Thank you to everyone who sent in beers to be judged for the 2021 Nordeast Brewers Alliance Homebrew Competition! There were 228 beers judged this year — our biggest competition to date — and we were excited about every one of them! Cheers to everyone!

Keep an eye out in 2022 for the NBA Sour Times competition around May/June and the all-category competition in November/December again!

Best of Show Winners  

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Davis	Lemongrass Table Beer	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	John Eischen	Dark Hearted	21B2: Black IPA	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (R.A.Z.E.)
3rd	Joel Roberts	Hazy Sesh IPA	21A: American IPA

Winning Entries  

Table 1: Standard American Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Josh Bye	Whill Wheaton	1D: American Wheat Beer	Shenandoah Imbibers Project
3rd	Jesse Lott	C.R.E.A.M.	1C: Cream Ale	Brew Tang Clan

Table 2: International and Euro Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	International Amber Lager	2B: International Amber Lager	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Jason Freeman	Still Black	8B: Schwarzbier	South Side Barley Crushers
3rd	John Eischen	Rochbochlagerfest	2C: International Dark Lager	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (R.A.Z.E.)

Table 3: Pale German Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Spinella	Herman	5D: German Pils
2nd	Kenneth Wentworth	To Helles and Back	4A: Munich Helles	South Side Barley Crushers
3rd	Caleb Meinke	Split 96	5A: German Leichtbier	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 4: Strong Euro Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zachary Remillard	Bock To It	6C: Dunkels Bock
2nd	Roy Ventullo Co-Brewer: Bill Gavin	Glacies Bock	9B: Eisbock	CRAZE [IA]
3rd	Michael Mann	Bad Influence	9A: Doppelbock	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 5: Amber Euro Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Olson	Alt Radio	7B: Altbier	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
2nd	Scott Stewart Co-Brewer: Scot Rockafellow	Marzen	6A: Marzen	Star City Brewers Guild
3rd	Deborah Prichard	John Miller’s das Boot	6B: Rauchbier	Red Earth Brewers

Table 6: British and Brown Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Aksle	12A: English Golden Ale	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Kenneth Wentworth	Fireside Brown Ale	13B: English Brown Ale	South Side Barley Crushers
3rd	Jacob Bray	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild

Table 7: American Wild Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Davis	Lemongrass Table Beer	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Erich Boldt	Saison	28A: Brett Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd	Anthony Davis	Petit Epeautre	28A: Brett Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 8: Pale American Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jesse Lott Co-Brewer: Travis Lott	Brew Tang Forever	18A: Blonde Ale	Brew Tang Clan
2nd	Adam Skjefstad	Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	River City Brewers [MN]
3rd	Dave Bance	Covid Pale Ale #5	18B: American Pale Ale	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Table 9: Fruit Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron De Boer Co-Brewer: Rod Templen	Pog77	29A: Fruit Beer	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Anthony Leithauser	Orange Creamsicale	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer
3rd	Brittany Hendershot	Sign of the Limes	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Red Earth Brewers
HM	John Spinella	Bloody Sour	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 10: Smoke and Wood Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Pflipsen	Bba English Barleywine	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Art Kim	Smokey Groove	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Joel McGormley	Pirate X	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Other

Table 11: World Stout (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joseph Belevender	Nine, Ten, Never Sleep Again.	16A: Sweet Stout	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
2nd	Timothy Bickel	Louie’s Revenge Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Stanley Parker Co-Brewer: Bacon Ave Brewers	Sneaky Mother	16D: Foreign Extra Stout

Table 12: Amber Brown and Porter (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel McGormley	Pito’s Porter	20A: American Porter	Other
2nd	Todd Cogswell	Gf Porter	20A: American Porter	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
3rd	Andrew Lockwood	Swamp Thing	19C: American Brown Ale	Americus Homebrewers Association (AHA!)

Table 13: Imperial Stout and Barleywine (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Scheil	Old Surveyor’s Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	CRAZE
2nd	Art Kim	Liquid Descent	22C: American Barleywine	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Cody Humphrey Co-Brewer: Jacob Larson	Amazonia	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 14: Trappist (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Colling	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Andrew Lockwood	Steve From Accounting	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Americus Homebrewers Association (AHA!)
3rd	Edward O`Neill	Dubbel Trubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	St. Louis Brews

Table 15: Strong British Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel McGormley	7th Coalition	17D: English Barleywine	Other
2nd	Joseph Belevender	Smokey’s Small Plight	17C: Wee Heavy	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
3rd	Dave Bance	Moustache Mountain	17B: Old Ale	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Table 16: Belgian Strong and Pale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Berg	Mighty Axe Artic Dry-Hop Rice Saison	25B: Saison	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Todd Cogswell	Edna’s Koolaid	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
3rd	Adam Joyce	Hard Pass On Winter	25B: Saison	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 17: Euro Wheat Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Clark Gehler	Clark’s Weizenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd	Jesse Jack	Jesseweizen	10A: Weissbier
3rd	Edward O`Neill	Dunk In Wise Guy	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	St. Louis Brews

Table 18: Irish Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Carter	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout
2nd	Paul Mollema	Jonas Barnparty Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd	Brett Smith	Old Hwy 52 Irish Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale

Table 19: Experimental and Historical Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Kriesch	Der Geist	34C: Experimental Beer	STLBrewhogs
2nd	John Jacovetty Co-Brewer: Judy Jacovetty	Real McCoy	27A6: Kentucky Common
3rd	David Scheil	Ita Pilsner	34C: Experimental Beer	CRAZE

Table 20: International Sour Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adrian Swanson	Mní Sóta Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Logan Prasser	Grapes Of Roth	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Dave Matson	Cosmic Raspberry	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 21: Spice Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Matson	Whole Lotta Love	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Adam Joyce	Mexican Hot Choc Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Sun Prairie Worthogs
3rd	Scott Stewart Co-Brewer: Scot Rockafellow	Pumpkin Pie Lager	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	Star City Brewers Guild

Table 22: American IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Roberts	Hazy Sesh IPA	21A: American IPA
2nd	Todd Cogswell	Vinnie’s IPA	21A: American IPA	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
3rd	Greg Sayler Co-Brewer: Dustin Lee	100	21A: American IPA

Table 23: Specialty IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Eischen	Dark Hearted	21B2: Black IPA	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (R.A.Z.E.)
2nd	Art Kim	Hazy Cosmic Jive	21B7: New England IPA	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Colby Reineke	Fall Haze	21B7: New England IPA	Minnesota Home Brewers Association