Draft Brewfest 2023
Awards
Judges
Victor Aume, Rick Franckhauser, Joseph Harrington, John Hawkins, Sandy Hugill, John Krol, Carl Miley, Gerad Miller, Tom Morgan, Eric Morriss, Simeon Oyeyemi, Nathaniel Pahl, Metts Potter, Brian Sanders, Gordon Strong, boB Sykes, Jon Vanderglas
Judges - Best of Show
Rick Franckhauser, Tom Morgan, Gordon Strong
Stewards
Jeremy Burns, Jake Magary, Roger Obergefell, Michael Olivier, Scott Skiple, Veronica Takacs
By the Numbers
150 Entries
49 Entrants
17 Judges
6 Stewards
51 Placing Entries
Table 1: Pale as the Moon
12 entries
Judges: Rick Franckhauser, Carl Miley
1st
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Czech Ya' Later (3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager)
2nd
Andrew Thompson
Parktown (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
American Light Lager (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: Dark Side of the Moon
7 entries
Judges: Carl Miley, Metts Potter
1st
Edward Lamothe
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Dodsen! Dodsen! We've Got Dodsen Here! (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
What A Lovely Accent You Have! (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
The Wayne Brady Show #mhp (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 3: Barley Beware!
10 entries
Judges: John Krol, Metts Potter
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Kilty Pleasure (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Good Dog (nhc) (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Carl Miley & Eric Morriss
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Pain In My Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 4: Deutschland
12 entries
Judges: Eric Morriss, boB Sykes
1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
It Cost A Man's Life To Get This Out of Germany (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Cole Christian
DC Homebrewers
Festy Sheagle (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Cole Christian
DC Homebrewers
Kellerhund Pils (27A1: Kellerbier)
Table 5: Weissenheimer
8 entries
Judges: John Hawkins, Nathaniel Pahl
1st
Ian Wilhelm & Jake Matter
Hefatron Mega (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Miami Weisse (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
3rd
David Maurer
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Quick Jab (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Table 6: Gallifrey
9 entries
Judges: Rick Franckhauser, John Krol
1st
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Tyler County Esb (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Carl Miley & Eric Morriss
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Eric Feeds Wild Squirrels (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Ravens At the Tower (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 7: Beer & Bagpipes
6 entries
Judges: Brian Sanders, Gordon Strong
1st
Dave Mcguigan
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Caber Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Matt Hunsworth
Brewers Anonymous
I Went Through 20 Names and This Was the Best One (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Irish Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 8: Do You Even Kolsch?
10 entries
Judges: Brian Sanders, boB Sykes
1st
Jake Magary
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Mmmkay Kölsch (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
David Corr
Neighbor Dave’s Original Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
Table 9: 'Merica
9 entries
Judges: Sandy Hugill, Eric Morriss
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Dave Mcguigan
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Rye the Hell Not (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
They Say All Native Californians Come From Iowa (19B: California Common)
Table 10: Hopalotamus
15 entries
Judges: Victor Aume, Sandy Hugill, Simeon Oyeyemi, Jon Vanderglas
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Girl #2 (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Andrew Thompson
Max (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Matt Hunsworth
Brewers Anonymous
These Judges Made A Huge Mistake (21B2: Black IPA)
Table 11: You Gotta Try the Belgian Ale
8 entries
Judges: Nathaniel Pahl, Jon Vanderglas
1st
Rick Chainani
Wit (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Mike McFarland
MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
Savage Moon (24A: Witbier)
3rd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Wit Faced (24A: Witbier)
Table 12: Folle Saison
7 entries
Judges: Victor Aume, Tom Morgan
1st
Michael Rensing
CHAMPS
Party At the Moon Tower (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Savage Harvest (25B: Saison)
3rd
Michael Rensing
CHAMPS
Party At the Moon Tower (25B: Saison)
Table 13: Big Dutch Energy
8 entries
Judges: John Hawkins, Tom Morgan
1st
Logan Wells
Belgian Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Twelfth Night (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Carl Miley & Eric Morriss
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Pterodactyl Toes (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 14: Pomme d'Amour
9 entries
Judges: John Hawkins, Gordon Strong
1st
Greg Ogle
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Where's My Guitar? (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Michael Rensing
CHAMPS
Bienvenido Mr. Chance (C1C: French Cider)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
First Cider That Didn't Taste Like Trash (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Table 15: Just 2 Meads?!?
2 entries
Judges: Brian Sanders, Gordon Strong
1st
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Apple Mead #mhp (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Michael Rensing
CHAMPS
Does This Taste Like Apple? (M2A: Cyser)
Table 16: Wood & Smoke
7 entries
Judges: Nathaniel Pahl, Brian Sanders
1st
Art Kim & Ibru Homebrew Club
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Liquid Descent (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Polish Champagne (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Eric Tagg
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
2023 Barrel Beast (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 17: Sweet Tarts
11 entries
Judges: Joseph Harrington, Simeon Oyeyemi
1st
Dave Mcguigan
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Sabro Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Grapes Of Death (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Gose (23G: Gose)
HM
Jule Rastikis
B2 Is A Cure (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Rick Franckhauser, Tom Morgan, Gordon Strong
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Kilty Pleasure (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Dave Mcguigan
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Sabro Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Best Brewer
49 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
|---|
| Art Kim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Illiana Beer Rackers... |
| Eric Tagg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| Kyle Ernsberger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| David Maurer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | Illiana Beer Rackers... |
| Ian Wilhelm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| Keith Blanchard
** Best of Show Participant ** | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Morris Area Society of... |
| Jule Rastikis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000000 | |
| Matt Hunsworth | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | Brewers Anonymous |
| Lawrence Bolton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical... |
| Timothy Bickel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Red Earth Brewers |
| Andrew Thompson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| Cole Christian | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | DC Homebrewers |
| Logan Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| Rick Chainani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| Mike McFarland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew... |
| Michael Rensing | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | CHAMPS |
| Gerad Miller | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| Dwight Wilson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | O-Town Hop Heads |
| Carl Miley | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| Chad Faulstick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Wheeling Alers |
| Dave Mcguigan
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| Fritz Schanz
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000000 | Denton County Homebrewers... |
| David Corr | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 | |
| Jake Magary | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| Greg Ogle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| Edward Lamothe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| Dominick Dufner | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 | STLBrewhogs |
| John Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000000 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
Best Club
23 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| Morris Area Society of Homebrewers | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| Brewers Anonymous | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| DC Homebrewers | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| Red Earth Brewers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| North Georgia Malt Monkeys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| O-Town Hop Heads | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| Wheeling Alers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| CHAMPS | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0.000000 |
| Denton County Homebrewers Guild | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0.000000 |
| Horsemen of the Hopocalypse | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| STLBrewhogs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000000 |
| Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0.000000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 0
- 2nd Place: 0
- 3rd Place: 0
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
