Spooky Brew Review

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Phil Clark, Curt Czapski, Derek England, Roger Falk, Chuck Fort, Sean Gregor, Tom Hayosh, Kevin Johnson, Mark Linsner, Steve McKenna, David Phillips, Joe Skiles, Michael Smith, Jeff Sparrow, RJ Van Tholen, Kevin Wojdak

Staff

Roger Deschner, Eric Duske, David Phillips, RJ Van Tholen

By the Numbers

107 Entries 42 Entrants

16 Judges 4 Staff

33 Placing Entries

Table 1: Mead, Cider, Sour

9 entries

Judges: Tom Hayosh, RJ Van Tholen

1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cysurana (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Kevin Rocktaschel
Back Mountain Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Kevin Rocktaschel
Back Mountain Sparkle (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 2: Light Lager

11 entries

Judges: Phil Clark, Roger Falk, Steve McKenna, Michael Smith

1st
John Nussbaum
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Italian Pilsner (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Munich Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Amber and Dark beers

11 entries

Judges: Phil Clark, Derek England, Roger Falk, Kevin Johnson

1st
Timothy Marks
Dadbräu (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Home Port (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Zachary Fritts
Club Wort
Pregame (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 4: Wheat Beer

10 entries

Judges: Derek England, Jeff Sparrow

1st
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Ankou, Death The Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Pale Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Look Out Stagger Lee (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 5: Dark beer

11 entries

Judges: Chuck Fort, Tom Hayosh, Kevin Wojdak

1st
Thomas Cavenagh & None
Oak Park Homebrewers
Summer Tan Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Jeremiah Baer
Tropical Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Rick Burkhardt
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Darkness On The Edge Of Brown (13C: English Porter)

Table 6: IPA

10 entries

Judges: Sean Gregor, Kevin Johnson

1st
Monte Weirman & Ben Weirman
Opening Day Frost (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
John Futrell
New Z Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Simtra IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 7: Regional and Hybrid Beers

9 entries

Judges: Mark Linsner, RJ Van Tholen

1st
Timothy Marks
Business Or Pleasure (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Kiwi Kin (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
John Futrell
Pre Pro La (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 8: Specialty IPA and Wood-Aged

9 entries

Judges: Mark Linsner, Joe Skiles

1st
Mike Wulff & Brett Tibbets
INSTABHility
Singularity (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Andrew DeCanniere
Pajama Party (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Zachary Fritts
Club Wort
Type O Negative (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 9: Strong beer

9 entries

Judges: Chuck Fort, Jeff Sparrow

1st
Andrew DeCanniere
Pajama Shadow (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Arthur, King Of Camelot (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Give It A Year... #meanbrews (26B: Belgian Dubbel)

Table 10: British Style Beers

8 entries

Judges: Sean Gregor, Steve McKenna

1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Bitter Buccaneer (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Steam Punk (19B: California Common)
3rd
Joseph Belevender
Motor City Mashers
Folding This House Of Cards (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 11: Smoked, Spice

10 entries

Judges: David Phillips, Kevin Wojdak

1st
Scott Black
Louisville Area Grain and...
Campfires & Cassettes (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Jeremiah Baer
Coconut Porter Baer (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Brett Projects Are Fun With Mango (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Timothy Marks
Business Or Pleasure (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Monte Weirman & Ben Weirman
Opening Day Frost (18B: American Pale Ale)

Best of Show

Mead

2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cysurana (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners