29th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth: Past Winners – HPD2021
Thanks to all who participated in the 29th Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
There were 389 entries judged and 333 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Faulkner Co-Brewer: Derek Zanto | Rauchelle | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Williamson | Idunn | M2A: Cyser | Bakersfield Organization Of Brewers (BOB) |
Top Wyoming Brewer
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Aitkenhead Co-Brewer: Ernie Smith | Fly Like An Eagle Amber Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
Accomplice Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hutson | Best Shitty | 2A: International Pale Lager | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Altitude Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Boesen | 137 Coriander Brown | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Weiz Guys |
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dey | Biere Dey Garde | 24C: Biere de Garde | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
DanielMarks Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Ficarra | Chocolate En Fuego | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Weiz Guys |
Coal Creek Brew On Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoff Humphrey | The Devil You Know | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Skull Tree Brew On Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rusty Brinkman | Park Haus Pils | 5D: German Pils | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Gruner Brothers Brew On Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Aitkenhead | Super Blackbird Porter | 20A: American Porter | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Otting | Sedition American Lager | 1B: American Lager | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Doval Hopper Co-Brewer: Mike McMordie | Rye-Laxing Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
| 3rd | Michael Meeks | American Light | 1A: American Light Lager | Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle |
| HM | Jack Miller | Sunspot Baby | 1A: American Light Lager |
Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Hutson | Best Shitty | 2A: International Pale Lager | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Terry McCawley Co-Brewer: John Horton | Mai Best | 4C: Helles Bock | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 3rd | Michael Meeks Co-Brewer: Richard Carl | 2helles&bock | 4C: Helles Bock | Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle |
Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Horton | West Coast Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 2nd | Christopher Carr Co-Brewer: Kelly Carr | Kel's Pils | 5D: German Pils | |
| 3rd | Rusty Brinkman | Park Haus Pils | 5D: German Pils | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 4: Amber European Lager (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Aitkenhead Co-Brewer: Ernie Smith | Fly Like An Eagle Amber Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 2nd | Michael Meeks | Bockknocker | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle |
| 3rd | Tiago Dantas | Bock Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Brew Crew [CO] |
Table 5: Czech Lager (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Asha Czech Dark Lager | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Geoff Humphrey | Tmave Pivo 12 | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Lawrence Bolton | Czech Pale Lager | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ) |
Table 6: Dark European Lager (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug Ingersoll | Munich Drunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Joseph Dauria | Quarts of Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) [South Weymouth, MA] |
| 3rd | Dalton Coleman | Variant #6 | 2C: International Dark Lager | Central Arkansas Fermenters |
Table 7: German Wheat Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Faulkner Co-Brewer: Derek Zanto | Hefeneizday | 10A: Weissbier | |
| 2nd | Timothy Rimgale | Wheezyweizen | 10A: Weissbier | |
| 3rd | James Allen | Ein Prosit! | 10A: Weissbier | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 8: Strong European Beer (8 entries)
Table 9: Pale and Amber British Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernie Smith | Lrh-Bitter Brit | 11C: Strong Bitter | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 2nd | Michael Hutson | Tuff Nuts | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 3rd | Marc Riordan | Half Vaxed, Fully Waxed | 11B: Best Bitter |
Table 10: Brown British Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Geoffrey Shideler | Elizabeth Street Brown | 13B: English Brown Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Jereme Grissom Co-Brewer: Josh Grissom | Liquid Deceit | 13C: English Porter | Circle City Zymurgy |
| 3rd | Daniel Croll | Mild Quarantine | 13A: Dark Mild | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 11: Scottish & Irish Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rex Kanode | Kanode's Kilt | 14C: Scottish Export | Laramie Brew Club |
| 2nd | Matt Lawlor | Easy Ed's Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Rusty Brinkman | Gollo Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 12: Dark British Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Allen | The Dark Side | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | James Morgheim | Dark Seas | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Douglas Schmidt | A Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 13: Strong British Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Chavez | Big-N-Malty | 17A: British Strong Ale | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 2nd | Chad Steinke | The Lion's Gate | 17C: Wee Heavy | Grist Busters |
| 3rd | Matt Lawlor | Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| HM | Rusty Brinkman | Little Piggy | 17C: Wee Heavy | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 14: Pale American Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doval Hopper Co-Brewer: Mike McMordie | Sum-Where Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | |
| 2nd | Chuck Macaluso | Bubble Head Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | Big Pail Ale 13 | 18B: American Pale Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 15: Amber and Brown American Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Gaylord Co-Brewer: Austin | Austin’s Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
| 2nd | Ernie Smith | Lrh-Melting Pot | 19C: American Brown Ale | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 3rd | John Horton | Red Rocks Amber | 19A: American Amber Ale | Aurora City Brew Club |
Table 16: American IPA (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Horton Co-Brewer: Terry McCawley | Citra Covid IPA | 21A: American IPA | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 2nd | Mark Wethington | The Rag | 21A: American IPA | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 3rd | Lawrence Bolton | West Coast IPA | 21A: American IPA | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ) |
Table 17: American Porter and Stout (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Greg Aitkenhead | Super Blackbird Porter | 20A: American Porter | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 2nd | Philip Lafleur | Nemesis Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Ben Strong | Hope | 20C: Imperial Stout | North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
Table 18: Strong American Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joseph Horne | Katie’s Purse | 22A: Double IPA | |
| 2nd | Tim Murphy Co-Brewer: Mary Straley | From Dawn 'til Dusk | 22C: American Barleywine | Grist Busters |
| 3rd | Ben Gaylord | Cleansed By Fire | 22A: Double IPA |
Table 19: Belgian Ale (8 entries)
Table 20: Strong Belgian Ale (12 entries)
Table 21: Trappist Ale (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Casey Faulkner Co-Brewer: Derek Zanto | Elderly Quad Behind The Counter In A Small Bar | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
| 2nd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 21-01 Dark Belgian Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Shannon Albeke | A New Beggining | 26A: Trappist Single | Laramie Brew Club |
Table 22: Historical Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Raue | Resto Model T Lager | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Lager | Brewers On the Souris |
| 2nd | Jared Aumen | Licht the Coil | 27A3: Lichtenhainer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | Paul's Plenty Potable Pre Prohibition Porter | 27A8: Pre-Prohibition Porter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 23: Fruit Beer (15 entries)
Table 24: Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer (14 entries)
Table 25: Wood and Smoke Beer (20 entries)
Table 26: European Sour Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Ristau | Betelgueuze | 23E: Gueuze | |
| 2nd | Paul Dey | Bear With Me Oud Bruin | 23C: Oud Bruin | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Casey Faulkner Co-Brewer: Derek Zanto | Weissegrips | 23A: Berliner Weisse |
Table 27: Specialty & Experimental Beer (12 entries)
Table 28: Cider (14 entries)
Table 29: Traditional Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Boyer | Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch | M1C: Sweet Mead | Woodstock Malt Monkeys |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | Book Of Armaments | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Woodstock Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Fred Hirsch | Mountain Melo Dry | M1A: Dry Mead | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 30: Fruit Mead (14 entries)
Table 31: Spice & Specialty Mead (10 entries)
Judging Sessions and Dates
Depot St (4/28 PM)
04/28/2023 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/22 AM)
04/22/2023 9:00 AM, MDT.
Depot St (4/22 PM)
04/22/2023 1:00 PM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/29 AM1)
04/29/2023 9:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/29 AM2)
04/29/2023 11:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/29 PM)
04/29/2023 1:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/17)
04/17/2023 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/18)
04/18/2023 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (Float)
04/17/2023 6:00 PM, MDT through 04/27/2023 9:00 PM, MDT.
316 W 15th St, Cheyenne, WY 82001
Depot St (4/20)
04/20/2023 12:00 AM, MDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2023 12:00 PM, MST through 04/17/2023 6:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 01/01/2023 1:00 PM, MST through 04/17/2023 6:00 PM, MDT.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 03/01/2023 12:00 PM, MST through 04/15/2023 12:00 PM, MDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 03/01/2023 12:00 PM, MST through 04/15/2023 12:00 PM, MDT.