Wortapalooza

Thanks to all who participated in the Wortapalooza.

There were 192 entries judged and 103 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Foley	Barry Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Dan Acheson	Winfield Ate Her	9A: Doppelbock	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Dmitri Tymos	Stardust	21C: Hazy IPA	Club Wort

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - American/International Pale Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Brazell	Wagon Train	1B: American Lager
2nd	Caleb Meinke	Cisco Stick	2A: International Pale Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Kevin Brazell	Poncho Beero	2A: International Pale Lager

Table 2: Table 2 - American Wheat/Blonde/Cream (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian McLeod	Poolside Quencher	1C: Cream Ale	Hill Country Hoppers
2nd	Mark Albers Co-Brewer: Tim Wessel	Star Darty	18A: Blonde Ale
3rd	David Basile	That Damn Ladder!	1C: Cream Ale	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 3: Table 3 - Pils (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Zealandia	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	John Futrell	Czech Out This Pilsner	3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager
3rd	Dan Acheson	Kiwi Juice	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 4: Table 4 - Pale Malty Euro Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke Co-Brewer: Duane Buscher	Golden Boi	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Jack Cantle	A Helles of A Lager	4A: Munich Helles
3rd	Dustin Henry	Kveik Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Redstick Brewmasters

Table 5: Table 5 - Kolsch and Liechtbier (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Single Pass	5B: Kölsch	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Eric Hammel	Unmassgeblichbier	5A: German Leichtbier
3rd	Abel Pina Co-Brewer: Greg Fitzgerald	Atomic Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)

Table 6: Table 6 - Amber European Beers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Bickel	Doc-Toberfest	6A: Märzen	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Aurelio Gonzalez	Aurelio's Vienna Lager	7A: Vienna Lager	North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
3rd	Craig Ranshaw Co-Brewer: Mark Procter Randy Drumtra Jim Arendt	Vmoto	6A: Märzen	Club Wort

Table 7: Table 7 - Dark European Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Winfield Ate Her	9A: Doppelbock	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Timothy Bickel	We Are Looking At Now, Now	8B: Schwarzbier	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Drew Rosenberg	Dark Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 9: Table 9 - Euro Wheat and Rye (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Foley	Barry Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Alex Dropkin	Hefe-Lumps and Woozles	10A: Weissbier	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Gerad Miller	Careful Man, There's A Beverage Here	24A: Witbier	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
HM	Alex Sliz	Hope It's Still Good!	24A: Witbier	Club Wort

Table 10: Table 10 - Pale British and Commonwealth (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Stamford Bridge Pub Ale	11B: Best Bitter	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Mark Westmeyer	Shelby's Special Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Jack Cantle	Old Road English IPA	12C: English IPA

Table 11: Table 11 - Brown British Ales (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zachary Fritts	Obituary	13C: English Porter	Midnight Carboys
2nd	Timothy Bickel	That's What She Said	21B3: Brown IPA	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Joel Nagle	Harry Porter	13C: English Porter

Table 12: Table 12 - Scottish & Irish Ales (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Guilfoil	Red Headed Stepchild	15A: Irish Red Ale	Club Wort
2nd	Dan Acheson	Luck O' The Somethin'	15A: Irish Red Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Gerad Miller	They May Take Our Lives, But They'll Never Take Our Freedom	14C: Scottish Export	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 13: Table 13 - Dark British (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Palet	Waldorf Milk Stout	16A: Sweet Stout
2nd	Mike Kimble	Cat Spit Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	David Basile	Crumpets	17D: English Barley Wine	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 15: Table 15 - American Pale Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Monte Weirman	Opening Day Frost	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Zachary Fritts	Into The Void	18B: American Pale Ale	Midnight Carboys
3rd	Mark Albers Co-Brewer: Tim Wessel	Marv	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 16: Table 16 - American Amber & Brown Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Ambaer Ale	19A: American Amber Ale	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Taylor Migalla	Yosemite	19B: California Common	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Kevin Wojdak	Lazy Days Fishing	27A2: Kentucky Common	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 17: Table 17 - American Porter and Stout (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel McGormley	MacK	20B: American Stout
2nd	Eric Himmler	Model 97	20A: American Porter
3rd	Art Kim	Siberian Antifreeze	20C: Imperial Stout	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 18: Table 18 - American IPA (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Raymond Nonnie	Pliny The Eldest	21A: American IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Adam Joyce	Dank IPA	21A: American IPA	Sun Prairie Worthogs
3rd	Ben Gaylord	Torn Asunder	21A: American IPA

Table 19: Table 19 - NEIPA (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dmitri Tymos	Stardust	21C: Hazy IPA	Club Wort
2nd	Monte Weirman Co-Brewer: Dennis Jabczynski	Piney the Bench Coach	22A: Double IPA
3rd	Gerad Miller	I Heard They Recently Decided To Add More Hops...To It	21C: Hazy IPA	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 22: Table 22 - Euro Sour (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	First Lambic	23D: Lambic	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Jim Silverstein	It's My Birthday, And I Wants It. My Precious Flanders.	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Club Wort
3rd	Charles Packard	Beer 3	34C: Experimental Beer	THIRSTY

Table 23: Table 23 - Belgian Ale - non Trappist (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord	Space Hippie	25B: Saison
2nd	David Basile	Ode To -	25B: Saison	Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd	Aaron Schulz	Ditzy Belgian	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers
HM	Eric Davidson	90	25B: Saison	Chicago Home Brewers Group

Table 24: Table 24 - Trappist Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Joyce	Buzzed Monk	26A: Belgian Single	Sun Prairie Worthogs
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	Belgian Brown Baer	26B: Belgian Dubbel	East Side Brewers [IL]
3rd	Aaron Schulz	Seeing Tripel	26C: Belgian Tripel	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers

Table 25: Table 25 - American Wild (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Erik Inda	Sea Swinger Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	David Basile	Make It	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd	Jack Cantle Co-Brewer: Andrew Bassett Leah Vaid Tristan Fanning Aaron Hexamor	Hold the Bulldog!	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Flanders Export - Cherry Chocolate Edition	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Ben Gaylord	Bear Snacks	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Timothy Bickel	Weisse Decisions	29A: Fruit Beer	Red Earth Brewers

Table 27: Table 27 - Spice Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan McGaughey	Phase 3.5 Mexican Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd	Joel McGormley	Hazel’s Sister	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd	Alex Dropkin	Misbehavin'	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 28: Table 28 - Smoke and Wood (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Livio Da Silva	Black Gold	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)
2nd	Dan Acheson	Piwo Winfieldizkie	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Joel McGormley	Pirate X	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 30: Table 30 - Cider & Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Landers	N.E.I.P.A. Are Still Gross - Aka 118 Days	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Jeff Landers	At Least It's Not An N.E.I.P.A. - Aka 118 Days	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Jeff Pinzino	Cranberry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Beverly Brewers' Guild

Table 32: Table 32 - Light Riff (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Landers	And That's A Wrap - A.K.A. - 118 Days	36A: Hop Water	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Alex Sliz	Mojito Party	36A: Hop Water	Club Wort
3rd	Jim Silverstein	All That Glitters Is Not Alcoholic	36A: Hop Water	Club Wort

Judging Sessions and Dates

Friday Night
09/16/2022 7:00 PM, CDT.

Saturday #1
09/17/2022 9:00 AM, CDT.

Saturday #2
09/17/2022 12:00 PM, CDT.

Saturday #3
09/17/2022 3:00 PM, CDT.

Light Riff
09/17/2022 4:00 PM, CDT.

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/27/2022 2:00 AM, CDT through 09/09/2022 4:00 PM, CDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 08/27/2022 2:00 AM, CDT through 09/09/2022 4:00 PM, CDT.