South Shore Brewoff is taking 2024 off and will be back in 2025!

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There were 139 entries judged and 131 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Results

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Schwartz Co-Brewer: Beth Schwartz	Ale Always Love You	22C: American Barleywine	Middlesex Malters
2nd	Rob Roy	Don't Cry For Me, Mandarina!	5D: German Pils
3rd	Thomas McGloine	Bundoran Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Saratoga Thoroughbrews
HM	Joe Dauria	Slippin' Into Darkness	8B: Schwarzbier	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)

Brew Master Award (45 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1000 1st	Paul Zocco	4	1	1	1	15.00
2000 2nd	Rob Roy	2	3	0	0	12.00
3000 3rd	Brian Schwartz	3	0	0	0	9.00	Middlesex Malters

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Best Club Bragging Rights (17 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1000 1st	Middlesex Malters	4	2	1	0	17.00
2000 2nd	South Shore Brew Club	2	3	4	0	16.00
3000 3rd	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)	2	0	0	2	6.00

Winning Entries

Pale American Beers (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Roy	City Lites	1A: American Light Lager
2nd	Josh Roy	Rooftop	18A: Blonde Ale
3rd	Andy Cox	El Dorado Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Underground Brewers of Connecticut

International and Czech Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Johnson	Brighter Days Are Here	3A: Czech Pale Lager
2nd	Andy Cox	Czech Dark	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Eric Isenberg	Czech, Mate	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians (RIFT)
HM	Joe Dauria	Bring Back the Emporium!	2C: International Dark Lager	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)

Pale Malty Euro Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Zocco	Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles
2nd	Paul Zocco	Maibock	4C: Helles Bock
3rd	Chris Burke	Miesenbock	4C: Helles Bock	Boston Wort Processors

Pale and Amber Bitter Euro Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Roy	Don't Cry For Me, Mandarina!	5D: German Pils
2nd	John Cannon Co-Brewer: Susan Cannon & Doug Medeiros	Altbier	7B: Altbier	South Shore Brew Club
3rd	Tom Slonaker	77 Roggenbier	27A8: Roggenbier	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club

Amber and Dark Euro Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Dauria	Slippin' Into Darkness	8B: Schwarzbier	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
2nd	Rob Roy	Houston, We Have A Marzen	6A: Märzen
3rd	Eric Isenberg	May the Schwarz Be With You!	8B: Schwarzbier	Rhode Island Fermentation Technicians (RIFT)

Strong Euro Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Zocco	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter
2nd	Doug Medeiros	Big D	9A: Doppelbock	South Shore Brew Club
3rd	Tom Slonaker	74 Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club

Pale and Brown British Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Dauria	Lillibet's Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
2nd	Ross Druckenmiller	Bjcp Study Group	13A: Dark Mild	Boston Wort Processors
3rd	Josh Bye	Locality: R I	13B: British Brown Ale	Shenandoah Imbibers Project

Irish Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Thomas McGloine	Bundoran Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Saratoga Thoroughbrews
2nd	Stephen Amaral	Red Eye	15A: Irish Red Ale	East Bay Homebrew Club
3rd	Stephen Amaral	Dark Irish Night	15C: Irish Extra Stout	East Bay Homebrew Club

Scottish Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Duval	Mike Duval	14C: Scottish Export	Middlesex Malters
2nd	Nate Cicoria Co-Brewer: Alexander Schachook	Scotty Don't	14C: Scottish Export	Merrimack Valley Homebrew Club
3rd	Jesse Ellis	Burly Scotsman	14B: Scottish Heavy	South Shore Brew Club
HM	Rick Rocheleau	James Dewar	14C: Scottish Export

Dark and Strong British Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Zocco	Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy
2nd	Rick Rocheleau	Under the Milky Way Tonight	16A: Sweet Stout
3rd	Aaron Gallagher	Bearded Dog Tropical Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	South Shore Brew Club

Hoppy American Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Druckenmiller	Revere Kid	18B: American Pale Ale	Boston Wort Processors
2nd	Stephen Stefanoff Co-Brewer: Justin Edwards & Rob Delong	Don't Pale Me Now	18B: American Pale Ale
3rd	Stephen Stefanoff Co-Brewer: Justin Edwards & Rob Delong	Boston Tea	18B: American Pale Ale

Amber, Brown and Dark American Beers (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Paul Zocco	No Sparge Imperial English Stout	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Jeff Perry	Common Cents	19B: California Common
3rd	Daniel Talbot	Beckett's Brown	19C: American Brown Ale

Strong American Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Schwartz Co-Brewer: Beth Schwartz	Ale Always Love You	22C: American Barleywine	Middlesex Malters
2nd	Beth Schwartz	Pearables & Fables	22D: Wheatwine	Middlesex Malters
3rd	Peter Rabinov	The Dew Dropulinn	22A: Double IPA

Belgian Beers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joseph Belevender	Eminence Gris	25B: Saison	Pontiac Brewing Tribe
2nd	Michael Duval	Mike Duval	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Middlesex Malters
3rd	Beth Schwartz	Sweet Sweet Darkness	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Middlesex Malters
HM	Paul Zocco	Belgian Strong Dark Ale	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Sour Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Francois Espourteille	Strong Dark Sour W Raspberries	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	South Shore Brew Club
2nd	Jay Perez	Blend 8 - the Clouds Above Me	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
3rd	Francois Espourteille	Sour Peach	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	South Shore Brew Club

Fruit and Spiced Beers (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Schwartz	Luscious	29A: Fruit Beer	Middlesex Malters
2nd	Aaron Gallagher Co-Brewer: Andrew Sheehan	Bearded Dog Cranberry Saison	29A: Fruit Beer	South Shore Brew Club
3rd	Jordan Margetich Co-Brewer: Colleen Margetich	Oye!! Gloria	29A: Fruit Beer	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Smoked and Wood Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garrett Stephan	Less Bossy Man	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Rob Roy	Thank You For Smoking	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer
3rd	Steve Gravel Co-Brewer: Jeff McNally Francois Espourteille Len Lemieux	Summer Fun!	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	South Shore Brew Club

Ciders (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Francois Espourteille	Barrel Cider 2021	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	South Shore Brew Club
2nd	Tom Bowman	Pom Cherry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit
3rd	Jake Bertrand	Tropical Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit

Meads (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Schaff	Honeybeagle's Key Lime Pie	M4C: Experimental Mead	Bräukline
2nd	Adam Schaff	Honeybeagle's Big Bamboo	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Bräukline
3rd	Paul Zocco	Orange Blossum Mead	M1C: Sweet Mead

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