Judges
Shelly Boeckman, Colleen Boucher, Mac Butcher, Mike Butler, Stephanie Butler, Cody Cannon, Kendall Carpenter, Daniel Duran, Jennifer Frederick, Michael Frederick, Ryan Friedl, Emma Giles, Valerie Grogan, Richard Harris, Nick Hartley, Mike Hillsman, Mack Jantsch, David Johnson, Brandon Jones, John Karmazin, Phillip Kaufman, Dave Knott, Desiree Knott, Justin Legg, Scott Mackechney, Eric Martin, Edward Maschek, Sean McCanne, Aaron Meyer, Chris Monnot, Cody Naramore, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Edward O`Neill, Kevin Olson, Peter Polczynski, Louis Ruscetta, David Salmon, Fritz Schanz, Amanda Schley, William Scott, Gary Shellman, Kelly Solomon, Jeff Swearengin, David Thompson, Darren Vaughn
Judges - Best of Show
Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin
Stewards
Heather Hartley, Alexander Horne, Scott Jednacz, Dennis Lindemann
By the Numbers
521 Entries
99 Entrants
45 Judges
4 Stewards
118 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer and Pre-Prohibition Lager
21 entries
Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Jennifer Frederick, Mike Hillsman, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge)
1st
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Peckerwood Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Party At The Moon Tower (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Nicholas Hodge
Red Earth Brewers
Famous Last Words (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: International Lager and New Zealand Pilsner
17 entries
Judges: Edward Maschek, Chris Monnot, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta
1st
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Made With Real Kiwi! (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Grits On A Beach (2A: International Pale Lager)
HM
Rick Chainani
Charlotte's A Kiwi (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Table 3: Czech Lager
14 entries
Judges: Mack Jantsch, Desiree Knott, Edward Maschek, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge)
1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Onyx Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Czech Amber Lager (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Hold My Ovaries #mhp (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
HM
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Czech Czech Bo Beck BFFF (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager
21 entries
Judges: Colleen Boucher, Mike Butler, Dave Knott, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta, Amanda Schley
1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
The Bridesmaid (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Dead Rat Memorial Lager (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
In-FEST-Atiion (4B: Festbier)
Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
22 entries
Judges: Kendall Carpenter, John Karmazin, Sean McCanne, Chris Monnot, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Gary Shellman
1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
4 (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Kolsch But No Cigar (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
I Like Big Poops And I Cannot Lie (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager
20 entries
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Mike Butler (Head Judge), Richard Harris, Kevin Olson (Head Judge)
1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Darren Vaughn
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Huntsman (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Fo' Schnitzel (6A: Märzen)
Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
9 entries
Judges: Colleen Boucher, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge)
1st
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Alt Loci (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Altered States (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
George 512 Alt (7B: Altbier)
Table 8: Dark European Lager
13 entries
Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Ryan Friedl, David Johnson (Head Judge), Dave Knott
1st
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Arnold Schwarzenlager (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Travis Kirby
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
It's A Dunkel, Duhh (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Platzl (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Table 9: Strong European Beer
15 entries
Judges: Eric Martin, Cody Naramore, Fritz Schanz, William Scott (Head Judge)
1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Old Bull (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jay Highfill
Core Inflator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Good Dog Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 10: German Wheat and Roggenbier Beer
15 entries
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Cody Cannon, Darren Vaughn
1st
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Occam's Razor (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Doug Walker
The Brü Club
Darth Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Caleb Lee
Red Earth Brewers
Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
Table 11: British Bitter and Pale Commonwealth
16 entries
Judges: Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Nick Hartley, Justin Legg, David Thompson
1st
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Two, Too Many...Yeast! (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Two More Bottles For Ed-Ted (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Kyle Kiely
Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)
Table 13: Brown British Beer and London Brown Ale
17 entries
Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Justin Legg, Sean McCanne, Kevin Olson (Head Judge)
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
London Calling (27A4: London Brown Ale)
2nd
Dann Searcy & Sally Crosson
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Brownstone (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Dann Searcy & Sally Crosson
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cheeky Bird (13C: English Porter)
Table 14: Scottish Light and Irish Red Ale
7 entries
Judges: Nick Hartley, David Salmon (Head Judge)
1st
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Spoke Of An Irish Dream (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Scottish Light (14A: Scottish Light)
3rd
Kenneth James & Kelly Cobble
Red Earth Brewers
Springlake Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 15: Irish Stouts and Dark British Beer
17 entries
Judges: Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Jennifer Frederick, Nick Hartley, Sean McCanne
1st
Nicholas Hodge & Marion Hodge
Red Earth Brewers
Cool Runnings (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Jump Back Jimmy (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Bring It! (16A: Sweet Stout)
Table 17: Scottish Export and Dark British Beers
13 entries
Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Edward Maschek, Edward O`Neill, Fritz Schanz (Head Judge)
1st
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Heavy Hitter (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Beam Me Up Scotty (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Dystopia (17B: Old Ale)
Table 18: Pale American Ale
8 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Justin Legg
1st
Stephen Polczynski
Red Earth Brewers
Rye Citra Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
My Friends Call Me Ted; You Can Call Me Edward (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Midnights Become My Afternoons (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 19: Amber and Brown American and Kentucky Common
15 entries
Judges: Mike Butler (Head Judge), Mike Hillsman, Dave Knott, Amanda Schley
1st
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Steampunk Killer Robot (19B: California Common)
2nd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Uncommon Common #MeanBrews (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Brown Bomb (19C: American Brown Ale)
Table 20: American Porter and Stout
20 entries
Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Justin Legg, Edward Maschek, Aaron Meyer, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Kelly Solomon
1st
Stephen Polczynski
Red Earth Brewers
Yeti Rental (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Tsar's Choice (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Portlandia (20A: American Porter)
Table 21: IPA
23 entries
Judges: Daniel Duran, Nick Hartley, Eric Martin, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Fritz Schanz, David Thompson
1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Rooney Tunes (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Double Moon Roomba (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Left To My Own Devices (21B: Specialty IPA)
Table 22: Strong American Ale
8 entries
Judges: Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Darren Vaughn
1st
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Baby Shark (22B: American Strong Ale)
2nd
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Aggravated Bitch (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
#meanbrews Thanks Matt (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 23: European and Brazilian Sour Ale
12 entries
Judges: Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Michael Frederick, Chris Monnot, Darren Vaughn
1st
Robert Lyst & Nancy Roth Lyst
Iowa Brewers Union
Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Gose (23G: Gose)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
What Condition My Condition Is In (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
HM
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Ye Olde Yarrow (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Table 24: Belgian Ale
8 entries
Judges: Ryan Friedl, Valerie Grogan (Head Judge)
1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
VanOverveld (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Witgardium Leviosa (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Biere De Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
HM
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Bière à La Crème (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale
24 entries
Judges: Valerie Grogan, John Karmazin, Cody Naramore, William Scott (Head Judge), Gary Shellman, Kelly Solomon
1st
Adam McConnell
Red Earth Brewers
Hairy Friar (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Reversion To Mediocrity (25B: Saison)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Pale Saison (25B: Saison)
Table 26: Monastic Ale
12 entries
Judges: Cody Cannon, Ryan Friedl, Richard Harris, Eric Martin (Head Judge)
1st
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Prices And Vices (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Single Monk Looking To Mingle (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Belgian Single (26A: Belgian Single)
Table 28: American Wild Ale
13 entries
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Justin Legg, David Salmon, Darren Vaughn (Head Judge)
1st
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Cherry Baer (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Cody Cannon
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Steph (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wild Helles With Mixed Fruit (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Table 29: Fruit Beer
15 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Valerie Grogan, Cody Naramore, Peter Polczynski
1st
Cody Cannon
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Scurvy Dog (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Kyle Kiely
Key Lime Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Yuzugose (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 30: Spiced, Specialty, and Historical Gruit
21 entries
Judges: Cody Cannon, Daniel Duran, Michael Frederick, Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Justin Legg, Darren Vaughn
1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Maui Coconut Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Nelson And Blanc (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
John Luhmann
Iowa Brewers Union
Fresh Baked (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer
8 entries
Judges: Ryan Friedl, Cody Naramore (Head Judge)
1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Between 18 & 50 (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
A Glass Case Of Emotion (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Underworld (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
HM
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Yam It, Effin Cody Is The Bomb Diggity #mhp (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
Table 32: Smoked and Historical Smoked Beer
9 entries
Judges: Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Darren Vaughn
1st
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Smokey And The Bandyta! (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Chris Hurt To The Rescue (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
HM
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Covid Grodziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Table 33: Wood Beer
8 entries
Judges: Eric Martin, Fritz Schanz (Head Judge)
1st
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Survive! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Paul Bruski
Iowa Brewers Union
Good Once (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Kyle Kiely
BA Imperial Stout '22 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 35: Standard Cider and Perry
8 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Ryan Friedl
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - Liberty Bell Variant (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Thanks Bill Boyer #mhp (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Whole Crew (C1B: English Cider)
Table 36: Specialty Cider
12 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Cody Cannon, Ryan Friedl, Darren Vaughn
1st
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
NEw Raspy (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Tart Berry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Fruit Du Dragon Rose (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
The Bobo (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 37: Cider with Herbs/Spices and Perry
7 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Cody Cannon
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Travail D'amour (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
The Ghost Of Johnny Appleseed - Hoppy Possum Batch (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
Table 38: Traditional Mead
6 entries
Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Jeff Swearengin
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Wildflower/Lehua (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Make Me A Bicycle Clown! (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lemon 2023 (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 39: Fruit Mead
16 entries
Judges: Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Scott Mackechney, Edward O`Neill, Kelly Solomon
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Sacrilicous (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Quest For The Holy Grail 2023 (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
POG (M2E: Melomel)
Table 40: Spiced Mead
16 entries
Judges: Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Edward O`Neill
1st
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Chile Today (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Monkey Montage (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gorge Of Eternal Peril (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 41: Specialty Mead
15 entries
Judges: Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Scott Mackechney, Edward O`Neill, Peter Polczynski
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Sheep Is Not A Creature Of The Air (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
What's A Hypocras? (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Colleen Boucher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Orange Blossom Special (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin
1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Onyx Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Rooney Tunes (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Two, Too Many...Yeast! (12A: British Golden Ale)
Best of Show
Cider
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - Liberty Bell Variant (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
NEw Raspy (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Best of Show
Mead
Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Sacrilicous (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Sheep Is Not A Creature Of The Air (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Wildflower/Lehua (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Okie Cup
99 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
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1st | Mike & Stephanie Butler | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16.0307000 | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
2nd | Bill Boyer | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 15.0308000 | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
3rd | Chad Medford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12.0305000 | Red Earth Brewers |
The FOAM Cup
41 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
---|
1st | Red Earth Brewers | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 60.1327000 |
2nd | Kansas City Bier Meisters | 5 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 37.0521000 |
3rd | Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 20.0310000 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 3
- 2nd Place: 2
- 3rd Place: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest number of first places.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners