32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Thanks to all who participated in the 32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
There were 422 entries judged and 506 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Past Winners
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Best of Show Winners
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 |
Winning Entries
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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) |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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] |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |