28th Annual BEER & Mead Brew Off

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Brian Bennett, Jim Butura, Joseph Cappellino, Bob Delaney, Dean Doty, Eric Grimm, Justin Hansen, Steve Lombardo, Todd Long, Kevin McKenna, David Phillips, Peter Tripp

Stewards

Bill Feehan, John Huber

By the Numbers

105 Entries 41 Entrants

12 Judges 2 Stewards

38 Placing Entries

Table 1: International and European Lagers

10 entries

Judges: Jim Butura, Dean Doty

1st
Trevor Simon
I Got Kolsch In My Stocking (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
10p (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
3rd
Jay Brantley
PC Mashers
People Are Alike All Over (4B: Festbier)

Table 2: Blonde & American Pale Ales

8 entries

Judges: Joseph Cappellino, Justin Hansen

1st
Dean Doty
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Hop Head (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Justin Wood
O-Town Hop Heads
Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Kevin McKenna
Handgrenades Homebrew and...
Summer Vibes (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 3: BRITISH BEER

8 entries

Judges: Eric Grimm, Todd Long

1st
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Ice Storm Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Meanbrews Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Brian Bennett & Don Horning
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Plausible Deniability (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 4: SCOTTISH, IRISH AND BRITISH BEER

9 entries

Judges: Brian Bennett, David Phillips

1st
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Fuller's Wanabe (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Stephen Lombardo & Justin Cramer
Long Island Beer & Malt...
A Wee Brammer (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Kevin Coronato
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Kevin Coronato (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 5: MEAD

11 entries

1st
Ryan Guasp
Cabaret (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Ryan Guasp
Humulomel (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Ryan Guasp
Tepache (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Table 6: STOUTS

10 entries

Judges: Dean Doty, Kevin McKenna

1st
Brian Bennett & Don Horning
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Quint's Bandanna (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Joe Caiola
Long Island Beer & Malt...
The Stoutly Wayne Manor (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
John Buffone
Handgrenades Homebrew and...
Fuhgeddastoutit (20B: American Stout)
HM
Ray Monahan
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Time For Dessert (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 7: AMBER AND SPECIALTY IPAS

9 entries

Judges: Bob Delaney, David Phillips

1st
Kevin McKenna
Handgrenades Homebrew and...
I See Stripes (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Jeff Rocker
Sea Smoke (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Dennis Marty
Buffalo Bill (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 8: LAGERS AND PILSNERS

8 entries

Judges: Dean Doty, Peter Tripp

1st
David McConn
Fruh Blucher! (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Hello Adventurer! (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Cynthia Lindner
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Empty Promises (1A: American Light Lager)
HM
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Pipe Creek Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 9: BRETT AND SOUR BEER

6 entries

Judges: Kevin McKenna, David Phillips

1st
Alex Zwerdling
The Brü Club
It's Gonna Rain (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Grisette (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
Urban Discipline (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 10: BELGIAN BEER

9 entries

Judges: Eric Grimm, Steve Lombardo

1st
Jordan Stone
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Rhodes Nose (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Leptirica (25B: Saison)
3rd
John Byers
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
A Wedding Favorite Belgian Golden Ale (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 11: WHEAT AND COMMON WEALTH BEER

9 entries

Judges: Bob Delaney, Eric Grimm

1st
Cynthia Lindner
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Celina's Smoke Water (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Dean Doty
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Hop To It (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
3rd
John Huber
Product (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)

Table 12: FRUIT, SPICED & EXPERIMENTAL

8 entries

Judges: Dean Doty, Steve Lombardo

1st
Rich Hart & Dempsey Smith Larry Lentz...
Seven City Brewers
The Way Home (7cb) (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Paddy Maye's Darkness (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Brian Bennett & Don Horning
Long Island Beer & Malt...
The Detroit Shakedown (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Rich Hart & Dempsey Smith Larry Lentz...
Seven City Brewers
The Way Home (7cb) (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Kevin McKenna
Handgrenades Homebrew and...
I See Stripes (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Trevor Simon
I Got Kolsch In My Stocking (5B: Kölsch)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners