Fermentation Frenzy 2025
Awards
Judges
Cory Aldrich, Chuck Beardslee, Doug Chase, Ann Marie Cilley, Deja Adams Clayton, Lance Clayton, David Curran, Matthew Cutter, Brian Eichorn, Michael Florez, Rick Franckhauserr, John Hawkins, Paul Klammer, Jonas Klebert, Chad Klehamer, Joe Kulesa, Makenzie Long, Andrew McCleese, Phil McDermott, Mary Pat McKee, Tim McKee, Andrew Melchers, Gerad Miller, Katy Miller, Richard Miller, Allen Moellmann, Kelly Montgomery, Dan Podratsky, Metts Potter, Andrew Rohne, DC Schiferl, Tracy Segar, Chris Specht, Gordon Strong, Alex Sullivan, Kevin Turain, Ehren Wannenmacher, Bill Washington, Jeff Weeks, Roxanne Westendorf, Patrick Wolfe
Judges - Best of Show
Cory Aldrich, Chuck Beardslee, Brian Eichorn, Paul Klammer, Andrew Melchers, Allen Moellmann, Gordon Strong, Patrick Wolfe
Stewards
Dan Bonham, Susan Clayton, Steve Hackman, Grant Ingram, Keith Kociba, Greg Miller, Jay Scharenberg, Katya Strong, Travis Taylor, Beth Whitt
By the Numbers
282 Entries
106 Entrants
41 Judges
10 Stewards
1 Staff
70 Placing Entries
Table 1: I am a real American - Brother!!
17 entries
Judges: Lance Clayton, Matthew Cutter (Head Judge)
1st
Mike Bechina
Kansas City Bier Meisters
American Pride (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards
Three Rivers Alliance of Serious...
American Corn Lager (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Little Buddy (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: World Wide Wheats
10 entries
Judges: Doug Chase (Head Judge), John Hawkins, Gerad Miller, Bill Washington
1st
John Martinson
Summer Wheat Ale (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Thomas Crabtree
Homebrewers Of Otsego County...
Blanche D'Oneonta V3 (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Van Overveld (24A: Witbier)
Table 3: Czech these Out!!
15 entries
Judges: Doug Chase, John Hawkins, Gerad Miller (Head Judge), Bill Washington
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards
Three Rivers Alliance of Serious...
Baja Bound (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Enter The Dark Side (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 4: What the Helles This?
14 entries
Judges: Mary Pat McKee, Tim McKee, Andrew Rohne (Head Judge), Gordon Strong
1st
Dustin Wood
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Helles Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Ben Nelson
Zuden Zelten (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Mark Hauer
Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
4th
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Festhalle (4B: Festbier)
Table 5: German Resentment
13 entries
Judges: Deja Adams Clayton, Matthew Cutter (Head Judge), Kelly Montgomery, Metts Potter
1st
Nicholas Benoit
Dort The Export (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
John Kaye
Take Your Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Dortmunder (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
Table 6: Euros with an Attitude
15 entries
Judges: Chuck Beardslee (Head Judge), Joe Kulesa, Chris Specht, Alex Sullivan
1st
Dustin Wood
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters...
Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Meanbrews Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Holland Andrew
Roadtrip Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
HM
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Dunkel Ed (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 7: Across the Pond
12 entries
Judges: Allen Moellmann (Head Judge), Ehren Wannenmacher
1st
Andrew Thompson
Bollocks (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Jay Wilkes
DC Homebrewers
OnlyDads (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Zachary Seely
Strong Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 8: British Isles War
12 entries
Judges: Chuck Beardslee, Joe Kulesa (Head Judge), Chris Specht, Alex Sullivan
1st
Steven Offutt
Ozark Zymurgists
Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Dennis E. Marty
On The Lash (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Accidental Sobriety (13C: English Porter)
Table 9: Princes of Darkness
13 entries
Judges: Deja Adams Clayton, Matthew Cutter (Head Judge), Kelly Montgomery, Metts Potter
1st
Ben Schooler
Distinguished Gentleman (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Yappie Neighbor (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Anchor Porter III (20A: American Porter)
Table 10: Pale Americans
14 entries
Judges: Chad Klehamer (Head Judge), Phil McDermott, Allen Moellmann, Roxanne Westendorf
1st
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Adventure Chicken (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Britton Heim
Sierra Appalachia Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
My Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 11: Not so Pale Americans
12 entries
Judges: Ann Marie Cilley, David Curran, Michael Florez (Head Judge), Jonas Klebert
1st
Scott Gordon
The Brü Club
Tiger's Eye (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Steve Hackman
Butler County Brewing Society...
Nutshell (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo
CRAZE
Rod Carew 1980 Topps #700 (19B: California Common)
Table 12: IPA's
12 entries
Judges: Ann Marie Cilley, David Curran, Michael Florez (Head Judge), Dan Podratsky
1st
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Houblon Triomphe (21B1: Belgian IPA)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Out Of Mana (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Matthew Cutter
Butler County Brewing Society...
Boomstick (21B2: Black IPA)
HM
Alex Sullivan
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
Citra Fog (21B6: White IPA)
Table 13: More MF'n IPA's
12 entries
Judges: Andrew Melchers (Head Judge), DC Schiferl, Jeff Weeks
1st
Tyler Hulsebus
Electric Maltstorm (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Now With Even More Haze! (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Pete Graham
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Rule Of Two (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 14: Woo.... That's Tart!
17 entries
Judges: Cory Aldrich (Head Judge), Andrew McCleese, Ehren Wannenmacher, Patrick Wolfe
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Gose ++ (23G: Gose)
2nd
Roxanne Westendorf
Bloatarian Brewing League
Grey Lady (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)
HM
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Abomination Strawberry Cheesecake (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 15: Belgians
15 entries
Judges: Chad Klehamer, Phil McDermott (Head Judge), Allen Moellmann, Roxanne Westendorf
1st
Patrick Woodward
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Lonesome Crow (25B: Saison)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
For Keeping (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Jason Dextraze
Peep (25B: Saison)
Table 16: Religious Belgians
8 entries
Judges: Cory Aldrich (Head Judge), Andrew McCleese (Head Judge), Ehren Wannenmacher, Patrick Wolfe
1st
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Stau-Haus Brüderbier (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
A Divine Intervention (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Nathan James
The Stone Of Triumph (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 17: Local History
14 entries
Judges: Brian Eichorn (Head Judge), Paul Klammer, Makenzie Long, Kevin Turain
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Parasomnia (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Council Of Eldertubbies (27A1: Kellerbier)
3rd
George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Appropriate Time For A Call Back? (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Table 18: Let's Get Creative
12 entries
Judges: Chuck Beardslee (Head Judge), Jeff Weeks, Patrick Wolfe
1st
Lance Clayton
Butler County Brewing Society...
Rise N' Shine (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Lance Clayton
Butler County Brewing Society...
Squirrel Hunter (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Joseph Raney
Middletown Area Society of...
Mound About (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
Table 19: Campfire Beers
12 entries
Judges: Richard Miller, Andrew Rohne (Head Judge), Tracy Segar, Kevin Turain
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mark It 8, Dude! (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Jeff Frechtling
Butler County Brewing Society...
Smokestack Lightning Smoked Porter II (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
3rd
Jay Scharenberg & Paul Klammer
Oak Haven Rauch Smoked Porter (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 20: Cider
6 entries
Judges: Tim McKee (Head Judge), Jeff Weeks
1st
Jay Wilkes
DC Homebrewers
Bill's Deviation (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - US05 - Indian Summer (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Mandy Porter
Inland Empire Brewers
Cider Of Some Kind (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 21: Sticky Goodness #1
15 entries
Judges: Brian Eichorn (Head Judge), Paul Klammer, Andrew Melchers, Gordon Strong
1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
I Swear It's Not Applesauce (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
David Boswell
Hi Chili Rose (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Cody Lester
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Smoking In Style...Apple Style (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 22: Sticky Goodness #2
12 entries
Judges: Cory Aldrich, Doug Chase, Andrew Melchers, Roxanne Westendorf (Head Judge)
1st
Ilija Melentijevic
Stary Boczek (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Ilija Melentijevic
Flagship (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Blueberry Lemonade Mead (M2E: Melomel)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Cory Aldrich, Chuck Beardslee, Brian Eichorn, Paul Klammer, Andrew Melchers, Allen Moellmann, Gordon Strong, Patrick Wolfe
1st
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Adventure Chicken (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Stau-Haus Brüderbier (26A: Belgian Single)
Best of Show
Mead/Cider
Judges: Cory Aldrich, Chuck Beardslee, Brian Eichorn, Paul Klammer, Andrew Melchers, Allen Moellmann, Gordon Strong, Patrick Wolfe
1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
I Swear It's Not Applesauce (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners