2026 Drunk Monk Challenge Results

2026 Drunk Monk Challenge Results
PlaceBrewerCategoryStyle
Table 01: Pale American and International Lager (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Michael Petrick1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1A. American Light Lager
Medal2nd
Matthew Young2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2A. International Pale Lager
Medal3rd
Curtis Ritter2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2A. International Pale Lager
Table 02: American Wheat, Blonde, Cream Ale (8 Entries)
Medal1st
Curtis Ritter1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Medal2nd
Jeff Zwetsch1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Medal3rd
Dave Frombach1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Table 03: Pale Malty Lager (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Marc Riordan4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Medal2nd
Kyle Murphy4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Medal3rd
Lee Birkett4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Table 04: Pale Bitter European Beer (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Bill Goetz5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5C. German Helles Exportbier
Medal2nd
Matthew Young5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5B. Kolsch
Medal3rd
Preston Booth5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5B. Kolsch
Table 05: Pilsner (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Ryan Rose3. CZECH LAGER3A. Czech Pale Lager
Medal2nd
Danny Sack27. HISTORICAL BEER27A6. Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
Medal3rd
Brian Stephens3. CZECH LAGER3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
Table 06: Amber Lagers (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Rick Chainani3. CZECH LAGER3C. Czech Amber Lager
Medal2nd
Preston Booth7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Medal3rd
Timothy Pratt7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Table 07: Dark Lager (32 Entries)
Medal1st
Bryan Antoniuk3. CZECH LAGER3D. Czech Dark Lager
Medal2nd
Steven Pavletich8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Medal3rd
Mark Winters3. CZECH LAGER3D. Czech Dark Lager
Table 08: Bock (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4C. Helles Bock
Medal2nd
Andy Cox6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6C. Dunkles Bock
Medal3rd
Shawn Montgomery9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9A. Doppelbock
Table 09: German Wheat & Rye (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Donald Schneider10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10B. Dunkles Weissbier
Medal2nd
Michael Rensing10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10C. Weizenbock
Medal3rd
Nathan James10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10C. Weizenbock
Table 10: Pale British and Commonwealth (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Polczynski11. BRITISH BITTER11C. Strong Bitter
Medal2nd
Nick & Heather Hartley12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
Medal3rd
Andy Cox11. BRITISH BITTER11A. Ordinary Bitter
Table 11: Brown British Ales (16 Entries)
Medal1st
Michael Petrick13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13A. Dark Mild
Medal2nd
Dane Clark13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13B. British Brown Ale
Medal3rd
John Palanchar13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13A. Dark Mild
Table 12: Irish and Scottish Ales (15 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Polczynski15. IRISH BEER15A. Irish Red Ale
Medal2nd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney14. SCOTTISH ALE14C. Scottish Export
Medal3rd
Ben Gaylord14. SCOTTISH ALE14B. Scottish Heavy
Table 13: Small Stouts (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Jon Phillips15. IRISH BEER15B. Irish Stout
Medal2nd
Marc Riordan16. DARK BRITISH BEER16A. Sweet Stout
Medal3rd
Loring Knutson16. DARK BRITISH BEER16B. Oatmeal Stout
Table 14: Strong Stouts (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Matthew Mead20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20B. American Stout
Medal2nd
Joe Formanek20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Medal3rd
Robert Parks20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20B. American Stout
Table 15: Porter (16 Entries)
Medal1st
Gregory Sanial20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20A. American Porter
Medal2nd
Bill Murphy13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Medal3rd
Michael Rensing13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Table 16: Strong Ales (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Mark Drilling22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22C. American Barleywine
Medal2nd
Doug Bulthuis17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17C. Wee Heavy
Medal3rd
Chris Baar17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17C. Wee Heavy
Table 17: American Pale Ale-ish (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Gregory Sanial12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12A. British Golden Ale
Medal2nd
Mike Neice18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal3rd
Patrick Williams18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Table 18: Amber and Brown American Ale (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Dave Frombach19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19A. American Amber Ale
Medal2nd
David Gulotta19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19C. American Brown Ale
Medal3rd
Dave Dress19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19C. American Brown Ale
Table 19: American IPA (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Jeff Zwetsch21. IPA21A. American IPA
Medal2nd
Taylor Norland21. IPA21A. American IPA
Medal3rd
Metts Potter21. IPA21A. American IPA
Table 20: Specialty and Double IPA (21 Entries)
Medal1st
David Wheeler21. IPA21B5. Rye IPA
Medal2nd
Ryan Kuhn21. IPA21B. Specialty IPA
Medal3rd
Chuck Koch21. IPA21B4. Red IPA
Table 21: Hazy IPA (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Ross Stuart21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal2nd
Colby Reineke21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal3rd
Dwain Pannell21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Table 22: Smoked Beer (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Adam Reynolds27. HISTORICAL BEER27A5. Historical Beer: Sahti
Medal2nd
Gerad Miller6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6B. Rauchbier
Medal3rd
Shaun Huggins27. HISTORICAL BEER27A5. Historical Beer: Sahti
Table 23: Sour Ales (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Jared Sutliff23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23C. Oud Bruin
Medal2nd
Ben Fenton28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28C. Wild Specialty Beer
Medal3rd
Kyle Murphy23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23F. Fruit Lambic
Table 24: Belgian and French Ale (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Daniel Sullivan24. BELGIAN ALE24C. Biere de Garde
Medal2nd
Kevin Lewis26. TRAPPIST ALE26A. Trappist Single
Medal3rd
Pete Graham24. BELGIAN ALE24A. Witbier
Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Travis Johnson25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Medal2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25A. Belgian Blond Ale
Medal3rd
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Table 26: Monastic Ale (21 Entries)
Medal1st
David Banks26. TRAPPIST ALE26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Medal2nd
Jose Terrazas26. TRAPPIST ALE26B. Belgian Dubbel
Medal3rd
James Eike26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Table 27: Fruit Beer (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Dan Acheson29. FRUIT BEER29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
Medal2nd
Michael Wulff29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Medal3rd
Kevin Wojdak41. Local Beers41X3. Italian Grape Ale
Table 28: Spiced Beer (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Lawrence Behmer30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal2nd
William George30. SPICED BEER30D. Specialty Spice Beer
Medal3rd
Tom Hayosh30. SPICED BEER30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
Table 29: Specialty Beer (17 Entries)
Medal1st
George Turner34. SPECIALTY BEER34C. Experimental Beer
Medal2nd
Doug Bulthuis34. SPECIALTY BEER34C. Experimental Beer
Medal3rd
Wesley Kulcak34. SPECIALTY BEER34A. Commercial Specialty Beer
Table 30: Wood Beer (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Dave Breyer33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal2nd
Tom Hayosh33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal3rd
James Zweep33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Table 31: Standard Cider and Perry (21 Entries)
Medal1st
Aaron Pigors35. Traditional Cider35D. French Cider
Medal2nd
George Turner35. Traditional Cider35B. Heirloom Cider
Medal3rd
Brent Anderson35. Traditional Cider35A. Common Cider
Table 32: Specialty Cider and Perry (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Jay Kash42. Specialty Cider42C. Experimental Cider
Medal2nd
Shaina Cranson42. Specialty Cider42A. Fruit Cider
Medal3rd
Nathan Koeppel42. Specialty Cider42A. Fruit Cider
Table 33: Traditional Mead (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Daniel Kukuk37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal2nd
Haven Schultz37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal3rd
Ryan Vigne37. Traditional Mead37C. Sweet Mead
Table 34: Fruit Mead (16 Entries)
Medal1st
Scott Estlund38. Fruit Mead38C. Berry Mead
Medal2nd
Brian Stephens38. Fruit Mead38D. Stone Fruit Mead
Medal3rd
Joe Skiles38. Fruit Mead38D. Stone Fruit Mead
Table 35: Spiced Mead (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Dan Acheson39. Spiced Mead39B. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
Medal2nd
Ryan Vigne39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Medal3rd
Brian Biggs39. Spiced Mead39B. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
Table 36: Specialty Mead (7 Entries)
Medal1st
Pawel Knap40. Specialty Mead40B. Historical Mead
Medal2nd
Melissa Greenfield40. Specialty Mead40B. Historical Mead
Medal3rd
James Banzhaf40. Specialty Mead40C. Experimental Mead
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