Winterbrew

Thanks to all who participated in the Winterbrew.

There were 183 entries judged and 117 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Results

Winning Entries

Table 1 - Standard American Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Kanczuzewski MHP	Ian's True Lager	1B: American Lager	Royal Oak Homebrew Club
2nd	Gregory Sanial MHP	Dad's Beer	1A: American Light Lager	PrimeTime Brewers
3rd	Edward O'Neill	Petey Wheatstraw	1D: American Wheat Beer	STLBrewhogs

Table 2 - Pale Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Mac MHP	Jagr Lagr	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	The Brü Club
2nd	Ryan Mac MHP	Czech Pale	3A: Czech Pale Lager	The Brü Club
3rd	Richard Rawlings Co-Brewer: Steve Burkhart	Chat Jpn	2A: International Pale Lager	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 3 - Dark and Amber Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gillian Muller-Greyz	The Void	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Derek England	Tmavé Pivo Pro Chudáky	2C: International Dark Lager	Club Wort
3rd	Daniel Perkey	Ausschank	8B: Schwarzbier

Table 4 - Light German Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Pausha	Fix Me	5C: German Helles Exportbier	Square Kegs
2nd	Tim Sies	Papa Bear's Honey Lager	5C: German Helles Exportbier
3rd	Brett Vodicka MHP	Helly R.	4A: Munich Helles	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 5 - Malty German Lager (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Anderson	Ukrainian Village Winter Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock
2nd	Bill Goetz	Billy Goetz Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Sebastian Seith MHP	I Swear This Was Supposed To Be A Dunkel	6A: Märzen	Brixie's Brewers

Table 6 - Amber Bitter European Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gregory Sanial MHP	There Were Always Spies In Vienna	7A: Vienna Lager	PrimeTime Brewers
2nd	Brad Pausha	Being Rewired	7B: Altbier	Square Kegs
3rd	Colin Poe Co-Brewer: Bob Poe	Vienna Lager	7A: Vienna Lager	Mashout Boyz

Table 7 - Strong European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Wood	Random Generator	9A: Doppelbock	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Bill Goetz	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Michael Mann	Mayhem	9B: Eisbock	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 8 - European Wheat Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Sies	El Jefe's Weizen	10A: Weissbier
2nd	Edward O'Neill	At My Wits End	24A: Witbier	STLBrewhogs

Table 9 - British Bitter Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Loftus	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Paul Rupp	English Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter
3rd	Mike Ring MHP	Silly Goose	11C: Strong Bitter	Oak Park Homebrewers

Table 10 - Pale Commonwealth Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Wallace	The Dan Rye'n	12A: British Golden Ale
2nd	Robert Schodorf MHP	Rule Britannia!	12A: British Golden Ale	Birmingham Brewmasters
3rd	Colin Poe Co-Brewer: Bob Poe	Golden Ale	12A: British Golden Ale	Mashout Boyz

Table 11 - Amber and Brown British Isle Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Pointon MHP	Pointon's Proper	13A: Dark Mild	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Scott Black	Ha!	13B: British Brown Ale	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
3rd	Jon Phillips	Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 12 - Irish and British Dark Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sebastian Seith MHP	English As A Second Porter	13C: English Porter	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Luis Frasson Nori MHP Co-Brewer: Cristina Frasson	Irlandesa	15B: Irish Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Cody Brite	Churchill's Reserve	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 13 - Strong British Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Wood	Barley Wine 2025	17D: English Barley Wine	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Jeff Whelpley	Old Ale	17B: Old Ale	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Chris Baar	Weee This Heavy!	17C: Wee Heavy

Table 14 - Pale New World Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Rocker MHP	Beth's Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Robert Parks	Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale	Oak Park Homebrewers
3rd	Travis Harvey Co-Brewer: Drew Bishop	Faded Jeans	18B: American Pale Ale	Square Kegs

Table 15 - Amber and Brown American Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Danny Sack MHP	Show Pony	19A: American Amber Ale	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Kevin Lewis MHP	Spontaneous Earth	19A: American Amber Ale
3rd	Michael Rensing MHP	Population Tire	19A: American Amber Ale	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Table 16 - American Porter and Stout (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Art Kim MHP	Oroboros	20B: American Stout	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Robert Parks	Robostout	20B: American Stout	Oak Park Homebrewers
3rd	Sebastian Seith MHP	Stout - Roast = Porter?	20A: American Porter	Brixie's Brewers

Table 17 - IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Mann	Briergate	21C: Hazy IPA	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
2nd	Jonah Blanchard MHP	Hazed and Confused	21C: Hazy IPA	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Jonah Blanchard MHP	The Best Western	21A: American IPA	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 18 - Specialty IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rensing MHP	Flynn's Arcade	21B3: Brown IPA	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)
2nd	John Futrell MHP	The Shy Rye	21B: Specialty IPA
3rd	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Squirrel's Stash	21B3: Brown IPA	Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 19 - Strong American Beer (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Imperial Forces	22A: Double IPA	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Justin Yeash Co-Brewer: Sally Yeash	Big Blimp! Big Brew 2025 Ala Grumpy Bunny Farms	22C: American Barleywine

Table 20 - Smoked and Sour Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Sies	Grodz	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie
2nd	Adam Reynolds MHP Co-Brewer: J	Gratz Thuringa	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Miami Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH)
3rd	Jim Silverstein	Ag Stein Grand Cru	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Club Wort

Table 21 - Belgian Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Sies	My Santa Baby's Ale	25B: Saison
2nd	Kyle Murphy	Oh Wow Another Saison	25B: Saison	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (BUZZ)
3rd	Kevin Lewis MHP	Motet	25B: Saison
HM	John Guilfoil	Winter Magic	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	Club Wort

Table 22 - Monastic Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zachary Belzer MHP	Dark Horse	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Brian Carpenter	Quack, Quack	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Brewing Innovators and Enthusiasts of Rhinelander (BIER)
3rd	Jon Phillips	Quad Goals	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 23 - Historical Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Danny Sack MHP	Fighting Hellfish	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	John Futrell MHP	Colonial Coonhound Ale	27A: Historical Beer
3rd	Nelson Crowle MHP	Flapper Lager	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Indian Peaks Alers

Table 24 - Fruit Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Silverstein	Tuckers Pucker	29A: Fruit Beer	Club Wort
2nd	Chad Faulstick MHP	Purple Rain	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Wheeling Alers
3rd	Paul Rupp	Sunshine Shandy	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 25 - Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brent Anderson	Some Like It Hot	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Lawrence Behmer Co-Brewer: Griffin Parks	Peanut Butter Stout	34C: Experimental Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Chance Hope	Its All Beany	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Orange County Mash Ups

Table 26 - Autumn and Winter Seasonal Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Powszok	'91 Harvest	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer
2nd	Mark Kanczuzewski MHP	Oatmeal Raisin Cookie	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Royal Oak Homebrew Club
3rd	Phillip Abbott MHP	There Will Be Elves To Pay!	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer

Table 27 - Specialty Smoked and Wood Aged Beer (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Mann	The Assassin	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
2nd	Jim Silverstein Co-Brewer: Sunday Afternoon Beer And Bullshit Gang	Jack the Flipper	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Club Wort
3rd	Jeff Whelpley	Smoked Porter	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

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