Standings: The current standings for the Midwest Homebrewer of the year competition. Each brewer is ranked by the total Net Score he has accumulated through winning homebrew entries in each of the circuit's competitions.

Farmhouse Brewing Supply
Midwinter Homebrew Competition
  Entries: 414  
  Medals: 69  
  Medal %:   16.7%  
Kansas City Bier Meister's Annual Competition
  Entries: 668  
  Medals: 111  
  Medal %:   16.6%  
IBU Open
  Entries: 417  
  Medals: 105  
  Medal %:   25.2%  
Drunk Monk Challenge
  Entries: 501  
  Medals: 105  
  Medal %:   21.0%  
Great Northern Brew-Ha-Ha
  Entries: 203  
  Medals: 69  
  Medal %:   34.0%  
BOSS Challenge
  Entries: 307  
  Medals: 72  
  Medal %:   23.5%  
St. Louis Microfest
  Entries: 248  
  Medals: 42  
  Medal %:   16.9%  
Indiana State Fair Brewers' Cup
  Entries: 911  
  Medals: 126  
  Medal %:   13.8%  
Fermentation Frenzy
  Entries: 281  
  Medals: 66  
  Medal %:   23.5%  
2025 Standings  
  
RankFirst NameLast NameNetRawMedalsEntriesWinning %Scorecard
1
Dan
Acheson
29.28
52.29
14
25
56.0%
2
Metts
Potter
20.81
56.30
17
46
37.0%
3
Joe
Skiles
17.30
42.01
14
34
41.2%
4
Santiago
Irigoyen
13.79
13.79
2
2
100.0%
5
Evan
Brill
12.64
18.96
6
9
66.7%
6
Kevin
Olson
12.13
30.31
10
25
40.0%
7
Tyler
Miller
11.70
38.62
10
33
30.3%
8
Bill
Boyer
11.25
23.74
9
19
47.4%
9
Stephen
Schmitt
11.21
37.07
13
43
30.2%
10
Heath
Johns
10.01
16.68
3
5
60.0%
11
Adam
Joyce
9.49
9.49
2
2
100.0%
12
David
Towles
8.98
24.94
9
25
36.0%
13
Jake
Larkey
8.89
13.34
2
3
66.7%
14
Brian
Stephens
8.80
25.53
10
29
34.5%
15
Chad
Medford
8.61
15.99
7
13
53.8%
16
Daniel
Kukuk
8.28
20.70
6
15
40.0%
17
Colby
Reineke
7.90
20.84
11
29
37.9%
18
Tony E
Schubert
7.86
10.47
3
4
75.0%
19
Jamye & Cody
Naramore
7.84
21.57
8
22
36.4%
20
Todd
Slater
7.78
11.67
4
6
66.7%
21
Ross
Stuart
7.41
30.99
11
46
23.9%
22
Matthew
Mead
6.98
36.47
9
47
19.1%
23
Darren
Vaughn
6.67
10.01
2
3
66.7%
24
Steve
Fletty
6.67
6.67
1
1
100.0%
25
Kyle
Ernsberger
6.67
21.90
7
23
30.4%
26
Garrett
Freeman
6.57
19.71
12
36
33.3%
27
Mark
Kunzelmann
6.46
17.77
4
11
36.4%
28
Isai
Garza
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
28
Joe
Koritko
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
30
Alex & Patrick
Williams
6.21
20.70
6
20
30.0%
31
Cole
Christian
6.17
19.75
5
16
31.3%
32
David
Barrett
6.12
9.19
2
3
66.7%
33
Ben
Schooler
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
33
Andrew
Thompson
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
35
Mike
Bechina
6.10
17.27
6
17
35.3%
36
Alex
Rezmerski
6.01
16.52
4
11
36.4%
37
Taylor
Shastid
5.89
18.84
5
16
31.3%
38
Dave
Frombach
5.78
13.49
3
7
42.9%
39
Bill
Goetz
5.74
7.65
3
4
75.0%
40
Jim
Thompson
5.56
8.34
4
6
66.7%
41
Steve
Powell
5.44
16.33
3
9
33.3%
42
Nick
Merfeld
5.34
13.34
2
5
40.0%
43
Michael
Rensing
5.19
22.33
10
43
23.3%
44
Bill Gavin Roy
Ventullo
5.13
17.96
6
21
28.6%
45
Holland
Andrew
5.02
16.08
5
16
31.3%
46
Dean
Steuerwald
5.01
13.79
4
11
36.4%
47
Michael
Sande
5.00
10.00
2
4
50.0%
48
Taylor
Norland
4.88
18.29
4
15
26.7%
49
Mike & Stephanie
Butler
4.77
14.32
7
21
33.3%
50
Christopher
Kaszuba
4.74
4.74
2
2
100.0%
51
Art
Kim
4.71
11.78
4
10
40.0%
52
Pete
Graham
4.67
15.40
10
33
30.3%
53
Mark
Niemczewski
4.66
9.32
3
6
50.0%
54
Mike
Petrick
4.65
13.02
5
14
35.7%
55
Eddie
Belter
4.64
17.42
8
30
26.7%
56
Lance
Clayton
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
56
Jay
Wilkes
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
58
Simon
Clark
4.58
12.60
4
11
36.4%
59
Steve
Ristau
4.56
21.11
8
37
21.6%
60
Michael
Beck
4.49
12.58
5
14
35.7%
61
Joe
Sainz
4.45
6.67
2
3
66.7%
62
Tyler
Hulsebus
4.39
18.43
5
21
23.8%
63
Thomas
Musquiez
4.33
12.99
2
6
33.3%
63
Ryan
Vigne
4.33
12.99
3
9
33.3%
65
David
Baillie
4.22
6.32
2
3
66.7%
66
Steve
Anthoney
4.22
12.65
2
6
33.3%
67
Alex
Boyer
4.17
8.34
3
6
50.0%
68
Kyle
Kiely
4.17
8.33
3
6
50.0%
69
Jeff
Whelpley
4.15
12.45
2
6
33.3%
70
Dirk
Montgomery
4.01
21.38
6
32
18.8%
71
Joel
McGormley
3.88
15.51
4
16
25.0%
72
Wayne
Doucette
3.81
13.33
2
7
28.6%
73
Keith
Blanchard
3.78
13.22
2
7
28.6%
74
Dave
Taylor
3.52
5.28
2
3
66.7%
75
Kyle
Murphy
3.45
3.45
1
1
100.0%
76
Jeremy
Dunn
3.45
6.89
2
4
50.0%
76
Keith
Goldstein
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
76
RD
Harles
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
76
Jeff
Zwetsch
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
80
Kevin
Bencz
3.41
11.07
4
13
30.8%
81
Randy Daniels KC
McKinney
3.37
15.99
4
19
21.1%
82
Scott
Estlund
3.36
13.45
6
24
25.0%
83
Stephen
Toburen
3.34
10.01
2
6
33.3%
84
Dan
Chisholm
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
84
Matt
Torjusen
3.33
6.67
1
2
50.0%
86
Jonathan
Greene
3.33
5.00
2
3
66.7%
87
Ron
Fitch
3.33
3.33
2
2
100.0%
88
Bryan
Antoniuk
3.32
13.28
3
12
25.0%
89
Joseph
McDonald
3.27
8.17
2
5
40.0%
90
Preston
Booth
3.16
6.32
1
2
50.0%
90
Keith
Manchester
3.16
6.32
1
2
50.0%
92
Tom
Hayosh
3.16
3.16
1
1
100.0%
93
James
Todd
3.06
6.12
1
2
50.0%
94
Steven
Offutt
3.06
6.12
1
2
50.0%
94
Patrick
Woodward
3.06
6.12
1
2
50.0%
96
Jeff
Frechtling
3.06
3.06
1
1
100.0%
97
Jeremy
Rott
3.05
9.15
4
12
33.3%
98
Aaron
Reif
2.99
8.98
2
6
33.3%
98
John
TeBockhorst
2.99
8.98
2
6
33.3%
100
Joshua
Corwin
2.99
5.99
1
2
50.0%
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