Thanks to all who participated in the 29th Anniversary Beehive Brewoff.
There were 186 entries judged and 96 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Johnson | Barrel Aged RIS | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Brian McKray | Bitter Most Bestest | 11B: Best Bitter | Lauter Day Brewers |
3rd | Rob Rutledge Co-Brewer: Brandon Carter Chaz Smith Devin Rasmussen Jeff Nicholson Nate Goff | Solera #2 - Kriek | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
HM | Zachary Belles | David Hasslehop | 22A: Double IPA | Lauter Day Brewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: 01 - (0801) Standard American and International Lager 1BC,2AB (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Brian McKray | Beer Flavored Beer | 1C: Cream Ale | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Ryan Henline | Left Over Lager | 1B: American Lager | |
3rd | Jake McQueen | Lagartija Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | |
Table 2: 02 - (1201) Czech, New Zealand and Pale European Lager + Historical Beers 3ABD,4ABC +LSX5 +27A (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Zachary Belles | Unfortunately My Wife Cant Have Cured Meats At the Moment | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Jake McQueen | Keen As A Kiwi | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | |
3rd | Zachary Belles | Belles Bock | 4C: Helles Bock | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 3: 03 - (1001) Bitter European Beer 5BCD, 7B (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Johnson | German Pils | 5D: German Pils | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Jake Lemon | King Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
3rd | Zachary Belles | Home Woven Handy Crafts | 5D: German Pils | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 4: 04 - (0901) Dark & Malty European Lager 6A,8A,9A (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Davo Mahaffey | Mahaffinator 39 | 9A: Doppelbock | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
2nd | Tim Cantwell | Oda Hikaru | 9A: Doppelbock | Lauter Day Brewers |
3rd | Davo Mahaffey | Munich Dunkel 12 | 8A: Munich Dunkel | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Table 5: 05 - (0601) American and German Wheat Beers 1D, 10ABC (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Johnson | Weizenbock | 10C: Weizenbock | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Aj Vanzeben Co-Brewer: Brad MacGowan Brent Harvey | B4 Weiss | 10A: Weissbier | |
3rd | Randall Seltz | American Wheat Ale | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
Table 6: 06 - (1101) British and Irish Ales and Baltic Porters 9C, 11B, 13ABC, 15AC, 17A (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Brian McKray | Bitter Most Bestest | 11B: Best Bitter | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Tim Haran | Let's Get Toasted | 9C: Baltic Porter | Lauter Day Brewers |
3rd | Patrick Walker Co-Brewer: Madison Walker | Brick House Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | |
Table 7: 07 - (1201) Pale, Amber and Brown American Ales 18AB, 19ABC (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jake McQueen | Barking Otter Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
2nd | David Buchanan | Old Man Yells At Cloud | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
3rd | Benjamin Naugle Co-Brewer: Aaron Roberts | Blue Bird Lager | 19B: California Common | BeAr Brewing |
Table 8: 08 - (0701) American Porters,Stouts and Barley Wines 20ABC, 22C (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | James Bywater | 15 Year Old Pastry Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Jeff Gould | Alpha Stout | 20B: American Stout | Other |
3rd | Brian McKray | Prodigal Son Porter | 20A: American Porter | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 9: 09 - (2102) IPAs 21ABsC, 22A (21 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Zachary Belles | David Hasslehop | 22A: Double IPA | Lauter Day Brewers |
2nd | Kat Smith | Three Graces IPA | 21A: American IPA | |
3rd | Zeke Thompson | Hoppy Darkness | 21B2: Black IPA | |
Table 10: 10 - (0901) European Sour Ales 23ABCFG (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Rob Rutledge Co-Brewer: Brandon Carter Chaz Smith Devin Rasmussen Jeff Nicholson Nate Goff | Solera #2 - Kriek | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Rob Rutledge Co-Brewer: Brandon Carter Chaz Smith Devin Rasmussen Jeff Nicholson Nate Goff | Solera #1 - Framboise | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
3rd | Rob Rutledge | Six Flanders | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
Table 11: 11 - (1201) Belgian Ales 24ABC. 25ABC (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Johnson | Belgian Blond | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Aj Vanzeben | Saison | 25B: Saison | |
3rd | David Buchanan | Brevity Wit | 24A: Witbier | |
Table 12: 12 - (0801) Monastic Ales 26ABCD (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Dominick Dufner | Tales From the Quad-Ead Zone | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | STLBrewhogs |
2nd | Dominick Dufner | Dont Panic! | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | STLBrewhogs |
3rd | Dwight Wilson | Double Dutch Bus | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | O-Town Hop Heads |
Table 13: 13 - (0901) American Wild Ales 28BC (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Landon Jeffery | It Gose Little Like This | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | O-Town Hop Heads |
2nd | Chaz Smith | Not Enough Dandelion!!! | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Lauter Day Brewers |
3rd | Brent Whitford | Brett Saison | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | |
Table 14: 14 - (0801) Fruit Beer 29ABC (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Charles Sowders | Lime and A Coconut | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | |
2nd | Jeffrey D'Arcy Co-Brewer: Geoff Dziuda And Phil Bollam | Watermelon Wheat | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
3rd | Jeffrey D'Arcy Co-Brewer: Geoff Dziuda And Phil Bollam | Palmer Is Pale | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
Table 15: 15 - (1902) Spiced, Alternative and Specialty Beer 30ABC, 31AB, 34ABC (19 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Ryan Henline | Orange Creamy Philly Sour | 34C: Experimental Beer | |
2nd | Zachary Belles | Sophresh | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Lauter Day Brewers |
3rd | John Jesus | … of Champions | 31B: Alternative Sugar Beer | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 16: 16 - (1402) Smoked and Wood Aged Beers 32A, 33AB (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Michael Johnson | Barrel Aged RIS | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
2nd | Rob Rutledge | Sotol Gose Paloma Beer | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Zion Zymurgist Homebrew OPerative Society |
3rd | James Bywater | Rauchin’ Heck | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 17: 17 - (1101) Ciders and Meads Cs, Ms (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Aj Vanzeben | Cinnamon Mead | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | |
2nd | Jon Schlee | 2020 Farmhouse Cider | C1A: New World Cider | |
3rd | Jon Schlee | Ground Cherry Cider | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | |