Hoppy Halloween Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in the Hoppy Halloween Challenge.

There were 375 entries judged and 599 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Do You Kiss Your Mother With That Rye?	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Meintsma	Covfefe Blossom #99	M1A: Dry Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len's	1A: American Light Lager
2nd	Greg Wegiel	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Home Port	4B: Festbier	Motor City Mashers

Table 2: Table 2 - Pilsner (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Nautilus	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Mac Butcher	Boo Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM)
3rd	Simon Clark	Kraut Who's Out	5D: German Pils	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 3: Table 3 - European Amber Lager (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Benoit	Vienna Lager	7A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Mac Butcher	Burried In Die Keller	7C: Kellerbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM)
3rd	Don Goode	Vienna Sausage	7A: Vienna Lager

Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jamye & Cody Naramore	Slam Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Darren Vaughn	Bully Moose	8A: Munich Dunkel	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
3rd	Matt Koval	Das Boot	8A: Munich Dunkel

Table 5: Table 5 - Bock (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Benoit	Maibock	4C: Helles Bock
2nd	Dan Acheson	Winfield Ate Her	9A: Doppelbock	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Michael Reed	Mike's Dunkels	6C: Dunkels Bock	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Willow Run	1D: American Wheat Beer
2nd	John Black	Ballroom Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Carl Teachey	Deckel Ticker	5B: Kolsch	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

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

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Skjefstad	Alt Bier	7B: Altbier	River City Brewers [MN]
2nd	Randy Daniels KC McKinney	Ctrl-Alt-Drink	7B: Altbier	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Deborah And Marc Prichard	I Only Drum Naked	7B: Altbier	Red Earth Brewers

Table 8: Table 8 - English Pale Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Giovanni Piva	Fear the Stache	11C: Strong Bitter	STL Brewhogs
2nd	Scott Steenburg	Bru Club Ordinary Bitter	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
3rd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	British Are Coming	12A: British Golden Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 9: Table 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Huhn	Eyebrow Beard	17C: Wee Heavy	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
2nd	Delano Stein	Kiltkicker	14C: Scottish Export
3rd	John Huhn	Lil Shillelagh	14B: Scottish Heavy	Zymurgists of the Ozarks

Table 10: Table 10 - American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Star Partyin'	18B: American Pale Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Chris Hunter	Apa	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Belle Isle Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Motor City Mashers

Table 11: Table 11 - English Brown and Mild (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Roar	13A: Dark Mild	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Eric Sanders	Wedding Bell Brown II	13B: English Brown Ale	Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts (RAZE)
3rd	Eric Martin	Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 12: Table 12 - Porter (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Darren Vaughn Co-Brewer: Tim Buelly	Timmy’s Porter	20A: American Porter	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
2nd	Matt Koval	Ivan the Foamy	9C: Baltic Porter
3rd	Travis Kirby	All Your Porters Belong To Us	9C: Baltic Porter	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Table 13: Table 13 - Stout (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Pitre	Rohan	20C: Imperial Stout	Redstick Brewmasters
2nd	Scott Steenburg	Darth Sidious	20C: Imperial Stout	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
3rd	Joel Cervantes	Henry Beckham	20C: Imperial Stout	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 14: Table 14 - American and Double IPA (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Martin	Simcoe Star Party	21A: American IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Kevin Wagner	The Time For Honoring Yourself Will Soon Be At An End.	21A: American IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Michael Loula	For Cryo-Ing Out Loud, That's A Lotta Hops!	22A: Double IPA

Table 15: Table 15 - Other IPA (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Hartlaub	Hazy IPA	21B7: New England IPA	Manty Malters
2nd	Kevin Olson	Red Dwarf Star	21B4: Red IPA	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Winter Is Coming	21B6: White IPA	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 16: Table 16 - German Wheat and Rye (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Clark	Seimon's Wiezen	10C: Weizenbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Michael Rensing	Bunny Lebowski	10A: Weissbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Carl Teachey	Vorletzte	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 17: Table 17 - Belgian and French Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Holbrook	Trappist Single	26A: Trappist Single
2nd	Cody Cannon	Steph	25B: Saison	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK]
3rd	Wesley Kulcak	White Shepherd	24A: Witbier	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 18: Table 18 - Sour Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Ghoul's Gueuze #meanbrews	23E: Gueuze	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Timothy Wicklund	Summer Gose	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Keepers of Craft
3rd	Jed Lengerich	Lambic	23F: Fruit Lambic	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club

Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Kimble	Midnight Driver of A Love MacHine	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	John Huhn	Bfd	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
3rd	Timothy Nyhus Co-Brewer: Andrew LaPlaunt	Trüe Blönde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 20: Table 20 - Strong Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	One More Time Old Friend	17B: Old Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	All The Barley	17D: English Barleywine	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Kevin Olson	Whhheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 21: Table 21 - Fruit Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Elliott	Crazy Fairy	29A: Fruit Beer	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Dan Acheson	Flanders Export - Cherry Chocolate Edition	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Nicholas Benoit	Mango Wheat	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 22: Table 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Elliott	Coco-Choco-Porter	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Jed Lengerich	Latte Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
3rd	Dan Holbrook	Abies Please	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 23: Table 23 - Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Kirby Co-Brewer: Darren Vaughn	Stave Slayer Quad	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
2nd	Greg Wegiel	Rusty's Imperial Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Giovanni Piva	London Has Fallen	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	STL Brewhogs

Table 24: Table 24 - Specialty Beer (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Do You Kiss Your Mother With That Rye?	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Michael Rensing	Colonel's Secret Secret Recipe	27A6: Kentucky Common	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Chris Hunter	Roggenbier	27A4: Roggenbier

Table 25: Table 25 - Traditional Mead (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Meintsma	Covfefe Blossom #99	M1A: Dry Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Patrick Curme	This Is No Dream This Is Really Happening	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd	Matthew Mead	Blueberry Blossom Traditional - Sweet	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Round 2	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Adam Bystrom	Heartbreaker	M2E: Melomel	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd	Adam Bystrom	Riesling The Kraken!	M2B: Pyment	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

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

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Stephens	Water Donkey	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Keepers of Craft
2nd	Matthew Mead	It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere!	M4C: Experimental Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Bill Boyer	Miód Z Orzechów Makadamia	M4B: Historical Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 28: Table 28 - Standard Cider & Perry (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wagner	Bucketmaster: Batch C21	C1A: New World Cider	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Bill Boyer	Charlie Bucket	C1A: New World Cider	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Nik Volkert	Côte des Blancs Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)

Table 29: Table 29 - Specialty Cider & Perry (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	The Ghost Of Johnny Appleseed	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Kevin Wojdak	Cool Runnings	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
3rd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Zombie Killing	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 30: Table 30 - Halloween Theme Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Guthner Co-Brewer: Mary Jo Guthner	Smashing Pumpkin Heads	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Ocean County Home Brewers
2nd	Alex Williams Co-Brewer: Patrick Williams	It Came From The Black Lagoon	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Big Easy Homebrewers
3rd	Colby Reineke	Candy Corn Sour	35A: Halloween Theme Beer/Mead/Cider	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 31: Table 31 - Fresh Killed Hops (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nik Volkert	Zachrich Hop Farm DIPA	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
2nd	Todd Rieck	Mayflower	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts and Related Specialties
3rd	Colby Reineke	Lupulin Fingers	36A: Fresh Killed Hops Beer	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Past Winners

Judging Sessions and Dates

Other
10/23/2022 12:00 AM, CDT.

Icewind Brewing
10/23/2022 1:00 PM, CDT.

Icewind Brewing
10/23/2022 3:00 PM, CDT.

Prairie Rose Meadery
10/26/2022 5:30 PM, CDT.

Prairie Rose Meadery
10/26/2022 8:00 PM, CDT.

Country Inn & Suites
10/28/2022 2:00 PM, CDT.

Country Inn & Suites
10/28/2022 5:30 PM, CDT.

Country Inn & Suites
10/28/2022 8:00 PM, CDT.

Country Inn & Suites
10/29/2022 9:00 AM, CDT.

Country Inn & Suites
10/29/2022 12:00 PM, CDT.

Best in Show
10/29/2022 2:00 PM, CDT.

Halloween Theme Beer
10/29/2022 4:00 PM, CDT.

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/03/2022 11:00 AM, CDT through 10/14/2022 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 10/03/2022 11:00 AM, CDT through 10/14/2022 5:00 PM, CDT.