Alamo City Cerveza Fest
Awards
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