Draft BrewFest 2025

Thanks to all who participated in the Draft BrewFest 2025.

There were 106 entries judged and 54 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerad Miller	They May Take Our Lives, But They'll Never Take Our Freedom	14C: Scottish Export	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Edward Scheid	Czech Preimum Pale Lager	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Joe Kulesa	Belgian Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Raise Your Horns! (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Wyatt	Black Dog	M1C: Sweet Mead
2nd	Christopher Rickard	Berry Hibiscus	M2C: Berry Mead	Brewtubers
3rd	Jim Burkitt	Synergy	M2A: Cyser

Table 2: Bye Bye Miss American Pie (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Burkitt	Lady In Velvet	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit
2nd	Carl Miley	Walmart Perry	C1D: New World Perry	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Josh Aune	Crisp	C1A: New World Cider	St. Louis Brews

Table 3: Sorry Not Sorry (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Cox	Druids Elixir	21B7: New England IPA	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)
2nd	Christopher Rickard	President’s Day	21B5: Rye IPA	Brewtubers
3rd	Edward Scheid	Rye IPA	21B5: Rye IPA	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Money (4 entries)

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 5: Pale September (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Curran	Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
2nd	Dave Kerr	American Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Ocean County Home Brewers
3rd	Gerad Miller	She's Magically Babelicious	18B: American Pale Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
HM	Edward Scheid	American Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 6: It Might be a Trap! (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Kulesa	Belgian Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Jeremy Appel	Dubbel Du Pere David	26B: Belgian Dubbel
3rd	Michael McCaffrey	Singularity	26A: Trappist Single
HM	Adam Joyce	Buzzed Monk	26A: Trappist Single	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 7: Shine on You Crazy Belgian (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathaniel Pahl	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Edward Scheid	Saison	25B: Saison	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Robert Olsen	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	St. Louis Brews

Table 8: A Lighter Shade of Pale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Scheid	Czech Preimum Pale Lager	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Pete Oren	Kiwi Lager Myf	2A: International Pale Lager	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
3rd	Michael McCaffrey	Rasenmäher Pils	5D: German Pils

Table 9: Owner of a Bready Malt (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerad Miller	It Cost A Man's Life To Get This Out Of Germany	6A: Marzen	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Gary Cox	Grumpfest	4B: Festbier	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)

Table 10: Dark Side of the Moon (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Bickel	Das Dat Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	John Hawkins	Czech This Out	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 11: Deutschland (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim McKee Co-Brewer: MP	Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Edward Scheid	Hefewiesen	10A: Weissbier	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Gerad Miller	It Cost A Man's Life To Get This Out Of Germany	10A: Weissbier	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
HM	Carl Miley Co-Brewer: Eric Morriss	Stazi	10A: Weissbier	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 12: Sweet Emulsion (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Kerr	Franken Berry	29A: Fruit Beer	Ocean County Home Brewers
2nd	Jake Magary	Ginger Lime Blonde Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Steven Lollo	Razz Wheat	29A: Fruit Beer
HM	Pete Oren	#innw Cherry Saison	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Table 13: Play That Funky Music (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Joyce	Pistachio Cream Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Sun Prairie Worthogs
2nd	Jason Wing	Stix	34C: Experimental Beer	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
3rd	Tim McKee Co-Brewer: MP	Coffee Pale Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 14: Night Moves (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Scheid	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	David Corr	Neighbor Dave’s Chocolate Porter	20A: American Porter
3rd	Josh Aune	Big Barrel Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	St. Louis Brews
HM	Jake Magary	Amber Ale	19A: American Amber Ale	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 15: God Save the Queen! (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gerad Miller	They May Take Our Lives, But They'll Never Take Our Freedom	14C: Scottish Export	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Michael Olivier	Turkey Figgle	17D: English Barleywine	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Gerad Miller	In the Beginning, It Is Always Dark	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
HM	Nathaniel Pahl	Not Your Fathers Rootbeer	17D: English Barleywine	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Saturday AM Session - Star City
09/27/2025 9:00 AM, EDT.

Saturday PM Session - Star City
09/27/2025 1:00 PM, EDT.

Cider
09/27/2025 4:00 PM, EDT.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 06/01/2025 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/27/2025 9:00 AM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 06/01/2025 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/27/2025 9:00 AM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/14/2025 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/20/2025 5:00 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 09/07/2025 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/20/2025 5:00 PM, EDT.

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