2023 Oregon Brew Crew Fall Classic

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Tristan Addington-Ferris, Jason Barker, Mark Beck, Daniel Belica, Ian Campbell, Nico Casarez, Chris Cohen, Michael Fasulo, Daveed Fleischer, Jeremy Fretz, Cody Gabbard, Corrie Heath, Lee Hedgmon, Casey Helwig, David James, Elizabeth Johnson, Sam Johnson, Steve Jones, Nicole Kasten, Erin Grey Kemplin, Rodney Kibzey, Brandon Kilpatrick, Alec Kirkeminde, John Koger, Dan Koperski, Jeremie Landers, Eric McCoy, Bill Midkiff, Will Minderhout, Scott Nieradka, Dennis O'Doherty, Jeff Ong, Corey Oravetz, Jeffrey Orr, Eric Prileson, Allen Read, Danielle Redman, Adam Reinke, Ian Romanick, Neal Ryan, Rory Schellinger, Andrew Scholer, Vincent So, Jim Thompson, Nat West, Michele Wonder

Judges - Best of Show

Brandon Kilpatrick, Jeremie Landers, Adam Reinke

Stewards

Andy Adamczak, John Boitano, Meghan Bridges, Glenn Frederick, Lisa Harris, Sander Hoekstra

Staff

Michele Lish, Jim Thompson, Meagan Thompson

Organizer

Scott Nieradka

By the Numbers

438 Entries 96 Entrants

46 Judges 6 Stewards 3 Staff

120 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer

11 entries

Judges: Chris Cohen, Rory Schellinger

1st
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Meanstreak (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Tom Litwin
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Leander Lager (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
El Dorado American Lager (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: International Lager

12 entries

Judges: Michael Fasulo, Rodney Kibzey (Head Judge)

1st
Dave Johnson & Luk Lukasewycz
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Bald Peak Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
I Farted And My House Blew Up! Was It Insurance Fraud? (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Ian Campbell
Portland Brewers Collective
Neon Golden (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: Czech Lager

12 entries

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick (Head Judge), Bill Midkiff

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Alec Kirkeminde
Oregon Brew Crew
Wichnova's Nova (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Damian Dobbs
San Antonio Cerveceros
Clara Rose (3C: Czech Amber Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty Euro Lager

12 entries

Judges: Alec Kirkeminde, Jeremie Landers

1st
Scott Nieradka
Oregon Brew Crew
Snowballs Chance (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Dead Rat Memorial Lager (4B: Festbier)
3rd
John Jones & Travis Stephens
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Helles Yeah! (4A: Munich Helles)
HM
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Munich Helles (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 5: Pale Bitter Euro Beer

16 entries

Judges: Tristan Addington-Ferris, Dan Koperski, Adam Reinke (Head Judge), Vincent So

1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
Instead Of Winning Homebrew Medals In Each State I Just Want To Fart... (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Scott Slater
German Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
Poop Jokes Aren't My Favorite Butt They're A Solid #2 (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Tom Litwin
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Chicken Creek Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)

Table 6: Amber Malty Euro Lager

7 entries

Judges: Cody Gabbard (Head Judge), Andrew Scholer

1st
Scott Slater
Rauchbier Maerzen (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Gunter Glieben Glauten Globen (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Rodney Kibzey
Oregon Brew Crew
Bacon Cigar (6B: Rauchbier)

Table 7: Amber Bitter Euro Beer

10 entries

Judges: John Koger, Neal Ryan

1st
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
Kilning In The Name (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Lil Nightcap (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
Mr. Poop Face McGee Vs. The Depends Adult Diaper (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 8: Dark Euro Lager

7 entries

Judges: Mark Beck, Michele Wonder (Head Judge)

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Platzl (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Du Miserabler Hurensohn (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
Appetite For Decoction (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 9: Strong Euro

8 entries

Judges: Corrie Heath, Adam Reinke (Head Judge)

1st
Dustin Striplin
Browns Point Homebrew Club
Regulator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
O Fortuna (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Hold My Ovaries #mhp (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 10: German Wheat Beer

11 entries

Judges: Corrie Heath (Head Judge), Elizabeth Johnson

1st
Adam McConnell
Red Earth Brewers
Weisser Now (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Marc Hayden
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Big Wheatie (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Swan King (10A: Weissbier)
HM
Doug Walker
Inland Empire Brewers
Darth Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 11: British Bitter

8 entries

Judges: Will Minderhout, Jim Thompson (Head Judge)

1st
Jason Barker
Oregon Brew Crew
She Spilled My Beer So I Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Dan Koperski
Oregon Brew Crew
Steve's Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Kyle Rice
Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 12: Brown British

10 entries

Judges: Nico Casarez, Steve Jones

1st
Scott Nieradka
Oregon Brew Crew
Fruitcake Season (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Dustin Striplin
Browns Point Homebrew Club
B Unit (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Tony Ochsner
Cascade Brewers Guild
Talli The Timid (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's British Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)

Table 13: Scottish Ale

3 entries

Judges: Chris Cohen, Daveed Fleischer, Jeff Ong, Danielle Redman

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Scottish Light (14A: Scottish Light)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's A Kilt, Not A Skirt! (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)

Table 14: Irish Ale

5 entries

Judges: Nicole Kasten, Ian Romanick (Head Judge)

1st
Enid Lints
West Sound Brewers
Freckle Face (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
John Boitano
Oregon Brew Crew
Dry Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Daniel Weber
Cascade Brewers Guild
The Clock Struck Thirteen (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 15: Dark Brittish

4 entries

Judges: Nicole Kasten, Ian Romanick

1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
A Lil' Lactose 'L Do Ya' (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Sander Hoekstra
Oregon Brew Crew
Extra Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Dustin Striplin
Browns Point Homebrew Club
Swim Trunks And Flippy Floppies (16C: Tropical Stout)

Table 16: Strong British

5 entries

Judges: Jason Barker (Head Judge), Alec Kirkeminde

2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
A Spot Of Bother (17A: British Strong Ale)
3rd
Rodney Kibzey
Oregon Brew Crew
Thames Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 17: Pale American Ale

17 entries

Judges: Daveed Fleischer (Head Judge), Dennis O'Doherty, Eric Prileson, Danielle Redman

1st
Kris Haskins
Cascade Brewers Guild
Paleontology 301 (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Tom Litwin
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Austin's Fresh Hop Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Barking Otter Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 18: Amber and Brown American

18 entries

Judges: Jeremy Fretz, Elizabeth Johnson, Nicole Kasten, Jeremie Landers

1st
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
We Don't Talk About Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Bar None American Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Don't Brownout On Me (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 19: American Porter and Stout

15 entries

Judges: Chris Cohen, Alec Kirkeminde, Will Minderhout, Corey Oravetz

1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Snark Lord 2020 (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's American Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Dustin Striplin
Browns Point Homebrew Club
Bad Boy (20B: American Stout)

Table 20: IPA

29 entries

Judges: Tristan Addington-Ferris, Daniel Belica, Daveed Fleischer, Cody Gabbard, Casey Helwig, Jeffrey Orr

1st
Jeremy Fretz
Home Builder IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Delta VI (Citra, Nelson, Motueka) (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Kris Haskins
Cascade Brewers Guild
What We Brew In The Shadows (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 21: Strong American

6 entries

Judges: Chris Cohen, Jeff Ong

1st
Jeffrey Orr
Oregon Brew Crew
IIPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
Whole Lotta Leaf (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Ian Campbell
Portland Brewers Collective
An Anthology Of Dead Ends (22A: Double IPA)

Table 22: Euro Sour

9 entries

Judges: Tristan Addington-Ferris, Ian Romanick

1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Burkhalter (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Princess Peach (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Michael Gwynn
Cascade Brewers Society
E-Z P-Z (23G: Gose)
HM
Jason Barker
Oregon Brew Crew
Sullins Collaboration Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)

Table 23: Belgian Ale

8 entries

Judges: Mark Beck, Brandon Kilpatrick

1st
John Jones & Travis Stephens
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Bob's Beer (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Rodney Kibzey
Oregon Brew Crew
Wit Of Tabor (24A: Witbier)

Table 24: Strong Belgian

19 entries

Judges: Ian Campbell, Michael Fasulo, Adam Reinke, Jim Thompson

1st
Calvin Fannin
The Blond You Never Had (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
Blame It On The Blaugies (25B: Saison)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Belgian Golden Strong (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 25: Monastic Ale

20 entries

Judges: Michael Fasulo, David James, Dennis O'Doherty, Ian Romanick

1st
Marc Hayden
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Dubbel Trouble (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Le Petit Sauvage (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
Ruby, My Dear (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
HM
Andy Adamczak
Oregon Brew Crew
Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 26: Historical Beer

15 entries

Judges: Jeremy Fretz, Cody Gabbard, Sam Johnson, Andrew Scholer

1st
Enid Lints
West Sound Brewers
Lichtenhainer (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Uncommon Common #MeanBrews (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Steven Hutchison
Cascade Brewers Guild
Ello Gov'na (27A4: London Brown Ale)

Table 27: American Wild

19 entries

Judges: Erin Grey Kemplin, Bill Midkiff, Eric Prileson, Danielle Redman

1st
Jeremiah Baer
Cherry Baer (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Party At The Moon Tower (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Tony Ochsner
Cascade Brewers Guild
A Peach In The Sun (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 28: Fruit Beer

20 entries

Judges: Corrie Heath, Steve Jones (Head Judge), John Koger, Neal Ryan

1st
Jeremiah Baer
Yuzugose (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Daniel Weber
Cascade Brewers Guild
Party At Megaera's Place (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Tropical Fruited Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Mark Pennick
Brew Crew [CO]
Sticky Fingers Saison (29D: Grape Ale)

Table 29: S/H/V

18 entries

Judges: Nico Casarez, Daveed Fleischer, Dan Koperski, Eric McCoy

1st
Kiley Gwynn
Cascade Brewers Society
Spinning Saucer (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Maui Coconut Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Jarrahdale Blue (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)
HM
Marc Hayden
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
The Great Pumpkin (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

Table 30: Alternative Grain Beer

4 entries

Judges: Rodney Kibzey, Andrew Scholer

3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Between 18 & 50 (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 31: Smoke Beer

4 entries

Judges: Rodney Kibzey, Andrew Scholer

There are no winning entries at this table.

Table 32: Wood Beer

11 entries

Judges: Mark Beck, Jeremy Fretz, Jeremie Landers

1st
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
BA UK (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Tony Ochsner & Nick Ladd Kris Haskins
Cascade Brewers Guild
Ransomware Attack (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Corrie Heath & Barrel Project
Oregon Brew Crew
Forbidden Words (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Beholder (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 33: Specialty Beer

10 entries

Judges: Dennis O'Doherty, Michele Wonder

1st
Enid Lints
West Sound Brewers
It's Different (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Andrew Scholer
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
C3PA (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Russell Berger
Portland Brewers Collective
1.046 & 2 (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
HM
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Belgianberg Pilsner (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 34: Standard Cider and Perry

7 entries

Judges: Lee Hedgmon, Corey Oravetz

1st
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
Apple Poopity Pie (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Brady Gilchrist
Collins Farm Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Inspector Clouseau (C1C: French Cider)

Table 35: Specialty Cider

11 entries

Judges: Jim Thompson, Nat West

1st
Steven Hutchison
Cascade Brewers Guild
Centennial Cider (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Atomic Apple (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Fruit Du Dragon Rose (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Pearilous Journey (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)

Table 36: Traditional Mead

8 entries

Judges: Lee Hedgmon, Sam Johnson

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Clover (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Rodney Kibzey
Oregon Brew Crew
Broom Of The Scotch (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Louis Strowger
Peninsula Fermentation Society
The Mighty Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 37: Fruit Mead

13 entries

Judges: Jason Barker, Lee Hedgmon, Alec Kirkeminde, Dan Koperski

1st
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Vs. Danube (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Red Dragon Inn (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Marc Hayden
Strange Brew Homebrew Club
Very Cherry Spritz (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
HM
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
POG (M2E: Melomel)

Table 38: Specialty Mead

12 entries

Judges: Rodney Kibzey (Head Judge), Allen Read

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's My Belief That These Sheep Are Laborin' Under The Misapprehension... (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Steven Powers
Browns Point Homebrew Club
Fresh Braggot (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
You're Killin' Me, Smalls (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 39: Nz Pils

4 entries

Judges: Jeremy Fretz, Lee Hedgmon, Dan Koperski

2nd
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Forward Unto Dawn (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick, Jeremie Landers, Adam Reinke

1st
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Meanstreak (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Dustin Striplin
Browns Point Homebrew Club
Regulator (9A: Doppelbock)
HM
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Snark Lord 2020 (20C: Imperial Stout)

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Brandon Kilpatrick, Jeremie Landers, Adam Reinke

3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's My Belief That These Sheep Are Laborin' Under The Misapprehension... (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Heavy Medal Brewer

96 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stBill Boyer244154.0010000North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2ndRussell Berger223039.0007000Portland Brewers Collective
3rdDavid James231139.0006000Cascade Brewers Society

Club Point Summary

43 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stOregon Brew Crew41133111.0018000
2ndNorth Georgia Malt Monkeys244154.0010000
3rdCascade Brewers Society332151.0008000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners