24th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
There were 350 entries judged and 250 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Monks | Aschenbecher | 6B: Rauchbier | Northern Hills Homebrew Club |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rusty Brinkman | G O J | C1A: New World Cider | High Plains Drafters |
Best of Show – Ace of Clubs 2018
| Place | Winner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | High Plains Drafters | ||||
| 2nd | Weiz Guys | ||||
| 3rd | Rock Hoppers |
Best of Show – Top Wyoming Brewer
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Monks | Aschenbecher | 6B: Rauchbier | Northern Hills Homebrew Club |
Best of Show – Melvin Pro-Am
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Estes Co-Brewer: Amy Estes | Child Labor Czech | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | IBU |
Best of Show – Accomplice Pro-Am
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miroslav Tomschik | Morgiana | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Laramie Brew Club |
Best of Show – Altitude Pro-Am
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Miller | Little GB | 27A: Historical Beer | IBU |
Best of Show – One Eyed Buffalo - Brew on Premise
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Gawthrop | Colorado Blonde | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Weiz Guys |
Best of Show – Frontier Brewing - Brew on Premise
| Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Ficarra | Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | None |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Czech Lagers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Estes Co-Brewer: Amy Estes | IBU Evansville, WY | Child Labor Czech | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
| 2nd | Miroslav Tomschik | Laramie Brew Club Laramie, WY | Morgiana | 3D: Czech Dark Lager |
| 3rd | Michael Bliven | Eaton, CO | Czech Premium Pale Lager | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Ficarra | None WINDSOR, CO | Bavarian Helles | 4A: Munich Helles |
| 2nd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | 2-18 Mai Bock | 4C: Helles Bock |
| 3rd | Ernie Smith | IBU Casper, Wyoming | Helles Belles | 4A: Munich Helles |
Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Miller | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, wy | Thy Dilly | 5D: German Pils |
| 2nd | Geoff Humphrey | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Mein Sprockets | 5C: German Exportbier |
| 3rd | Scott Ficarra | None WINDSOR, CO | Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch |
Table 4: European Dark & Strong Lager (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Co | Miss Kitty Batltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter |
| 2nd | Jay Kinney | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Mock Bock Info: Amber/Dark Color | 9A: Doppelbock |
| 3rd | Shawn Miller | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, wy | 3rd Darkness | 8B: Schwarzbier |
Table 5: German Wheat (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Allen | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, CO | Ein Prosit! | 10A: Weissbier |
| 2nd | Philip LaFleur | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Chiquita Hefeweizen | 10A: Weissbier |
| 3rd | James Allen | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, CO | Noch Ein Bier, Bitte. | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier |
Table 6: English Pale & Bitter (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kinney | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | My Pub ESB 3 | 11C: Strong Bitter |
| 2nd | Ernie Smith | IBU Casper, Wyoming | Bitter Brit IV | 11C: Strong Bitter |
| 3rd | Nick Perakos | Evans, Colorado | British Invasion | 11C: Strong Bitter |
Table 7: English Brown (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Glenn Berry | Parker Hopaholics Elizabeth, CO | Roxy's Brown Porter | 13C: English Porter |
| 2nd | Jack Miller | IBU Casper, Wyoming | Jackson's Brown | 13B: English Brown Ale |
| 3rd | Jay Kinney | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Brown Beauty Too | 13A: Dark Mild |
Table 8: English Dark (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Boelman | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | A Dream Of Mine, A Nightmare Of Yours | 16A: Sweet Stout |
| 2nd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | 14-17 Forgien Extra Stout | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout |
| 3rd | Wade Meyer Co-Brewer: Ty Rap | Poudre Valley Homebrewers Guild Greeley, CO | Milk Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout |
| HM | Patrick Chavez | Aurora city brew club Aurora , Colorado | Oatey Bagoaty | 16B: Oatmeal Stout |
Table 9: English Strong (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacob Roush | Loveland, CO | Dinna Fash | 17C: Wee Heavy |
| 2nd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | 1-15 Thomas Hardy | 17D: English Barleywine |
| 3rd | Douglas Schmidt | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | Hardy's Beer | 17D: English Barleywine |
Table 10: Irish Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Monks | Northern Hills Homebrew Club Sundance, WY | Sardonic Stout | 15B: Irish Stout |
| 2nd | Jay Walford Co-Brewer: Brandon Fitzgerald | Cheyenne, WY | Mr. Biggs | 15A: Irish Red Ale |
| 3rd | Gerald McIlvenna Co-Brewer: Adam McIlvenna | Aurora, Colo. | McOva Irish Stout | 15B: Irish Stout |
Table 11: American Standard Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Peter Sustr | Morrison, Colorado | Wheat Rules Everything Around Me | 1D: American Wheat Beer |
| 2nd | Jay Walford Co-Brewer: Brandon Fitzgerald | Cheyenne, WY | Lawnmower Man Deuce | 1C: Cream Ale |
| 3rd | Wade Meyer Co-Brewer: Ty Rap | Poudre Valley Homebrewers Guild Greeley, CO | Zoe | 1D: American Wheat Beer |
Table 12: American Pale Ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A.J. Andrews | Loveland, Colorado | Fingers Crossed Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale |
| 2nd | Jacob Lindholm | Peyton, CO | Jake's Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Jacob Roush | Loveland, CO | Aspen Gold | 18A: Blonde Ale |
Table 13: American Amber & Brown (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chad Legerski | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | Black Widow Red Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale |
| 2nd | Matthew Sackett | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | Steam Me Up Scotty | 19B: California Common |
| 3rd | Nicholas Lockwood Co-Brewer: Janti Klimecki | Longmont, CO | Little Bear Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale |
Table 14: American Porter and Stout (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Monks | Northern Hills Homebrew Club Sundance, WY | Chernyy | 20C: Imperial Stout |
| 2nd | Michael Bliven Co-Brewer: Kai Koponen | Eaton, CO | American Porter | 20A: American Porter |
| 3rd | Nick Perakos | Evans, Colorado | Oatiboat Stout | 20B: American Stout |
| HM | Glenn Berry | Parker Hopaholics Elizabeth, CO | Russian Steel | 20C: Imperial Stout |
Table 15: American Strong (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jon Unruh | High Plains Drafters Pine Bluffs, WY | Juiciest Secret | 22A: Double IPA |
| 2nd | Geoff Coleman | The Brewing Network Fort Collins, CO | Hybrid Theory | 22A: Double IPA |
| 3rd | Matt Miller | Rimrock Brewers Guild Billings, Montana | Double IPA | 22A: Double IPA |
Table 16: American IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brad Bagby | Grist Busters Denver, Colorado | Hardwired...To Dry-Hop | 21A: American IPA |
| 2nd | Stefan Hackler | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | Citra IPA | 21A: American IPA |
| 3rd | Michael Sullivan | Bighorn Homebrew Club Gillette, Wyoming | Doppy IPA No. 4 | 21A: American IPA |
Table 17: Specialty IPA (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Miroslav Tomschik | Laramie Brew Club Laramie, WY | Not So Wild Info: New England IPA^Session Strength | 21B: Specialty IPA |
| 2nd | Chris Mulligan | Loveland, CO | Midnight Run Black IPA Info: Standard Black IPA^Standard Strength | 21B: Specialty IPA |
| 3rd | Daniel Christensen | IBU Casper, Wyoming | High On Hops Session IPA Info: Session stength American IPA^Session Strength | 21B: Specialty IPA |
Table 18: Belgian & French (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kinney | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Biere De Fete Info: Amber Color | 24C: Biere de Garde |
| 2nd | Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: Josh DeHart | Foam on the Range Denver, CO | P@$$Y Grabbin' Belgian Pale | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale |
| 3rd | Scott Ficarra | None WINDSOR, CO | Biere De Mars Info: Amber Color | 24C: Biere de Garde |
Table 19: Trappist Ale (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Duran | Loveland, CO | Belgian Triple | 26C: Belgian Tripel |
| 2nd | Gary Black | Jefferson County Home Brewers Arnold, Missouri | Morning Vespers | 26A: Trappist Single |
| 3rd | Jay Strever | Rimrock Brewers Guild Billings, MT | CGR | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Table 20: Sour & Wild Ale (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Whited Co-Brewer: Eric Gould | Rock Hoppers Parker, CO | For The Horse You Grow Much Fonder Info: Golden farmhouse with Pedio/Lacto and aged on oak/palisade glowhaven peaches. | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer |
| 2nd | Kevin Ramler | Cheyenne, Wyoming | Brett Saison Info: The base style is saison(25B). It is not a 100% Brett fermented beer. | 28A: Brett Beer |
| 3rd | Leo Vitt | SPALT Sidney, Nebraska | Peche Info: Peach^Low/None Sweetness^Medium Carbonation | 23F: Fruit Lambic |
Table 21: Spice, Herb, Veg (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Walford Co-Brewer: Brandon Fitzgerald | Cheyenne, WY | German Chocolate Stout Info: Sweet Stout as base style; brewed with cacao nibs and toasted coconut flakes | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
| 2nd | Peter Sustr | Morrison, Colorado | Red Clouds Smokey Mountain Info: Stout base w Smoked Chipotle peppers | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
| 3rd | Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: Josh DeHart, “Spot Me México Will Pay!” | Foam on the Range Denver, CO | Tremendous Wall Green Chili Agave Wheat Info: American Wheat with Hatch Green Chilies and Blue Agave. | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
| HM | Rob Hardisty | Weiz Guys Fort Collins, Colorado | Good Morning Blonde Info: Blonde Ale base style; infused with Coffee | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Table 22: Fruit Beers (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerald McIlvenna Co-Brewer: Adam McIlvenna | Aurora, Colo. | McOva Strawberry/Rhubarab Cream Ale Info: Base Beer: Cream Ale; Fruits: Strawberry, & Rhubarb. | 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer |
| 2nd | Mike Myers | The Brewing Network Loveland , Colorado | Its Meyer Not Myers Info: Kettle soured using goodbelly probiotics, wheat beer style, using meyer lemon puree. | 29C: Speciality Fruit Beer |
| 3rd | Stephen Underwood | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wy | Stephen UnderwoodAmerican Wheat Info: American Wheat Watermelon | 29A: Fruit Beer |
Table 23: Wood & Smoke Beers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoff Humphrey | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Colorado | Blithering Blattard Bastard Info: English Barleywine aged for 3 months on medium toast American oak. | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer |
| 2nd | Geoff Humphrey | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Colorado | You're A Lot Smarter Than I Look Info: Belgian-style Brune aged on rum-soaked, heavy toast oak. | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
| 3rd | Philip Whited Co-Brewer: Eric Gould | Rock Hoppers Parker, CO | Oden's Last Ryed Info: Rye English Style Barleywine aged in a Rye Wiskey barrel for 6 months. | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
Table 24: Specialty & Experimental (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Sullivan | Bighorn Homebrew Club Gillette, Wyoming | Mex-I-Can Info: Mexican Chocolate Milk Stout. Its a milk/sweet stout with chocolate/chili added. ingredients outside of mash include: lactose sugar, domincan cocoa, chili-cayenne-chimayo powder, cinnomon sticks. | 34C: Experimental Beer |
| 2nd | Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: Josh DeHart | Foam on the Range Denver, CO | Sticky Fingers Saison Info: Pale, super strength Ssidon that is a hybrid with Sauvignon blanc wine. New Zealand hops and grapefruit. | 34C: Experimental Beer |
| 3rd | Ed Moore | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Co | Sammy Forbidden Fruit Info: Hoegaarden's forbidden fruit clone - special yeast and no adjuncts added fruit notes come from yeast and grain. | 34A: Clone Beer |
Table 25: Mead (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Co | Sparkles Wit Braggot | M4A: Braggot |
| 2nd | Ed Moore | Rock Hoppers Highlands Ranch, Co | Sparkles Mojito Mead Info: Standard, still, sweet Mojito added to orange blossom honey | M4C: Experimental Mead |
| 3rd | Caroline Van Sant-Crowle | Indian Peaks Alers Brighton, Colorado | Star Thistle Mead | M1A: Dry Mead |
| HM | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, Wyoming | 10-08 Traditional Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead |
Table 26: Cider & Perry (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rusty Brinkman | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | G O J | C1A: New World Cider |
| 2nd | Leo Caselli Co-Brewer: Samantha Caselli | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | Mountain Hound Apfelwein | C2C: Applewine |
| 3rd | John Hiatt | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Rachel's Raspberry Cider Info: 5 gallons Sprouts brand organic pasteurized cider 30 oz frozen organic raspberries added frozen to cider after FG reached | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit |
Table 27: Scottish Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rusty Brinkman | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | Willy's Draught | 14B: Scottish Heavy |
| 2nd | Philip LaFleur | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Haggis Eater | 14C: Scottish Export |
| 3rd | Ernie Smith | IBU Casper, Wyoming | Sassenach | 14B: Scottish Heavy |
| HM | George Zak | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | Some Day | 14A: Scottish Light |
Table 28: Strong Belgian Ale (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: Scott Tanner | Foam on the Range Denver, CO | Sari Street Saison Info: Standard Strength^Pale Color | 25B: Saison |
| 2nd | John Gawthrop | Weiz Guys Loveland, Colorado | Colorado Blonde | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale |
| 3rd | Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: Josh DeHart | Foam on the Range Denver, CO | Hamilton's Golden Standard Strong | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
Table 29: Amber Bitter European Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Myers | The Brewing Network Loveland , Colorado | Altbier Smaltbier | 7B: Altbier |
| 2nd | Paul Dey | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | Free Malt VL | 7A: Vienna Lager |
| 3rd | David Kilts | Weiz Guys Fort Collins, Colorado | Alte Schule | 7B: Altbier |
Table 30: Amber Malty European Lager (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Monks | Northern Hills Homebrew Club Sundance, WY | Aschenbecher | 6B: Rauchbier |
| 2nd | Ted Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | 4-16 Dunkels Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | High Plains Drafters Cheyenne, WY | Baaaaaaaaahhhhhhhck | 6C: Dunkels Bock |
Table 31: Historical Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Club | Entry Name | Style |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kinney | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Hello Porter Info: Pre-Prohibition Porter - An American adaptation of English Porter using American ingredients, including adjuncts. | 27A: Historical Beer |
| 2nd | Philip LaFleur | Weiz Guys Loveland, CO | Joe Roggenbier Info: Roggenbier | 27A: Historical Beer |
| 3rd | Jack Miller | IBU Casper, Wyoming | Little GB Info: London Brown Ale | 27A: Historical Beer |
Judging Locations and Dates
4/22, Sunday AM @ Depot Street Merchants
04/22/2018 at 9:00 AM, MDT
4/22, Sunday PM @ Depot Street Merchants
04/22/2018 at 1:00 PM, MDT
4/23, Monday @ Depot Street Merchants
04/23/2018 at 5:30 PM, MDT
4/25, Wednesday @ Depot Street Merchants
04/25/2018 at 5:30 PM, MDT
4/27, Friday @ Depot Street Merchants
04/27/2018 at 5:30 PM, MDT
4/28, Saturday AM @ Cheyenne Beverage
04/28/2018 at 9:00 AM, MDT
4/28, Saturday PM @ Cheyenne Beverage
04/28/2018 at 1:00 PM, MDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2018 at 12:00 AM, MST through 04/14/2018 at 12:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 04/14/2018 at 1:00 PM, MDT through 04/14/2018 at 12:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 04/14/2018 at 1:00 PM, MDT through 04/14/2018 at 12:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Shipping is Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location through 04/01/2018 at 12:00 AM, MDT 04/14/2018 at 5:00 PM, MDT.