Hoppy Halloween Challenge: Past Winners – 2021
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Phillips | May the Schwarz Be With You | 8B: Schwarzbier | Iowa Minnesota Society Of Brewers (IAMNSOB) |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Meintsma | That's Like ... Your Opinion Man ... #84.2 | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 1: HH Category 1 - Light Lager (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wayne Doucette | Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | River City Brewers |
| 2nd | Caleb Meinke Co-Brewer: | Len's | 1A: American Light Lager | |
| 3rd | Ken Wentworth Co-Brewer: | To Helles And Back Again | 4A: Munich Helles | South Side Barley Crushers |
Table 2: HH Category 2 - Pilsner (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Benoit | Cross Czech Pilsner | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | |
| 2nd | Joshua Boldt | Gravity Czech | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Mike & Stephanie Butler | Czech Mate | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 3: HH Category 3 - European Amber Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Darren Vaughn | Marzen | 6A: Marzen | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
| 2nd | Joshua Boldt | Rowdy Rooster | 6A: Marzen | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Abel Pina Co-Brewer: Greg FitzgeraldGreg Fitzgerald | Atomic Oktoberfest 21 | 7A: Vienna Lager | Americus Homebrewers Association (AHA!) |
Table 4: HH Category 4 - Dark Lager (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Phillips | May the Schwarz Be With You | 8B: Schwarzbier | Iowa Minnesota Society Of Brewers (IAMNSOB) |
| 2nd | Travis Lott | Beer 2 | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Brew Tang Clan |
| 3rd | Mike Milne | Dark Side of the Czech | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Brew Tang Clan |
Table 5: HH Category 5 - Bock (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jason Huck | Doppleganger | 9A: Doppelbock | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
| 2nd | Eric Martin | Inebriator | 9A: Doppelbock | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Jason Huck | The Eis Man Cometh | 9B: Eisbock | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
Table 6: HH Category 6 - Light Hybrid Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Caleb Meinke | Single Pass | 5B: Kolsch | |
| 2nd | Kelly Emmons Co-Brewer: | Blonde Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB) |
| 3rd | Travis Combel | Kölsch! Kölsch! Kölsch! | 5B: Kolsch | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
Table 7: HH Category 7 - Amber Hybrid Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Caleb Meinke | Westfalen | 7B: Altbier | |
| 2nd | Adam Skjefstad | Amber Lager | 2B: International Amber Lager | River City Brewers [MN] |
| 3rd | Darren Vaughn | Hobier | 2B: International Amber Lager | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
Table 8: HH Category 8 - English Pale Ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Giovanni Piva | Smashing London | 11C: Strong Bitter | STL Brewhogs |
| 2nd | Eric Martin | Timothy | 11B: Best Bitter | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Jesse Lott | Protect Ya Neck | 12A: British Golden Ale | Brew Tang Clan |
Table 9: HH Category 9 - Scottish and Irish Ale (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Simon Clark | Gond | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Ed Bove | Claymore | 17C: Wee Heavy | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Kyle Kiely | One More | 15A: Irish Red Ale |
Table 10: HH Category 10 - American Ale (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandon Kessler | The Untouchable | 18B: American Pale Ale | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 2nd | Marc Prichard | Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Edward O'Neill | Amber Waves of Grain | 19A: American Amber Ale | St. Louis Brews |
Table 11: HH Category 11 - English Brown and Mild (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Koval | Guttersnipe | 13A: Dark Mild | |
| 2nd | Joshua Boldt | To Honor & Riches & Girls With No Britches | 13A: Dark Mild | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Rael | English Brown Ale | 13B: English Brown Ale | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
Table 12: HH Category 12 - Porter (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Koval | Valkyrie | 9C: Baltic Porter | |
| 2nd | Mac Butcher | Porter Potty | 20A: American Porter | Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM) |
| 3rd | Jesse Lott | Hard To Spot Micro Dots | 13C: English Porter | Brew Tang Clan |
Table 13: HH Category 13 - Stout (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John BatesJohn Bates | No Rain Needed In Dublin | 15B: Irish Stout | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | Scott Sykes | Buffalo Soldier | 16C: Tropical Stout | Motley Brue - Twin Cities Home Brew Club |
| 3rd | Joel McGormley | French Trader | 20C: Imperial Stout |
Table 14: HH Category 14 - American and Double IPA (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Sykes | Staycation | 21A: American IPA | Motley Brue - Twin Cities Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | Marc Getty | Dank Tsunami | 21A: American IPA | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 3rd | Travis Combel | Chill Juicy - Ekuanot & Hbc 586 | 21A: American IPA | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
Table 15: HH Category 15 - Other IPA (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gerad Miller | Once It Hits Your Lips, It's So Good | 21B7: New England IPA | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
| 2nd | John Luhmann Co-Brewer: | Smg NEIPA | 21B7: New England IPA | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 3rd | Jason Freeman | R.A.A.A. | 21B: Specialty IPA | South Side Barley Crushers |
Table 16: HH Category 16 - German Wheat and Rye (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Rensing | Weissbier | 10A: Weissbier | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
| 2nd | Mac Butcher | Hefelicious | 10A: Weissbier | Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers (FOAM) |
| 3rd | Jamye & Cody Naramore | 2 | 10A: Weissbier | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 17: HH Category 17 - Belgian and French Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dominick Dufner | New Hit Single | 26A: Trappist Single | STL Brewhogs |
| 2nd | Jay Highfill | Lets Get Jiggy Wit It | 24A: Witbier | Kansas City BierMeisters |
| 3rd | Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser | Death Whoosh | 25B: Saison | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
Table 18: HH Category 18 - Sour Ale (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Skjefstad | Flanders Red | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | River City Brewers [MN] |
| 2nd | Cody Cannon | Old Brown | 23C: Oud Bruin | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
| 3rd | Cody Cannon | Grapefruit Fields Forever | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
Table 19: HH Category 19 - Belgian Strong Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Woodcock | Three Dry Sheets | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Blount County Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Kevin Wojdak | Kick 2020 In the Ass Quad | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3rd | Tom Roan Co-Brewer: Nancy Bowser | Nailed It | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Prairie Homebrewing Companions |
Table 20: HH Category 20 - Strong Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brian Phillips | Warming Winter Ale | 17B: Old Ale | Iowa Minnesota Society Of Brewers (IAMNSOB) |
| 2nd | Eric Martin | Doldrums | 17B: Old Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Matt Koval | Old Fuddy-Duddy | 17D: English Barleywine |
Table 21: HH Category 21 - Fruit Beer (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Rael | Blackberry Pomegranate Berliner Weisse | 29A: Fruit Beer | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
| 2nd | Joel McGormley | Tartnado | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
| 3rd | Kyle Kiely | Banana Bandana | 29A: Fruit Beer |
Table 22: HH Category 22 - Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Luhmann Co-Brewer: | Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Imperial Stout | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Iowa Brewers Union |
| 2nd | Jeremiah Baer | Hibiscus Saison | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | East Side Brewers [IL] |
| 3rd | John Luhmann Co-Brewer: | Peanut Butter Cup Brown Porter | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Iowa Brewers Union |
Table 23: HH Category 23 - Smoke Flavored/Wood Aged Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John BatesJohn Bates | Aye Mate | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | Giovanni Piva | Devil’s Happy Hour | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | STL Brewhogs |
| 3rd | Alex Dropkin | Rauch Me Amadeus | 6B: Rauchbier | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
Table 24: HH Category 24 - Specialty Beer (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Elliott | Anything Gose | 27A1: Gose | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) [OK] |
| 2nd | Kevin Olson | Common Cents | 27A6: Kentucky Common | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 3rd | Jeff Landers | I Drink My Beer In A 40 Oz'er In A Paper Bag - Malt Liquor | 34A: Clone Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 25: HH Category 25 - Traditional Mead (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Leber | Dr. Quince | M1A: Dry Mead | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Nathan Steigman | Recentibus | M1A: Dry Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Nathan Steigman Co-Brewer: | Insula | M1C: Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 26: HH Category 26 - Fruit Mead (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Mead | Michigan U-Pick: Danube Cherry | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 2nd | Matthew Mead | Like Warm Apple Pie | M2A: Cyser | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 3rd | Matthew Mead | Goodbye Moonmen - A Song By Fart | M2B: Pyment | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Table 27: HH Category 27 - Spice and Specialty Mead (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Meintsma | That's Like ... Your Opinion Man ... #84.2 | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Nathan Steigman Co-Brewer: | Najsłodszy Grzech | M4B: Historical Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Christopher Skottegard | English Candy | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | South Side Barley Crushers |
Table 29: HH Categories 28 and 29 - Cider and Perry (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wojdak | The Dregs English Cider | C1B: English Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2nd | Patrick Curme | This Is No Dream, This Is Really Happening | C1A: New World Cider | Primary Fermenters Brewers & Vintners |
| 3rd | Kevin Meintsma | Some Assembly Required | C2D: Ice Cider | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| HM | Mark Levy | Angry Balls Cider | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | STL Brewhogs |
Judging Sessions
Best in Show
10/25/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "A" 5:30pm
10/15/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "A" 8pm
10/15/2025 8:00 PM, CDT.
Sunday 1pm
10/19/2025 1:00 PM, CDT.
Sunday 3pm
10/19/2025 3:00 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "B" 5:30pm
10/22/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Wednesday "B" 8pm
10/22/2025 8:00 PM, CDT.
Friday 2pm
10/24/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Friday 5:30pm
10/24/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Friday 8pm
10/24/2025 8:00 PM, CDT.
Saturday 9am
10/25/2025 9:00 AM, CDT.
Saturday 11am
10/25/2025 11:00 AM, CDT.
Halloween Theme Beer Judging
10/25/2025 4:00 PM, CDT.
Non-Judging Sessions
Banquet Dinner RSVP
10/24/2026 6:30 PM, CDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 08/25/2025 7:00 PM, CDT through 10/15/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 08/25/2025 7:00 PM, CDT through 10/25/2025 9:00 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 09/12/2025 7:00 PM, CDT through 10/15/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/26/2025 5:00 PM, CDT — 10/10/2025 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 09/26/2025 5:00 PM, CDT — 10/10/2025 5:00 PM, CDT.