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23rd Annual

Hoppy Halloween Challenge 2020

Haunted Housebrew

 

 

236 Entries
from 17 states

 

 

Best of Show - Beer:
"Square Dance" a Mixed Fermentation Sour Ale made by Cody Cannon, Jenks, OK with the Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

 

Best of Show - Mead/Cider:

 "Tropical Intentions" a Stone Fruit Mead made by Kevin Meintsma, Wayzata, MN with the Minnesota Home Brewers Association

 

Great Pumpkin winner:

Wayne Doucette, Big Lake, MN with the River City Brewers - 15 Points

   

Fresh Killed Hops Beer:

"Caught Wet-Handed" made by Dustin DeTar & Rebeccah Hoobler, Derek Olson, Markus Krueger, Fargo, ND with the Prairie Homebrewing Companions

 

Halloween Theme Beer:

 "Trick Or Treat" made by Missy Bedio, Deland, FL with the Brew Club of Seminole County

 

 

 

Hoppy Halloween 2020 Awards

(L to R) Great Pumpkin, BOS Beer, BOS Mead/Cider

 

 

Hoppy Halloween Challenge 2020 Results:

 

Category 1 - Light Lager (20 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN

Lynn's Lager

1B: American Lager

River City Brewers

2nd

Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN

Kenny's Helles

4A: Munich Helles

River City Brewers

3rd

Dean Wiensch
Valders, WI

I'm Pale, Get Me Out Of Here!

2A: International Pale Lager

Manty Malters Homebrew Club

 

Category 2 - Pilsner (10 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Wayne Doucette
Big Lake, MN

Space Station #5

5D: German Pils

River City Brewers

2nd

Kevin Olson
Raymore, MO

Nzpils

PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner

ZZHops Homebrewing Club

3rd

Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN

Pilsy McPils Face

5D: German Pils

Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

 

Category 3 - European Amber Lager (13 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Vincent Rokke
Fargo, ND

Vienna

7A: Vienna Lager

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

2nd

Jeff Landers
Hoffman Estates, IL

Vienna's Are Soooo Over Rated

6A: Marzen

Urban Knaves of Grain

3rd

Tony Huseby
Moorhead, MN

Okto Gone

6A: Marzen

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

 

Category 4 - Dark Lager (7 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Travis Lott
Maple Grove, MN

Spoatyoatydopalicious

2C: International Dark Lager

Brew Tang Clan

2nd

Mike Milne
Medina, MN

Space Balls the Beer

8B: Schwarzbier

Brew Tang Clan

3rd

Mike Radwanski
Newport, KY

Vienna Woods

3D: Czech Dark Lager

Bloatarian Brewing League

 

Category 5 - Bock (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Jason Huck
Fargo, ND

I'll Be Bock

9A: Doppelbock

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

2nd

Jason Huck
Fargo, ND

Eis Eis Baby Too Cold Too Cold

9B: Eisbock

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

3rd

Travis Lott
Maple Grove, MN

Hellz Windstaff

4C: Helles Bock

Brew Tang Clan

 

Category 6 - Light Hybrid (5 entries)

 

Category 7 - Amber Hybrid (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Nicholas Benoit
St. Paul, MN

Occalt

7B: Altbier

2nd

Samuel Brewster
Belton, MO

Cass County Common

19B: California Common

ZZHops Homebrewing Club

3rd

Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO

Sticke

7B: Altbier

Kansas City Bier Meisters

 

Category 8 - English Pale Ale (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Nicholas Benoit
St. Paul, MN

Best Bitter

11B: Best Bitter

2nd

Adrian Baldwin
Fargo, ND

Special Sauce

11B: Best Bitter

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

3rd

Jamye & Cody Naramore
Quenemo, KS

Sweep The Leg

11C: Strong Bitter

Kansas City Bier Meisters

 

Category 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Will Dull
Apopka, FL

Scotch Ale V4

17C: Wee Heavy

Brew Club of Seminole County

2nd

Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK

Nothing Under the Kilt

17C: Wee Heavy

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

 

Category 10 - American Ale (11 entries)

 

 

Category 11 - English Brown and Mild (6 entries)

 

Category 12 - Porter and Stout (16 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO

Irish

15B: Irish Stout

Kansas City Bier Meisters

2nd

Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO

Eight-Ninety

20C: Imperial Stout

Kansas City Bier Meisters

3rd

Ryan Stack
St. Cloud, MN

Imperial Stout

20C: Imperial Stout

Cloudy Town Brewers

 

Category 13 - American & Double IPA (4 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Brad Segall
Minneapolis, MN

Strata Sphere

21A: American IPA

Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade

 

Category 14 - Other IPA (8 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Andrew Weaver
Wood River, IL

Mighty Mighty Stars

21B7: New England IPA

Lift A Leg Homemade Beer

2nd

Andrew Weaver
Wood River, IL

Black Rye Eye IPA

21B: Specialty IPA

Lift A Leg Homemade Beer

3rd

Mike & Stephanie Butler
Olathe, KS

I Don't Speak DIPA Shit

21B7: New England IPA

Kansas City Bier Meisters

 

Category 15 - German Wheat & Rye (7 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Rodney Kibzey
Portland, OR

Bitezenbock

10C: Weizenbock

Oregon Brew Crew

2nd

Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK

Weiss Ass

10B: Dunkels Weissbier

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

3rd

Jay Highfill
Prairie Village, KS

Just Made It

10C: Weizenbock

Kansas City BierMeisters

 

Category 16 - Belgian & French Ale (8 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Jamye & Cody Naramore
Quenemo, KS

Strike Hard

24A: Witbier

Kansas City Bier Meisters

2nd

Darren Vaughn
Tulsa, OK

Saison

25B: Saison

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

3rd

Josh Regenold
Janesville, WI

Tourist

24C: Biere de Garde

 

Category 17 - Sour Ale (11 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Cody Cannon
Jenks, OK

Square Dance

28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

2nd

Drew Templeton
Mitchellville, IA

Derp Face

28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer

Iowa Brewers Union

3rd

Corbin Rapp
Moorhead, MN

Kriek

23F: Fruit Lambic

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

 

Category 18 - Belgian Strong Ale (6 entries)

 

Category 19 - Strong Ale (11 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Jeff Landers
Hoffman Estates, IL

Beer

22C: American Barleywine

Urban Knaves of Grain

2nd

Eric Martin
Lee's Summit, MO

Doldrums

17B: Old Ale

Kansas City Bier Meisters

3rd

Jay Highfill
Prairie Village, KS

Wheatwhine

22D: Wheatwine

Kansas City BierMeisters

 

Category 20 - Fruit & SHV Beer (10 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK  

Mad Elf

29A: Fruit Beer

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

2nd

Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser

Fargo, ND

Smells Like Victory

30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

3rd

Gary Elliott
Bixby, OK  

Anything Gose

30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

 

Category 21 - Smoke Flavored/Wood Aged Beer (8 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Rodney Kibzey

Portland, OR

Bacon Cigar

6B: Rauchbier

Oregon Brew Crew

2nd

Jeff Landers

Hoffman Estates, IL

Pandemic Pils-Smoking For A Cure

32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer

Urban Knaves of Grain

3rd

James Faircloth & CHAOS Buffalo Trace Crew
Chicago, IL

Ba Moonless Midnight

33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Chicago Home Brewers Group / C.H.A.O.S.

 

Category 22 - Specialty Beer (13 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Dustin DeTar
Fargo, ND

Porter...? I Barely Know Her!

27A8: Pre-Prohibition Porter

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

2nd

Sean Greenwood
Shawnee, KS

Kansas Keptinis

34C: Experimental Beer

Johnson County Brewing Society

3rd

Mike Radwanski
Newport, KY

The Big Lubelski

34C: Experimental Beer

Bloatarian Brewing League

 

Category 23 - Traditional Mead (7 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Dustin DeTar
Fargo, ND

Honey Bunches Of Booze

M1C: Sweet Mead

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

2nd

Kyle Kiely
O'fallon, MO

Strange Magic

M1A: Dry Mead

3rd

Rodney Kibzey

Portland, OR

Eucalyptus

M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead

Oregon Brew Crew

 

Category 24 - Fruit Mead 1 (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN

Pomegranate

M2E: Melomel

Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

2nd

Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN

Pyment

M2B: Pyment

Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

3rd

Will Dull & Kristal Dull

Apopka, FL

Apple Pie Mead

M2A: Cyser

Brew Club of Seminole County

 

Category 25 - Fruit Mead 2 (7 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Kevin Meintsma
Wayzata, MN

Tropical Intentions

M2D: Stone Fruit Mead

Minnesota Home Brewers Association

2nd

Shane Kammerer & Susan Kammerer

Shawnee, KS

Pants Are For Fools!

M2C: Berry Mead

Kansas City Bier Meisters

3rd

Kyle Kiely
O'fallon, MO

Mr. Blue Sky

M2C: Berry Mead

 

Category 26 - Spice & Specialty Mead (6 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Kevin Meintsma
Wayzata, MN  

Royal Farce

M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Minnesota Home Brewers Association

2nd

Jeremy Olsen
Minneapolis, MN

Pyramids And Sphinxes

M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

3rd

Ed Moore
Highlands Ranch, CO

Sparkles Horchata Mead

M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Rock Hoppers Brew Club

 

Category 27 - Ciders (6 entries)

 

Category 28 - Halloween Theme (2 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Missy Bedio
Deland, FL

Trick Or Treat

35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider

Brew Club of Seminole County

2nd

Patrick Spencer & Taylor Spencer
Saint Petersburg, FL

Hot Devil's Blood Mead

35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider

Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild

 

Category 29 - Fresh Killed Hops (4 entries)

Place

Brewer

Entry Name

Style

Club

1st

Dustin DeTar & Rebeccah Hoobler, Derek Olson, Markus Krueger
Fargo, ND

Caught Wet-Handed

36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer

Prairie Homebrewing Companions

2nd

Kevin Wojdak
Elk Grove Village, IL

Green Man 2020

36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer

Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)

3rd

Andrew Weaver
Wood River, IL

Mighty Mighty Stars

36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer

Lift A Leg Homemade Beer



   

 

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