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Bottle Cap Club Of The Year (38 Participating Clubs)
Place
Club
1st
2nd
3rd
HM
Score
1000 1st
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
1
1
7
0
12.09
2000 2nd
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3
1
1
1
12.05
3000 3rd
Evanston Homebrew Club
2
2
1
0
11.05
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Bottle Cap Brewer Of The Year / Bottle Cap Club Of The Year 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 highest total number of first, second, and third places.
The highest number of first places.
The highest average score.
Winning Entries
Pils & Light Lagers (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Rodney Kibzey
Mini Pils
5A: German Leichtbier
Oregon Brew Crew
2nd
Ross Stuart MHP
Japanese Rice Lager
2A: International Pale Lager
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd
Jim Richter Co-Brewer: Michael Wulff
Manada de Lobos
2A: International Pale Lager
INSTABHility
Pale Lagers & Ales (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Scott Pointon
Hop Cream
1C: Cream Ale
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd
Rodney Kibzey
Can of Corn
1C: Cream Ale
Oregon Brew Crew
3rd
Dan Janiczek
Strawberry Blonde
18A: Blonde Ale
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Munich Helles (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Pete Graham MHP
Heaven Beside You.. Helles Within
4A: Munich Helles
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd
Steve Ristau MHP
New Hope Hellesfest
4A: Munich Helles
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
3rd
Martin Hassink
Danke
4A: Munich Helles
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Czech & International Dark Lagers (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dirk Montgomery MHP
Czech Chad Out!
3D: Czech Dark Lager
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Danny Sack MHP
Wrecking Ball
3D: Czech Dark Lager
Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd
Matthew McDowell Co-Brewer: Mark Wilkins
Dad and Grandpa's Dark Lager
2C: International Dark Lager
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Oktoberfest Beer (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Bryan Antoniuk MHP
Better Late Than Never
6A: Märzen
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd
Jim Richter Co-Brewer: Michael Wulff
Friendsgiving
6A: Märzen
INSTABHility
3rd
Jonathan Marut MHP
Maisy's Marzen
6A: Märzen
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Dark German Lagers (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Danny Sack MHP
Wbil
8A: Munich Dunkel
Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd
Robert Parks
Dark Night
8B: Schwarzbier
Oak Park Homebrewers
3rd
Mike Lawler
4th Kind
8B: Schwarzbier
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
HM
Pete Graham MHP
Sleepless In the Onyx Night
8A: Munich Dunkel
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Bocks (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Bill Goetz
Billy Goetz Bock
6C: Dunkels Bock
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd
Dominick Dufner
Hellraiser
9A: Doppelbock
STLBrewhogs
3rd
Taylor Shastid MHP
Predestinator
9A: Doppelbock
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Rye & Wheat Beer (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Joseph Lynch MHP
Wit Thanks From Mo
24A: Witbier
The Brü Club
2nd
Art Kim MHP
Occam's Razor
27A8: Roggenbier
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd
Dave Maurer Co-Brewer: Angelique Connor
Hoosier Hefe
10A: Weissbier
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
HM
Mike Pelter
Ruthless Roggen
27A8: Roggenbier
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
Bitter British Ales (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Stephen Schmitt MHP
Loftus Road
11A: Ordinary Bitter
Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd
Joe Hughes
Mighty Raptor's Revenge
17A: British Strong Ale
STLBrewhogs
3rd
Steve Ristau MHP
Steve's Extra Special Wet-Hopped Bitter
11C: Strong Bitter
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Brown British Beer (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dale Haggard
Old Town Mild
13A: Dark Mild
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd
Dave Oram Co-Brewer: Mike Morel
Brown County
13B: British Brown Ale
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd
Scott Pointon
Pointon's Proper English Mild
13A: Dark Mild
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
Irish Ale (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Chris And Diane Catanzaro
Blackwater Stout
15B: Irish Stout
Seven City Brewers
2nd
David Galich MHP
Forgive Me Father, For I Have Brewed
15A: Irish Red Ale
Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd
Cody Brite
Churchill's Reserve
15B: Irish Stout
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Barleywine & Wee Heavy (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Yvette Steyn
The Big Beautiful Grainbill
17C: Wee Heavy
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)
2nd
Gillian Muller Greyz
Hey, It's A Barley Wine!
17D: English Barley Wine
Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd
Matthew Johnsen MHP
Weapon X
17C: Wee Heavy
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
American Pale Ale (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ross Stuart MHP
American Pale Ale
18B: American Pale Ale
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd
Jay Brantley MHP
A Stop At Willoughby
18B: American Pale Ale
PC Mashers
3rd
Brent Anderson
Fresh Harvest Ale
18B: American Pale Ale
Urban Knaves of Grain
Amber Beer (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dominick Dufner
Neon Maniacs
19B: California Common
STLBrewhogs
2nd
Gregory Sanial MHP
Steam Power Used To Be Common
19B: California Common
PrimeTime Brewers
3rd
Chuck Koch
Sunset Ale
19A: American Amber Ale
Urban Knaves of Grain
Porter & Stout (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jonathan Lizenby MHP
American Stout
20B: American Stout
256 Brewers
2nd
Rodney Kibzey
Centennial Me!
20A: American Porter
Oregon Brew Crew
3rd
Gillian Muller Greyz
The Cursed Brew
20C: Imperial Stout
Evanston Homebrew Club
American IPA (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ross Stuart MHP
American IPA
21A: American IPA
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd
Gregory Sanial MHP
I Like My Ipas Cold
21A: American IPA
PrimeTime Brewers
3rd
Michael Beck MHP
Salad Fingers
21A: American IPA
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Specialty IPA (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Taylor Shastid MHP
Back To the 90s Cascadian Dark Ale
21B2: Black IPA
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2nd
Jay Brantley MHP
The Sixteen Millimeter Shrine
22A: Double IPA
PC Mashers
3rd
Taylor Shastid MHP
Panama Red
21B4: Red IPA
Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
Hazy IPA (6 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jonathan Marut MHP
Don't Change Anything NEIPA
21C: Hazy IPA
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd
Michael Wulff Co-Brewer: Jim Richter
Growth Mindset
21C: Hazy IPA
INSTABHility
3rd
Yvette Steyn
Feather Dust
21C: Hazy IPA
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)
Belgian Beer (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ryan Kuhn Co-Brewer: Jack Churchill
Saison 2
25B: Saison
2nd
Kyle Murphy
Buzz Rules!!
25B: Saison
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)
3rd
Derek England
Bock de Garde
24C: Bière de Garde
Club Wort
Strong Belgian Beer (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Mike Ring MHP
Abbey Road To Nowhere
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Oak Park Homebrewers
2nd
Nathan James MHP
Mephistopheles
25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Brewers And Drinkers Around Silver Spring (BADASS)
3rd
Matthew Mead MHP
Belgian Gordon Strong Ale
25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
PrimeTime Brewers
Smoke Beer (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Gregory Sanial MHP
Smoke On the Water
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
PrimeTime Brewers
2nd
Bryan Antoniuk MHP
Grow-Jee-Ski-Uh
27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
3rd
Kevin Lewis MHP
Puck
27A3: Lichtenhainer
Wild, Funky & Sour (7 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jay Brantley MHP
Quality of Mercy
23A: Berliner Weisse
PC Mashers
2nd
Matthew Mead MHP
Straight Sour
28D: Straight Sour Beer
PrimeTime Brewers
3rd
Michael Wulff Co-Brewer: Maeve Wulff
Maeve
LSX4: Catharina Sour
INSTABHility
Fruit Beer (8 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jonathan Rollins MHP
Pica Pica!
23F: Fruit Lambic
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd
Joe Hughes
Grandma's Blueberry Pie Sour
29C: Specialty Fruit Beer
STLBrewhogs
3rd
Dan Acheson MHP
Birra Vinifico
LSX3: Italian Grape Ale
Urban Knaves of Grain
Spiced, Herb & Vegetable Beer (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian
El Diablo de Chocolate
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Seven City Brewers
2nd
Jim Richter Co-Brewer: Michael Wulff
Mad Marzen
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
INSTABHility
3rd
Joe Hughes
Spice Odyssey
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
STLBrewhogs
Wood Aged Beer (5 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian Bilow Co-Brewer: James Bilow
Bbq
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd
Dan Acheson MHP
A Goat Walks Into A Bar
33A: Wood-Aged Beer
Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd
Art Kim MHP Co-Brewer: Aaron Pigors & Mike Beck
Cerberus
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Sponsors
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Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
Five Star Chemicals
Flipside Brewing
Four Corners Winery
Label Peelers
Smugglers Coffee
The Junkyard Store T-Shirt Shop
Wyeast Laboratories
Byway Brewing
McCauley Mechanical Construction
Omega Yeast
The Wurst
American Homebrewers Association
Concord Craft Brewing
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