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.
The Rager Cup Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
1st Place: 5
2nd Place: 3
3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
The highest number of first places.
The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
The lowest number of entries.
The highest maximum score.
The highest minimum score.
The highest average score.
Winning Entries
American Light Lagers (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Stephen Polczynski MHP
Polk Banquet
1B: American Lager
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Luke Osborne MHP
Japanese Rice Cooker #5
1B: American Lager
Central Arkansas Fermenters
3rd
Luke Osborne MHP
Arkansas Light 1/5
1A: American Light Lager
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Standard Lawnmower Beers (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Alex Boyer MHP
Wave The Wheat
1D: American Wheat Beer
Johnson County Brewing Society
2nd
Dave Frombach MHP
Golden Cream
1C: Cream Ale
Peninsula Fermentation Society
3rd
Joe Mendenhall
A Very American Wheat
1D: American Wheat Beer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Other Lagers (15 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Metts Potter
Good Ole Days
27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager
Bloatarian Brewing League
2nd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Cody You Ignorant Slut.
2B: International Amber Lager
Iowa Brewers Union
3rd
Curtis Ritter MHP
Michiko
2A: International Pale Lager
Ace Brewing Society
Dark Lager (21 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Travis Johnston MHP Co-Brewer: Mike Platt
Slam Dunkel
8A: Munich Dunkel
2nd
Daniel Kukuk MHP
Costa Oscura
2C: International Dark Lager
Motor City Mashers
3rd
David Towles MHP
International Dark Lager
2C: International Dark Lager
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Czech Lagers (19 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Matthew Young MHP
Stop Czeching Me Out!
3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
Ace Brewing Society
2nd
Aaron Reif MHP
Young Czech
3A: Czech Pale Lager
Iowa Brewers Union
3rd
Ryan Rose
Reality Czech
3A: Czech Pale Lager
816Pack
German Light Lagers (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo
Hell München Sonnen 5
5C: German Helles Exportbier
CRAZE
2nd
Travis Johnston MHP Co-Brewer: Mike Platt
Helles Bells
4A: Munich Helles
3rd
Chad Rozniecki
Stadtgold Export
5C: German Helles Exportbier
Homebrewers Local 402
German Amber Lager (25 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Colby Reineke MHP
Alien Information Theory
27A1: Kellerbier
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd
Michael Martin
AltBier
7B: Altbier
Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd
Metts Potter
Gray Skies
7A: Vienna Lager
Bloatarian Brewing League
Bock (19 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Aaron Reif MHP
Doppelbock
9A: Doppelbock
Iowa Brewers Union
2nd
Hayden Charter MHP
Mai(Schweddy)Bock
4C: Helles Bock
Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd
Andy Cox MHP
Rhody Rhody Rhody
6C: Dunkels Bock
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Fancy Lawnmower Beers (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Travis Johnston MHP Co-Brewer: Mike Platt
G-Town Kolsch
5B: Kölsch
2nd
Brian Paur MHP
Kölsch
5B: Kölsch
816 Pack
3rd
Chester Smith Co-Brewer: Julian Lott
Kolsch
5B: Kölsch
Iowa Brewers Union
HM
Matthew Young MHP
Iceberg Kolsch
5B: Kölsch
Ace Brewing Society
Pilsner (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
William Vigil MHP
Pacific Pils
LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner
Ace Brewing Society
2nd
Joe Sainz
It's-A-Me Italian Pilsner
5D: German Pils
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd
Evan Brill
Euro Trash
5D: German Pils
Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
Wood & Smoke (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Benjamin Frymark MHP
Piwo Byzinska
27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
QUAFF
2nd
Brent Anderson
Wee Toasty
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd
Rodolfo Valladares MHP
Smokey The Beer
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Not American Porters (20 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Michael Rensing MHP
Schweddy Beer
13C: English Porter
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd
Steven Offutt Co-Brewer: Doc Farmer
Baltic Porter
9C: Baltic Porter
Ozark Zymurgists
3rd
Ryan Jiles MHP
Dark Days
9C: Baltic Porter
Ace Brewing Society
German Wheat and Rye (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Steven Pavletich
Split Personality
10A: Weissbier
Iowa Brewers Union
2nd
Donald Schneider MHP
Furious George
10B: Dunkels Weissbier
Weiz Guys
3rd
Rodolfo Valladares MHP
Paper Dragons
10B: Dunkels Weissbier
Kansas City Bier Meisters
English Pale Ale (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jennifer Vonderwell MHP
Domino College
11C: Strong Bitter
Brewtubers
2nd
Eric Lightfoot Co-Brewer: Dan Maloney
The Stag
11B: Best Bitter
816Pack
3rd
Stephen Polczynski MHP
Extra Special Beer
11C: Strong Bitter
Red Earth Brewers
IPAs (26 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian Stephens MHP
Little Bobby Tables
21B3: Brown IPA
Keepers of Craft
2nd
William Vigil MHP
Nectar Of The Resin Lords
21A: American IPA
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Ross Stuart MHP
American IPA
21A: American IPA
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
English Brown Ale (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
John Luhmann MHP
Carmel Bomb 2.0
13B: British Brown Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd
Dane Clark MHP
Sir Sad Hound Eyes
13B: British Brown Ale
3rd
Daniel Kukuk MHP
Mariner's Mild
13A: Dark Mild
Motor City Mashers
Scottish & Irish Ale (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dirk Montgomery MHP
Left Ya Kelt!
14C: Scottish Export
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard MHP
I Divided By Zero And Now I Am Undefined
15A: Irish Red Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd
Stephen Polczynski MHP
Bloody Eejit
15A: Irish Red Ale
Red Earth Brewers
Stouts (15 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Rich Vander Ploeg MHP
Black Velvet
16B: Oatmeal Stout
Johnson County Brewing Society
2nd
Christopher Mazurk MHP
Sin Bin
15B: Irish Stout
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Clay Grant Co-Brewer: Sherri Grant
Beer
16A: Sweet Stout
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Strong Stouts (16 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Dirk Montgomery MHP
Tsar's Choice
20C: Imperial Stout
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Mike Neice MHP
Toad Spit
20C: Imperial Stout
Ace Brewing Society
3rd
Joe Skiles MHP Co-Brewer: Dave Hoppert
Absence Of Light
20C: Imperial Stout
Urban Knaves of Grain
Strong British Ale (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Sean McCanne
Get Off My Lawn
17B: Old Ale
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Phillip Abbott MHP
Woodrow's Peculier Old Ale
17A: British Strong Ale
Johnson County Brewing Society
3rd
Eli Palma MHP
Zonkey
17C: Wee Heavy
QUAFF
American Pale Ale (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP
Habitual Bitcher
18B: American Pale Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd
Colby Reineke MHP
Exogenic Substance
18B: American Pale Ale
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd
Jesse Flores
Tropicoast
18B: American Pale Ale
Ace Brewing Society
Other American Ale (18 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Shaun Holbrook MHP
I'm Going Going Back Back To Cali Cali
19B: California Common
816Pack
2nd
Jeremy Jones MHP
Hera
19C: American Brown Ale
Snake River Brewers
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler MHP
Tastes Like Buttah
19A: American Amber Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
American-ish Porters (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Alan Wells MHP
A Gathering Of Shadows
20A: American Porter
Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd
Doug Brown MHP
Keep Pounding Porter
20A: American Porter
QUAFF
3rd
Andy Scherzinger MHP Co-Brewer: Fernando Puga
Og 43
27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter
Weiz Guys
Hazy IPAs (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Steve Powell
Nectaronmicon
21C: Hazy IPA
Big Sioux Brewing Society
2nd
Austin Foster
Short Story
21C: Hazy IPA
Missouri Mashers
3rd
Ross Stuart MHP
Hanella Hazy
21C: Hazy IPA
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Strong American Ale (10 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Ross Stuart MHP
Double IPA
22A: Double IPA
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd
Alex & Patrick Williams MHP
Two Wild And Crazy Guys
22A: Double IPA
Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd
Drew Templeton MHP
Welsh Corgi Wine
22C: American Barleywine
Iowa Brewers Union
Sour Ale (12 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Greg Johnson MHP
Do You Hear Klavier?
23A: Berliner Weisse
Big Easy Homebrewers
2nd
Steven Offutt
Flanders
23B: Flanders Red Ale
Ozark Zymurgists
3rd
Travis Johnson MHP
Grocery Getter
23F: Fruit Lambic
QUAFF
Belgian and French Ale (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Eric Martin
Why Is The Urinal Mat Changing Colors? Do I Need To See A Doctor?
24C: Bière de Garde
Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd
Donald Schneider MHP
Bros Before Hoegaarden
24A: Witbier
Weiz Guys
3rd
Michael Martin
Belgian Wit
24A: Witbier
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Belgian Strong Ale - Lighter (22 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Jake Larkey Co-Brewer: Blake DeRosear
Naked In Manhattan
26C: Belgian Tripel
Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd
Jake Larkey Co-Brewer: David And Mike Larkey
Hell's Kitchen
25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd
Donald Schneider MHP
Saturday Night Pints, Sunday Morning Frights
25A: Belgian Blond Ale
Weiz Guys
Saison (9 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Eric Martin
Do Centipedes Get Boners?
25B: Saison
Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd
Bruce Smith Co-Brewer: Brenda Smith
Mental Health Day
25B: Saison
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd
Alex & Patrick Williams MHP
I'll Take Le Tits Now For 800
25B: Saison
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Belgian Strong Ale - Darker (15 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian English MHP
Dubbel Benediction
26B: Belgian Dubbel
Central Arkansas Fermenters
2nd
Brian Stephens MHP
THE QUAD
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Keepers of Craft
3rd
Logan Beets MHP
Colon Blow: Belgian Strength
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Specialty Beer (17 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Nick Merfeld MHP
BS Molasses Stout
31B: Alternative Sugar Beer
Iowa Brewers Union
2nd
Tony Schubert
Wild Alaska
34C: Experimental Beer
Iowa Brewers Union
3rd
Richard Mueggenberg MHP
Glizzy Gold
34C: Experimental Beer
Iowa Brewers Union
American Wild Ale (14 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brent Roady
Bears Beets Battlestar Galactica
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
Red Earth Brewers
2nd
Cody Cannon
Pat's Grapefruit Sour
28C: Wild Specialty Beer
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
3rd
Ron Barnes MHP
Barrel Full Of Brett
28A: Brett Beer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Fruit Beer (11 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Brian Biggs MHP
Well, Isn't That Special?
29C: Specialty Fruit Beer
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
2nd
Stephen Polczynski MHP
Black Betty
29A: Fruit Beer
Red Earth Brewers
3rd
Metts Potter
A Series Of Errors
29A: Fruit Beer
Bloatarian Brewing League
Spice/Herb/Vegetable (24 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Steve Powell
Beer For Micheladas
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Big Sioux Brewing Society
2nd
Jake Larkey Co-Brewer: David And Mike Larkey
The Eye Of Sour-On
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd
Patrick Armour MHP
Mexican Hot Chocolate Stout
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
256 Brewers
Standard Cider and Perry (21 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Pete Graham MHP
A Batch For The Blootered
C1B: Heirloom Cider
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd
Dan Acheson MHP
Live From New York, It's Ciderday Night!
C1B: Heirloom Cider
Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd
Logan Beets MHP
Happy Fun Pear
C4A: Common Perry
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Specialty Cider and Perry (26 entries)
Place
Brewer
Entry Name
Style
Club
1st
Logan Beets MHP
This Drink Has Everything: Pears, Brandy, Exotic Wood That Tastes Like Cinnamon Bark, Micro-Farts...
