SCH Amateur Brewing Championship 17
Awards
Judges
Marie-Claire Archbold, Zach Bauer, Derek Bosworth, Mike Bury, Chris Clair, Jason Donmoyer, Mike Duprez, Brian Filips, Peter Garofalo, Michael Grippi, David Houseman, Jocelyn Kline, Marissa-Paige Langol, Mike Lewandowski, David Lieberman, John Litak, Wardell Massey, Bryan McClain, Joshua Neal, John Putnam, Adam Ritter, James Rosenkranz, Brian Smith, Paul Ward, Jay White, Les White, Jacob Wilson, Justin Wilson, Matt Zajac
Judges - Best of Show
Mike Bury, Chris Clair, Peter Garofalo, David Lieberman, Les White
By the Numbers
184 Entries
57 Entrants
29 Judges
47 Placing Entries
Table 1: Mead and Ciders
15 entries
Judges: Chris Clair (Head Judge), Mike Duprez, David Lieberman, Joshua Neal
1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
KBA (C1B: English Cider)
2nd
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Killed In A Dream (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Kevin Hudson
Keystone Hops
King Crimson (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 2: IPA
15 entries
Judges: Zach Bauer, David Lieberman (Head Judge), Adam Ritter, Brian Smith
1st
Travis Johnson
Society of Barley Engineers
Celester The M... - West Coast IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Justin Wilson
Midnight Homebrewers' League
No Probllama (21B7: Brut IPA)
3rd
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Marine Layer (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 3: Belgian
16 entries
Judges: Marie-Claire Archbold, Peter Garofalo (Head Judge), John Putnam, Paul Ward
1st
Tyler Flynn
Main Line Brewers Association
Biere De Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Kiel Fisher
Stoney Creek Homebrewers
ROM BARO Witbier (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Steve Marler
Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
Jacques In The Box (25B: Saison)
Table 4: Monks
10 entries
Judges: Mike Bury (Head Judge), Wardell Massey, Brian Smith, Jay White
1st
Kris Gould
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Motown Joint On The East Side (26A: Belgian Single)
2nd
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Cruella DuBel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
George Keegan & Jack Robbins
Keystone Hops
Just Monkeying Around (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 5: Experimental/Funky
9 entries
Judges: Les White (Head Judge), Justin Wilson
1st
Brian Filips
Keystone Hops
RASP! BER-RY! (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Rob Myers
Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
Triple B (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Triple H (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 6: SHV
9 entries
Judges: Peter Garofalo (Head Judge), John Litak
1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Just The Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy) (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Vincent Sargeni
Hibiscus Saison (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Paul Ward & Vic Orlando Jr
Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
Mounds (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 7: Oktoberfest
10 entries
Judges: Michael Grippi (Head Judge), Jocelyn Kline
1st
Dave Taylor & Brian Love And Matt Petrov
Keystone Hops
Double Fested (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Dziekczynienie (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Derek Bosworth
Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
OKTOBERFEST (6A: Märzen)
Table 8: Fruity and Sour
19 entries
Judges: David Houseman (Head Judge), Marissa-Paige Langol, Les White, Justin Wilson
1st
Kiel Fisher
Stoney Creek Homebrewers
ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Presentism Is A Trap (Peach) (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Joseph Eberhardt
Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
Interview With A Wheat Beer (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Jeffry Battles
QUAFF
Bloody Tears (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 9: Smoke and Wood
6 entries
Judges: Bryan McClain (Head Judge), Jay White
1st
John Spinella
Bourbon (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Jack Wheeler & Marie Enright
Keystone Hops
Tubbs (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Denny Thompson
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Not Your Father's Old Fashioned (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 10: British Dark
10 entries
Judges: Chris Clair (Head Judge), Matt Zajac
1st
Tyler Flynn
Main Line Brewers Association
Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Denny Thompson
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Good Day Mate (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Justin Wilson
Midnight Homebrewers' League
Chuffed Llama (13A: Dark Mild)
HM
Mike Neville
LagerBoyz
Mason Street Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
Table 11: Amber and Brown
14 entries
Judges: Marie-Claire Archbold, Derek Bosworth, David Houseman (Head Judge), James Rosenkranz
1st
Jack Wheeler
Keystone Hops
Frauline Hilda (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
1897 (19B: California Common)
3rd
Matt Zajac & Holly Zajac
Bruclear Homebrew Club
Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
Table 12: Big Beers
15 entries
Judges: Zach Bauer, Jason Donmoyer (Head Judge), Mike Lewandowski, Bryan McClain
1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
The Girl At The Bock Show (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Moko Jumbie Elixir (16C: Tropical Stout)
3rd
Mat Kelly
Band of Media Brewers (BOMB)
Stout Overflow (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 13: Hops over Malts
9 entries
Judges: Wardell Massey, John Putnam (Head Judge)
1st
Daniel Taylor
Citralorian (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Justin Wilson
Midnight Homebrewers' League
Posh Llama (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Matt Zajac & Holly Zajac
Bruclear Homebrew Club
Pils (5D: German Pils)
Table 14: Keep It Light
10 entries
Judges: Marissa-Paige Langol (Head Judge), Jacob Wilson
1st
Bryan McClain
Stoney Creek Homebrewers
Stolen Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
John Spinella
International But National (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Daniel Taylor
CREAM OF THE CROP! (Nobody Does It Better) (1C: Cream Ale)
Table 15: Light in color
17 entries
Judges: Mike Bury (Head Judge), Brian Filips, Mike Lewandowski, Joshua Neal
1st
Patrick Masur
Delmarva United Homebrewers
A-Cat (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Matt Zajac & Holly Zajac
Bruclear Homebrew Club
Aurum (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Jason Biddle
Granite Run Brewers
Helles Yeah! (4A: Munich Helles)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Mike Bury, Chris Clair, Peter Garofalo, David Lieberman, Les White
1st
Kiel Fisher
Stoney Creek Homebrewers
ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
2nd
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Just The Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy) (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Kris Gould
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Motown Joint On The East Side (26A: Belgian Single)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
