2025 Boerne Bierfest Homebrew Competition
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Chris Daily, Isai Garza, Ruby Garza, Markus Haas, Mateo Heckard, Shaun Huggins, Tim Long, Lars Reinhart, Ben Sencindiver, Bryan Tschirhart, Brian Winter
Staff
Organizer
Thomas Musquiez
By the Numbers
52 Entries 19 Entrants
11 Judges
21 Placing Entries
Table 1: Pale Beers
13 entries
Judges: Mateo Heckard, Tim Long, Lars Reinhart (Head Judge), Bryan Tschirhart
1st
Guy Wilson & Thomas Musquiez
San Antonio Cerveceros
New Zealand Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Die Pils Des Kaisers (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Sid Taylor
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Helles Belles (4C: Helles Bock)
Table 2: Amber & Dark Beers
7 entries
Judges: Shaun Huggins, Lars Reinhart (Head Judge)
1st
Kevin Worthen
San Antonio Cerveceros
Uhr Märzen (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Kevin Worthen
San Antonio Cerveceros
Du Alte Hund (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Ol' Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 3: British Beers
7 entries
Judges: Isai Garza, Bryan Tschirhart
1st
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
London Homesick Blues (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Luis Frasson Nori & Cristina Frasson
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Amarga Forte (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Tasty Is The Groat (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Table 4: Belgians
8 entries
Judges: Isai Garza, Ruby Garza
1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Seeing Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Brian Winter
Bexar Brewers
Glencrest Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Shawn Cooper
Bexar Brewers
Paters Garage Bier (26A: Belgian Single)
Table 5: Pale American Ales and IPAs
6 entries
Judges: Markus Haas, Brian Winter (Head Judge)
1st
Guy Wilson
San Antonio Cerveceros
One More (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
Jimmy McCaskil & Erin McCaskill
Ale-ian Society
Hopped Blonde (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Blood Of Manetheren (21B4: Red IPA)
Table 6: Wheat, Wood, & Spiced Beers
5 entries
Judges: Shaun Huggins, Ben Sencindiver (Head Judge)
1st
Wesley Kulcak & Megan Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Shepherd's Fasshaus Spezial No. 24 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Wheaties (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Royal Flush (10C: Weizenbock)
Table 7: Stouts and Strong Beers
6 entries
Judges: Chris Daily (Head Judge), Brian Winter
1st
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tom O'Leary's Southpaw Barley Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Jeremy Rott
Johnson County Brewing Society
Lighting The Darkness (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
John Connor's Terminator Eisbock (9B: Eisbock)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tom O'Leary's Southpaw Barley Wine (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Guy Wilson
San Antonio Cerveceros
One More (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Wesley Kulcak & Megan Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Shepherd's Fasshaus Spezial No. 24 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Jake Jones
Bay Area Mashtronauts
London Homesick Blues (13C: English Porter)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners