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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Kansas City Bier Meisters 29th Annual Homebrew Competition

There were 479 entries and 190 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

BOS - Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Bible	Drunk Monks Tipple	18E Belgian Strong Ale: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	N/a
2nd	Angelo Ruiz	Loco Hop	14C India Pale Ale (IPA): Imperial IPA	Lawrence Brewers Guild

BOS - Cider

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Casey	Jv Cider	27A Standard Cider and Perry: Common Cider	Kc Biermeister

BOS - Mead

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Tanner	Orange Blossom Trad	24C Traditional Mead: Sweet Mead	Jayhops

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Lager (6 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	Lil Hellion	1D: Munich Helles	Beermafia!
1st	Thomas Malowski	Light Beer	1A: Lite American Lager	Railroaders Homebrew Club
2nd	Thomas Malowski	Regular Beer	1B: Standard American Lager	Railroaders Homebrew Club

Table 2: Pilsner (6 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	Papa Joe’s Pilsner	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Beermafia!
1st	Jim Maurer	23 Classic	2C: Classic American Pilsner
2nd	Brian Hoesing Co-Brewer: Chris Vejnovich	Cap	2C: Classic American Pilsner	Lincoln Lagers

Table 3: European Amber Lager (6 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Neava Ford Co-Brewer: David Bennett, Charlie Clark, Melissa Bennett	Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Kc Bier Meisters
1st	Jay Aber	It’s Going To Be Ok-toberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen
2nd	Steve Cook	Good Karma Oktoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Kc Bier Meisters

Table 4: Dark Lager (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
HM	Scot Schaar	Munich By Night	4B: Munich Dunkel	Mugz
1st	Bryan Clauser	Schwarzbier	4C: Schwarzbier	Garage Brewers Society
3rd	Phil Hageman Co-Brewer: Andy Hageman	Slam Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel
2nd	Phil Hageman	Czech Dark	4C: Schwarzbier

Table 5: Bock (8 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Mike Piazza	Cabron	5C: Doppelbock	Saaz
3rd	David Salmon	Hel Goatster	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers
1st	Jay Aber	Doppelganger Bock	5C: Doppelbock

Table 6: Light Hybrid Beer (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Michael Wilcox	Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	W.h.o.
3rd	Anthony Lackey	Hoppy Wheat	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer	N/a
1st	Thomas Malowski	Screamer	6A: Cream Ale	Railroaders Homebrew Club

Table 7: Amber Hybrid Beer (5 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jim Maurer	High Esteem	7B: California Common Beer
1st	John Elkins	California Dreamin	7B: California Common Beer	High Plains Draughters
2nd	Dan Huerter	California Common	7B: California Common Beer	Kansas City Biermeisters

Table 8: English Pale Ale (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jaff & James Gang	Bitter English Man	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Beermafia!
3rd	Clyde Hutchison Co-Brewer: NA	Kc Bitters	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	None
2nd	Robert Wiegers	Epa: Master Of Disaster	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Wichita Homebrewers Organization

Table 9: Scottish And Irish Ale (21 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Patrick Schneider	West Of The Pecos Scotch Ale	9C: Scottish Export 80/-	Independent
2nd	Brian Davis	Wee Are The People	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Iowa Minnesota Society Of Brewers
1st	Michael Wilcox	69/-	9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-	W.h.o.

Table 10: American Ale (60 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jaff & James Gang	The Dank !	10A: American Pale Ale	Beermafia!
2nd	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	Lilly Dale’s Pale Ale	10A: American Pale Ale	Beermafia!
HM	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	Zeds Red Baby, Zeds Red!	10B: American Amber Ale	Beermafia!
3rd	Jay Evans	Suite Judy Brown Ale	10C: American Brown Ale	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers

Table 11: English Brown Ale (17 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Smith	Brothel Brown	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
2nd	Paul Rau	English Mild	11A: Mild	Wichita Homebrewers Org
3rd	Paul Teller Co-Brewer: Carl Schultze	Little Betty Brown	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	The James River Home Brewers

Table 12: Porter (23 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Larry Cook	Brown Porter	12A: Brown Porter	Wichita Homebrewers Organization
1st	Michael Fagan Co-Brewer: Connie Fagan	Zeb’s	12C: Baltic Porter	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Landon Leopold	Use The Schwartz Porter	12B: Robust Porter	Kcbm

Table 13: Stout (30 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Eric Wentling	Olde Meconium	13F: Imperial Stout	Jack Of All Brews
1st	Brian Hoesing	Empyreal Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Lincoln Lagers
3rd	Dan Eastwood	Diesel Motor Oil	13F: Imperial Stout	Long Beach Homebrewers

Table 14: India Pale Ale (42 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	John Elkins	Moose Knuckle Ipa	14B: American IPA	High Plains Draughters
2nd	Peter Polczynski	For Queen And Country	14B: American IPA	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers
1st	Angelo Ruiz	Loco Hop	14C: Imperial IPA	Lawrence Brewers Guild

Table 15: German Wheat And Rye Beer (14 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jay Highfill	Pretty Prairie Hefeweizen	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Jay Highfill	Susank	15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)	Kansas City Bier Meisters
HM	Brian Hoesing	Seth Roggen	15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)	Lincoln Lagers
1st	Steve Rehbock	Darkwheat	15B: Dunkelweizen	Flops

Table 16: Belgian And French Ale (31 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Matthew Berkey Co-Brewer: Matthew Jones	Wave The Wit	16A: Witbier	Kc Bier Meisters
1st	Michael Crane Co-Brewer: Joey Crane	Saison De Cezanne	16C: Saison	Kc Biermeisters
3rd	Phil Burke	Belgian Dark Stout	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Lbg
HM	John Rowley	Saison De Seigle	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	Sangre De Cristos Craft Brewers

Table 17: Sour Ale (6 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	John Rowley	Oude Framboise	17F: Fruit Lambic	Sangre De Cristos Craft Brewers
3rd	James Prior	Kriek	17F: Fruit Lambic	Kansas City Bier Meisters
1st	Jay Aber	Aber’s Flanders Young	17B: Flanders Red Ale

Table 18: Belgian Strong Ale (32 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Bible	Drunk Monks Tipple	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	N/a
2nd	Pat Regan	Big Bad Blond	18A: Belgian Blond Ale
3rd	Charles Ferguson Co-Brewer: none	Duvel Clone	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Lawrence Brewers Guild

Table 19: Strong Ale (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Sean Mccambridge	Winnebago Barleywine	19C: American Barleywine	Zz Hops
1st	Jon Morman	Old Ale	19A: Old Ale	Brewing Network
3rd	Steve Cook	Good Karma Barley Wine	19C: American Barleywine	Kc Bier Meisters

Table 20: Fruit Beer (10 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Woolsey	Jalapeno Wheat	20A: Fruit Beer	Zz Hops
2nd	George Phoenix	Boysenberry Wheat Beer	20A: Fruit Beer	Lawrence Brewers Guild, Topeka Hall Of Foamers
3rd	Clay Jarratt Co-Brewer: Mick Whisler	Toasted Coconut Porter	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 21: Spice/herb/vegetable Beer (18 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
HM	Frank Dillon	Pepper Beer	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lawrence Brewers Guild
1st	Stino Iacopelli	Merv’s Liquid Sex	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Wichita Homebrewers Organization
2nd	Angelo Ruiz	Cocoa Loco	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lawrence Brewers Guild
3rd	George Phoenix	Chamomile Honey Wheat Beer	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lawrence Brewers Guild, Topeka Hall Of Foamers

Table 22: Smoke-flavored And Wood-aged Beer (19 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	I Smell Smoke!	22B: Other Smoked Beer	Beermafia!
3rd	Michael Rogers	Erebos - Oak-aged Chocolate Imperial Stout	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Wichita Homebrew Organization
2nd	Jon Korneliussen	Rauchbier	22A: Classic Rauchbier	Bluff City Brewers

Table 23: Specialty Beer (31 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Matthew Berkey	Bootleg Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	Kc Bier Meisters
1st	John Rowley	Touch Of Black Ipa	23A: Specialty Beer	Sangre De Cristos Craft Brewers
HM	Dave Darity Co-Brewer: Michele Darity	Rye P A	23A: Specialty Beer	Beermafia!
3rd	Tim Cichon	Sublime	23A: Specialty Beer	Saint Croix River Valley Homebrewers Association

Table 24: Traditional Mead (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Steve Mccall	Ice Storm Mead	24B: Semi-Sweet Mead
1st	Mark Tanner	Orange Blossom Trad	24C: Sweet Mead	Jayhops
HM	Steve Rehbock	First Mead	24A: Dry Mead	Flops
2nd	Roger Gibson	Tupelo	24B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Kansas City Biermeisters

Table 25: Melomel (fruit Mead) (9 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Tanner	Heart Of Darkness Iii	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Jayhops
3rd	Roger Gibson	Apple Harvest Mead	25A: Cyser	Kansas City Biermeisters
2nd	David Salmon	Red Meadpagne	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Alemakers

Table 26: Other Mead (7 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Karen Schaar	Rio De Jumpkin	26C: Open Category Mead	Mugz
1st	Mark Tanner Co-Brewer: Tim Leber	Heart Of India	26A: Metheglin	Jayhops
2nd	Jeffrey Swearengin	Cactus Jack’s Prickly Pear Inferno	26C: Open Category Mead	Fellowship Of Oklahoma Ale Makers (foam)

Table 27: Standard Cider And Perry (5 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Casey	Jv Cider	27A: Common Cider	Kc Biermeister
3rd	Justin Casey	Ellen’s Cider	27A: Common Cider	Kc Biermeister
2nd	Mike Downs	Cider	27A: Common Cider	Clowder Brewing Studio

Table 28: Specialty Cider And Perry (6 Entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Jay Aber	Partly Pear Cider	28B: Fruit Cider
1st	Justin Casey	Crapple	28B: Fruit Cider	Kc Biermeister
3rd	Mike Downs	Strong Cider	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	Clowder Brewing Studio

Sponsors

Kansas City Bier Meisters is proud to have the following sponsors for the Kansas City Bier Meisters 29th Annual Homebrew Competition:

23rd Street Brewery

75th Street Brewery

Austin Homebrew Supply

Blichmann Engineering

Blind Tiger Brewing Co

Boulevard Brewing Co

Brewer's Hardware

Brown Bag Liquor
Olathe, KS

Crank And Stein

Deschutes Brewery

Firestone Walker

Free State Brewing Co

High Gravity Brewing

Mccoy's Public House

Northern Brewer

Siebel Institute

Stone Brewing Co

Wichita Brewing & Pizzeria

Wyeast Laboratories