Homebrew Alley XIX
Awards
Judges
Ben Caimano, Juliana Castro, Richard Cohen, John Colella, Andie Davies, Scott Davies, Justin Devuyst, Steven Doremus, Roman Goyenko, Michael Helzer, Derek Hutzler, Rob Jenkins, Chris Johnson, Alex Kalaf, Brian Kopecky, Kenneth Libeson, Daniel Perrigan, Jon Pisiewski, Lynne Raynor, Pia Sen, David Shanies, Katie Sloan, Micha Stark, James Tai
Stewards
Andrew Katzman, Brian Kopecky
Staff
Andrew Katzman, Brian Kopecky
By the Numbers
209 Entries
72 Entrants
24 Judges
2 Stewards
2 Staff
61 Placing Entries
Table 1: Amber Ale
9 entries
Judges: Juliana Castro, Scott Davies (Head Judge)
1st
Alex Sant’Anna
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Californication (19B: California Common)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Lucky Lepresheagle (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Mike Rainey
McAlpine's Light (14A: Scottish Light)
Table 2: Amber Lager
9 entries
Judges: Justin Devuyst (Head Judge), Rob Jenkins
1st
Matt Boyle
Brewstoria
Dunkin' Pretzels (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Alex Sant’Anna
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Autobahn (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Rick Chainani
Marvin (6A: Märzen)
Table 3: American Ale
9 entries
Judges: Jon Pisiewski (Head Judge), Micha Stark
1st
Jeffrey Miller
Let's Celebrate Jeffy (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Yuriy Turetskiy
Brewminaries
Heart Of Sass Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Joshua Cotton
New York City Homebrewers...
Very Old APA (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 4: American Porter & Stout
10 entries
Judges: Roman Goyenko, Daniel Perrigan (Head Judge)
1st
Thomas Zientarski
After Midnight (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Fernando Garcia-Polite
Boston Wort Processors
Da Mistery Of Chessboxin' (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Alex Cigan
New York City Homebrewers...
Totally Not Smoked Porter (20A: American Porter)
Table 5: Belgian Ale
13 entries
Judges: Richard Cohen, Michael Helzer (Head Judge), Chris Johnson, David Shanies
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Cerberus (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Vader's Choke Hold (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Trubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
Table 6: British Bitter
8 entries
Judges: Kenneth Libeson, Katie Sloan (Head Judge)
1st
Joshua Cotton
New York City Homebrewers...
Chevallier® Heritage (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Jason Willard & Nancy Willard
Jersey City Brew Club
OH ESB-HAVE! (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
The Sun Never Sets (12A: British Golden Ale)
Table 7: Cider
11 entries
Judges: Richard Cohen, Michael Helzer (Head Judge)
1st
Joshua Cotton
New York City Homebrewers...
Maine Cider 2019 (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Lukas Michaels & Christopher Francabandera
C1A - New World Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Lukas Michaels & Christopher Francabandera
C2E - Cider With Herbs/Spices (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Table 8: Dark Euro Beer
16 entries
Judges: Juliana Castro, Justin Devuyst, Jon Pisiewski (Head Judge), Pia Sen
1st
Darren Price
Brewminaries
Inesharin Is Ineshcarin (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Roman Goyenko
Brewminaries
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Rogue Heroes (13C: English Porter)
Table 9: Euro Bitter Lager
11 entries
Judges: Daniel Perrigan, Katie Sloan (Head Judge)
1st
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Barnesville 1974 (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Rick Chainani
Summer Time (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Mike Ultee
Garden State Homebrewers
Mike's Kölsch 252A (5B: Kölsch)
Table 10: Euro Pale Lager
8 entries
Judges: Scott Davies, Chris Johnson (Head Judge)
1st
Daniel Perrigan
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
(Not Yours) (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Fest-Ish (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Thomas Zientarski
Pour Por Favor (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 11: Experimental
8 entries
Judges: John Colella, Micha Stark (Head Judge)
1st
Daniel Perrigan
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Helping Dad In The Garage (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Alex Kalaf
Brewminaries
Exp Hop Rice Lager (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Mark Santora & Soleil Santora
Dark Side Of The Swoon (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 12: Fruit & Spiced Mead
10 entries
Judges: Justin Devuyst, Jon Pisiewski (Head Judge)
1st
Ryan Guasp
Cabaret (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Ilija Melentijevic
Pipali (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Steven Doremus
Sussex County United Brewers...
Berry Mead (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 13: Fruit Beer
11 entries
Judges: Alex Kalaf, Katie Sloan (Head Judge)
1st
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Peachy Fish (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Op De Troon (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
3rd
Marvin Gomez & Enrique Leveron
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Very Berry Ramona (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 14: IPA
9 entries
Judges: Michael Helzer (Head Judge), Lynne Raynor
1st
Marcus Brunelle
New York City Homebrewers...
Modern American IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Jonathan Ajello
Brewstoria
Redish IPA (21B4: Red IPA)
3rd
Mike Walonen
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Nostalgie De La Boue (21B3: Brown IPA)
Table 15: Mead
12 entries
Judges: Ben Caimano, Steven Doremus, Michael Helzer, Alex Kalaf, Jon Pisiewski (Head Judge), Katie Sloan
1st
Roman Goyenko
Brewminaries
Mead, It's Good (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Ryan Guasp
Eighty Five (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Casey Reardon
Misty Step (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 16: Smoke & Wood Beer
12 entries
Judges: Roman Goyenko, Rob Jenkins (Head Judge)
1st
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Piwo Quarkziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Phil Clarke
Rye Rye Again (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Michael Epstein
Brewstoria
Thunder From The Mountain (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 17: Sour & Funky Beers
11 entries
Judges: Andie Davies, James Tai (Head Judge)
1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Scruffy Lookin Nerf Herder (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Matt Fricovsky
Brewminaries
Duchesse De Brooklyn (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
Table 18: Strong Euro Beer
5 entries
Judges: Andie Davies (Head Judge), Brian Kopecky
1st
Alex Cigan & Reinhard Nann
New York City Homebrewers...
Guessing With Confidence (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Jordan Margetich
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Boleyn's Last Sip (17B: Old Ale)
Table 19: Strong American Beer
11 entries
Judges: Ben Caimano, Juliana Castro, Justin Devuyst, Brian Kopecky, Jon Pisiewski (Head Judge), Pia Sen
1st
Joshua Cotton
New York City Homebrewers...
2024 Concentrated Hammering (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Rick Chainani
Slightly Monk (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Micha Stark
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Harder Grandma Harder (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 20: German & American Light & Wheat Beers
8 entries
Judges: Steven Doremus (Head Judge), Brian Kopecky
1st
Mike Walonen
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Beauty Is Nothing But The Beginning Of Terror (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Moreau Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Marcus Brunelle
New York City Homebrewers...
Hefewiezen (10A: Weissbier)
Table 21: Strong Dark Euro
8 entries
Judges: Derek Hutzler (Head Judge), Brian Kopecky
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Double Bach (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Celestial Navigation (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Mike Walonen
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
River Of Dead Men's Dreaming (9C: Baltic Porter)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Scruffy Lookin Nerf Herder (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Joshua Cotton
New York City Homebrewers...
Chevallier® Heritage (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Barnesville 1974 (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Piwo Quarkziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Most Brewingest Brewer
72 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
---|
1st | Joshua Cotton | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14.0300000 | New York City Homebrewers... |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 4
- 2nd Place: 3
- 3rd Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest average score.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners