12th Annual MVHBC Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Phillip Bond, Marco Borba, David Braunegg, Nate Cicoria, Dana Collins, Kyle Ducharme, Daniel Gavaletz, Nicholas Griner, Gerald Lotto, Larry Lynch-Freshner, John McCafferty, Karl Metzemaekers, Zachary Perrotte, Rob Roy, Matthew Savage, William Solomon

Stewards

Paul Dickfoss, Carol Hand, Secret Lussier, Shawn Lussier, Chuck Noyes, Tom Slonaker, Paul Spurrell, Harry Vig

By the Numbers

196 Entries 55 Entrants

16 Judges 8 Stewards

58 Placing Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - AM: 1, 2, 5A, 5B, 5C: Standard American beer, International Lager, Pale Bitter European Beer

14 entries

Judges: Phillip Bond, William Solomon (Head Judge)

1st
Will Walls
South Shore Brew Club
Siesta (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Brett Bauer
Hogtown Brewers
Good Life Gold Lager (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
Keith Enger
North Shore Brewers
HHBC Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
John Spinella
Mexican Lager (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 2: Table 2 - AM - 3A, 3B, 4A, 5D: Czech Lager, Pale Malty European Lager, Pale Bitter European Beer

14 entries

Judges: Dana Collins, John McCafferty (Head Judge)

1st
Nate Cicoria
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Bounced Czech (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Viginesh Sankararaman
Post Modern Brewers
What Lager (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
99 Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 3: Table 3 - AM - Amber, Dark Lager

13 entries

Judges: Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge), Matthew Savage

1st
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
92 Barke Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
91 Altbier (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
HM
Brian Schwartz
Middlesex Malters
Uncle Dunkle (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 4: Table 4 - AM - Strong Beers

12 entries

Judges: Daniel Gavaletz (Head Judge), Gerald Lotto

1st
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Lost And Found (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Shaggin' The Haggis (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Nate Cicoria
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Doppel Dragon (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 5: Table 5 - AM - Dark UK Beers

11 entries

Judges: David Braunegg, Rob Roy (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Stormie-Licious (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
3rd
Fernando Garcia-Polite
Boston Wort Processors
Extra Extra! (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
HM
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Jump Back Jimmy (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 6: Table 6 - AM - American Beers

10 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, Zachary Perrotte (Head Judge)

1st
Brian Schwartz
Middlesex Malters
Pre-Porter (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
John McCafferty
ABC Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
APA (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Blonde Bombshell (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 7: Table 7 - AM - IPAs

15 entries

Judges: Marco Borba, Nicholas Griner (Head Judge)

1st
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
West Coast Video (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
101 Cold IPA (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Don't Change Anything NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Juice Canoe (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 8: Table 8 - AM - Fruit Mead

10 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Karl Metzemaekers

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Red Light District (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Rizzberry Mead (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film (M2E: Melomel)
HM
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Tart Cherry Mead (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

Table 9: Table 9 - PM - Fruit and Spiced Beer

16 entries

Judges: Phillip Bond, John McCafferty (Head Judge)

1st
John Spinella
Blood Thirsty Orange (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Punch You In The Eye! (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Jonathan Martins
Amenra (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 10: Table 10 - PM - Belgians

15 entries

Judges: Karl Metzemaekers, William Solomon (Head Judge)

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Biere De Griner (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Cruella DuBel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
BDSM (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Robert Dugan
The Brü Club
Sheila's Wit (24A: Witbier)

Table 11: Table 11 - PM - Ciders

15 entries

Judges: Daniel Gavaletz, Nicholas Griner (Head Judge)

1st
Tom Bowman
Pear Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - S04 (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Nathan Williams
Boston Wort Processors
2023 "800 Down" Pine Hill Cider (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 12: Table 12 - PM - Sours

10 entries

Judges: Gerald Lotto, Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge)

1st
Liam Quigley
Piwo Pietryka (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Jonathan Rollins
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Esto Quod Es: Blend 2 (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Brett Bauer
Hogtown Brewers
Silly Things (28A: Brett Beer)
HM
Ian Wilhelm
Sons of Alchemy
Inverted Paradox (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 13: Table 13 - PM - Wheat, smoked and Historical beers

13 entries

Judges: David Braunegg, Zachary Perrotte (Head Judge)

1st
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Thirteen Time Lord (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Kaltrauch (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Inspired By Chocolate Covered Bacon (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Table 14: Table 14 - PM - Pale, Amber UK beers

10 entries

Judges: Dana Collins, Matthew Savage (Head Judge)

1st
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
All The Haunts Be Ours (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Scotty Doesn't Know! (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Left Yer Kelt (14C: Scottish Export)
HM
Brian Jacokes
Boston Wort Processors
Here Comes A Special Bitter Boy (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 15: Table 15 - PM - Marzen, Festbier

10 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, Rob Roy (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Marzupial (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Marlow's Monkey (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Life On Mars (4B: Festbier)

Table 16: Table 16 - PM - Trad, Spiced, Specialty Meads

8 entries

Judges: Marco Borba, Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge)

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Kiawe Traditional (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Borówczak (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Doppelbraggot With Buckwheat (M4A: Braggot)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Liam Quigley
Piwo Pietryka (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Biere De Griner (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
West Coast Video (21A: American IPA)
HM
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Marzupial (6A: Märzen)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners