Best of Show – DC Homebrewers Cherry Blossom Competition

Beer

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Ryan Larsen American Lager American Lager James River Homebrewers
2nd Richard Horvitz Smoke It If You Gratz It Piwo Grodziskie GRIST
3rd Michael Branson Imperial Stout Imperial Stout DC Homebrewers

Winners – DC Homebrewers Cherry Blossom Competition

Table 1: Pale Lagers (10 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Ryan Larsen American Lager American Lager James River Homebrewers
2nd Jay Wilkes Maybeeeeeee, Bock? Helles Bock DC Homebrewers
3rd Matt Molek Sping Kolsch Kolsch

Table 2: American Ales (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jay Wilkes Corncobby Cream Ale DC Homebrewers
2nd Bob Rouse Maryland Steamer California Common DC Homebrewers
3rd Bill Myer Speckled Heifer Farmhouse Ale Cream Ale

Table 3: IPAs (12 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Matthew White Some Beach New England IPA Lincoln Lagers
2nd Zachary Bohnert Heisenberg White IPA Downright Obsessed…
3rd Bill Myer Traverse City West Coast IPA American IPA

Table 4: Light Euro Beer (7 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Zachary Bohnert Silky Smooth Red Irish Red Ale Downright Obsessed…
2nd Cole Christian Lucky Lepresheagle Irish Red Ale DC Homebrewers
3rd Mike Perman Permanhaus Weizenbock Weizenbock Mansfield Homebrew…

Table 5: Trappist (7 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Andrew Shore Abbey-Normal #10 Belgian Dark Strong Ale GRIST
2nd Jeremy Appel Dubbel Du Pére David Belgian Dubbel
3rd Bob Rouse Pater Familia Trappist Single DC Homebrewers

Table 6: Belgian Strong Ale (9 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jay Wilkes Bub de Garde Biere de Garde DC Homebrewers
2nd Thomas Ahmann Wandelstok Saison Saison
3rd Joe Bump Sallee Saison Saison DC Homebrewers

Table 7: Dark Euro Beer (6 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Mark Schaad Black Mary Baltic Porter Baltic Porter 50 West
2nd Rich Lesiw 10 Browning Street English Brown Ale DC Homebrewers
3rd Cole Christian Tmavá Srst (dark Fur) Czech Dark Lager DC Homebrewers

Table 8: Porter and Stout (11 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Michael Branson Imperial Stout Imperial Stout DC Homebrewers
2nd Steve Benson Imperial Stormtrooper Imperial Stout
3rd Bob Rouse Old Feedbag Oatmeal Stout DC Homebrewers

Table 9: Wild and Sours (12 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Stewart Raspberry Lemonade Sour Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer Star City Brewers…
2nd Michael Branson Berliner Weisse Berliner Weisse DC Homebrewers
3rd James Bixby The Unlimited Promise of Summer Wild Specialty Beer Progress Ale Works

Table 10: Fruit and Spice Beer (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jim Ebert Ginger Snap Stout Winter Seasonal Beer James River Homebrewers
2nd Scott Stewart Butterfly Pea Flower Pils Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Star City Brewers…
3rd Joe Caiola Velvet Hawaii Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Long Island Beer &…

Table 11: Wood and Smoke (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Richard Horvitz Smoke It If You Gratz It Piwo Grodziskie GRIST
2nd Brandon Christian Vanilla Imperial Bourbon Stout Specialty Wood-Aged Beer Seven City Brewers
3rd Richard Horvitz Smokey Porterson Classic Style Smoked Beer GRIST
HM Mark Brzezinski Putin’s Drunken Man Boob Milk Specialty Wood-Aged Beer DC Homebrewers

Table 12: Mixed/Experimental (6 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Alex Hannagan Hive Cluster Alternative Sugar Beer Downright Obsessed…
2nd Scott Stewart Strawberry Cheesecake Sour Experimental Beer Star City Brewers…
3rd Nicholas Berlingieri Red Ryght Hand Mixed-Style Beer