31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Thanks to all who participated in the 31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
There were 411 entries judged and 581 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kyle Ernsberger | Czech Please | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Terry Fast | Pear Pressure | C1D: New World Perry | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Wyoming Brewer of the Year
Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|
Sara Willson | Russian Imperialism | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Accomplice Pro-Am
Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|
Weston Wright | Madge | 25B: Saison | Indian Peaks Alers |
Altitude Pro-Am
Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|
James Allen | Inner Sanctum | 26A: Belgian Single | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Jagerhund Brew on Premise
Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|
Blake Ernst Co-Brewer: Mike Boesen | Blake's Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Weiz Guys |
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|
Matthew Johnsen | Hello Adventurer! | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Heavy Medal Brewer (119 Participating Brewers)
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Heavy Medal Club (51 Participating Clubs)
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Standard American Lager (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | John Harlan MHP | Project Car | 1A: American Light Lager | |
2nd | Curtis Ritter MHP | Right On Tap | 1B: American Lager | Ace Brewing Society |
3rd | Bobby Rinehart MHP | Smoldering Log | 1B: American Lager | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 2: Standard American Ales (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | William Vigil MHP | Not Your Mama's Cream | 1C: Cream Ale | Ace Brewing Society |
2nd | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Whatcha Know 'Bout That | 1C: Cream Ale | Maltose Falcons |
3rd | John Harlan MHP | Udderly Delightful | 1C: Cream Ale |
Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager (9 entries)
Table 4: Other Pale Bitter Lager (Leicht, Export, NZ Pils) (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Hello Adventurer! | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
2nd | Adam Lund MHP | I Second-Guess And Overthink And Rethink Every Single Fart | 5A: German Leichtbier | Oregon Brew Crew |
3rd | Ben Sookying MHP | Hellaz Happy | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Table 5: Kolsch (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Daniel Sisler | Sisler's BrauHaus | 5B: Kölsch | Liquid Poets |
2nd | Erik Jensen | RCB Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
3rd | Donald Schneider MHP | Krampus Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | Weiz Guys |
Table 6: German Pilsner (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | David Carpenter MHP Co-Brewer: Patrick Schmid | Spätschoppen | 5D: German Pils | Weiz Guys |
2nd | Matthew Young MHP | Si Gogglin | 5D: German Pils | Ace Brewing Society |
3rd | Geoff Humphrey MHP | Forty-Six And 2 | 5D: German Pils | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 7: Amber Malty European Lager (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Rollin' Wheels And Shiftin Gears | 2B: International Amber Lager | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Brady Smith | Herr Dunkelhose | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
3rd | Louis Strowger MHP | Double Vision | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
4th | David Towles MHP | Amber Lager | 2B: International Amber Lager | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Table 8: Amber Bitter European Beer (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Terry Fast MHP | Altzeit | 7B: Altbier | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Salzburg Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Evanston Homebrew Club |
3rd | Scott Patrick MHP | Long List Of Antonyms | 7A: Vienna Lager | Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) |
Table 9: Czech Pale, Amber & Dark Lager (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Steve Ristau MHP | Stau-Haus D A R K | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
2nd | Haven Schultz MHP | Kralove Amber Reserve | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | The Brü Club |
3rd | Mike Neice MHP | Passport Beer | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Ace Brewing Society |
Table 10: Czech Premium Pale Lager (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Czech Please | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
2nd | Ross Stuart | Czech Lager | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
3rd | Erik Jensen | Czech Your Six | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Table 12: Dark European Lager (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Stephen Schmitt MHP | FC Bayern Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Evanston Homebrew Club |
2nd | Gerad Miller MHP | Schwartzy | 8B: Schwarzbier | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
3rd | Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios | Schwarz Pelz | 8B: Schwarzbier | DC Homebrewers |
Table 13: Strong European Beer (8 entries)
Table 14: German Wheat Beer (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Rensing MHP | Fawn Knutsen | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
2nd | William Vigil MHP | Johnny Chimpo 3.0 | 10A: Weissbier | Ace Brewing Society |
3rd | Dominick Dufner | And A Dark Wind Blows | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | STLBrewhogs |
Table 15: British Bitter (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Travis Cherry MHP | Dominion's Bitter Duchy | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
2nd | Jay Kinney MHP | Bitter Inspiration 25 | 11C: Strong Bitter | Weiz Guys |
3rd | Paul Dey | Barbed Wire | 11B: Best Bitter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 16: Pale & Strong Commonwealth Beer (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Brady Smith | E. Kent Goldfinger Ale | 12A: British Golden Ale | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
2nd | Eric Simley | Old Craw | 17B: Old Ale | Indian Peaks Alers |
3rd | John Erste | Citra Island IPA | 12C: English IPA | Little Mountain Homebrewers Association |
Table 17: Brown British Beer (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Terry Fast MHP | Baker's Street | 13C: English Porter | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
2nd | Travis Cherry MHP | World Domination Requires Taking Australia First | 13A: Dark Mild | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
3rd | David Towles MHP | Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Table 18: Scottish Ale (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Russell Willden | Grasshopper | 14C: Scottish Export | Aurora City Brew Club |
2nd | Jim Williamson MHP | Scottichronicon | 14C: Scottish Export | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
3rd | Travis Cherry MHP | Kilted Carcassone | 14C: Scottish Export | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 19: Irish Beer (16 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Blake Ernst Co-Brewer: Mike Boesen | Blake's Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Weiz Guys |
2nd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
3rd | Paul Dey | Roger That | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 20: Dark British Beer (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Michael Boesen MHP | 241 Sweet Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | Liquid Poets |
2nd | Jeremy Jones | Lugh | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Snake River Brewers |
3rd | Gerad Miller MHP | Show Her My Oat Face | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
Table 21: American Blonde Ale (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jacob Andrew | Dirty Blonde Bombshell | 18A: Blonde Ale | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
2nd | Louis Strowger MHP | Penny Lane | 18A: Blonde Ale | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
3rd | Mark Boelman MHP | This Beer Is Blonde. Trump Is Orange | 18A: Blonde Ale | Weiz Guys |
Table 22: American Pale Ale (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Hop Science | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
2nd | Mark Boelman MHP | Baseline Happiness | 18B: American Pale Ale | Weiz Guys |
3rd | Jake McQueen MHP | Dream State | 18B: American Pale Ale | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 23: Amber and Brown American Beer (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Ben Gaylord | Austin's Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
2nd | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Amber Waves Of Grain | 19A: American Amber Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
3rd | Kim Hynek MHP | Come On California! | 19B: California Common | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 24: American Porter and Stout (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Dwight Wilson Co-Brewer: James Weed | Winter Solstice | 20A: American Porter | O-Town Hop Heads |
2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | The Butlers Only Taught Us Half Of What We Know | 20B: American Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
3rd | Weston Wright MHP | Kedakai! As God Made Her | 20C: Imperial Stout | Indian Peaks Alers |
Table 25: American IPA (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Thomas Musquiez MHP | Embrace The Collection Cup, Isai | 21A: American IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |
2nd | Kevin Otting | Cloud Splitter IPA | 21A: American IPA | Liquid Poets |
3rd | Jake McQueen MHP | I Could Quit Drinking IPA Whenever I Want, I Just Don't Want To | 21A: American IPA | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 26: Specialty IPA (13 entries)
Table 27: Hazy IPA (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Gerad Miller MHP | Baby, You Make Me Wish I Had Three Hands | 21C: Hazy IPA | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
2nd | Jay Walford MHP | Hop Chrome To Your Dome | 21C: Hazy IPA | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
3rd | Jonathan Marut MHP | White Whale NEIPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
Table 28: Strong American Ale (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Up On A Quasar | 22A: Double IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
2nd | Jay Walford MHP | LB Double Red | 22B: American Strong Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
3rd | Ben Gaylord | Cleansed By Fire | 22A: Double IPA |
Table 29: Sour & Wild Ales (10 entries)
Table 30: Belgian Ale (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Van Overveld | 24A: Witbier | Red Earth Brewers |
2nd | Donald Schneider MHP Co-Brewer: Rob Hardisty | Split Batch Experiment: Golden Strong | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Weiz Guys |
3rd | Philip Lafleur MHP | Bière Le Fleur D'or | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Weiz Guys |
Table 31: Saison (8 entries)
Table 32: Monastic Single, Dubbel & Tripel Ale (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | James Allen MHP | Inner Sanctum | 26A: Belgian Single | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
2nd | James Allen MHP | Arrête La Folie | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
3rd | Jordan Stone MHP | Rhodes Nose | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 33: Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Quad) (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Ed Moore | Asha Belgian Dark Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
2nd | David Towles MHP | Dark Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
3rd | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Dawn Is Coming | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
4th | Michael Koehler MHP | On The Dark Side | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |