Thanks To All Who Participated in the DC Homebrewers Club Cherry Blossom Competition
There were 268 entries judged and 175 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Lee Mahony |
Garbage Bread |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
|
 2nd |
Stephen Cheng
Co-Brewer: Riccardo Ard |
Jalopenos Blonde Ale |
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
 3rd |
Thomas Ahmann |
Abbaye Blonde |
28A: Brett Beer |
|
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light beers (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Garrett Smouse |
Larne Lager |
2B: International Amber Lager |
|
| 2nd |
Tim Gerbracht |
39th Iteration |
3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager |
GRiST |
| 3rd |
Sam Wineka |
Ovejita |
2B: International Amber Lager |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 2: German light Lagers (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Dan Ryan |
My Vienna Lager |
7A: Vienna Lager |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Kevin Kiernan
Co-Brewer: Brett Lucas |
The Martian |
7A: Vienna Lager |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Tim Gerbracht
Co-Brewer: Tanner Metzko |
Marzen |
6A: Marzen |
GRiST |
Table 3: Dark German Lagers (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Lee Kexel |
Ice Good |
9B: Eisbock |
Brewtherville Labs |
| 2nd |
Brent Leech
Co-Brewer: Braedan Leech |
Goat Fornicator |
9A: Doppelbock |
|
| 3rd |
Joshua Sayers
Co-Brewer: Jeremy Martin |
Null Pointer Porter |
9C: Baltic Porter |
Yeastside |
Table 4: German Wheats (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Furphy |
SC Brewing Hefeweizen |
10A: Weissbier |
|
| 2nd |
Lee Kexel |
Wheat Bock |
10C: Weizenbock |
Brewtherville Labs |
| 3rd |
Mike Lastort |
Heimat Hefeweizen |
10A: Weissbier |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 5: light British beers (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeff Strahan |
Bitter Times |
11C: Strong Bitter |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Ian Williams |
Wren’s Gambit |
11B: Best Bitter |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Stephen Boyajian |
Bladdered |
12A: English Golden Ale |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
Table 6: Brown British beers (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Thomas Pagano
Co-Brewer: Reed Ulrich |
English Porter |
13C: English Porter |
CRABS |
| 2nd |
Bob Rouse |
Nutty Englishman |
13B: English Brown Ale |
DC Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd |
Franklin Hood |
English Porter |
13C: English Porter |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 7: other UK beers (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Dan Ryan |
Cailey’s Irish Stout |
15B: Irish Stout |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Ben Lanier |
Samhain Irish Stout |
15B: Irish Stout |
|
| 3rd |
Neal Musto |
McClures Fav |
15A: Irish Red Ale |
|
Table 8: Dark British beers (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Reuwer |
Stouty McStoutface |
16C: Tropical Stout |
GRiST |
| 2nd |
Andy Covert |
Snowblower Stout |
16A: Sweet Stout |
|
| 3rd |
Jim Boudreaux
Co-Brewer: Mark Boudreaux |
Carencro Sweet Stout |
16A: Sweet Stout |
Dead Yeast Society |
Table 9: Strong British (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
John McAdams |
Highland Ale |
17C: Wee Heavy |
BURP |
| 2nd |
Ronnie Passaro |
Barleywine Is Life |
17D: English Barleywine |
Scranton Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Brent Leech
Co-Brewer: Bianca Leech |
90 Shilling Me Softly With His Song |
17C: Wee Heavy |
|
Table 10: Cherry Blossom (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joe Darden |
My Kind Of Valentine |
46A: Cherry Blossom |
50 West |
| 2nd |
Brian Haroldson |
Cherry Porter |
46A: Cherry Blossom |
DCHB |
| 3rd |
Shane Duggan |
Num Num |
46A: Cherry Blossom |
|
Table 11: IPA (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
John Groeger |
HopLicious IPA |
21A: American IPA |
Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders |
| 2nd |
Adam Read
Co-Brewer: Mike Smith |
Gatling IPA |
21A: American IPA |
Smithfield HAMS |
| 3rd |
Jeff Strahan |
Rye It Up |
21B: Specialty IPA |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
Table 12: Euro Sour (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Thomas Ahmann |
Rouge Fonce |
23B: Flanders Red Ale |
|
| 2nd |
James Bixby
Co-Brewer: Kris Lofgren |
The Unlimited Promise Of Summer |
23F: Fruit Lambic |
Progress Ale Works |
| 3rd |
Andrew Voigt |
Berb |
23A: Berliner Weisse |
|
Table 13: American Dark (25 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Richelmi |
Balthazaar |
20C: Imperial Stout |
GRiST |
| 2nd |
Chris Palmisano
Co-Brewer: Chris Van Berkel |
Mississippi Leg Hound |
20C: Imperial Stout |
50 West |
| 3rd |
Franklin Hood |
American Porter |
20A: American Porter |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 14: Trapist (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Michael Branson |
Trappist In The Closet |
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
David Woodson |
Cherry Dubbel |
26B: Belgian Dubbel |
|
| 3rd |
Roy Roberts |
Leethouse Patersbier |
26A: Trappist Single |
Yeast Side |
Table 15: American strong (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
William Myer |
Del Ray Strong Rail Ale |
22B: American Strong Ale |
|
| 2nd |
Matthew Gerton |
Too Big To Fail |
22C: American Barleywine |
|
| 3rd |
Jason Bryant |
Imperial Red |
22B: American Strong Ale |
Wort Hogs |
Table 16: Fruit (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Christopher Meaney |
Coconut Porter |
29A: Fruit Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Jason Bryant |
Peach Blonde |
29A: Fruit Beer |
Wort Hogs |
| 3rd |
Grace Duggan |
Tierra Del Sol |
29B: Fruit and Spice Beer |
|
Table 17: Spiced (18 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Stephen Cheng
Co-Brewer: Riccardo Ard |
Jalopenos Blonde Ale |
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Chris Bavis
Co-Brewer: Annie Colturi, Brooks Colturi |
Vanilla Bean Stout |
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Jackie Beilhart |
Schweddingbier |
30C: Winter Seasonal Beer |
|
 HM |
Kofi Meroe
Co-Brewer: Amado Carsky |
Cinnamon Oatmeal |
30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer |
DC Homebrew Club |
Table 18: Smoked (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Lee Mahony |
Garbage Bread |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Graeme Henderson |
George W’s Cherrywood Smoked Porter |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
50 West Homebrew Club |
| 3rd |
Joe Biedenbach |
Ober Rauchbier |
6B: Rauchbier |
|
Table 19: Pales (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Garrett Smouse |
Grey Divide |
18B: American Pale Ale |
|
| 2nd |
Dennis Petersen |
House Beer |
18A: Blonde Ale |
BURP |
| 3rd |
Jay Wilkes |
Calvin’s Pale Ale |
18B: American Pale Ale |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 20: Strong Belgian (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Lee Mahony |
Bette Davis Pompadour |
25B: Saison |
|
| 2nd |
Joe Hursey |
Somerset Saison |
25B: Saison |
|
| 3rd |
Sean McCormick |
McCormick #9 |
25B: Saison |
DC Homebrewers and Brewminaries of NYC |
| HM |
Omar Al-Nidawi |
Coalition Of The Milling |
25A: Belgian Blond Ale |
DC Homebrewers |
Table 21: Belgian (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Bob Rouse |
Guard De Bier! |
24C: Biere de Garde |
DC Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd |
Lee Mahony |
Domaine Du Bean Wolf |
24C: Biere de Garde |
|
| 3rd |
Alan Hamm |
Wit The Hell |
24A: Witbier |
Annapolis Homebrew Club |
Table 22: Specialty (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Adam Mouw |
Kumquat Gose |
27A: Historical Beer |
50 West |
| 2nd |
Tony Erdman |
Rye Saison |
31A: Alternative Grain Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Brian Haroldson |
Eat My Groats Doppelstout |
34B: Mixed-Style Beer |
DCHB |
Table 23: Wood (8 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brandon Wiglesworth
Co-Brewer: Jesse Newcomer |
Bourbon Barrel Stout |
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
M.A.S.H |
| 2nd |
Jay Wilkes |
Biere De Quebec |
33A: Wood-Aged Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Garrett Cashman |
Maker’s Barrel Porter |
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
Grist Homebrew Club |
Table 24: Amber American (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tony Erdman |
California Common |
19B: California Common |
|
| 2nd |
Ryun Wauls |
American Amber Ale |
19A: American Amber Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Scott Deans |
El Hombre Dorado (Discovering The Golden Man) |
19A: American Amber Ale |
|
| HM |
Steve Pragel
Co-Brewer: Chris Gordon |
Amber Waves (88) |
19A: American Amber Ale |
Maryland Ale and Lager Technicians |
Table 25: American Sour (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Thomas Ahmann |
Abbaye Blonde |
28A: Brett Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Brian Haroldson |
Sour Puss Citra |
28C: Wild Specialty Beer |
DCHB |
| 3rd |
Jason Chang |
So Fresh, So Clean |
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
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