Great Northern Brew Ha Ha
Awards
Judges
Jim Belden, Travis Boser, Al Boyce, Laurie Daiken, Steve Daiken, Fernando Duran, Michael Dykhoff, Scott Estlund, EmmaGrace Felton, Mark Gudmastad, Cullin Johns, Jim Lane, Kevin Meintsma, Dan Nylund, Steven Peterson, Steve Piatz, Dave Schuettler, Matthew Semaan, James Sisler, Dan Slick, Kim Thiel, Tom Urbanski
Staff
Laurie Daiken, Steve Daiken, Fernando Duran, EmmaGrace Felton, Jim Lane, Matthew Semaan, Dan Slick, Patti Urbanski, Tom Urbanski, Mark Zimmerman
Organizer
Brian Rauvola
By the Numbers
219 Entries
84 Entrants
22 Judges
10 Staff
67 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard Cider
6 entries
Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Fernando Duran
1st
Daniel Jent
Zymurgists of the Ozarks
Tracing Back Roots (C1C: French Cider)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Something From The Fall Of '23 (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Hotel Alfa Romeo Delta Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
Table 2: Mead, Traditional and Fruit
7 entries
1st
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Fireweed (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Steven Keller
Madison Homebrewers &...
Jack's French Girls (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Zach Fritts
Club Wort
M1:Berry (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 3: Mead, Specialty
6 entries
1st
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Arogancki Błazen (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Obsesyjno-Kompulsyjne (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Let's Brag About It (M4A: Braggot)
Table 4: Cream Ale, etc.
11 entries
Judges: Travis Boser, Scott Estlund, EmmaGrace Felton, Tom Urbanski (Head Judge)
1st
Jeffrey Rocker
Katahdin Screamer (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Ohio Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Blonde Fu (18A: Blonde Ale)
Table 5: Easy Drinking Lager
9 entries
Judges: Jim Belden, Jim Lane, Kevin Meintsma (Head Judge), Dan Slick
1st
Dwight Wilson
O-Town Hop Heads
Estoy Solo (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
Tres O Quatro Locos (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Joel Young
Red White And Blue Lager (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 6: Light German Lager
12 entries
Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Steve Daiken, Cullin Johns, Dave Schuettler
1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Scarlet Oak Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Helles Smuggler (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
3rd
Brandon Pflipsen
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Bavarian Breeze (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 7: Dark European Lager
14 entries
Judges: Travis Boser, Steve Daiken, Matthew Semaan, Tom Urbanski
1st
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
We Are Looking At Now, Now (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Red Earth Brewers
Drunken Ovaries (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Scarlet Oak Schwarz (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 8: UK Beer
13 entries
Judges: Laurie Daiken, Michael Dykhoff, Steven Peterson, Steve Piatz (Head Judge)
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Ever Thus To Dead Beats! (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Jeffrey Rocker
Mercia Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Mike Bechina
Kansas City Bier Meisters
O'Cattle Dog Red Ale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 9: American Pale and Hazy Beer
11 entries
Judges: Travis Boser, Fernando Duran, Cullin Johns, Dan Slick, Tom Urbanski
1st
Tyler Hulsebus
Orangy Sunset Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Don't Change Anything NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Halfcolt (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 10: IPA
6 entries
Judges: Laurie Daiken, Matthew Semaan
1st
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Nectaromicon (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Todd Rieck
La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts...
Sweep The Leg (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Jared Teaney
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Spacebar Hero (21A: American IPA)
Table 11: American Amber and Brown
8 entries
Judges: Jim Belden, Steve Daiken (Head Judge), EmmaGrace Felton, Steven Peterson
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
California Unique (19B: California Common)
2nd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
American Amber Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Boot Dust (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 12: Amber European Beer
19 entries
1st
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Brother Seamus (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Fo' Schnitzel (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Austrian Sunset (7A: Vienna Lager)
HM
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Amber Lager Lite (2B: International Amber Lager)
Table 13: Malty European Beer
16 entries
1st
Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo
CRAZE
The Eis Is Bock (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Mark Zimmerman
Northern Ale Stars Homebrewers...
Jabba The Hut (17B: Old Ale)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 14: Light Porters and Stouts
10 entries
1st
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
Evanston Homebrew Club
Maxwell's Stout-Porter (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Daniel Yount & Adam Harrod
Glass City Mashers
Two Fools Porter (20A: American Porter)
Table 15: Heavy Porters and Stouts
13 entries
1st
John Luhmann
Iowa Brewers Union
Death Star (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Nick Stanley
NoPotts Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Old Walking Stick (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
Table 16: Historical
11 entries
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Bitter Corn Water (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Polish Champagne (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Sweetest Beer In Duluth (27A4: London Brown Ale)
Table 17: Smoke and Wood Aged Beer
8 entries
1st
Kevin Meintsma & Christy Helps
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
88 Indictments And Counting (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Mike Bechina
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Burn The Wheat Field (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Rompus Room (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Table 18: Wheat Beers
7 entries
1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Weize Shepherd (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Glenny Balls (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Jeremy Jones
Snake River Brewers
Mimir (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)
Table 19: Strong Belgian Ales
9 entries
Judges: Laurie Daiken, EmmaGrace Felton, Steven Peterson, Dan Slick
1st
Josh Akin
QUAFF
Taylor Swiffer (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Luke Hafdahl & Adam Sawatsky
Rochester Area Zymurgy Enthusiasts...
Verband (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Todd Rieck
La Crosse Area Grain Enthusiasts...
Quadsimodo (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 20: Light Belgian Ales
6 entries
1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
It's A Trap! (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Mark Kunzelmann
St. Louis Brews
Belgian Pale Ale (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
John Huhn
Zymurgists of the Ozarks
Red Cap (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Table 21: Fruit Spice and Sour Beer
12 entries
1st
Adam Skjefstad
River City Brewers [MN]
Golden Brett Ale (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Ye Olde Yarrow (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
John Luhmann
Iowa Brewers Union
Pina Colada Sour (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 22: Specialty Cider
5 entries
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Frosty (C2D: Ice Cider)
2nd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Fuzzy Goose Butt (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Walt Pittack
Northern Ale Stars Homebrewers...
New Gary Perry (C1D: New World Perry)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Bitter Corn Water (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
