13th Annual MVHBC Homebrew Competition: Past Winners – 2024
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liam Quigley | Piwo Pietryka | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | |
| 2nd | Nicholas Griner | Biere De Griner | 24C: Bière de Garde | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Joe Devanna | West Coast Video | 21A: American IPA | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| HM | Mike Shea | Marzupial | 6A: Märzen | North Shore Brewers |
Table 1: Table 1 - AM: 1, 2, 5A, 5B, 5C: Standard American beer, International Lager, Pale Bitter European Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Will Walls | Siesta | 2A: International Pale Lager | South Shore Brew Club |
| 2nd | Brett Bauer | Good Life Gold Lager | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Hogtown Brewers |
| 3rd | Keith Enger MHP | HHBC Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | North Shore Brewers |
| 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)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nate Cicoria | Bounced Czech | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Viginesh Sankararaman | What Lager | 4A: Munich Helles | Post Modern Brewers |
| 3rd | Tom Slonaker | 99 Czech Pilsner | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
Table 3: Table 3 - AM - Amber, Dark Lager (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Slonaker | 92 Barke Lager | 2B: International Amber Lager | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Tom Slonaker | 91 Altbier | 7B: Altbier | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Jason Dunn MHP | The Most Gluggable | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Inland Empire Brewers |
| HM | Brian Schwartz MHP | Uncle Dunkle | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Middlesex Malters |
Table 4: Table 4 - AM - Strong Beers (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Devanna | Lost And Found | 22C: American Barleywine | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jason Dunn MHP | Shaggin' The Haggis | 17C: Wee Heavy | Inland Empire Brewers |
| 3rd | Nate Cicoria | Doppel Dragon | 9A: Doppelbock | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
Table 5: Table 5 - AM - Dark UK Beers (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Shea MHP | Stormie-Licious | 16A: Sweet Stout | North Shore Brewers |
| 2nd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Fernando Garcia-Polite | Extra Extra! | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Boston Wort Processors |
| HM | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Jump Back Jimmy | 15B: Irish Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 6: Table 6 - AM - American Beers (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Schwartz MHP | Pre-Porter | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Middlesex Malters |
| 2nd | John McCafferty | ABC Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Ross Stuart | APA | 18B: American Pale Ale | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| HM | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Blonde Bombshell | 18A: Blonde Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 7: Table 7 - AM - IPAs (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Devanna | West Coast Video | 21A: American IPA | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Tom Slonaker | 101 Cold IPA | 21A: American IPA | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Jonathan Marut MHP | Don't Change Anything NEIPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| HM | Joe Devanna | Juice Canoe | 21C: Hazy IPA | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
Table 8: Table 8 - AM - Fruit Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Griner | Red Light District | M2E: Melomel | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Nicholas Griner | Rizzberry Mead | M2E: Melomel | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film | M2E: Melomel | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| HM | Garrett Freeman MHP | Tart Cherry Mead | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 9: Table 9 - PM - Fruit and Spiced Beer (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Spinella | Blood Thirsty Orange | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
| 2nd | Scott Estlund MHP | Punch You In The Eye! | 29A: Fruit Beer | The Brü Club |
| 3rd | Jonathan Martins | Amenra | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Table 10: Table 10 - PM - Belgians (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Griner | Biere De Griner | 24C: Bière de Garde | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Dave Taylor | Cruella DuBel | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Keystone Hops |
| 3rd | Nicholas Griner | BDSM | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club |
| HM | Robert Dugan MHP | Sheila's Wit | 24A: Witbier | The Brü Club |
Table 11: Table 11 - PM - Ciders (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Bowman | Pear Cider | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | |
| 2nd | Ross Stuart | Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Being There - S04 | C1A: New World Cider | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| HM | Nathan Williams | 2023 "800 Down" Pine Hill Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Boston Wort Processors |
Table 12: Table 12 - PM - Sours (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Liam Quigley | Piwo Pietryka | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | |
| 2nd | Jonathan Rollins MHP | Esto Quod Es: Blend 2 | 23E: Gueuze | Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Brett Bauer | Silly Things | 28A: Brett Beer | Hogtown Brewers |
| HM | Ian Wilhelm | Inverted Paradox | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Sons of Alchemy |
Table 13: Table 13 - PM - Wheat, smoked and Historical beers (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ron Barnes MHP | Thirteen Time Lord | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Randy Daniels KC McKinney MHP | Kaltrauch | 6B: Rauchbier | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 3rd | Dan Acheson MHP | Inspired By Chocolate Covered Bacon | 32B: Specialty Smoked Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 14: Table 14 - PM - Pale, Amber UK beers (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dominick Dufner | All The Haunts Be Ours | 12C: English IPA | STLBrewhogs |
| 2nd | Ron Barnes MHP | Scotty Doesn't Know! | 14B: Scottish Heavy | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Left Yer Kelt | 14C: Scottish Export | Red Earth Brewers |
| HM | Brian Jacokes | Here Comes A Special Bitter Boy | 11C: Strong Bitter | Boston Wort Processors |
Table 15: Table 15 - PM - Marzen, Festbier (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Shea MHP | Marzupial | 6A: Märzen | North Shore Brewers |
| 2nd | Jason Dunn MHP | Marlow's Monkey | 6A: Märzen | Inland Empire Brewers |
| 3rd | Ron Barnes MHP | Life On Mars | 4B: Festbier | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 16: Table 16 - PM - Trad, Spiced, Specialty Meads (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garrett Freeman MHP | Kiawe Traditional | M1C: Sweet Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | Borówczak | M4B: Historical Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Garrett Freeman MHP | Doppelbraggot With Buckwheat | M4A: Braggot | Red Earth Brewers |
Judging Sessions
Portuguese American Civic League
10/04/2025 8:30 AM, EDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 05/16/2025 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/18/2025 4:00 PM, EDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 05/16/2025 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/26/2025 7:00 PM, EDT.
Entry Registration Open
36 entries have been added to the system as of 4:45 AM, EDT, Wednesday, June 4, 2025. There is a limit of 300 entries for this competition.
28 paid entries are in the system as of 4:45 AM, EDT, Wednesday, June 4, 2025.
Entry registrations accepted 05/16/2025 12:00 AM, EDT through 09/18/2025 4:00 PM, EDT.Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/14/2025 7:00 AM, EDT — 09/18/2025 4:00 PM, EDT.
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 08/14/2025 7:00 AM, EDT — 09/18/2025 4:00 PM, EDT.