Thanks To All Who Participated in the 22nd Spirit Of Free Beer Homebrew Competition
There were 489 entries judged and 235 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Patrick Gibson |
The Pils That Ills |
2A: German Pilsner |
Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale |
2nd |
Mel Thompson |
Too Strong For A Limey Too |
19B: English Barleywine |
BURP |
3rd |
Joe Rezendes |
It’s MY Beer! |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Brewing Network |
Best of Show – Bill Moe Award
The Bill Moe Award, named for the late BURP member Bill Moe, is given to the participant who achieves the highest scoring beer at the competition with a malt extract-based beer.
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mark Menkis
Co-Brewer: Katrina Menkis |
Red Oak Spring Ale |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
|
HM |
Jeff Ferraro |
Bloody Chainsaw – It’s The End |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
|
Winning Entries
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Bob Brown |
Helles Yes! |
1D: Munich Helles |
HOPS! Homebrewers’ Pride of the Southside |
2nd |
Bill Boyden
Co-Brewer: John Wheeler |
American Lager |
1B: Standard American Lager |
|
3rd |
John Peed |
Arbeitermann |
1E: Dortmunder Export |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Patrick Gibson |
The Pils That Ills |
2A: German Pilsner |
Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale |
2nd |
Andy Anderson
Co-Brewer: Kathy Koch |
Prague Passion |
2B: Bohemian Pilsner |
BURP |
3rd |
Edward Bielaus |
Mel Can Bite My Crank |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Rob Farrell |
I Wanna Be Sedated |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
CRABS |
2nd |
Robert Stevens |
RoAnne Vienna |
3A: Vienna Lager |
BURP |
3rd |
Joe Edidin |
Oktoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Joe Rezendes |
It’s MY Beer! |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Brewing Network |
2nd |
Brandon Daly |
May The Schwarz Be With You |
4C: Schwarzbier |
|
3rd |
Mike Sienkiewicz |
Rubberneck Dunkel |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
|
HM |
Hope OKeeffe
Co-Brewer: Scott Burns |
Schwarzbier |
4C: Schwarzbier |
BURP & GRIST |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mike Sienkiewicz |
Rubberneck Bock |
5B: Traditional Bock |
|
2nd |
Mel Thompson |
Catchulator |
5C: Doppelbock |
BURP |
3rd |
Keith Kost |
Maibock |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
TRASH |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Dennis Finney |
American Wheat |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
|
2nd |
Jeremy Maldonado |
Bike Lane Brewery – Kilometer Kolsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers DOH! |
3rd |
Joe Bump |
Little Johnny Rye Guy |
6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Robert Stevens |
RoAnne Alt |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
BURP |
2nd |
Keith Kost |
And In Third Place With A Dusseldorf Altbier… |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
TRASH |
3rd |
Brendan Kelly |
BDK Alt |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
BURP, Prince William Brewers Guild |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
David Vesser |
Special Bitter |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
The Wort Hogs |
2nd |
Edward Bielaus |
The Sorrows Of Empire ESB |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
BURP |
3rd |
John Peed |
True Brit |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Tennessee Valley Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mark Menkis
Co-Brewer: Katrina Menkis |
Red Oak Spring Ale |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
|
2nd |
Joe O’Keefe |
Banshee |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
CRABS |
3rd |
Bill Ridgely
Co-Brewer: Wendy Aaronson |
MacAthair O’ The Dog |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
BURP |
HM |
Joe Rezendes |
Rose’s Red |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
Brewing Network |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mel Thompson |
No Thai Spices |
10A: American Pale Ale |
BURP |
2nd |
Karl Homburg |
Bishop’s Brown Ale |
10C: American Brown Ale |
James River Home Brewers |
3rd |
Joe Bump
Co-Brewer: Keeran Bump |
Mo Betta |
10A: American Pale Ale |
DC Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mark Girard |
Sound System |
11A: Mild |
BURP |
2nd |
Steve Lusk |
Cheshire Brown Ale No. 3 |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
|
3rd |
Keith Kost |
Better Than Ocque |
11A: Mild |
TRASH |
HM |
Kenneth Padgett
Co-Brewer: John Lifsey |
BrewNet |
11B: Southern English Brown Ale |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Peter Polczynski |
Skinny Pete And Badger’s Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers |
2nd |
Nicole Owren-Wiest |
Porter’s Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
|
3rd |
Bill Ridgely
Co-Brewer: Wendy Aaronson |
Coal Porter |
12A: Brown Porter |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mel Thompson
Co-Brewer: Billy Boy Ridgely |
Pair o’ BARFers |
13B: Sweet Stout |
BURP |
2nd |
Karl Homburg |
Oatmeal Stout |
13C: Oatmeal Stout |
James River Home Brewers |
3rd |
Patrick Garvin
Co-Brewers: Randy Barnette, Christine Johnbrier |
West Indian Viagra |
13D: Foreign Extra Stout |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Wendy Schmidt |
English IPA |
14A: English IPA |
BURP |
2nd |
Anthony Erdman
Co-Brewer: Jeff Scandinaro |
American IPA |
14B: American IPA |
|
3rd |
Nick Harden
Co-Brewer: Martin Dodge |
3939 |
14C: Imperial IPA |
|
HM |
Andy Skotnicki
Co-Brewer: Michael Mercer |
3rd Chance IPA |
14B: American IPA |
Wolftrap |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Jim Sawitzke
Co-Brewer: Pieter Huiberts |
Weizen Heimer |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
FOAM |
2nd |
Jeff Muse |
Cursing Wife |
15C: Weizenbock |
St. Louis Brews |
3rd |
Matthew Bocknek
Co-Brewer: Alfred Gamulo |
Bavarian Hefeweissbier |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
|
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Steve Schember |
Always Summer |
16C: Saison |
|
2nd |
Keith Kost |
Chloegaarden |
16A: Witbier |
TRASH |
3rd |
Colleen Cannon
Co-Brewers: Tom Cannon, Pat Crowe, Janet Crowe |
Grande Screw |
16B: Belgian Pale Ale |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Shane Kelley |
Pucker Up Baby |
17A: Berliner Weisse |
|
2nd |
Jamey Barlow |
Cuvee Jamey |
17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
CAMRA (Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale) |
3rd |
Bob Rouse |
Wedding Lambic |
17F: Fruit Lambic |
BURP, DC Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Christian Burns |
Rochefort 10 Clone |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
BURP |
2nd |
Frank Filteau |
GS |
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
|
3rd |
Jeff Ferraro |
Bloody Chainsaw – It’s The End |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
|
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Mel Thompson |
Too Strong For A Limey Too |
19B: English Barleywine |
BURP |
2nd |
Mel Thompson |
Too Strong For A Limey One |
19B: English Barleywine |
BURP |
3rd |
Jody Grenert
Co-Brewer: Rob Brannan |
Long Winter’s Sleep |
19A: Old Ale |
Athens Homebrew Club |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
David Vesser |
Raspberry Wit V.2 (2.0) |
20A: Fruit Beer |
The Wort Hogs |
2nd |
Shane Kelley |
Caught In The Rain |
20A: Fruit Beer |
|
3rd |
Mark Girard |
Fruity Fruit Fruit, Jr. Shabadoo |
20A: Fruit Beer |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Greg Leifer |
Witty Poblano Wit |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
BURP |
2nd |
Lee Kexel |
Poblano Wit |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
3rd |
Christine Brazill
Co-Brewer: Ted Perez |
Mocha Brown |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
DC Homebrewers |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Rob Farrell |
One Shot To The Body |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
CRABS |
2nd |
Jeremy Maldonado |
Bike Lane Brewery – Peloton Porter |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers DOH! |
3rd |
Armand Houle |
Land Fill |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
TRASH |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Thomas Sords |
Lawnmower Pale – Nottingham |
23A: Specialty Beer |
BURP |
2nd |
Tim Arndt |
Double Barrel Port Pt. I |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Shenandoah Valley Homebrewers Guild |
3rd |
Mel Thompson
Co-Brewer: Billy Boy Ridgely |
Sumatran Dark Roast |
23A: Specialty Beer |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Keith Wickstrom |
Pina Colada Mead |
25C: Other Fruit Melomel |
Midnight Homebrewer’s League |
2nd |
Jamie Langlie
Co-Brewer: Paul Langlie |
Old Mead |
24A: Dry Mead |
BURP |
3rd |
Jamie Langlie
Co-Brewer: Paul Langlie |
New Mead |
24C: Sweet Mead |
BURP |
Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
1st |
Robert Andres |
Russet Baby |
28A: New England Cider |
BURP |
2nd |
Thomas Sords |
Apfelwien Aged On Mulberries |
28C: Applewine |
BURP |
3rd |
Jason Bryant |
Apfelwein |
27A: Common Cider |
Wort Hogs |