29th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Awards
Judges
Shannon Albeke, Travis Bargsten, Daren Berry, Mark Boelman, Rusty Brinkman, David Carpenter, Jeffrey Conlon, Nelson Crowle, Brad Darnell, Paul Dey, Joel Emerick, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Victor Gabriel, Gary Gagnon, Miles Golding, Stefan Hackler, Fred Hirsch, Katelyn Kotlarek, Breanna Krueger, Philip Lafleur, Brian Mertz, Shawn Miller, Richard Mincer, Sean Minichiello, Kevin Otting, Dan Rusk, Sarah Rusk, Jon Schiller, Raymond Schultz, Jesse Sevier, Colin Smith, Allen Stegeman, Ashley Stegeman, Cassandra Stoner, Frank Strong, Leo Vitt, Jay Walford, Jeff White, Devon Wiley, Logan Wiley, Jason Zitterkopf
Judges - Best of Show
Shannon Albeke, Rusty Brinkman, David Carpenter, Brad Darnell, Paul Dey, Brian Mertz, Colin Smith
Stewards
Tracy Gilchrist, Jay Kinney, Brent Wickham
By the Numbers
424 Entries
100 Entrants
41 Judges
3 Stewards
104 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer
19 entries
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Paul Dey (Head Judge), Katelyn Kotlarek, Shawn Miller, Sean Minichiello, Allen Stegeman
1st
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Tijd In de Bergen (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wheat Beer (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
David Howell
BeerKnobbers
Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager
18 entries
Judges: David Carpenter, Jeffrey Conlon, Paul Dey, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Sean Minichiello, Jon Schiller, Raymond Schultz
1st
Philip Lafleur
Weiz Guys
Firstbier (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Munich Helles #3 (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's International Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer
13 entries
Judges: Stefan Hackler, Breanna Krueger, Shawn Miller, Jesse Sevier
1st
Rob Hardisty
Liquid Poets
Phineus (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Plzen Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Jeffrey Rocker
Penobscot Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 4: Amber European Lager
20 entries
Judges: Daren Berry, Brad Darnell, Victor Gabriel, Miles Golding, Katelyn Kotlarek, Ashley Stegeman, Leo Vitt
1st
Shawn Miller
Cheyenne Beer Social Club
Cheyenne Amber (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
I'll Be Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Faust'zen (6A: Märzen)
Table 5: Czech Lager
11 entries
Judges: Paul Dey, Joel Emerick, Dan Rusk, Logan Wiley
1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
This Czech Premium Lager Won't Place (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Matt Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Czech Yo Self (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Tyler Asselin
Railway Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Table 6: Dark European Lager
16 entries
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Paul Dey (Head Judge), Fred Hirsch, Brian Mertz
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Keines Deutches Porter (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
Dunk Dunk Goose (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Rob Hardisty
Liquid Poets
Dunk Your Kids (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 7: German Wheat Beer
12 entries
Judges: Fred Hirsch, Jay Walford, Jeff White, Logan Wiley
1st
Kevin Wagner
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Oh the Germanity! (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Bevan Zarges-Griego
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Yeast Mode (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Edward O`Neill
St. Louis Brews
El Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
Table 8: Strong European Beer
10 entries
Judges: Mark Boelman, Brian Mertz, Colin Smith, Allen Stegeman
1st
Shawn Miller
Cheyenne Beer Social Club
Cheyenne Strong Lager (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Eric Wood
Brixie's Brewers
Jacki's Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Bobby Rinehart
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Rejuvenator (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 9: Pale and Amber British Beer
14 entries
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Nelson Crowle, Gary Gagnon, Cassandra Stoner
1st
David Moss
Brewers Anonymous
Whirlly Girl (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Brent Wickham & Orris Wickham
High Plains Drafters [WY]
23-05 Australian Sparkling Ale (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Herbal Joe's Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 10: Brown British Beer
15 entries
Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Richard Mincer (Head Judge), Ashley Stegeman, Logan Wiley
1st
Jay Kinney
Weiz Guys
Brown Beauty 22 (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Mildly Entertaining (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Fredrick Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Fred's Porter (13C: English Porter)
Table 11: Scottish & Irish Ale
18 entries
Judges: David Carpenter (Head Judge), Jess Finlay-Schultz, Breanna Krueger, Brian Mertz, Colin Smith, Cassandra Stoner
1st
Fredrick Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Paralysis of the Galluses (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Miniature Donkeys (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 12: Dark British Beer
8 entries
Judges: Paul Dey, Logan Wiley
1st
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Thrale (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Nich Guthmiller
Bridger Brew Crew
Valley Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Chris Hunter
Artesian Homebrewers
Critter Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
Table 13: Strong British Beer
12 entries
Judges: Travis Bargsten, Philip Lafleur, Kevin Otting, Logan Wiley
1st
Jay Kinney & Robert Duran Clint Emmons...
Weiz Guys
Barleywine Day 22 (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Tony Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Fredrick Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Jeff's Not Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
Table 14: Pale American Ale
17 entries
Judges: Jeffrey Conlon, Brad Darnell (Head Judge), Philip Lafleur, Jesse Sevier, Ashley Stegeman, Frank Strong
1st
Jess Finlay-Schultz & Raymond Schultz
Foam On The Range
Rucker In the Rye (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Kevin Otting
Liquid Poets
Traitor's Apa (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Daniel Jent
Zymurgists of the Ozarks
Vlad the Im-Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Jake McQueen
Barking Otter Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 15: Amber and Brown American Beer
8 entries
Judges: Brad Darnell, Stefan Hackler
1st
Ben Gaylord
Ultra Rare Brewers
Austin's Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Crusty Ears and Nipples #mhp (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Ben Gaylord
Ultra Rare Brewers
Strike Indicator (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 16: American Porter and Stout
14 entries
Judges: Daren Berry, Gary Gagnon, Breanna Krueger, Leo Vitt
1st
Greg Aitkenhead
Intellectual Brewers Union...
Peppermint McFluffy (bz4) (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Tyler Asselin
Railway Russian Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Chaos Raining Lava On Pompeii (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 17: American IPA
7 entries
Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Fred Hirsch
1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Can I Get A Witness (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Kevin Otting
Liquid Poets
Druid Dude (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Greg Aitkenhead
Intellectual Brewers Union...
Schwaghop IPA (bz5) (21A: American IPA)
Table 18: Specialty IPA
13 entries
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Rusty Brinkman, Paul Dey, Brian Mertz, Allen Stegeman, Ashley Stegeman
1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
This Belgian IPA Won't Place (21B1: Belgian IPA)
2nd
Jacob Erickson & Kyle Pollard
Low Rye-Der IPA (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Zamba Wit (21B6: White IPA)
Table 19: Hazy IPA
9 entries
Judges: Paul Dey (Head Judge), Devon Wiley, Jason Zitterkopf
1st
Patrick Ramsey
Holt's Hip Hops (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Ryan Wankel
No Gmo (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Brandon Shaw & Aaron Geiser
Bomb Fiddy Mo (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 20: Strong American Ale
6 entries
Judges: Victor Gabriel, Stefan Hackler, Raymond Schultz
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wheatwine (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Barney Rubble (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Bobby Rinehart
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Willow Wolf (22A: Double IPA)
Table 21: European Sour Ale
9 entries
Judges: Paul Dey, Katelyn Kotlarek
1st
Jess Finlay-Schultz & Raymond Schultz
Foam On The Range
Foam On the Range Flanders Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
What Gose Up... (23G: Gose)
3rd
Kevin Wojdak & Noah Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Can't Wait To See Where This Gueuze (23E: Gueuze)
HM
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Table 22: Belgian Ale
8 entries
Judges: Richard Mincer, Devon Wiley
1st
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Wally Bier de Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Garde My Bier (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Patrick Cheaney
Denton County Homebrewers...
Guten Swaller (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
Table 23: Strong Belgian Ale
13 entries
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Katelyn Kotlarek, Brian Mertz, Shawn Miller, Ashley Stegeman
1st
Mark Boelman
Weiz Guys
Donald Trumps Hair (25B: Saison)
2nd
Jay Walford
Dry Af (25B: Saison)
3rd
Greg Aitkenhead
Intellectual Brewers Union...
Mellow Monk (bz6b) (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
Table 24: Monastic/Trappist Ale
14 entries
Judges: Travis Bargsten, Nelson Crowle (Head Judge), Miles Golding, Logan Wiley, Jason Zitterkopf
1st
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Blessed and Cursed (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Philip Lafleur
Weiz Guys
Monks Ration (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Jess Finlay-Schultz & Raymond Schultz
Foam On The Range
Fee Times A Mady (26C: Belgian Tripel)
Table 25: Historical Beer
17 entries
Judges: Mark Boelman, Paul Dey, Jess Finlay-Schultz, Philip Lafleur, Allen Stegeman, Cassandra Stoner
1st
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Professor Pickles the Destroyer #mhp (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
Logan Wiley & Devon Wiley
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Sahti (27A9: Sahti)
3rd
Brent Wickham & Orris Wickham
High Plains Drafters [WY]
23-03 Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Table 26: American Wild Ale
9 entries
Judges: Fred Hirsch, Logan Wiley (Head Judge)
1st
Jay Adrian Perez
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
As the Crow Flies (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Specialty Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's White Grape Berliner Weisse (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Table 27: Fruit Beer
13 entries
Judges: Jess Finlay-Schultz, Raymond Schultz, Colin Smith, Leo Vitt
1st
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
To da Mooon! (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
2nd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Bramble (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
3rd
Ashley Stegeman & Allen Stegeman
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Barbie Berliner Weisse (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
Table 28: Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer
10 entries
1st
Robert Walden
Chicken City Ale Raisers
Farkus's Black Eye (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jess Finlay-Schultz & Raymond Schultz
Foam On The Range
Pickle Beer (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Munich Breakfast (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 29: Wood and Smoke Beer
17 entries
Judges: Travis Bargsten, David Carpenter, Jeffrey Conlon, Sean Minichiello, Kevin Otting, Jon Schiller
1st
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
90 Day Limit (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Ed Moore
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Tony Barrel Aged Barleywine (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Dwight Wilson & Justin Wood And Aaron...
O-Town Hop Heads
Casa de Margarita (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 30: Specialty & Experimental Beer
9 entries
Judges: Fred Hirsch, Logan Wiley
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Brown Sugar Porter (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
2nd
Daniel Sisler & Austin Allen
Liquid Poets
Tropical Beach Blonde (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Kevin Otting
Liquid Poets
Cosmic Trip Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Table 31: Standard Cider
10 entries
Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Fred Hirsch, Sarah Rusk, Ashley Stegeman
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Something From the Fall of '22 (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
This Farmhouse Cider Won't Place (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Greg Ogle
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
20 One 12 (C1A: New World Cider)
Table 32: Specialty Cider
13 entries
Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Gary Gagnon, Jon Schiller, Leo Vitt
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Pearilous Journey (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Jess Finlay-Schultz & Raymond Schultz
Foam On The Range
Pear Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Arthur Slugworth (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
Table 33: Traditional & Fruit Mead
11 entries
Judges: Brad Darnell, Raymond Schultz, Jesse Sevier, Logan Wiley
1st
Philip Lafleur
Weiz Guys
Lazareth Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Your Mother Was A Hamster (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Black Locust (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 34: Spice & Specialty Mead
12 entries
Judges: Rusty Brinkman, Nelson Crowle, Miles Golding, Colin Smith
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
P.O.G. B2 (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Fred Hirsch
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Mountain Melo Bochet (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Chai Cyser (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Rusty Brinkman, David Carpenter, Brad Darnell, Paul Dey, Brian Mertz, Colin Smith
1st
Terry Fast
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Thrale (16C: Tropical Stout)
HM
Geoff Humphrey
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Tijd In de Bergen (1B: American Lager)
Best of Show
Mead/Cider
Judges: Shannon Albeke, Rusty Brinkman, David Carpenter, Brad Darnell, Paul Dey, Brian Mertz, Colin Smith
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Something From the Fall of '22 (C1A: New World Cider)
Wyoming Brewer of the Year
Shawn Miller
Cheyenne Beer Social Club
Cheyenne Amber (2B: International Amber Lager)
Accomplice Pro-Am
Ashley Stegeman
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Barbie Berliner Weisse (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
Altitude Pro-Am
Steve Ristau
Zamba Wit (21B6: White IPA)
Blue Raven Pro-Am
Shawn Miller
Cheyenne Beer Social Club
Cheyenne Strong Lager (9A: Doppelbock)
Bonds Brewing Pro-Am
Jess Finlay-Schultz
Foam On The Range
Foam On the Range Flanders Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
Blacktooth Brewing Pro-Am
Rob Hardisty
Liquid Poets
Phineus (5D: German Pils)
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
Jess Finlay-Schultz
Foam On The Range
Rucker In the Rye (18B: American Pale Ale)
One Eyed Buffalo Brew on Premise
Brent Wickham
High Plains Drafters [WY]
23-05 Australian Sparkling Ale (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Gruner Brothers Brew On Premise
Bobby Rinehart
Lakewood Fermentation Club
Willow Wolf (22A: Double IPA)
Mountain Hop Brew on Premise
Brent Wickham
High Plains Drafters [WY]
23-03 Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Heavy Medal Brewer
100 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
---|
1st | Fritz Schanz | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 18.0207000 | Denton County Homebrewers... |
2nd | Dan Acheson ** Best of Show Participant ** | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17.0305000 | Urban Knaves of Grain |
3rd | Jess Finlay-Schultz | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17.0205000 | Foam On The Range |
| Terry Fast ** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17.0205000 | Lakewood Fermentation... |
Heavy Medal Club
47 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
---|
1st | Kansas City Bier Meisters | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 31.0309000 |
2nd | Weiz Guys | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28.0506000 |
3rd | Rock Hoppers Brew Club | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 27.0308000 |
4th | Denton County Homebrewers Guild | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 19.0208000 |
5th | Lakewood Fermentation Club | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 19.0207000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 5
- 2nd Place: 3
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners