MMXIII Midwinter Homebrew Competition Organized By The Beer Barons Of Milwaukee

Thanks To All Who Participated in the MMXIII Midwinter Homebrew Competition

There were 794 entries and 362 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Wild Brew	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Palmetto State Brewers
2nd	Matt Koval	Jabberwock	22C: Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	David Merz	Dexter Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Palmetto State Brewers

BOS - Mead / Cider

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mino Choi & Molly Noyes	P(Bc X 2)	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Other Overall Winners

Milwaukee Brewing Company Brown Ale Ramp Up

One Brown Ale Entry (BJCP categories 10C, 11B, & 11C) will be chosen to be ramped up and brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company for serving at the Milwaukee Ale House*.

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Craig Kuehl	South UK Brown	11B: Southern English Brown Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale Lagers (27 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Kearney	Radegast	2B: Bohemian Pilsener
2nd	Tom Zahasky	American Pie	1B: Standard American Lager	MASH
3rd	Kyle Sisco	German Pils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Primary Fermenters

Table 2: Amber Lagers & Hybrids (29 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scot Schaar	Black Eagle Alt	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	MUGZ
2nd	Robert Rys	Billiwhack	7B: California Common Beer	KC Nanobrews
3rd	Bob Alvord	Alt Kelly	7A: Northern German Altbier	UKG

Table 3: Dark Lager & Bocks (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Flynn	Eagle’s Nest	5C: Doppelbock	Belle City Homebrewers
2nd	Chris Retzlaff	Munich Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel	The Brewing Network
3rd	Kyle Sisco	Dark American Lager	4A: Dark American Lager	Primary Fermenters

Table 4: Cream & Blonde Ales (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Motley Co-Brewer: Definitely not Molly Connor	Molly’s Bail Ale	6B: Blonde Ale	Shenandoah Valley Homebrewer's Guild
2nd	Michael Crane	Drunken Cow Cream Ale	6A: Cream Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Nathan Hintz	Spotted Bevis	6A: Cream Ale

Table 5: Kolsch & American Wheat/Rye (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Hay	Rock Island Rye	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer	The Brewing Network
2nd	James Davis	Seven Daughters American Wheat	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer
3rd	Brian Coleman	Kolsch	6C: Kolsch

Table 6: English Pale Ales (20 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Berthiaume Co-Brewer: Cletus Poirier	Bitter Ol Lady	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	Forest City Brewers
2nd	Tom Sisson	Common ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Beer Barons
3rd	David Worth	Davey’s Extra Special	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild

Table 7: Scottish & Irish Ales (26 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Klausner	Irish I Had Another Keg Of Scottish Ale	9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Michael Shannon	Sheamus The Griffin	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Midnight Carboys
3rd	Kurt Bimler	Irish Red	9D: Irish Red Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 8: American Pale Ale (34 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Smith	Perpetual Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Bellecity Homebrewers
2nd	David Strong	Ernies Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Brewligans
3rd	Ray Sachs	HuLu JuJu	10A: American Pale Ale

Table 9: American Amber Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Thomas Co-Brewer: Chris Shaddock & Jake Forker	All American Amber	10B: American Amber Ale
2nd	Rob Yeo	Chi Amber	10B: American Amber Ale	Brewligans
3rd	Matt Mayes	Evil Matt	10B: American Amber Ale	HOPS! Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside

Table 10: American Brown Ale (29 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jared Gilbert	Full Of Welcome	10C: American Brown Ale
2nd	Bob Alvord	Kelly’s Brown Ale	10C: American Brown Ale	UKG
3rd	Randy Clay	American Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Milltown Mashers

Table 11: English Mild & Southern Browns (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Kearney	Barwench	11A: Mild
2nd	VICTOR WILLIAMS	South Of London Brown	11B: Southern English Brown Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Craig Kuehl	South UK Brown	11B: Southern English Brown Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 12: English Northern Browns (21 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Kearney	NE Brown	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
2nd	Jacob Schenk	Fuggling Brown Toad	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
3rd	Rick Schultz	Brigantes	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	Beer Barons

Table 13: Porters (33 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Walter	Kwyjibo	12A: Brown Porter
2nd	Lee Friske	Texas Crude Porter	12B: Robust Porter	Basin Brewers
3rd	Ilan Klages-Mundt	Chiswick Porter	12A: Brown Porter	NBFB

Table 14: Small Stouts (37 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Gustafson	The Intercontinental	13D: Foreign Extra Stout	Soma Ale Werks / Chicago Beer Society
2nd	Mitch Truesdale Co-Brewer: Brian Pedersen	Three Queens Sweet Stout	13B: Sweet Stout
3rd	Mike OKeefe	Zero Dark Thirty	13D: Foreign Extra Stout

Table 15: Big Stouts (27 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Davis	Lawyers, Guns And Money	13F: Imperial Stout	Iowa Minnesota Society of Brewers
2nd	Brandon Voltin Co-Brewer: Brandon Ratcliff	Kremlin	13F: Imperial Stout
3rd	Andy Waisanen	Black Tie Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Central Wisconsin Vintners & Brewers

Table 16: English & Imperial IPAs (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Damoth	Farm Dog English IPA	14A: English IPA	San Francisco Home Brewers Guild
2nd	Robert Newhouse	Superbeast Imperial IPA	14C: Imperial IPA
3rd	Stephen Tomory	Empress Tawny Rae Imperial IPA	14C: Imperial IPA	Midnight Carboys

Table 17: American IPAs (30 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samuel Dixon	IPA	14B: American IPA
2nd	Jeff Muse	Yet Another IPA	14B: American IPA	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Ken Megal	Stone Free IPA	14B: American IPA	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 18: German Wheat & Rye (31 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mino Choi & Molly Noyes	Wheat Beer Ryan’s Legacy	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Dave Mason	Uberweiss	15C: Weizenbock	kenosha bidal society
3rd	John Rocco	Meine Geliebte	15C: Weizenbock

Table 19: Belgian and French Ale (35 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Dexter Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Palmetto State Brewers
2nd	Jacob Schenk	Toad Chateau Pale Ale	16B: Belgian Pale Ale
3rd	Matt Schonewald	White	16A: Witbier

Table 20: Sour Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Wild Brew	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Palmetto State Brewers
2nd	Dan Schlosser	Flanders Red 2.75	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	David Skreczko	Cranberry Lambic	17F: Fruit Lambic	Brewing Network/ Beer Barons

Table 21: Pale Belgian Strong Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Burke Co-Brewer: Burke	Tripel 11	18C: Belgian Tripel
2nd	Andrew Frazee Co-Brewer: Glenn Frazee	Chateau Le Stooph	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Geneva Alers
3rd	Jay Freise	Blago	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Babble Homebrewers

Table 22: Belgian Dubbel & Dark Strong Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Lechner	Four Eyed Belgian	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd	Matt Youngblut	Belgian Dubbel	18B: Belgian Dubbel	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Ken Pegram	Stumbling Monk	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Table 23: Strong Ales (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Pegram	Broken Arrow Barleywine	19C: American Barleywine
2nd	Adam Blackwell	My Barleywine	19C: American Barleywine
3rd	Michael Marino	Ol’e ’62	19A: Old Ale	The Brewing Network

Table 24: Fruit Beer (25 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Lechner	Belgian Bliss	20A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Michael Crane	Thanksgiving Saison	20A: Fruit Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	David Merz	Sour Puss	20A: Fruit Beer	Palmetto State Brewers
HM	Sean Kampshoff	Sean’s Scottish Apple	20A: Fruit Beer	MHBA

Table 25: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (44 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Walloch	Ginger Weissbier	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd	Michael Marino Co-Brewer: Wendy Marino	Carole’s Christmas Ale	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	The Brewing Network
3rd	Mark Klever Co-Brewer: Matt Campbell	Vanilla Shtout	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 26: Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer (37 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Koval	Jabberwock	22C: Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	David Stanton	Smokey Beer 1.2	22A: Classic Rauchbier	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
3rd	Kris Barrus	Firebush Oaked IPA	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Blockhead

Table 27: Specialty Beer (46 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Pegram	Dark Crevice Black Imperial IPA	23A: Specialty Beer
2nd	John Rocco	Rum Soaked Goodness	23A: Specialty Beer
3rd	Scot Schaar	CRye Me A River	23A: Specialty Beer	MUGZ

Table 28: Traditional Meads, Cysers and Pyments (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bruce Buerger	New England Cyser	25A: Cyser	Beer Barons Of Milwaukee
2nd	Andy Hemken	Cyser	25A: Cyser	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Chris Smith	Gewurztraminer Pyment	25B: Pyment	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 29: Other Meads (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mino Choi & Molly Noyes	P(Bc X 2)	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Robert Kay	Brown Ale Braggot	26B: Braggot	UKG
3rd	Tom Sisson	Sparkling Ginger Mead	26A: Metheglin	Beer Barons

Table 30: Cider & Perry (19 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Day	Field Cider	27A: Common Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Paula Cartwright	Poisoned Apple	27A: Common Cider	Barley's Angels MKE & Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Mino Choi & Molly Noyes	New Millenium Caramel Apple Pie Hard Cider	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Circuit Qualification

Circuit Member Starting In 2013

Proud Member Since 2011

Have your winning entry brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company

One Brown Ale Entry (BJCP categories 10C, 11B, & 11C) will be chosen to be ramped up and brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company for serving at the Milwaukee Ale House*.

MMXIII Midwinter Homebrew Competition

Thanks To All Who Participated in the MMXIII Midwinter Homebrew Competition

Best of Show Winners

BOS - Beer

BOS - Mead / Cider

Other Overall Winners

Milwaukee Brewing Company Brown Ale Ramp Up

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale Lagers (27 entries)

Table 2: Amber Lagers & Hybrids (29 entries)

Table 3: Dark Lager & Bocks (25 entries)

Table 4: Cream & Blonde Ales (15 entries)

Table 5: Kolsch & American Wheat/Rye (24 entries)

Table 6: English Pale Ales (20 entries)

Table 7: Scottish & Irish Ales (26 entries)

Table 8: American Pale Ale (34 entries)

Table 9: American Amber Ale (19 entries)

Table 10: American Brown Ale (29 entries)

Table 11: English Mild & Southern Browns (24 entries)

Table 12: English Northern Browns (21 entries)

Table 13: Porters (33 entries)

Table 14: Small Stouts (37 entries)

Table 15: Big Stouts (27 entries)

Table 16: English & Imperial IPAs (19 entries)

Table 17: American IPAs (30 entries)

Table 18: German Wheat & Rye (31 entries)

Table 19: Belgian and French Ale (35 entries)

Table 20: Sour Ale (20 entries)

Table 21: Pale Belgian Strong Ale (24 entries)

Table 22: Belgian Dubbel & Dark Strong Ale (17 entries)

Table 23: Strong Ales (25 entries)

Table 24: Fruit Beer (25 entries)

Table 25: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (44 entries)

Table 26: Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer (37 entries)

Table 27: Specialty Beer (46 entries)

Table 28: Traditional Meads, Cysers and Pyments (13 entries)

Table 29: Other Meads (19 entries)

Table 30: Cider & Perry (19 entries)

Circuit Qualification

Circuit Member Starting In 2013

Proud Member Since 2011

Have your winning entry brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company

One Brown Ale Entry (BJCP categories 10C, 11B, & 11C) will be chosen to be ramped up and brewed by the Milwaukee Brewing Company for serving at the Milwaukee Ale House*.

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