Thanks to all who participated in the Draft Brewfest 2023.
There were 40 entries judged and 64 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jon Vanderglas | Yarrow Saison | 40A: Spiced Saison (30 Spiced Beer) | |
2nd | Jeremy Dunn | Saison D’ete | 25B: Saison | Ohio Valley Homebrewers Association |
3rd | Cliff Sullivan | Big Bretted Saison | 38A: Wild Saison (28 American Wild Ale) | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: A: Saison (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jeremy Dunn | Saison D’ete | 25B: Saison | Ohio Valley Homebrewers Association |
2nd | Justin Molenaur | Saison #2 | 25B: Saison | SODZ |
3rd | John Coleman | Saison | 25B: Saison | |
4th | Matt Chick Co-Brewer: Ken Chick | Chick’s Craftsman Saison | 25B: Saison | Johnson County brewing society |
Table 2: B: Small, Big and Hoppy (4 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Scott Smith Co-Brewer: Chris Tryon | Wet-Hopped Saison Auvil | 36A: Imperial Saison | The Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM) |
2nd | Andrew Wyshnytzky | Wimpy Saison | 35A: Table Saison | North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
3rd | Stephen Johnson | Paulina | 35A: Table Saison | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
Table 3: C: Wild Saison (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Cliff Sullivan | Big Bretted Saison | 38A: Wild Saison (28 American Wild Ale) | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
2nd | Matt Chick Co-Brewer: Ken Chick | Farmhouse Blast | 38A: Wild Saison (28 American Wild Ale) | Johnson County brewing society |
3rd | Robert Curlee | Hidden Beach | 38A: Wild Saison (28 American Wild Ale) | Silicon Valley Sudzers |
Table 4: D: Fruit Saison (wild and regular) (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Eric Smith | Summer Saison | 39A: Fruit Saison (29A Fruit Beer) | St. Louis Brews |
Table 5: E: SHV Saison (wild and regular) (5 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jon Vanderglas | Yarrow Saison | 40A: Spiced Saison (30 Spiced Beer) | |
2nd | Justin Hoff | Roll With It Lobster Saison | 40A: Spiced Saison (30 Spiced Beer) | |
3rd | Tom Morgan | Hibiscus Saison | 40A: Spiced Saison (30 Spiced Beer) | DAFT |
Table 6: F: Our Mistake (2 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Andrew Wyshnytzky | 19th Century Porter | 27A: Historical Beer | North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
2nd | Glenn Cole | So It Gose | 27A: Historical Beer | Ferm [IL] |