Alamo City Cerveza Fest

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Travis Bullock, Alan Bush, James Cain, Shawn Cooper, Nial Eastman, Isai Garza, Ruby Garza, Jessica Gehrtz, Markus Haas, Anika Joseph-Smith, Tim Long, Miriam Lovell, Will Lovell, Thomas Musquiez, Dan Pacheco, Lars Reinhart, Jon Rowe, Ben Sencindiver, Aaron Shakocius, Jason Smith, Robert Wenner, Guy Wilson, Brian Winter

By the Numbers

300 Entries 54 Entrants

23 Judges

76 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer

15 entries

Judges: Markus Haas, Thomas Musquiez, Lars Reinhart, Jason Smith

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Less Than 12 Parsecs (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Ol' Red Label (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: International Lager

12 entries

Judges: Markus Haas, Brian Winter

1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Ava's Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Connor's New Amber (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Judge Howell & Uncharted Ales Judge...
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Cerveza Rosa De Los Vientos (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lager

11 entries

Judges: Markus Haas, Brian Winter

1st
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
CP1 (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Bohemian Rhapsody (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Kazbeck (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 4: Malty European Beer

19 entries

Judges: Shawn Cooper, Tim Long

1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Rocket To Helles (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Rauch (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Jimmy McCaskil & Erin McCaskill
Ale-ian Society
McToberfest (6A: Märzen)

Table 5: Bitter European Beer

13 entries

1st
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Hello Modelo (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Randy Grogan
North Texas Homebrewers Association
DortmunderGnome (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
Kevin Worthen
Bexar Brewers
Low Roller Freddy (5B: Kölsch)

Table 6: Dark European Beer

16 entries

1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
My Munich (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Annihilator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Chris Daily
Varsity-Brews
Unstoppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 7: British Bitter

9 entries

Judges: Nial Eastman

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Premium Husky (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Laura Haas & Markus Haas
Bexar Brewers
Fuggles And Snuggles (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
The Bitter End Game (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Keith Bradley & Bradley Brewing Pam Bradley
NINJA Homebrewers
KSB (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 8: Brown British Beer

13 entries

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Buster Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Jarrett Long & Amanda Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Milo's Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
London Homesick Blues (13C: English Porter)

Table 9: Strong British Beer

9 entries

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Squirrel Sushi (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Scott Koehler
NINJA Homebrewers
The Patriot (17A: British Strong Ale)
3rd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Kensington Beer (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 10: Commonwealth and Irish Beer

13 entries

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Scottish Tea (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Let's Play (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Travis Bullock & James Cain
Bexar Brewers
Woke Haka (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 11: Pale American Ale

11 entries

1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Not Brunette (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Boardwalk Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Mielikki Light Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 12: Amber and Dark American Beer

11 entries

1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Let's Just Call It Texas Common! (19B: California Common)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Brown Does It Again (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Emma's Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 13: Stout

12 entries

1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Regular Unleaded (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
It's The New Style, 4 And 3 And 2 And 1 When I'm On... (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Storm Clouds (16C: Tropical Stout)
HM
Chris Daily
Varsity-Brews
Weasley's Were Irish. They Had Red-Hair After All! (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 14: IPA

14 entries

Judges: Jessica Gehrtz, Ben Sencindiver

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Hop Solo Shot First (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Keith Bradley & Bradley Brewing Pam Bradley
NINJA Homebrewers
2AM Keith (21B4: Red IPA)
3rd
Keith Bradley & Bradley Brewing Pam Bradley
NINJA Homebrewers
Juicy Bits (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Guy Wilson
San Antonio Cerveceros
One More (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 15: Strong American Ale

9 entries

1st
Keith Bradley & Bradley Brewing Pam Bradley
NINJA Homebrewers
Fusion 12 (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Jimmy Lampman
NINJA Homebrewers
Fat Man's Recliner (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Giant IPA (22A: Double IPA)

Table 16: Sour Ale

12 entries

Judges: Travis Bullock, James Cain

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Rebel Scum (23E: Gueuze)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Huskies Gose In The Snow (23G: Gose)
3rd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Lichtenhainer (27A3: Lichtenhainer)

Table 17: Belgian Ale

16 entries

Judges: Anika Joseph-Smith

1st
Anthony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Monkish Reflection (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Chris Daily
Varsity-Brews
Nimbuzzed 2000 (25B: Saison)
3rd
Markus Haas
Bexar Brewers
Ode To Gavroche (24C: Bière de Garde )

Table 18: Strong Belgian Ale

16 entries

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Don't Mess With Becky (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Vader's Choke Hold (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Anthony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Magic Bus- XL (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Evan Boullosa & Marcos Castillo
San Antonio Cerveceros
Bad & Brugee (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 19: Historical Beer

11 entries

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Aunt Beru's Smoked Ale (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Black Husky Porter (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Piwo Grodziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 20: Fruit and Spice Beer

7 entries

1st
Shawn Cooper
Bexar Brewers
Christmas In Belgium (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
David McBride
Everything's Upside Down (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Yub Nub (LSX3: Italian Grape Ale)

Table 21: Wood-Aged Beer

8 entries

1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Revenge It (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Japan In A Can (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Jarrett Long & Amanda Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Streaking Through The Quad (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 22: Specialty Beer

7 entries

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
DH Pils (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
John Black
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Smoketucky Common (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Isolation Island Lager (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 23: Cider and Perry

12 entries

1st
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
White Rabbit (C1A: Common Cider)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Fruit Cider (C3A: Fruit Cider)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Common Cider (C1A: Common Cider)

Table 24: Mead

24 entries

Judges: Tim Long, Dan Pacheco

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Sir Bedivere The Wise 2025 (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Tim The Enchanter 2025 (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Dry As A Bone (M1A: Dry Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Buster Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
My Munich (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Squirrel Sushi (17C: Wee Heavy)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners