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%  
Sower's Cup
  Entries: 388  
  Medals: 84  
  Medal %:   21.6%  
Dogg Dayzz Homebrew Competition
  Entries: 330  
  Medals: 63  
  Medal %:   19.1%  
Hoppy Halloween Challenge
  Entries: 351  
  Medals: 83  
  Medal %:   23.6%  
Brixtoberfest
  Entries: 228  
  Medals: 60  
  Medal %:   26.3%  
Happy Holiday Homebrew Competiton
  Entries: 627  
  Medals: 87  
  Medal %:   13.9%  
Nordeast Brewers Alliance Homebrew Competition
  Entries: 186  
  Medals: 36  
  Medal %:   19.4%  
2025 Standings  
  
RankFirst NameLast NameNetRawMedalsEntriesWinning %Scorecard
1
Dan
Acheson
38.06
65.55
18
31
58.1%
2
Metts
Potter
36.50
89.48
31
76
40.8%
3
Joe
Skiles
23.41
54.21
19
44
43.2%
4
Steve
Powell
23.36
48.85
11
23
47.8%
5
Ross
Stuart
21.00
62.99
28
84
33.3%
6
David
Towles
20.57
53.71
18
47
38.3%
7
Kevin
Olson
19.49
51.16
16
42
38.1%
8
Stephen
Schmitt
16.93
57.15
24
81
29.6%
9
Dave
Frombach
14.87
32.22
6
13
46.2%
10
Michael
Rensing
13.54
53.43
19
75
25.3%
11
Randy Daniels KC
McKinney
13.46
45.77
10
34
29.4%
12
Mike & Stephanie
Butler
13.13
36.78
15
42
35.7%
13
Daniel
Kukuk
12.20
32.54
9
24
37.5%
14
Bill
Boyer
11.25
23.74
9
19
47.4%
15
Heath
Johns
11.24
20.23
5
9
55.6%
16
Tyler
Miller
11.01
43.19
13
51
25.5%
17
Pete
Graham
10.92
31.05
19
54
35.2%
18
Mike
Bechina
9.69
29.06
8
24
33.3%
19
Adam
Joyce
9.49
9.49
2
2
100.0%
20
Brian
Stephens
9.47
31.58
12
40
30.0%
21
Jake
Larkey
8.89
13.34
2
3
66.7%
22
Jamye & Cody
Naramore
8.82
29.41
12
40
30.0%
23
Colby
Reineke
8.66
29.68
14
48
29.2%
24
Chad
Medford
8.61
15.99
7
13
53.8%
25
Kyle
Ernsberger
8.41
29.82
11
39
28.2%
26
Luke
Osborne
8.30
26.55
5
16
31.3%
27
Evan
Brill
8.12
18.96
6
14
42.9%
28
Tony E
Schubert
7.86
10.47
3
4
75.0%
29
Taylor
Norland
7.79
26.28
8
27
29.6%
30
Alex & Patrick
Williams
7.56
28.85
11
42
26.2%
31
Steve
Ristau
7.48
38.46
14
72
19.4%
32
Art
Kim
7.36
15.95
6
13
46.2%
33
Mark
Niemczewski
7.25
11.61
5
8
62.5%
34
Zach
Fenton
7.05
14.10
4
8
50.0%
35
Drew
Templeton
6.70
32.56
7
34
20.6%
36
Richard
Brower
6.45
6.45
1
1
100.0%
36
Aric
Daul
6.45
6.45
1
1
100.0%
38
Isai
Garza
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
38
Joe
Koritko
6.32
6.32
1
1
100.0%
40
Bryan
Dort
6.27
9.40
2
3
66.7%
41
Kent
Porter
6.27
6.27
1
1
100.0%
42
Matthew
Mead
6.26
39.42
10
63
15.9%
43
Shane
Kammerer
6.15
16.00
5
13
38.5%
44
Garrett
Freeman
6.13
20.54
17
57
29.8%
45
David
Barrett
6.12
9.19
2
3
66.7%
46
Ben
Schooler
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
46
Andrew
Thompson
6.12
6.12
1
1
100.0%
48
Bill
Goetz
6.09
9.13
4
6
66.7%
49
Mark
Kunzelmann
6.06
21.21
6
21
28.6%
50
Matthew
Johnsen
6.01
24.05
6
24
25.0%
51
Alex
Rezmerski
6.01
16.52
4
11
36.4%
52
Cole
Christian
6.00
26.02
6
26
23.1%
53
Ken
Celski
5.89
5.89
1
1
100.0%
54
Nick & Heather
Hartley
5.60
31.11
9
50
18.0%
55
Jim
Thompson
5.56
8.34
4
6
66.7%
56
Holland
Andrew
5.44
17.69
8
26
30.8%
57
Nick
Merfeld
5.34
13.34
2
5
40.0%
58
Justin
Holman
5.15
24.71
5
24
20.8%
59
Simon
Clark
5.08
14.21
5
14
35.7%
60
Danny
Sack
5.01
13.37
3
8
37.5%
61
Dean
Steuerwald
5.01
13.79
4
11
36.4%
62
Scott
Estlund
5.00
21.13
9
38
23.7%
63
Michael
Sande
5.00
10.00
2
4
50.0%
64
Alex
Boyer
4.90
11.43
6
14
42.9%
65
Taylor
Shastid
4.78
24.56
7
36
19.4%
66
Christopher
Kaszuba
4.74
4.74
2
2
100.0%
67
Justin
Guldalian
4.71
20.43
3
13
23.1%
68
Bill Gavin Roy
Ventullo
4.71
21.20
8
36
22.2%
69
Todd
Slater
4.67
11.67
4
10
40.0%
70
Lance
Clayton
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
70
Jay
Wilkes
4.59
9.18
2
4
50.0%
72
Steven
Offutt
4.59
12.23
3
8
37.5%
73
Michael
Beck
4.49
12.58
5
14
35.7%
74
Jim
Williamson
4.40
15.40
6
21
28.6%
75
Tyler
Hulsebus
4.39
18.43
5
21
23.8%
76
Ryan
Rose
4.37
18.10
7
29
24.1%
77
Thomas
Musquiez
4.33
12.99
2
6
33.3%
77
Ryan
Vigne
4.33
12.99
3
9
33.3%
79
Aaron
De Boer
4.30
6.45
2
3
66.7%
80
David
Baillie
4.22
6.32
2
3
66.7%
81
Jeff
Whelpley
4.15
12.45
2
6
33.3%
82
John
Futrell
4.08
14.97
3
11
27.3%
83
Dirk
Montgomery
4.00
24.82
10
62
16.1%
84
Santiago
Irigoyen
3.94
13.79
2
7
28.6%
85
Joel
McGormley
3.88
15.51
4
16
25.0%
86
Dick
Wallace
3.87
9.68
2
5
40.0%
87
Eric
Martin
3.87
18.70
6
29
20.7%
88
Travis
Cherry
3.83
20.24
7
37
18.9%
89
Mike
Petrick
3.83
13.02
5
17
29.4%
90
Shawn
Montgomery
3.79
18.30
6
29
20.7%
91
Eddie
Belter
3.77
17.42
8
37
21.6%
92
Ben
Gaylord
3.75
12.51
3
10
30.0%
93
John
Luhmann
3.71
13.00
4
14
28.6%
94
Michael
Sawyer
3.54
22.23
7
44
15.9%
95
Dave
Taylor
3.52
5.28
2
3
66.7%
96
Scott
Patrick
3.46
10.39
4
12
33.3%
97
Jeremy
Dunn
3.45
6.89
2
4
50.0%
97
Keith
Goldstein
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
97
RD
Harles
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
100
Mike
Lawler
3.45
6.89
1
2
50.0%
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