Thanks To All Who Participated in the Champion of the Pint
There were 288 entries judged and 147 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Thank you for your interest in the Champion of the Pint organized by Garage Brewers Society, O'Fallon Brewery, Maryland Hts, MO.
Thanks To All Who Participated in the Champion of the Pint
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
 1st | Jerry Mitchell | Mitte Flusse Pils | 5D: German Pils | Garage Brewers Society |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M25-BO-SP | M4C: Experimental Mead | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Table 01A - Czech Lager and Munich Helles (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Joshua Boldt | Late Night Czech-In | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
 2nd | Bob Moody | Czech Mate Two | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | |
 3rd | Sean Larkin | Southside Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | |
Table 2: Table 02A - Amber European Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Haeffner | Jamils Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Thomas Simones | JanuarFest | 6A: Marzen | Sugar Land Imperialists |
| 3rd | Ben Grossman | Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | GBS |
Table 3: Table 03 - Brown English Beer (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Reitz | Tom’s #9 Porter | 13C: English Porter | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Matt Fitzgerald | English Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | STL Hops |
| 3rd | Andrew King | Monarch Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | Missouri mashers |
Table 4: Table 04 - Strong British Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Justin Guldalian | The Admiral | 17D: English Barleywine | SABC |
| 2nd | Aaron Mason
Co-Brewer: Aja Mason | Bricklayer’s Ale | 17A: English Strong Ale | HM2BC |
| 3rd | Eric Stolze
Co-Brewer: Jenny Kezele | Death’s Construction | 17D: English Barleywine | Garage Brewers Society |
 HM | DAVO MCWILLIAMS | BRIT LIQUOR | 17D: English Barleywine | THE GARAGE BREWERS |
Table 5: Table 05 - Strong American Ale (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Charles Macaluso | Old Soul | 22D: Wheatwine | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Patrick Strohmayer | Santa’s Little Helper | 22A: Double IPA | St Louis Brews |
| 2nd | Stephen Agnew | Edison’s Medicine | 31A: Alternative Grain Beer | StlHOPS |
3rd | Daniel Stauder | Barleywine | 22C: American Barleywine | St. Louis Brews |
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Table 6: Table 06 - American Wild Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dusty Kelley | Sour Windrunner | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | GBS |
| 2nd | Amanda And Myles Burkemper | Boris The Soviet Love Hammer | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 3rd | Eric Smith | Golden Sour | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | GBS |
Table 7: Table 07 - Specialty Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Joshua Boldt | 5 Minutes Fast And An Hour Behind | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 2nd | Bobby Love | Vanilla Bean Chocolate Cherry Stout | 34C: Experimental Beer | GBS |
| 3rd | Paul Schamel | Pecan Pie Brown | 34C: Experimental Beer | |
Table 8: Table 02B - Strong European Lager (3 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Winckler
Co-Brewer: Patrick Sheedy, Chris Woker | It’s Dopplebock Somewhere | 9A: Doppelbock | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | David Schumacher | SchuBrew DoppleBock | 9A: Doppelbock | Missouri Mashers |
| 3rd | Ben Grossman | East Euro Trash | 9C: Baltic Porter | GBS |
Table 9: Table 01B - Scottish Ale (4 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeff Michalski
Co-Brewer: Brian | MacHulskey’s Scottish Export | 14C: Scottish Export | Garage Brewer Society |
| 2nd | DAVO MCWILLIAMS | MCWILLIES | 14C: Scottish Export | THE GARAGE BREWERS |
| 3rd | Chris Sawall | Ye Morning Wood | 14C: Scottish Export | Fat Toe Brewing |
Table 11: Table 11 - Dark European Lager (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Charles Macaluso | Dummy Load | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Steve Doelger | Schwartzbier | 8B: Schwarzbier | St Louis Brews |
| 3rd | Jacob Voss | Health Potion #1 | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Garage Brewers |
| HM | Joshua Boldt | Once You Go Schwarz | 8B: Schwarzbier | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
Table 12: Table 12 - Irish Beer (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Justin Guldalian | Red Ale | 15A: Irish Red Ale | SABC |
| 2nd | Steve Seithel | Irish Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | JCHB |
| 3rd | Ernie Smith | Kiss The Blarney | 15A: Irish Red Ale | IBU (Intellectual Brewers Union, Casper, WY) |
Table 14: Table 14 - European Sour Ale (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Scott Haarmann | Side Of Sour #2 | 23F: Fruit Lambic | |
| 2nd | Mike Fuson | Brettliner | 23A: Berliner Weisse | St. Louis Brews |
| 3rd | Michael Wells | Where The Wild Things Are IV | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Missouri Mashers |
Table 15: Table 15 - Wood Beer (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Justin Phelps
Co-Brewer: Jake Ellis | Boris | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Charles Macaluso | Palo Santo Pirate | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Oregon Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 46-BO | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Table 16: Table 16 - Pale Bitter European Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jerry Mitchell | Mitte Flusse Pils | 5D: German Pils | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Randy Pratt | Easy Peasy Pilsner | 5D: German Pils | MASH (Missouri Association of Serious Homebrewers) |
| 3rd | Scott Kurtz | Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | St. Louis Brewminati |
Table 21: Table 21 - Standard American Beer/Intl Lager (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mac Butcher | Drink Your Wheaties | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) |
| 2nd | Dan Barnes | Young American 2.0 | 1A: American Light Lager | |
| 3rd | Richard Roehl
Co-Brewer: Meg Kelley | R&M Premium Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | |
| HM | Kevin Haeffner | Kevin’s American Lager | 1B: American Lager | Garage Brewers Society |
Table 22: Table 22 - Dark British Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Patrick Shannon
Co-Brewer: Dennis Shannon | Oatis The Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd | Logan Beets | Oatmeal Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | KC Biermiesters |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 52 | 16A: Sweet Stout | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Table 23: Table 23 - IPA (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | DAVO MCWILLIAMS | DAIPA W/WLP575 | 21B: Specialty IPA | THE GARAGE BREWERS |
| 2nd | Jerry Mitchell | UWIH | 21A: American IPA | Garage Brewers Society |
| 3rd | Paul McGrew
Co-Brewer: Jerid Saffell | Soulless IPA | 21A: American IPA | STL Hops |
Table 24: Table 24 - Strong Belgian Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ryan Fairbanks | Saison | 25B: Saison | GBS |
| 2nd | Jason Chang | Yellow Devil | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | |
| 3rd | Stephen Henschel | Hop Hive | 25B: Saison | Fat Toe Brewing |
Table 25: Table 25 - Spiced Beer (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Rys | Hallowpeno | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Missouri Mashers |
| 2nd | Sean Gemoules | Holy Gemole | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | STL Hops |
| 3rd | JUSTIN BRADBURY
Co-Brewer: TONY DIEBOLD | SLOPPY SECONDS NILLA BEAN COFFEE STOUT | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | JEFFERSON COUNTY HOME BREWERS |
| HM | Joshua Boldt | Son Of A Nutcracker | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Wells | Cherry Wild Thing | 29A: Fruit Beer | Missouri Mashers |
| 2nd | David Schumacher | SchuBrew Raspberry Tart | 29A: Fruit Beer | Missouri Mashers |
| 3rd | Aaron Mason
Co-Brewer: Aja Mason | Raspberry Imperial Stout | 29A: Fruit Beer | HM2BC |
Table 27: Table 27 - Historical and Smoked Beer (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Logan Beets
Co-Brewer: Tyler Landes | KC Gratzer | 27A: Historical Beer | KC Biermiesters |
| 2nd | Stephen Agnew | Giddy Up! | 27A: Historical Beer | StlHOPS |
| 3rd | Paul Schamel | Smokin The Porter | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | |
Table 29: Table 29 - Cider and Perry (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Lyons | Carmel Spice Cider | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | St. Charles Brew Club |
| 2nd | Christopher Koentz | Apple Sauced | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | |
| 3rd | Joshua Boldt | Wrong Cider The Tracks | C1A: New World Cider | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| HM | David Peluso | Phil’s Goodin Cider | C1A: New World Cider | B.U.Z. Bootheel United Zymurgist |
Table 30: Table 30 - Amber and American Brown Beer (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike McCoy | California Common | 19B: California Common | |
| 2nd | Patrick Davis | Gold Digger | 19B: California Common | Johnson County Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Aric Luebbering
Co-Brewer: Ken Luebbering | Prohibition Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | |
Table 31: Table 31 - European Wheat Beers (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mac Butcher | Hefeliscious | 10A: Weissbier | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) |
| 2nd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 49-380 | 10C: Weizenbock | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 47-380 | 10A: Weissbier | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
| HM | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 49-3068 | 10C: Weizenbock | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Table 32: Table 32 - Pale American Ale (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Haeffner | Galaxy Blonde Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Grant Jokerst | Brighter Side | 18B: American Pale Ale | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 51-1.0 | 18B: American Pale Ale | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
| HM | DAVO MCWILLIAMS | SIMCOE/AMERILLO APA OYL-004 | 18B: American Pale Ale | THE GARAGE BREWERS |
Table 33: Table 33 - American Porter and Stout (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Gary Black | St. Louis Porter | 20A: American Porter | Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 2nd | Graig Waz | Porter Disorder | 20A: American Porter | JCHB - Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Aaron Mason
Co-Brewer: Aja Mason | Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | HM2BC |
| HM | Andrew King | Big Black Dog | 20C: Imperial Stout | Missouri mashers |
Table 34: Table 34 - Trappist Ale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Wells
Co-Brewer: Marc Springer | The Reckoning | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Missouri Mashers |
| 2nd | DAVO MCWILLIAMS | FATHER PAT | 26A: Trappist Single | THE GARAGE BREWERS |
| 3rd | Matt Fitzgerald | A Monks Lunch | 26A: Trappist Single | STL Hops |
Table 36: Table 36 - Fruit Meads (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tim Hayes | Berry Berry Berry Melomel | M2C: Berry Mead | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M23-SP | M2A: Cyser | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M22-SP | M2A: Cyser | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Table 37: Table 37 - Traditional Mead, Spiced Mead and Specialty Mead (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M25-BO-SP | M4C: Experimental Mead | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
| 2nd | Scott Kurtz | Mesquite Mead | M1A: Dry Mead | St. Louis Brewminati |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M25-SP | M4A: Braggot | Garage Brewers Society / StL Brews |
Table 38: Table 38 - English Bitter (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer(s) | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ernie Smith | Bitter Britt | 11C: Strong Bitter | IBU (Intellectual Brewers Union, Casper, WY) |
| 2nd | Jeff Muse | Reuben | 11C: Strong Bitter | St. Louis Brews |
| 3rd | Casey Lobring | Special Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | |