Operation Fermentation VII

Thanks to all who participated in the Operation Fermentation VII.

There were 390 entries judged and 135 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Long Black Train	16C: Tropical Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Traci Kuhfuss Co-Brewer:	Lemon Fizz	M2E: Melomel	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Distinguished Brewer (85 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	6	0	2	20.00	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	2	3	2	14.00
	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	4	1	0	14.00	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Club (38 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Cane Island Alers (CIA)	20	13	15	0	101.00
2nd	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club	4	4	7	0	27.00
3rd	North Texas Homebrewers Association	1	3	3	1	12.00
	Bay Area Mashtronauts	1	4	1	0	12.00
5th	NINJA Homebrewers	3	0	1	0	10.00
6th	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)	1	1	1	0	6.00
7th	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse	1	0	2	0	5.00
8th	Keepers Of Craft	0	2	0	0	4.00
9th	ZZHops Homebrewing Club	1	0	0	0	3.00
	Sugar Land Imperialists	1	0	0	0	3.00

Winning Entries

Category 1: Standard American Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hank Keller Co-Brewer:	Pale Lagers Are Beers Too	1B: American Lager	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Mustang	1C: Cream Ale
3rd	Andrew Montgomery Co-Brewer:	Guin Lager	1B: American Lager	Thousand Oaked Homebrewers

Category 2: International Lager (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Train Co-Brewer:	A Finer Shiner	2C: International Dark Lager	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Matt Trahan Co-Brewer: Erik Linde	Matt's Mexican Lager	2A: International Pale Lager
3rd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Sogachi	2A: International Pale Lager

Category 3: Czech Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Humphries Co-Brewer:	Czech Your Temp And Wear A Mask	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	James Boulden Co-Brewer:	Czech Me Aht	3D: Czech Dark Lager
3rd	Timothy Baker Co-Brewer:	Lodo Czech Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mauricio Montoya Co-Brewer:	Marghell	4A: Munich Helles	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Travis Zaruba Co-Brewer:	Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Mark Rendon Co-Brewer:	Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Olson Co-Brewer:	Dortmunder Exportbier	5C: German Exportbier	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
2nd	Will Schilling Co-Brewer: Russell Elder	Leicht-Out	5A: German Leichtbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Timothy Baker Co-Brewer:	Lodo German Pils	5D: German Pils	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	Marchtoberfest	6A: Marzen	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Timothy Baker Co-Brewer:	Lodo Marzen	6A: Marzen	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Terry Olinger Co-Brewer:	Faha Octoberfest	6A: Marzen	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sascha Tibo Co-Brewer:	Rock Me Amadeus	7A: Vienna Lager	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Mark Rendon Co-Brewer:	Altbier	7B: Altbier	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Timothy Baker Co-Brewer:	Lodo Vienna	7A: Vienna Lager	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 8: Dark European Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Baker Co-Brewer:	Lodo Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Brandon Edwards	Slam Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Keepers Of Craft
3rd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	May The Schwarz Be With You	8B: Schwarzbier	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Category 9: Strong European Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Dopplebock	9A: Doppelbock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Jared Wettenstein Co-Brewer: Dimas Gonzalez	Iceman	9A: Doppelbock	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Hank Keller Co-Brewer:	Baltic, Schmaltic	9C: Baltic Porter	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 10: German Wheat Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Schawalder Co-Brewer:	Hershel’s Hefe	10A: Weissbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Gary Elliott Co-Brewer:	Weiss Ass	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
3rd	Scott Schawalder Co-Brewer:	Don’t Dunkel Your Pretzel In My Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 11: British Bitter (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	MacKenzie Dunham Co-Brewer: Doug Evans	Bitter Sister	11B: Best Bitter
2nd	Dean Weaver Co-Brewer:	Deanitude English Biscuit	11C: Strong Bitter	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Tyson Schindler Co-Brewer: Jon Jarvis	Bestestest Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	Charley Bit My Finger! #formark2021	12A: English Golden Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Randy Daily Co-Brewer:	Down Over/under	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews English IPA	12C: English IPA	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 13: Brown British Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Gould Co-Brewer:	British Brown #formark	13B: English Brown Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Missy Bedio Co-Brewer:	Nerfed	13A: Dark Mild	Brew Club of Seminole County
3rd	Michael Rensing Co-Brewer:	English Porter #formark	13C: English Porter	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 14: Scottish Ale (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	#formark2021	14C: Scottish Export	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	James Gould Co-Brewer:	Scottish Export #formark	14C: Scottish Export	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 15: Irish Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Black Co-Brewer:	The Banshee	15B: Irish Stout	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Randy Daily Co-Brewer:	Cavan County Red - 061	15A: Irish Red Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Pete Train Co-Brewer:	Crimson & Clover	15A: Irish Red Ale	NINJA Homebrewers

Category 16: Dark British Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Long Black Train	16C: Tropical Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Jeffrey Landers Co-Brewer:	Beer	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Patrick Sullivan Co-Brewer:	Black Forest	16C: Tropical Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 17: Strong British Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Will Schilling Co-Brewer: Russell Elder	Chad Music	17B: Old Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Mike Johnson Co-Brewer:	Mike's Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	KGB
3rd	John Lee Co-Brewer:	I Don't Feel Tardy	17D: English Barleywine	Homebrew Heroes

Category 18: Pale American Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Beach Buggy Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	Chill Paisley	18B: American Pale Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	Quaffed Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Elliott Co-Brewer:	Wicked American Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
2nd	James Gould Co-Brewer:	American Amber Ale #formark	19A: American Amber Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	James Gould Co-Brewer:	American Brown Ale #formark	19C: American Brown Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 20: American Porter and Stout (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Smith Co-Brewer: Matt Bennet	544 American Stout	20B: American Stout	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	Факе Неwс (fake News)	20C: Imperial Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Mark Rendon Co-Brewer:	American Porter	20A: American Porter	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Category 21: IPA (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacob Childers Co-Brewer:	Mr. International	21B: Specialty IPA
2nd	Janine Weber Co-Brewer:	Quarantine Garden Juice	21B1: Belgian IPA	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	Dirty DIPA	21B2: Black IPA	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
HM	Jeremy Klausing Co-Brewer:	To Me, You Are Trash	21B7: New England IPA	Modern Mead Makers

Category 22: Strong American Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	Old Crotchety	22C: American Barleywine	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Sascha Tibo Co-Brewer: David Rogers	Don't Haze Me Bro	22A: Double IPA	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	S'wheat	22D: Wheatwine	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 23: European Sour Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Passion Fruit Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Tyson Schindler Co-Brewer: Jon Jarvis	Jambic	23D: Lambic	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	James Gould Co-Brewer:	Berliner Weisse #formark	23A: Berliner Weisse	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 24: Belgian Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Flatfender Wit	24A: Witbier	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Portrait Of Van Gogh	24A: Witbier
3rd	Drew Domalakes Co-Brewer:	Witbier	24A: Witbier	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	In Bruges	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
2nd	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	Sassyson	25B: Saison	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Eden Knights	25A: Belgian Blond Ale
HM	Big Rig Brew Crew Co-Brewer:	Big Rig Golden Strong	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Category 26: Trappist Ale (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Field Hammer	26C: Belgian Tripel
2nd	Chris Van Hamersveld Co-Brewer:	Castle On Main St.	26A: Trappist Single
3rd	Drew Domalakes Co-Brewer:	Quadsimotto	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 27: Historical Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Trahan Co-Brewer:	Matt's Gose	27A1: Gose
2nd	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	Smoky Bear	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Philip Verdieck Co-Brewer:	Gose In The MacHine IV	27A1: Gose	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 28: American Wild Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Jenni's Blend	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Brian Stephens Co-Brewer:	Fruited Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keepers Of Craft
3rd	Tyson Schindler Co-Brewer:	Das Kinderwund!	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 29: Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Passion Fruit Berliner Weisse	29A: Fruit Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Philip Verdieck Co-Brewer:	Gose Encounters V	29A: Fruit Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Randy Daily Co-Brewer:	Strawberry Fields... Until The Keg Is Empty	29A: Fruit Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Category 30: Spiced Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	Double Shot	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Jason Rohloff Co-Brewer:	All the Vanilla	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Travis Combel Co-Brewer:	In Russia, Beer Goes In Coffee	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Sorghum Syrup Quad	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	#formark2021	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Gary Elliott Co-Brewer:	Rye So Serious?	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Category 32: Smoked Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	#formark2021	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	John Black Co-Brewer:	The Nutcracker	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Philip Verdieck Co-Brewer:	Rauchenstein	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Category 33: Wood Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Philip Verdieck Co-Brewer:	Oaked Double Cream	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Hank Keller Co-Brewer:	Russian Bourbon Oak	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Jacked Up Big Baller Barleywine	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Category 34: Specialty Beer (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger Co-Brewer:	Ramona Flowers #formark2021	34C: Experimental Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	James Smith Co-Brewer: Matt Bennet	544 New Zealand Pilsner	34C: Experimental Beer	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Category M1: Traditional Mead (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Traci Kuhfuss Co-Brewer:	McNut	M1C: Sweet Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Jeremy Klausing Co-Brewer:	You Are B3autiful	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Modern Mead Makers
3rd	Brian Connaway Co-Brewer:	I've Had Worse	M1C: Sweet Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category M2: Fruit Mead (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Traci Kuhfuss Co-Brewer:	Lemon Fizz	M2E: Melomel	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Jordan Saladino Co-Brewer:	Merry Cherry	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
3rd	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Cyser	M2A: Cyser	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Category M3: Spiced Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Knauss Tracy Co-Brewer:	Orange Blossom	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Sugar Land Imperialists
2nd	Matt Westwick Co-Brewer:	Nice Spice	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Michael Jenkins Co-Brewer:	Peach Cobbler	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Tampa Bay Mead Makers

Category M4: Specialty Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold Co-Brewer:	Meanbrews Maple Bba Bochet	M4C: Experimental Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Traci Kuhfuss Co-Brewer:	Old Rummy Orange	M4C: Experimental Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Allan Rubenstein Co-Brewer:	Baked Apple Pie	M4C: Experimental Mead

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Virtual Judging Session 1
01/16/2021 6:00 AM, CST

Virtual Judging Session 2
01/23/2021 12:00 AM, CST

Virtual Judging Session 3
01/30/2021 12:00 AM, CST

Virtual Judging Session 4
02/06/2021 12:00 AM, CST

Virtual Judging Session 5
02/13/2021 12:00 AM, CST

Virtual Catchup Judging Session
02/20/2021 12:00 AM, CST

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 11/01/2020 6:00 AM, CST through 01/08/2021 12:00 PM, CST.

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Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 11/01/2020 6:00 AM, CST through 01/08/2021 12:00 PM, CST.