2025 Kansas City Bier Meister's Annual Competition Results

2025 Kansas City Bier Meister's Annual Competition Results
PlaceBrewerCategoryStyle
Table 01: American Light Lagers (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Nick Merfeld1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1A. American Light Lager
Medal2nd
Todd Slater1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1A. American Light Lager
Medal3rd
Shawn Montgomery1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1B. American Lager
Table 02: Light Hybrid Beer (30 Entries)
Medal1st
Alex & Patrick Williams18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18A. Blonde Ale
Medal2nd
Kevin Olson5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5B. Kolsch
Medal3rd
Jim Thompson1. STANDARD AMERICAN BEER1D. American Wheat Beer
Table 03: Other Lagers (18 Entries)
Medal1st
Mike Bechina2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2A. International Pale Lager
Medal2nd
Brian Stephens2. INTERNATIONAL LAGER2B. International Amber Lager
Medal3rd
Byron Bird27. HISTORICAL BEER27A6. Historical Beer: Kentucky Common
Table 04: Dark Lager (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Ben Sookying8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Medal2nd
Ryan Rose8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8A. Munich Dunkel
Medal3rd
Matt Castellino8. DARK EUROPEAN LAGER8B. Schwarzbier
Table 05: Czech Lagers (20 Entries)
Medal1st
Alex Boyer3. CZECH LAGER3C. Czech Amber Lager
Medal2nd
Andy Cox3. CZECH LAGER3D. Czech Dark Lager
Medal3rd
Scott Patrick3. CZECH LAGER3B. Czech Premium Pale Lager
Table 06: German Light Lagers (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5A. German Leichtbier
Medal2nd
Darren Vaughn4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4A. Munich Helles
Medal3rd
Chad Medford5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5C. German Helles Exportbier
Table 07: German Amber Lager (31 Entries)
Medal1st
Brett Beard6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6A. Marzen
Medal2nd
Joe Sainz7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7A. Vienna Lager
Medal3rd
Chad Medford7. AMBER BITTER EUROPEAN BEER7B. Altbier
Table 08: Bock (15 Entries)
Medal1st
Andy Cox9. STRONG EUROPEAN BEER9A. Doppelbock
Medal2nd
Stephen Toburen4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4C. Helles Bock
Medal3rd
Andy Cox4. PALE MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER4C. Helles Bock
Table 09: Pilsner (21 Entries)
Medal1st
Steve Powell5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Medal2nd
Donald Schneider5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Medal3rd
Jake McQueen5. PALE BITTER EUROPEAN BEER5D. German Pils
Table 10: Smoke Beer (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Chad Medford6. AMBER MALTY EUROPEAN LAGER6B. Rauchbier
Medal2nd
Michael Rensing32. SMOKED BEER32A. Classic Style Smoked Beer
Medal3rd
Andy Scherzinger27. HISTORICAL BEER27A5. Historical Beer: Sahti
Table 11: Porter (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Darren Vaughn20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20A. American Porter
Medal2nd
Dave Hoppert13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Medal3rd
Simon Clark13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13C. English Porter
Table 12: German Wheat and Rye (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Thomas Musquiez10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10A. Weissbier
Medal2nd
Dan Acheson10. GERMAN WHEAT BEER10C. Weizenbock
Medal3rd
Rodolfo Valladares27. HISTORICAL BEER27A8. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Porter
Table 13: English Pale Ale (26 Entries)
Medal1st
Raymond Eilenstine12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12B. Australian Sparkling Ale
Medal2nd
Peter Polczynski11. BRITISH BITTER11B. Best Bitter
Medal3rd
Eddie Belter12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12A. British Golden Ale
Table 14: IPAs (29 Entries)
Medal1st
Taylor Shastid21. IPA21A. American IPA
Medal2nd
Michael Rensing12. PALE COMMONWEALTH BEER12C. English IPA
Medal3rd
Ben Sookying21. IPA21B2. Black IPA
Table 15: English Brown Ale (10 Entries)
Medal1st
Joshua Andrus13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13B. British Brown Ale
Medal2nd
Scott Estlund13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13B. British Brown Ale
Medal3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard13. BROWN BRITISH BEER13A. Dark Mild
Table 16: Scottish & Irish Ale (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Nicholas Hodge14. SCOTTISH ALE14B. Scottish Heavy
Medal2nd
Jim Thompson15. IRISH BEER15A. Irish Red Ale
Medal3rd
Kenneth Morris14. SCOTTISH ALE14C. Scottish Export
Table 17: Stouts (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Metts Potter15. IRISH BEER15C. Irish Extra Stout
Medal2nd
Jeff Case16. DARK BRITISH BEER16A. Sweet Stout
Medal3rd
Chad Medford15. IRISH BEER15B. Irish Stout
Table 18: Strong Stouts (24 Entries)
Medal1st
Joseph McDonald20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20B. American Stout
Medal2nd
Joe Sainz20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Medal3rd
Ron Fitch20. AMERICAN PORTER AND STOUT20C. Imperial Stout
Table 19: Strong Ale (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Drew Templeton17. STRONG BRITISH ALE17C. Wee Heavy
Medal2nd
Joe Skiles22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22A. Double IPA
Medal3rd
Sean McCanne22. STRONG AMERICAN ALE22B. American Strong Ale
Table 20: American Pale Ale (19 Entries)
Medal1st
Colby Reineke18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal2nd
Jamye & Cody Naramore18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Medal3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler18. PALE AMERICAN ALE18B. American Pale Ale
Table 21: Other American Ale (23 Entries)
Medal1st
Stephen Toburen19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19A. American Amber Ale
Medal2nd
Luke Osborne19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19B. California Common
Medal3rd
Todd Slater19. AMBER AND BROWN AMERICAN BEER19B. California Common
Table 22: Hazy IPAs (15 Entries)
Medal1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal2nd
Austin Foster21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Medal3rd
Gerad Miller21. IPA21C. Hazy IPA
Table 23: Sour Ale (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Jake Larkey27. HISTORICAL BEER27A3. Historical Beer: Lichtenhainer
Medal2nd
Heath Johns23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23F. Fruit Lambic
Medal3rd
Rodolfo Valladares23. EUROPEAN SOUR ALE23E. Gueuze
Table 24: Belgian and French Ale (26 Entries)
Medal1st
Matthew Johnsen24. BELGIAN ALE24C. Biere de Garde
Medal2nd
Dan Acheson26. TRAPPIST ALE26A. Trappist Single
Medal3rd
Steve Ristau24. BELGIAN ALE24C. Biere de Garde
Table 25: Belgian Strong Ale: Lighter (25 Entries)
Medal1st
Steve Powell26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Medal2nd
Donald Schneider26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Medal3rd
Jim Thompson26. TRAPPIST ALE26C. Belgian Tripel
Table 26: Saison (8 Entries)
Medal1st
Tyler Miller25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Medal2nd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Medal3rd
Jim Williamson25. STRONG BELGIAN ALE25B. Saison
Table 27: Belgian Strong Ale: Darker (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Justin Holman26. TRAPPIST ALE26B. Belgian Dubbel
Medal2nd
Paul Bruski26. TRAPPIST ALE26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Medal3rd
Dan Acheson26. TRAPPIST ALE26D. Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Table 28: Specialty Beer (8 Entries)
Medal1st
Ryan Rose34. SPECIALTY BEER34C. Experimental Beer
Medal2nd
Cherish Pageau27. HISTORICAL BEER27A. Historical Beer
Medal3rd
Jeremy Rott31. ALTERNATIVE FERMENTABLES BEER31A. Alternative Grain Beer
Table 29: American Wild Ale (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Heath Johns28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28C. Wild Specialty Beer
Medal2nd
Alex & Patrick Williams28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28A. Brett Beer
Medal3rd
Jim Thompson28. AMERICAN WILD ALE28A. Brett Beer
Table 30: Fruit Beer (12 Entries)
Medal1st
Kyle Kiely29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Medal2nd
Mark Kanczuzewski29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Medal3rd
Ron Barnes29. FRUIT BEER29A. Fruit Beer
Table 31: Spice/Herb/Vegetable (17 Entries)
Medal1st
Jake Larkey30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal2nd
Robert Dugan30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Medal3rd
Alex Boyer30. SPICED BEER30A. Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Table 32: Wood Beer (13 Entries)
Medal1st
Heath Johns33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal2nd
Brent Anderson33. WOOD BEER33B. Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Medal3rd
Dan Acheson33. WOOD BEER33A. Wood-Aged Beer
Table 33: Standard Cider and Perry (24 Entries)
Medal1st
Adam McConnell35. Standard Cider and Perry35A. New World Cider
Medal2nd
Andy Scherzinger35. Standard Cider and Perry35A. New World Cider
Medal3rd
Michael Rensing35. Standard Cider and Perry35B. English Cider
Table 34: Specialty Cider and Perry (11 Entries)
Medal1st
Emersen Heron36. Specialty Cider and Perry36B. Cider with Other Fruit
Medal2nd
Ross Stuart36. Specialty Cider and Perry36B. Cider with Other Fruit
Medal3rd
George Turner36. Specialty Cider and Perry36B. Cider with Other Fruit
Table 35: Traditional Mead (9 Entries)
Medal1st
John Grady37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal2nd
Eric Martin37. Traditional Mead37B. Semi-Sweet Mead
Medal3rd
Shane Kammerer37. Traditional Mead37A. Dry Mead
Table 36: Fruit Mead (14 Entries)
Medal1st
Ryan Vigne38. Fruit Mead38E. Melomel
Medal2nd
Garrett Freeman38. Fruit Mead38A. Cyser
Medal3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore38. Fruit Mead38D. Stone Fruit Mead
Table 37: Spice and Specialty Mead (18 Entries)
Medal1st
Nick Merfeld39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Medal2nd
Kevin Olson39. Spiced Mead39A. Fruit and Spice Mead
Medal3rd
Ben Ader40. Specialty Mead40C. Experimental Mead
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