Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Matthew Bellemare, Jon Bjerke, Isaac Brickett, Robert Burger, Andy Cox, Ryan Dacey, Taylor Deeves, Dean Doty, Kyle Ducharme, Justin Fargione, Max Finnance, Aaron Gallagher, Ryan Galligan, Gregg Glaser, Kurt Green, Patrick Haggerty, Samantha Hayslett, Mara Heneks, Michael Herbst, Dave Hope-Ross, Lyn Howard, Santiago Irigoyen, Ben Jankowski, Matthew Jordan, John Kraszewski, Chris Kulk, Krzysztof Lasocki, James Link, Sean Lisk, Frank Lockwood, Pierre Margraff, David Marsh, John ORourke, Jennifer Pereira, Zachary Perrotte, Timothy Phelps, Timothy Pratt, Greg Radawich, Ronald Sansone, Em Sauter, Robert Seward, Eric Sforza, Jeff Shannon, Bob Slanzi, William Solomon, Gary Stocking, Andrew Tipler, Tom Tung, Steve Victor, Caysey Welton, Paul Zocco
Judges - Best of Show
Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Lyn Howard, James Link, Jennifer Pereira, Greg Radawich, Ronald Sansone, Steve Victor
Stewards
Leila Dunn, Michael Labonte, Kathleen Lazzarini, Andrew Orefice, Beth Schwartz, Brian Schwartz, Will Walls
Staff
Andy Cox, Justin Fargione, Matthew Jordan, Andrew Orefice
Organizer
Paul Hayslett
By the Numbers
397 Entries
98 Entrants
51 Judges
7 Stewards
4 Staff
93 Placing Entries
Table 1: Industrial Beer
17 entries
Judges: Ryan Dacey (Head Judge), Mara Heneks, Greg Radawich, Jeff Shannon
1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
El Dorado American Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Light Weight #1 (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Mike Lavorgna
Brew Haven
F*ckler Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
HM
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Dirty Water (2B: International Amber Lager)
Table 2: Czech Lager
12 entries
Judges: Max Finnance (Head Judge), John ORourke
1st
Michael Davies
Brew Haven
The Czech's In The Mail (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Temny (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Mark Winters
Middlesex Malters
Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Table 3: Malty Euro Lager
23 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Ryan Galligan, Gregg Glaser, John ORourke, Robert Seward, William Solomon (Head Judge)
1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Marzen #1 (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Helles #4 (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Kunze (6A: Märzen)
Table 4: Bitter Euro(ish) Lager
24 entries
Judges: Dean Doty, Santiago Irigoyen, James Link (Head Judge), Timothy Phelps, Steve Victor, Paul Zocco
1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Vienna #1 (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Dexter Garner
Rhine (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Rob Smith & Jon Brooks
Brew Haven
Pils Are Goooood (5D: German Pils)
Table 5: Dark Lager
8 entries
Judges: Patrick Haggerty, William Solomon (Head Judge)
1st
Paul Zocco
Hop River Brewers
Dopplebock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Double Decoct Dunk (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Michael Davies
Brew Haven
Nazgûl Juice (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 6: Bananas and Clove
7 entries
Judges: Ryan Galligan (Head Judge), Matthew Jordan
1st
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
McLovin #mhp (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Göbelweiss (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
77 Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
Table 7: Irish Beer
6 entries
Judges: Ben Jankowski (Head Judge), Robert Seward
1st
Giovanni Piva
STLBrewhogs
I See Red People (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Harry Frank & Todd Spencer
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 8: Paler British(ish) Beer
9 entries
Judges: Jennifer Pereira (Head Judge), Timothy Pratt
1st
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Bart Harley Jarvis (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Michael Davies
Brew Haven
Bitter Days Ahead (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Dave Hope-Ross
Brew Haven
Leather Breeches (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
HM
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Won't Back Down #mhp (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 9: Brown British(ish) Beer
18 entries
Judges: Ben Jankowski (Head Judge), Matthew Jordan, Krzysztof Lasocki, Caysey Welton
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's A Kilt, Not A Skirt! (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Dexter Garner
Bramble (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
88 Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Jeremiah Baer
Porter Baer (13C: English Porter)
Table 10: Darker British Beer
8 entries
Judges: Paul Hayslett (Head Judge), Samantha Hayslett
1st
John Coloe
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Bob's Wee Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
A Lil' Lactose 'L Do Ya' (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Olde Ailment (17B: Old Ale)
Table 13: IPA
24 entries
Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Jon Bjerke, Taylor Deeves, Dave Hope-Ross, John Kraszewski, Eric Sforza (Head Judge)
1st
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Saturation (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Caleb Lee
Red Earth Brewers
TJFUP (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Matthew Jordan
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Life On Other Planets (21B: Specialty IPA)
Table 14: Pale American Ale
9 entries
Judges: Gary Stocking, Steve Victor (Head Judge)
1st
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Dionysus (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Colin Milne & Michael Milne
Brew Haven
Veo Lobos (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Brandt Can't Watch, Or He Has To Pay $100 (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 15: Amber/Brown American Ale
12 entries
Judges: Isaac Brickett, Robert Burger, Ryan Dacey (Head Judge), Justin Fargione
1st
Jeremiah Baer
Kentucky Ambaer Ale (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
They Say All Native Californians Come From Iowa (19B: California Common)
3rd
Joe Dauria
Metro South Homebrew League...
RIP Anchor Steam (19B: California Common)
HM
Andrew Tipler
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Hot Steam (19B: California Common)
Table 16: Strong American Beer
17 entries
Judges: Robert Burger, Taylor Deeves, Dean Doty, Jennifer Pereira (Head Judge)
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's American Strong Ale (22B: American Strong Ale)
2nd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Third Place Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
The Finger Of God (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Darth Sidious (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 17: Belgian Beer
21 entries
Judges: Ryan Dacey (Head Judge), Aaron Gallagher, Patrick Haggerty, Michael Herbst, John Kraszewski, David Marsh, Timothy Phelps
1st
Caysey Welton & Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Escroc (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Andrew Palumbo
St Pete Brew Club
Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Alex Hannagan
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers...
King Of The Nubtars (24A: Witbier)
HM
Fernando Garcia-Polite
Boston Wort Processors
Johanna (25B: Saison)
Table 18: Monastic Ale
18 entries
Judges: Isaac Brickett, James Link (Head Judge), Greg Radawich, Tom Tung
1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Boomstick (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
The Holy Trinity (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Give It A Year... #meanbrews (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 19: Euro Sour Beer
12 entries
Judges: Ryan Galligan (Head Judge), Kurt Green, Zachary Perrotte, Em Sauter
1st
Caysey Welton
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Silence Of The Lambics (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Lazy Lich (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Gose (23G: Gose)
Table 20: American Wild and Sour Beer
19 entries
Judges: Michael Herbst, Krzysztof Lasocki, Greg Radawich (Head Judge), Andrew Tipler
1st
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
65 Brett Ale (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wild Specialty Beer (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Matthew Knight
Brew Haven
Funky Town (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
Table 21: Fruit Beer
14 entries
Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Andy Cox, Mara Heneks, Steve Victor (Head Judge)
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Duchesse Du Winfield Avec Cerise (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Nyx (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Fernando Garcia-Polite
Boston Wort Processors
Sour Bump (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Matthew Jordan
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Cosmic Cloud (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
Table 22: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
9 entries
Judges: Andy Cox (Head Judge), Pierre Margraff
1st
Ricky Alexander
East Bay Homebrew Club
Moonpie Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cheer Bear Stare (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Jeremiah Baer
Coconut Porter Baer (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 23: Smoke and Wood-aged Beer
17 entries
Judges: Kurt Green, Timothy Pratt, Andrew Tipler (Head Judge), Paul Zocco
1st
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Mind The Gap (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
BA Wee Heavy (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Covid Grodziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Table 24: Out On The Fringe Beer
10 entries
Judges: Aaron Gallagher, David Marsh (Head Judge)
1st
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Sapwood Coconut Sipper (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Czech Pale Lager With Agave (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Obscurior Umbra (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
Table 25: Standard Cider and Perry
15 entries
Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Robert Burger, Santiago Irigoyen, Andrew Tipler (Head Judge)
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Something From The Fall Of '22 (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Inspector Clouseau (C1C: French Cider)
3rd
Jim Burkitt
Hearts Of Summer (C1A: New World Cider)
Table 26: Specialty Cider and Perry
19 entries
Judges: Andy Cox, Gregg Glaser, Lyn Howard (Head Judge), Pierre Margraff, Ronald Sansone, Gary Stocking
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Thanks Woj! This Is My First Apple Wine! (C2C: Applewine)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Raspy (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
HM
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Churros On My Mind (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Table 27: Traditional and Fruit Mead
17 entries
Judges: Max Finnance (Head Judge), Pierre Margraff, Bob Slanzi, Gary Stocking
1st
Michael Labonte & Aubrey N Nacho
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Tribute To Paul Mills (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Intermissum (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
I'm Berry Blue (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 28: Spiced and Specialty Mead
15 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Mara Heneks, Matthew Jordan, Bob Slanzi
1st
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Smacznego (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Miód Pitny Wiśniowo-Makadamia 2023 (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Scott Mesloh
Brennan's Bourbon Street (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 29: Experimental Mead
10 entries
Judges: Justin Fargione, Chris Kulk, Eric Sforza (Head Judge)
1st
Andrew Tipler
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Strong Vintage Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Michael Labonte & Aubrey N Nacho
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Nacho Pee (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Michael Labonte & Aubrey N Nacho
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Nachos Holiday (M4C: Experimental Mead)
4th
Michael Labonte & Aubrey N Nacho
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
B.C (M4C: Experimental Mead)
HM
Andrew Lee
They Serve Coffee In Valhalla (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 30: Puna Punch
7 entries
Judges: Lyn Howard (Head Judge), Frank Lockwood
1st
Sergio Quevedo
Punatopia (50A: Puna Punch)
2nd
Scott Mesloh
Isle Buzz (50A: Puna Punch)
3rd
Paul McCarthy
Middlesex Malters
Puna Punch (50A: Puna Punch)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Lyn Howard, James Link, Jennifer Pereira, Greg Radawich, Ronald Sansone, Steve Victor
1st
Jeremiah Baer
Kentucky Ambaer Ale (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
El Dorado American Lager (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Mind The Gap (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Paul Zocco
Hop River Brewers
Dopplebock (9A: Doppelbock)
Best of Show
Mead/Cider
Judges: Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Lyn Howard, James Link, Jennifer Pereira, Greg Radawich, Ronald Sansone, Steve Victor
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Andrew Tipler
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Strong Vintage Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Sergio Quevedo
Punatopia (50A: Puna Punch)
HM
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Something From The Fall Of '22 (C1A: New World Cider)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners