Brixtoberfest 2023
Thanks to all who participated in the Brixtoberfest 2023.
There were 231 entries judged and 218 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Joe Skiles | The Colonel's Side Hustle | 27A2: Kentucky Common | Urban Knaves of Grain |
2nd | Matthew Kunesh | Schwarzbier | 8B: Schwarzbier | Brixie's Brewers |
3rd | Doug Walker | Darth Maltious | 10C: Weizenbock | The Brü Club |
Best Brewer (82 Participating Brewers)
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Dan Acheson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14.04 | Urban Knaves of Grain |
2nd | Eric Martin | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13.05 | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
3rd | Joe Skiles ** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10.03 | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Best Club (30 Participating Clubs)
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Urban Knaves of Grain | 4 | 2 | 2 | 26.08 |
2nd | Brixie's Brewers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20.06 |
3rd | Kansas City Bier Meisters | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15.06 |
Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.
Winning Entries
Table 1: Cream and Wheat Ales (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Robert Lefley Co-Brewer: Andy Nordstrom | Breakfast Ball | 1C: Cream Ale | Brixie's Brewers |
2nd | Jason Callicoat | American Wheat Beer | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
3rd | Edward O`Neill | Petey Wheatstraw | 1D: American Wheat Beer | STL Brewminati |
Table 2: Light Lagers (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mike Neville | Frank's | 2A: International Pale Lager | Motor City Mashers |
2nd | Nicholas Benoit | Cross Czech Pale Lager | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | |
3rd | Scott Steenburg | El Dorado American Lager | 1B: American Lager | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
Table 3: Dark Lagers (17 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Matthew Kunesh | Schwarzbier | 8B: Schwarzbier | Brixie's Brewers |
2nd | Dan Acheson | Hanseatic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Urban Knaves of Grain |
3rd | Kevin Olson | Temny | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Table 4: Pale Malty European Lagers (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Eric Martin | No One Is Invited | 4B: Festbier | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
2nd | Steve Powell | Hellesfest 2023 | 4B: Festbier | Big Sioux Brewing Society |
3rd | Steve Powell | Scarlet Oak Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Big Sioux Brewing Society |
Table 5: Pale Bitter Beer (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Steve Powell | Car Ramrod | 5D: German Pils | Big Sioux Brewing Society |
2nd | Mike Neville | Dortmunder | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | Motor City Mashers |
3rd | Stephen Schmitt | Bundesliga Pils | 5D: German Pils | Evanston Homebrew Club |
Table 6: Amber Lagers (17 entries)
Table 7: Amber Bitter European Lagers (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Scott Steenburg | Vienna #1 | 7A: Vienna Lager | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) |
2nd | Stephen Schmitt | Zum Schlussel | 7B: Altbier | Evanston Homebrew Club |
3rd | Bill Gavin Roy Ventullo | Vienna Zwei | 7A: Vienna Lager | CRAZE |
Table 8: German Wheat and Rye Beer (8 entries)
Table 9: British, Scottish and Irish Beer (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jack Cantle | Lanarkshire Light | 14A: Scottish Light | North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
2nd | Dexter Garner | Bramble | 13B: British Brown Ale | |
3rd | Eric Martin | Oat Brown | 13B: British Brown Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 10: Beer Miscellanea 31A, 33B and 34B (8 entries)
Table 11: Strong Beer (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Joseph Belevender | Ought To Be Respected | 17A: British Strong Ale | Pontiac Brewing Tribe |
2nd | Andrew Wiles | Ginger Beard Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Red Earth Brewers |
3rd | Eric Martin | Dystopia | 17B: Old Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 12: Pale American Ale (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Adam McConnell | 3,4, Hit The Floor | 18A: Blonde Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
2nd | Andrew Riopell | Dave 5-0 | 18B: American Pale Ale | Brixie's Brewers |
3rd | Eric Wood | Playoff Weekend Pale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Brixie's Brewers |
Table 13: Amber and Brown American Beer (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Joe Skiles | The Colonel's Side Hustle | 27A2: Kentucky Common | Urban Knaves of Grain |
2nd | Jeremiah Baer | Kentucky Ambaer Ale | 27A2: Kentucky Common | |
3rd | Kevin Wojdak | Steam Punk | 19B: California Common | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 14: Porters and Stouts (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Dexter Garner | Shadows | 20A: American Porter | |
2nd | Ryan Shupe | Thing Under The Mountain | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | Oak Park Homebrewers |
3rd | Art Kim | Siberian Antifreeze | 20C: Imperial Stout | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 15: IPA (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Mark Westmeyer | Hoppenheimer | 21A: American IPA | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
2nd | Jeremy Anderson | Hazy Toledo | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
3rd | Joe Skiles | Simtra IPA | 21A: American IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 16: Sour Ale (8 entries)
Table 17: Belgian Ale (12 entries)
Table 18: Monastic Ale (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Stephen Schmitt | Thick Bottles | 26A: Belgian Single | Evanston Homebrew Club |
2nd | Dan Acheson | Give It A Year... #meanbrews | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Urban Knaves of Grain |
3rd | Andrew Wiles | Dream Crusher Belgian Dark Strong Ale | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Red Earth Brewers |