Judges
Mark Abermoske, Dan Acheson, Ron Bauer, Jovon Brown, Andy Denton, Kevin Drees, Greg Ellwanger, Nancy Fanta, David Fetty, Zachary Fritts, John Guilfoil, Mike Kimble, Steve McKenna, Taylor Migalla, Rob Moskal, David Nickum, Raymond Nonnie, Brad Ramsey, Asten Rathbun, Megan Sawa, Alex Sliz, Dmitri Tymos, Dennis Windels
Judges - Best of Show
Kevin Drees, Mike Kimble, Steve McKenna
Stewards
Steve Clark, Joe Delaney, David Hafner, Jim Holbach, Sean Kelly, Paul Lange, Bill Lehman, Cindy Ranshaw
Staff
Greg Ellwanger, John Guilfoil, Asten Rathbun, Alex Sliz, Dennis Windels
Organizer
Jim Silverstein
By the Numbers
192 Entries
69 Entrants
23 Judges
8 Stewards
5 Staff
80 Placing Entries
Table 1: Table 1 - American/International Pale Lagers
7 entries
Judges: Ron Bauer, Zachary Fritts (Head Judge), Cindy Ranshaw
1st
Kevin Brazell
Wagon Train (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers &...
Cisco Stick (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Kevin Brazell
Poncho Beero (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 2: Table 2 - American Wheat/Blonde/Cream
6 entries
Judges: Jovon Brown, David Hafner, Steve McKenna (Head Judge)
1st
Ian McLeod
Hill Country Hoppers
Poolside Quencher (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Mark Albers & Tim Wessel
Star Darty (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
David Basile
Joliet Brewers Guild
That Damn Ladder! (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 3: Table 3 - Pils
10 entries
Judges: Steve McKenna (Head Judge), Raymond Nonnie, Cindy Ranshaw
1st
Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers &...
Zealandia (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
John Futrell
Czech Out This Pilsner (3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Kiwi Juice (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 4: Table 4 - Pale Malty Euro Lagers
7 entries
Judges: Ron Bauer, Zachary Fritts (Head Judge), Paul Lange
1st
Caleb Meinke & Duane Buscher
Madison Homebrewers &...
Golden Boi (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Jack Cantle
A Helles of A Lager (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Dustin Henry
Redstick Brewmasters
Kveik Munich Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 5: Table 5 - Kolsch and Liechtbier
6 entries
Judges: Kevin Drees (Head Judge), Paul Lange, Raymond Nonnie
1st
Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers &...
Single Pass (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Eric Hammel
Unmassgeblichbier (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Abel Pina & Greg Fitzgerald
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Atomic Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
Table 6: Table 6 - Amber European Beers
13 entries
Judges: Mike Kimble (Head Judge), Bill Lehman, David Nickum
1st
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Doc-Toberfest (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Aurelio Gonzalez
North Urban Brewing Society...
Aurelio's Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Craig Ranshaw & Mark Procter Randy Drumtra...
Club Wort
Vmoto (6A: Märzen)
Table 7: Table 7 - Dark European Lagers
9 entries
Judges: Nancy Fanta (Head Judge), Sean Kelly, Asten Rathbun, Dmitri Tymos
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Winfield Ate Her (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
We Are Looking At Now, Now (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Drew Rosenberg
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Dark Lager (2C: International Dark Lager)
Table 9: Table 9 - Euro Wheat and Rye
4 entries
Judges: Jovon Brown, John Guilfoil (Head Judge), Bill Lehman
1st
Ken Foley
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Barry Weissbier (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Alex Dropkin
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Hefe-Lumps and Woozles (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Careful Man, There's A Beverage Here (24A: Witbier)
HM
Alex Sliz
Club Wort
Hope It's Still Good! (24A: Witbier)
Table 10: Table 10 - Pale British and Commonwealth
7 entries
Judges: Mark Abermoske, David Hafner, Mike Kimble (Head Judge)
1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Stamford Bridge Pub Ale (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Mark Westmeyer
Brewers of South Suburbia...
Shelby's Special Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Jack Cantle
Old Road English IPA (12C: English IPA)
Table 11: Table 11 - Brown British Ales
5 entries
Judges: Sean Kelly, Taylor Migalla, Brad Ramsey (Head Judge)
1st
Zachary Fritts
Midnight Carboys
Obituary (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
That's What She Said (21B3: Brown IPA)
3rd
Joel Nagle
Harry Porter (13C: English Porter)
Table 12: Table 12 - Scottish & Irish Ales
7 entries
Judges: Taylor Migalla, Alex Sliz (Head Judge)
1st
John Guilfoil
Club Wort
Red Headed Stepchild (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Luck O' The Somethin' (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
They May Take Our Lives, But They'll Never Take Our Freedom (14C: Scottish Export)
Table 13: Table 13 - Dark British
7 entries
Judges: Steve McKenna (Head Judge), Dennis Windels
1st
Michael Palet
Waldorf Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Mike Kimble
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cat Spit Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
David Basile
Joliet Brewers Guild
Crumpets (17D: English Barley Wine)
Table 15: Table 15 - American Pale Ale
7 entries
Judges: Jovon Brown, Joe Delaney, David Fetty (Head Judge)
1st
Monte Weirman
Opening Day Frost (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Zachary Fritts
Midnight Carboys
Into The Void (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Mark Albers & Tim Wessel
Marv (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 16: Table 16 - American Amber & Brown Beer
5 entries
Judges: John Guilfoil (Head Judge), Mike Kimble, Cindy Ranshaw
1st
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Ambaer Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Taylor Migalla
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Yosemite (19B: California Common)
3rd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Lazy Days Fishing (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Table 17: Table 17 - American Porter and Stout
6 entries
Judges: Dan Acheson (Head Judge), Ron Bauer, Steve Clark
1st
Joel McGormley
MacK (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Eric Himmler
Model 97 (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Siberian Antifreeze (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 18: Table 18 - American IPA
7 entries
Judges: Steve Clark, Brad Ramsey (Head Judge), Dennis Windels
1st
Raymond Nonnie
Urban Knaves of Grain
Pliny The Eldest (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Adam Joyce
Sun Prairie Worthogs
Dank IPA (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Ben Gaylord
Torn Asunder (21A: American IPA)
Table 19: Table 19 - NEIPA
13 entries
Judges: Mark Abermoske, Dan Acheson (Head Judge), Joe Delaney
1st
Dmitri Tymos
Club Wort
Stardust (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Monte Weirman & Dennis Jabczynski
Piney the Bench Coach (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
I Heard They Recently Decided To Add More Hops...To... (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 22: Table 22 - Euro Sour
3 entries
Judges: Mark Abermoske, John Guilfoil (Head Judge), Sean Kelly
1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
First Lambic (23D: Lambic)
2nd
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
It's My Birthday, And I Wants It. My Precious Flanders. (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
3rd
Charles Packard
THIRSTY
Beer 3 (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 23: Table 23 - Belgian Ale - non Trappist
12 entries
Judges: Andy Denton, Rob Moskal (Head Judge)
1st
Ben Gaylord
Space Hippie (25B: Saison)
2nd
David Basile
Joliet Brewers Guild
Ode To - (25B: Saison)
3rd
Aaron Schulz
Association of Bloomington-Normal...
Ditzy Belgian (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
HM
Eric Davidson
Chicago Home Brewers Group
90 (25B: Saison)
Table 24: Table 24 - Trappist Ale
9 entries
Judges: Greg Ellwanger, David Fetty (Head Judge), Bill Lehman
1st
Adam Joyce
Sun Prairie Worthogs
Buzzed Monk (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Belgian Brown Baer (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Aaron Schulz
Association of Bloomington-Normal...
Seeing Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
Table 25: Table 25 - American Wild
7 entries
Judges: Sean Kelly, David Nickum, Megan Sawa (Head Judge)
1st
Erik Inda
Sea Swinger Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
David Basile
Joliet Brewers Guild
Make It (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Jack Cantle & Andrew Bassett Leah Vaid...
Hold the Bulldog! (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Beer
9 entries
Judges: Steve Clark, Kevin Drees (Head Judge), Dennis Windels
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Flanders Export - Cherry Chocolate Edition (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Bear Snacks (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Weisse Decisions (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 27: Table 27 - Spice Beer
9 entries
Judges: Mark Abermoske, Bill Lehman, Alex Sliz (Head Judge)
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
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Misbehavin' (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 28: Table 28 - Smoke and Wood
8 entries
Judges: Kevin Drees (Head Judge), David Hafner, Taylor Migalla
1st
Livio Da Silva
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Black Gold (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Piwo Winfieldizkie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Joel McGormley
Pirate X (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 30: Table 30 - Cider & Mead
6 entries
Judges: Zachary Fritts (Head Judge), Paul Lange, Raymond Nonnie
1st
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain
N.E.I.P.A. Are Still Gross - Aka... (C2D: Ice Cider)
2nd
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain
At Least It's Not An N.E.I.P.A.... (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
Jeff Pinzino
Beverly Brewers' Guild
Cranberry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 32: Table 32 - Light Riff
3 entries
1st
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain
And That's A Wrap - A.K.A. - 118 Days (36A: Hop Water)
2nd
Alex Sliz
Club Wort
Mojito Party (36A: Hop Water)
3rd
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
All That Glitters Is Not Alcoholic (36A: Hop Water)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Kevin Drees, Mike Kimble, Steve McKenna
1st
Ken Foley
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Barry Weissbier (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Winfield Ate Her (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Dmitri Tymos
Club Wort
Stardust (21C: Hazy IPA)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners