Thanks to all who participated in the Valhalla: The Mead-ing Of Life.
There were 159 entries judged and 117 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Mead
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Matthew Mead | Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Vs. Danube | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Paweł Knap | #102 Trójniak | M1C: Sweet Mead | Polski Miód Pitny |
3rd | Bill Boyer | Gorge Of Eternal Peril 2023 | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Winning Entries
Table 1: M1C Sweet Mead (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Paweł Knap | #102 Trójniak | M1C: Sweet Mead | Polski Miód Pitny |
2nd | Matthew Mead | Heather | M1C: Sweet Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
3rd | Allen Martin | OB | M1C: Sweet Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 2: M4B Historical Mead (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Nathan Steigman | Przygotowanie | M4B: Historical Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
2nd | Nathan Steigman | Smacznego! | M4B: Historical Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
3rd | Nathan Steigman | Nienasycony. Spróbuj, Oceń Sam. | M4B: Historical Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 3: M4A Braggot (5 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Nathan Steigman | Obscurior Umbra | M4A: Braggot | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Epiphany #120 | M4A: Braggot | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
3rd | Matthew Mead | Belgian Sunset B4 | M4A: Braggot | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Table 4: M1A Dry Mead (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Matthew Mead | Midwest Yellow Clover Blossom | M1A: Dry Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Brian Stephens | Lehua Blossom | M1A: Dry Mead | Keepers of Craft |
3rd | Brandon Christian Co-Brewer: Carla Christian | Stinger Nest | M1A: Dry Mead | Seven City Brewers |
Table 5: M2A Cyser (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Daniel Kukuk | Odin's Orchard | M2A: Cyser | Motor City Mashers |
2nd | Kevin Rocktaschel | Back Mountain Cyser | M2A: Cyser | |
3rd | Kevin Meintsma | Almost As Good As Mahoney's #56 | M2A: Cyser | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 6: M1B Semi-Sweet Mead (18 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Allen Martin | Basswood | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
2nd | Matthew Mead | Black And Razz | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
3rd | Renea Clark | Tropical And Mango Blossom Hydromel | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Northern Washington Homebrewers Guild |
Table 7: M2C Berry Mead (17 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kevin Hudson | King Crimson Requiem | M2C: Berry Mead | Keystone Hops |
2nd | Renea Clark | Skagit Strawberry 2.0 | M2C: Berry Mead | Northern Washington Homebrewers Guild |
3rd | Arthur Franke | Three Hundred And Eight Chromosomes | M2C: Berry Mead | Bergen County Brew Crew |
Table 8: M3A Fruit and Spice Mead (19 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Bill Boyer | Gorge Of Eternal Peril 2023 | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
2nd | Amy Olsen | Adar's Sacrifice | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
3rd | Garrett Freeman | I Swear It's Not Applesauce | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | |
HM | Matthew Allen | Black Sun | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | |
Table 9: M3B Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead (17 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Renea Clark | Spiced Brownie Bochet | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Northern Washington Homebrewers Guild |
2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Bodily Autonomty #141 | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
3rd | Kyle Ducharme | LCP | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
Table 10: M2D Stone Fruit Mead (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Matthew Mead | Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Vs. Danube | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Bill Boyer | Mango Mango Mango | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
3rd | Brian Stephens | Back To The O.G. | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Keepers of Craft |
HM | Allen Martin | Plum Crazy | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 11: M2B Pyment (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Bill Boyer | Czerwony Miód Gronowy | M2B: Pyment | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
2nd | Allen Martin | Blood In The Water Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
3rd | Nathan Steigman | Malum | M2B: Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 12: M2E Melomel (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kyle Ducharme | Tropical | M2E: Melomel | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Kevin Hudson | The First 48 | M2E: Melomel | Keystone Hops |
3rd | Matthew Mead | Sacrilicous | M2E: Melomel | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Table 13: M4C Experimental Mead (19 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Matthew Mead | Blueberry Maple Whiskey Mornings! | M4C: Experimental Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Carlos Herrera | Nordic Jord | M4C: Experimental Mead | Rockwall Brewers |
3rd | Garrett Freeman | Give Me Advice For My Peach Pie Mead | M4C: Experimental Mead | |