Congrats to SPHBCers who medaled at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair Home Brew Competition.
Mike Spores‘ German Wheat finished first runner-up for Best of Show for Beers.
Beers:
Petr Bachan, HM, Light Lager Petr Bachan, Gold, Pilsner Mike Spores, Silver, Bock Petr Bachan, Gold, European Dark and Amber Lager Aric Daul, Silver, English Pale Ale Guillermo Marques with Chris Kulak, Dave Bance and John Lomnicki, Gold, American Pale Ale Mike Spores, Gold, German Wheat William Richartz, Silver, Brett, Mixed, Wild Fermented
Meads: Jeremy Olsen, Silver, Traditional Mead Rick Helps, Gold, Melomel Amanda Neisch with Guillermo Marques, Silver, Melomel Christopher Skottegard , Bronze, Spice & Specialty
Cider & Perry: Jessica Haverly, Silver, Standard Cider & Sherry
Congratulations to Jeremy Olsen, who took home not one but two Bronze Medals from the American Homebrew Association’s Homebrew Con 2018, for his Melomel (Category 30: Fruit Mead) and his New England Cider (Category 33: Specialty Cider & Perry).
The 2018 competition had 8,405 entries judged, with 1,201 entries advancing to the Final Round in Portland, Oregon.
Working right through the blizzard, Minneapolis Region Judging at Summit Brewing, St. Paul.
Congrats to SPHBCers who medaled and advanced in the first round of the American Homebrew Association National Homebrew Competition.
Beers: Mike Spores, Third, 1B (Pale American Beer), Minneapolis Region Mike Spores, First, 5A (Pale European Beer), Minneapolis Region Sean Sonnabend, First, 11A (Pale British Ale),Minneapolis Region Aric Daul, Second, 12A (Pale British Ale),Minneapolis Region David Merz, Second, 16c (British & Irish Stout), Kansas City Region James Henjum, Second, 15A (Scottish & Irish Ale),Minneapolis Region Joe Kinney, Third, 21A (American IPA),Minneapolis Region Jim Cotner, First, 20C (Imperial Stout),Minneapolis Region Ron Fitch, Third, 20C (Imperial Stout),Minneapolis Region Tyler Miller, Second, 22A (Stong American Ale), Minneapolis Region Joe Kinney, Second, 25B (Saison), Minneapolis Region Jessica Haverly & Crew, Third, 25B (Saison), Minneapolis Region Steve Simonson, Second, 28B (American Wild Ale), Minneapolis Region Mike Spores, First, 29A (Fruit Beer), Minneapolis Region William Richartz, Second, 31A (Specialty Beer), Minneapolis Region Ross Winberg, Second, 34D (Specialty Beer), New York Region
Meads: Joe Gerteis, First, 35C (Traditional Mead), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Third, 35C (Traditional Mead), Indianapolis Region Orsoyla England, First, 36D (Fruit Mead), Austin Region John Rankin, Third, 36C (Fruit Mead), Tampa Region Paul Fowler, Third, 36C (Fruit Mead), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Third, 36E (Fruit Mead), Indianapolis Region Steve Fletty, First, 37B (Spice & Specialty Mead), Austin Region Maggie Wachter, First, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Chicago Region Rick Helps, Second, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Philadelphia Region Steve Fletty, Third, 37A (Spice & Specialty Mead), Austin Region
Cider & Perry: Jeff Cotton, First, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Austin Region Ross Winberg, Second, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), New York Region Thomas Coburn, Second, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Jessica Haverly, Third, 39A (Standard Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Thomas Coburn, First, 40B (Specialty Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region Jeremy Olson, Second, 40A (Specialty Cider & Perry), Indianapolis Region Orsoyla England, Third, 40B (Specialty Cider & Perry), Austin Region Jeremy Olson, First, 40D (Specialty Cider & Perry), Indianapolis Region Amanda Neisch & Guillermo Marques, Second, 40D (Specialty Cider & Perry), Austin Region Bjorn Berg w/Jenny Ginter, Second, 40E (Specialty Cider & Perry), Minneapolis Region
Congratulations to SPHBC member Steve Fletty, whose “Chateau Fletty Fantome” was awarded the silver medal in Pyments at the 2018 Mazer Cup International Home Mead Competition this weekend.
Jessica Haverly’s Saison took Best of Show at the 2018 Winter Beer Dabbler last weekend in St. Paul (brewed on the SPHBC Big Brew system … which will be fired up again Saturday, March 3rd; see separate post for details).
Member Steve Simonson’s American Wild Ale was also recognized by Dabbler judges.
Aric Dahl, Third Place, Category 1D – American Wheat Beer Paul Fowler, Second Place, Category 4A – Munich Helles Dave Bance, Second Place Category 9A -Dark/Strong European Joe Gerteis, Third Place, Category 11A – Ordinary Bitter James Cotner, Second Place,Category 20C – Imperial Stout Dave Bance,Third Place, Category 21B2 – Black IPA Jeremy Olsen, First Place, Category M2E – Melomel Paul Fowler, Third Place, Category M2E – Melomel Adrian Eastwick, First Place, Category 19B – California Common
Paul Fowler, Third Place, Category 3 – Pale, Amber and Dark European Lagers Dave Bance, Second Place, Category 5 – Amber European Bitter and British Bitter Ron Fitch, Third Place, Category 9 – Pale American Ale Ron Fitch, Second Place, Category 12 – American Porter and Stout Tyler Miller, Second Place, Category 17 – Spice Beer Aric Daul, Second Place, Category 22 – Standard Cider and Perry
January 26th & 27th
Summit Brewing Company, St. Paul, Minnesota
Beers:
Sean Sonnabend, First Place, Category 7 – Proper Bittas Tyler Miller, Third Place, Category 8 – Small Brown Jobbers James Henjum, First Place, Category 9 – Scottish and Irish Ales David Merz, First Place, Category 10 – Buncha Stouts Aric Daul, Third Place, Category 16 – US Amberrrrrrrrrr Sean Sonnabend, First Place, Category 19 – IPA IPA IPA IPA IPA IPA William Richartz, First Place, Category 23 – All Wheats Small And Smaller William Richartz, Second Place, Category 23 – All Wheats Small And Smaller William Richartz, Third Place, Category 24 – Weird America Steve Piatz, First Place, Category 26 – Euro Wild N Crazy Guys William Richartz, Second Place, Category 26 – Euro Wild N Crazy Guys Mike Spores, Second Place, Category 28 – Fruits N Fruitsen Frootzn William Richartz, Third Place, Category 33 – Alternative Worse Ideas Ron Fitch, Second Place, Category 34 – US Stout And Not Brown IPAs David Merz, Third Place, Category 38 – Saison That Are Probably Too Sweet
Meads: Steve Fletty, Second Place, Category 41 – Trads Baby
Amanda Neisch, Second Place, Category 42 – Apples & Grapes Oh Myyyyy
Steve Fletty, Third Place, Category 42 – Apples & Grapes Oh Myyyyy
Christopher Skottegard , First Place, Category 43 – Berries Not Barry’s
Christopher Skottegard, Second Place, Category 43 – Berries Not Barry’s
Paul Fowler, First Place, Category 44 – Stoned Fruit,
Jeremy Olsen, Second Place, Category 44 – Stoned Fruit,
Steve Fletty, Second Place, Caterogy 45 – Take This Mead And SHV It
Christopher Skottegard, First Place, Category 46 – Bad And Worse Ideas
Jeremy Olsen, Second Place, Category 46 – Bad And Worse Ideas
Ciders:
Ross Winberg, Second Place, Category 47 – New World
Jeremy Olsen, Third Place, Category 48 – Cooler Ciders
Amanda Neisch, Second Place, Category 49 – Ciders With Stuff Chucked In
