Category: Results

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

See the entire Final Round Results.

Judging in March and April with all results posted in May.

Beers:
(Chicago First Round)
Nicholas Stevens, First Place, Category 1  – Pale American Beer
Nicholas Stevens, Second Place, Category 1  – Pale American Beer
Dave Bance, Third Place, Category 2  – Pale European Beer
Dave Bance, Third Place, Category 3  – Pilsner

(Kansas City First Round)
Aric Daul, Third Place, Category  5 – Amber European

Meads:
(Indianapolis First Round)
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 34  – Traditional
Jeremy Olsen, Third Place, Category 34  – Traditional
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 35  – Cyser & Pyment
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 36  – Fruit Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 37  – Spice Mead
Steve Fletty, First Place, Category 38  – Specialty Mead

Results:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/winners/

September 14th-15th, Kansas City, Missouri

Third Place:
Mead Traditional Semi-Sweet: Jeremy Olsen, Marmeleiro Blossom

Full results:
https://mazercup.org/2021-home-results/
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