30th Spirit Of Free Beer (SOFB) 2024 Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Wendy Aaronson, Andy Anderson, Colleen Cannon, Thomas Cannon, Alexander Cook, Michael Earle, Cathleen Emery, Andy Gliddon, Daniel Gudenius, Ben Hirsch, Mark Hogenmiller, Ken Jucks, Andrew Karwoski, Kathleen Koch, Trish Koch, Dona Lee, Woody Lee, Brian Matt, Robert Miller, Udit Minocha, Matt Peppe, Dennis Petersen, Matthew Pyle, Mike Reinitz, Jake Riley, Alex Spencer, Adam Stine
Stewards
John Foulke, Timothy Jorgensen, Sean Keegan, Michelle Kranz, Emily Michelsen, Cathy Noon, Patrick Olexa, Dan Rozman, Gary Sharp, Keir Soderberg
By the Numbers
207 Entries
75 Entrants
27 Judges
10 Stewards
62 Placing Entries
Table 1: Light American Beer
12 entries
Judges: Ken Jucks, Kathleen Koch
1st
Gavin Graham
Up The Yard (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Alex Hannagan
Haze Of Empires (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Chettyweiser (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: Czech Lager
11 entries
Judges: Andy Anderson, Trish Koch
1st
Wendy Aaronson & Bill Ridgely
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Suave T'Mave (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Robert Stevens
Brewers United for Real Potables...
RoAnne Cerne (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Wendy Aaronson & Bill Ridgely
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Bohemian Rhapsody (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager
7 entries
Judges: Robert Miller, Mike Reinitz
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Festbier (4B: Festbier)
2nd
Javier Murillo
The Brü Club
Munich Hello (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Little Lost Slone (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 4: Pale Bitter European Beer
7 entries
Judges: Andrew Karwoski, Alex Spencer
1st
Edward Bielaus & Boris Barrere
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Barnaby Struve And Menninger Memorial Dortmunder (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Good Day On The Rhine (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Greg Leifer
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Farewell Old Friend (5B: Kölsch)
Table 5: Amber European Lager
17 entries
Judges: Andy Anderson, Alexander Cook, Kathleen Koch, Dona Lee
1st
John Douglass & Jim Oneal
Douglass Dunkel (6C: Dunkels Bock)
2nd
Kenneth Christian
Zymurnauts
Schneeballschl-Alt (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Anthony Erdman
Rauchbier (6B: Rauchbier)
Table 6: Dark & Strong European Beer
6 entries
Judges: Colleen Cannon, Woody Lee
1st
Nathan James
Shenani-Goats (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Czarina's Nectar (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Dave Stordahl
Rimrock Brewers Guild
Thor's Winter (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 7: Pale British Beer
11 entries
Judges: Colleen Cannon, Daniel Gudenius
1st
Greg Leifer
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Especiale (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Wendy Aaronson & Bill Ridgely
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Raccoon Redux (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Robert Stevens
Brewers United for Real Potables...
RoAnne Bitter (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Table 8: Scottish Ale & Irish Beer
10 entries
Judges: Udit Minocha, Alex Spencer
1st
Robert Stevens
Brewers United for Real Potables...
RoAnne Scottish Heavy (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Colby Black
Wheeling Alers
320 Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 9: Stout
21 entries
Judges: Wendy Aaronson, Andy Gliddon, Ken Jucks, Matthew Pyle
1st
Colleen Cannon & Tom Cannon Cindy Duerr
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Gaping Bunghole Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
2nd
Matt Hartog
Summertime Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
TSAR (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 10: American Amber & California Common
8 entries
Judges: Cathleen Emery, Brian Matt, Jake Riley
1st
Matthew Pyle
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Worthy (19B: California Common)
2nd
David White
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Cally Common (19B: California Common)
3rd
Evan Brill
Louisville Area Grain and...
Red Mosquito (19A: American Amber Ale)
HM
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Angler's Steam Beer (19B: California Common)
Table 11: American Pale
7 entries
Judges: Trish Koch, Adam Stine
1st
Matt Peppe
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Night Owl (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Brian Gray
Hearse-Quencher (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Brian Gray
Lunchpale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 12: Brown Ale
6 entries
Judges: Cathleen Emery, Dona Lee
1st
Colby Black
Wheeling Alers
320 Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Jim Williamson
Darby Day (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Jim Williamson
Will's Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)
HM
Wendy Aaronson & Bill Ridgely
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Miner's Light (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 13: Porter
9 entries
Judges: Thomas Cannon, Jake Riley
1st
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Porter Alfredson (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Edward Bielaus & Boris Barrere
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Blau Schmillcus And Ferdinand Sheep Memorial English Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Patriot Porter (20A: American Porter)
Table 14: IPA
18 entries
Judges: Michael Earle, Ben Hirsch, Mark Hogenmiller, Matt Peppe, Mike Reinitz
1st
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Poke You In The (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
English IPA (12C: English IPA)
Table 15: Sour, Wild, Historic & Specialty Ale
9 entries
Judges: Wendy Aaronson, Matt Peppe
1st
Mark Hogenmiller
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Le Petit Bouffon (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Sean Keegan
Fredericks Original Ale Makers...
Głęboki Fiolet (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Dominick Dufner
STLBrewhogs
Calvaire (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
Table 16: Belgian Ale & German Wheat
12 entries
Judges: Woody Lee, Dennis Petersen
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Return Of The Highwayman (25B: Saison)
2nd
Jim Williamson
Lippihefe (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Carter Chapman
DC Homebrewers
Housewarming Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
Table 17: Monastic Ale
13 entries
Judges: Thomas Cannon, Robert Miller
1st
Tracy Pratt
Battleground Brewers Guild
Shimae All Day (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Jeanie Osburn
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Single Late Start (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Dirigible (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 18: Fruit Beer
7 entries
Judges: Michael Earle, Udit Minocha, Matthew Pyle
1st
Richard Sizemore
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Apricot Kolsch (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Mark Hogenmiller & Bud Hensgen
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Devil's Elixar Wineberry Framboezen (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Colleen Cannon & Tom Cannon Cindy Duerr
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Cherry Bomb (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 19: Spice Beer
7 entries
Judges: Daniel Gudenius, Brian Matt, Adam Stine
1st
Edward Bielaus & Boris Barrere
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Raisin Butt Chocolate Stout (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Dennis Petersen
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Leslee's Beer (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Robert Stevens & Steve Marler
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Chili Stout (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
Table 20: Smoke & Wood Beer
9 entries
Judges: Alexander Cook, Mark Hogenmiller
1st
Michael Branson
DC Homebrewers
10th Anniversary Rye Wine (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Jim Schmalbach & George Keegan III
Keystone Hops
Oaky Doaky (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Richard Sizemore
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Smoked Cherry Stout (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Cole Christian & Paulette Palacios
DC Homebrewers
Porter Alfredson (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Mark Hogenmiller
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Le Petit Bouffon (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Matthew Pyle
Brewers United for Real Potables...
Worthy (19B: California Common)
Bill Moe Award
1st
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Return Of The Highwayman (25B: Saison)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
