SCH Amateur Brewing Championship 18
Thanks to all who participated in the SCH Amateur Brewing Championship 18.
There were 184 entries judged and 89 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kiel Fisher | ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager | 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer | Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Just The Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy) | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Kris Gould | Motown Joint On The East Side | 26A: Belgian Single | ALEiens Homebrew Club |
Winning Entries
Mead and Ciders (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ryan Vigne | KBA | C1B: English Cider | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Killed In A Dream | M2E: Melomel | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Hudson | King Crimson | M2C: Berry Mead | Keystone Hops |
IPA (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Travis Johnson | Celester The M... - West Coast IPA | 21A: American IPA | Society of Barley Engineers |
| 2nd | Justin Wilson | No Probllama | 21B7: Brut IPA | Midnight Homebrewers' League |
| 3rd | Jeffry Battles | Marine Layer | 21C: Hazy IPA | QUAFF |
Belgian (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tyler Flynn | Biere De Garde | 24C: Bière de Garde | Main Line Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Kiel Fisher | ROM BARO Witbier | 24A: Witbier | Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Steve Marler | Jacques In The Box | 25B: Saison | Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) |
Monks (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kris Gould | Motown Joint On The East Side | 26A: Belgian Single | ALEiens Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Dave Taylor | Cruella DuBel | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Keystone Hops |
| 3rd | George Keegan
Co-Brewer: Jack Robbins | Just Monkeying Around | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Keystone Hops |
Experimental/Funky (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brian Filips | RASP! BER-RY! | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Keystone Hops |
| 2nd | Rob Myers | Triple B | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Lehigh Valley Home Brewers |
| 3rd | Dave Taylor | Triple H | 34C: Experimental Beer | Keystone Hops |
SHV (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ryan Vigne | Just The Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy) | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Vincent Sargeni | Hibiscus Saison | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 3rd | Paul Ward
Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr | Mounds | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) |
Oktoberfest (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dave Taylor
Co-Brewer: Brian Love And Matt Petrov | Double Fested | 4B: Festbier | Keystone Hops |
| 2nd | Jim Clapp | Dziekczynienie | 6A: Märzen | Keystone Hops |
| 3rd | Derek Bosworth | OKTOBERFEST | 6A: Märzen | Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) |
Fruity and Sour (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kiel Fisher | ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager | 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer | Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Presentism Is A Trap (Peach) | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Joseph Eberhardt | Interview With A Wheat Beer | 29A: Fruit Beer | Lehigh Valley Home Brewers |
| HM | Jeffry Battles | Bloody Tears | 29A: Fruit Beer | QUAFF |
Smoke and Wood (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | John Spinella | Bourbon | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | |
| 2nd | Jack Wheeler
Co-Brewer: Marie Enright | Tubbs | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Keystone Hops |
| 3rd | Denny Thompson | Not Your Father's Old Fashioned | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | ALEiens Homebrew Club |
British Dark (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tyler Flynn | Baltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Main Line Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Denny Thompson | Good Day Mate | 13C: English Porter | ALEiens Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Justin Wilson | Chuffed Llama | 13A: Dark Mild | Midnight Homebrewers' League |
| HM | Mike Neville | Mason Street Brown Ale | 13B: British Brown Ale | LagerBoyz |
Amber and Brown (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jack Wheeler | Frauline Hilda | 2B: International Amber Lager | Keystone Hops |
| 2nd | Jim Clapp | 1897 | 19B: California Common | Keystone Hops |
| 3rd | Matt Zajac
Co-Brewer: Holly Zajac | Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Bruclear Homebrew Club |
Big Beers (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dave Taylor | The Girl At The Bock Show | 10C: Weizenbock | Keystone Hops |
| 2nd | Gregory Sanial | Moko Jumbie Elixir | 16C: Tropical Stout | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 3rd | Mat Kelly | Stout Overflow | 20C: Imperial Stout | Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) |
Hops over Malts (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Daniel Taylor | Citralorian | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| 2nd | Justin Wilson | Posh Llama | 11C: Strong Bitter | Midnight Homebrewers' League |
| 3rd | Matt Zajac
Co-Brewer: Holly Zajac | Pils | 5D: German Pils | Bruclear Homebrew Club |
Keep It Light (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bryan McClain | Stolen Cream Ale | 1C: Cream Ale | Stoney Creek Homebrewers |
| 2nd | John Spinella | International But National | 2A: International Pale Lager | |
| 3rd | Daniel Taylor | CREAM OF THE CROP! (Nobody Does It Better) | 1C: Cream Ale | |
Light in color (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Patrick Masur | A-Cat | 5B: Kölsch | Delmarva United Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Matt Zajac
Co-Brewer: Holly Zajac | Aurum | 4A: Munich Helles | Bruclear Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Jason Biddle | Helles Yeah! | 4A: Munich Helles | Granite Run Brewers |