31st Annual Eight Seconds of Froth: Past Winners – HPD2024
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Rose | Oatmeal Isn't Just For Breakfast Anymore | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | The Brü Club |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Kim | Cecret Sider | C1A: New World Cider | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Wyoming Brewer of the Year
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 24-04 Baltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Westby Edge Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dey | Hazy Dey Z | 21C: Hazy IPA | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Accomplice Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Dey | Wyoming Uncommon | 19B: California Common | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Altitude Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Schneider | Gestures Broadly At Everything | 10A: Weissbier | Weiz Guys |
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Schneider | Music To My Beers | 7A: Vienna Lager | Weiz Guys |
Table 1: Standard American Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bobby Rinehart MHP | Any Day That Ends In Y | 1B: American Lager | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Dwight Wilson | Alternatively Alternative | 1C: Cream Ale | O-Town Hop Heads |
| 3rd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Not Spotted Cow | 1C: Cream Ale | Evanston Homebrew Club |
Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Wankel MHP | Shakin and Movin 1.2 | 4A: Munich Helles | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Brady Smith MHP | Golden Bock | 4C: Helles Bock | Circle City Zymurgy |
| 3rd | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Medal Stoff | 4A: Munich Helles | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Wankel MHP | It's Personal | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Flugelhorn Band | 5A: German Leichtbier | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Ron Barnes MHP | Cease N' Desist | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 4: Amber Malty Lager (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brady Smith MHP | Herr Dunkelhose | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Circle City Zymurgy |
| 2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Tim and Nick's Not So Excellent, Eff'ed Up Dopple | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Gregg Johnson | Lindenmeier Marzen | 6A: Märzen | Weiz Guys |
Table 5: Czech Lager (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Johnsen MHP | The Hero of Prague? | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Don't Write Czechs That Your Ass Can't Cache | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Steve Ristau MHP | D A R K | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Table 6: Dark European Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nelson Crowle MHP | Zwart As Knight | 8B: Schwarzbier | Indian Peaks Alers |
| 2nd | Jake McQueen MHP | Stone Goat | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Lauter Day Brewers |
| 3rd | Dwight Wilson | The Wayne Brady Show | 8B: Schwarzbier | O-Town Hop Heads |
Table 7: International Pale Lager (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Tres O Quatro Locos | 2A: International Pale Lager | Maltose Falcons |
| 2nd | Jake McQueen MHP | Diez Garraz | 2A: International Pale Lager | Lauter Day Brewers |
| 3rd | Nate Deichert Co-Brewer: Shannon Maxwell | Two Docs Mexican Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
Table 8: Strong European Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | 24-04 Baltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Bobby Rinehart MHP | Rejunivator V4 | 9A: Doppelbock | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 3rd | Steven Jones | Bock My World Too | 9A: Doppelbock | Liquid Poets |
Table 9: British Bitter & IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ernie Smith | Lrhb-British Invasion | 11C: Strong Bitter | Intellectual Brewers Union (IBU) |
| 2nd | Donald Schneider MHP | 6 Barrel | 11C: Strong Bitter | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Captain Carter | 11C: Strong Bitter | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 10: British & Commonwealth Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Lund MHP | Faith Hill Is A Big Fart Role Model. | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | High Street Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Chris Branecky | Amber's Brown Ale | 13B: British Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Terry Fast | Baker's Street | 13C: English Porter | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 11: Scottish Ale (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Allen MHP | Bonnie Scottish Ale | 14C: Scottish Export | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Brotherhood Beer V2 | 14B: Scottish Heavy | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Brotherhood Beer V3 | 14C: Scottish Export | Weiz Guys |
Table 12: Dark British Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Rose | Oatmeal Isn't Just For Breakfast Anymore | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | The Brü Club |
| 2nd | Dwain Pannell MHP | Oatmeal Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | 256 Brewers |
| 3rd | Sam Hoopes | Lacks Nothing In the Sweet Department | 16A: Sweet Stout | Ninja Homebrewers |
Table 13: Irish Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dirk Montgomery | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Bobby Rinehart MHP | For Strength! | 15B: Irish Stout | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 3rd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Maxwell's Stout-Porter | 15B: Irish Stout | Evanston Homebrew Club |
Table 14: Pale American Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Wankel MHP | Blonde On Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Jeremiah Baer MHP | Eclipse Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 3rd | Jake McQueen MHP | Halfcolt | 18B: American Pale Ale | Lauter Day Brewers |
Table 15: Amber and Brown American Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Dey | Wyoming Uncommon | 19B: California Common | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Boot Dust | 19C: American Brown Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Colin Smith Co-Brewer: Lynn Fosbender | Going To the O Steam Beer | 19B: California Common | San Francisco Homebrewer's Guild |
Table 16: American Porter and Stout (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Miss Kitty Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Karen Sellers Co-Brewer: Eric Sellers | Batch # 102 | 20C: Imperial Stout | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Michael Beck | Echidna and Typhon | 20C: Imperial Stout | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 17: American & Hazy IPA (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Dey | Hazy Dey Z | 21C: Hazy IPA | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Ben Gaylord MHP | Disorder and Disarray | 21A: American IPA | Other |
| 3rd | David Howell | Hazy IPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
Table 18: German Wheat (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Donald Schneider MHP | Gestures Broadly At Everything | 10A: Weissbier | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Remixed Stephy's Hefe - Reb Style | 10A: Weissbier | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Jeremy Jones | Mimir | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Snake River Brewers |
Table 19: Specialty IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Ristau MHP | Nectaromicon II | 21B2: Black IPA | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Karen Sellers Co-Brewer: Eric Sellers | Red X #4 | 21B4: Red IPA | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Stacy Myers | The Big Shawn Mason | 21B2: Black IPA | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Table 20: Strong British & American Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Rezmerski | William Shakesbeer | 17B: Old Ale | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
| 2nd | Alex Rezmerski | The Duke of Strathmoor Manor | 17D: English Barley Wine | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
| 3rd | Daniel Colbourne MHP | Tickle Tickle 4 Nba | 17D: English Barley Wine | The Colbourne Garage Project |
Table 21: Sour & Wild Ales (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Pucker Up | 28D: Straight Sour Beer | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Damian Dobbs | The Brawf | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 3rd | Jeff Case MHP | Weiss O Sour | 23A: Berliner Weisse | QUAFF |
Table 22: Belgian Ale (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Johnson Co-Brewer: Chris Egolf | L'Etudiant | 24C: Bière de Garde | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Thomas Lopez | Golden Abbey | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | James Morgheim | Jet Belgian Pale | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 23: Saison (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Daniels KC McKinney | 4 | 25B: Saison | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 2nd | Dwight Wilson | Too Much Chocolate Malt | 25B: Saison | O-Town Hop Heads |
| 3rd | Ryan Wankel MHP | Estacion | 25B: Saison | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 24: Monastic/Trappist Ale (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Boesen MHP Co-Brewer: Rob Hardisty | Mid-Day Storm | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Karen Sellers Co-Brewer: Eric Sellers | Batch # 103 | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman's Belgian Tripel | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 25: Historical Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zach Fritts | Wreathed In Smoke | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | Club Wort |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Kentucky Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Old Porter Road | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Weiz Guys |
Table 26: Amber Bitter European Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Donald Schneider MHP | Music To My Beers | 7A: Vienna Lager | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Ben Gaylord MHP | Little Monster | 7A: Vienna Lager | Other |
| 3rd | Mark Boelman | Walk In the Rain So You Can't See My Tears | 7A: Vienna Lager | Weiz Guys |
Table 27: Fruit Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremiah Baer MHP | Yuzugose | 29A: Fruit Beer | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Logan Wiley MHP Co-Brewer: Devon Wiley | Strawberry Roan | 29A: Fruit Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Ramona Flowers | LSX4: Catharina Sour | Weiz Guys |
Table 28: American Wheat (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Allen Stegeman Co-Brewer: Allen Stegeman | The Golden Hour | 1D: American Wheat Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | James Allen MHP | Daddy of 'em All | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 29: Wood and Smoke Beer (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bobby Rinehart MHP | Great British Baking Show | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Louis Ruscetta MHP | You Don't Make Friends With Salad | 6B: Rauchbier | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Terry Fast | Aftershock | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Table 30: Specialty & Experimental Beer (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jess And Ray Finlay-Schultz | Rucker In the Rye | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 2nd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Ramona Flowers Na | 34C: Experimental Beer | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | That's Italian | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Table 31: Standard Cider & Perry (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Kim MHP | Cecret Sider | C1A: New World Cider | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
| 2nd | Rusty Brinkman MHP | Epic Harvest 24 | C1A: New World Cider | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Jon Schiller | Perry Mk1 | C1D: New World Perry | Weiz Guys |
Table 32: Specialty Cider (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rusty Brinkman MHP | Epic Sweet Pie | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Michael Rensing MHP | Cider Pie | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 3rd | Andy Scherzinger MHP | Brrrr | C2D: Ice Cider | Weiz Guys |
Table 33: Traditional Mead (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jon Schiller | Mead Mk 2 | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Garrett Freeman MHP | Sweet Clover Traditional | M1C: Sweet Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Philip Lafleur | Blueberry Traditional | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Weiz Guys |
Table 34: Fruit Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garrett Freeman MHP | Sir Mixed A Lot of Berries | M2C: Berry Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Veil of Dusk | M2C: Berry Mead | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Zach Fritts | M1: Berry | M2C: Berry Mead | Club Wort |
Table 35: Spiced Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremiah Baer MHP | Candy Cap Mushroom Stout | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Logan Wiley MHP Co-Brewer: Devon WIley | Open That Door | 30D: Specialty Spice Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Steven Jones | Chocolate Orange Stout | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Liquid Poets |
Table 36: Spiced Mead (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Aaron Gallagher MHP | Bearded Dog Mead | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | South Shore Brew Club |
| 2nd | Nelson Crowle MHP | Blood Orange Cinnamon Mead | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Indian Peaks Alers |
| 3rd | Garrett Freeman MHP | I Swear It's Not Applesauce | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 37: Specialty Mead (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garrett Freeman MHP | Blueberry Muffin Mead | M4C: Experimental Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Garrett Freeman MHP | Raspberry Honey IPA | M4A: Braggot | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Ryan Vigne | Pear Butter | M4C: Experimental Mead | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
Judging Sessions
Depot St (4/25 PM)
04/25/2025 6:00 PM, MDT.
Depot St (4/19 AM)
04/19/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Depot St (4/19 PM)
04/19/2025 12:45 PM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/27 AM1)
04/26/2025 9:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 AM2)
04/26/2025 11:00 AM, MDT.
Blacktooth Brewing (4/26 PM)
04/26/2025 1:30 PM, MDT.
Account Registration Open
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2025 1:00 PM, MST through 04/12/2025 12:00 PM, MDT.
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Entry Registration Open
243 entries have been added to the system as of 9:03 PM, MST, Friday, January 17, 2025. There is a limit of 450 entries for this competition.
212 paid entries are in the system as of 9:03 PM, MST, Friday, January 17, 2025. There is a limit of 450 paid entries for this competition.
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