Judges
Whit Baker, Jim Brewer, Scott Bridgeman, Kim Broadwell, Dave Buning, Anthony Conway, Bill Dubas, Jesse Dubois, Clint Eaker, Beeron Gallonbelly, Alex George, Jayson Gowdy, Ed Green, Ken Hampton, Matthew Harrington, Leah Herreid, Ken Hilton, James Hopson, Doug Johnson, Sam Kanthak, Jacob Kim, Katherine Marciniak, Steven Maszkiewicz, Kevin McCann, Gary Morgan, Christopher Paul, LaShanda Poteat, Andres Rodriguez Prestamo, Kirk Redmond, Christopher Riley, Steve Schaick, Mac Shelton, John Szymankiewicz, Kevin Tamlyn, Rodney Tillinghast, Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn, Matthew Van, Donald Van Ollefen, Aaron VanDervort, Thomas Vincent, BJ Willming
Judges - Best of Show
Kim Broadwell, Bill Dubas, Clint Eaker, Rodney Tillinghast, Donald Van Ollefen
Stewards
Diane Bartz, Reid Campbell, RC Dubois, Robby Emens, David Green, Brian Mellor, Anthony Mercer, Debbie Mercer, John Pickens, Peter Pray, Abdi Salahshour, Alan Tennant, Todd Wenzel, May-Lei Willming, Ian Zech
Staff
Organizer
Jennifer Mellor
By the Numbers
263 Entries
73 Entrants
41 Judges
15 Stewards
98 Placing Entries
Table 1: Std American Lager, Kentucky Common, & British Golden
10 entries
Judges: Leah Herreid, Kirk Redmond (Head Judge)
1st
Mike Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Corn Dog (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
I Hear Banjos (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Chettyweiser (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: Int'l Lager & Pre-Prohibition Pils
8 entries
Judges: Kim Broadwell (Head Judge), Kevin Tamlyn
1st
Allan -Shiny- Sepkowski
Wort City Brewers
Old Big Baldy (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
Little B (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Dave Siler
James River Homebrewers
Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: Czech Lager
8 entries
Judges: Andres Rodriguez Prestamo (Head Judge), Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn
1st
Dave Siler
James River Homebrewers
All Authentic (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
Czech Dark (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Stephen Goadhouse
151 Brew Club
Noctambulatory (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
4th
Joel Miller
James River Homebrewers
Czech It Twice (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
Table 4: Pale Malty Euro Lager
7 entries
Judges: John Szymankiewicz (Head Judge), Aaron VanDervort
1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Chestnut Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Matthew Harrington
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Reveling (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Brian Beauchemin
Carolina Brewmasters
Mybock (4C: Helles Bock)
Table 5: Bitter German Beer
8 entries
Judges: Jim Brewer, Christopher Riley (Head Judge)
1st
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Upside Down (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Joel Miller
James River Homebrewers
Big Hammer Pilsner (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Paul Tagert
Battleground Brewers Guild
County Line Alt (7B: Altbier)
Table 6: Amber Malty Euro Lager
6 entries
Judges: Scott Bridgeman (Head Judge), Beeron Gallonbelly, LaShanda Poteat
1st
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Auf Ex (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Brian Beauchemin
Carolina Brewmasters
Brian's Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 7: Dark Euro Lager
6 entries
Judges: Anthony Conway, Kirk Redmond (Head Judge)
1st
Thomas Mann
White Street Brewer's Guild
Munich Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Keller Night Lite (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 8: Euro Wheat & Rye Beer
9 entries
Judges: Anthony Conway, Bill Dubas (Head Judge)
1st
Beth Madden & Joe Luchanski Brian Madden
Seven City Brewers
MaddShady (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Matthew Van
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Weizenbock (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Stephen Goadhouse & Michael Corbett
151 Brew Club
Bungle Rye (27A8: Roggenbier)
Table 9: American Stouts
7 entries
Judges: Ken Hilton, Christopher Riley (Head Judge)
1st
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Chubs (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Beeron Gallonbelly
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Fools Chocolate Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
John Martin
Blacker Than A Trillion Midnights (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 10: Experimental & Alt Fermentables
8 entries
Judges: Kim Broadwell (Head Judge), Kevin Tamlyn
1st
Brian Beauchemin
Carolina Brewmasters
The Other Bock (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Celtic Cream Crusher (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Decadence: Bananas Foster (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 11: British Bitter
8 entries
Judges: Jesse Dubois (Head Judge), Doug Johnson
1st
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
She SB (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
John Mitchell
James River Homebrewers
Waterloo Sunset (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Heel Champion (11C: Strong Bitter)
HM
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Thames River Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 12: Brown British Beer
11 entries
Judges: Beeron Gallonbelly, James Hopson (Head Judge)
1st
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
English Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Aaron VanDervort
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
The Night Watchman (13C: English Porter)
Table 13: Scottish & Irish Ales
10 entries
Judges: Alex George, Rodney Tillinghast (Head Judge)
1st
Brian Donegan
Seven City Brewers
Beam Me Up, Scotty (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Red Clover (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Full Circle (15A: Irish Red Ale)
HM
Clint Eaker
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters...
Jeff's Not Killian's Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 14: Irish Stout
8 entries
Judges: James Hopson (Head Judge), Jacob Kim
1st
Matthew Harrington
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Mingling (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Andre Gobbo
DC Homebrewers
No Spoon Required (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
3rd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 15: Dark British Beer
8 entries
Judges: Thomas Vincent (Head Judge), BJ Willming
1st
Allan -Shiny- Sepkowski
Wort City Brewers
Sippin' By The Fire (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Christopher Riley
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Snow Worries (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 16: Strong British Ale & Dopplebock
8 entries
Judges: Jim Brewer, Ken Hampton, Steve Schaick (Head Judge)
1st
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Kilted Cock (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Allan -Shiny- Sepkowski
Wort City Brewers
Black Velvet (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Clint Eaker
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters...
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
HM
Terry Withers
151 Brew Club
Weight Lifter (17C: Wee Heavy)
Table 17: Pale American Ale
12 entries
Judges: Ken Hilton, Steve Schaick (Head Judge)
1st
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Citra Bliz (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
APA (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Sister Golden Hair (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 18: Amber & Brown American Beer
7 entries
Judges: Doug Johnson, Christopher Paul (Head Judge), Camille Torchiano-Tamlyn
1st
Mike Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Brownie (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
John Martin
The Brown Bunny (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jefferson Burns
Lowcountry Libations
Crush Depth (19B: California Common)
Table 19: Wood & Smoke Beer
11 entries
Judges: Clint Eaker (Head Judge), Steven Maszkiewicz
1st
Eric Darnell
Garner Ale Society
Pecan Smoked Milk Stout (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
7CB Wee Heavy V4 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Weekend Regret (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 20: American & Baltic Porters
5 entries
Judges: Matthew Harrington, Rodney Tillinghast (Head Judge), Matthew Van
1st
Brian Ballantine & Jayson Gowdy
First In Fermentation
Thunder Bock (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Alex Hannagan
Anti-Virus (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
Table 21: American IPA
9 entries
Judges: Jayson Gowdy (Head Judge), Steven Maszkiewicz
1st
Joel Miller
James River Homebrewers
On The Verge (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Dave Siler
James River Homebrewers
Tasty Toast (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Mike Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
HZ Piggy (21A: American IPA)
Table 22: American Specialty IPA, English IPA, & Strong Ales
10 entries
Judges: Dave Buning (Head Judge), Aaron VanDervort
1st
Jeremy Robertson
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Flip Off (21B4: Red IPA)
2nd
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Big One (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Rich Hart
Seven City Brewers
Tidal Red (21B4: Red IPA)
Table 23: Hazy IPA
10 entries
Judges: Christopher Paul (Head Judge), Mac Shelton
1st
Justin Leppek
There's Something In The Haze (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Hazy Cosmic Jive (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Eric Darnell
Garner Ale Society
Incognito (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 24: Belgian Golden Ales
3 entries
Judges: Jesse Dubois (Head Judge), Leah Herreid
1st
Rich Hart
Seven City Brewers
Blond Ambition (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Table 25: Saison
12 entries
Judges: Whit Baker, Whit Baker, Sam Kanthak (Head Judge)
1st
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Black Lake (25B: Saison)
2nd
Allan -Shiny- Sepkowski & Tony Hamric
Wort City Brewers
Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful (25B: Saison)
3rd
Matthew Van
Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore...
Saison (25B: Saison)
Table 26: Belgian Single, Dubbel, & Biere de Garde
6 entries
Judges: Alex George, Katherine Marciniak, Gary Morgan (Head Judge)
1st
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
New Fallen Day (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Carter Bundy & Claire Bundy
James River Homebrewers
Single (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
What About Sing (26A: Belgian Single)
Table 27: Belgian Dark Strong
6 entries
Judges: Clint Eaker (Head Judge), Kevin McCann
1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Drunk Dark Monk (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Fear Of The Dark (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
BDSA 9000 (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 28: Sour Beers
9 entries
Judges: Jayson Gowdy (Head Judge), Kevin McCann
1st
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Straight Sour Homie (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Flanders Fields (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
3rd
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Sour Power Omega (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
Table 29: Fruit Beers
10 entries
Judges: Katherine Marciniak, John Szymankiewicz (Head Judge)
1st
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Scorched Summer (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Bramble Patch (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Alex Hannagan
Yuz Guys (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 30: Spice/Herb/Vegetable
11 entries
Judges: Matthew Harrington, Donald Van Ollefen (Head Judge)
1st
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
Feel The Power Of The Dark Side (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
Caffe Donna Mia! (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
El Diablo De Chocolate (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 31: Seasonal & Specialty Spice Beers
6 entries
Judges: Mac Shelton, Thomas Vincent (Head Judge)
1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Dragon Smoke (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
2nd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Krampus's Blackstrap (30C: Winter Seasonal Beer)
3rd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
From Out Of Nowhere (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)
Table 32: Mixed Style
6 entries
Judges: Ed Green, Donald Van Ollefen (Head Judge), BJ Willming
1st
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Hazy (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Stephen Goadhouse
151 Brew Club
Sprezzatura (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Colby Wallace
Call Of The Ruru (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Kim Broadwell, Bill Dubas, Clint Eaker, Rodney Tillinghast, Donald Van Ollefen
1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Chestnut Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Rich Hart
Seven City Brewers
Blond Ambition (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Best Brewer
73 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Carter Bundy | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11.0600000 | James River Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Joshua Cass | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.0502000 | James River Homebrewers |
| Brian McCrickard | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.0502000 | Seven City Brewers |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest number of first places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners