Draft BrewFest 2026

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Woodard	Jasminblütenbier	5B: Kölsch	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Chad Medford	Fo' Schnitzel	6A: Märzen	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Brian Stephens	Saison Passant V2	25B: Saison	Keepers of Craft

Table 1: Standard American Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samuel Persichilli	Bleachers	1A: American Light Lager	Ultra Rare Brewers
2nd	Chad Medford	American Lager	1B: American Lager	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Jared Parko Co-Brewer: Sara Parko	Opal Ale	1D: American Wheat Beer	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
HM	Cole Christian Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Pup Heavy	1B: American Lager	DC Homebrewers

Table 2: Pale International Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Rock Hopper	2A: International Pale Lager	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Dwight Wilson	Estoy Solo	2A: International Pale Lager	O-Town Hop Heads
3rd	Ross Stuart	Mexican Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 3: Pale Malty Euro Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford	The Bridesmaid	4A: Munich Helles	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Gary Cox	Der Teufelstritt	4A: Munich Helles	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
3rd	Ross Stuart	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Weiss und Roggen Biers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Weizenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Wesley Kulcak	Weize Wizard	10A: Weissbier	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Randall “Scott” Gordon	Dunkey Kong	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	The Bru Club

Table 5: Pale and Amber Bitter Euro Lagers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Woodard	Jasminblütenbier	5B: Kölsch	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Tim Woodard	Sound of Muzak	5D: German Pils	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Stephen Schmitt	Nz Pils	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 6: Amber and Dark Bitter Euro Lagers (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford	Onyx Pivo	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Chad Medford	Austrian Sunset	2B: International Amber Lager	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Michael Rensing	Half Dark	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Table 7: Strong Stuff (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Morris	I Feel Like A Frozen Dopplelbock	9B: Eisbock	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Gerad Miller	It's Shite Being Scottish	17C: Wee Heavy	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Dirk Montgomery	Ragnar's Valhalla	9C: Baltic Porter	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Dirk Montgomery	Tsar's Choice	20C: Imperial Stout	Red Earth Brewers

Table 8: Wood & Smoke (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford	Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires	6B: Rauchbier	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Smoked Baltic Porter	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Deborah And Marc Prichard	Chris Hurt Is the Bomb Diggity	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Thomas McGloine	Solidarity	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Saratoga Thoroughbrews

Table 9: IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Cherry	Tactical Diversion: Black Hops Edition	21B2: Black IPA	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Steve Ristau	Nectaromicon IV	21B2: Black IPA	Ale Riders Homebrew Club
3rd	Samuel Persichilli	Numbers On The Board Vol. 5	21A: American IPA	Ultra Rare Brewers

Table 10: Amber and Dark Malty Euro Lagers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford	Fo' Schnitzel	6A: Märzen	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Randall “Scott” Gordon	Double D	8A: Munich Dunkel	The Bru Club
3rd	Michael Rensing	Darkness Warshed Over The Dude	8B: Schwarzbier	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
HM	Thomas Musquiez Co-Brewer: Isai Garza	Gatoberfest	6A: Märzen	San Antonio Cerveceros

Table 11: Hazy IPA (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Samuel Persichilli	Without Warning	21C: Hazy IPA	Ultra Rare Brewers
2nd	David Towles	First Haze	21C: Hazy IPA	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Thomas Brehm	Hazy Days	21C: Hazy IPA	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 12: Pale British Isles (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Cherry	Beer Guts and Space Nuts	12C: English IPA	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	David Towles	Yorkshire Bitter #2	11C: Strong Bitter	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	John Hawkins	Ravens At The Tower	11B: Best Bitter	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 13: Amber and Dark British Isles (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake McQueen	If Some Is Good, More Is Better	15B: Irish Stout	Lauter Day Brewers
2nd	Cole Christian Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Porter Alfredson	13C: English Porter	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Gerad Miller	They May Take Our Lives But They Will Never Take Our Freedom	14C: Scottish Export	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 14: Pale and Amber American Ales (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jake McQueen	Dream State	18B: American Pale Ale	Lauter Day Brewers
2nd	Byron Bird	So You’re Telling Me There’s A Chance	18B: American Pale Ale	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Gary Cox	Anchor's Away	19B: California Common	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)

Table 15: American Dark Ales (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kim Hynek	Kentucky Derby Worthy Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Deborah And Marc Prichard	In Honor Of Greg Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Kim Hynek	Kim's A.B.A.	19C: American Brown Ale	Red Earth Brewers

Table 16: Euro Sour and Mixed Fermentation Ales (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Old and New	23E: Gueuze	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Berliner Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Bayside Brett	28A: Brett Beer	Motor City Mashers

Table 17: Belgian Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Stephens	Saison Passant V2	25B: Saison	Keepers of Craft
2nd	Stephen Schmitt	Royal Antwerp	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd	Stephen Schmitt	Pulp Can Move Baby!	24A: Witbier	Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 18: Fruit and Spice (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Double Trouble	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Keith Enger	Strawberry Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	North Shore Brewers
3rd	Kim Hynek	Pepe's A.B.A.	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Steve Ristau	6 Year Slump	29A: Fruit Beer	Ale Riders Homebrew Club

Table 19: Cider (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Being There - M02	C1A: New World Cider	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Dan Acheson	Cidurana	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Michael Rensing	Cider Pie	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Table 20: Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Szlachta	M4B: Historical Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Garrett Freeman	My Polish Mead	M4B: Historical Mead	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Garrett Freeman	Cram	M4C: Experimental Mead	Red Earth Brewers

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Saturday AM Session
09/12/2026 9:00 AM, EDT.

Saturday PM Session
09/12/2026 1:00 PM, EDT.

Account Registration Open

Account registrations accepted 03/12/2026 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/09/2026 9:00 PM, EDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 03/12/2026 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/09/2026 9:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Open

12 entries have been added to the system as of 3:16 AM, EDT, Monday, March 30, 2026. There is a limit of 250 entries for this competition.

4 paid entries are in the system as of 3:16 AM, EDT, Monday, March 30, 2026. There is a limit of 250 paid entries for this competition.

Entry registrations accepted 03/12/2026 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/02/2026 7:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/29/2026 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/05/2026 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 08/22/2026 10:00 AM, EDT through 09/05/2026 5:00 PM, EDT.

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