October 16th-26th, Fargo, North Dakota
Beer:
Category 28: Sour Ales – David Merz, Gold, Ichabod’s Brew
Full Results:
http://hoppyhalloween.com/results.htm (opens in new window)
est 1998. “I’m sure it'll be just fine”
October 16th-26th, Fargo, North Dakota
Beer:
Category 28: Sour Ales – David Merz, Gold, Ichabod’s Brew
Full Results:
http://hoppyhalloween.com/results.htm (opens in new window)
November 9th, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
First Place:
Melomel: Steve Fletty, Passionista
Second Place:
Experimental Mead: Steve Fletty, Peach Smoke
Second Place:
Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead: Steve Fletty, Tupelo Rose
Second Place:
Pyment: Steve Fletty, Chateau Fletty
Full results:
https://home.mazercup.org/
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Mead:
Category 40 -Berry Mead: Steve Fletty, Gold:
Category 41 – Fruit and Spice Mead: Steve Fletty, Bronze;
Category 42 – Stone Fruit Mead: Steve Fletty, Gold:
Category 45 – Historical Mead: Steve Fletty, Silver;
Results:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/2024-winners/
Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota August 16th-17th
Beers:
Chris Kutac, Silver, AmericanStrong Ales – Big Time Barleywine
Dave Bance, Bronze, Kolsch – Tall Koln One
Nick Stevens, Bronze, Amber and Dark European – Cahoon’s Hollow
Ron Fitch, Silver, Imperial Stout – Volstead Remedy
Aric Daul, Gold, British Ale – Dark Horse
Adam Medick, Bronze, British Ale – Best Best Bitter
James Cotner, Bronze, Monastic Ale – Tripel
Aric Daul, Silver, Historic Ale – 1914 Courage Stout
Complete results: https://www.mnstatefair.brewcomp.com/
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Meads:
(Indianapolis First Round)
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 35 – Semi-Sweet Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 37 – Cyser
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 38 – Pyment
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 39 – Melomel
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 40 – Berry Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 41 – Fruit and Spice Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 42 – Stone Fruit Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 43 – Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 45 – Historical Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 46 – Experimental Mead
Results:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/winners/
February 19th – 24th
Fridley, Minnesota
Best of Show – Mead
Steve Fletty – Silver Medal (Semi-Sweet Pyment), Chateau Fletty
Mead
Steve Fletty – Bronze Medal (Dry Mead), Chateau Fletty Clover Blossom Select
Cyser
Steve Fletty – Silver Medal (Semi-Sweet Mead), Apple Sauced
Pyment
Steve Fletty – Gold Medal (Semi-Sweet Pyment), Chateau Fletty
Dry Berry
Jeremy Olsen – Bronze Medal (Dry Berry), Raspberry Beret
Stone Fruit
Steve Fletty – Gold Medal (Semi-Sweet Stone Fruit), Cherry Tupelo
Melomel: Dry and Semi-Sweet
Steve Fletty – Gold Medal (Semi-Sweet Melomel), Mo Passion Mo Problems
Full results: https://comp.valkyrieshorn.com/
November 1-3, 2023, Kansas City, Missouri
Second Place:
Wood Aged Mead: Jeremy Olsen, Darkness
Full results:
https://home.mazercup.org/
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September 22nd and 23rd
White Bear Meadery, Maplewood, Minnesota
Best of Show – Mead
Jeremy Olsen – Bronze Medal (Experimental Sweet), Barrel Project 3.0
Meads
Sean O’Leary – Bronze Medal (Sweet Berry), Dark Spark
Jeremy Olsen – Gold Medal (Experimental Sweet, Barrel Project 3.0
Full results: https://comp.valkyrieshorn.com/
Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota
August 18th-19th
Best of Show – Mead: Steve Fletty, Chateau Fletty (M2B: Pyment)
Beers:
Nick Stevens, Gold, American Lager – Dog Days
Dave Bance, Silver, Kolsch – Tall Koln One
Ross Winberg, Bronze, British Bitter and Brown – Triumph Bitter
Aric Daul, Gold, American Wheat – Mistral Wheat
Ross Winberg, Gold, Stout – MacKlay’s Oat Malt Stout
Ron Fitch, Silver, Stout – Imperial Stout
Garrick Van Buren, Bronze, Belgian & French – White
Garrick Van Buren, Gold, Monastic Ale – Single
Art Arsenault (co-brewers: Jeff Ciskowski, Jim Bannon, Ross Winberg) Gold, Specialty & Alternative – Norwegian Ale
Ciders:
Aric Daul, Gold, Specialty Cider – George
Meads:
James Bannon, Bronze, Traditional Mead – Trad Dry Goldenrod
Steve Fletty, Gold, Fruit – Cyser/Pyment – Chateau Fletty
Steve Fletty, Silver, Fruit – Berry/Stone Fruit/Melomel, Berry Patch
Steve Fletty, Silver, Fruit – Berry/Stone Fruit/Melomel, Passionista
Steve Fletty, Gold, Spice & Specialty Mead – Trio
Complete results: https://www.mnstatefair.brewcomp.com/
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Congratulations to Steve Fletty on bringing home three medals from the American Homebrew Association’s National Homebrew Competition (June 21st-23rd, San Diego, California).
Category 34: Traditional Mead – Gold Medal
Category 36: Fruit Mead – Silver Medal
Category 38: Specialty Mead – Silver Medal