2026 Fermentation Frenzy Results

2026 Fermentation Frenzy Results
PlaceBrewerCategoryStyle
Table 01: Lawn Mower Masters (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Jesse Flores1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1B. American Lager
Medal2nd
Louis Strowger1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1C. Cream Ale
Medal3rd
Chuck Beardslee1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1A. American Light Lager
Table 02: International Anthem (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Joe Kulesa2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2B. International Amber Lager
Medal2nd
Noah VandeWater2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2B. International Amber Lager
Medal3rd
Metts Potter2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2A. International Pale Lager
Table 03: Czech-In, Czech-Out (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Andy Thompson3. CZECH LAGER3A. Czech Pale Lager
Medal2nd
Nicholas Benoit3. CZECH LAGER3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
Medal3rd
Dan Podratsky3. CZECH LAGER3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
Table 04: Maibock Hurts Like Helles (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Patrick Carey4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4C. Helles Bock
Medal2nd
Luke Shropshire4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Medal3rd
Tim McKee4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4B. Festbier
Table 05: The Bitter Exes Invitational (8 Entries)
Medal1st
Tracy Pratt5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5B. Kolsch
Medal2nd
Joe Kulesa5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Medal3rd
Theodore Casser5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Table 06: Wheats of the World (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Luke Shropshire10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10A. Weissbier
Medal2nd
John Martinson10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10B. Dunkles Weissbier
Medal3rd
Gerad Miller10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10C. Weizenbock
Table 07: The Copper Grump Cup (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Steve Ristau7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7B. Altbier
Medal2nd
Phillip Saurer7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Medal3rd
Tom Luers7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7B. Altbier
Table 08: The Celtic Cup Clash (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Steve Offutt15. IRISH BEER15A. Irish Red Ale
Medal2nd
Steve Offutt14. SCOTTISH ALE14C. Scottish Export
Medal3rd
Christopher Mazurk14. SCOTTISH ALE14C. Scottish Export
Table 09: Ales of the Crypt (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Nathan James27. HISTORICAL BEER27A8. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter
Medal2nd
Colby Reineke27. HISTORICAL BEER27A1. Kellerbier
Medal3rd
Christopher Mazurk27. HISTORICAL BEER27A2. Historical Beer: Piwo Grodziskie
Table 10: Valhalla’s Hangover (14 Entries)
Medal1st
David Towles37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal2nd
Brian Biggs40. Specialty Mead40B. Historical Mead
Medal3rd
Lance Clayton39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Table 11: Orchard Task Force (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Zachary Belzer35. Traditional Cider35B. Heirloom Cider
Medal2nd
Michael Rensing36. Strong Cider36D. Fire Cider
Medal3rd
Brian Biggs42. Specialty Cider42C. Experimental Cider
Table 12: Monks Be Trippin (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Medal2nd
William Vigil25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25C. Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Medal3rd
Metts Potter25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25A. Belgian Blond Ale
Table 13: Absolution in Three Steps (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Jay Wilkes26. TRAPPIST ALE26B. Belgian Dubbel
Medal2nd
Curtis Ritter26. TRAPPIST ALE26A. Trappist Single
Medal3rd
Tracy Pratt26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Table 14: Take a walk on the Wild Side (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Cole Christian31. ALTERNATIVE FERMENTABLES BEER31A. Alternative Grain Beer
Medal2nd
Jonathan Martins28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28B. Mixed-Fermentation Sour Beer
Medal3rd
Kevin Lewis31. ALTERNATIVE FERMENTABLES BEER31A. Alternative Grain Beer
Table 15: Ambers Hot Blonde Friend (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Colby Reineke18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal2nd
Metts Potter18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal3rd
Kyle Ernsberger18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Table 16: Power of the Dark Side (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Jeremy Rott20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Medal2nd
Adam Reynolds’s20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Medal3rd
Dirk Montgomery20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Table 17: The Tongue Slayers (21 Entries)
Medal1st
Nathan James21. IPA21B1. Belgian IPA
Medal2nd
Andy Thompson21. IPA21B. Specialty IPA
Medal3rd
Ross Stuart21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Table 18: The Revolutionary War (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Emersen Heron22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22D. Wheatwine
Medal2nd
Steve Ristau17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17C. Wee Heavy
Medal3rd
Stephen Schmitt17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17D. English Barleywine
Table 19: Neighborhood Pint Pride (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Roxanne Westendorf41. Local Beers41X3. Italian Grape Ale
Medal2nd
Brian Biggs41. Local Beers41X4. Catharina Sour
Medal3rd
Michael Sawyer41. Local Beers41X4. Catharina Sour
Table 20: Fruit & Consequences (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Andrew Pearson29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Medal2nd
Brian Biggs30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal3rd
Eric Krulcik29. FRUIT BEER29B. Fruit and Spice Beer
Table 21: Barkeeps Ashes (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Jay Scharenberg32. SMOKED BEER32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
Medal2nd
Don Bretl33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal3rd
Donovan Kristof33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Table 22: Caramelized Chaos (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Jeremy Rott9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9A. Doppelbock
Medal2nd
Dirk Montgomery9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9C. Baltic Porter
Medal3rd
Steve Offutt9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9C. Baltic Porter
Table 23: Dunkelstiltskin (9 Entries)
Medal1st
Greg Johnson8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Medal2nd
Jeremy Anderson8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Medal3rd
Aaron Sams8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8A. Munich Dunkel
Table 24: A Few Pints Shy of a Pub Crawl (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Schmitt11. BRITISH BITTER11B. Best Bitter
Medal2nd
Dave Frombach13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13A. Dark Mild
Medal3rd
Steve Ristau12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12A. British Golden Ale
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