Shamrock XXIX

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Brian Ballantine, Skyler Bateman, Jim Brewer, Kim Broadwell, Miranda Brown, William Brown, Dave Buning, Joshua Cass, Eric Darnell, Mike Dixon, Bill Dubas, Jayson Gowdy, Ken Hilton, James Hopson, Robert Larsen, Ryan Larsen, Mike McGuire, Peter McWilliams, Bill Moreland, Stephen Murphrey, Sean Murphy, Steve Nance, Zane Oliver, Jorge Ramos, Kirk Redmond, Steve Schaick, William Spiesberger, John Szymankiewicz, Kevin Tamlyn, Rick Theiner, Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn, Donald Van Ollefen, Mike Wallace, Todd Wenzel

Judges - Best of Show

Mike Dixon, Bill Dubas, Bill Moreland, Steve Nance, Rick Theiner

Stewards

Diane Bartz, Jesse Dubois, Rob Emens, Beeron Gallonbelly, Steven Jones, Jacob Kim, Katherine Marciniak, Steven Maszkiewicz, Kevin McCann, Brian Mellor, Anthony Mercer, Debra Mercer, Matt Van

Staff

Dave Buning, Thomas Edgar, Matthew Harrington, Christian Heberlein, James Hopson, Thomas Jenket, Brian Mellor, Dan Ternes

Organizer

Jennie Mellor

By the Numbers

292 Entries 77 Entrants

34 Judges 13 Stewards 8 Staff

99 Placing Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - American light lagers/Ales

6 entries

Judges: Dave Buning, James Hopson

1st
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
It's All Watered-Down Swill (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
'Merica (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Gary Russell
American Light Lager (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 2: Table 2 - Euro Pale Lagers

9 entries

Judges: Jayson Gowdy (Head Judge), Kevin Tamlyn

1st
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Amante De La Cerveza Lager Mexicana (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Brewing Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
Svetle Lezak (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 3: Table 3 - Euro Amber/Dark Lagers

5 entries

Judges: Bill Dubas, Jayson Gowdy

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Eric Donie
Kingsley The Kind (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
International Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 4: Table 4 - German Light Lagers

13 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass, Steve Nance (Head Judge), John Szymankiewicz, Todd Wenzel

1st
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Higher Standards (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
What The Helles Went Wrong? (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Keith Ingersoll
Big Shoe Brewing
Hells Bells (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 5: Table 5 - Kölsch

6 entries

Judges: Mike Wallace, Todd Wenzel

1st
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Yeast Marketing (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
Happy Little Accident (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Robert Schodorf
Birmingham Brewmasters
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)

Table 6: Table 6 - Euro Dark Lagers

9 entries

Judges: Mike Dixon, Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn

1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Slam Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Steven Maszkiewicz
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Eric Darnell
Garner Ale Society
Slam Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 7: Table 7 - Märzen, Vienna Lager, Altbier

10 entries

Judges: Ryan Larsen, Mike Wallace

1st
Steven Maszkiewicz
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Altbier (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Beeron Gallonbelly
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Mountainside Oktoberfest (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Albert (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: Table 8 - Amer Wheat, Weissbier, Dunkel Weissbier

8 entries

Judges: Brian Ballantine, Ken Hilton

1st
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Arthur (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
2nd
Paul Tagert
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Harvest Moon (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
HM
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
American Girl (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 9: Table 9 - Doppelbock, Baltic Porter, Weizenbock, Scottish Heavy and Export

9 entries

Judges: Mike Dixon (Head Judge), Peter McWilliams

1st
Brian Ballantine
Nash St Homebrew Club
Just Kenanator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Brian Ballantine & Jayson Gowdy
Nash St Homebrew Club
Chocolate Thunder (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Scottch Ale (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 10: Table 10 - British Bitter, British Golden Ale, Australian Sparkling Ale

7 entries

1st
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Thanks, Tagert (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Brian Ballantine
Nash St Homebrew Club
Burton Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 11: Table 11 - Dark Milds

9 entries

Judges: Eric Darnell, Stephen Murphrey

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Adrian Sutherland
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Crimson Serenade (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Bradley Olson
White Street Brewer's Guild
Red's What She Said (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 12: Table 12 - Irish Stout/Extra Stout, Oatmeal, Tropical, Foreign Extra Stout

11 entries

Judges: Bill Moreland (Head Judge), Steve Schaick

1st
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Brewing Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Jay Brantley
PC Mashers
Wheel In The Sky (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
HM
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Russian Spies In Dublin (15C: Irish Extra Stout)

Table 13: Table 13 - *2 flights* British Strong, Wee Heavy, English Barley Wine

11 entries

Judges: Kim Broadwell (Head Judge), Dave Buning, Eric Darnell, Steve Schaick

1st
Rusty Barrel
James River Homebrewers
100 (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Robert Larsen
Down East Alers (DEA)
Old Days (17B: Old Ale)
HM
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
The Biggest Otter (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 14: Table 14 - Am Pale, Am Amber, Calif Common

10 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass, Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn

1st
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
Empty Cartons (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Baby's First Closed Transfer (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jordan LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
American Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 15: Table 15 - English Porter, Am. Brown, Am. Porter

10 entries

Judges: Zane Oliver, Rick Theiner (Head Judge)

1st
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Last Stop In England (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Mystic Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Walter Carmichael
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Cafe Libros (20A: American Porter)

Table 16: Table 16 - Am. Stout, Imperial Stout

13 entries

Judges: Miranda Brown, Robert Larsen, Bill Moreland (Head Judge), William Spiesberger

1st
William Peterson
Alcohol Through Fermentation
Coffee RIP (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
John Martin
Blacker Than A Trillion Midnights (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Dark Matter (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 17: Table 17 - American IPA

11 entries

Judges: Ken Hilton, Steve Nance

1st
Ben Gaylord
Torn Asunder (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Andrew Jennings
Battleground Brewers Guild
Mosiac Of El Stratosphere (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Dennis Fields
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Snow Plowed IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 18: Table 18 - Hazy IPA

8 entries

Judges: Kim Broadwell, William Spiesberger

1st
Grant Anderson
Down East Alers (DEA)
Cloudica (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Dear Ambellina (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jay Brantley
PC Mashers
You Haze Bro? (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 19: Table 19 - Specialty IPA, Black IPA, Double IPA

10 entries

Judges: Jim Brewer, Sean Murphy (Head Judge)

1st
Grant Anderson
Down East Alers (DEA)
Alley Cat (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Ben Gaylord
Cleansed By Fire (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Cold As Rice (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 20: Table 20 - European Sour Ale

9 entries

Judges: Bill Dubas, James Hopson

1st
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
2023 Gueuze (23E: Gueuze)
2nd
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Golden Sour (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
2023 Muscadine Gueuze (23F: Fruit Lambic)
HM
Heath Johns
Peaches For Jacob (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Table 21: Table 21 - Belgian Blond, Saison

8 entries

Judges: Jim Brewer, Dave Buning (Head Judge)

1st
Joshua Cass & Dan Koen
James River Homebrewers
Jan Michael Vincent (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Tis The Saison For All Good Things (25B: Saison)
3rd
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
Saison De Riviere (25B: Saison)
HM
James Stevens
Holly Springs Brusaders
Mego Is Not A Blonde (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 22: Table 22 - American Wild Ale

16 entries

Judges: Brian Ballantine, Jim Brewer, Bill Dubas (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen

1st
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Fuzzy Little Man Peach (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
Expanding Culture (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Gary Morgan
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Ralph (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 23: Table 23 - Fruit Beer

12 entries

Judges: Miranda Brown, William Brown, Robert Larsen, Donald Van Ollefen (Head Judge)

1st
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
Blueberry Blitz (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Gary Russell
Citrus Vanilla Milkshake IPA (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
Red Sea (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Keith Ingersoll
Big Shoe Brewing
Hells Bells With Blackberry (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 24: Table 24 - Rauchbier, Classic and Specialty Smoked

4 entries

1st
Bernard Roper
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Forge & Fire Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Shmoke Dawg (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Texas Margarita Porter (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Table 25: Table 25 - Light Blonde ales/lagers

9 entries

Judges: Mike McGuire, Kirk Redmond

1st
Nancy M Johnson
151 Brew Club
BooWooBlonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
252 P&R Lager (Pils/rice) (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Fritz (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 26: Table 26 - Belgian Big Beers

13 entries

Judges: Jayson Gowdy, Mike McGuire (Head Judge), Sean Murphy, John Szymankiewicz

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Belgian Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Bastogne Honey Blonde (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Shimae All Day (26B: Belgian Dubbel)

Table 27: Table 27 - Spiced Beer

13 entries

Judges: James Hopson, Jorge Ramos, Kirk Redmond, Rick Theiner (Head Judge)

1st
Bryan Allen
Savannah Brewers League
Dark Necessities (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Bradley Olson
White Street Brewer's Guild
Firey Redhead's Half-Sister (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Scott Salamone
Colonial Ale Smiths &...
Minuteman (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
4th
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Blue Collar Coffee Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 28: Table 28 - Wood Aged Beers

13 entries

Judges: William Brown, Stephen Murphrey, Kevin Tamlyn, Mike Wallace

1st
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
Old Timer (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Robert Goodwin
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Crazy Joe Oaked Pirate Strong Ale (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Rusty Barrel
James River Homebrewers
Mona Lisa (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 29: Table 29 - Experimental Beers

10 entries

Judges: Zane Oliver, Donald Van Ollefen (Head Judge)

1st
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
Pool Day (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Brian Ballantine & Jayson Gowdy
Nash St Homebrew Club
Oppenheimanator (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Funky Fir (34C: Experimental Beer)

Table 30: Table 30 - German Malty Lagers

4 entries

1st
Ross Gerdon
Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
Heron Festbier (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Helles Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Nathan Rivers
German_lager2 (4C: Helles Bock)

Table 31: Table 31 - Witbier

6 entries

1st
Nathan Rivers
Wit_NR (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Robert Schodorf
Birmingham Brewmasters
OMG! What A Wit! (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
Whiteout (24A: Witbier)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Mike Dixon, Bill Dubas, Bill Moreland, Steve Nance, Rick Theiner

1st
Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
2023 Gueuze (23E: Gueuze)
2nd
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Fuzzy Little Man Peach (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Pro-Am with Clouds Brewing

Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Pro-Am with Hatchet Brewing

Brian Ballantine
Nash St Homebrew Club
Just Kenanator (9A: Doppelbock)

Pro-Am with Bond Brothers

Zane Oliver
Garner Ale Society
Empty Cartons (18B: American Pale Ale)

Best Brewer

77 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stTony Kulas31119.0500000Down East Alers (DEA)
2ndAllen Smith31018.0400000Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs...
3rdZane Oliver21316.0600000Garner Ale Society

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners