26th Annual BEER & Mead Brew Off
Awards
Sponsors
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Judges
Jim Batura, Brian Bennett, Ryan Braswell, Joe Caiola, Ryan Cooke, Bob Delaney, Dean Doty, Michael Gallagher, Joseph Glorioso, Jose Gomera, Kevin Gordon, Eric Grimm, Justin Hansen, Paul Hayslett, Gregg Kelley, Andrew Luberto, Albania Morales, David Phillips, Bernard Ramchatesingh
Stewards
John Byers, Erik Feinberg, John Huber, Cynthia Lindner, Frank Lindner, Freddy Rivera, John Walls
By the Numbers
150 Entries 58 Entrants
19 Judges 7 Stewards
61 Placing Entries
Table 1: Table 1: Czech Lagers
6 entries
Judges: Jose Gomera, Justin Hansen, Andrew Luberto
1st
James Boulden
Three Rivers Underground Brewers...
Czech Me In (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
James Boulden
Three Rivers Underground Brewers...
Czech Me Aht (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Brian Marmoreo
Wakanda Forever (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 2: Table 2: German Lagers
6 entries
Judges: Ryan Braswell, Dean Doty
1st
James Boulden
Three Rivers Underground Brewers...
It's Gonna Be Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Brian Marmoreo
I Love Donald Trump (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
Joseph Glorioso
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Jetskiing On The Rhine (5B: Kölsch)
Table 3: Table 3: Malty European Beers
7 entries
Judges: Eric Grimm, Albania Morales
1st
Craig Frazier
Denver English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Celebrating Goat (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Ice Ice Baby (9B: Eisbock)
Table 4: Table 4: British/Irish/Scottish Ales
6 entries
Judges: Brian Bennett, Gregg Kelley
1st
Jose Gomera
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Short Kilt / Long Jacket (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Jose Gomera
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Proper British Yorkie (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Brendan McCann
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Great Scott (14C: Scottish Export)
Table 5: Table 5: Pale/Amber Lagers
10 entries
Judges: Dean Doty, Joseph Glorioso
1st
Alex Zwerdling
The Brü Club
The Human Fund (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Dwain Pannell
256 Brewers
Simple Sophistication (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Munich Helles Gone Wrong (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 6: Table 6: American/Irish/British/Stouts
10 entries
Judges: Bob Delaney, David Phillips
1st
Steve Evans
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Port Belly (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Eric Grimm
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Dark Crystal (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Stout (20B: American Stout)
Table 7: Table 7: Strong Belgian and Monastic Ale
9 entries
Judges: Jim Batura, Joe Caiola
1st
Paul Jones & Khal Weir
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Or Nothing (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Ryan Braswell
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Ester (25B: Saison)
3rd
Josh Bye
Shenandoah Imbibers Project
Locality: S D (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 8: Table 8: American and Hazy IPA
10 entries
Judges: Ryan Braswell, Bernard Ramchatesingh
1st
Steve Evans
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Hey Napoleon, Gimme Some Of Your Hops (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Rick Piet
Old Par 4 (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Bridezilla (21A: American IPA)
Table 9: Table 9: Specialty and Strong Hoppy American Ales
7 entries
Judges: Ryan Cooke, Andrew Luberto
1st
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Post Modern Brewers
Bäd Ïnfluêñcē (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Eric Grimm
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Chatgpt West Coast Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Gregg Kelley
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Internal Struggle (21B1: Belgian IPA)
Table 10: Table 10: Strong & Wood Aged Beer
9 entries
Judges: Michael Gallagher, Eric Grimm
1st
John Huber
Jim's Fave (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Black Beauty (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Cynthia Lindner
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Warm Me Up (22D: Wheatwine)
HM
Len Modelewski
Salt City Brew Club
Big Papa (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 11: Table 11: American/Belgian Ales
8 entries
Judges: Kevin Gordon, Paul Hayslett
1st
Joe Caiola
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Drink The Sea (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Joel Katzman & Ray Fischer
New York City Homebrewers...
Pennsyltucky American Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jack Santangelo
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
For Amber Waves Of Grain (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 12: Table 12: German Amber/Dark Lagers
9 entries
Judges: Justin Hansen, Albania Morales
1st
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
David Green
Brewtubers
I Am The Wooden Doors (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Omar Al-Nidawi
DC Homebrewers
Batch #187 (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 13: Table 13: Sour Ale
6 entries
Judges: Ryan Braswell, Eric Grimm
1st
Brian Marmoreo
Abbadon (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Excelsior (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Thank You Pritchards :) (23G: Gose)
Table 14: Table 14: British Bitters and Milds
9 entries
Judges: Joe Caiola, David Phillips
1st
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Nightshade (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Otter Nary Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Lillibet's Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 15: Table 15: Pale American Ales
9 entries
Judges: Ryan Cooke, Joseph Glorioso
1st
Brian Bennett & Donald Horning
Long Island Beer & Malt...
All Ryed, All Ryed, All Ryed! (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Joe Daly
Fried Boloney (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Jeff Case & Ben Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Hop Safari (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 16: Table 16: Fruit Beer
6 entries
Judges: Michael Gallagher, Paul Hayslett, Andrew Luberto
1st
Joe Daly
Eiffel Tower Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Joel Katzman & Andrew Katzman
New York City Homebrewers...
Point Taken - Prickly Pear Wheat IPA (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Viva Colunga (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Table 17: Table 17: Weissbier
7 entries
Judges: Jim Batura, Bernard Ramchatesingh
1st
John Huber
Product (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Fruhlingsweizen (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Paul Jones & Khal Weir
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Consumption Smoothing (10A: Weissbier)
Table 18: Table 18: Spiced Beer
7 entries
Judges: Kevin Gordon, Justin Hansen
1st
Paul Jones & Khal Weir
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Dark Pools (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Dennis Petersen
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Irish Rolo Ale (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
3rd
Kevin McKenna
Handgrenades Homebrew and...
One Foot Out The Door (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
Table 19: Table 19: Smoked/Specialty/Historic
6 entries
Judges: Bob Delaney, Dean Doty
1st
John Huber
Hokey Smokes Bullwinkle Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Louisville Chugger (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Italian Pilsner (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Table 20: Mead
3 entries
1st
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Summer Cherry (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Cynthia Lindner
Brewers East End Revival (BEER)
Everything Nice (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Stephen Chouinard & Justin Cramer
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Blood Of My Enemies (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
John Huber
Hokey Smokes Bullwinkle Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Joe Caiola
Long Island Beer & Malt...
Drink The Sea (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Craig Frazier
Denver English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
HM
Brian Marmoreo
Abbadon (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners