2026 Domras Cup
Thanks to all who participated in the 2026 Domras Cup.
There were 202 entries judged and 169 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Results
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Harper | Bleu Basil | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | |
| 2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Not My Felon (#168 Raspberry) | M2C: Berry Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Michael Harper | Musser's Muscadine | M2B: Pyment |
Winning Entries
Table 1 - Dry Traditional (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Rocktaschel | Back Mountain Traditional 24b | M1A: Dry Mead | |
| 2nd | Melissa Greenfield MHP | Julian Backyard | M1A: Dry Mead | QUAFF |
| 3rd | Eric Martin | Fireweed | M1A: Dry Mead | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 2 - Semi-Sweet (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Richard Furlong | African Rose | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Hogtown Brewers |
| 2nd | Gian Maleki | Holman Christmas Tupelo | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Savannah Brewers League |
| 3rd | Eric Martin | Carrot | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| HM | Eric Reynolds | Seductive Honey (semi-Sweet) | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
Table 3 - Sweet (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Vigne MHP | The Sweet One - Kiawe Blossom | M1C: Sweet Mead | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Curtis Willis | Polish Delight | M1C: Sweet Mead | Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK) |
| 3rd | Ken Jordan Co-Brewer: Melissa Jordan | Winter In Hawaii | M1C: Sweet Mead | Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK) |
Table 4 - Cyser (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Melissa Greenfield MHP | Service Top | M2A: Cyser | QUAFF |
| 2nd | Sergio Quevedo | The Nexus of Malus | M2A: Cyser | |
| 3rd | Robert Critten | Apple of My Eye | M2A: Cyser | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
Table 5 - Pyment (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Harper | Musser's Muscadine | M2B: Pyment | |
| 2nd | Bradley Cole | Cab Sauv Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Nordeast Brewers Alliance |
| 3rd | Mark Kunzelmann | Pretty Fly For A White Py | M2B: Pyment | St. Louis Brews |
Table 6 - Berry (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Meintsma | Not My Felon (#168 Raspberry) | M2C: Berry Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Nathan Steigman | Sententia | M2C: Berry Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Austin Brown | A Love Like Blood | M2C: Berry Mead | Brewers Anonymous |
Table 7 - Stone Fruit (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Kukuk MHP | Leelanau Crimson | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Brian Biggs MHP | Wandering Oaken's Trading Post | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Dead Yeast Society [LA] |
| 3rd | Michael Harper | Templar's Pinedale Peach | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | |
| 4th | Kevin Meintsma | Tiny Stones (#143 Eucalyptus and Dates) | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 8 - Melomel (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Martin | Avocado | M2E: Melomel | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Ken Jordan Co-Brewer: Melissa | Perry Good Mead | M2E: Melomel | Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK) |
| 3rd | Austin Brown | Blood Orange Crush | M2E: Melomel | Brewers Anonymous |
| HM | Robert Critten | A Currant Affair | M2E: Melomel | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
Table 9 - Fruit and Spice (29 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Harper | Bleu Basil | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | |
| 2nd | Richard Furlong | Persephone's Calamity | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Hogtown Brewers |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Chololate Valkyrie | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Table 10 - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sergio Quevedo | Punatopia | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | |
| 2nd | Richard Furlong | Caramel Mocha MacHiatto | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Hogtown Brewers |
| 3rd | Marshall Brannock | Needle Me This | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK) |
| HM | Ron Minkoff | Undiagnosed, But Something Ain't Right | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Hogtown Brewers |
Table 11 - Braggot (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Amy Olsen Co-Brewer: Doug Bulthuis & Tony Greening | Sahti Braggot | M4A: Braggot | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | Straight and Sour Braggot | M4A: Braggot | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Jonathan Eckles | Braggadocio | M4A: Braggot | Savannah Brewers League |
Table 12 - Historical (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Johnson | Port Side Is the Best Side | M4B: Historical Mead | River City Brewers [MN] |
| 2nd | Robert Critten | The Old Ways | M4B: Historical Mead | Zymurgists of the Ozarks |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Scene 8: Why No One Likes the French | M4B: Historical Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Table 13 - Experimental (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Reynolds | Freya | M4C: Experimental Mead | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
| 2nd | Gian Maleki | Ze Bochet Mk II | M4C: Experimental Mead | Savannah Brewers League |
| 3rd | Dominic Young | Peach Cobbler | M4C: Experimental Mead | |
| HM | Josh Holbrook | Chocobees | M4C: Experimental Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
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