Operation Fermentation IX - Beer - Brew Competition Online Entry & Management

Thanks to all who participated in the Operation Fermentation IX - Beer.

There were 392 entries judged and 84 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	Lemon Fizz	M2E: Melomel	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (11 entries)

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

Table 2: International Lager (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Train	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	Sogachi	2A: International Pale Lager

Table 3: Czech Lager (8 entries)

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

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (14 entries)

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

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Olson	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	Lodo German Pils	5D: German Pils	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (9 entries)

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

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (8 entries)

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

Table 8: Dark European Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Baker	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

Table 9: Strong European Beer (13 entries)

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

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Schawalder	Hershel�s Hefe	10A: Weissbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Gary Elliott	Weiss Ass	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
3rd	Scott Schawalder	Don�t Dunkel Your Pretzel In My Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 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	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

Table 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (6 entries)

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

Table 13: Brown British Beer (13 entries)

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

Table 14: Scottish Ale (3 entries)

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

Table 15: Irish Beer (10 entries)

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

Table 16: Dark British Beer (15 entries)

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

Table 17: Strong British Ale (17 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	Mike's Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	KGB
3rd	John Lee	I Don't Feel Tardy	17D: English Barleywine	Homebrew Heroes

Table 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	Chill Paisley	18B: American Pale Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Travis Combel	Quaffed Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

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

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

Table 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
2nd	Travis Combel	???? ??w? (fake News)	20C: Imperial Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Mark Rendon	American Porter	20A: American Porter	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 21: Strong American Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Combel	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	S'wheat	22D: Wheatwine	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 22: European Sour Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	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	Berliner Weisse #formark	23A: Berliner Weisse	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 23: 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	Portrait Of Van Gogh	24A: Witbier
3rd	Drew Domalakes	Witbier	24A: Witbier	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 24: Strong Belgian Ale (14 entries)

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

Table 25: Trappist Ale (23 entries)

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

Table 26: American Wild Ale (11 entries)

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

Table 27: Fruit Beer (9 entries)

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

Table 28: Spiced Beer (7 entries)

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

Table 29: Alternative Fermentables Beer (4 entries)

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

Table 30: Smoked Beer (3 entries)

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

Table 31: Wood Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Philip Verdieck	Oaked Double Cream	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Hank Keller	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

Table 32: Specialty Beer (2 entries)

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

Table 33: Traditional Mead (3 entries)

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

Table 34: Fruit Mead (13 entries)

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

Table 35: Spiced Mead (8 entries)

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

Table 36: Specialty Mead (9 entries)

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

Table 37: IPA (15 entries)

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

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Entry modification deadline
01/04/2023 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 12/16/2022 12:00 AM, CST through 01/06/2023 5:00 PM, CST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 12/16/2022 12:00 AM, CST through 01/06/2023 5:00 PM, CST.

Operation Fermentation IX - Beer: Past Winners – 2021