Thanks to all who participated in the Draft Brewfest 2023.
There were 78 entries judged and 192 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | David Byer | Restorative | 21A: American IPA | Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC] |
2nd | Mike Radwanski | Vienna Woods | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Bloatarian Brewing League |
3rd | Joel McGormley | French Trader | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | |
Winning Entries
Table 1: A: Pale Lagers (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Olivier | Ruhr District Dortmunder Export | 5C: German Exportbier | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
2nd | Mike Radwanski | The Big Lubelski | 34C: Experimental Beer | Bloatarian Brewing League |
3rd | Gerad Miller Co-Brewer: Mary Miller | You Son Of A Motherless Goat! | 2A: International Pale Lager | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
Table 2: B: Pale Euro Ales (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Kevin Olson | Kolsch With An Umlaut | 5B: Kolsch | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
2nd | Ed Scheid | Best Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Middletown Area Society of Homebrewer's |
3rd | Mike Perman | A Weizenbock Once Said | 10C: Weizenbock | Mansfield Homebrew Club |
Table 3: C: Dark Beers (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Mike Radwanski | Vienna Woods | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Bloatarian Brewing League |
2nd | Joe Kulesa | Scottish Heavy | 14B: Scottish Heavy | Cincinnati Malt Infusers |
3rd | Samuel Brewster | I See Your Schwarz Is As Big As Mine | 8B: Schwarzbier | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
HM | Samuel Brewster | If It’s Not Scottish It’s Crap | 14C: Scottish Export | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Table 4: D: Pale American Ales (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Kevin Olson | Grits By the Pool | 1C: Cream Ale | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
2nd | Colin Lamb | Falcons Don't Fly On Weekends | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
3rd | Bryan Hufford | Treble Clef: Muzik Is Life: Vol. 1 | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
Table 5: E: IPA and IIPA (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | David Byer | Restorative | 21A: American IPA | Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC] |
2nd | David Byer | Reparative | 22A: Double IPA | Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) [NC] |
3rd | Andrew Price | Trial Run | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
Table 6: F: Belgian and Trappist Ales (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Mike Radwanski | Meh, It's Been Kept Long Enough | 24C: Biere de Garde | Bloatarian Brewing League |
2nd | Carl Miley | Dubbel Time | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
3rd | Gerad Miller Co-Brewer: Mary Miller | We'll Always Have Paris | 25B: Saison | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
Table 7: G: Wild, Sour, and Fruit (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jake Magary | Strawberry Blonde Ale | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
2nd | Jennifer Bock | Negligent Entrustment | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
3rd | Joel McGormley | Tart2d2 | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
Table 8: H: Herb, Wood, and Smoke (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Joel McGormley | French Trader | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | |
2nd | David Weeks Co-Brewer: Eric Weeks | Just the Tips | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Butler County Brewing Society |
3rd | Eric Krulcik | The Foundation Regular 'ol Stout | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Bloatarian Brewing League |
HM | Mike Radwanski | Rauch Wasser | 6B: Rauchbier | Bloatarian Brewing League |