U.S.Open

Thanks to all who participated in the U.S.Open.

There were 283 entries judged and 409 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Results

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Marquardt	Helles Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Ryan Larsen	Fire Pit Potion	17A: British Strong Ale	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Down East Alers (DEA)
HM	Paul Tagert	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Being There - US05 - Indian Summer	C1A: New World Cider	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	John Potter Sr	You've Gotta Be Kit'ing Me Wildberry	M2E: Melomel	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
3rd	Ken Hilton	Drunken Fruit	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Down East Alers (DEA)

Winning Entries

Cider (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Being There - US05 - Indian Summer	C1A: New World Cider	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Ken Hilton	Drunken Fruit	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Jay Wilkes MHP	Bill's Deviation	C1A: New World Cider	DC Homebrewers

Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Potter Sr	You've Gotta Be Kit'ing Me Wildberry	M2E: Melomel	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
2nd	Jordan Willeford	Berserker	M2B: Pyment	The Worts
3rd	Jordan Willeford	Peachy Keen B2	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	The Worts
HM	Bill Boyer	Tropical Possum 2024	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Historical Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Clay Vick	Daniel Boone	27A2: Kentucky Common	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Liam Quigley	Smoke On The Water	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
3rd	Joe Luchansky MHP	Got Wood	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Seven City Brewers

Spice, Herb, or Vegetable and Experimental (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Mexican Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Patrick Armour MHP	Smores Stout	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	256 Brewers
3rd	Ryan Nadel	The Balrog	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Carolina Brewmasters
HM	Ryan Larsen	Damn Fine Coffee Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	James River Homebrewers

Bitter, Pale, and Scottish (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Gerdon MHP	Heron Best Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
2nd	Blake Laster	New Zealand Pilsner	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Lowcountry Libations
3rd	Jay Wilkes MHP	OnlyDads	12A: British Golden Ale	DC Homebrewers

Brown British Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Jason Randall	Brown Bog	13B: British Brown Ale	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Alex Hannagan MHP	Sir Not Appearing In This Beer	13A: Dark Mild

Irish Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Gallagher	Paddy Juice	15A: Irish Red Ale	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Joel Miller	Subliminal Stout	15C: Irish Extra Stout	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Ruby Celt	15A: Irish Red Ale	Seven City Brewers

Pale American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Tagert MHP	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Jordan Stone MHP	Before These HBCs	18B: American Pale Ale	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Dennis Fields	Pomona Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society

Cream Ale and American Wheat (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Gerdon MHP	Heron American Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
2nd	Curtis Ritter MHP	Call Box	1D: American Wheat Beer	Ace Brewing Society
3rd	Brian McCrickard MHP	Maize Runner	1C: Cream Ale	Seven City Brewers

International Lager (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Blake Laster	Axis Powers Rice Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Steven Jones	P&R Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch International Pale Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)

Pale Malty European Lager (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Marquardt	Helles Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Ryan Larsen	Fest Is The Best	4B: Festbier	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Adrian Sutherland	Hells Yeah!	4A: Munich Helles	Carolina Brewmasters

Pale Bitter European Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zachary Seely	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch
2nd	Preston Booth	Pool Day Pils	5D: German Pils	The Brü Club
3rd	Joel Miller	Leicht	5A: German Leichtbier	James River Homebrewers
HM	Paul Zuraw	Kolsh	5B: Kölsch

Amber Malty and Bitter European Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Stone MHP	The Märzen	6A: Märzen	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2nd	Eddie Belter MHP	Dunkle Ed	6C: Dunkels Bock	STLBrewhogs
3rd	Dave Frombach MHP	Dunk This	6C: Dunkels Bock	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Dark European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Miller	Laryngospasm Lager	8B: Schwarzbier	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Bundy	Schwartzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Beth Madden MHP Co-Brewer: Brian Madden	Luger Lager	8A: Munich Dunkel	Seven City Brewers

American Porter and Stout (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Hilton	K.I.S.S. Karolina Imperial Super Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Bundy	American Stout	20B: American Stout	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Brian McCrickard MHP	Dark Obsidian	20B: American Stout	Seven City Brewers

American IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adrian Sutherland	Safety Haze	21A: American IPA	Carolina Brewmasters
2nd	Christopher Farmer	Mr. Farmer's Summer IPA	21A: American IPA
3rd	Paul Damm	'Murica	21A: American IPA	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society

Specialty IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eddie Belter MHP	Particle Prone	21B: Specialty IPA	STLBrewhogs
2nd	Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Yeast Love And Hoppiness	21B1: Belgian IPA	DC Homebrewers
3rd	Scott Bailey	Fell On Black Days	21B5: Rye IPA	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)

Hazy IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Cass	Future Dreams	21C: Hazy IPA	James River Homebrewers
2nd	David Siler	Nice Haze	21C: Hazy IPA	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Fernando Garcia-Polite	Krushing It	21C: Hazy IPA	Boston Wort Processors

Sour Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gregory Locher	Roeselare	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
2nd	Joshua Cass	Sour Power Omega	28D: Straight Sour Beer	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Edward Marquardt	Lambic	23D: Lambic	Lowcountry Libations

Saison (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tracy Pratt	Saison #51	25B: Saison	Battleground Brewers Guild
2nd	Steven Maszkiewicz MHP	Solstice	25B: Saison	Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)
3rd	Adrian Sutherland	Bottoms Up	25B: Saison	Carolina Brewmasters
HM	Edward Marquardt	Saison	25B: Saison	Lowcountry Libations

Monastic Ales (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Thomas	God Wants Us To Be Happy!	26A: Belgian Single	Wort City Brewers
2nd	Dwain Pannell MHP	Freight Train	26A: Belgian Single	256 Brewers
3rd	Rich Hart MHP	2 Brown Monks	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Seven City Brewers

Fruit Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian McCrickard MHP	Peach Berlini	29A: Fruit Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Paul Tagert MHP	Fruit	29A: Fruit Beer	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Scorched Summer	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Seven City Brewers

Dark British Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cole Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Paulette Palacios	Yappie Neighbor	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	DC Homebrewers
2nd	Patrick Smith MHP	Whole Cow	16A: Sweet Stout	Seven City Brewers
3rd	William Lynch	Bill's Foreigner	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Carolina Brewmasters

American Lagers (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carla Christian Co-Brewer: Brandon Christian	Libery Lager	1A: American Light Lager	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Christopher Farmer	Farm House Lager	1B: American Lager

Czech Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Siler	Authentic Me	3A: Czech Pale Lager	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Tracy Pratt	Enter The Dark Side	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Battleground Brewers Guild
3rd	Tony Kulas MHP	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
HM	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Bundy	Czech Dark	3D: Czech Dark Lager	James River Homebrewers

Strong European Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Kulas MHP	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Tony Kulas MHP	Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Brett Beard MHP	This Ain't No Party, This Ain't No Disco This Ain't No Fooling Around	9C: Baltic Porter	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Strong British Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Larsen	Fire Pit Potion	17A: British Strong Ale	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Bob Larsen	Old Days	17B: Old Ale	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	William Lynch	Bill's Big Brit	17A: British Strong Ale	Carolina Brewmasters

Amber and Brown American Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian McCrickard MHP	Amber Waves	19A: American Amber Ale	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Tony Kulas MHP	American Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	David Siler	Going To Cali	19B: California Common	James River Homebrewers

German Wheat Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Kulas MHP	Weissbier	10A: Weissbier	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	John Hayes	Dark Weizenbock	10C: Weizenbock	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	John Hayes	1409B House Hefe	10A: Weissbier	Down East Alers (DEA)

Strong American Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Pascoe	Big Beautiful Barleywine	22C: American Barleywine	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	William Peterson	American Barley Wine	22C: American Barleywine	Alcohol Through Fermentation
3rd	William Lynch	Bill's Cunning Linguist	22A: Double IPA	Carolina Brewmasters

Belgian Ales (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Larsen	Golden Arm	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	James River Homebrewers
2nd	William Borchert	House Of B Honey Wit	24A: Witbier	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	John Hayes	Belgian Golden Stronk 3	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Down East Alers (DEA)

Alternative Fermentables and Mixed Style (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Hilton	Maple Walnut Quad IV	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	John Hayes	Fonio Ale	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Macorix Perera	I Love This West Coast IPL	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH)

Specialty Wood and Classic Smoked Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Luchansky MHP Co-Brewer: Dempsey Smith Larry Lentz Rich Hart Bob Buerger Don Donafrio Rafael Corredor Peter Zollweg Brian McCrickard Bill Lina Brian Donegan	Got Wood?	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Co-Brewer: Joe Luchansky Patrick Johnson Eric Cain Larry Lentz Brian Donnegan Bob Buerger Matt White Bruce Steward Brian McCrickard Carla Christian	7 CB's Dark Stronge Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Shawn Stacy	Southern Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Wort City Brewers

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