12th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off

Awards

Judges

Matthew Bair, Kati Belen, Andrew Brouwers, Craig Buno, Paul Curran, Gerald Gavin, Charles Gies, Gregory Hickey, Larry Kula, Mies Martin, Matthew Mead, Will Moreau, Eric Nelson, Ryan Prins, Gregory Sanial, William Smith, Doug Vohden, Jeff Williams

Stewards

Matt Belen, Mitch Eefsting, Rick Eefsting, James M Fischer, Jeff Nelson, Pete Pafford, Mark Rocheleau

Staff

Jeff Williams

By the Numbers

128 Entries 72 Entrants

18 Judges 7 Stewards 1 Staff

53 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer, Light Lager & Pilsner

8 entries

Judges: Paul Curran (Head Judge), Gerald Gavin

1st

Pete Graham

Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Beer Flights Of The Concords (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

2nd

Matt Ransom & Justin Solack

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Fitzhugh Fest Brew (4B: Festbier)

3rd

Justin Solack

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Sorrento Pilsner (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 2: Amber and Dark European Beer

12 entries

Judges: Matthew Bair, Kati Belen, Andrew Brouwers, William Smith (Head Judge)

1st

Eddie Belter

STLBrewhogs

Dunkles Ed (6C: Dunkels Bock)

2nd

Phillip Reik

Philltoberfest (6A: Märzen)

3rd

Ian Purvis

PrimeTime Brewers

My First Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 3: Wheat Beer & Historical

7 entries

Judges: Gregory Hickey, Doug Vohden (Head Judge)

1st

Beau Johnson

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Beau Johnson (10A: Weissbier)

2nd

Holland Andrew

Hat Face Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)

3rd

Lori Drake

Cass River Home Brew Club

My Old Kentucky Home-Brew (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 4: British Pale Ale & Bitter

7 entries

Judges: Larry Kula (Head Judge), Will Moreau

1st

Nick Rodammer

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Haus Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)

2nd

Gregory Sanial

PrimeTime Brewers

Crocodile Dundee Never Wore Crocs (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)

3rd

Chris Baar & Harry Jachym

Keepers of Craft

Hail To The King! (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 5: British Brown Ale, Mild, and Scottish Heavy

8 entries

Judges: Charles Gies, Jeff Williams (Head Judge)

1st

Ian Purvis

PrimeTime Brewers

My First Dark Ruby Mild (13A: Dark Mild)

2nd

Gregory Sanial

PrimeTime Brewers

Athletics Sup Porter (13C: English Porter)

3rd

Brent Duncan

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 6: Dark Irish and British Beer

11 entries

Judges: Larry Kula (Head Judge), Will Moreau, Eric Nelson, Ryan Prins

1st

Holland Andrew

Shout Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

2nd

Mark Rocheleau

Rivertown Homebrewers

Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

3rd

Lawrence Poleski

Father D's Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 7: Strong British Ale

3 entries

1st

Chris Baar

Keepers of Craft

Weee This Heavy! (17C: Wee Heavy)

2nd

Jeff Pregenzer & Tim Wickland Bill Blakesly...

Keepers of Craft

I'm Treaclish (17A: British Strong Ale)

Table 8: Pale American Ale

7 entries

Judges: Charles Gies, Jeff Williams (Head Judge)

1st

Clark Bennett

Keepers of Craft

12 Score And Nine Years Ago (18A: Blonde Ale)

2nd

Paul Arends

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Krush And SMASH (18B: American Pale Ale)

3rd

Bryce Hunter

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 9: American Amber and Brown Ale

6 entries

1st

Brent Duncan

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

American Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

2nd

Lori Kula & Larry Kula

Cass River Home Brew Club

Common As Faulk (19B: California Common)

3rd

Larry Kula

Cass River Home Brew Club

California Squatchin' (19B: California Common)

Table 10: American Porter and Stout

5 entries

1st

Kevin Hower

Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...

No, I Am Your Porter (20A: American Porter)

2nd

Will Moreau

Cass River Home Brew Club

Real American Hero (20B: American Stout)

3rd

Anthony Bellomo & Rachelle Bellomo

Choco Loco Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 11: Sour and Wild Ale

7 entries

Judges: Paul Curran (Head Judge), Gerald Gavin

1st

Doug Vohden

Keepers of Craft

Gram's Cherry Pie (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

2nd

Pete Graham

Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Straight Sour Homie! (28D: Straight Sour Beer)

3rd

Kevin Hower

Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...

Kessel Run Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 12: Wood, Alternative Fermentable, and Experimental Beer

7 entries

Judges: Kati Belen, William Smith

1st

Heather Bentley

Cass River Home Brew Club

Margarita Seniorita (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

2nd

Steve Morren

Rivertown Homebrewers

Dark & Mild (34C: Experimental Beer)

3rd

Timothy Wicklund

Keepers of Craft

Wooded Saison (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 13: Spiced Beer

6 entries

1st

Nick Hebda

Bull Falls Homebrew Club

Tippy Toon Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

2nd

Jeremy Anderson

Breakfast Club (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

3rd

Nitendra Nath

Pontiac Brewing Tribe

Gourdgeous Ale (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

Table 14: Fruit Beer

9 entries

Judges: Eric Nelson, Ryan Prins (Head Judge)

1st

Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Spooky Saison (29A: Fruit Beer)

2nd

Daniel Kukuk

Motor City Mashers

Shellback (LSX4: Catharina Sour)

3rd

Amy Gavin

PrimeTime Brewers

There He Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 15: Belgian and Monastic Ales

5 entries

1st

Matthew Walsh-Sarnecki

Cass River Home Brew Club

Yeast Of Burden (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

2nd

Scott Mars

Belgian Pale (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

3rd

Marc Flamion

Cass River Home Brew Club

Blanche De La Lesse (24A: Witbier)

Table 16: Strong Belgian Ale

6 entries

Judges: Matthew Mead (Head Judge), Gregory Sanial

1st

Bevan Zarges-Griego

Keepers of Craft

Something Something Belgian (25B: Saison)

2nd

Charles Gies

Rivertown Homebrewers

Gnomenclature (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

3rd

Matt Ransom

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Table Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 17: American and Hazy IPA

8 entries

Judges: Gregory Hickey, Doug Vohden (Head Judge)

1st

Matthew Bair

Rivertown Homebrewers

Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

2nd

Evan Kingsbury & Dave Kwiek

Americus Homebrewers Association...

Junie's Copper Hopper Harvest Ale (21A: American IPA)

3rd

Mark Rocheleau

Rivertown Homebrewers

Tree Stand Haze NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 18: Specialty and Double IPA

6 entries

Judges: Matthew Mead (Head Judge), Gregory Sanial

1st

Kyle Dubiak

Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club

Black IPA (21B2: Black IPA)

2nd

Brian Stephens & Shaina Cranson

Keepers of Craft

Benny's Red (21B4: Red IPA)

3rd

Jason Kniss & Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Justice (21B2: Black IPA)

Best of Show

Beer

1st

Doug Vohden

Keepers of Craft

Gram's Cherry Pie (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

2nd

Pete Graham

Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)

Beer Flights Of The Concords (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

3rd

Matthew Bair

Rivertown Homebrewers

Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

WMBO Champion Club

16 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Keepers of Craft	6	2	3	25.0011060
2nd	Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club	4	2	4	20.0010040
3rd	Cass River Home Brew Club	2	2	3	13.0007020
4th	Rivertown Homebrewers	1	3	2	11.0006010
5th	PrimeTime Brewers	1	2	2	9.0005010
6th	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)	1	2	0	7.0003010
7th	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)	1	0	1	4.0002010

12th Annual O’Connor’s West Michigan Brew Off

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Stewards

Staff

By the Numbers

Table 1: Standard American Beer, Light Lager & Pilsner

Table 2: Amber and Dark European Beer

Table 3: Wheat Beer & Historical

Table 4: British Pale Ale & Bitter

Table 5: British Brown Ale, Mild, and Scottish Heavy

Table 6: Dark Irish and British Beer

Table 7: Strong British Ale

Table 8: Pale American Ale

Table 9: American Amber and Brown Ale

Table 10: American Porter and Stout

Table 11: Sour and Wild Ale

Table 12: Wood, Alternative Fermentable, and Experimental Beer

Table 13: Spiced Beer

Table 14: Fruit Beer

Table 15: Belgian and Monastic Ales

Table 16: Strong Belgian Ale

Table 17: American and Hazy IPA

Table 18: Specialty and Double IPA

Best of Show

Beer

WMBO Champion Club

Scoring Methodology

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners