U.S.Open

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Rob Adams, Brian Beauchemin, Rick Benfield, Jen Blair, Bethany Burr, Gary Cathey, Roman Davis, Steve Hanmer, Derek Heicken, Tom Henderson, Chris Hilgar, Richard Lane, Kevin Martin, Jeff Mason, Aaron Miller, Peter Morgan, Ryan Nadel, Steve Nance, Alexandria Pendergrass, Jason Randall, Mark Rockwood, Teri Rogers, Mike Schenk, Erica Stott, Joe Stott, Adrian Sutherland, Patrick Taylor, David Tollefsen, Benjamin Vehabovic, Murray Williamson

Stewards

Josh Coryell, Audrey D'Amato, Robert Goodwin, Ronald Hancharik, Wil Kantus, Tim Malinovsky, Kat Marciniak, LaShanda Poteat, Jan Snead, Brent Stiles, Denise Weldon-Clark

By the Numbers

288 Entries 152 Entrants

30 Judges 11 Stewards

99 Placing Entries

Table 1: Cream Ale and American Wheat

7 entries

Judges: Tom Henderson, Ryan Nadel

1st
Jamie Crawford
Maltose Falcons
Cash Rules Everything Around Me (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Sherry Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
My First Baby (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Brandon Edwards
Keepers of Craft
Cream Dream (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 2: Dark European Lager

8 entries

Judges: Gary Cathey, Richard Lane

1st
Travis Combel
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Vart De Schwarz AF (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Joel Miller
James River Homebrewers
Cool Uncle Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
The Wayne Brady Show 6 (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 3: Irish and English Stouts

7 entries

Judges: Rob Adams, Alexandria Pendergrass

1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Chris Giacofei
James River Homebrewers
So So Special (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Allan Sepkowski
Wort City Brewers
Critter Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 4: American Porter and Stouts

9 entries

Judges: Roman Davis, Benjamin Vehabovic

1st
Brian McCrickard & Todd Cannon
Seven City Brewers
757 County Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Carla Christian & Brandon Christian
Seven City Brewers
Robust Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Jeff Case & Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Dark Dune Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 5: American IPA

7 entries

Judges: Bethany Burr, Steve Nance

1st
Phillip Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
They're Going To Have Some Very, Very Tall Trees IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Scott Salamone
Colonial Ale Smiths &...
Øl Ironsides (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Marcella Lafontaine
Wake County Brusaders
Blargh! (21A: American IPA)

Table 6: Hazy IPA

8 entries

Judges: Aaron Miller, Adrian Sutherland

1st
Luis Delgado & Jeff Johnson
Evolution #6 (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Dennis Fields
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Death By Fruit (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Samuel Persichilli
Ultra Rare Brewers
Seeing Green (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 7: Historical Beer

10 entries

Judges: Brian Beauchemin, Derek Heicken, Chris Hilgar, Mark Rockwood

1st
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Kentucky Derby Worthy Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
William Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Sticke Alt (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 8: Fruit Beers

11 entries

Judges: Kevin Martin, Jeff Mason, Jason Randall, Murray Williamson

1st
Chris Wilburn
Shark Bite (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Giovanni Piva
STLBrewhogs
French Tickle (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Dennis Fields
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Farmers Market Blackberry Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 9: American Ales

10 entries

Judges: Rob Adams, Benjamin Vehabovic

1st
Adrian Sutherland
Carolina Brewmasters
Blond (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Dream State (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Blood Of A Celiac (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 10: Strong American Ale

7 entries

Judges: Mark Rockwood, Murray Williamson

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Matthew Herrold
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Barleywine, Smarleywine #meanbrews (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Ward Walkup
Yeast Side DC
Saturated (22A: Double IPA)

Table 11: Sour Beers

9 entries

Judges: Tom Henderson, Ryan Nadel

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Is This A... What Day Is This? (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Kreik (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
David Mitchell
Down East Alers (DEA)
Blackberry Bramble (23A: Berliner Weisse)

Table 12: Wood Aged Beer

7 entries

Judges: Derek Heicken, Jeff Mason

1st
David Merz
Palmetto State Brewers
Marquette 59 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Robert Larsen
Down East Alers (DEA)
BBW (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Survive! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 13: Pale Commonwealth Beer

8 entries

Judges: Bethany Burr, Kevin Martin

1st
David Galich
Chicken City Ale Raisers
Pilsner Down Under (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
Southern Cross (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
3rd
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Empyrean (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 14: International/Czech Amber and Dark Lager

8 entries

Judges: Brian Beauchemin, Alexandria Pendergrass

1st
Jordan Lafontaine
Wake County Brusaders
Echoes Of The Void (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Ken Morris
Red Earth Brewers
Dark Knight (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Dwain Pannell
256 Brewers
International Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 15: Belgian Ales

10 entries

Judges: Richard Lane, Adrian Sutherland

1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Shepherd's Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Steve Schember
Boston Wort Processors
Tractor Love Chain (25B: Saison)
3rd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Biere D'Auria (25B: Saison)

Table 16: Pale Malty European Lager

9 entries

1st
Alex Rezmerski
Louisville Area Grain and...
Cliftyfest (4B: Festbier)
2nd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Dexter Garner
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Radiance (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 17: Amber European

8 entries

1st
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
I Wanna Be Like Chad And Tim (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Wicktoberfest (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
Stupid Mistakes (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 18: Czech Pale Lager

7 entries

1st
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Aurelian (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Nautilus (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Aaron Duffie
South Carolina Upstate Brewers...
Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 19: Strong European Beer

5 entries

1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Ragnar's Valhalla (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Dopplebock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Travis Combel
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Zek's Porter AF (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 20: Pale Bitter European Beer

14 entries

Judges: Jen Blair, Ryan Nadel, Steve Nance, Murray Williamson

1st
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Helles Smuggler (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Money Maker (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Longdale Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 21: Wheat Beers

9 entries

Judges: Rick Benfield, Bethany Burr, Adrian Sutherland, Patrick Taylor

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Pulp Can Move Baby! (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
This Old Goat Is A WeizAss (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Russell Fricke
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Amerikanisher Weizen (10A: Weissbier)

Table 22: Monastic Ales

14 entries

Judges: Steve Hanmer, Chris Hilgar, Richard Lane, Joe Stott

1st
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
It's Not Gouda. It's Howda! (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Alistair Benson
GRIST
Ripples (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Jeff Pascoe
Lowcountry Libations
Belgian Trappist Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 23: Spiced Beers

12 entries

Judges: Peter Morgan, Teri Rogers, Mike Schenk, Erica Stott

1st
Sherry Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Anna (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Zach Goulder & Stacey Jeanty
Green Bay Rackers
Witchybiscus (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Ben Cunningham
James River Homebrewers
Peanut Butter And Jelly (34C: Experimental Beer)

Table 24: Cider

12 entries

Judges: Rob Adams, Brian Beauchemin

1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Wolf Pack (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Frenchie! Uncle Johns Bittersweet Blend (C1C: French Cider)
3rd
Brett Beard
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Hey Now, Hey Now Don't Dream It's Over (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 25: Mead

19 entries

Judges: Tom Henderson, Kevin Martin, Jeff Mason, Alexandria Pendergrass

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Trójniak Vs Montmorency Cherry Vs Matthew Mead (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Pośmiewisko (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Kevin Rocktaschel
Back Mountain Bochet (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 26: American Lager

7 entries

Judges: Roman Davis, Alexandria Pendergrass

1st
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
Golden Bullet (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Jordan Lafontaine
Wake County Brusaders
Inception Of The End (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Paul Tagert
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
First Light (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 27: International Pale Lager

6 entries

Judges: Peter Morgan, Benjamin Vehabovic

1st
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Mirra Mirra (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Hey Baby Que Paso! Lager Mexicana (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
Isla Mujeres (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 28: British Beer

8 entries

Judges: Richard Lane, Joe Stott

1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Captain Carter (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Better To Be Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Kill List (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 29: Brown British Beer

7 entries

Judges: Steve Nance, Murray Williamson

1st
Terry Withers
151 Brew Club
Auld Sod (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Thomas Musquiez & Isai Garza
San Antonio Cerveceros
Nut Your Daily Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Porter Alfredson (13C: English Porter)

Table 30: Scottish and Irish Ale

5 entries

Judges: Chris Hilgar, Erica Stott

1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Who Wants To Live Forever? (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Kera (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Abel Pina
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Bravvikus Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 31: Strong British Ale

7 entries

Judges: Brian Beauchemin, Teri Rogers

1st
William Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Brit Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Brett Beard
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Nothing But Shattered Dreams, Shattered Dreams (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Shawn Stafford
Carolina Brewmasters
English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 32: Specialty IPA

5 entries

Judges: Tom Henderson, Patrick Taylor

1st
David Mitchell
Down East Alers (DEA)
Catch Me In The Rye (21B5: Rye IPA)
2nd
Carla Christian & Brandon Christian
Seven City Brewers
Black IPA (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
William Peterson
Alcohol Through Fermentation
Belgian IPA (21B1: Belgian IPA)

Table 33: Smoked Beer

8 entries

Judges: Jen Blair, Adrian Sutherland

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Classic Style Smoked Porter (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Back To Bromberg (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Alex Rezmerski
Louisville Area Grain and...
Cliftyfest (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Jamie Crawford
Maltose Falcons
Cash Rules Everything Around Me (1C: Cream Ale)
HM
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)

Best of Show

Mead

2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Trójniak Vs Montmorency Cherry Vs Matthew Mead (M4B: Historical Mead)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners