Hoppy Halloween Challenge
Awards
Judges
Nancy Bowser, Al Boyce, Corbyn Burley, Jared Carson, Dave Cole, Paris Cunningham, Dustin Hoobler DeTar, Donovan Dobler, Saralynn Dobler, Brett Doebbeling, Paul Frank, Karl Gunderson, Kristi Halvarson, Jason Huck, David Huebner, Allison Koster, John Longballa, Tyler Mangin, Barb Nilles, Dick Nilles, Corbin Rapp, Tom Roan, Vincent Rokke, Jordan Runsvold, Susan Ruud, Jon Stika, Richard Stueven, Jake Van Ornum
Judges - Best of Show
Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Brett Doebbeling, Corbin Rapp, Susan Ruud
Staff
Kristi Halvarson, Jon Stika
Organizer
Tracey Huebner
By the Numbers
359 Entries
102 Entrants
28 Judges
2 Staff
91 Placing Entries
Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager
20 entries
Judges: Jared Carson, Karl Gunderson, Jason Huck, Tyler Mangin, Barb Nilles, Dick Nilles, Tom Roan, Susan Ruud
1st
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Fun In The Sun (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Steven Offutt
Ozark Zymurgists
Southside Walk It Out (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo
CRAZE
Hell München Sonnen (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Red White & Blueland (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: Table 2 - Pilsner
17 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Kristi Halvarson, Barb Nilles, Tom Roan, Vincent Rokke, Jon Stika
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Czech Pale Lager (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Rick Chainani
Kesselmaischen (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mean Brews NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 3: Table 3 - European Amber Lager
17 entries
Judges: Jared Carson, Paul Frank, Jason Huck, Tyler Mangin, Dick Nilles, Susan Ruud
1st
Jimmy McCaskill & Erin McCaskill
Ale-ian Society
McToberfest (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Little Monster (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
No Time Like The Past (7B: Altbier)
Table 4: Table 4 - Dark Lager
10 entries
Judges: Kristi Halvarson, John Longballa, Jon Stika, Richard Stueven
1st
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
A Tall Walking Big Black Cat (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Steven Pavletich
Iowa Brewers Union
Czechmate (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 5: Table 5 - Bock
5 entries
Judges: Jordan Runsvold, Richard Stueven
1st
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Eostra (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Predestinator (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 6: Table 6 - Light Hybrid Beer
10 entries
Judges: Kristi Halvarson, Tracey Huebner, Dick Nilles, Vincent Rokke
1st
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Armed Armadillo (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Steven Offutt
Ozark Zymurgists
479 (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Midnight Milker (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 8: Table 8 - English Pale Ale
13 entries
Judges: Karl Gunderson, David Huebner, Tracey Huebner, Susan Ruud
1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Redwood (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Golden (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mean Brews O Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Table 9: Table 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale
8 entries
Judges: Saralynn Dobler, Kristi Halvarson, Dick Nilles, Jon Stika
1st
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Ol' Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Carlo Cuneo & Carolyn Brou
Redstick Brewmasters
Wee Heavy (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
It's About To Get Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
Table 10: Table 10 - American Ale
19 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Al Boyce, Corbyn Burley, Dustin Hoobler DeTar, Corbin Rapp, Tom Roan, Jon Stika, Richard Stueven
1st
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
I Hope You Step On A Lego! (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Jimmy McCaskill & Erin McCaskill
Ale-ian Society
Texas Red Dirt (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Code Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 11: Table 11 - English Brown and Mild
8 entries
Judges: Corbyn Burley, Paris Cunningham, John Longballa, Dick Nilles
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Oldcastle (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
William Vigil
Ace Brewing Society
Rusty Flaggon (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Drew Templeton
Iowa Brewers Union
Royal Momo Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 12: Table 12 - Porter
9 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Kristi Halvarson, David Huebner, Susan Ruud
1st
Drew Templeton
Iowa Brewers Union
Proper Pupper Porter (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Dave Hoppert & Open Haus Brewing
Urban Knaves of Grain
Portly Gentleman (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
Sweden Likes 'Em Thicc (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 13: Table 13 - Stout
18 entries
Judges: Paris Cunningham, Karl Gunderson, Kristi Halvarson, Allison Koster, Tyler Mangin, Dick Nilles
1st
Richard Gill
Black Ice (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
This Munchkin Milk Stout Galinda Found For Me (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Imperial Star Destroyer (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 14: Table 14 - American and Double IPA
11 entries
Judges: Karl Gunderson, David Huebner, Dick Nilles, Jon Stika
1st
Phillip Saurer & Jennifer Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
GV PTE (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
South Dakota Suicide Shifter (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)
Table 15: Table 15 - Other IPA
8 entries
Judges: Karl Gunderson, Vincent Rokke, Jordan Runsvold, Jon Stika
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Benny's Red (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Red Rye Guy IPA (21B4: Red IPA)
3rd
Phillip Abbott
Johnson County Brewing Society
Isildur's Bane (12C: English IPA)
Table 16: Table 16 - German Wheat and Rye
8 entries
Judges: Jared Carson, Tracey Huebner, Tyler Mangin, Dick Nilles, Tom Roan
1st
Steven Pavletich
Iowa Brewers Union
Split Personality (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Jonathan Marut
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Hef (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Jay Highfill
ZZ Hops
Suck It R/O (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
Table 17: Table 17 - Belgian and French Ale
12 entries
Judges: Jared Carson, Karl Gunderson, David Huebner, Jon Stika, Jake Van Ornum
1st
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Red Beard De Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
It's A Trap! (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Wit (24A: Witbier)
Table 18: Table 18 - Sour Ale
11 entries
Judges: Paul Frank, Tracey Huebner, Allison Koster, Susan Ruud, Jake Van Ornum
1st
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Welcome Home Nicholas George Hartley II! (23G: Gose)
2nd
Phillip Abbott
Johnson County Brewing Society
Going Yard Bier (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
3rd
Phillip Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Table 19: Table 19 - Belgian Strong Ale
14 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Paris Cunningham, Saralynn Dobler, Dick Nilles, Tom Roan, Richard Stueven
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Devil Made Me Do It (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mighty Monarch (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Hyperion (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Table 20: Table 20 - Strong Ale
13 entries
Judges: Allison Koster, Tyler Mangin, Dick Nilles, Jon Stika
1st
Tracey Huebner & David Huebner
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Wheatwine (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Brit Boxer (17A: British Strong Ale)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
American Barleywine (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 21: Table 21 - Fruit Beer
12 entries
Judges: Dave Cole, Donovan Dobler, Brett Doebbeling, Kristi Halvarson, Allison Koster
1st
John Luhmann
Iowa Brewers Union
Tangerine & Passion Fruit Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Ken Wentworth
South Side Barley Crushers
Cervesa De Lima (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Dick Nilles
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Wood Aged Sour Cherry Ale (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
Table 22: Table 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer
9 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Kristi Halvarson, Vincent Rokke, Jon Stika
1st
Donovan Dobler & Saralynn Dobler
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
See How This Gose (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jay Highfill
ZZ Hops
Bread And Basil Wheatwine (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Alex Boyer
Johnson County Brewing Society
Gin And Juice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 23: Table 23 - Smoke-Flavored/Wood-Aged Beer
15 entries
Judges: Paris Cunningham, Donovan Dobler, Karl Gunderson, John Longballa, Richard Stueven, Jake Van Ornum
1st
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Oak Aged Calculating Infinity (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Steve Powell & Marty Lund Matt Meyers...
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Barleywine From The Best Dakota (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Ember's Whisper (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 24: Table 24 - Specialty Beer
25 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Dustin Hoobler DeTar, Donovan Dobler, Karl Gunderson, Kristi Halvarson, Allison Koster, John Longballa, Tyler Mangin, Susan Ruud, Jon Stika
1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Czexican Lager (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Tom Roan & Nancy Bowser
Prairie Homebrewing Companions
Mix Tape (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Alex Boyer
Johnson County Brewing Society
Thai Dive (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Table 25: Table 25 - Traditional Mead
4 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Barb Nilles
1st
Shane Kammerer & Susan Kammerer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Nebraska Clover (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
My Kubota Has A Bucket (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Pumpkin Blossom (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Mead
20 entries
Judges: Nancy Bowser, Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Dustin Hoobler DeTar, Jason Huck, Allison Koster, Tyler Mangin, Corbin Rapp, Tom Roan, Susan Ruud
1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Peach Mead (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Shane Kammerer & Susan Kammerer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Jack's Favorite (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Juicy Lamborghini (M2B: Pyment)
Table 27: Table 27 - Spice and Specialty Mead
15 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Paris Cunningham, Karl Gunderson, Tracey Huebner, Allison Koster, Susan Ruud
1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Cinnamon Apple Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
CRAM (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Fruitcake Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 28: Table 28 - Standard Cider & Perry
7 entries
Judges: Dave Cole, John Longballa
1st
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Pink Lady (C1A: Common Cider)
2nd
Brian Phillips
Iowa Minnesota Society Of...
Wild Cider (C1E: Spanish Cider)
3rd
Cody Barrier
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Cider (C1A: Common Cider)
HM
Emersen Heron
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Orange Cats Are Gods (C4B: Heirloom Perry)
Table 29: Table 29 - Specialty Cider & Perry
8 entries
Judges: Paul Frank, Susan Ruud
1st
Rodolfo Valladares
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Peach Please (C3A: Fruit Cider)
2nd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Mulberry Cider (C3A: Fruit Cider)
3rd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Anti-Freeze (C2C: Ice Cider)
Table 30: Table 30 - Halloween Theme Beer
3 entries
Judges: Brett Doebbeling, Susan Ruud
1st
Tim Moore
Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild
Gourd Gone Wild (50A: Halloween Theme)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Jeckyll And Hyde (50A: Halloween Theme)
3rd
Zach Goulder & Stacey Jeanty
Green Bay Rackers
Witchybiscius (50A: Halloween Theme)
Table 31: Table 31 - Fresh Killed Hops
10 entries
Judges: Saralynn Dobler, Karl Gunderson, Corbin Rapp, Jon Stika, Jake Van Ornum
1st
Phillip Saurer & Jennifer Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Citra Pale Fresh Hop (50B: Theme Fresh Killed Hops)
2nd
Phillip Saurer & Jennifer Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
I Like Fresh Hop Beer! (50B: Theme Fresh Killed Hops)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Steve's Extra Special Wet-Hopped Bitter (50B: Theme Fresh Killed Hops)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Brett Doebbeling, Corbin Rapp, Susan Ruud
1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Czexican Lager (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
Best of Show
Mead/Cider
Judges: Al Boyce, Dave Cole, Brett Doebbeling, Corbin Rapp, Susan Ruud
1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Cinnamon Apple Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
