Brixtoberfest 2015

There were 183 entries judged and 134 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Konwerski	Calipils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	The Brewing Network
2nd	David Taylor	Smoked Harvest Apple Ale 3.1	23A: Specialty Beer	Manty Malters
3rd	John Mulligan	Shake For Me	12A: Brown Porter	Glass City Mashers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Lager and Pilsner (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Konwerski	Calipils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	The Brewing Network
2nd	Tom Hayosh Co-Brewer: Jay Wight, Tom Wright, Daniel Hayosh	Identity Crisis	2B: Bohemian Pilsener
3rd	Ryan Udvett	Cornweiser	1C: Premium American Lager	None

Table 2: Dark Lager and Bock (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Hayosh Co-Brewer: Tom Wright, Daniel Hayosh, Elina Hayosh	Lost Rhino	4C: Schwarzbier
2nd	John Mulligan	Mai Bock Blocker	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	Glass City Mashers
3rd	Brad Pausha	Liquid Manna 2	5C: Doppelbock	Square Kegs

Table 3: English Pale Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Alvord	I’ve Got You Sussed	8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter	OPHB / UKG
2nd	John Kraszewski	Scimitar	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
3rd	Ryan Ray Co-Brewer: Kyle Heintz	Unladen Swallow	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)

Table 4: Mild and Porter (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Mulligan	Shake For Me	12A: Brown Porter	Glass City Mashers
2nd	Brad Pausha	Relax And Have Another	11A: Mild	Square Kegs
3rd	Bob Alvord	I’m Off To Bedfordshire	11A: Mild	OPHB / UKG

Table 5: German Wheat and Rye (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Fetty	Weizenbock	15C: Weizenbock	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Mark Staelgraeve	Is That A Rye In My Beer?	15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	David Fetty	Dunkelweizen	15B: Dunkelweizen	Brixie's Brewers

Table 6: European Amber Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Agostino	Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Chicago Beer Society
2nd	Kevin Tober Co-Brewer: Mr. Koch	Aach-Toberfestbier	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Prairie Schooners
3rd	Daniel Csoke	Viv’s Vienna	3A: Vienna Lager	Evolutionales

Table 7: Light and Amber Hybrid (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ricky Galvan	Cream Ale	6A: Cream Ale
2nd	Brad Krenz	Summer Ale	6B: Blonde Ale
3rd	Kevin Wojdak	Kilted Hop Steam Punk California Common	7B: California Common Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)

Table 8: Belgian and French (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Schnettler	Oval Fish #2	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Christopher Koentz	The Helmet	16B: Belgian Pale Ale
3rd	Tom Dennis	Naperville Farmhouse	16D: Biere de Garde	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 9: Fruit (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Mowell	Limoncello IPA	20A: Fruit Beer	Annapolis Homebrew Club
2nd	Tim McCauley	Embarressed Monk	20A: Fruit Beer	Midnight Carboys
3rd	Jason Chang	Goseberry Killah	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 10: Spice, Herb, Vegetable (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Bevers	Coffee Vanilla Cream Ale	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Association of Bloomington Normal Brewers
2nd	Mark Staelgraeve Co-Brewer: Andy Riopell	Chai-Town Milk Stout	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	Bob Alvord	Twice The Chocolate	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	OPHB / UKG

Table 11: Scottish and Irish (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Wixom	94	9A: Scottish Light 60/-
2nd	Tara Roddy Co-Brewer: Clint Roddy	Irish Ex-Wife	9D: Irish Red Ale	North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
3rd	Bob Alvord	Bob’s Your Uncle	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	OPHB / UKG

Table 12: Saison (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Chang	Saison DuChang	16C: Saison
2nd	Zane Fulton	Fulton Farmhouse Ale	16C: Saison
3rd	Nick Konwerski	Saison DuPaws	16C: Saison	The Brewing Network

Table 13: Strong Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Boersma	Mold Ale	19A: Old Ale	B.O.S.S.
2nd	George Mowell	Oldish Ale	19A: Old Ale	Annapolis Homebrew Club
3rd	Ryan McBride	Ryely Barleywine	19C: American Barleywine	Chicago Home Brewers Group

Table 14: Smoke and Wood (5 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Riopell Co-Brewer: Dave Hallock	Louisville S’Lager	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Jeff Fountain	Watch Me Whip	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Mash Heads
3rd	Kevin Wojdak	Kilted Hop Satchmo Barrel-Aged Brown Ale	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)

Table 15: Specialty (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Taylor	Smoked Harvest Apple Ale 3.1	23A: Specialty Beer	Manty Malters
2nd	Megan Sawa Co-Brewer: Adam Sawa	Black IPA	23A: Specialty Beer	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	Jason Boyd	The Story Of Us	23A: Specialty Beer	Brixie's Brewers

Table 16: Sour (4 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Del Fiacco	Go See A Dentist	17B: Flanders Red Ale	ABNormal Brewers
2nd	Jay Kash	Berliner Weisse	17A: Berliner Weisse	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Tim McCauley	Passionate Kisses	17A: Berliner Weisse	Midnight Carboys

Table 17: American Ale (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Krenz	Amber Ale	10B: American Amber Ale
2nd	Steve Martino	Zachatino Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	The Brewing Network
3rd	Mike Casmer Co-Brewer: Dean Casmer	Citra Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale

Table 18: Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Kraszewski	Blackbeard	13C: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	Mark Agostino	Lord Baltimore	13C: Oatmeal Stout	Chicago Beer Society
3rd	Nick Konwerski	From Russia With Love	13F: Imperial Stout	The Brewing Network

Table 19: Belgian Strong (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Konwerski	St. Benedict’s 4 Corners	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	The Brewing Network
2nd	Karl Mennecke Co-Brewer: Sean Mennecke	Karlovitius Rex	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Michael Chinderle	Tripel	18C: Belgian Tripel

Table 20: IPA (17 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Mulligan	I Wanna Dank You	14B: American IPA	Glass City Mashers
2nd	Brad Wixom	46	14C: Imperial IPA
3rd	Mark Agostino	IPA’s Are Overrated	14B: American IPA	Chicago Beer Society