Beehive Brew-Off Winners

First off let me say that for a first attempt at a Homebrew competition Mark, Jamie, Mike and everyone else involved did an incredible job of putting on a well organized, detail oriented BJCP sanctioned competition.

Besides running smoothly, I gotta say the quality of the beers entered really blew the judges away. We're talking about professional brewers, industry professionals and certified judges. It really made me sink back in my chair and think to myself, "man... my homebrew really blows".

At one point Saturday afternoon I thought that we were going to "go to blows" over which IPA was the overall winner. Luckily the final result kept everyone happy. I hope.

Entries wern't limited to Utah homebrewers, entries came from as far away as California, Texas and Nebraska. Check out the Beernut's website for more details. Also, check out the news coverage from Fox13.

Cheers to all the winners. Nicely done!

Beehive Brew Off Results

August 1 2009
Sponsored by The Beer Nut/ZZHOPS

299 Entries

Richard Jensen	WVC,UT	Scottish 70	9B	Scottish 70/-	1
Craig Hardy	Springville,UT	My Red	9D	Irish Red Ale	2
Kevin Kroll	Lincoln,NE		9E	Strong Scotch Ale	3
Table 2 - Light Lagers (5 Entries)
Mike Johnson	SLC,UT	Helles	1D	Munich Helles	1
Tracy Johancsik	Murray,UT		1E	Dortmunder Export	2
Mike Johnson	SLC,UT	American Lager	1B	Standard American	3
Table 3 - IPA's (24 Entries)
Ryan Cathey	SLC,UT	Down pour IPA	14A	English IPA	1
MIke Wilder	SLC,UT	Double IPA	14C	Imperial IPA	1
Rob Kent	SLC,UT	Doobious	14C	Imperial IPA	3
Table 4 - Pilsners (8 Entries)
Ryan Cathey	SLC,UT	Sunnyside Pilsner	2B	Bohemian Pilsner	1
Mike Horner	SLC,UT	Bit O' Pils	2A	German Pilsner	2
Tracy Johancsik	Murray,UT		2B	Bohemian Pilsner	3
Table 5 - Euro Lagers (8 Entries)
Kevin Kroll	Lincoln,NE		3B	Oktoberfest	1
Bryan Van Winkle	SLC,UT	Maternity Marzen	3B	Oktoberfest	2
Mike Horner	SLC,UT	Augustfest	3B	Oktoberfest	3
Table 6 - Bocks and Dark Lagers (10 Entries)
Troy Faircloth	Tooele,UT	Schwarzbier	4C	Schwarzbier	1
Shawn Scott	McAlester,OK	Doubravka Dunkel	4B	Munich Dunkel	2
Davo Mahaffey	SLC,UT	Mahaffinator	5C	Doppelbock	3
Table 7 - Hybrids (20 Entries)
Vince Stuart	South Jordan,UT	Just Beer	6B	Blond Ale	1
Vince Stuart	South Jordan,UT	Cal Common?	7B	California Common Beer	2
Vince Stuart	South Jordan,UT	Rye Not	6D	American Wheat or Rye Beer	3
Table 8 - English Pale Ale (15 Entries)
Ray Madsen	Heber City,Ut	Standard/Ordinary Bitter	8A	Ordinary Bitter	1
Brian Michel	SLC,UT	Summer Rain	8C	Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)	2
Tracy Johancsik	Murray,UT	Sorachi ESB	8C	Extra Special/Strong Bitter (EPA)	3
Table 9 - American Ale (21 Entries)
Chico Lusby	Lompoc,CA	Fogtown Pale Ale	10A	American Pale	1
Zach Gildersleeve	SLC,UT	Madison Brown	10C	American Brown	2
Vince Stuart	South Jordan,UT	Tasty	10A	American Pale	3
Table 10 - English Brown Ale (7 Entries)
Vince Stuart	South Jordan,UT	Oh Ya	11C	Northern English Brown	1
Kevin Kroll	Lincoln,NE		11C	Northern English Brown	2
Shawn Scott	McAlester,OK	Blackfriar's Brown	11A	Mild	3
Table 11 - Porter (16 Entries)
Mike Johnson	SLC,UT	Brown Porter	12A	Brown Porter	1
Carlos Aguirre	SLC,UT	Robust Porter	12B	Robust Porter	2
Jim Lauscher	Sandy,UT	Samuel Smith Taddy Porter Clone	12A	Brown Porter	3
Table 12 - Stout (16 Entries)
RICKY/QUINN HANSING/ESKELSEN	SLC,UT	Sven the spartan imperial resistance stout	13F	Russian Imperial Stout	1
Harley Hoskins	Slc,UT	Espresso Oatmeal Stout	13C	Oatmeal Stout	2
x Connelly Brothers	SLC,UT	Grand Slainte Stout	13F	Russian Imperial Stout	3
Table 13 - German Wheat and Rye (10 Entries)
Ray Madsen	Heber City,Ut	Weizenbock	15C	Weizenbock	1
Chris Detrick	SLC,UT	Sorachiweizen	15A	Weizen	2
Kevin Kroll	Lincoln,NE		15B	Dunkelweizen	3
Table 15 - Belgian Saison, Wit and Biere de Garde (19 Entries)
Mike Hahn	SLC,UT	Saison I	16C	Saison	1
Troy Faircloth	Tooele,UT	Saison	16C	Saison	2
Jeremy Juedeman	Ogden,UT	Saison	16C	Saison	3
Table 16 - Belgian Pale and Specialty (16 Entries)
Alex Lemieux	Salt Lake City,UT	Biere de Mars	16E	Belgian Specialty	1
Brent Winlker	SLC,UT	Belgian IPA	16E	Belgian Specialty	2
Brent Winlker	SLC,UT	Belgian Dark Ale	16E	Belgian Specialty	3
Table 17 - Sour Ales (11 Entries)
TROY JASKOWSKI	SLC,UT	FLANDERS RED ALE	17B	Flanders Red	1
TROY JASKOWSKI	SLC,UT	DEEP KRIEK	17F	Fruit Lambic	2
TROY JASKOWSKI	SLC,UT	LAMBIC DE POMME	17F	Fruit Lambic	3
Table 18 - Belgian Strong (19 Entries)
Carlos Aguirre	SLC,UT	Mexo-Peruvian Oro	18D	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	1
Tyler Makmell	SLC,UT	Belgian Strong Ale	18E	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	2
Kris Olsen	SLC,UT	Double Dubbel	18E	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	3
Table 19 - Strong Ale (8 Entries)
Mike Johnson	SLC,UT	BARLEY WINE	19B	Barleywine	1
SCOTT ENDICOTT	SLC,UT	BARLEY WINE 2007	19B	English Barleywine	3
Matt Lewis	Logan,Ut	Harvest Ale	19C	American Barleywine	3
Table 20 - Fruit Beer (9 Entries)
Rob Kent	SLC,UT	Old Limey	20A	Fruit Beer	1
Doug Kirchner	Park City,UT	Apricot Ale	20A	Fruit Beer	2
J. Daren Wightman	Murray,UT	Black & Blue Berry Ale	20A	Fruit Beer	3
Table 21 - Spice, Herb and Vegi..Yummmm (16 Entries)
TROY JASKOWSKI	SLC,UT	APPLECARMEL LAGER	21B	Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer	1
Matthew Walker	SLC,	Von-Pumpkin	21A	Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer	2
BRANDON CUNNINGHAM	SLC,UT	TOUR DE SUDS	21A	Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer	3
Table 22 - Smoke & Specialty (21 Entries)
Walt Minkel	Bountiful,UT	Hickory Smoke Ale	22B	Other Smoked Beer	1
Rob Kent	SLC,UT	The Good Ol' Days	23A	Specialty Beer	2
Kevin Kruse	Murray,UT	Smokin' IPA	23A	Specialty Beer	3
Table 23 - Meads (8 Entries)
Robert Cady	SLC,UT	Sage Honey Mead	24A	Dry Mead	1
RICKY/QUINN HANSING/ESKELSEN	SLC,UT	Your Peach Braggot is in another castle	26B	Braggot	2
TYLER MAUGHAN	SLC,UT	GREEN TEA BRAGGOT	26C	Open Category Mead	3
Table 24 - Ciders (5 Entries)
Jeff/Ayllyn Nolte	Plano,TX	Governor Perry	28D	Other Spec. Cider/Perry	1
Jeff/Ayllyn Nolte	Plano,TX	Cranberry Cider	28B	Fruit Cider	2
Rand Babcock	Riverton,Ut	Cider	27A	Common Cider	3
BEST OF SHOW
Troy Faircloth	Tooele,UT	Schwarzbier	4C	Schwarzbier	1
Mike Johnson	SLC,UT	Megan's Barleywine	19C	American Barleywine	2
TROY JASKOWSKI	SLC,UT	FLANDERS RED ALE	17B	Flanders Red	3

2009 Beehive Brew-Off

If your thinking about entering your special beer in Utah's very first homebrew competition, here's all the info you'll need.

The Beehive Brew-off is an AHA & BJCP sanctioned event.

Entries will be accepted from July 5 through July 20. Homebrew entry form, fee & beer deadline is Monday, July 20 .

Entry fees are $6.00 for the first entry and $3.00 for each additional entry. (Checks should be made payable to The Beer Nut) All entries must include the entry form and payment, and all bottles must have labels attached with rubber bands only. Improperly submitted entries, or entries received after July 20, may be disqualified. Entry forms can be found here and labels can be found here.

One entry consists of three (2) bottles. To assure the anonymity of brewer, bottles must be standardized to the current AHA competition requirements: 10-14 oz bottles with no paper or inked labels, raised glass brand-name designs or any identifying or distinguishing marks on the bottle or cap identifying the brewer. Be sure that you enter your beer into the proper style category. Styles accepted include all styles listed in 2008 AHA Category Descriptions. Entries become property of The Beer Nut and will not be returned.

The Beehive Brew-Off is open to all recognized beer categories. The 2008 edition of the BJCP Style Guidelines will be used to judge entries. It is the brewer's responsibility to determine the correct category/subcategory to enter their beers, and to provide additional information where required.

Depending on the number of entries and category distribution, categories and subcategories may be combined or separated for judging and awards purposes. These judging table breakdowns will not be available prior to the competition and will be determined by the competition committee once all the entries have been processed.

Entries will be received at The Beer Nut 1200 South State St. Salt Lake City, Utah 84111

Please contact The Beer Nut for any questions at (801) 531-8182 or jamie@beernut.com.

Now, I know people have loyalties to their specific home brew shops. Don't let this stop you from
competing. Even though this is one home brew supply store organizing this competition, this is a Utah event. Let's make it the best. Cheers!