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Badass of the Bluegrass 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 lowest number of entries.
The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
The highest average score.
The highest number of first places.
The highest maximum score.
The highest minimum score.
Winning Entries
Strong European (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
James Kelsheimer Co-Brewer: John Hrabal
Doppelbock
9A: Doppelbock
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
2nd
Brandon Christian MHP
Dark Harbor
9C: Baltic Porter
Seven City Brewers
3rd
Paul Cahill
Vikings
9C: Baltic Porter
Barley Mob Brewers
Irish and English Stouts (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Christopher Mazurk MHP
Sin-Bin
15B: Irish Stout
Ace Brewing Society
2nd
Paul Cahill
Rockwell Special
15C: Irish Extra Stout
Barley Mob Brewers
3rd
Craig Martin
Blackstar
16D: Foreign Extra Stout
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
American Porter, Stout, Strong Ale, and Wheat Wine (10 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Nathan James MHP
Ravencrow Neversmiles
20C: Imperial Stout
Brewers And Drinkers Around Silver Spring (BADASS)
2nd
Alex Sullivan
Big Sipper
22D: Wheatwine
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
3rd
Jason Dunn MHP
Pretentious Prick
22B: American Strong Ale
Inland Empire Brewers
American and Double IPA (10 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Kyle Ernsberger MHP
Mean Brews
21A: American IPA
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd
Luke Osborne MHP
I Reckon She's About An Axe Handle Wide
22A: Double IPA
Central Arkansas Fermenters
3rd
Stephen Schmitt MHP
Imperial Forces
22A: Double IPA
Evanston Homebrew Club
Hazy and Specialty IPA (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ross Stuart MHP
6
21C: Hazy IPA
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd
Brian McCrickard MHP
Whitewashed Wit
21B6: White IPA
Seven City Brewers
3rd
Stephen Schmitt MHP
Squirrel's Stash
21B3: Brown IPA
Evanston Homebrew Club
Sour Beer (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ryan Naseman
3
28A: Brett Beer
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
2nd
David Galich MHP
The 8th Cup
28A: Brett Beer
Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd
Ryan Harding
Oud Bruin
23C: Oud Bruin
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
HM
Paul Cahill
Meath Red
23B: Flanders Red Ale
Barley Mob Brewers
Belgian (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Alex Sullivan
Witness Protection
24A: Witbier
Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd
Matt Johnsen MHP
Happy Beeps Here, Buddy
25A: Belgian Blond Ale
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd
Nathan James MHP
Shallow and Pedantic
25B: Saison
Brewers And Drinkers Around Silver Spring (BADASS)
Trappist (13 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dave Frombach MHP
Monk's Delight
26A: Belgian Single
Peninsula Fermentation Society
2nd
Keith Rodenhauser
Chimash 2026
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
3rd
James Kelsheimer Co-Brewer: John Hrabal
Tripel
26C: Belgian Tripel
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
Smoked, wood, and specialty beers (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian McCrickard MHP
Decadence: Bananas Foster
34C: Experimental Beer
Seven City Brewers
2nd
Adam Reynolds MHP
Polish Pride
27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH)
3rd
Dirk Franzen
Baltic Cruise
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
Cider (15 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Stephen Schmitt MHP
Copied Bill Boyer's Recipe
C1A: New World Cider
Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd
Christopher Mazurk MHP
Spicy Apple
C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Ryan Jiles MHP
Among the Wildflowers
C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry
Ace Brewing Society
HM
David Galich MHP
Nice Incider
C2D: Ice Cider
Chicken City Ale Raisers
Standard Mead (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Eric Reynolds
Seductive Honey (semi-Sweet)
M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead
2nd
Brian McCrickard MHP
Orange Blossom Fizz
M1A: Dry Mead
Seven City Brewers
3rd
Eric Reynolds
Seductive Honey (sweet)
M1C: Sweet Mead
Fruit, Spice, and Other Mead (20 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian McCrickard MHP
Crimson Zest
M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
Seven City Brewers
2nd
Brian Biggs MHP
All Along the Watchtower
M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
3rd
Peter Zollweg
My Couch Pulls Out But I Don't
M2C: Berry Mead
Seven City Brewers
Standard American (13 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ross Stuart MHP
1
1A: American Light Lager
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd
Aaron Cambron
Suneater
27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
3rd
Matthew Young MHP
Matty's Best
1A: American Light Lager
Ace Brewing Society
International and Czech Lager (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jason Dunn MHP
The Most Gluggable
3D: Czech Dark Lager
Inland Empire Brewers
2nd
William Vigil MHP
Pacific Nectar
LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Stephen Schmitt MHP
Side Pull Faucet
3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Evanston Homebrew Club
HM
Dirk Montgomery MHP
Czech Chad Out!
3D: Czech Dark Lager
Red Earth Brewers
Pale Malty European Beer (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Paul Cahill
Bock Me Up Scottie II
4C: Helles Bock
Barley Mob Brewers
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger MHP
Mean Brews
4C: Helles Bock
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd
Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios
Hellhund
4A: Munich Helles
DC Homebrewers
Pale Bitter European Beer (13 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Tom Welch Co-Brewer: Tim Welch
Old Guy's Pils
5D: German Pils
OBX Homebrewers
2nd
Evan Brill
Euro Trash
5D: German Pils
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
3rd
Jim Lewis
Jim Lewis
5D: German Pils
HM
Alex Rezmerski
Polish Pils
5D: German Pils
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
Amber European Beer (10 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
David Gulotta MHP
Goalgetter
7A: Vienna Lager
Ace Brewing Society
2nd
James Kelsheimer Co-Brewer: John Hrabal
Ofest
6A: Märzen
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
3rd
Joe D'Auria MHP
Dunking For Dunkels Bock
6C: Dunkels Bock
Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
HM
James Martin
Alt My Friends Are Enablers
7B: Altbier
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
Dark European Lager (13 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Clay Bunn
Dunkeller
27A1: Kellerbier
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
2nd
Tim Moore
Night Shade
8A: Munich Dunkel
Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild
3rd
Craig Martin
Frau Blucher
8A: Munich Dunkel
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
German Wheat (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jeff Case MHP
Jeffuhweizen
10A: Weissbier
QUAFF
2nd
Michael Rensing MHP
Just Here For the Zipline
10C: Weizenbock
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
3rd
Jeff Case MHP
Jeffuhweizen Dark
10B: Dunkels Weissbier
QUAFF
English, Scottish, and Irish Beers (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jason Dunn MHP
Where's the Pineapple??
17C: Wee Heavy
Inland Empire Brewers
2nd
Christopher Mazurk MHP
Bender
13B: British Brown Ale
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Alex Rezmerski
The Beer Is Dark and Full of Errors
13A: Dark Mild
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
American Pale, Amber, and Brown (19 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Luke Osborne MHP Co-Brewer: Brian English
Caf Grandmasters do It Best
19A: American Amber Ale
Central Arkansas Fermenters
2nd
Dirk Montgomery MHP
Blonde Bombshell
18A: Blonde Ale
Red Earth Brewers
3rd
Michael Rensing MHP
Population Tire
19A: American Amber Ale
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
Fruit and Spice (19 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Evan Brill
Malk With Coffee
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
2nd
James Martin
Stone Fence
30D: Specialty Spice Beer
Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK)
3rd
Bryan Antoniuk MHP
Entry 2
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
Sponsors
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Foxx Equipment Company
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Lesaffre
Liquor Barn
West Sixth Brewing
Williams Brewing
American Homebrewers Association
Briess Malting
Five Star Chemicals
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