Hoppy Halloween Challenge
Thanks to all who participated in the Hoppy Halloween Challenge.
There were 327 entries judged and 728 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Hoopes | Survive!! | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | NINJA Homebrewers |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Acheson | A Witty Reference To Monty Python | M2B: Pyment | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chad Medford MHP | The Bridesmaid | 4A: Munich Helles | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Cheyne Harvey MHP | Please Drink By The Liter | 4B: Festbier | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Nicholas Benoit | Kugelblitz Festbier | 4B: Festbier |
Table 3: Table 3 - European Amber Lager (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Schmitt MHP | Marzenbier | 6A: Märzen | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Haven Schultz | Kralove Amber Reserve | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | The Brü Club |
| 3rd | Alex Boyer MHP | Oktoberfest | 6A: Märzen | Johnson County Brewing Society |
Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Raygun | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Phillip Saurer MHP | Mein Schwarzbier Ist Besser Als Ihres | 8B: Schwarzbier | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
| 3rd | Michael Myers MHP | The Dark Shadow In The Corner | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Table 5: Table 5 - Bock (10 entries)
Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Olson | Whhheat Thins | 1D: American Wheat Beer | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 2nd | Vincent Rokke | Screaming Viking Solskinn (Pronounced "sol-Shin") | 5B: Kölsch | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 3rd | Abel Pina | Rhine River | 5B: Kölsch | Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) |
Table 8: Table 8 - English Pale Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Jackrabbits > Bison > Coyotes > F'ing Hawks | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser | Welcome To Bristol | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 3rd | Scott Estlund MHP | Tis But A Scratch! | 12A: British Golden Ale | The Brü Club |
Table 9: Table 9 - UK Ales (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Travis Cherry | Bombshell Barleywine | 17D: English Barley Wine | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Steve Powell | Mild 2024 | 13A: Dark Mild | Big Sioux Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Abel Pina | Bravvikus Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) |
Table 10: Table 10 - American Ale (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Hoopes MHP | Best Of Show Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Jones MHP | Dionysus | 18B: American Pale Ale | Snake River Brewers |
| 3rd | Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP | Boot Dust | 19C: American Brown Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 13: Table 13 - Stout and Porter (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Kim MHP | Sweet Water Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
| 2nd | Brian Smith | Brown Town Porter | 13C: English Porter | River City Brewers [MN] |
| 3rd | Sam Hoopes MHP | Lacks Nothing In The Sweet Department | 16A: Sweet Stout | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 14: Table 14 - American and Double IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dan Acheson MHP | A Little DIPA IPA | 21A: American IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Michael Loula | They're Eating The Dogs | 22A: Double IPA | |
| 3rd | Matthew Johnsen | Iron Man, Mk II | 21A: American IPA | Rock Hoppers Brew Club |
Table 15: Table 15 - Other IPA (15 entries)
Table 16: Table 16 - German Wheat and Rye (11 entries)
Table 17: Table 17 - Belgian and French Ale (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rich Vander Ploeg MHP | Wit Juice | 24A: Witbier | Johnson County Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Alex Williams Co-Brewer: Patrick Williams | Refrigerator Man | 26A: Belgian Single | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Colby Reineke MHP | Divine Liquid | 26A: Belgian Single | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 18: Table 18 - Sour Ale (15 entries)
Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams | Happiness, Fun And Magic | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Andy Cox MHP | BDS | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 3rd | Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams | Karma Chameleon | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 21: Table 21 - Fruit Beer (7 entries)
Table 22: Table 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (12 entries)
Table 23: Table 23 - Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer (9 entries)
Table 24: Table 24 - Specialty Beer (23 entries)
Table 25: Table 25 - Meads (9 entries)
Table 28: Table 28 - Standard Cider & Perry (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dwight Wilson MHP | A Wicked And Lethal Zombie Ate The Brains Of My Future BBF | C1D: New World Perry | O-Town Hop Heads |
| 2nd | Robert Guthner MHP | Gen X | C1A: New World Cider | Ocean County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Ross Stuart MHP | Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 29: Table 29 - Specialty Cider & Perry (7 entries)
Table 30: Table 30 - Halloween Theme Beer (14 entries)
Table 31: Table 31 - Fresh Killed Hops (10 entries)
Judging Sessions
Wednesday "A" 5:30pm
10/16/2024 5:30 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "A" 8pm
10/16/2024 8:00 PM, CDT.
Sunday 1pm
10/20/2024 1:00 PM, CDT.
Sunday 3pm
10/20/2024 3:00 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "B" 5:30pm
10/23/2024 5:30 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "B" 8pm
10/23/2024 8:00 PM, CDT.
Friday 2pm
10/25/2024 2:00 PM, CDT.
Friday 5:30pm
10/25/2024 5:30 PM, CDT.
Friday 8pm
10/25/2024 8:00 PM, CDT.
Saturday 9am
10/26/2024 9:00 AM, CDT.
Saturday 12pm
10/26/2024 12:00 PM, CDT.
Best in Show
10/26/2024 2:00 PM, CDT.
Halloween Theme Beer Judging
10/26/2024 6:00 PM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 09/01/2024 7:00 AM, CDT through 10/16/2024 5:30 PM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 09/01/2024 7:00 AM, CDT through 10/26/2024 7:00 AM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
The competition paid entry limit has been reached.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/23/2024 5:00 PM, CDT — 10/04/2024 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 09/23/2024 5:00 PM, CDT — 10/04/2024 5:00 PM, CDT.