Thanks To All Who Participated in the DC Homebrewers Club Cherry Blossom Competition
There were 219 entries judged and 233 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Because some categories had a small number of entries, they were combined at judging time, which is why not every category has a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd.
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Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Doug Nolan |
Scottish Wood |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Star City Brewers Guild |
 2nd |
Karl Homburg |
Castleburg Cream Ale |
6A: Cream Ale |
James River Homebrewers |
 3rd |
Dan Bremer |
Bremerweizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
GRIST |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Light Lager (3 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
George Mowell |
Lawnmower Premium Lager |
1C: Premium American Lager |
DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Mark Girard |
The Other Lager |
1D: Munich Helles |
Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) |
Category 2: Pilsner (1 entry)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Douglas Penn |
SMaSH’d Pils |
2A: German Pilsner (Pils) |
GRIST |
Category 3: European Amber Lager (3 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 3rd |
Brian Davis
Co-Brewer: Luis Pazmino |
Arrested In Leiderhosen |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
DC Homebrewers |
Category 4: Dark Lager (1 entry)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Nicholas Griner |
Schwarzie |
4C: Schwarzbier |
BURP |
Category 5: Bock (1 entry)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jason Bryant |
Doppelbock |
5C: Doppelbock |
Wort Hogs |
Category 6: Light Hybrid Beer (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Karl Homburg |
Castleburg Cream Ale |
6A: Cream Ale |
James River Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Joe Bump |
Little Johnny Rye Guy |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Ryan Mowbray
Co-Brewer: JB Zorn |
Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
DC Homebrew Club |
Category 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (5 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Anthony Erdman
Co-Brewer: Jon Holley |
California Common |
7B: California Common Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Mark Girard |
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7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) |
Category 8: English Pale Ale (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
David Vesser |
Special Bitter |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
The Wort Hogs |
Category 9: Scottish and Irish Ale (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
John Krehbiel |
Two To Beam Up |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
MALT |
| 2nd |
Anthony Erdman |
Scottish Light 60/- |
9A: Scottish Light 60/- |
|
| 3rd |
Paul Richelmi |
Resistance Irish Red |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
|
Category 10: American Ale (25 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steven Meckl |
House Pale Ale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
|
| 2nd |
Christopher Call |
Bad To The Bone Brown Ale |
10C: American Brown Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Nicholas Griner |
GrinerHaus Pale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
BURP |
Category 12: Porter (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ben Turner |
Coop’s Porter |
12A: Brown Porter |
|
| 2nd |
Nicole Owren-Wiest |
The Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
|
| 3rd |
Bob Rouse |
Brown Crown Porter |
12A: Brown Porter |
DC Homebrewers |
Category 13: Stout (25 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Roy Roberts |
Leethouse Stout |
13C: Oatmeal Stout |
DC Homebrew |
| 2nd |
Jim Koebel |
Beer #1 |
13F: Imperial Stout |
DCHB |
| 3rd |
John Burke
Co-Brewer: Kurt Hauptman |
Twist N Stout |
13E: American Stout |
DC Homebrewers |
Category 14: India Pale Ale (IPA) (26 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Janish |
West Coast IPA |
14B: American IPA |
|
| 2nd |
Edward Sheriff |
Citra IPA #1 |
14B: American IPA |
|
| 3rd |
Andy Skotnicki
Co-Brewer: Mike Mercer |
AHA DCH IPA |
14B: American IPA |
|
Category 15: German Wheat and Rye Beer (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Dan Bremer |
Bremerweizen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
GRIST |
Category 16: Belgian and French Ale (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Andrew O’Brien |
Sequestration |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Chop and Brew |
| 1st |
Edward Sheriff |
Citra Wheat Saison |
16A: Witbier |
|
| 2nd |
Karl Homburg |
Queens Garde |
16D: Biere de Garde |
James River Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Alex Spencer |
Royal Monkey |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
GRIST |
| 3rd |
Sam Wineka |
Belgian Specialty |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Kenneth Dawson
Co-Brewer: N/a |
Saison De La Bax |
16C: Saison |
Prince William Brewer’s Guild |
Category 17: Sour Ale (6 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Shane Kelley |
Pucker Up Baby |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
Delmarva United Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Joe Moran
Co-Brewer: Matt Kennedy |
OHB Flanders |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
Bruclear |
Category 18: Belgian Strong Ale (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Dan Bremer |
Sexy Blond Ale |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
GRIST |
| 2nd |
Christian Burns |
Rochfort 10 Clone |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Frank Pigulski |
Flying Pig Blonde |
18A: Belgian Blond Ale |
|
Category 19: Strong Ale (4 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brent Machado |
English Barleywine |
19B: English Barleywine |
Crabs |
| 3rd |
Steve Claeys |
2013 English Barleywine |
19B: English Barleywine |
DC Homebrewers |
Category 20: Fruit Beer (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ryan Costello
Co-Brewer: Chase Chevalier |
Jammin’ Coco Stout |
20A: Fruit Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Brian Haroldson |
Cherry Popper Cherry Porter |
20A: Fruit Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Steven Finch |
Blimey |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Fort Belvoir Homebrewers |
Category 21: Spice/Herb/Vegatable Beer (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jason Doster |
Third Planet Spiced Wheat-Rye |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Lee Kexel |
Poblano Wit |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Doug Nolan |
Santa Hammered |
21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer |
Star City Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Christine Brazill
Co-Brewer: Ted Perez |
Mocha Brown |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
Category 22: Smoke-Flavored and Wood-Aged Beer (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Doug Nolan |
Scottish Wood |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Star City Brewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Robert Fink |
After Style |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Aaron Jeanguenat |
Whiskey Barrel Imperial Stout |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
|
Category 23: Specialty Beer (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Daniel Lobo |
Fragant Cirrhosis |
23A: Specialty Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd |
Ryan Yates |
Maggie’s Potion #6 |
23A: Specialty Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Thomas Sords |
Lawnmower Pale |
23A: Specialty Beer |
BURP |
Category 40: Cherry Blossom (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brooke Heaton |
Sour Cherry Lambic |
40A: Cherry Blossom |
|
| 2nd |
Brian Baines
Co-Brewer: Sam Modica |
Dirty Little Tart Scottish Ale |
40A: Cherry Blossom |
DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Joe Moran
Co-Brewer: Matt Kennedy |
Cherry Golden Strong |
40A: Cherry Blossom |
Bruclear |
