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New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition 2026 (29th Annual)

Thank you for your interest in the New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition 2026 (29th Annual) organized by Sussex County United Homebrewers and Alchemists (SCUBA), Sussex County Fairgrounds.

New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition 2026 (29th Annual)

Thanks to all who participated in the New Jersey State Fair Homebrew Competition 2026 (29th Annual).

There were 235 entries judged and 259 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Results

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Tejada	How Quickly We Forget	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Brian Galusha	Overcast and Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Peter Cooke	Supercalafragalistic	21C: Hazy IPA	Garden State Homebrewers
HM	Denny Thompson	Pumpkin chai latte	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	ALEiens Homebrew Club

Winning Entries

Lite American & Internationals (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Novak	Silver Bullet	1A: American Light Lager
2nd	Scott Monty	El Grito	1B: American Lager	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Micha Stark MHP	Golden Showers Gone Wrong	1D: American Wheat Beer	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM	David Kerr	Shower Beer	1D: American Wheat Beer	Ocean County Home Brewers

Czech Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul D'Amico	Ungoliant	3D: Czech Dark Lager	WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)
2nd	David Rawlins	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)
3rd	John Novak	Czechmate	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager
HM	Patrick Masur	Anchor Drop	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Garden State Homebrewers

Pale Malty Euro Lagers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Winkle	Nordost Bahn	4C: Helles Bock	WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)
2nd	Caitlin Stickle Co-Brewer: Capt Mike	Maibock	4C: Helles Bock	Sussex County United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd	Steven Doremus MHP	Festbiet	4B: Festbier

Pale Bitter Euro Lagers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Monty	Wolfhaus	5D: German Pils	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Robert Giaquinta	Lupine Pils	5D: German Pils
3rd	Mark Friesen	Helle's Angles	5C: German Helles Exportbier

Kolsch (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Ultee	Mike's Kölsch 262B	5B: Kölsch	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Brandon Natalie Co-Brewer: Jacob Siwert Steve Siwert	Lisa Kolsch	5B: Kölsch
3rd	William Neal	Kold Aged	5B: Kölsch	Bergen County Brew Crew

Amber Euro Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Grosch	Anton's Weiner	7A: Vienna Lager	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Alex Cigan	Glampfire	6B: Rauchbier	New York City Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Paul McDonald	Boost Weather	6A: Märzen

German Wheats (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom LaPeruta	DFB Hefeweizen	10A: Weissbier	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Keith Blanchard MHP	Miami Weisse	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Dark Euro Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Grosch	Bayern und des Bayerische Bier!	8A: Munich Dunkel	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Bobby Mierzejwski	Existential Imposter	8B: Schwarzbier	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Curtis Metrokotsas	Onyx	8B: Schwarzbier	Garden State Homebrewers

Strong Euro & British (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Clapp	Portier Prezydencki	9C: Baltic Porter	Keystone Hops
2nd	Joseph Eddy	Beer	9A: Doppelbock	Other
3rd	David Kunz Co-Brewer: Darian Rivera	Too Heavy For Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy

Euro Sours (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Curtis Metrokotsas	Probiotic Paradise	23G: Gose	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Jon Sobel Co-Brewer: Dan Tejada	Kriek of Nature	23F: Fruit Lambic	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Denny Thompson	Weisse guy	23A: Berliner Weisse	ALEiens Homebrew Club

UK Bitters & Pales (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Cooke	Kiwi Promise	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Tom Carola	Fool of a Pils	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	South Jersey Fermentation Club
3rd	Jim Connor	Bitter late than never	11C: Strong Bitter	Bergen County Brew Crew

Dark British (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Galusha	Overcast and Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Bobby Mierzejwski	Dulce Nocturna	16A: Sweet Stout	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Chris Johnson MHP	It Ain't Heavy	13C: English Porter	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Irish & Scottish (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Denny Thompson	Nuts and nibs	15B: Irish Stout	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Jordan Margetich	English Beers suck	14C: Scottish Export	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Micha Stark MHP	Black Pearl Necklace	15B: Irish Stout	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Pale American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Erik Doughty Co-Brewer: Riti Kanthan	Heart Is For Love	18B: American Pale Ale	Monmouth County Homebrewers Association
2nd	Patrick Masur	Reelin’ in the Beers	18B: American Pale Ale	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Larry Bentley	Resinance	18B: American Pale Ale	Garden State Homebrewers

American Amber & Brown (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Friesen	Brownie	19C: American Brown Ale
2nd	Jon Sobel	Can't Amber A Square	19A: American Amber Ale	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Brian Galusha	Brown Noise Loop	19C: American Brown Ale	Garden State Homebrewers

American Porter & Stout (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul McDonald	Oil Pan	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Bobby Mierzejwski	Armchair Revolutionary	20B: American Stout	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Terry Gartland	Bijan & Claire's "Love you forever Ale"	20B: American Stout	Garden State Homebrewers

Non-Hazy IPAs (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Neal	Black Beauty	21B2: Black IPA	Bergen County Brew Crew
2nd	Peter Cooke	Ghostly	22A: Double IPA	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	David Kerr	Cold Beverages	21A: American IPA	Ocean County Home Brewers

Hazy IPAs (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Cooke	Supercalafragalistic	21C: Hazy IPA	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Trevor McCullough	Moonlit Offering	21C: Hazy IPA
3rd	Martin Shaw	Something Familiar	21C: Hazy IPA	Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)

Belgian Ales (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Gibbons MHP	Spring Saison	25B: Saison
2nd	Greg Besso	Hudson Homemade Saison de Woof	25B: Saison	Bergen County Brew Crew
3rd	Joe Griffin	Biere de Guards! Guards!	24C: Bière de Garde	Garden State Homebrewers

Monastics (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Odell	Dark Helmet	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	NJHOPZ
2nd	Gian Sari	Drusilla, on a Ferryboat...	26C: Belgian Tripel	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Keith Blanchard MHP	Cerberus	26C: Belgian Tripel	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Historic Styles (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kris Gould MHP	Juniper and Rye	27A9: Sahti	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	David Grosch	Batch 44 (Batch 16 Redux)	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Kyle Bouchard	Stardew Gruit	27A: Historical Beer	Jersey City Brew Club

American Wild Ales (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Tejada	How Quickly We Forget	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Garden State Homebrewers
2nd	Bob Wargo	Fishy gold ring	28A: Brett Beer	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Daniel Tejada	Aesthetic Dialectic	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Garden State Homebrewers

Fruit Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Willard Co-Brewer: Nancy Willard	I'll Be Bock! Figs & Cherries Edition	29A: Fruit Beer	Jersey City Brew Club
2nd	Jon Sobel	Veni, Vidi, Vici	29D: Grape Ale	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Janel McNally	Philly Fanatic	LSX4: Catharina Sour	Garden State Homebrewers
HM	Greg Winterburn MHP	Margarita Gose	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer

Spiced Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Denny Thompson	Pumpkin chai latte	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Jason Willard Co-Brewer: Alexandra Willard	'Things are Getting Too Spicy for the Pepper'	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Jersey City Brew Club
3rd	Jason Willard Co-Brewer: Alexandra Willard	Big Ole Fezzifig	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Jersey City Brew Club

Alternative and Wood (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul D'Amico Co-Brewer: W.H.A.L.E.S.	Pravda	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)
2nd	Scott Monty	Singletrack	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Mike Walonen	Owlbear	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society)

Ciders (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kris Gould MHP	Amburana Frustratingly Sufficient	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	ALEiens Homebrew Club
2nd	Steven Doremus MHP	Undecided	C1A: New World Cider
3rd	Micha Stark MHP	Face Full of Juice	C1A: New World Cider	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Meads (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Arthur Franke MHP	Conklin Estate Cyser	M2A: Cyser	Bergen County Brew Crew
2nd	Bob Wargo	Cherubim tears	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Garden State Homebrewers
3rd	Jon Sobel	Sage Your Prayers	M2B: Pyment	Garden State Homebrewers

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