Fourteenth Annual Boneyard Brew-Off Results

Best of Show
1st - Jeff Nolte & Campbell Nolte, North Texas Homebrewer’s Association, Governor Rick Perry, 27D
2nd - Jason Wittmer, Four Degrees of Blonde, 6B
3rd - Rodney Kibzey, UKG, Belgian Meets America, 16E
Honorable Mention - Brian Clauser, Garage Brewers Society, Munich Helles, 1D 

 

Light Lager, Pilsner, Amber Lager (6 entries)
1st - Brian Clauser, Garage Brewers Society, Munich Helles, 1D
2nd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Bohemian Pilsener, 2B
3rd - Dale Penrose, Saint Louis Brews, Hammock Beer, 1C

Bock (7 entries)
1st - Jeff Coons, Minnesota Homebrewers Association, Railroad Island Mai Bock, 5A
2nd - Jeremy Jackson, Saint Louis Brews, Doppelbock, 5C
3rd - Karl Edwards & Rob Ryder, Pole Barn Brewers, Mini Me Bock, 5B

Cream Ale, Blonde Ale, and Kolsch (9 entries)
1st - Jason Wittmer, Four Degrees of Blonde, 6B
2nd - Rich Toohill, MUGZ, Hey Blondie!, 6B
3rd - Anthony Benjamin & Dana Benjamin, BUZZ, Mad Mullah Cream Ale, 6A

American Wheat (8 entries)
1st - Ken Smith, The Brewing Network, American Wheat, 6D
2nd - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, American Wheat, 6D
3rd - Mike Young, American Wheat, 6D

Amber Hybrid Beer (6 entries)
1st - Lane Fearing & Elizabeth May, Altenkeg, 7C
2nd - Joe Drejewski, BUZZ, Off Center Alt, 7C
3rd - Nick Larson, The Brewing Network, Common Steamer, 7B

English Pale Ale (11 entries)
1st - Fred Meisner, ESB, 8C
2nd - Lane Fearing & Elizabeth May, Second Round Ordinary, 8A
3rd - Mark Kuechler, BUZZ, Sweet Heaven pale, 8C

Scottish and Irish Ale (12 entries)
1st - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, 70 Minus, 9B
2nd - Jack McKillip, Dal Raita Ale, 9B
3rd - Matt Smith & Fred Meisner, The Brewing Network, Redrum Irish Ale, 9D

American Pale Ale (9 entries)
1st - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, Hoppy Graduation, 9A
2nd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, American Pale Ale, 9A
3rd - Rodney Kibzey, UKG, I can’t believe its an Extract!, 9A

American Amber and Brown Ale (8 entries)
1st - Britt Weiser, BUZZ, American Amber Ale, 10B
2nd - Fred Meisner, American Amber, 10B
3rd - Mark Kuechler, BUZZ, Toasty Brown, 10C

English Brown Ale (9 entries)
1st - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Northern English Brown Ale, 11C
2nd - Mark Kuechler, BuZZ, Birder’s Brew, 11C
3rd - Calvin Rowland, UKG, I LOVE (it when) MY WIFE (lets me brew), 11A

Porter (14 entries)
1st - Bill Gerds, Lapeer Area Brewers, Liberal Party Porter, 12B
2nd - Ken Smith, The Brewing Network, Robust Porter, 12B
3rd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Robust Porter, 12B

Small Stout (13 entries)
1st - Alex Parga & Andy Loftus, Cream Stout, 13B
2nd - Lane Fearing & Elizabeth May, Feed Bag Stout, 13C
3rd - David Glazewski, Milwaukee Beer Barons, Stout, 13A

Large Stout (10 entries)
1st - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, Comrade Alofskie’s Imperial Stout, 13F
2nd - Mike Young, American Stout, 13E
3rd - David Curtis, American Rye Stout, 13E

India Pale Ale (13 entries)
1st - Mark Kuechler, BUZZ, Porch Sit Brew, 14A
2nd - Rodney Kibzey, UKG, All Hopped Up!, 14B
3rd - Michael Sweeney, Saint Louis Brews, Imperial IPA, 14C

German Wheat and Rye (12 entries)
1st - Scott Welch, MUGZ, Ol’ Wheaty, 15A
2nd - Jason Gabriel, MUGZ, Aventiny Dunkelweizen, 15B
3rd - Rodney Kibzey, UKG, BitzenBock, 15C

Witbier and Saison (11 entries)
1st - August Altenbaumer, Saint Louis Brews, Blanche de Saint Louis, 16A
2nd - Mark Kuechler & Linda Owens, BUZZ, Steamy Day Saison, 16C
3rd - Bryan Clauser, Garage Brewers Society, Witbier, 16A

Belgian Pale, Biere de Garde, and Specialty (7 entries)
1st - Rodney Kibzey, UKG, Belgian Meets America, 16E
2nd - Joe Drejewski, BUZZ, Ambre Ale, 16D
3rd - Tom Dennis, UKG, Don De St Thomas, 16E

Sour Ale & Fruit Beer (11 entries)
1st - Bryan Clauser, Garage Brewers Society, Raspberry Wheat, 20
2nd - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, One of my Vices, 17A
3rd - Steve Fletty, St Paul Homebrewers Club, Bad Apple, 20

Belgian Strong Ale (9 entries)
1st - Tom Dennis, UKG, La Debut Du Monde, 18C
2nd - Tom Dennis, UKG, Noel Night, 18e
3rd - Lane Fearing & Elizabeth May, Three Fingers Tripel, 18C

Strong Ale (7 entries)
1st - Mark Kuechler, BUZZ, Golden Oldie, 19A
2nd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, English Barleywine, 19B
3rd - Jeremy Jackson, Saint Louis Brews, American Barleywine, 19C

Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (8 entries)
1st - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Coffee Porter, 21A
2nd - Anthony Benjamin, BUZZ, Anna’s Law, 21A
3rd - Calvin Rowland, UKG, Loaded by 8:00 AM, 21A

Smoke-Flavored, Wood-Aged, and Specialty Beer (6 entries)
1st - Steve Fletty, St. Paul Homebrewers Club, Mastodon, 23
2nd - Ken Smith, The Brewing Network, Rye IPA, 23
3rd - Thomas Eastlake & Terry Smith, Battleground Brewers Guild, Tennessee Tom’s Classic Cream Ale, 23

Traditional Mead (5 entries)
1st - Calvin Rowland, UKG, Kill the music, 24A
2nd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Fireweed Mead, 24A
3rd - Dale Penrose, Saint Louis Brews, Rabbit Thicket Mead, 24C

Fruit Mead & Other Mead (9 entries)
1st - Aras Buntinas, BUZZ, Black Currant Mead, 25C
2nd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Cyser, 25A
3rd - Kyle Painter, BUZZ, Spiced Cherry Mead, 26C

Standard Cider, Perry, Specialty Cider, & Other Perry (12 entries)
1st - Jeff Nolte & Campbell Nolte, North Texas Hombrewer’s Association, Governor Rick Perry, 27D
2nd - Dale Penrose, Saint Louis Brews, Penrose Pub Cider, 27A
3rd - Mike Kopp, Saint Louis Brews, Common Cider, 27A

High Gravity (7 entries)
1st - Aras Buntinas, BUZZ, Black Currant Booze
2nd - Mike Kopp, Saint Louis Brews, Mead
3rd - Tom Dennis, UKG, Don De St Thomas


The Fourteenth Annual Boneyard Brew-Off consisted of 239 entries.

The Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots homebrew club thanks the entrants, the judges and stewards, and the sponsors of this year’s Brew-Off:

Piccadilly Beverage Shops, Champaign IL
Big Sky Brewing Company, Missoula MT
Quoin Industrial, Golden CO
Hamburg Distributing, Champaign IL
Somethings Brewn’, Galesburg IL
Brew Your Own, Manchester Center VT
Brewers Association, Boulder CO
Fermtech Ltd., Kitchener Ontario
Listerman Mfg., Cincinnati OH
Midwest Homebrewing and Wine Making Supplies,
North Country Malt Supply, Champlain NY
Siebel Institute, Chicago IL
Taphandles, Inc, Renton WA
White Labs, San Diego CA
Upstream Brewing Company, Omaha, NE
Dogfish Head Brewing Co., Milton DE
Wyeast Laboratories Inc., Hood River OR
Freshops, Philomath OR
Marsters Sign Company, Danville IL
Grape and Granary, Akron OH
Jet Carboy and Bottle Washer Company, Traverse City MI
Jill North, Jean-Louis Ledent, and Dr. Bill Artz,
Dept. of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Urbana IL