17th New England Regional Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Eric Adriaansen, Jonathan Baisch, Nate Brese, Nate Cicoria, Andy Cox, Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Michael Fairbrother, Max Finnance, Dann Gavaletz, John Golden, Daniel Hall, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Santiago Irigoyen, Sean Jansen, Josh Latham, Gerald Lotto, Larry Lynch-Freshner, David Marsh, Greg Mobley, Bill Moreland, Rob North, Jen Pereira, Zach Perrotte, Giuliano Pizzo, Rob Roy, Mary Russell, Steve Schember, Robert Seward, Mike Shea, Phil Sides, Robert Somogyi

Judges - Best of Show

Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Max Finnance, John Golden, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Jen Pereira, Rob Roy

Stewards

Bradford Ayers, Michael Burns, Jerry Doty, Justin Gage, Lyn Gelinas, Adam Goff, Mike Hogan, Matthew Howard, Amanda Joaquin, Lori Lafleur, Amy Latham, Rob Ledbetter, Cathy MacInnis, Trevor Mack, Stuart Milsten, Stacey Somogyi, Joe Turner

Staff

David Marsh, Stacey Somogyi

Organizer

Jill Crawford

By the Numbers

380 Entries 118 Entrants

33 Judges 17 Stewards 2 Staff

128 Placing Entries

Table 1: Cider Standard

7 entries

Judges: Lyn Howard (Head Judge), Josh Latham

1st
Brian Dolan
GR-RIG-NP-2023 (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Santa Cider (C2A: New England Cider)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Heritage Blend From Gnome Brew (C1A: New World Cider)

Table 2: Cider Specialty

10 entries

Judges: Michael Fairbrother (Head Judge), Sean Jansen

1st
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Oaked Tart Cherry (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
POG Cider (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)

Table 3: Mead Traditional

10 entries

Judges: John Golden, Lyn Howard (Head Judge)

1st
Austin Brown
Michigan Mead Coalition
Breeze (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Austin Brown
Michigan Mead Coalition
Whisper (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Austin Brown
Michigan Mead Coalition
I'm Not Crazy, I'm Nuts! (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 4: Mead Fruit

16 entries

Judges: Nate Brese, Kyle Ducharme, Max Finnance (Head Judge), Paul Hayslett

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Honey Boo Boo (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Rizzberry Mead (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Shiraz Pyment (M2B: Pyment)

Table 5: Mead Experimental

9 entries

Judges: Michael Fairbrother (Head Judge), Josh Latham

1st
Cody Lester
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Summer Time Drink For Those Cold Winter Blues (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Ovda Cuffe
Mollys Blood (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Alex Zwerdling
The Brü Club
Funky Town (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 6: Mead Specialty and Spiced

16 entries

Judges: Jonathan Baisch, Kyle Ducharme, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard (Head Judge)

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Black Currant Dwójniak (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Ovda Cuffe
Ralph Macchiato (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Kayla Corona
Brew Free or Die
Valhalla Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Table 7: IPA and Pale Ale

15 entries

Judges: Dann Gavaletz, Rob North (Head Judge), Rob Roy, Mike Shea

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Dual IPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
James Kazanovicz
CitraButtDown (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
West Coast Video (21A: American IPA)

Table 8: IPA Hazy

9 entries

Judges: Giuliano Pizzo, Robert Somogyi (Head Judge)

1st
Mark Rose
The Brü Club
Hopocalypse (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Boston Rob (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Don't Change Anything NEIPA (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 9: Standard American

10 entries

Judges: Daniel Hall (Head Judge), Gerald Lotto

1st
Andrew Hodnefield
The Brü Club
American Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Harley Hopkins
The Brü Club
Throw It In The Sinkhole (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Trevor Mack
The Brü Club
Between The Lines (1C: Cream Ale)
HM
Tim Thompson
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Crusher (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 10: Wheat Beers

10 entries

Judges: David Marsh (Head Judge), Robert Somogyi

1st
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Tri-Rye Bier #65 (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Mark Winters
Middlesex Malters
Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Jay Hargy
Wheaties (10A: Weissbier)

Table 11: Amber European

7 entries

Judges: Daniel Hall (Head Judge), Mike Shea

1st
Timothy Pratt
Brew Haven
Renewed Perspective (7B: Altbier)
2nd
David Petersen
Alt- Nation (7B: Altbier)
3rd
John McCafferty
Sticke Santa (7B: Altbier)

Table 12: Czech Premium

7 entries

Judges: Gerald Lotto, Rob Roy (Head Judge)

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Czech Premium (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Steve Schember
Boston Wort Processors
Czech Please (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Ryan Mac
The Brü Club
Jagr Lagr (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 13: Czech Dark Lager

8 entries

Judges: Sean Jansen, Rob North (Head Judge)

1st
John McCafferty
Winter Is Coming (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Beth Schwartz
Middlesex Malters
Stínová šelma (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Andrew Hodnefield
The Brü Club
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
HM
Robert Abbott
The Brü Club
CDL (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 14: Porter American

9 entries

Judges: Jill Crawford, Rob Roy (Head Judge)

1st
Bob Charboneau & Brian West Pat Walch...
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
UNYHA 2025 Team Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Robert Sellers
Redemption Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Brandon Tabone
Black Knight (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 15: Pale Malty European lager

8 entries

Judges: Dann Gavaletz, John Golden (Head Judge)

1st
David Braunegg
Boston Wort Processors
I'd Rather Be In Shickshinny (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Stephen Hoeprich
Boston Wort Processors
Liters Later, Likely Lacking Lucidity (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Festivus (4B: Festbier)

Table 16: Dark European Lager

9 entries

Judges: Eric Adriaansen (Head Judge), Mary Russell

1st
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
FC Bayern Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Tim Thompson
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Oscuro (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Clack Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)

Table 17: British Pale

7 entries

Judges: Rob North (Head Judge), Jen Pereira

1st
Zachary Seely
Special Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Art Of The Ordinary Avgbru (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
3rd
Stephen Bernier
Boston Wort Processors
EBrew One (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 18: IPA Specialty

8 entries

Judges: Jill Crawford, Mary Russell (Head Judge)

1st
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (LSX2: IPA Argenta)
2nd
Casey Conry
Berkshire Homebrew Association
Alpine Run (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Ryan Mac
The Brü Club
EIPA (12C: English IPA)

Table 19: Pale International Beer

8 entries

Judges: Nate Brese (Head Judge), Mary Russell

1st
Robert Abbott
The Brü Club
IPL (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Reality Czech (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Japanese Rice Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 20: Marzen and Vienna Lager

11 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, Gerald Lotto, David Marsh (Head Judge), Mike Shea

1st
Viginesh Sankararaman
Boston Wort Processors, Post...
Vienna Velvet (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Michael Lavorgna
Brew Haven
Brooktoberfest (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Salzburg Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 21: Czech Pale and German Pilsner

9 entries

Judges: Eric Adriaansen (Head Judge), Josh Latham

1st
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
I Just Hope This Beats Haven's (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Old Man Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Colin Poe & Bob Poe
The Brü Club
Cross Czech (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Table 22: Smoked Beer

10 entries

Judges: John Golden, Santiago Irigoyen, Rob North (Head Judge), Mary Russell

1st
Jeff Curtis
The Brü Club
A Day At The Beech (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Smooth Up In Ya (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Liam Quigley
Szarża (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 23: Imperial Stout and Baltic Porter

9 entries

Judges: Josh Latham, Bill Moreland (Head Judge)

1st
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Gift Of The Three Kings... Myrrh (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Steve Schember
Boston Wort Processors
Darkness Has The Power (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Matt Mullen & Phil Abrams
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Big Phil (20C: Imperial Stout)
HM
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Obsidian Magician (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 24: Stouts

9 entries

Judges: Robert Seward, Phil Sides (Head Judge)

1st
Tim Thompson
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Blackthorn (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Trevor Tyner
The Brü Club
Peralta Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
3rd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Ice Storm Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 25: Kolsch and Blond Ale

9 entries

Judges: Greg Mobley (Head Judge), Robert Seward

1st
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Kathy (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Trevor Simon
James Blonde: A Vista To A Kill (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Will Walls
South Shore Brew Club
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Pope's Gold #58 (18A: Blonde Ale)

Table 26: Scottish Ale

9 entries

Judges: Andy Cox, Lyn Howard (Head Judge)

1st
Beth Schwartz
Middlesex Malters
Queen Of Scots (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
William Wallace (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Mike Rainey
McAlpine's Light (14A: Scottish Light)

Table 27: New Zealand Pilsner

10 entries

Judges: John Golden (Head Judge), Santiago Irigoyen

1st
Andrew Hodnefield
The Brü Club
NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Nick DeFae
Clear Eyes (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Brent Langdon
The Brü Club
AvgBru NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 28: Specialty

9 entries

Judges: Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge), Steve Schember

1st
Gary Anderson
Andy 142 Peanut Butter Baltic Porter (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Imperial Golden Pastry Stout (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Giuliano Pizzo
Brew Free or Die
Via Palazzolo (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 29: English Brown and Porter

9 entries

Judges: Greg Mobley (Head Judge), Robert Somogyi

1st
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Minimalist (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Mike Shea
North Shore Brewers
Sandpit Sally (27A4: London Brown Ale)
3rd
Alex Hannagan
Sir Not Appearing In This Beer (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 30: Strong Ale

7 entries

Judges: Jill Crawford, Nicole Emery (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Symphony Of Destruction (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Leviathan (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Mike Kimble
Urban Knaves of Grain
Queen Of The Murder Scene (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 31: Brett, Sour, Wild

10 entries

Judges: Zach Perrotte, Steve Schember (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Boisvert
Wild Hart (23F: Fruit Lambic)
2nd
Jonathan Rollins
The Brü Club
Clingstone Prince (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Jonathan Rollins
The Brü Club
Pica Pica! (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 32: Doppelbock

8 entries

Judges: Zach Perrotte (Head Judge), Rob Roy

1st
Tom Slonaker & Nick Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
96 Pale Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Denominator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Double The Trouble (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 33: Irish Red

6 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge)

1st
Casey Conry
Berkshire Homebrew Association
Irish I Was A Redhead (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Nick Hebda
The Brü Club
Little Miss Shenanigans (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Jonathan Marut
Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 34: Belgian Strong

15 entries

Judges: Jonathan Baisch, Daniel Hall (Head Judge), Sean Jansen, Jen Pereira

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
BDSM (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Devilish Blond (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
William Allwardt
The Brü Club
AvgBru Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Viginesh Sankararaman
Boston Wort Processors, Post...
The Belgian Character Is Strong With This Ale (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)

Table 35: Saison

8 entries

Judges: David Marsh, Bill Moreland (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Aces High (25B: Saison)
2nd
Matt Soule & Florine Guitton Tim Soule...
South Shore Brew Club
Bernard Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Bob Charboneau
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Spelterweight Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 36: Wood Beer

11 entries

Judges: Daniel Hall (Head Judge), Josh Latham

1st
Sam Tischler
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Red Wine BA Saison (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Sam Tischler & Bob Charboneau
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Burana Brown V2 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Ramsay Hoguet
Boston Wort Processors
The Big Lebrowski (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 37: Monastic Ale

8 entries

Judges: Max Finnance (Head Judge), Sean Jansen

1st
Curtis Ritter
Ace Brewing Society
The Gypsy's Cousin (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Ackbar Two (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Steve Schember
Boston Wort Processors
Ghost Town (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
HM
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
My Third Eye (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 38: Fruit and Spiced

12 entries

Judges: Nicole Emery (Head Judge), Rob Roy, Mike Shea, Robert Somogyi

1st
Ward Walkup IV
Yeastside Brewers
Kit With Coffee And Vanilla (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Joe Devanna
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Berry Patch (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Joe Devanna & Rick Callery
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Diesel (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
HM
Ricky Alexander
East Bay Homebrew Club
Blueberry Fizz (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)

Table 39: Belgian Ale

6 entries

Judges: Andy Cox, Phil Sides (Head Judge)

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Biere De Griner (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Connor Adamik
Vivian (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
3rd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
99 Palms (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 40: Amber American

7 entries

Judges: Dann Gavaletz (Head Judge), Mary Russell

1st
Alex Zwerdling
The Brü Club
SF, Etc. (19B: California Common)
2nd
Mike Rainey
Kilpatrick's Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Brent Langdon
The Brü Club
AvgBru Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 41: American Brown & Schwarzbier

5 entries

Judges: Gerald Lotto, Robert Somogyi (Head Judge)

1st
Jeff Curtis
The Brü Club
Dark Helmet Compensating (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Mark Rose
The Brü Club
Triple Brewing Disaster Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Max Finnance, John Golden, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Jen Pereira, Rob Roy

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Czech Premium (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Max Finnance, John Golden, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Jen Pereira, Rob Roy

1st
Brian Dolan
GR-RIG-NP-2023 (C1A: New World Cider)

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Max Finnance, John Golden, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Jen Pereira, Rob Roy

1st
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Honey Boo Boo (M2E: Melomel)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners