers Association
2nd	Bryan Bieszk	Dark Matter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Brewligans
3rd	Robert Roehre Co-Brewer: John Skantz	Imperial Pirate Porter	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Belle City Homebrewers and Vintners

Table 28: Specialty Beer (42 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Swanson	Honey Nut Brown	23A: Specialty Beer
2nd	Tim Thomssen	You Got Peanut Butter In My Chocolate!	23A: Specialty Beer	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	David Worth	Fiesta Porter	23A: Specialty Beer	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild

Table 29: Traditional Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Eltringham	Old Babylon	24C: Sweet Mead
2nd	Scot Schaar	Cause Cheap Is How I Feel	24B: Semi-Sweet Mead	River's Edge Fermentation Society
3rd	Tom Hayosh	Clover Honey Mead	24A: Dry Mead
HM	Jonathan Luers	Wild Gravity	24B: Semi-Sweet Mead	austin zealots

Table 30: Fruit Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ted Gisske Co-Brewer: Frieda Synnestvedt	Aronia Cyser	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild
2nd	Brian Eichhorn Co-Brewer: Jennifer Mende	Rock And Roll Suicide	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	HOPS! Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside
3rd	Jerry Payton	Blackberry Melomel	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Glass City Mashers

Table 31: Other Mead (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Eltringham	Long House	26C: Open Category Mead
2nd	Scot Schaar	Angels In The Wilderness	26C: Open Category Mead	River's Edge Fermentation Society
3rd	Scot Schaar	Guilty By Association	26C: Open Category Mead	River's Edge Fermentation Society

Table 32: Standard Cider and Perry (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Mayo	Plain Ol’ Cider	27A: Common Cider	Seacoast Homebrew Club
2nd	Scot Schaar	Pale Sun	27A: Common Cider	River's Edge Fermentation Society
3rd	Adam Bogac	Red Bottom Shoes 2014	27A: Common Cider	BABBLE

Table 33: Specialty Cider and Perry (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Schaar	Lonely Sinking Feeling	28B: Fruit Cider	River's Edge Fermentation Society
2nd	David Hopper	2014 Cherry Cider	28B: Fruit Cider	Chicago Home Brewers Group
3rd	Jason Cambora	Bourbon Wood Aged Cider	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	The Brewing Network

Table 34: Specialty IPA (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Nanian	Rye For An Eye	32A: Specialty IPA	Baker River Homebrew Club
2nd	Andrew Roth	Belgian Fruity IPA	32A: Specialty IPA	Central Wisconsin Vinters & Brewers
3rd	James Wischer	Black IPA	32A: Specialty IPA	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Midwinter Homebrew Competition: Past Winners – 2015