Malt Madness XVIII

Thanks to all who participated in the Malt Madness XVIII.

There were 294 entries judged and 395 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Caffee	Yesi's Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	Keystone Hops
2nd	Tyler Miller	Hits Different	5A: German Leichtbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Greg Manderski	Rusty Patina	13A: Dark Mild	Garden State Home Brewers Club

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale Lager (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Miller	Hits Different	5A: German Leichtbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Tyler Miller	I Promise You'll Never Find A Lager Like Me	1A: American Light Lager	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Larry Bentley	Little Epiphany	1B: American Lager	Garden State Homebrewers
HM	Mark Schnupp	Festbier	4B: Festbier

Table 2: Pilsner (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Gibbons	Liberty Tree Lager	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager
2nd	Jon Sobel	Boom-A-Rang	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Jordan Sanches	Nz Pils	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	ALEiens Homebrew Club

Table 3: Amber Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Harakal	Lunafest	6A: Märzen	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Tyler Miller	This Ain't Hollywood	19B: California Common	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Bill Gibbons	Giblet Ocktoberfest	6A: Märzen

Table 4: Dark Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ned Gardner Co-Brewer: Brandon Hurr	Crow's Claw	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	John Jessen	Entschuldigung	8A: Munich Dunkel	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando JR Brent Mattingly Dan Cooper	Schwarz Bomb	8B: Schwarzbier	Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)

Table 5: Bock (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Barber	Procrastinator	9A: Doppelbock	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Jesus Rodriguez	Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock
3rd	Tyler Miller	Nightmare Dressed Like A Day Dream	9A: Doppelbock	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Brian Filips MHP Co-Brewer: Josh Brems	Eis'll Be Bock	9B: Eisbock	Keystone Hops

Table 6: Other Pale Ales (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jacob Siwert Co-Brewer: Steven Siwert Brandon Natalie	Lisa Kolsch	5B: Kölsch
2nd	Dan Taylor	Cream Always Rises To the Top	1C: Cream Ale
3rd	Mike Ultee	Mike's Summer Blonde Ale 242a	1C: Cream Ale	Garden State Homebrewers

Table 7: IPA (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Cherry MHP	Beer Guts and Space Nuts	12C: English IPA	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr	Once You Go	21B2: Black IPA	Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
3rd	Ross Stuart MHP	Black IPA	21B: Specialty IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 8: Amber Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Cooper	Off Camber	19A: American Amber Ale
2nd	Travis Cherry MHP	Aachen Bräu	7B: Altbier	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Kevin Clare	Garde d'Or	24C: Bière de Garde	Keystone Hops

Table 9: Brown Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Manderski	Rusty Patina	13A: Dark Mild	Garden State Home Brewers Club
2nd	Chaya Stephens Co-Brewer: Bruce Stephens	Brown	13B: British Brown Ale	Keystone Hops
3rd	Justin Catherman	Wander Lust	13A: Dark Mild

Table 10: Porter (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Denny Thompson	Good Day Mate	13C: English Porter	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Dan Taylor	Freshly Brewed Newlyweds	20A: American Porter
3rd	Ryan Celia	Sket	13C: English Porter	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
HM	Brian Filips MHP	Porter Authority	20A: American Porter	Keystone Hops

Table 11: Stout (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Manderski	Midnight Fog	20C: Imperial Stout	Garden State Home Brewers Club
2nd	John Litak	Nutcracker Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Greg Manderski	Dubliner	15B: Irish Stout	Garden State Home Brewers Club

Table 12: Strong Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Caffee	Yesi's Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	Keystone Hops
2nd	Daniel Perrigan MHP	Tripel Lindy	26C: Belgian Tripel	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Ross Stuart MHP	Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 13: Wheat Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard MHP	Klink's Folly	10A: Weissbier	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Daniel Perrigan MHP	Would You Like Fries With That?	24A: Witbier	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Eric Thomas	Wit Wheat	24A: Witbier	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Table 14: Sour & Wild Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chaya Stephens Co-Brewer: Bruce Stephens	Ruby Red Sipper	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keystone Hops
2nd	Gavin Hasty	Beach Trip	LSX4: Catharina Sour
3rd	Jeff Case	Weisse O Sour	23A: Berliner Weisse	QUAFF

Table 15: American Pale Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Taylor	Citralorian	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Justin Catherman	Frosted Tips	18A: Blonde Ale
3rd	John Litak	Caribbean Chicken	18B: American Pale Ale	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Table 16: Strong Belgian Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Taylor	Real and Spectacular Blonde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Keystone Hops
2nd	Keith Blanchard MHP	Return of the Highwayman	25B: Saison	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Tyler Miller	'tis the Damn Saison	25B: Saison	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Brian Filips MHP	I Can't Tell You Because You're Not A Monk	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Keystone Hops

Table 17: Fruit Beer (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Sobel	Veni, Vidi, Vici	29A: Fruit Beer	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Rob Myers	Strawberry Rhubarb	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr	Lemon Merengue Pie	29A: Fruit Beer	Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)

Table 18: Spiced, Herb & Vegetable (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kris Gould MHP	Maiz Y Agave	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Brent Mattingly	I Like My Sugar With Coffee and Cream	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
3rd	Michael Rossi Co-Brewer: Adam Carter	Mason-Dixon Porter	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Keystone Hops

Table 19: Smoked & Wood Aged (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Myers	Dark and Tannin	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Josh Aune	Big RIS	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Mel Homik Co-Brewer: Josh Spragle; Craig Spragle	Random Precision	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Table 20: Specialty (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Myers	Pumpkin Funnel	34C: Experimental Beer	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Ginger Volz	Ciao Bella	34C: Experimental Beer	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Travis Cherry MHP	Port Dawg Pils	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 21: Cider (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kris Gould MHP	Amburana Frustratingly Sufficient	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Laif Alden	"C+"	C1A: New World Cider	ALEiens Homebrew Club
3rd	Rob Myers	Ginider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Table 22: Mead (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffrey Persons	Traditional Semi Sweet Still Cyser	M2A: Cyser	Keystone Hops
2nd	Jon Sobel	Liar Liar Pyment On Fire	M2B: Pyment	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Jeff Case	Honey, My Blueberries Aren't Blue.	M2C: Berry Mead	QUAFF

Account Registration Closed

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