Draft Brewfest 2023

Thanks to all who participated in the Draft Brewfest 2023.

There were 150 entries judged and 79 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard	Kilty Pleasure	17C: Wee Heavy	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Dave Mcguigan	Sabro Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Kentucky Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Best Brewer (49 Participating Brewers)

Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Club
Art Kim	1	0	0	0	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Eric Tagg	0	0	1	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
Kyle Ernsberger	0	1	0	0
David Maurer	0	0	1	0	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Ian Wilhelm	1	0	0	0
Keith Blanchard Best of Show Participant	3	2	0	0	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Jule Rastikis	0	0	0	1
Matt Hunsworth	0	1	1	0	Brewers Anonymous
Lawrence Bolton	0	0	1	0	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)
Timothy Bickel	1	1	0	0	Red Earth Brewers
Andrew Thompson	0	2	0	0
Cole Christian	0	1	1	0	DC Homebrewers
Logan Wells	1	0	0	0
Rick Chainani	1	0	0	0
Mike McFarland	0	1	0	0	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
Michael Rensing	1	2	1	0	CHAMPS
Gerad Miller	1	1	2	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
Dwight Wilson	1	0	1	0	O-Town Hop Heads
Carl Miley	0	1	2	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
Chad Faulstick	1	1	0	0	Wheeling Alers
Dave Mcguigan Best of Show Participant	2	2	0	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
Fritz Schanz Best of Show Participant	1	0	3	0	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
David Corr	0	0	1	0
Jake Magary	1	0	0	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
Greg Ogle	1	0	0	0	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Edward Lamothe	1	0	0	0	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Dominick Dufner	0	2	0	0	STLBrewhogs
John Hawkins	0	0	2	0	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Best Club (23 Participating Clubs)

Club	1st	2nd	3rd
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)	1	0	1
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers	3	2	0
Brewers Anonymous	0	1	1
DC Homebrewers	0	1	1
Red Earth Brewers	1	1	0
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)	0	0	1
MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club	0	1	0
North Georgia Malt Monkeys	1	0	0
O-Town Hop Heads	1	0	1
Wheeling Alers	1	1	0
CHAMPS	1	2	1
Denton County Homebrewers Guild	1	0	3
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse	1	0	0
STLBrewhogs	0	2	0
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists	4	4	7

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale as the Moon (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Bickel	Czech Ya' Later	3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Andrew Thompson	Parktown	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner
3rd	Lawrence Bolton	American Light Lager	1A: American Light Lager	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)

Table 2: Dark Side of the Moon (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Lamothe	Dodsen! Dodsen! We've Got Dodsen Here!	8A: Munich Dunkel	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Gerad Miller	What A Lovely Accent You Have!	7A: Vienna Lager	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Dwight Wilson	The Wayne Brady Show #mhp	8B: Schwarzbier	O-Town Hop Heads

Table 3: Barley Beware! (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard	Kilty Pleasure	17C: Wee Heavy	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Timothy Bickel	Good Dog (nhc)	9C: Baltic Porter	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Carl Miley Co-Brewer: Eric Morriss	Pain In My Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 4: Deutschland (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerad Miller	It Cost A Man's Life To Get This Out of Germany	6A: Märzen	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Cole Christian	Festy Sheagle	4B: Festbier	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Cole Christian	Kellerhund Pils	27A1: Kellerbier	DC Homebrewers

Table 5: Weissenheimer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Wilhelm Co-Brewer: Jake Matter	Hefatron Mega	10A: Weissbier
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Miami Weisse	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	David Maurer	Quick Jab	1D: American Wheat Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 6: Gallifrey (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Faulstick	Tyler County Esb	11C: Strong Bitter	Wheeling Alers
2nd	Carl Miley Co-Brewer: Eric Morriss	Eric Feeds Wild Squirrels	13B: British Brown Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	John Hawkins	Ravens At the Tower	11B: Best Bitter	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 7: Beer & Bagpipes (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Mcguigan	Caber Heavy	14B: Scottish Heavy	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Matt Hunsworth	I Went Through 20 Names and This Was the Best One	14B: Scottish Heavy	Brewers Anonymous
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Irish Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 8: Do You Even Kolsch? (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake Magary	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Chad Faulstick	Mmmkay Kölsch	5B: Kölsch	Wheeling Alers
3rd	David Corr	Neighbor Dave’s Original Kolsch	5B: Kölsch

Table 9: 'Merica (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Kentucky Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Dave Mcguigan	Rye the Hell Not	20B: American Stout	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Gerad Miller	They Say All Native Californians Come From Iowa	19B: California Common	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 10: Hopalotamus (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard	Girl #2	21C: Hazy IPA	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Andrew Thompson	Max	21B: Specialty IPA
3rd	Matt Hunsworth	These Judges Made A Huge Mistake	21B2: Black IPA	Brewers Anonymous

Table 11: You Gotta Try the Belgian Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rick Chainani	Wit	24A: Witbier
2nd	Mike McFarland	Savage Moon	24A: Witbier	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
3rd	John Hawkins	Wit Faced	24A: Witbier	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 12: Folle Saison (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rensing	Party At the Moon Tower	34C: Experimental Beer	CHAMPS
2nd	Dominick Dufner	Savage Harvest	25B: Saison	STLBrewhogs
3rd	Michael Rensing	Party At the Moon Tower	25B: Saison	CHAMPS

Table 13: Big Dutch Energy (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Logan Wells	Belgian Tripel	26C: Belgian Tripel
2nd	Keith Blanchard	Twelfth Night	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Carl Miley Co-Brewer: Eric Morriss	Pterodactyl Toes	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 14: Pomme d'Amour (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Ogle	Where's My Guitar?	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Michael Rensing	Bienvenido Mr. Chance	C1C: French Cider	CHAMPS
3rd	Gerad Miller	First Cider That Didn't Taste Like Trash	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 15: Just 2 Meads?!? (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dwight Wilson	Apple Mead #mhp	M2A: Cyser	O-Town Hop Heads
2nd	Michael Rensing	Does This Taste Like Apple?	M2A: Cyser	CHAMPS

Table 16: Wood & Smoke (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Art Kim Co-Brewer: Ibru Homebrew Club	Liquid Descent	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Kyle Ernsberger	Polish Champagne	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
3rd	Eric Tagg	2023 Barrel Beast	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 17: Sweet Tarts (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Mcguigan	Sabro Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Dominick Dufner	Grapes Of Death	29A: Fruit Beer	STLBrewhogs
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Gose	23G: Gose	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
HM	Jule Rastikis	B2 Is A Cure	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

The Wandering Griffin - Friday Evening
09/08/2023 6:00 PM, EDT.

The Wandering Griffin - Saturday Morning
09/09/2023 9:00 AM, EDT.

The Wandering Griffin - Saturday Afternoon
09/09/2023 12:30 PM, EDT.

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 08/27/2023 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/06/2023 7:00 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 08/27/2023 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/06/2023 7:00 PM, EDT.