Valhalla: The Mead-ing Of Life
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Andrew Brown, Mike Bury, Marc Capobianco, Adi Gherman, Linda Gherman, Auther Hannon, Andrew Hejl, Dave Houseman, Galen Kreiser, Sarah Pattisall, James Rosenkranz, Jeff Sanders
Stewards
Jason Durrance, Kevin Smeal
Staff
Andrew Brown, Sarah Pattisall
By the Numbers
83 Entries 23 Entrants
12 Judges 2 Stewards 2 Staff
29 Placing Entries
Table 1: Melomel
8 entries
1st
Robert Critten
Zymurgists of the Ozarks
Newtons Epiphany (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Keith Wickstrom
Midnight Homebrewers' League
Tropical Fruit Cup (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Kevin Clare
Keystone Hops
Pina Needs Colada (M2E: Melomel)
Table 2: Sweet Mead
10 entries
1st
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Seductive Honey (SWEET Meadowfoam) (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Seductive Honey (SWEET Acacia) (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
Hawaiian Honeycreeper (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 3: Berry & Stone Fruit Mead
11 entries
1st
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
Back In Black... Currents (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Preemptive Pardons (#188 Aroniaberry) (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Crimson Bloom (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 4: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable
7 entries
1st
Kevin Hudson & Brian Filips
Keystone Hops
Ghost In The Machine (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Ryan ONeal
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Lavandula Mist (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Kevin Smeal
Lancaster County Brewers
Fire And Ice (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Table 5: Experimental Mead
12 entries
Judges: Mike Bury (Head Judge), Auther Hannon
1st
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
The Morrígan (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Matthew Palma
Wake County Brusaders
Schokoladenkuchen (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Robert Critten
Zymurgists of the Ozarks
Ye Old Skeptic (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 6: Fruit & Spice Mead
16 entries
1st
Michael Harper
Desert Rose (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Michael Harper
Rosehip Hearth (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Matthew Palma
Wake County Brusaders
Back From The Dead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 7: Dry Mead
3 entries
1st
Eric Reynolds
Louisville Area Grain and...
Seductive Honey (DRY Meadowfoam) (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Brian McCrickard
Seven City Brewers
Orange Blossom Fizz (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 8: Semi-Sweet Mead
5 entries
1st
Morgan A Andersen
Alcohol Through Fermentation
Magnificent Meadowfoam (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Implausible Deniability (#120 Acacia-Angico) (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain
Drunken Koala (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 9: Cyser & Pyment
7 entries
1st
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
Mitten Malus Magic (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Matthew Palma
Wake County Brusaders
Grapes Of Wrath (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Michael Harper
New Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
Table 10: Braggot
4 entries
Judges: Adi Gherman, Linda Gherman (Head Judge)
1st
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Braggart In Chief (#145 Braggot) (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
It's Not Christmas Until Hans Falls (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
Cody Lester
Central Arkansas Fermenters
First Braggot? No, Second Braggot (M4A: Braggot)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Michael Harper
Desert Rose (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
The Morrígan (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Braggart In Chief (#145 Braggot) (M4A: Braggot)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners