Category: 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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Remote Judging
July 30th-August 14th

Best of Show – Mead/Cider: Steve Fletty, All the Passions (M2E: Melomel)

Minn-kasi Competition – Richard Helps, fifth overall

Beers:
Dave Bance, Gold, Kolsch – A Tall Kolsch One
Richard Helps, Gold, American Wheat and Cream Ale – Spotted Fawn
Ross Winberg, Gold, Other British and Irish Ales – Midlands Mild
Richard Helps, Bronze, Strong Ales – Spotted Dc English Yummy
James Cotner, Bronze, American Porter and Stout –Ukrainian Stout
Michael Spores, Bronze, American Wild Ales – Swan Song Sour
James Cotner (co-brewer: Ross Winberg), Smoked, Wood and Specialty – Voss-øl

Meads:
Steve Fletty, Gold, M2E: Melomel – All the Passions
Richard Helps, Gold, Fruit & Spice, Spice, Herb or Vegetable – Spotted Raspberry Habenero

Complete results: https://www.mnstatefair.brewcomp.com/
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Congratulations to Steve Fletty and Jeremy Olsen for bringing home medals from the American Homebrewers Association National Homebrew Competition, held June 21st-23rd in Pittsburgh, PA.

Steve ventured back into beers this year, taking the Bronze Medal in Category 34 – Specialty Beers with his Honey Saison.

Jeremy took the Silver Medal in Category 38 – Pyment.

Full results:
https://www.homebrewersassociation.org/national-homebrew-competition/winners/ (opens in a new tab)

February 10th-12th
Duluth, Minnesota

Beers:
Garrick Van Buren (Co-Brewer: Seth And Wendy), Second Place, Table 10 (Strong Ales) – Big Janet (22B: American Strong Ale)

Complete results: https://brewhaha.brewcompetition.com/
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 15th-19th

Best of Show – Meads: Steve Fletty, Braggots Are Dumb, But Not This One

Meads:
Steve Fletty, Third Place, Table 18 (Dry/Semi-Sweet Trads) – Estrella
Steve Fletty, First Place, Table 21 (Specialty Meads) – Braggots Are Dumb, But Not This One
Steve Fletty, First Place, Table 22 (Cyser/Pyment) – Chateau Fletty

Complete results: https://midwinterhbc.com/competition/
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Judging Dates: October 2021 (Virtual)

Beers:
Jeremy Olson, Second Place, Category 2 – Pilsy Things, Ein Bier
James Henjum, Second Place, Category 3 – Ambers and Dark Lagers, Traci’s Dunkel
James Henjum, Third Place, Category 3 – Ambers and Dark Lagers, Shelby’s Doppelbock
Dave Bance, First Place, Category 4 – Beers at Ofest, My Goodness, Mai Bock!
James Henjum, Second Place, Category 6 – Hoppy beer that’s actually still beer, Colby’s IPA
Aric Daul, Second Place, Category 8 – Brownish ales people don’t buy, Red Dawn
Richard Helps, First Place, Category 9 – Whats the strongest beer you have?, Deer Creek Barleywine
Richard Helps, Second Place, Category 9 – Whats the strongest beer you have?, Blufflander Wee
Dave Bance, Third Place, Category 9 – Whats the strongest beer you have?, Moustache Mountain
Aric Daul, Second Place, Category 8 – Sour, Funky, such and such, Brett Tripel
Richard Helps, First Place, Category 13 – Trappist…oh, wait, sorry, can’t call it Trappist, Revved Up
Garrick Van Buren, Third Place, Category 13 – Trappist…oh, wait, sorry, can’t call it Trappist, Village Single

Full Results: https://mashout.org/bcoem/
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BEST OF SHOW
Steve Fletty, M2E: Melomel: Passionista

First Place:
Fruit Mead-Other Fruit-Semi-Sweet: Steve Fletty, Melomel: Passionista

Second Place:
Mead Specialty-Braggot: Steve Fletty, Farmhouse

Full results:
https://mazercup.org/2021-home-results/
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Judging Dates: August 1st – 20th (Virtual)
Best of Show Judging: Week of August 23rd (Bent Brewstillery, Roseville, MN)

2021 Minn-kasi: Richard Helps, Third Place (11.02 points:2 1sts, 2 2nds, 1 3rd)

Beers:
Dave Bance, Third Place, Category 1  – Pale Lagers
Jeremy Olson, Second Place, Category 2 – Pilsners
James Henjum, First Place, Category 6 – Bock
Richard Helps, Third Place, Category 7, Cream Ale
James Cotner, Third Place, Category 8 – Light Hybrid
Dave Bance, Second Place, Category 11 – Pale British Ale
James Henjum, Second Place, Category 14 – American IPAs
Richard Helps, First Place, Category 16 -Other Strong Ales
Dave Bance, Honorable Mention, Category 16 – Other Strong Aless
Ross Winberg (co-brewer Jessica Haverly), First Place, Category 17 – European Sour Ales
Richard Helps, Second Place, Category 18 – Belgian, French and German Ales
Joe Kinney, First Place, Category 19 – Saison
Garrick Van Buren, Third Place, Category 20 – Trappist and Belgian Strong Ales

Meads:
Steve Fletty, Second Place, Category 26- Fruit Mead: Cyser and Pyment
Richard Helps, First Place, Category 27 – Fruit Mead: Berry/Stone Fruit/Melomel
Richard Helps, Second Place, Category 28 – Spice, Herb and Vegetable Mead
James Cotner, Second Place, Category 30 – Ciders and Perries

Full Results:
https://www.mnstatefair.brewcomp.com/

Judged over the month of October 2020
Fargo, North Dakota

Beer:
Category 2: Pilsners – Jeremy Olsen, Silver, Pilsy McPils Face
Category 11 – English Brown and Mild – Aric Daul, Gold, Five Gallons of Yeast Starter

Meads:
Category 24 – Fruit Mead 1 – Jeremy Olsen, Gold, Pomegranate
Category 24 – Fruit Mead 1 – Jeremy Olsen Silver, Pyment
Category 26 – Spice & Specialty Mead – Jeremy Olsen, Silver, Pyramids And Sphinxes

Full Results:
http://hoppyhalloween.com/results.htm (opens in new window)