Thank you to all the participants, judges, and stewards who made this competition a great success again! With 195 entries, this was our biggest competition to date! Look for our next competition in about six months with the return of Sour Times — and for the all-category competition again this time next year. Cheers!

Best of Show Winners  

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Steve Ristau	Rock Pile Porter	20A: American Porter
3rd	Metts Potter	Adjacent	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League

Winning Entries  

Table 1: American Pale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Metts Potter	Little Buddy	1B: American Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League
3rd	Caleb Meinke	Duster	1B: American Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 2: Dark Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Strike Two	8A: Munich Dunkel	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Greg Sayler Co-Brewer: Dustin Lee	Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager
3rd	Adam Joyce	Danish Winter Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 3: Pale Bitter European (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Colby Reineke	Cultivate	5D: German Pils	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Bill Gavin Co-Brewer: Roy Ventullo	Dortmunder the Great	5C: German Helles Exportbier	CRAZE
3rd	Charlie Madison	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 4: European Amber (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Adjacent	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Steve Ristau	Supercaliamberlicious!	2B: International Amber Lager
3rd	Metts Potter	Fall Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Bloatarian Brewing League

Table 5: International Pale Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Ramsey Co-Brewer: Karla Grauberger	Jefe de Pista	2A: International Pale Lager
2nd	Timothy Wicklund	Hamster Style	2A: International Pale Lager	Keepers of Craft
3rd	Tyler Bye	Fast Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 6: Pale Malty European Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	What the Helles Brian!	4A: Munich Helles	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Steve Towey	Maineck Maibock	4C: Helles Bock	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 8: British (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Glowicki	Days Are Dark	17C: Wee Heavy	Jordan Homebrewers
2nd	Joseph Belevender	Cuts You Up	13B: British Brown Ale	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
3rd	Kevin Olson	Saloot To Mamoot	13A: Dark Mild	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 9: Irish and Scottish (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fetty	Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	Brixie’s Brewers
2nd	Divesh Lakhi	Blood Of My Blood	15A: Irish Red Ale	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society
3rd	Metts Potter	Don’t Call It A Comeback	15B: Irish Stout	Bloatarian Brewing League
HM	Divesh Lakhi	Dark Sister	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society

Table 10: American (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Ristau	Rock Pile Porter	20A: American Porter
2nd	Eric Sanders	For Richer Or Porter II	20A: American Porter	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
3rd	Dan Ullsperger	Ullsperger Brewing – Hello Life Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale

Table 11: Dark (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dean Muldoon	Sooty Foot	9C: Baltic Porter	Chop & Brew
2nd	Michael Andrea	I’ve Got The Golden Ticket	16A: Sweet Stout
3rd	Andrew Lockwood	Quaker’s Blood	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 12: American IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Pflipsen	Ddh Olive Street IPA	21A: American IPA	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Brandon Edwards	Cold Seas	21A: American IPA	Keepers of Craft
3rd	Colby Reineke	Golden Fall IPA	21A: American IPA	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 13: Specialty IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	What’s the Haziest Beer You Have On Tap?	21C: Hazy IPA	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Joseph Belevender	Minor Transgression	21B2: Black IPA	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
3rd	Charlie Madison	Hazy Star	21C: Hazy IPA	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 14: Sour (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Matson	Gose	23G: Gose	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Adrian Swanson	Mn Lambic	23E: Gueuze	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rd	Adrian Swanson Co-Brewer: Nordeast Brewers Alliance	Flanders Red #8	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
HM	Brian Stephens	Petra-Fication V4	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keepers Of Craft

Table 15: Pale Belgian (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Metts Potter	Thirsty Monk	26A: Belgian Single	Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd	Rick Gruye	A Ghost Is Born	24A: Witbier
3rd	Steve Ristau	All-Day B P A	24B: Belgian Pale Ale

Table 16: Strong Belgian (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Ingebrigtsen Co-Brewer: Nick McLawhorn Steve Mittlestadt Mike Colling	Quadrophenia	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Kevin Olson	Won The Bull Race	26C: Belgian Tripel	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	Honey I’m Home	25B: Saison
HM	Anthony Davis	Griz	25B: Saison

Table 17: Fruit (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Matson	Ceiling Art	29A: Fruit Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	John TeBockhorst	Resting Sour Face	29A: Fruit Beer	THIRSTY
3rd	Colby Reineke	Brunch Punch IPA	29A: Fruit Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 18: Spiced (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Divesh Lakhi	Lakhi Chai	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society
2nd	Mike Perman	Shitter’s Full	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Mansfield Homebrew Club
3rd	Brandon Pflipsen	Pumpkin Pie Ale	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

Table 19: Smoked & Wood (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Pflipsen	Barrel Aged English Barleywine	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
2nd	Brad Segall	Dragon’s Silk	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
3rd	Ron Fitch	Bourbon Barrel Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
HM	Kyle Bonura	Th7: Up In Smoke	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Brew Haven