Hoppy Halloween Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in the Hoppy Halloween Challenge.

There were 512 entries judged and 436 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Lever Co-Brewer: Rick Brandvold	Wynona's Beaver	13C: English Porter	Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Coburn	Really Sir That's Red Paint	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	St Paul Home Brewers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jesse Lott	Too Cold To Hold	4B: Festbier	Brew Tang Clan
2nd	Andrew Weaver	No, I Don't Want To Hold Your Beer.	1A: American Light Lager
3rd	Ryan Stack	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Cloudy Town Brewers

Table 2: Table 2 - Pilsner (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Martin	Stodola	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Peter Polczynski	3 Pillocks In A Pear Tree	5D: German Pils	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
3rd	Ryan Stack	Czech Pilsner	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Cloudy Town Brewers

Table 3: Table 3 - European Amber Lager (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Orwick	Schulztoberfest	6A: Marzen
2nd	Shane Kammerer	When Will You Realize Vienna Waits For You	7A: Vienna Lager	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Jamye & Cody Naramore	War Eagle!	6A: Marzen	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Lott	Dunkel Duck	8A: Munich Dunkel	Brew Tang Clan
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Czech Me Out	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Travis Lott	Jedi Mind Tricks Or Treat	2C: International Dark Lager	Brew Tang Clan
HM	Ryan Stack	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Cloudy Town Brewers

Table 5: Table 5 - Bock (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Huck	Eis, Eis, Baby, Too Cold, Too Cold	9B: Eisbock	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Jeff Muse	Instigator	9A: Doppelbock	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Andrew Friling	Plan-O Dunkel	6C: Dunkels Bock	Johnson County Brewing Society

Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Huck	Aj Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Nicholas Benoit	Pacifica Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale
3rd	Jesse Lott	C.R.E.A.M.	1C: Cream Ale	Brew Tang Clan

Table 7: Table 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jamye & Cody Naramore	Rebel Without A Clue	2B: International Amber Lager	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Jeremy Goehring Co-Brewer: Dustin Deisher	Alt Life	7B: Altbier	Lincoln Lagers
3rd	Cody Cannon	Altbier	7B: Altbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

Table 8: Table 8 - English Pale Ale (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank T Mitchell Co-Brewer: Ryan Pfannenstiel	Keeweepee	PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Formation Brewing Co
2nd	Darren Vaughn	Ordinary Bitter	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
3rd	Darren Vaughn	Best Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]

Table 9: Table 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Better Wee Than Heavy That's What Karl Says	17C: Wee Heavy	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Dyon Harper	Lil' Scot	14A: Scottish Light	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Jamye & Cody Naramore	Lucky 13	14C: Scottish Export	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 10: Table 10 - American Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Stack	American Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Cloudy Town Brewers
2nd	Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser	Horns Up	18B: American Pale Ale	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Dustin Detar Co-Brewer: Jon Caro	American Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Table 11: Table 11 - English Brown and Mild (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Dark Wild	13A: Dark Mild	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Joshua Boldt	To Honor & Riches & Girls With No Britches	13A: Dark Mild	Jefferson County Home Brewers
3rd	Rob Mounts	Bbk	13B: English Brown Ale

Table 12: Table 12 - Porter (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Lever Co-Brewer: Rick Brandvold	Wynona's Beaver	13C: English Porter	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Jason Huck Co-Brewer: Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser	Cow Magnet	9C: Baltic Porter	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Eric Hegna Co-Brewer: Andrew Hegna	Porter	20A: American Porter

Table 13: Table 13 - Stout (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Burke	Stout	20B: American Stout	Three Crackers And A Rican
2nd	Jamye & Cody Naramore	Breakfast Of Champions	16A: Sweet Stout	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Ryan Stack	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Cloudy Town Brewers

Table 14: Table 14 - American and Double IPA (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Booth	The Wingman	21A: American IPA	South Side Barley Crushers
2nd	Andrew Kjos	Iowa IPA	21A: American IPA	Iowa Brewers Union [Des Moines, IA]
3rd	Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser	Tomahawk	21A: American IPA	Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Table 15: Table 15 - Other IPA (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Hazy Veil Ale	21B7: New England IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Dustin Detar Co-Brewer: Jon Caro	Brexit Tears	12C: English IPA	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Jeff Muse	Frugality	21B4: Red IPA	St. Louis Brews

Table 16: Table 16 - German Wheat and Rye (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mac Butcher	Weiss As A Sheet	10A: Weissbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM)
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Ryezenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Mike Ouke	Bockwheat X 2	10C: Weizenbock	Boreal Brewers

Table 17: Table 17 - Belgian and French Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jesse Lott	Too Hot To Handle	25B: Saison	Brew Tang Clan
2nd	Corbin Rapp	Dry Hopped Saison	25B: Saison	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Eric Martin	Pale	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 18: Table 18 - Sour Ale (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Orwick	9:36 Sunset Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	Corbin Rapp	Blueberry Sour Redux	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Eric Smith	Ba Brett Saison With Raspberries	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Stl brews

Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser	12	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Sinster Golden	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Jamye & Cody Naramore	Hello Darkness My Old Friend	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 20: Table 20 - Strong Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Delano Stein	Old Number 5	17D: English Barleywine
2nd	Darren Vaughn	Santa 's Helper	17B: Old Ale	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
3rd	Preston Dolinger	Guarded British Strong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild

Table 21: Table 21 - Fruit Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Preston Dolinger	Neapolitan Stout	29C: Speciality Fruit Beer	Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild
2nd	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Gin & Juice	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Nick Shadel	Shay Dfpf	29A: Fruit Beer	Berks County Homebrew Club

Table 22: Table 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Elliott	Rhubarb Gose	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
2nd	Mark Pennick Co-Brewer: "Spot Me, Mexico Will Pay!"	Tremendous Wall Green Chili Agave Wheat	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brew Crew [CO]
3rd	Ryan Pfannenstiel Co-Brewer: Frank T Mitchell	Saban Spit	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Formation Brewing Company

Table 23: Table 23 - Smoke Flavored/Wood Aged Beer (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Woody's Last Dance	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Barrel Project 2.0	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Andrew Weaver	Smokey	6B: Rauchbier
HM	Travis Lott Co-Brewer: Mike Milne, Ryan Regan, Jesse Lott, Akash Batra	All In Together Now	6B: Rauchbier	Brew Tang Clan

Table 24: Table 24 - Specialty Beer (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Polski Szampan	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser	Red Ninja	34C: Experimental Beer	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Preston Dolinger	French Toast Brown Ale	34C: Experimental Beer	Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild

Table 25: Table 25 - Traditional Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Kurtz	Desert Gold	M1C: Sweet Mead	St. Louis Brews/STL Brewminati
2nd	Jeremy Goehring Co-Brewer: Dustin Deisher	Jiggly Puff And Stuff	M1C: Sweet Mead	Lincoln Lagers
3rd	Mac Butcher	Mesquito Bite	M1C: Sweet Mead	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM)

Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Mead (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas Coburn	Really Sir That's Red Paint	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	St Paul Home Brewers
2nd	Ryan Schenian	Wake Up Dead	M2C: Berry Mead	Primary Fermenters
3rd	Christopher Skottegard	A Bloody Mess	M2E: Melomel	South Side Barley Crushers

Table 27: Table 27 - Spice and Specialty Mead (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wojdak	Far East Flair	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
2nd	Mac Butcher	Chiles Up My Spine!	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM)
3rd	Jon Lewis Co-Brewer: Tyler Mangin	Karl's Great Fireball's!	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Table 28: Table 28 - Standard Cider and Perry (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dustin Detar Co-Brewer: Derek Olson, Markus Krueger	Deicider	C1A: New World Cider	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
2nd	Eric Smith	Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Stl brews
3rd	Shane Kammerer	It's No Wilcox, But It's Okay	C1A: New World Cider	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 29: Table 29 - Specialty Cider and Perry (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Preston Dolinger	You're My Boy Blue!	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild
2nd	Nick Shadel	Shady's Cherry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Berks County Homebrew Club
3rd	Nick Shadel	Eat That Peach - Stonefruit Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Berks County Homebrew Club
HM	Kevin Wagner	Thunder Bunker Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 30: Table 30 - Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Al Boyce	The Fly	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Jeremy Rott	Oreo's N Beer	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Johnson County Brew Society
3rd	Josh Mahoney	Drunken Scorpion	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Minnesota Homebrewers Association

Table 31: Table 31 - Fresh Killed Hops Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Rieck	Mayflower	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts and Related Specialties
2nd	Dustin Detar Co-Brewer: Derek Olson	Brütäl IPA	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	Prairie Homebrewing Companions
3rd	Vincent Rokke	Wet Viking	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	Prairie Homebrewing Companions

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Prairie Rose Meadery - Wed 5:45
10/23/2019 5:45 PM, CDT

Prairie Rose Meadery - Wed 8 PM
10/23/2019 8:00 PM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Fri, 12:00
10/25/2019 12:00 PM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Fri 2:30
10/25/2019 2:30 PM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Fri 5:45
10/25/2019 5:45 PM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Fri 8:15
10/25/2019 8:15 PM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Sat 9:00 am
10/26/2019 9:00 AM, CDT

Country Inn & Suites - Sat 12:30
10/26/2019 12:30 PM, CDT

Halloween Theme Beer - 4:00 Sat
10/26/2019 4:00 PM, CDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 09/13/2019 12:00 AM, CDT through 10/25/2019 12:00 AM, CDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 09/13/2019 7:00 AM, CDT through 10/13/2019 11:59 PM, CDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/04/2019 11:00 AM, CDT through 10/18/2019 5:00 PM, CDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 10/04/2019 11:00 AM, CDT through 10/18/2019 5:00 PM, CDT.