Hoppy Halloween Challenge: Past Winners – 2022
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 |
Table 1: Table 1 - Light Lager (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
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.