Brew or Cry 2013 Brewers Challenge Recap
Victoria Bennett took First Place overall in the final challenge, the Imperial IPA category.
Second Place went to Peter Zoellner.
The 2013 Brew or Cry Challenge was our inaugural annual club homebrew competition. Pushing us all out of our comfort zone, and to brew better beer, opponents were randomly chosen from a hat making groups of 3 or 4 with a beer style to be randomly assigned later to each group. The challenge escalated over the course of the year, starting with beginner beer styles and ending with an advanced brew.
Point scoring system: 5 = 1st Place 3 = 2nd Place 1 = 3rd Place 0 = No Entry
There were 3 rounds and countless homebrews tasted.
POINT STANDINGS FINAL
Victoria Bennett 15
Josh Kurtz 15
Theron Isaacson 15
Mary Martin 13
Zak Holmes 13
Charlie Marcotte 11
Peter Zoellner 11
Greg Shultz 10
Chris Villanueva 9
Mike Manders 9
Dan Nelson 9
Dan Mickelson 9
Rod Melotte 8
Dennis Egre 8
Brian Sellung 5
Joel Franke 5
Brian Nunez 4
Jeff Scanlan 2
Karl Siekert 1
Mason Cutsforth 1
John Ferron
Keith Bohnsack
2013 Brew Styles
Round 1
Beginner Brew #1 16b. Belgian Pale Ale Rod Melotte 15a. Hefewiezen Peter Zoellner 10c. American Brown Ale Chris Villanueva 9c. Scottish 80 Keith Bohnsack 14b. American IPA Josh Kurtz 12a. Brown porter Zak Holmes 8b. Special/Best/Premium Victoria Bennett |
Round 2
Beginner Brew #2 6d. American Wheat/Rye Josh Kurtz 10b. Amber Ale Rod Melotte 11a. Mild Keith Bohnsack 8c. English Pale Ale Dan Nelson 14a. English IPA Greg Shultz 11c. Northern English Brown Charlie Marcotte 9b. Scottish 70 Victoria Bennett |
Round 3
Intermediate Brew #1 9e. Strong Scotch Ale Brian Sellung 15c. Weizenbock Mike Manders 21b. Christmas Ale Mason Cutsforth 22b. Other Smoked Beer Charlie Marcotte 18d. Belgian Golden Strong Victoria Bennett 19a. Old Ale Zak Holmes 7a. Northern German Altbier Karl Siekert |