32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth

Awards

32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth

Sponsors

Judges

Shannon Albeke, Mark Boelman, Michael Boesen, Rusty Brinkman, David Carpenter, Ashton Christiansen, Randy Combs, Jeffrey Conlon, Nelson Crowle, Blake Ernst, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Nathan Fleming, Gary Gagnon, Jason Gonzales, Josue Herrada, Fred Hirsch, Matt Johnsen, Steven Jones, Jay Kinney, James Koebel, Greg Koeka, Katelyn Kotlarek, Breanna Krueger, Philip Lafleur, Chad Legerski, Brian Leonard, Gregory Mead, Richard Mincer, Sean Minichiello, Ed Moore, James Morgheim, Kent Ostedgaard, Dylan Perkins, Dylan Perkins, Monkey Perkins, Jon Schiller, Raymond Schultz, Jesse Sevier, Timothy Sipe, Daniel Sisler, Kelli Trujillo, Toshiya Ueta, Leo Vitt, Jay Walford, Weston Wright

Judges - Best of Show

Dylan Perkins

Stewards

Chad Legerski, Teena Morgheim, Dylan Perkins, Joe Skiles

Staff

Chad Legerski

Organizer

Paul Dey

By the Numbers

429 Entries 115 Entrants

57 Judges 4 Stewards 1 Staff

123 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Lager

7 entries

Judges: James Koebel (Head Judge), Jon Schiller

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Coastline Lager (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Marine Layer (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Standard American Ales

7 entries

Judges: Ashton Christiansen, Fred Hirsch (Head Judge), Matt Johnsen

1st
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Wheat Ya Gonna Do 'Bout It (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Lawn Chair Happy Hour (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
Lucid Dream (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 3: Czech Pale Lager

8 entries

Judges: Sean Minichiello (Head Judge), Dylan Perkins

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Czech Pils (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Rob Hardisty
Liquid Poets
Mountain Pils (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Tim Devitt
Urban Knaves of Grain
For whom the Pilsner tolls (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Table 4: International Pale and Amber Lager

6 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke (Head Judge), Brian Leonard

1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
It's Raining Gringos (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Itaewon Super Dry (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Matt Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
I Prefer Magneto (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 5: Czech Amber and Dark Lager

11 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke, David Carpenter (Head Judge), Josue Herrada, Raymond Schultz

1st
Jay Kinney
Weiz Guys
Dark Czeck 26 (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Nate Deichert & Shannon Maxwell
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Czech Yo Self (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Matt Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Vigo the Carpathian (3C: Czech Amber Lager)

Table 6: Pale Malty European Lager

12 entries

Judges: Nelson Crowle (Head Judge), Katelyn Kotlarek, Toshiya Ueta, Leo Vitt

1st
Jay Walford
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Last Stop on the S8 (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Jeffrey Rocker
Mai Little Goat (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Mike Neice
Ace Brewing Society
Fest-Beer (4B: Festbier)

Table 7: Pale Bitter European Beer

13 entries

Judges: David Carpenter (Head Judge), Randy Combs, Philip Lafleur, Daniel Sisler

1st
Matt Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Schweinbauer und Schneider (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Pacific Nectar (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Barke Barke Pils (5D: German Pils)

Table 8: European Hybrid Beer

10 entries

Judges: Randy Combs, Jeffrey Conlon, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Ed Moore (Head Judge)

1st
Matthew Young
Ace Brewing Society
The Silver Medalist (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Isarian Alt (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
I Know Notzing! (5B: Kölsch)

Table 9: Amber European Lager

13 entries

Judges: Michael Boesen, Blake Ernst (Head Judge), Steven Jones, Jon Schiller

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Snoke's Shadow (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Karen Sellers & Eric Sellers
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
"I'll be Bock" (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Shannon Fisher
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Fish fest beer (6A: Märzen)

Table 11: Dark European Lager

12 entries

Judges: Rusty Brinkman (Head Judge), Philip Lafleur, Daniel Sisler, Weston Wright

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
International Dark Lager (2C: International Dark Lager)
2nd
Donald Schneider
Liquid Poets
T-T-T-T-T-Toasty, Toasty (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Loring Knutson & Nancy Knutson
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Cerveza Negra (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 12: Strong European Beer

12 entries

Judges: Jay Kinney, Katelyn Kotlarek, Gregory Mead, Richard Mincer (Head Judge)

1st
Shawn Montgomery & Chris Davis
Iowa Brewers Union
Core Beliefs (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Miss Kitty Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Paul Dey
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Instigator (9A: Doppelbock)
4th
Steven Jones
Liquid Poets
Balto's Brew (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 13: German Wheat Beer

8 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke (Head Judge), Dylan Perkins

1st
Alan Wells
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Ode to Live Oak (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Donald Schneider
Liquid Poets
Furious George (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
3rd
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Monk’s Reserve (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 14: British Bitter

11 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke (Head Judge), Greg Koeka, Ed Moore, Leo Vitt

1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
One Bitter Bloke (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Theodore Casser
Tsurrus (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Michael Koehler
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
A Little Bit Better Bitter Than It Used To Be (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 15: Pale Commonwealth Beer

7 entries

Judges: Nathan Fleming, Katelyn Kotlarek (Head Judge)

1st
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Two Wizards Bickering (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Kwikee Down Under (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
3rd
Louis Strowger
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Not Sayin' A1 Atlas is an Alien Space Ship but.... (12C: English IPA)

Table 16: Brown British Beer

14 entries

Judges: Rusty Brinkman (Head Judge), Katelyn Kotlarek, Gregory Mead, Weston Wright

1st
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
The Ministry of Silly Walks (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Porter Alfredson (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Rick Chainani
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Molly's Pub (13C: English Porter)

Table 17: Scottish and Irish Beer

13 entries

Judges: Jess Finlay-Schultz (Head Judge), James Morgheim, Raymond Schultz, Toshiya Ueta

1st
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Fèileadh (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Russell Willden
Aurora City Brew Club
red face stranger. (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Jason Robb & Chris Maher
Olde Town Mash Paddlers
Marleys Crimson Legacy (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 18: Stout

10 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Conlon, Kent Ostedgaard (Head Judge), Jon Schiller, Jesse Sevier, Timothy Sipe

1st
Phillip Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Extra Stout Leprechaun (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Mark Rose
The Brü Club
Shamrock Sable Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Steven Jones
Liquid Poets
Belfast Bell Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 19: Strong British Ale

7 entries

Judges: James Koebel (Head Judge), Monkey Perkins

1st
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Was Billy Kimber Even Strong (17A: British Strong Ale)
2nd
Paul Dey & Del Lobb
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Dey Lobb Wee Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Tony English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 20: American Blonde and Amber Ale

11 entries

Judges: Greg Koeka, James Morgheim (Head Judge), Timothy Sipe, Leo Vitt

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
Charlotte (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Austin's Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Rob Baysden
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Reanudar (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 21: American Pale Ale

10 entries

Judges: Jay Kinney, Breanna Krueger, Gregory Mead, James Morgheim (Head Judge), Jesse Sevier

1st
Ben Gaylord
Citra Summit (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Mark Boelman
Weiz Guys
The Sting of Second Chances (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Citra Blitz (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 22: American Dark Beer

15 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke, Michael Boesen, David Carpenter (Head Judge), Toshiya Ueta

1st
Aaron Reif
Iowa Brewers Union
American Stout (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Steven Jones
Liquid Poets
EJ's Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Aaron Reif
Iowa Brewers Union
The Madness on Powderhouse Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 23: Imperial Stout

7 entries

Judges: Fred Hirsch (Head Judge), Raymond Schultz

1st
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Finger of God (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Karen Sellers & Eric Sellers
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
"Phoenix Stout" (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Jeremy Rott
Johnson County Brewing Society
Lighting the Darkness (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 24: IPA

12 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Conlon, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Breanna Krueger (Head Judge), Philip Lafleur

1st
JR Navarrete
High Plains Drafters [TX]
High Plains Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Kevin Baird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Lament Configuration (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Baby, You Make Me Wish I Had Three Hands (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 25: Specialty IPA

16 entries

Judges: Ed Moore (Head Judge), Kent Ostedgaard, Jon Schiller, Daniel Sisler

1st
Christopher Burgess
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Like Falling Off a Bike (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Kevin Lewis
Rhymes with Silver (21B6: White IPA)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Vader (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 27: Strong American Ale

9 entries

Judges: Breanna Krueger, Kelli Trujillo (Head Judge)

1st
Emersen Heron
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Glenny B Impaired (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Dwain Pannell
256 Brewers
Shadow of a Dream (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)

Table 28: Sour and Wild Ales

12 entries

Judges: Jess Finlay-Schultz (Head Judge), Greg Koeka, James Morgheim, Leo Vitt

1st
Adam Lund
Oregon Brew Crew
There’s nothing he can’t do. Nothing, zero,... (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Alan Wells
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Mixed Ferm Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Philip Lafleur
Weiz Guys
Sour Sunshine (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
HM
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Gemengde Bruin (23C: Oud Bruin)

Table 29: Belgian Ale

17 entries

Judges: Mark Boelman, Michael Boesen, Daniel Sisler

1st
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Ann
New Fallen Day (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Michael Koehler
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Insert Witty Biere Name (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Kevin De Bruyne (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 31: Strong Belgian Ale

8 entries

Judges: Blake Ernst (Head Judge), Steven Jones

1st
Michael Koehler
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Ra, A Golden Drop of Belgium (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Ann
Foo fightaz (25B: Saison)
3rd
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Sassy Saison Servers Serve Spicy Saison Specials Swiftly (25B: Saison)

Table 32: Monastic Ale

11 entries

Judges: Richard Mincer (Head Judge), Kent Ostedgaard, Jon Schiller, Timothy Sipe

1st
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
We Got the Beets! (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Espirit de Garre (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Jess And Ray Finlay-Schultz
Aurora City Brew Club
Unce (26A: Belgian Single)

Table 33: Belgian Dark Strong

9 entries

Judges: Sean Minichiello (Head Judge), Kelli Trujillo

1st
Donald Schneider
Liquid Poets
A Monument to Man’s Arrogance (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Alan Wells
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Against Time (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Miss Kitty Dark Strong (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 34: Historical Beer

9 entries

Judges: Paul Dey (Head Judge), Fred Hirsch

1st
Jay Walford
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Kellerbier (27A1: Kellerbier)
2nd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Butchers Reserve (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Olde London (27A4: London Brown Ale)

Table 35: Fruit Beer

13 entries

Judges: Fred Hirsch (Head Judge), Matt Johnsen, Monkey Perkins, Leo Vitt

1st
Mark Boelman
Weiz Guys
When Life Gives You Lemons (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jay Scoggins
Chip and a Chair (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
3rd
Victor Matthews
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Business as Yuzual (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 36: Spice Beer

13 entries

Judges: Paul Dey (Head Judge), Fred Hirsch

1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Felt Cuke, Might Dill-ete Later (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jordan Stone
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Oil For One Night, Beer For Eight (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
3rd
Eric Kriener
Timber Lorry (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 37: Specialty Beer

8 entries

Judges: Katelyn Kotlarek (Head Judge), Brian Leonard

1st
Jesse Flores
Ace Brewing Society
Il Bastardo (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
But Why Male Models? (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Brent Wickham & Orris Wickham
High Plains Drafters [WY]
26.01 DoppelCaner (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
4th
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Potsdamer Stange (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)

Table 38: Smoke and Experimental Beer

9 entries

Judges: Nathan Fleming, Breanna Krueger (Head Judge)

1st
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Vali (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
She Fancies Herself A Little Bit French (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Mark Boelman
Weiz Guys
Colorado Smoke Show (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

Table 39: Wood Aged Beer

7 entries

Judges: James Koebel (Head Judge), Jay Walford

1st
Sean Powers
Liquid Poets
Johnny Bad-Ass (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Daniel Sisler
Liquid Poets
Kitty House Stout (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Myles away from Sober (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 40: Traditional Cider

9 entries

Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Fred Hirsch (Head Judge)

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Common Cider (C1A: Common Cider)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Pomme Pourrie 2026 (C1D: French Cider)
3rd
Nelson Crowle
Indian Peaks Alers
Basque Sidra Natural (C1E: Spanish Cider)

Table 41: Strong and Specialty Cider and Perry

19 entries

Judges: Shannon Albeke (Head Judge), Breanna Krueger, Brian Leonard, Sean Minichiello

1st
Philip Lafleur
Weiz Guys
Cidre de Feu (Fire Cider) (C2D: Fire Cider)
2nd
Adam Lund
Oregon Brew Crew
I am an indifferent cook, but I can make pie. (C3A: Fruit Cider)
3rd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Nector of the Pomegranate Queen (C3A: Fruit Cider)

Table 42: Traditional and Fruit Mead

14 entries

Judges: Randy Combs, Nelson Crowle (Head Judge), Josue Herrada, Raymond Schultz

1st
Brian Biggs
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Giant Wooden Badger (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
David Carpenter
Weiz Guys
I Forgot I Made This (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Arthur King of the Britons 2026 (M2B: Pyment)

Table 43: Spiced and Specialty Mead

10 entries

Judges: Nelson Crowle (Head Judge), Josue Herrada, Breanna Krueger, Weston Wright

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Plum Crazy (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Conquistador Coffee Campaign - Mocha 2026 (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Fruit and Spice and Everything Nice (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Dylan Perkins

1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Snoke's Shadow (6C: Dunkels Bock)

Best of Show

Mead/Cider

Judges: Dylan Perkins

1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Common Cider (C1A: Common Cider)
HM
Brian Biggs
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Giant Wooden Badger (M2A: Cyser)

One Eye Buffalo Brew On Premise

Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
I Know Notzing! (5B: Kölsch)

Wyoming Brewer of the Year

Jay Walford
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Last Stop on the S8 (4A: Munich Helles)

Altitude Pro-Am

Matt Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Schweinbauer und Schneider (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Jagerhund Brew on Premise

Paul Dey
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Dey Lobb Wee Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)

Blacktooth Brew on Premise

Jay Walford
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Last Stop on the S8 (4A: Munich Helles)

Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise

Shannon Fisher
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Fish fest beer (6A: Märzen)

Heavy Medal Brewer

115 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stDavid Towles30015.0303000High Plains Drafters...
2ndGerad Miller20111.0203000Dayton Regional Amateur...
3rdDonald Schneider12011.0103000Liquid Poets
Alan Wells12011.0103000Bay Area Mashtronauts
5thDave Taylor20010.0202000Keystone Hops
Jay Walford20010.0202000High Plains Drafters...

Heavy Medal Club

56 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rd4thScore
1stRock Hoppers Brew Club446038.0414000
2ndAce Brewing Society334028.0310000
3rdLiquid Poets251126.0209000
4thHigh Plains Drafters [TX]410023.0405000
5thWeiz Guys322023.0307000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners