2025 3rd Annual Lager Days

Awards

Judges

Tarn Allen, Ian Campbell, Nico Casarez, Daveed Fleischer, Corrie Heath, Brandon Kilpatrick, John Koger, Dan Koperski, Pat Mack, Hannah Martin, Cory Meisch, Jeff Ong, Jeffrey Orr, Eric Prileson, Andrew Scholer, Alan Taylor, Jim Thompson, Jason Tucker, Michele Wonder

Judges - Best of Show

Brandon Kilpatrick, Dan Koperski, Alan Taylor

Stewards

John Boitano, Meghan Bridges, Scott Nieradka, Alyssa Reget

Staff

Organizer

Steve Jones

By the Numbers

106 Entries 35 Entrants

19 Judges 4 Stewards

44 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Lager

8 entries

Judges: John Koger, Jeff Ong (Head Judge)

1st

Ian Campbell

Portland Brewers Collective

Old Wisco (1B: American Lager)

2nd

Nic Templeton

Cascade Brewers Guild

Carbello's Best (1A: American Light Lager)

3rd

Jim Thompson

Oregon Brew Crew

Lucky Chap (1B: American Lager)

Dave Johnson

Sea & Anchor Detail (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: International Lager

11 entries

Judges: John Koger (Head Judge), Pat Mack, Jeff Ong (Head Judge), Andrew Scholer

1st

Adam Lund

Oregon Brew Crew

Show Me Someone Without An Ego, And I'll Show You A Loser. (2B: International Amber Lager)

2nd

Steve Powell

Big Sioux Brewing Society

Rice Czechs (2A: International Pale Lager)

3rd

Rodney Kibzey

Oregon Brew Crew

Int Pale (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lager

10 entries

Judges: Daveed Fleischer, Brandon Kilpatrick (Head Judge), Alan Taylor, Jim Thompson (Head Judge)

1st

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Polotmavy (3C: Czech Amber Lager)

2nd

Steve Powell

Big Sioux Brewing Society

Južan 12 (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

3rd

Adam Lund

Oregon Brew Crew

I Know Words. I Have The Best Words. (3C: Czech Amber Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty Euro Lager

7 entries

Judges: Ian Campbell, Michele Wonder (Head Judge)

1st

Russell Berger

Portland Brewers Collective

Fields Of Gold (4A: Munich Helles)

2nd

Jim Thompson & Meagan Thompson

Oregon Brew Crew

Hell No? (4A: Munich Helles)

3rd

Jordan Folks

Portland Brewers Collective

Folksfest (4B: Festbier)

Table 5: Pale Bitter Euro Lager

11 entries

Judges: Nico Casarez, Corrie Heath (Head Judge), Dan Koperski (Head Judge), Hannah Martin

1st

Steve Powell

Big Sioux Brewing Society

Pilsnerdery (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Adam Lund

Oregon Brew Crew

I Love Neil Young. And He Loves Me! We Have A Great Relationship. (5A: German Leichtbier)

3rd

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Dab Is Bad (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 6: Amber Malty Lager

11 entries

Judges: Nico Casarez, Dan Koperski (Head Judge), Pat Mack, Jeffrey Orr (Head Judge)

1st

Jordan Folks

Portland Brewers Collective

Red Bird (6A: Märzen)

2nd

Jeff Ong

Portland Brewers Collective

Capitulator (6C: Dunkels Bock)

3rd

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Thou Shall Not Pass (6B: Rauchbier)

Russell Berger

Portland Brewers Collective

Hit 'em Up Spile (6A: Märzen)

Table 7: Amber Bitter Lager

7 entries

Judges: Eric Prileson (Head Judge), Jason Tucker

1st

Jim Thompson

Oregon Brew Crew

Choreography And Merriment (7A: Vienna Lager)

2nd

Rafael Dubois

Miami Area Society of Homebrewers...

The Altbier (7B: Altbier)

3rd

Tarn Allen & Cory Meisch

Portland Brewers Collective

Carol (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: Dark Euro Lager

4 entries

Judges: Corrie Heath (Head Judge), Andrew Scholer

1st

Russell Berger

Portland Brewers Collective

Appetite For Decoction (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 9: Strong Euro Lager

8 entries

Judges: Jeffrey Orr (Head Judge), Eric Prileson

1st

Jim Thompson & Obc Masters Of Maltiness

Oregon Brew Crew

Prince Of Darkness (Ozzy Tribute) (9C: Baltic Porter)

2nd

Michele Wonder

Portland Brewers Collective

Two Times The Lady (9A: Doppelbock)

3rd

Kathryn Pauli

Central Oregon Homebrewing...

The Iceman (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 10: Weissbier

4 entries

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick (Head Judge), Alan Taylor

1st

Rodney Kibzey

Oregon Brew Crew

Bitezenbock (10C: Weizenbock)

2nd

Jim Thompson

Oregon Brew Crew

Dunkelwheaties (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)

Table 11: Historical Beer

5 entries

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick (Head Judge), Alan Taylor

1st

Rodney Kibzey

Oregon Brew Crew

Grodziskie 2025 (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

2nd

Luke Osborne

Central Arkansas Fermenters

It's Corn! I Can Tell Ya All About It! (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

3rd

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Belly Spots (27A1: Kellerbier)

Table 12: Fruit & Spice

3 entries

Judges: Ian Campbell, Michele Wonder (Head Judge)

1st

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Assblaster 3000 (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

Cory Meisch & Jen And Eddie Garza

Portland Brewers Collective

Vaya Con Dios (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 13: Specialty Lager

6 entries

Judges: Corrie Heath (Head Judge), Andrew Scholer

1st

Russell Berger

Portland Brewers Collective

Let Me Sip Next To Your Fire (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

2nd

Ian Campbell

Portland Brewers Collective

Rye Do We Do This To Ourselves? (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

3rd

Jim Thompson

Oregon Brew Crew

Cobra Kai (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 14: New Hoppy Lagers

5 entries

Judges: Tarn Allen, Cory Meisch (Head Judge)

1st

Andrew Scholer

Strange Brew Homebrew Club

Reinheitsgenope (51A: West Coast Pils)

2nd

Jeffrey Orr & Obc Mash Maniacs

Oregon Brew Crew

NZ Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

3rd

Ian Campbell

Portland Brewers Collective

Best Coast Pils (51A: West Coast Pils)

Karl Oppenheimer

Portland Brewers Collective

A Wizard Is Never Late (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 15: Euro Sour Beers

6 entries

Judges: Tarn Allen, Cory Meisch (Head Judge)

1st

Jeff Ong

Portland Brewers Collective

What Plants Crave (23G: Gose)

2nd

Phillip Saurer

Peninsula Fermentation Society

Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)

3rd

Russell Berger

Portland Brewers Collective

Nobody's Salt But Mine (23G: Gose)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick, Dan Koperski, Alan Taylor

1st

Steve Powell

Big Sioux Brewing Society

Pilsnerdery (5D: German Pils)

2nd

Scott Nieradka

Portland Brewers Collective

Assblaster 3000 (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Rodney Kibzey

Oregon Brew Crew

Grodziskie 2025 (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Andrew Scholer

Strange Brew Homebrew Club

Reinheitsgenope (51A: West Coast Pils)

Heavy Medal

35 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Jim Thompson	2	2	2	12.0011060	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Scott Nieradka	2	1	3	11.0006060	Portland Brewers Collective
3rd	Steve Powell	2	2	0	10.0025040	Big Sioux Brewing Society

Heavy Medal Club

13 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Portland Brewers Collective	8	5	7	2	41.0000200
2nd	Oregon Brew Crew	5	4	5	0	28.0000140
3rd	Big Sioux Brewing Society	2	2	0	0	10.0000040

2025 3rd Annual Lager Days

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Judges - Best of Show

Stewards

Staff

Organizer

By the Numbers

Table 1: American Lager

Table 2: International Lager

Table 3: Czech Lager

Table 4: Pale Malty Euro Lager

Table 5: Pale Bitter Euro Lager

Table 6: Amber Malty Lager

Table 7: Amber Bitter Lager

Table 8: Dark Euro Lager

Table 9: Strong Euro Lager

Table 10: Weissbier

Table 11: Historical Beer

Table 12: Fruit & Spice

Table 13: Specialty Lager

Table 14: New Hoppy Lagers

Table 15: Euro Sour Beers

Best of Show

Beer

Heavy Medal

Heavy Medal Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners