SheBrew Homebrew Competition 2026
Thanks to all who participated in the SheBrew Homebrew Competition 2026.
There were 85 entries judged and 563 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paulette Palacios | Quarks Foni Business | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Carla Christian
Co-Brewer: Diane Catanzaro | Black Velvet | 15B: Irish Stout | Seven City Brewers |
| 3rd | Kathryn Pauli | Mr. Pink | 29A: Fruit Beer | Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO) |
Winning Entries
Table A: Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jen Blanco
Co-Brewer: KS | Salem's Finest | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | |
| 2nd | Jessica Johnson MHP | Michigan Cherry Mead | M4C: Experimental Mead | |
| 3rd | Christine Belonger
Co-Brewer: Jim Belonger | Porfirio | M2C: Berry Mead | Hogtown Brewers |
| HM | Jen Blanco
Co-Brewer: KS | Tira-Mead-Su | M4C: Experimental Mead | |
Table B: Cider (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kris Minkoff | Just A Common, Average, Ordinary, Regular, Everyday Perry. That's All! | C1E: Traditional Perry | Hogtown Brewers |
| 2nd | Amanda Kent | Hey Bozos | C1A: New World Cider | Hogtown Brewers |
| 3rd | Kris Minkoff | Feel My Wrath! | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Hogtown Brewers |
Table C: Spiced Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michelle Grover | Santa's Favorite Milk Stout | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | 395brewers |
| 2nd | Carla Christian | El Diablo de Chocolate | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Seven City Brewers |
| 3rd | Lori Drake | Not Your Grandma's Fruit Cake | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Cass River Home Brew Club |
| HM | Kathryn Pauli | Drunken Date | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO) |
Table D: British and Irish (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Carla Christian
Co-Brewer: Diane Catanzaro | Black Velvet | 15B: Irish Stout | Seven City Brewers |
| 2nd | Corrie Heath | It Rains All the Time | 16C: Tropical Stout | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Mandy Porter MHP | Nuttier Than A Fruitcake | 13B: British Brown Ale | Inland Empire Brewers |
| HM | Emily Murphy | The Alewife's Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) |
Table E: Belgian (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Karen Perrin | Goldzilla | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Hogtown Brewers |
| 2nd | Karen Perrin | Blondes Have More Fun | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Hogtown Brewers |
| 3rd | Tarn Allen | Quad Goals | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Portland Brewers Collective |
Table F: Am Wht & Lt Lager (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Emily Murphy | Fires of Bel | 4C: Helles Bock | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) |
| 2nd | Erin McCaskill | Czech Yo Self! | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Ale-ian Society |
| 3rd | Kimberly Carroll | Bat Attack | 2B: International Amber Lager | Oregon Brew Crew |
Table G: Fruit Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kathryn Pauli | Mr. Pink | 29A: Fruit Beer | Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO) |
| 2nd | Erin McCaskill | Bliss | 29A: Fruit Beer | Ale-ian Society |
Table C: Pale American Ale (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Saurer MHP | Blondes Are More Fun To Drink | 18A: Blonde Ale | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
| 2nd | Paulette Palacios MHP | Quarks Krush | 18B: American Pale Ale | DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Amanda Kent | This Is Fine. | 18B: American Pale Ale | Hogtown Brewers |
Table D: IPAs (3 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jennifer Saurer MHP | Red, Red IPA | 21B4: Red IPA | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
| 2nd | Kathryn Pauli | Oops! Cda | 21B2: Black IPA | Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO) |
| 3rd | Tarn Allen
Co-Brewer: Dina Banning | Orange of Aqarius | 21A: American IPA | Portland Brewers Collective |
Table E: Amber and Brown Amer. (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paulette Palacios MHP | Toasty Time | 19C: American Brown Ale | DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Michelle Grover | Ranchos Steam | 19B: California Common | 395brewers |
| 3rd | LiLu Funkenbusch | Fireside Amber | 19A: American Amber Ale | Hogtown Brewers |
Table F: Dark, Strong Euro and German (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Erin McCaskill | Dark Galaxy | 8B: Schwarzbier | Ale-ian Society |
| 2nd | Emily Murphy | Weise Frau | 10A: Weissbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) |
| 3rd | Tarn Allen | America Runs On Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Portland Brewers Collective |
Table G: Alt, Smoke, Wood, Mixed Beers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paulette Palacios MHP | Quarks Foni Business | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | DC Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Kiley Gwynn | There's No Crying In Barrel Aging | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Cascade Brewers Society |
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