Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neville	I’m Just Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Motor City Mashers

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Clingan	Marks Magical Mystical Mead	M2A: Cyser

Franco-Belgian Cup

Best-of-Show for French/Belgian style entries

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Devin Jouwstra	Belgian Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Big & Huge

Best high-gravity beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Devin Jouwstra	Belgian Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Winning Entries

Table 1: IPA and Strong American (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Endurance	21A: American IPA	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Michael Frischmann	Hoptoberfest	21A: American IPA	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Sean Gagnon Co-Brewer: Lauren Gagnon	Citrapolis	21A: American IPA

Table 2: Pale American (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Bencz Co-Brewer: Karie Bencz	Bt	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Caleb Meinke	Elska	18A: Blonde Ale	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Craig Cousineau	Pale	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 3: Sour and Wild (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joseph Farnsworth	Burke Heights Kriek	23F: Fruit Lambic	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Sourman Krakau	Dumpster Fire	23C: Oud Bruin	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Joseph Farnsworth	Spon 20	23D: Lambic	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 4: British and Irish (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Neville	I’m Just Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Justin Hall	Don’t Be Bitter You Didn’t Win!	11B: Best Bitter	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Justin Hall	Hard Found Luck!	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Motor City Mashers

Table 5: Strong British, European and Scottish (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Lockwood	Wee Hoppy	17C: Wee Heavy	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Kevin Kleutgen Co-Brewer: Mandy Brownell	Emperor Penguin	17D: English Barleywine	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Gary Lockwood	Jabbering Halfwit	17D: English Barleywine	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 6: Dark American and British (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Proulx	Red Nation Army	20C: Imperial Stout	Homebrewers Local 402
2nd	Justin Hall	Impartial Imperial	20C: Imperial Stout	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Michael Frischmann	Jezza Porter	13C: English Porter	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 7: Strong Belgian and Trappist (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Devin Jouwstra	Belgian Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Neil Froelich	Duvaal III	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Green Bay Rackers [Kewaunee, WI]
3rd	Marshall Erb	Mable	25B: Saison	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 8: German Wheat and Belgian (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Bencz	Wit	24A: Witbier
2nd	Gary Lockwood	Hefe-Weiz Day	10A: Weissbier	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Sean Gagnon Co-Brewer: Lauren Gagnon	Ksofm	24B: Belgian Pale Ale

Table 9: Pale and Amber European, Czech, Standard American (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Bencz	Cream	1C: Cream Ale
2nd	Caleb Meinke	Smash Cake	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Derek Creger	Uggly Otter Euro Lager	4C: Helles Bock

Table 10: Fruit and Spiced Beers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Lil Buddy	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Mike Neville	Kaity’s Death Wish	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Joe Johnson	Pumpkin Brown Ale	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer

Table 11: Dark and Amber European Lager, Amber and Brown American (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Mayerl	Cenote	8B: Schwarzbier	Sun Prairie Worthogs
2nd	Greg Vander Velden	Red Oktober	6A: Marzen	Sun Prairie Worthogs
3rd	Caleb Meinke Co-Brewer: Ray Zabrowski	Sportsbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 12: Wood Aged, Historical, and Specialty Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Vercauteren Co-Brewer: Kevin Karls	Doc Hop 2.0	34C: Experimental Beer	Sun Prairie Worthogs
2nd	Mandy Brownell Co-Brewer: Kevin Kleutgen	K&m Bbs	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd	Phil McConnell	Gose	27A1: Gose	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 13: Cider (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shawn Brady	Dorsett Drive Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Shawn Brady	Thisbe’s Lament – Mulberry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 14: Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Clingan	Marks Magical Mystical Mead	M2A: Cyser
2nd	Kevin Rayl	Blueberry Bomb	M2C: Berry Mead	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Steven Klafka	Boo Berry Melomel	M2C: Berry Mead	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters