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Thanks To All Who Participated in the The Brew Hut Annual Homebrew Competition

There were 306 entries and 241 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners 

BOS - Beer

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st John Will Lagerhead 1B: Standard American Lager Mile High Monks
2nd Scott Kendall II Pain In The B...Arleywine 19C: American Barleywine
3rd Jim Edgins 4Cs IPA 14B: American IPA Foam on the Range

Winning Entries 

Table 1: Light Lager and Pils (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st John Will Lagerhead 1B: Standard American Lager Mile High Monks
2nd Gary Walters Myburger 2A: German Pilsner (Pils)
3rd Jim Maurer Dortmunder Redux 1E: Dortmunder Export
HM Mark Hartley Pilsenheimer 2B: Bohemian Pilsener Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 2: Amber and Dark Lagers; Bock (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Michael Maugel Double Or Nothing Doppelbock 5C: Doppelbock
2nd Philip Penningroth Very Neis Bock 5D: Eisbock Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd Jason Reinhardt Das Dunkel Eins 4B: Munich Dunkel Mile High Monks

Table 3: Hybrids (16 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jim Steinbach Krampus’ Kolsch 6C: Kolsch Sangre de Cristo Craft Brewers
2nd Steven Baker "ALT"er Ego 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier N/A
3rd Keith Ciani Rye Pale Ale 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer
HM Cameron Fisher Oatmeal Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale

Table 4: English Ale (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Michael Short Shorts English Understatement 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
2nd Jason Reinhardt Wanker 8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter Mile High Monks
3rd Christopher Hamilton Wombat Sparkling Ale 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) N/A

Table 5: Porter (23 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Darwin Weber R.I.P 12C: Baltic Porter
2nd Shannon Plonkey DownTown Brown 12A: Brown Porter
3rd Matt Smith Chai Baltic Porter 12C: Baltic Porter

Table 6: Stout (21 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Aaron Faulkner Oak Aged Russian Imperial Stout 13F: Imperial Stout
2nd Britt Davis Baker Stout 13A: Dry Stout R&D Homebrew Club
3rd Collin Baukol Smooth Milk Stout 13B: Sweet Stout
HM Scott Mead Devine Milk Stout 13B: Sweet Stout Rockhoppers

Table 7: IPA (27 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jim Edgins 4Cs IPA 14B: American IPA Foam on the Range
2nd Adam Schwindt North Meets South Imperial IPA 14C: Imperial IPA
3rd Moriah Lowdermilk Boomdog Double 14C: Imperial IPA

Table 8: American Pale Ale (21 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jason Faylor Citra APA 10A: American Pale Ale
2nd Michael Kearns ANZUS 2 10A: American Pale Ale Foam on the Range
3rd Eli Gerson Skywalker 10A: American Pale Ale

Table 9: American Amber and Brown Ales (19 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Geoff Shipley Bantha Brown 10C: American Brown Ale
2nd Andrew Carroll Old Brown Hen 10C: American Brown Ale
3rd Marcus Christianson Red Cinnamon Ale 10B: American Amber Ale

Table 10: Scottish, Irish, and Strongs (14 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Kendall II Pain In The B...Arleywine 19C: American Barleywine
2nd Brian Kempf Kilt Knocker 9E: Strong Scotch Ale
3rd Philip Penningroth Otto 19C: American Barleywine Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 11: German Wheat and Rye (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Geoff Shipley Wookie Weizenbock 15C: Weizenbock
2nd Stephen Stanley Bavarian Dunkelweizen 15B: Dunkelweizen
3rd Josh Hollon Hollon Rye Lager 15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)

Table 12: Belgian and French Ale (25 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Wade Maslen Garden Of Eden Biere 16D: Biere de Garde A Brew Army of One
2nd Matthew Peetz The Barn 16C: Saison
3rd Ted Olds Ichupe Sour Saison 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale

Table 13: Belgian Strong Ale (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Eli Gerson Evil Hulk 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd David Armayor Belgian Trip 18C: Belgian Tripel
3rd Philip Penningroth Dubious Monk 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 14: Fruit and Sours (14 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jeremy Short Orange & Brown Porter 20A: Fruit Beer
2nd Jay Breidenbach Bach’s Apricot Belgian Blond Ale 20A: Fruit Beer
3rd Matthew Peetz The Cardinal 17B: Flanders Red Ale
HM Jeff Karpinski Cinq Chats Not Quite Oud Bruin 17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin

Table 15: Spice, Herb, Vegetable (18 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jared Ortiz-Gray Cinful Stout 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd Scott Kendall II The Cuke 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd Michael Maugel Chocolate ’Stache Stout 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM Dennis Mitchell Mer’s Finish Line Hazelnut Brown Ale 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 16: Winter Specialty Spiced, Wood, Smoke (14 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st James MacChlerie Santa’s Last Stop 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
2nd Erik Mikulak Ghoul’s Brew 22B: Other Smoked Beer Elm Brewing
3rd Jason Bilodeaux Rudolf The Red Nose Reinbeer 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Mile High Monks

Table 17: Specialty (19 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Douglas Thiel Cain’s Heart 23A: Specialty Beer Rock Hoppers
2nd Christopher Hamilton Smoke Screen Wheat 23A: Specialty Beer N/A
3rd Eddie Barkelew Black Lager 23A: Specialty Beer The Brewing Network
HM Randy Fletcher Rye Rhino 23A: Specialty Beer

Table 18: Mead, Cider, and Wine (16 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brandon Baldridge Pho Spiced Cider 28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry
2nd Brandon Baldridge Dry Oaked Cider 27B: English Cider
3rd Cris Robertson Tej 26A: Metheglin CWC