Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Southern New England Regional Homebrew Competition.

There were 376 entries judged and 149 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Cherry	The Bitter End Game	11B: Best Bitter	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Michael Lavorgna	Das Altbier	7B: Altbier	Brew Haven
3rd	Fernando Garcia-Polite	Pils Me Softly	5D: German Pils	Boston Wort Processors
HM	Jason Dunn	Jason Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Inland Empire Brewers

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garrett Freeman	Strawberry Lemonade	M2E: Melomel	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Scott Estlund	Blame It On Bill VSO5	C1A: New World Cider	The Brü Club

Winning Entries

Standard American Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Dunn MHP	Jason Lite	1A: American Light Lager	Inland Empire Brewers
2nd	Mark Keck	Gimme 6 Schlitzes	1C: Cream Ale	Boston Wort Processors
3rd	Santiago Irigoyen MHP	Chopp #71	1B: American Lager	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
HM	Dane Clark MHP	Turtle Paw	1A: American Light Lager

Czech Lager (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Pratt MHP	I Told Matt That I Loved Him And He Just Said Thank You	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Brew Haven
2nd	David Towles MHP	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Kim Hynek MHP	Czech Výčepní Pivo	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Red Earth Brewers

Pale Malty European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Jordan MHP Co-Brewer: Rob Smith	Sol Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
2nd	Rob Smith MHP	Helles Yeah!	4A: Munich Helles	Brew Haven
3rd	Kevin Turner	Nora	4A: Munich Helles

Pale Bitter European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Jankowski	Leonard	5A: German Leichtbier
2nd	Evan Brill	Wig's Bier	5A: German Leichtbier	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
3rd	Ray Monahan MHP	Kolsch Shoulder	5B: Kölsch	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

German and New Zealand Pilsner (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fernando Garcia-Polite	Pils Me Softly	5D: German Pils	Boston Wort Processors
2nd	Matt Jordan MHP	Matariki	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Brian Schwartz MHP	Kiwi Chronic	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Middlesex Malters

Amber European Beer (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Lavorgna MHP	Das Altbier	7B: Altbier	Brew Haven
2nd	Zachary Seely MHP	Altbier	7B: Altbier
3rd	Mark Keck	A Lil Dark Tho	7A: Vienna Lager	Boston Wort Processors
HM	Michael DeRosa	Oktoberfest Marzen	6A: Märzen	Brew Haven

Dark Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John O'Rourke MHP	Mexican Dark	2C: International Dark Lager	Brew Haven
2nd	Thomas McGloine MHP	Schwarzblitz From Kitz	8B: Schwarzbier	Saratoga Thoroughbrews
3rd	Matthew Young MHP	Until The End	8B: Schwarzbier	Ace Brewing Society

Strong European Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Kraken's Abyss	9C: Baltic Porter	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Tom Slonaker	96 Pale Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
3rd	Michael DeRosa	Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Brew Haven

Wheat Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Tipler	Heavyweizen	10A: Weissbier	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP	Rapture This	22D: Wheatwine	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Michael Rensing MHP	Wintermute	24A: Witbier	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Pale and Brown British Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Travis Cherry MHP	The Bitter End Game	11B: Best Bitter	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Jason Dunn MHP Co-Brewer: Mandy Porter	Nuttier Than A Fruitcake	13B: British Brown Ale	Inland Empire Brewers
3rd	Andy Cox MHP	Tell Paul It Has Enough Bubbles	13A: Dark Mild	Underground Brewers of Connecticut

Dark and/or Strong British Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Miller MHP	This Munchkin Milk Stout Galinda Found For Me	16A: Sweet Stout	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Timothy Pratt MHP	When LIFE Gives You Barleywine	17D: English Barley Wine	Brew Haven
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP	6-7	16C: Tropical Stout	Kansas City Bier Meisters
HM	David Towles MHP	English Barleywine	17D: English Barley Wine	High Plains Drafters [TX]

Scottish and Irish Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dirk Montgomery MHP	Old Walking Stick	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	David Towles MHP	Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Curtis Ritter MHP	Dublin Down	15B: Irish Stout	Ace Brewing Society

Pale American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Petersen	X Factor	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Kevin McKenna	Summer Nights	18A: Blonde Ale	Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club
3rd	Tommy John	Flow Trail	18A: Blonde Ale	Underground Brewers of Connecticut

Darker American Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nate Cicoria	Come On	19B: California Common	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
2nd	Brian Schwartz MHP	Pre-Porter	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter	Middlesex Malters
3rd	David Gulotta MHP	Roasted N Blitzed	20A: American Porter	Ace Brewing Society

Strong American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Holman MHP	Old Testament	22C: American Barleywine	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd	Andy Cox MHP	Enough Hops For Mara?	22A: Double IPA	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Paul Zocco	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

Non-Hazy IPA (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Zwetsch MHP Co-Brewer: Don Frakes	Number 9	21B: Specialty IPA	Ace Brewing Society
2nd	Dave Frombach MHP	Black Knight	21B2: Black IPA	Peninsula Fermentation Society
3rd	Kevin McKenna	I See Stripes	21B2: Black IPA	Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club

Hazy IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin McKenna	Where's The Kaboom?	21C: Hazy IPA	Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP	Seeking NIL Deal	21C: Hazy IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Evan Brill	Recovering Mechanical Engineer	21C: Hazy IPA	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD

Sour and Wild Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul McCarthy	Cherry Berry Sorrel Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Middlesex Malters
2nd	Jonathan Rollins MHP	Sunwoven	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Luke Osborne MHP	Patience	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Belgian Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Griner MHP	Biere De Griner	24C: Bière de Garde	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
2nd	Ryan Kuhn Co-Brewer: Jack Churchill	Saison 2	25B: Saison
3rd	Michael Rensing MHP	Mighty Monarch	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
HM	John O'Rourke MHP	Gnome Hat	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Brew Haven

Monastic Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas Griner MHP	BDSM	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
2nd	Matthew Johnsen MHP	It's A Trap!	26A: Belgian Single	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Beth Schwartz MHP	Sweet Sweet Darkness	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Middlesex Malters

Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fernando Garcia-Polite	Sea Salt & Watermelon	29A: Fruit Beer	Boston Wort Processors
2nd	Evan Brill	RME W/ Peach	29A: Fruit Beer	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
3rd	Steve Schember	Rasp Le Foot	29A: Fruit Beer	Boston Wort Processors

Smoked and Wood-aged Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Towles MHP	Piwo Grodziskie	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	High Plains Drafters [TX]
2nd	Michael Davies	Oaky Porter	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Brew Haven
3rd	Rick Chainani MHP	Honey Baked Ham	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie

Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Kennedy MHP Co-Brewer: Kerry Kennedy	Apple Pie Ale	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer
2nd	Ray Monahan MHP	Nutty Ella Brown	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Ben Jankowski	Alvin	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Specialty Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Pennick MHP	She Fancies Herself A Little Bit French	34C: Experimental Beer	Brew Crew [CO]
2nd	Ben Jankowski	Joan's Illegal Apiary	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer
3rd	Mike Kennedy MHP Co-Brewer: Kerry Kennedy	Gluten Free Dry Irish Stout	31A: Alternative Grain Beer
HM	Jonathan Rollins MHP	Murmur Of The Abyss	34C: Experimental Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Standard Cider and Perry (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Estlund MHP	Blame It On Bill VSO5	C1A: New World Cider	The Brü Club
2nd	Emersen Heron MHP	Glenny Balls Returns	C1D: New World Perry	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Bill Boyer MHP	Being There - US05 - Indian Summer	C1A: New World Cider	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
HM	Pierre Margraff	Heirloom Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Underground Brewers of Connecticut

Specialty Cider and Perry (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Deborah And Marc Prichard MHP	Crud With Bugs	C2D: Ice Cider	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Patrick Sullivan	You're My Boy Blue	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Matthew Young MHP	Dear God	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Ace Brewing Society

Traditional Mead (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Hansen	Where's The Coffee	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Long Island Beer & Malt Enthusiasts
2nd	Bill Boyer MHP	Cloudy Day In Poland	M1C: Sweet Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Paul Zocco	Orange Blossum Mead	M1C: Sweet Mead

Fruit Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garrett Freeman MHP	Strawberry Lemonade	M2E: Melomel	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Paul Mallett	Plum Crazy	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
3rd	Bill Boyer MHP	Black Is Beautiful 2021	M2E: Melomel	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
HM	Nicholas Griner MHP	Red Light District	M2E: Melomel	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club

Spiced Mead (10 entries)

Please note: results from this table may be incomplete due to insufficient entry or style information.

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Luke Osborne MHP	You Kids Get Off My Lawn!	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Central Arkansas Fermenters
2nd	Garrett Freeman MHP	Cinnamon Apple Mead	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Dominic Young	Peanut Butter Buzzzzzzed	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
HM	Jason Metivier Co-Brewer: Dom Young	Blackberry Oak	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Specialty Mead (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer MHP	Scene 8: Why No One Likes The French	M4B: Historical Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Dominic Young	Peach Cobbler	M4C: Experimental Mead
3rd	Paul Zocco	Chocolate Mead	M4C: Experimental Mead