Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all who entered!

We also want to thank the judges and stewards who helped make our largest competition yet a success. A special thanks to DC Brau for hosting us and Taco Man Fred for the great lunch.

2024 was the first year that Cherry Blossom was part of the MHP Circuit of America homebrew competition series, and we look forward to keeping the nation’s capital on the circuit.

Best of Show

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Chad Medford Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Rauchbier Red Earth Brewers
2nd Cole Christian, Paulette Palacios Porter Alfredson English Porter DC Homebrewers
3rd Alex Rezmerski The Duke of Strathmoor Manor English Barley Wine Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD

Winning Entries

Table 1: American Light Lager & Wheat (22 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jeremiah Baer Weissbaer Weissbier Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd Stephen Schmitt Not Spotted Cow Cream Ale Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd Michael Rensing Just Here For the Zipline Weizenbock Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
HM Peter Andrews Aaaaarbock Weizenbock DC Homebrewers

Table 2: Int’l Light Lager (24 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Cole Christian Premium Pup Czech Premium Pale Lager DC Homebrewers
2nd David Howell Kolsch Kölsch Zymurgists of the Ozarks
3rd Ross Stuart Leichtbier German Leichtbier Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM Matthew Johnsen The Hero of Prague? Czech Premium Pale Lager Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Table 3: Int’l Dark Lager (21 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Kristopher Hopper Acey Boy Baltic Porter Ferm [IL]
2nd Chad Medford The Scorn of Tim Bickel Munich Dunkel Red Earth Brewers
3rd Robert Critten Celtic Cross Baltic Porter Zymurgists of the Ozarks
HM Ross Stuart Dunkel Munich Dunkel Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 4: Bock (11 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Dan Acheson The White Goat Helles Bock Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd Michael Rensing Brother Seamus Dunkels Bock Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd James Daugereau Perpetuator Doppelbock Dead Yeast Society [LA]
HM Deborah And Marc Prichard Crusty Ears and Nipples Doppelbock Red Earth Brewers

Table 5: European Amber Beers (12 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Dan Acheson Ein Bisschen Alt Altbier Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd Brian Stephens Toasty Malt Water Vienna Lager Keepers of Craft
3rd Evan Brill Septemberfest Märzen Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD

Table 6: British Light Beers (13 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Kevin Wilson Midsummer’s Gold British Golden Ale Granite Run Brewers
2nd Jim Williamson 221b Baker Street Best Bitter  
3rd Josh Akin Stormy Daniels Hush Money Ordinary Bitter QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)

Table 7: British Amber & Dark Beers (12 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Cole Christian Porter Alfredson English Porter DC Homebrewers
2nd Matthew Mead Treefort Stout Tropical Stout PrimeTime Brewers
3rd Bob Rouse All Aboard English Porter DC Homebrewers

Table 8: Strong Beers (17 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Alex Rezmerski The Duke of Strathmoor Manor English Barley Wine Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
2nd Josh Akin Groundskeeper Willy Wee Heavy QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
3rd Brian Gray A Tall Cask Imperial Stout  

Table 9: Wood, Smoke, and Spice, & Other (26 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Chad Medford Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires Rauchbier Red Earth Brewers
2nd Jeremiah Baer Candy Cap Mushroom Stout Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd Timothy Wicklund Freshly Shorn Mixed-Style Beer Keepers of Craft

Table 10: American Amber, Brown, & Dark Beers (20 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jim Williamson Will’s Brown Ale American Brown Ale  
2nd Daniel Kukuk Longshoreman American Porter Motor City Mashers
3rd Fritz Schanz Stearman’s American Stout American Stout Denton County Homebrewers Guild
HM Evan Brill Red Mosquito American Amber Ale Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD

Table 11: Belgian & Abbey Ales (25 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Luke Helbling Be Tripel (3) Belgian Tripel Hollywood Hopheads
2nd Nathan James Avenge My Death Belgian Dark Strong Ale  
3rd Tracy Pratt Shimae All Day Belgian Dubbel Battleground Brewers Guild

Table 12: American Pale and IPA (25 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Ross Stuart Hazy IPA Hazy IPA Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd Ross Stuart IPA American IPA Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd Byron Bird Circle City IPA Black IPA High Plains Drafters [TX]

Table 13: Fruit & Sour Beers (22 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jeremiah Baer Yuzugose Fruit Beer Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd Adam Wojciechowicz Zombie Cda Brett Beer  
3rd Stephen Schmitt Young and Old Gueuze Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 14: Irish & Scottish Ales (15 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Stephen Schmitt Maxwell’s Stout-Porter Irish Stout Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd David O’Neal O’Neal’s Irish Red Irish Red Ale The Brü Club
3rd Dirk Montgomery Old Walking Stick Irish Extra Stout Red Earth Brewers