Thanks to all who participated in the UNYHA's 41st Annual Homebrew Competition!.
There were 293 entries judged and 126 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ken Smith | Das Imperial Cocoanut | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Gregory Strawser
Co-Brewer: Ryan Metzger | Ein Bier | 1A: American Light Lager | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Ken Demarree | They Reek of Tropical Charms | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Ditondo | Coast To Coast Cream Ale | 1C: Cream Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| HM | Kim Natali
Co-Brewer: Vince Natali | Summertime Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Phil Boulanger | Hemlock Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | Brian Skiba | K-Dawg Lager | 4B: Festbier | |
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Craig Sherwood | North Winton Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Ditondo | Viva Vienna | 7A: Vienna Lager | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Wayne Chase | The Hessian | 7B: Altbier | Salt City Brew Club [NY] |
Category 8: Dark European Lager (2 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Ditondo | Slap Shot Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Category 9: Strong European Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Ditondo | Another Miracle On Ice | 9B: Eisbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Rob Sells | Big Scandinavia | 9C: Baltic Porter | Crooked Lamp Post Brewing Club |
| 3rd | Kevin Ditondo | I'm Bock! | 9A: Doppelbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Category 10: German Wheat Beer (3 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Steven Landgren | Nicht So Dunstig, Faul, Verrecke Sommertage | 10A: Weissbier | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | Erik Reinheimer | 2019 Hefeweizen | 10A: Weissbier | |
Category 11: British Bitter (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Scibilia | Bestie | 11B: Best Bitter | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Brett Driscoll
Co-Brewer: Jackie Driscoll | Esb 001 | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | |
Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer (1 entry)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Bob Charboneau | Gold Stuff | 12A: English Golden Ale | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 15: Irish Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Nors | Shutdown Stout | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | |
| HM | Kevin Ditondo | Irish Extra Stout | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Category 16: Dark British Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Steven Brecher | Short & Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Drew Schaub
Co-Brewer: Justin Rusej | Oat Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | |
| HM | Peter Woodworth | Four Clover Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | Salt City Brew Club [NY] |
Category 17: Strong British Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Steven Landgren
Co-Brewer: Steve & Corky Tryon, Roger & Darlene Magrin, Matthias & Lucas West, Dan Kingsley, Peter Leas, Jeff & Maureen Reimer, And Mark Hall | Midfeoth Wrmg Ealu | 17A: British Strong Ale | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Kevin Ditondo | Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Rob Sells | Sip, Stare, Repeat | 17D: English Barleywine | Crooked Lamp Post Brewing Club |
| 3rd | Tim Bergstresser | Shut Ye Geggie | 17C: Wee Heavy | |
Category 18: Pale American Ale (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Reed | Dave Bomb American Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Rob Sells | All American | 18B: American Pale Ale | Crooked Lamp Post Brewing Club |
| 2nd | Dennis Petersen | House Beer | 18A: Blonde Ale | Brewers United for Real Potables (BURP) [MD] |
| 3rd | Bob Charboneau | Citra Citra Pale Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Ditondo | Brown Ale | 19C: American Brown Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Vince Natali | All American Amber Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale | Salt City Brew Club [NY] |
Category 20: American Porter and Stout (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Aku Antikainen
Co-Brewer: Meghan Dorn | Speed of Darkness | 20B: American Stout | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Rob Sells | Total Eclipse Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Crooked Lamp Post Brewing Club |
| 3rd | Todd Jech
Co-Brewer: Jeff Morante | Attridge Grove Imperial Rye Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 21: IPA (30 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin MacK | That's Where Things Get A Lil Hazy Neipa | 21B7: New England IPA | |
| 1st | Drew Schaub
Co-Brewer: Justin Rusek | Hop Milk | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
| 2nd | Sam Difrancesca | Galactic Armadillo | 21B7: New England IPA | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Bob Charboneau | The Trinity | 21A: American IPA | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | Vince Natali | Down East NE IPA | 21B7: New England IPA | Salt City Brew Club [NY] |
| 3rd | Keith McCullum
Co-Brewer: Steve Howles | Masters IPA | 21A: American IPA | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| HM | Holly Mulder | Citraddicted To Love | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
Category 22: Strong American Ale (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Al Schichler | Barley Wine | 22C: American Barleywine | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 23: European Sour Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tim Rouse | Interstate Kriek | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Seven City Brewers |
| 2nd | Tim Rouse
Co-Brewer: Seven City Brewers' Sour Barrel Program | Dark Sour (V1, 2017) | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Seven City Brewers |
| 3rd | Gregory Bogan | Berliner Weisse | 23A: Berliner Weisse | |
Category 24: Belgian Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Steve Zoller | Get Your Wits About You | 24A: Witbier | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Thomas Kicior | Highland Underground - Belgian Blonde | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 1st | Ken Demarree | No More Confetti To Throw | 25B: Saison | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Bob Charboneau | Rustic Saison | 25B: Saison | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | John Sullivan | Battre l'Oie Saison | 25B: Saison | |
Category 26: Trappist Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Charles Miller
Co-Brewer: Chris Miller | Cc Dark Belgian | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
| 3rd | Mark Zambron | Barry White's Whoo Croons | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Category 28: American Wild Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ken Demarree | You Wouldn't Know What To Say To Yourself | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Tim Rouse | Squeezin' Peaches | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Seven City Brewers |
| 3rd | Abraham Brandt | For All the Saints | 28A: Brett Beer | |
Category 29: Fruit Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Bob Charboneau | Guava Time! | 29A: Fruit Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | Craig Sherwood | Raz Haze | 29A: Fruit Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| HM | Casey Galletto | Butty Nuts Autumn Ale | 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer | |
Category 30: Spiced Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ken Smith | Das Imperial Cocoanut | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 2nd | Gregory Bogan | Colombian Coffee Lord | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 2nd | Greg Beattie
Co-Brewer: Wyatte Hall | Spicy Pumpkin Stout | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | |
| 3rd | Phil Boulanger | Aztec | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 33: Wood Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | William Gardiner | Snifter II | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category 34: Specialty Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bob Charboneau | All Confused Here | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 2nd | Phil Boulanger | Pommedemonium | C1A: New World Cider | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Moser | Tart Cherry Cider | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Salt City Brew Club [NY] |
Category M2: Fruit Mead (3 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| HM | Paul Shanks | Strawblue Session Melomel | M2E: Melomel | Finger Lakes Fermentation Leaque [Phelps, NY] |
Category PR: Provisional Styles (1 entry)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Craig Sherwood | Muscat Iga | PRX3: Italian Grape Ale | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
