DC Homebrewers Cherry Blossom Competition
Awards
Judges
Omar Al-Nidawi, Peter Andrews, David Calhoun, Stefin Clapham, Alexander Cook, Anil Dosaj, Michael Earle, Stephen Fischer, Daniel Gudenius, Cindy Guzman, Alex Hannagan, Bill Heverly, Ben Hirsch, Mac Joiner, Peter Jones, Ken Jucks, Sean Keegan, Michael Losi, Udit Minocha, Chris Palo, Matt Peppe, Matthew Riggs, Jake Riley, Jim Sawitzke, Mark Schaad, Gary Sharp, Alex Spencer, Les White, Vitol Wiacek, Jay Wilkes, Martin Wilson, Adam Wojciechowicz
Judges - Best of Show
Bill Heverly, Jim Sawitzke, Alex Spencer, Les White, Vitol Wiacek
Stewards
Dwight Barbour, Christopher Chervin, Tom Flavin, John Foulke, Robert Neal, Nathan Patrash, Mark Raker
By the Numbers
289 Entries
97 Entrants
32 Judges
7 Stewards
63 Placing Entries
Table 1: American Pale Ale
13 entries
Judges: Bill Heverly, Gary Sharp
1st
Alex Rezmerski
Louisville Area Grain and...
Hip Hop Anonymous (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Secrets Of The Ancients (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
John Harlan
Pale Horse (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 2: Light American and International Lager
16 entries
Judges: David Calhoun, Stefin Clapham, Alex Hannagan, Sean Keegan
1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Christopher Hooks
Downright Obsessed Homebrewers...
Crispy Cream (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Lager (1B: American Lager)
HM
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Twas The Sickness After Christmas (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: Czech Lager
15 entries
Judges: Michael Earle, Stephen Fischer, Alex Spencer, Martin Wilson
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
The Most Gluggable (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Generic Czech Pun (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Malty Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 4: Pale Euro Lager
20 entries
Judges: Peter Andrews, Alexander Cook, Cindy Guzman, Udit Minocha
1st
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Cultivate (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Stephen Goadhouse
151 Brew Club
Our Daily Bread (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Leicht Of My Life (5A: German Leichtbier)
Table 5: British and Irish Stout
13 entries
Judges: Omar Al-Nidawi, Matthew Riggs
1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Uncle FESter (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
2nd
Josh Word
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Tropic Like Its Hot (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Oats Are For Horses (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 6: Amber Euro Lager
18 entries
Judges: Ken Jucks, Michael Losi, Udit Minocha, Adam Wojciechowicz
1st
Andrew Shore
GRIST
Alt Style (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Dziekczynienie (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Jerry Sadowski
Vienna Lager 2024 (7A: Vienna Lager)
Table 7: Strong Beer
17 entries
Judges: Omar Al-Nidawi, Ben Hirsch, Michael Losi, Alex Spencer
1st
Bill Davenport & Mark Schaad
50 West
Davenporter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jim Williamson
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Big Bambu (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Alex Rezmerski
Louisville Area Grain and...
Dunkles Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 8: Euro Dark Lager
8 entries
Judges: David Calhoun, Michael Losi
1st
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
FC Bayern Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Omar Al-Nidawi
DC Homebrewers
Batch #218 (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Das Schvartz (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 9: Wheat Beers
9 entries
Judges: Ben Hirsch, Alex Spencer
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Peter Andrews
DC Homebrewers
BuonoBock (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Joshua Cass
James River Homebrewers
In The Wheat Of The Night (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
Table 10: Bitter and Commonwealth Pale Ale
11 entries
Judges: Sean Keegan, Jake Riley
1st
Alistair Benson
GRIST
Repatriale (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Art Of The Ordinary (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Omar Al-Nidawi
DC Homebrewers
Batch #220 (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 11: British Brown
10 entries
Judges: Matt Peppe, Les White
1st
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Nutty As A Fruitcake (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Kevin Kiernan
DC Homebrewers
Dark Moor Porter (13C: English Porter)
HM
Terry Withers
151 Brew Club
Porter 25 (13C: English Porter)
Table 12: Scottish and Irish Red
12 entries
Judges: Matthew Riggs, Jim Sawitzke
1st
Dane Clark
Pandemic (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Lucky Lepresheagle (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 13: Wood and Smoked
13 entries
Judges: Michael Earle, Daniel Gudenius, Alex Hannagan, Ken Jucks
1st
Kevin Lewis
Rauch The Casbah (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Shepherd's Fasshaus Spezial No. 23 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mark It 8, Dude (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 14: Belgian Ales
16 entries
Judges: Ben Hirsch, Jim Sawitzke, Gary Sharp, Adam Wojciechowicz
1st
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Leptirica (25B: Saison)
2nd
Nathan James
Une Visite A La Ferme (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Kevin Kiernan
DC Homebrewers
Saison L'Enfant (25B: Saison)
HM
Stephen Goadhouse
151 Brew Club
Jefferson Twilight (25B: Saison)
Table 15: American Porter and Stout
12 entries
Judges: Mac Joiner, Chris Palo
1st
Michael Branson
DC Homebrewers
Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Patriot Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Jeffrey Rocker
Tourmaline Porter (20A: American Porter)
Table 16: Fruit and Sour
15 entries
Judges: Anil Dosaj, Peter Jones, Sean Keegan, Adam Wojciechowicz
1st
Jeff Case & Doug Brown
QUAFF
Weisse O Sour (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Jonathan Rollins
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Clingstone Prince (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Op De Troon (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Table 17: India Pale Ale
25 entries
Judges: Michael Losi, Matthew Riggs, Jake Riley, Mark Schaad, Alex Spencer, Vitol Wiacek
1st
Samuel Persichilli
Hangar 41 Brew Club
MILLION DOLLAR BABY (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
American IPA (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Island In The Sun (12C: English IPA)
Table 18: Monastic
18 entries
Judges: Alexander Cook, Michael Earle, Matt Peppe, Les White
1st
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Double Down Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Alex Hannagan
Honoghr Bound (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Adam Wojciechowicz & Teddy & Elly Wojciechowicz
The Boys Are All Grown Up (26A: Belgian Single)
Table 19: Specialty
14 entries
Judges: Anil Dosaj, Alex Hannagan, Bill Heverly, Sean Keegan
1st
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Shogun (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Not Your Nermal IPA (Blackstrap Molasses Black IPA) (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
3rd
Alistair Benson
GRIST
Italian Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Table 20: American Amber and Brown
14 entries
Judges: Alexander Cook, Vitol Wiacek
1st
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Espirit De Corps (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jeffrey Rocker
Old Louisville Slugger (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Bill Heverly, Jim Sawitzke, Alex Spencer, Les White, Vitol Wiacek
1st
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Cultivate (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
FC Bayern Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Jason Dunn
Inland Empire Brewers
Nutty As A Fruitcake (13B: British Brown Ale)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
