Santa Bee Mead Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

John Bates, Barry Forrest, Amanda Long, Jarrett Long, Mark Mccurdy, Brian Street

By the Numbers

33 Entries 11 Entrants

6 Judges

12 Placing Entries

Table 1: Traditional Mead

8 entries

Judges: John Bates (Head Judge), Barry Forrest

1st
Nicholas Phan
Aroeira (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Jarrett Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Island Life (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Steve Brown
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Waiting For The Great Pumpkin (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 2: Fruit Mead

10 entries

Judges: Amanda Long, Brian Street

1st
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
Blackberry (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Jarrett Long & Amanda Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Bananas Foster (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Tim Mercer
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
The Grapes Of Joy (M2B: Pyment)

Table 3: Spiced mead

8 entries

Judges: Amanda Long (Head Judge), Jarrett Long (Head Judge)

1st
Cody Lester
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Spiced Chai (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Tim Mercer
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Caramel Meadiatto (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Pumpkin Patch (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Table 4: Specialty mead

7 entries

Judges: John Bates, Mark Mccurdy

1st
Nelson Crowle
Indian Peaks Alers
Dwójniak (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Jarrett Long
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Old Fashioned (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Nelson Crowle
Indian Peaks Alers
Joan Of Arc (French Toast) (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Best of Show

Mead

1st
Nicholas Phan
Aroeira (M1C: Sweet Mead)
HM
Nelson Crowle
Indian Peaks Alers
Dwójniak (M4B: Historical Mead)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners