British Beerfest

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Cory Aldrich, Alex Aossey, Frank Barickman, Bill Bopp, Lucas Denney, Rick Deshone, Todd Donnelly, Jacob Eaton, Jeremy Eberle, Stacy Groene, Scott Harmon, John Hawkins, Mike Heilman, Brandon Holcomb, Sandy Hugill, Bill Koeppen, Carl Miley, Corwin Minerd, Eric Morriss, Christopher Mullinax, Alex Nutter, Jared Parko, Brad Reardon, Mark Richards, Paul Schultz, Gordon Strong, Jim Sudduth, Ryan Torres, Jim Vondracek, Jason Wing, Kelly Woods, Patrick Woodward

Judges - Best of Show

Frank Barickman, Bill Bopp, Gordon Strong

Stewards

Jen Aldrich, Ed Griffiths, Andrew Newell, Chelsey Nieman, Mike Noonan, Matt Roberson, Jennifer Schultz, Ralph Wolfe

By the Numbers

132 Entries 49 Entrants

32 Judges 8 Stewards

35 Placing Entries

Table 1: This Bitter be Good

16 entries

Judges: Scott Harmon, Mike Heilman, Christopher Mullinax, Jason Wing

1st
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
We Are The Romans (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Joshua Cooper
ESBeenuse (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Port Griffon (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 2: In the Pale Moonlight

10 entries

Judges: Bill Koeppen, Brad Reardon

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
English IPA (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Roland Warzel
Westmoreland Area Zymology...
Pure Gold (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Karl King
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Three Kings Golden Ale (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 3: Mild Mannered

11 entries

Judges: Todd Donnelly, Jeremy Eberle

1st
Benjamin Royster
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Don't Trust The Judges (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Christopher Mullinax
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
37 Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Chris Woodley
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Monday Morning, English Mild (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 4: Mr. Brown is Out of Town

10 entries

Judges: Stacy Groene, Paul Schultz, Ryan Torres, Patrick Woodward

1st
Jim Williamson
Darby Day (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Portcullis (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
The Sweetest Beer In Columbus (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 5: Beam me up Scotty

7 entries

Judges: Alex Nutter, Jared Parko

1st
Scott Elliott
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Unpresidented - The Sequel (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Old Tolbooth (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Left Yer Kelt (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 6: Big Ben Beers

11 entries

Judges: Bill Bopp, John Hawkins

1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Jeff's Not Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Patrick Woodward
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Locomotive Breath (17A1: Burton Ale)
3rd
Joshua Cooper & Dan Cooper
Beef Cake (17A1: Burton Ale)

Table 7: Scarlet but not Gray

12 entries

Judges: Lucas Denney, Jacob Eaton, Carl Miley, Eric Morriss

1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Red 2 (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Saratoga Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Joshua Cooper & Kyle/Austin Cooper
Cousin Neil (15A: Irish Red Ale)
HM
Jay O'Neill & Eli Urban
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Entry 2 (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 8: Without a Stout

11 entries

Judges: Cory Aldrich, Kelly Woods

1st
Bill Koeppen
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Liam O'Köppen (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Aaron Pigors
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Shamus, Where Are Ya, Lad? (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Irish Extra (15C: Irish Extra Stout)

Table 9: Dark Matter

18 entries

Judges: Alex Aossey, Frank Barickman, Mark Richards, Jim Sudduth

1st
Michael Beck
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Echidna And Typhon (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Christopher Mullinax
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Tropical Stout (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Carl Miley & Eric Morriss
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Waterboard Me With Milk (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 10: How do you Like Them Apples?

9 entries

Judges: Rick Deshone, Jim Vondracek

1st
Michael Beck
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
2nd Time's A Charm? (C1B: English Cider)
2nd
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Very Cherry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Nik Volkert
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Scottish Cider (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 11: I Mead You, Honey!

17 entries

Judges: Brandon Holcomb, Sandy Hugill, Corwin Minerd, Gordon Strong

1st
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
An Unusual Combo Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Thomas Roach
Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists...
Peach Pie (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Todd Donnelly
Society of Northeast Ohio...
Gin Barrel Aged Eucalyptus Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
HM
Carl Miley
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
No Cherries Were Popped In The Making Of This Mead (M2E: Melomel)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Frank Barickman, Bill Bopp, Gordon Strong

1st
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Red 2 (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners