The Results are In … Midwinter Brewing Competition 2022

Midwinter Brewing Competition logo.

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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The Results are In … 2021 Minnesota Mashout

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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The Results are In … 2021 Mazer Cup International Mead Competition

October 29th, 2021
Loveland, Colorado, USA

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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The Results are in … 2021 Minnesota State Fair

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/


The Results are in … 2020 Hoppy Halloween

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)

The Results are In … 2020 Mazer Cup International Mead Competition

October 1, 2020

Traditional-Semi-Sweet MeadSteve Fletty, Third Place (“Islands”)
Berry-Semi-Sweet MeadSteve Fletty, First Place (“Summer”)
Historical MeadJeremy Olsen, Third Place (“Polish 1.0”
Experimental-Semi-Sweet MeadJeremy Olsen, Third Place (“Where did all the rum go?”)

Full Results:
https://reggiebeer.com/ReggieWeb.php?Web=1000520
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The Results are In … 2020 Valkyries Horn

August 29th – September 5th, 2020 (Virtual Judging)

Cyser – Silver, Amanda Neisch (Co-Brewer: Guillermo Marques), Cyser
Pyment – Gold, Guillermo Marques (Co-Brewer: Amanda Neisch), Pyment
M3a/M3b Group3 – Gold, Steve Fletty, Kinky Cuke
Melomels – Silver, Steve Fletty, All the Passion
Specialty – Gold, Steve Fletty (Co-Brewer: BJ Haun, Curt Stock), Trio Porto
M3a/M3b Group1 – Gold, Steve Fletty, St. Paul Chili

Full Results:
https://comp.valkyrieshorn.com (opens in new window)

The Results Are In … 2020 Midwinter Homebrew Competition

February 7th and 8th
Revere’s Wells Street Tavern, Delafield, Wisconsin

Mead Best of Show:
Steve Fletty – Melomel, All The Passions

Beers: 
Dave Bance – First, Table 7: British/Commonwealth Beer, Pride of Woodbury (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)

Meads:
Steve Fletty – Second, Table 30: Stone Fruit Mead, Cerise (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Steve Fletty – First, Table 31: Melomel, All The Passions (M2E: Melomel)
Steve Fletty – Third, Table 32: Fruit and Spice Mead, Sergio (3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

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

The Results Are In … Mashout 2020

Saint Paul Homebrewer Club members at Summit Brewing in St. Paul, MN, at the end of the awards ceremony.
SPHBC at 2020 Mashout awards ceremony.

January 24th and 25th, 2020 at Summit Brewing, St. Paul, Minnesota

BEST OF SHOW – CIDER
AMANDA NEISCH (CO-BREWER: GUILLERMO MARQUES), C2D CIDER

Beers:
Ross Winberg (Co-Brewer: Robb Stephens) – First, Table 5: Pils, Kleine Pils Und Hil Yis Pils!
Paul Fowler – First, Table 6: Schrödinger’s Bocks
Asa Bielenberg – Second, Table 8: Dark Blackish Lagers 
Dave Bance – First, Table 9: #megxitMegxitMEGXIT
Dave Bance – Third, Table 10: Small Brown Jobbers
Ron Fitch – Second, Table 14: Beer Styles Trump Hates
David Mertz – Second, Table 18: Ipas For People That Are Bored
Aric Daul – Second, Table 22: I Like This Style Like I Like My Men
David Mertz – Third, Table 22: I Like This Style Like I Like My Men
Douglass Johnson – Second, Table 23: Hopefully Not Booch

Ciders:
Jessica Haverly – First, Table 29: Sexy Ciders
Amanda Neisch (Co-Brewer: Guillermo Marques) – First, Table 30: Sexierist Ciders

Meads:
Guillermo Marques (Co-Brewer: Steve Fletty, Amanda Neisch) – HM, Table 35: Sour Grapes
Paul Fowler – First, Table 36: Flower Ovaries
Paul Fowler – Third, Table 37: Stoned Fruit
Steve Fletty – Second, Table 38: Sideshow Mels
Amanda Neisch (Co-Brewer: Guillermo Marques) – HM, Table 40: Keep Your Brazilian, All I Need Is a little Shv
Jeremy Olsen – Second, Table 41: Apples, Burnt Sugar And Made Up Stories
Steve Fletty – Second, Table 42: Meadtails & Hateraide

Full results: https://mashout.org/bcoem/