Category: Results

Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota August 15th-16th

Best of Show – Beer:
James Henjum, Bronze, Specialty Beer – Double Standard

Best of Show – Cider:
Aric Daul, Silver, Specialty Cider – Big Pink

Mead:
Jeremy Olsen, Bronze, Sweet Mead – Barrel 3.0
Jeremy Olsen, Silver, Pyment – Pyment
Mark McDonald, Silver, Berry Mead – Shirt Stain

Cider:
Aric Daul, Gold, Specialty Cider and Perry – Big Pink

Beer:
James Henjum, Gold, American Standard Lager – Summertime Light
James Henjum, Gold, American Standard Cream ale/Wheat Beer – Summertime
Dave Bance, Bronze, American Standard Cream ale/Wheat Beer – Baby Wrestler
Nick Stevens, Silver, Strong European – Midnight Rider
Art Arsenault, Bronze, Strong European – Yummy Porter
(co-brewed with Ross Winnberg, Nick Stevens, Jim Cotner)
Art Arsenault, Silver, English Barely Wines – This Old Thing
Ron Fitch, Silver, American Porter and Stout – Volstead Remedy
James Henjum, Gold, Specialty Beer – Double Standard

Complete results: https://mnstatefair.brewingcompetitions.com/
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Mead:
Category 35  -Traditional Mead: Steve Fletty, Bronze:
Category 36  – Fruit Mead: Steve Fletty, Bronze;

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

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, January 25th-February 1st, 2025

Mead Best of Show: Steve Fletty, Passionista (M2E: Melomel)

Mead:
Table 42: Fruit Meads – Steve Fletty, Gold, Passionista (M2E: Melomel)

Beer:
Table 8: Porters & Stouts – Ron Fitch, Silver, Volstead Remedy (RIS)

Full Results:
https://midwinterhbc.com/competition/

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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