Draft BrewFest 2026
Awards
Judges
Cory Aldrich, Chuck Beardslee, Lance Clayton, Scott Courtney, Matthew Cutter, Pete Graham, Joseph Harrington, John Hawkins, Joe Kulesa, Tim McKee, Andrew Melchers, Gerad Miller, Tom Morgan, Eric Morriss, Brian Sanders, Joshua Sharp, boB Sykes
Judges - Best of Show
Lance Clayton, Andrew Melchers, Tom Morgan
Stewards
Thomas Brehm, Lois Courtney, Lonntrell Green, Scott McCollum, Andrew Nye, Roger Obergefell, Gary OConnell, Jay Scharenberg, Dave Schlegel, Scott Skiple
Staff
Scott Skiple, Eric Tagg
Organizer
Nathaniel Pahl
By the Numbers
130 Entries
35 Entrants
17 Judges
10 Stewards
2 Staff
53 Placing Entries
Table 1: Americana
8 entries
Judges: Scott Courtney, Lonntrell Green, John Hawkins
1st
John Martinson
Bloatarian Brewing League
16th Hole Swheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Scott McCollum
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Slow Pedal (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Dave Schlegel
Summer Sunset Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Table 2: Czech Int Out Now (Funk Soul Brother)
9 entries
Judges: Thomas Brehm, Tim McKee, Gerad Miller
1st
Dan Podratsky & Travis Riste
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Clean Getaway (3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager)
2nd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Amber Waves Of Grain Doesn't Translate Well (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Pete Oren
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Northern Spalter Canadian Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: A Euro Shade of Pale
9 entries
Judges: Thomas Brehm, Matthew Cutter, Tom Morgan
1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Blue Pill (5D: German Pils)
2nd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
The Beer So Nice (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Brauhiest 2006 (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 4: Ein Prosit der Gemütlichkeit!
9 entries
Judges: Cory Aldrich, Lois Courtney, Andrew Melchers
1st
Zack Rayno
Oktobermess (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Holland Andrew
Märvelous Märzen (6A: Märzen)
3rd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Hello Dark Munich, My Old Friend (6A: Märzen)
Table 5: Get on the Dunkel Train
7 entries
Judges: Lois Courtney, Pete Graham, Andrew Melchers
1st
Holland Andrew
Schnacklewalzer Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Jerry Gotsch
Bookcliff Homebrew Club
Grand Dunkel 107 (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Joe Kulesa
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 6: Swheat Emotions
8 entries
Judges: Chuck Beardslee, Lonntrell Green, Eric Morriss
1st
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Dunkel Kong (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
I Can't Do It. I Need A Baby Seal (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Silver's Weisses (10A: Weissbier)
Table 7: We All Drink Down a Yellow, Fizzy Beer
6 entries
Judges: Scott Courtney, Pete Graham, Andrew Nye
1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Time Well Spent (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Ravens At the Tower (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Maori Haka (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 8: Dark Side of the Moon
11 entries
Judges: Joe Kulesa, Roger Obergefell, Gary OConnell, Nathaniel Pahl, Joshua Sharp, boB Sykes
1st
Thomas Brehm
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Eclipse 7 (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Brown Brit (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Brian Sanders
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Found In the Bottom Box (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 9: Heavydarknfull
6 entries
Judges: Scott McCollum, Nathaniel Pahl, boB Sykes
1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Finger of God (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Pre-Pro-Port (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
3rd
Tim McKee
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Bachelor Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
HM
Brian Sanders
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Good Luck Stout (20B: American Stout)
Table 10: American Pie
6 entries
Judges: Joseph Harrington, Brian Sanders, Jay Scharenberg
1st
Dan Podratsky
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Buddy Pass (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Andrew Nye
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
House Apa (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Belma! (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
Dorm Water (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 11: American Dream
8 entries
Judges: Cory Aldrich, Eric Morriss, Andrew Nye
1st
Roger Obergefell
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
There's Always Next Year Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
The Uncommoner (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Josh Reid
Missouri Mashers
Crimson Rye (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
Table 12: Bittersweet Symphony
9 entries
Judges: Joe Kulesa, Tim McKee, Roger Obergefell
1st
Brian Donegan
Seven City Brewers
Scooby Snack (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Baby, You Make Me Wish I Had Three Hands (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
Double Stairway To Heaven (22A: Double IPA)
Table 13: Pump Up the Jam
6 entries
Judges: Lance Clayton, Tom Morgan, Dave Schlegel
1st
Pete Oren
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Gold Rush Blonde (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Josh Reid
Missouri Mashers
Sunlit Harvest (25B: Saison)
3rd
Tom Luers
Butler County Brewing Society
Lubrew Cousins (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
Table 14: Gaudete in Bullis
7 entries
Judges: Matthew Cutter, John Hawkins, Scott Skiple
1st
Matt Morrill
Brewly Homebrew Club
Tripel Duvel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
You Fell Victim To One Of The Classic Blunders (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
John Martinson
Bloatarian Brewing League
16th Hole Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 15: Play that Funky Fruited Beer Boy
7 entries
Judges: Gerad Miller, Gary OConnell, Brian Sanders
1st
Tim McKee
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Passionate Kisses (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Matt Morrill
Brewly Homebrew Club
Six Toed Cat (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Harvest Moon (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Table 16: Smoke on the Wooder (and a Few Beers with some Spice!)
8 entries
Judges: Chuck Beardslee, Lance Clayton, Dave Schlegel
1st
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
The Smell of Smoke Would Hang Around This Long 'cause I Knew... (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Jay Scharenberg
Smoke In My Throat (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Eric Krulcik
Allen And Chuck Take The Cake (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 17: Sugar, Sugar. Oh, Honey Crispy. You are My Meads & Ciders
6 entries
Judges: Joseph Harrington, Jay Scharenberg, Joshua Sharp
1st
John Hawkins
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Liquid Ruby (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Adam Reynolds
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers...
Karol (C1D: New World Perry)
3rd
Brian Sanders
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
First Time Cider. Probably Won't Win. (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Lance Clayton, Andrew Melchers, Tom Morgan
1st
Dan Podratsky & Travis Riste
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Clean Getaway (3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager)
Best Brewer
35 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Gerad Miller | 2 | 4 | 0 | 20.060200 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| 2nd | John Hawkins | 2 | 2 | 2 | 18.060200 | Dayton Regional Amateur... |
| 3rd | Dan Podratsky
** Best of Show Participant ** | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12.030300 | Cincinnati Malt Infusers |
Best Club
17 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 57.190600 |
| 2nd | Cincinnati Malt Infusers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20.060400 |
| 3rd | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10.040100 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 4
- 2nd Place: 3
- 3rd Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest average score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
