32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth
Thanks to all who participated in the 32nd Annual Eight Seconds of Froth.
There were 411 entries judged and 581 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 | Kyle Ernsberger | Czech Please | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast | Pear Pressure | C1D: New World Perry | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Wyoming Brewer of the Year
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sara Willson | Russian Imperialism | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Accomplice Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston Wright | Madge | 25B: Saison | Indian Peaks Alers |
Altitude Pro-Am
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Allen | Inner Sanctum | 26A: Belgian Single | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Jagerhund Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake Ernst Co-Brewer: Mike Boesen | Blake's Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Weiz Guys |
Freedom's Edge - Brew on Premise
| Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Johnsen | Hello Adventurer! | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Winning Entries
Standard American Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Harlan MHP | Project Car | 1A: American Light Lager | |
| 2nd | Curtis Ritter MHP | Right On Tap | 1B: American Lager | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Bobby Rinehart MHP | Smoldering Log | 1B: American Lager | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
Standard American Ales (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | William Vigil MHP | Not Your Mama's Cream | 1C: Cream Ale | Ace Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Whatcha Know 'Bout That | 1C: Cream Ale | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | John Harlan MHP | Udderly Delightful | 1C: Cream Ale |
Pale Malty European Lager (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Mathiowetz MHP | Twas The Sickness After Christmas | 2A: International Pale Lager | Maltose Falcons |
| 2nd | Jeff Case MHP | Coro-Yeah! V2 | 2A: International Pale Lager | QUAFF |
| 3rd | Shawn Montgomery MHP | Behold, A Pale Horse | 2A: International Pale Lager | Iowa Brewers Union |
Other Pale Bitter Lager (Leicht, Export, NZ Pils) (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Hello Adventurer! | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | Adam Lund MHP | I Second-Guess And Overthink And Rethink Every Single Fart | 5A: German Leichtbier | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Ben Sookying MHP | Hellaz Happy | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Kolsch (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Sisler | Sisler's BrauHaus | 5B: Kölsch | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Erik Jensen | RCB Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
| 3rd | Donald Schneider MHP | Krampus Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | Weiz Guys |
German Pilsner (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Carpenter MHP Co-Brewer: Patrick Schmid | Spätschoppen | 5D: German Pils | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Matthew Young MHP | Si Gogglin | 5D: German Pils | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Geoff Humphrey MHP | Forty-Six And 2 | 5D: German Pils | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Amber Malty European Lager (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Rollin' Wheels And Shiftin Gears | 2B: International Amber Lager | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 2nd | Brady Smith | Herr Dunkelhose | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
| 3rd | Louis Strowger MHP | Double Vision | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
| 4th | David Towles MHP | Amber Lager | 2B: International Amber Lager | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Amber Bitter European Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast MHP | Altzeit | 7B: Altbier | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Salzburg Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Scott Patrick MHP | Long List Of Antonyms | 7A: Vienna Lager | Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters (MALT) |
Czech Pale, Amber & Dark Lager (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Ristau MHP | Stau-Haus D A R K | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Haven Schultz MHP | Kralove Amber Reserve | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | The Brü Club |
| 3rd | Mike Neice MHP | Passport Beer | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Ace Brewing Society |
Czech Premium Pale Lager (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Czech Please | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Ross Stuart | Czech Lager | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Erik Jensen | Czech Your Six | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Dark European Lager (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Schmitt MHP | FC Bayern Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Gerad Miller MHP | Schwartzy | 8B: Schwarzbier | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
| 3rd | Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios | Schwarz Pelz | 8B: Schwarzbier | DC Homebrewers |
Strong European Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Dey | Baltic Pour Ter | 9C: Baltic Porter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Steven Jones MHP | E=MC Hammered | 9B: Eisbock | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Ed Moore | Tiger Dopplebock | 9A: Doppelbock | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
German Wheat Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Rensing MHP | Fawn Knutsen | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | William Vigil MHP | Johnny Chimpo 3.0 | 10A: Weissbier | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Dominick Dufner | And A Dark Wind Blows | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | STLBrewhogs |
British Bitter (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Travis Cherry MHP | Dominion's Bitter Duchy | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Jay Kinney MHP | Bitter Inspiration 25 | 11C: Strong Bitter | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | Barbed Wire | 11B: Best Bitter | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Pale & Strong Commonwealth Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brady Smith | E. Kent Goldfinger Ale | 12A: British Golden Ale | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
| 2nd | Eric Simley | Old Craw | 17B: Old Ale | Indian Peaks Alers |
| 3rd | John Erste | Citra Island IPA | 12C: English IPA | Little Mountain Homebrewers Association |
Brown British Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast MHP | Baker's Street | 13C: English Porter | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Travis Cherry MHP | World Domination Requires Taking Australia First | 13A: Dark Mild | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | David Towles MHP | Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
Scottish Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Russell Willden | Grasshopper | 14C: Scottish Export | Aurora City Brew Club |
| 2nd | Jim Williamson MHP | Scottichronicon | 14C: Scottish Export | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Travis Cherry MHP | Kilted Carcassone | 14C: Scottish Export | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Irish Beer (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Blake Ernst Co-Brewer: Mike Boesen | Blake's Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Old Walking Stick | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Paul Dey | Roger That | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Dark British Beer (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Boesen MHP | 241 Sweet Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | Liquid Poets |
| 2nd | Jeremy Jones | Lugh | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Snake River Brewers |
| 3rd | Gerad Miller MHP | Show Her My Oat Face | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
American Blonde Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacob Andrew | Dirty Blonde Bombshell | 18A: Blonde Ale | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 2nd | Louis Strowger MHP | Penny Lane | 18A: Blonde Ale | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
| 3rd | Mark Boelman MHP | This Beer Is Blonde. Trump Is Orange | 18A: Blonde Ale | Weiz Guys |
American Pale Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kyle Ernsberger MHP | Hop Science | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Mark Boelman MHP | Baseline Happiness | 18B: American Pale Ale | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Jake McQueen MHP | Dream State | 18B: American Pale Ale | Lauter Day Brewers |
Amber and Brown American Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Gaylord | Austin's Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
| 2nd | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Amber Waves Of Grain | 19A: American Amber Ale | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 3rd | Kim Hynek MHP | Come On California! | 19B: California Common | Red Earth Brewers |
American Porter and Stout (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dwight Wilson Co-Brewer: James Weed | Winter Solstice | 20A: American Porter | O-Town Hop Heads |
| 2nd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | The Butlers Only Taught Us Half Of What We Know | 20B: American Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Weston Wright MHP | Kedakai! As God Made Her | 20C: Imperial Stout | Indian Peaks Alers |
American IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Musquiez MHP | Embrace The Collection Cup, Isai | 21A: American IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 2nd | Kevin Otting | Cloud Splitter IPA | 21A: American IPA | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Jake McQueen MHP | I Could Quit Drinking IPA Whenever I Want, I Just Don't Want To | 21A: American IPA | Lauter Day Brewers |
Specialty IPA (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Sencindiver MHP | The River Will Run Red IPA, With Burgundy's Blood | 21B4: Red IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 2nd | Mark Pennick MHP Co-Brewer: Tiago Dantas | Hoppy Fête Nationale Belge | 21B1: Belgian IPA | Brew Crew [CO] |
| 3rd | Justin Holman MHP | Cold IPA | 21B: Specialty IPA | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Hazy IPA (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerad Miller MHP | Baby, You Make Me Wish I Had Three Hands | 21C: Hazy IPA | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
| 2nd | Jay Walford MHP | Hop Chrome To Your Dome | 21C: Hazy IPA | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Jonathan Marut MHP | White Whale NEIPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
Strong American Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Thomas Taylor Shastid MHP | Up On A Quasar | 22A: Double IPA | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) |
| 2nd | Jay Walford MHP | LB Double Red | 22B: American Strong Ale | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 3rd | Ben Gaylord | Cleansed By Fire | 22A: Double IPA |
Sour & Wild Ales (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Lafleur MHP | Sour Sunshine | 28D: Straight Sour Beer | Weiz Guys |
| 2nd | Jonathan Marut MHP Co-Brewer: Jonathan Rollins | Stolen Haze | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Cap and Hare Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Justin Wood MHP | Oud Bruin | 23C: Oud Bruin | O-Town Hop Heads |
Belgian Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Van Overveld | 24A: Witbier | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Donald Schneider MHP Co-Brewer: Rob Hardisty | Split Batch Experiment: Golden Strong | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Philip Lafleur MHP | Bière Le Fleur D'or | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Weiz Guys |
Saison (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dominick Dufner | Leptirica | 25B: Saison | STLBrewhogs |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Saisonstein's Monster | 25B: Saison | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Weston Wright MHP | Madge | 25B: Saison | Indian Peaks Alers |
Monastic Single, Dubbel & Tripel Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Allen MHP | Inner Sanctum | 26A: Belgian Single | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | James Allen MHP | Arrête La Folie | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 3rd | Jordan Stone MHP | Rhodes Nose | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Belgian Dark Strong Ale (Quad) (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Asha Belgian Dark Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | David Towles MHP | Dark Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 3rd | Matthew Johnsen MHP | Dawn Is Coming | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 4th | Michael Koehler MHP | On The Dark Side | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Historical Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Ristau MHP | Anchor Porter | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Ale Riders Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Ben Sencindiver MHP | F-F-Fresh Diet Dr Pils | 27A1: Kellerbier | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 3rd | Shaun Huggins MHP | Aunt Beru's Smoked Ale | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | San Antonio Cerveceros |
Fruit Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ed Moore | Miss Kitty Raspberry Foreign Extra Stout | 29A: Fruit Beer | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
| 2nd | John Luhmann MHP | Lemon Meringue Pie Sour | 29C: Specialty Fruit Beer | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 3rd | Jeff Case MHP | Coro-Yeah! V2 With LIME | 29A: Fruit Beer | QUAFF |
Spiced Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eddie Belter MHP | Margaritaville | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | STLBrewhogs |
| 2nd | Mike Bechina MHP | ¡Cerveza Caliente! | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios | London Calling (MI6) | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | DC Homebrewers |
Specialty Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bobby Rinehart MHP | You Can't Just Light A Log | 34C: Experimental Beer | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Michael Boesen MHP | 242 Kernza Scottish Export | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | Liquid Poets |
| 3rd | Donald Schneider MHP | Kernza Saison | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | Weiz Guys |
Smoke Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Garrett Freeman MHP | Fell Asleep By The Campfire | 6B: Rauchbier | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Michael Rensing MHP | Mark It 8, Dude! | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 3rd | Mark Boelman MHP | Reeking Of Taco Bell And Loneliness | 6B: Rauchbier | Weiz Guys |
Wood Aged Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sara Willson | Russian Imperialism | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Dwight Wilson Co-Brewer: Justin Wood And Aaron Wood | BBA Black Beauty | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | O-Town Hop Heads |
| 3rd | Brent Wickham Co-Brewer: Orris Wickham | Oaked Thomas Hardy | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
Cider (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Terry Fast MHP | Pear Pressure | C1D: New World Perry | Lakewood Fermentation Club |
| 2nd | Adam Lund MHP | Farts, Poetry And Lyrics Are Very Similar. Making Words Bounce Off A Page. | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Michael Rensing MHP | Peter Sellers | C1B: English Cider | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
Mead: Traditional, Melomel, Stone Fruit & Berry (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Montgomery MHP | Pom-Poms And Pyramids | M2E: Melomel | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 2nd | Philip Lafleur MHP | Día De Muertos Cherry Mead | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Weiz Guys |
| 3rd | Philip Lafleur MHP | What's Up Doc Carrot Mead | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Weiz Guys |
| HM | Garrett Freeman MHP | Peach Mead | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Red Earth Brewers |
Mead: Cyser, Pyment, Spiced & Specialty (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fred Hirsch MHP | Mountain Figa Dwojniak | M4B: Historical Mead | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| 2nd | Garrett Freeman MHP | Shiraz Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Fred Hirsch MHP | Mountain Melo Bochet | M4B: Historical Mead | High Plains Drafters [WY] |
| HM | Shawn Montgomery MHP | Bananas Foster | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Iowa Brewers Union |