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By the Numbers
586 Entries 126 Entrants
143 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer
14 entries
1st
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Waving The Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
C.R.E.A.M. (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Alex Zwerdling
The Brü Club
Utility Player (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: International Lager
11 entries
1st
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Kishi Japanese Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Czech Mate (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Hayley Shelton
Astrotrain Again (2C: International Dark Lager)
Table 3: Czech Lager
18 entries
1st
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Fleck's Double Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Mauricio Montoya
Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
A (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
3rd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Celestial Shadows (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager
16 entries
1st
Peter Polczynski
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Restless Thief (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
James Gould
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Festbier (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Lars Reinhart
San Antonio Cerveceros
Wrexpert Brewing - Zum Wohl Festbier (4B: Festbier)
Table 5: Pale Bitter Euro/NZ Beer
19 entries
1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Heinzenberg Pils (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Kevin Worthen
San Antonio Cerveceros
Low Roller Freddy (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
The Kiwi That Saved Me (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager
16 entries
1st
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Smoke On The Water (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Maude Lebowski (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Blacktop Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
16 entries
1st
Kevin Darling
Bay Area Mashtronauts
My Dog Speaks German (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Timothy Nyhus & Andrew LaPlaunt
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
The Malts The Alt 2.0 (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Cindy Oberlin & Mike Maron
NINJA Homebrewers
Duck Fart (7B: Altbier)
Table 8: Dark European Lager
20 entries
1st
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Munich Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Lars Reinhart
San Antonio Cerveceros
Wrexpert Brewing - Diggin The Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Isai Garza
San Antonio Cerveceros
Dohko Breaking My Schwarz (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 9: Strong European Beer
16 entries
1st
Jeremy Hatfield
Bay Area Mashtronauts
*Enter Ice Pun Here* (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Thats My Purse! I Don't Know You! (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Kevin Sitta & Sitta Brew Hub
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bocker (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 10: German Wheat Beer
7 entries
1st
Jack Cantle
North Urban Brewing Society...
HarteWeizen (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
No Bazooka Here, Joe (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Jeremy Hatfield
Bay Area Mashtronauts
It's Bananas (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
Table 11: British Bitter
10 entries
1st
Peter Polczynski
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
The Peasants Are Revolting (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Jesus Was A Man. He Had A Beard For Christ Sakes! (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
That's The Gift That Keeps On Giving (11C: Strong Bitter)
HM
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Premium Husky (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer
12 entries
1st
Peter Polczynski
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Pillock In A Pear Tree (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
East Bound And Down, Loaded Up And Sailing. (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Shitty Brew Day (12C: English IPA)
Table 13: Brown British Beer
12 entries
1st
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Flojo Pedro's Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Chip I'll Come At You Like A Spider Monkey. I'm All... (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 14: Scottish Ale
13 entries
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Why Do All Dwarves Have Scottish Accents? (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Reed Smollar
Dallas Homebrew Collective
Sneaky Pete's Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Scottish Light (14A: Scottish Light)
Table 15: Irish Beer
15 entries
1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Cavan County Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Timothy Nyhus & Andrew LaPlaunt
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Eire Is In The Eye Of The Beholder (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 16: Dark British Beer
16 entries
1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Why Is The Carpet All Wet TODD? I Don't Know MARGO! (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Toast Your Oats Brewing Station (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Lacks Nothing In The Sweet Department! Brewing Station (16A: Sweet Stout)
Table 17: Strong British Ale
13 entries
1st
Brian English
Central Arkansas Fermenters
The Scotsman's Blue Ribbon (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
David Rogers
North Side Alers
Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Samsonite..... I Was Way Off! (17D: English Barley Wine)
Table 18: Pale American Ale
8 entries
1st
Hayley Shelton
Golden Lagoon (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Beep Boop Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Travis Combel
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Quaffed Blonde AF - Hoppy Edition (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
20 entries
1st
Jeremiah Baer
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Ambaer Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Steam Train (19B: California Common)
3rd
Jimmy Lampman
NINJA Homebrewers
Best Brown Ale World Has Ever Known (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 20: American Porter and Stout
22 entries
1st
Frank Osborne
The Brü Club
Back Watch Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
James Gould
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Solera Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
American Knight (20A: American Porter)
Table 21: IPA
29 entries
1st
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
Red Dirt (21B6: White IPA)
2nd
Fernando Mireles
Cervezatlan
Suavecito Style (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Travis Combel
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Red Headed Step Child AF (21B4: Red IPA)
Table 22: Strong American Ale
7 entries
1st
James Gould
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
DIPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Ryan Wankel
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Colorado Kool-Aid (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Fat Man (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 23: European Sour Ale
12 entries
1st
Todd Cogswell
Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
Berliner (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Flanders Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
3rd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
To Gose Or Not Gose (23G: Gose)
Table 24: Belgian Ale
7 entries
1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Tony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Wit Martin (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Douglas Hicks
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Keep It Classy (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale
24 entries
1st
Douglas Hicks
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Saison Grande (25B: Saison)
2nd
Rick Chainani
Not Delirium (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Douglas Hicks
North Texas Homebrewers Association
Blond Without The E (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
HM
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Belgian Golden Strong Ale (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
Table 26: Monastic Ale
25 entries
1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Rylie's Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Jeremy Hatfield
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Monk Blood (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Dubbel Up (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 27: Historical Beer
12 entries
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Going Gangsta (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Cindy Oberlin & Mike Maron
NINJA Homebrewers
Hedge Hog Ale (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
Professor Pickles The Destroyer (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
Table 28: American Wild Ale
12 entries
1st
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Excelsior - Blackberry (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wild American Blond With Tropical Fruit (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Rainbow Shark (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Table 29: Fruit Beer
9 entries
1st
Jeremiah Baer
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Yuzugose (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Kyle Kiely
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Reverse Peephole (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
Not If We Jam It! - Berry Cherry Blend (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 30: Spiced Beer
19 entries
1st
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Tickle My Pickle (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Sweet As Cindy (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Just For You, Punkin (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)
Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer
9 entries
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
My Wife's Bakery (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
2nd
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Weizenbock Is Spelt Funny (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
3rd
Scott Koehler
NINJA Homebrewers
Rye Amber (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
Table 32: Smoked Beer
4 entries
1st
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Gotlandstricka (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
2nd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
The Wiz (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Trevor Mack
The Brü Club
Piperales (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 33: Wood Beer
7 entries
1st
Heath Johns
Queen Of The Heavens (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
You Are No Match For The Power Of The Dark Side! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Fernando Mireles & Juan Pablo Castellanos
Cervezatlan
Ojos De Bruja (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 34: Specialty Beer
7 entries
1st
John Black & Madi Black
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Morticia (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Tip Top (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Not My Gumdrop Buttons (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 35: Dry Traditional Mead
7 entries
1st
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Bashful (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Lemon Blossom Trad (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Hawaiin Nuts (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 36: Semi-Sweet Traditional Mead
6 entries
1st
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Grumpy (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Sweet Clover Traditional (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Tallow Me Bananas (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 37: Sweet Traditional Mead
7 entries
1st
Paweł Knap
Polski Miód Pitny
#102 Trojniak (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Dopey (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Andy Scherzinger
Weiz Guys
Darrell Is A Dickwad (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 38: Cyser
6 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
We Are The Keepers Of The Sacred Word (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cyser '22 (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Snow Dogs (M2A: Cyser)
HM
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Odin's Orchard (M2A: Cyser)
Table 39: Pyment
6 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Swamp Castle - Still (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Purple Dragon (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Shirazognier (M2B: Pyment)
Table 40: Berry Mead
11 entries
1st
Artur Niewiarowski
Polski Miod Pitny
Smak Lata (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Black To The Cran (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Sir Mixed A Lot Of Berries (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 41: Stone Fruit Mead
9 entries
1st
Traci Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Buck Cherry (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Matt Lagueux
Big Fruit Mafia
Swedeplum 2021 (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
Pooh Ate The Cherries (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Table 42: Melomel
13 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Red Dragon Inn (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
More Lemon Pledge. No, You Buy! (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Andy Scherzinger
Weiz Guys
Fasdf (M2E: Melomel)
Table 43: Fruit and Spice Mead
13 entries
1st
Tracy Knauss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Lime In The Coconut (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Melissa Greenfield
QUAFF
Chocolate Raspberry Bochet (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
She Turned Me Into A Newt... I Got Better - Still (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 44: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
10 entries
1st
Luis Frasson Nori & Cristina Frasson Nori
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Spice Odyssey (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Justin Krause
Earl Grey Mead (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Matthew Palma
Holly Springs Brusaders
Misty Mountain Hopped (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Table 45: Braggot
3 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Getting Toasted By The Fire (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
Traci Kuhfuss & Roland Davis
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Bombastic Side Eye Irish Braggot (M4A: Braggot)
Table 46: Historical Mead
2 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Miod Z Kwiatu Małpy (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
David Webb
Polish Blend (M4B: Historical Mead)
Table 47: Experimental Mead
16 entries
1st
Traci Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
McNutt Rum Amburana (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Sid Taylor
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Lemon Drops Keep Falling On My Head (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Banana Rye (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Going Gangsta (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Gotlandstricka (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
3rd
Hayley Shelton
Golden Lagoon (18A: Blonde Ale)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Traci Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
McNutt Rum Amburana (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Paweł Knap
Polski Miód Pitny
#102 Trojniak (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Miod Z Kwiatu Małpy (M4B: Historical Mead)
Distinguished Brewer
126 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Winning Club
47 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners