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

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

There were 569 entries judged and 136 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Johnathon Crawford	Cover Of Darkness	10B: Dunkels Weissbier
2nd	Jonathan Reasoner	Flying Whales	25B: Saison	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Wesley Kulcak	Dewberry Cobbler	29A: Fruit Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Fire Mead	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Matthew Herrold	Raspberry Jam	M2C: Berry Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	Sweet Mary	M1C: Sweet Mead	NINJA Homebrewers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Winner Co-Brewer: Clint Bradley	Slim Chance	1A: American Light Lager
2nd	David Rogers	Made In America	1C: Cream Ale	North Side Alers
3rd	Timothy Baker	American Lager	1B: American Lager	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 2: International Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's International Dark Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Yueng Thing	2B: International Amber Lager	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Patrick Elder	Unpronounceable Yeast Strain	2A: International Pale Lager	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 3: Czech Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyson Schindler	Polotmavá Plznička	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Czech Me Out In the Dark	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Patrick Elder	Even More Unpronounceable Yeast Strain	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger	Accidental Scrambled Eggs?	4C: Helles Bock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	David Rogers	Let Me See You Ohh Fest	4B: Festbier	North Side Alers
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	Hailey's Helles	4A: Munich Helles	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Oberlin	Kraken Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Terry Olinger	Bell Haus Pils	5D: German Pils	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Timothy Baker	German Pils	5D: German Pils	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bano Benavides	Tracetoberfest	6A: Marzen	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Matthew Herrold	Thank You Sir May I Have Another	6C: Dunkels Bock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Ryan Cooper Co-Brewer: Josh Santelises	Ok-To-Beer-Fest	6A: Marzen	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Rogers	Vienna Laagaa	7A: Vienna Lager	North Side Alers
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Altbier	7B: Altbier	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	The Monkey	7A: Vienna Lager	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 8: Dark European Lager (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Winner Co-Brewer: Clint Bradley	Winner's Delight	8A: Munich Dunkel
2nd	Walter Hodges	Hutton Branch Munich Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel
3rd	Ryan Cooper Co-Brewer: Josh Santelises'	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 9: Strong European Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Sam Hoopes	Ice Ice Bocky	9B: Eisbock	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	Couch Night	9A: Doppelbock	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 10: German Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Johnathon Crawford	Cover Of Darkness	10B: Dunkels Weissbier
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Hans And Franz Here To Pump (Clap) You Up!	10C: Weizenbock	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	David Rogers	Not A Weiss Guy	10A: Weissbier	North Side Alers

Table 11: British Bitter (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Janine Weber	Jen's So Bitter	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Austin Pooley	Extra Special Brewer	11C: Strong Bitter	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Pete Train	Sloane Square Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Asa	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Andy Scherzinger	Charley Bit My Finger	12A: English Golden Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's English Golden Ale	12A: English Golden Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 13: Brown British Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bano Benavides	Mild Child	13A: Dark Mild	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	William Lawrence	Willy's Porter	13C: English Porter	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Nicholas McCoy	English	13C: English Porter	Draft Punk

Table 14: Scottish Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger	Bowler Beer	14C: Scottish Export	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Janine Weber	Malt Bomb II	14B: Scottish Heavy	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Hank Keller	From The Other Side Of The Pond...	14C: Scottish Export	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 15: Irish Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stacy Myers	Irish Extra Stout	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	I Believe In A Thing Called Love	15A: Irish Red Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Bano Benavides	'ol Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 16: Dark British Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger	Luca's Milk Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Damian Dobbs	Oatmeal Me Baby	16B: Oatmeal Stout	San Antonio Cerveceros
3rd	Philip Verdieck	Double Cream VIII	16A: Sweet Stout	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 17: Strong British Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Oberlin	Sir Connor	17D: English Barleywine	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	David Rogers	That Old Ale	17B: Old Ale	North Side Alers
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's British Strong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 18: Pale American Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Combel	Apprentice Brews Quaffed Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Travis Combel	Apprentice Brews Chill Whitey	18B: American Pale Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Matthew Herrold	Christopher Columbo	18B: American Pale Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gregg Crawford Co-Brewer: Thirsty Cactus	Desert Sunset	19A: American Amber Ale
2nd	Chris Schaneville	American Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale
3rd	David Rogers	Not So Common	19B: California Common	North Side Alers

Table 20: American Porter and Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Chocolate Thunder	20C: Imperial Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Charles Macaluso	Project Dark Angel	20C: Imperial Stout	Oregon Brew Crew
3rd	Matt Westwick	I Used Too Much Roast Malt Lol	20C: Imperial Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 21: IPA (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Baerzerker	21B1: Belgian IPA	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Timothy Baker	IPA	21A: American IPA	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Nicholas McCoy	IPA	21A: American IPA	Draft Punk

Table 22: Strong American Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Combel	Apprentice Brews Old Crotchety	22C: American Barleywine	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Charles Macaluso	Dangerous Shoals	22C: American Barleywine	Oregon Brew Crew
3rd	Travis Combel	Apprentice Brews Missionary Man DIPA Strata	22A: Double IPA	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 23: European Sour Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Cooper	Rouge	23F: Fruit Lambic	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Janine Weber	If I Was A Beer, I'd Be This	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Matthew Herrold	Figs and Cherries	23F: Fruit Lambic	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 24: Belgian Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Douglas Hicks	Bieregarde'n	24C: Biere de Garde	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Nicholas McCoy	Wit	24A: Witbier	Draft Punk
3rd	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Willys Wit	24A: Witbier	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Reasoner	Flying Whales	25B: Saison	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Patrick Elder	Something With Devil In It	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Bruce Baker	Devil's In The Details	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Redstick Brewmasters

Table 26: Trappist Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Monk Food	26A: Trappist Single	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Rylie's Tripel	26C: Belgian Tripel	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry	Dubbel Clutch	26B: Belgian Dubbel	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 27: Historical Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger	Lichtenhiney	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Philip Verdieck	Gose Encounters V	27A1: Gose	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	Going Gangsta	27A: Historical Beer	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 28: American Wild Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Stephens	Petra-Fication 2021	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keepers Of Craft
2nd	Janine Weber	Ap-Precocious	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Tyson Schindler	You’re Crazy, Man... You’re Crazy. I Like You, But You’re Crazy	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club

Table 29: Fruit Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Wesley Kulcak	Dewberry Cobbler	29A: Fruit Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Andy Scherzinger	Ramona Flowers	29A: Fruit Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Sauvignon Blanc Pale Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 30: Spiced Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Adventure Time	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Michael Rensing	Mariah Carey	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	John Black	Postre Dulce de Las Almas	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sascha Tibo	Hey Honey...	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	North Side Alers
2nd	Wesley Kulcak	Alt-Meal Stout	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Andy Scherzinger	Mark Todd's Wee Heavy	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 32: Smoked Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Smoked Chipotle Porter	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Andy Scherzinger	It's Basically A Cigar Dropped In The Boil	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Smoked American Porter	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 33: Wood Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Cooper	Collusion	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Michael Rensing	Barrel Aged Jamie Tartt	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Tyler McCombs	Barrel Aged Saison	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 34: Specialty Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bano Benavides	Back From the Dead	34A: Clone Beer	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Travis Combel	Apprentice Brews Nz Kölsch Af Suck It Matt	34C: Experimental Beer	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Bo Bennett	The Dank Arkansan	34C: Experimental Beer	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 35: Dry Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Black	My 1st Mead	M1A: Dry Mead	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Jeff Oberlin	Ninja Time!	M1A: Dry Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Bill Boyer	Sir Galahad The Pure - Tangerine Lemon	M1A: Dry Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 36: Semi-Sweet Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cindy Oberlin	Nikki	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Kyle Ducharme	4 Leaf Clover	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
3rd	Jeff Oberlin	Bubba	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 37: Sweet Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Oberlin	Sweet Mary	M1C: Sweet Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Bill Boyer	Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lehua/lemon	M1C: Sweet Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Traci Kuhfuss	Wild Hawaiian	M1C: Sweet Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 38: Cyser (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cindy Oberlin	Mielikki	M2A: Cyser	NINJA Homebrewers
2nd	Jonathan Reasoner	Dem Apples	M2A: Cyser	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Matthew Mead	Like Warm Apple Pie	M2A: Cyser	Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 39: Pyment (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film	M2B: Pyment	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	John Black	Grapes Of Wrath	M2B: Pyment	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Cindy Oberlin	Andrei	M2B: Pyment	NINJA Homebrewers

Table 40: Berry Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Raspberry Jam	M2C: Berry Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Cindy Oberlin	Gabriel	M2C: Berry Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Kyle Ducharme	The Abyss	M2C: Berry Mead

Table 41: Stone Fruit Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Michigan U-Pick: Danube Cherry	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Tracy Knauss	Peach Perfection	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Sugar Land Imperialists
3rd	Bo Bennett	Ode To Nimbus	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 42: Melomel (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Louis Miller	Otherworld Dark	M2E: Melomel
2nd	Matthew Mead	Rickmancing The Stone	M2E: Melomel	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Wesley Kulcak	South Texas Stickers And Stingers	M2E: Melomel	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 43: Fruit and Spice Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Louis Miller	Wingfoot	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
2nd	Cindy Oberlin	Hailey	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Patrick Lamb	Drakens Blod	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Table 44: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Fire Mead	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Jeff Oberlin	Two Two	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	NINJA Homebrewers
3rd	Kyle Ducharme	Gin N Juice	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Table 45: Braggot (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	It Fun To Do Bad Things	M4A: Braggot	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Wesley Kulcak	Last Slice Of Pie	M4A: Braggot	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 46: Historical Mead (1 entry)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Webb	Polish	M4B: Historical Mead

Table 47: Experimental Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andy Scherzinger	Mead-Fashioned	M4C: Experimental Mead	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Bill Boyer	Brother Maynard - Bochet	M4C: Experimental Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Louis Miller	Flame of Kildare	M4C: Experimental Mead

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 – 2022