2026 Indiana State Fair Brewers' Cup Results

2026 Indiana State Fair Brewers' Cup Results
PlaceBrewerCategoryStyle
Table 01: Pale American Beer (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Jeff Zwetsch1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Medal2nd
Brian English1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Medal3rd
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1A. American Light Lager
Table 02: Pale European Beer (36 Entries)
Medal1st
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2A. International Pale Lager
Medal2nd
Metts Potter5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5C. German Helles Exportbier
Medal3rd
Javier Murillo5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5B. Kolsch
Table 03: Pale Lager (20 Entries)
Medal1st
David Towles3. CZECH LAGER3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
Medal2nd
J.C. Koch41. Local Beers41X5. New Zealand Pilsner
Medal3rd
Metts Potter27. HISTORICAL BEER27A6. Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
Table 04: German Pilsner (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Cole Christian5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Medal2nd
Rodney Beckhoff5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Medal3rd
Casey Renick5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Table 05: Pale Malty European Beer (18 Entries)
Medal1st
Luke Shropshire4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Medal2nd
Mike Neice4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4B. Festbier
Medal3rd
Scott Patrick4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Table 06: Amber European Beer (31 Entries)
Medal1st
Steve Powell7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Medal2nd
Ryan Jiles2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2B. International Amber Lager
Medal3rd
Daniel Bryde7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Table 07: Dark European Lager (28 Entries)
Medal1st
David Towles2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2C. International Dark Lager
Medal2nd
Scott Patrick8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Medal3rd
Simon P. Clark2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2C. International Dark Lager
Table 08: American Wheat & Blonde (18 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Schmitt1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1D. American Wheat Beer
Medal2nd
David Towles18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18A. Blonde Ale
Medal3rd
Wil Babcock18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18A. Blonde Ale
Table 09: German Wheat & Rye Beer (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Daniel Bryde10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10A. Weissbier
Medal2nd
Nathan Muleski10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10A. Weissbier
Medal3rd
Gerad Miller10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10C. Weizenbock
Table 10: Pale British Ale (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Jason Landrum12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12A. British Golden Ale
Medal2nd
James Faircloth11. BRITISH BITTER11A. Ordinary Bitter
Medal3rd
Stephen Schmitt11. BRITISH BITTER11B. Best Bitter
Table 11: Scottish & Irish Ale (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Christopher Olson15. IRISH BEER15A. Irish Red Ale
Medal2nd
Marty Hassink15. IRISH BEER15A. Irish Red Ale
Medal3rd
Ron Kraemer14. SCOTTISH ALE14A. Scottish Light
Table 12: American Pale Ale (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Starla Steuerwald18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal2nd
Tom Leonard18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal3rd
Colby Reineke18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Table 13: Amber & Brown American Ale (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Alan Burton Wells19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19C. American Brown Ale
Medal2nd
Ron Kraemer19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19B. California Common
Medal3rd
Rick Chainani19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19A. American Amber Ale
Table 14: Brown British Beer (25 Entries)
Medal1st
Nathan Muleski13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13A. Dark Mild
Medal2nd
Craig Gardone13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Medal3rd
Cole Christian13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Table 15: Irish & British Stout (27 Entries)
Medal1st
Casey Renick16. DARK BRITISH BEER16B. Oatmeal Stout
Medal2nd
Brian Stephens16. DARK BRITISH BEER16A. Sweet Stout
Medal3rd
Dirk Montgomery15. IRISH BEER15C. Irish Extra Stout
Table 16: American Porter & Stout (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Art Kim20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20B. American Stout
Medal2nd
Jed Lengerich20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20B. American Stout
Medal3rd
Taylor Shastid27. HISTORICAL BEER27A7. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Table 17: American IPA (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Colby Reineke21. IPA21A. American IPA
Medal2nd
Jeff Zwetsch21. IPA21A. American IPA
Medal3rd
Pete Graham21. IPA21A. American IPA
Table 18: Specialty IPA (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Nelson Crowle21. IPA21B5. Rye IPA
Medal2nd
Eric Crown and Anne Bopp21. IPA21B. Specialty IPA
Medal3rd
Brian D. McCrickard21. IPA21B7. Brut IPA
Table 19: Hazy IPA (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Colby Reineke21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal2nd
Nathan Muleski21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal3rd
Noah VandeWater21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Table 20: Strong American Ale (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Brady Smith22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22B. American Strong Ale
Medal2nd
Stephen Schmitt22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22D. Wheatwine
Medal3rd
Pete Graham22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22A. Double IPA
Table 21: Strong European Lager (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Brady Smith9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9A. Doppelbock
Medal2nd
Chris Daily6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6C. Dunkles Bock
Medal3rd
Jed Lengerich9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9A. Doppelbock
Table 22: Strong British Ale (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Schmitt17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17D. English Barleywine
Medal2nd
Metts Potter17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17D. English Barleywine
Medal3rd
Jed Lengerich17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17B. Old Ale
Table 23: Imperial Porter & Stout (21 Entries)
Medal1st
Dirk Montgomery20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Medal2nd
Pete Graham9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9C. Baltic Porter
Medal3rd
RD Harles9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9C. Baltic Porter
Table 24: Saison (16 Entries)
Medal1st
Alex & Patrick Williams25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Medal2nd
Alan Burton Wells25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Medal3rd
Matthew Mead25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Table 25: Belgian Ale (15 Entries)
Medal1st
Kc McKinney26. TRAPPIST ALE26A. Trappist Single
Medal2nd
Taylor Shastid24. BELGIAN ALE24C. Biere de Garde
Medal3rd
Dirk Montgomery24. BELGIAN ALE24A. Witbier
Table 26: Belgian Strong Ale (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Jed Lengerich25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Medal2nd
Rob Malad26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Medal3rd
Jason Drda26. TRAPPIST ALE26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Table 27: European Sour Ale (16 Entries)
Medal1st
Craig Gardone23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23B. Flanders Red Ale
Medal2nd
Ryan Steipp23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23E. Gueuze
Medal3rd
Dan Acheson23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23D. Lambic
Table 28: Fruit Beer (28 Entries)
Medal1st
Timothy Pratt29. FRUIT BEER29C. Specialty Fruit Beer
Medal2nd
Michael Sawyer41. Local Beers41X4. Catharina Sour
Medal3rd
Todd Cogswell29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Table 29: Spice Herb or Vegetable Beer (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Brian Biggs30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal2nd
Jon Phillips30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal3rd
Tom Leonard30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Table 30: Specialty and Seasonal Spiced Beer (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Jason Drda30. SPICED BEER30B. Autumn Seasonal Beer
Medal2nd
Lyle Smith30. SPICED BEER30D. Specialty Spice Beer
Medal3rd
Todd Cogswell30. SPICED BEER30C. Winter Seasonal Beer
Table 31: Smoke-Flavored Beer (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Jeremy L. Jones6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6B. Rauchbier
Medal2nd
Pete Graham27. HISTORICAL BEER27A3. Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer
Medal3rd
Steve Powell27. HISTORICAL BEER27A5. Historical Beer: Sahti
Table 32: Wood-Aged Beer (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Nicholas Datzman33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal2nd
Joel McGormley33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal3rd
Joel McGormley33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Table 33: American Wild Ale (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Alex & Patrick Williams28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28C. Wild Specialty Beer
Medal2nd
Kyle Murphy28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28C. Wild Specialty Beer
Medal3rd
Greg Musser28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28D. Straight Sour Beer
Table 34: Specialty Beer (22 Entries)
Medal1st
Joel McGormley34. SPECIALTY BEER34B. Mixed-Style Beer
Medal2nd
Dan Acheson34. SPECIALTY BEER34B. Mixed-Style Beer
Medal3rd
Todd Cogswell34. SPECIALTY BEER34B. Mixed-Style Beer
Table 35: Traditional Mead (15 Entries)
Medal1st
Eric Reynolds37. Traditional Mead37C. Sweet Mead
Medal2nd
Austin Brown37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal3rd
David Towles37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Table 36: Fruit Mead (24 Entries)
Medal1st
Bill Boyer38. Fruit Mead38E. Melomel
Medal2nd
Bill Boyer38. Fruit Mead38B. Pyment
Medal3rd
David Towles38. Fruit Mead38C. Berry Mead
Table 37: Spice Mead (18 Entries)
Medal1st
Bill Boyer39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Medal2nd
Brian Biggs39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Medal3rd
Brian Biggs39. Spiced Mead39B. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
Table 38: Specialty Mead (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Bill Boyer40. Specialty Mead40B. Historical Mead
Medal2nd
Austin Brown40. Specialty Mead40C. Experimental Mead
Medal3rd
Brian Biggs40. Specialty Mead40C. Experimental Mead
Table 39: Standard Cider & Perry (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Lydia Hlebasko35. Traditional Cider35B. Heirloom Cider
Medal2nd
Matthew Mead43. Perry43A. Common Perry
Medal3rd
Matthew Young35. Traditional Cider35A. Common Cider
Table 40: Specialty Cider & Perry (29 Entries)
Medal1st
Dean Steuerwald36. Strong Cider36C. Ice Cider
Medal2nd
Damon Turner42. Specialty Cider42B. Spiced Cider
Medal3rd
Bill Boyer42. Specialty Cider42A. Fruit Cider
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