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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est 1998. “I’m sure it'll be just fine”
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
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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