Kansas City Bier Meisters 42nd Annual Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Jeff Anderson, James Arcano, Kate Baker, Cody Barrier, Mike Bechina, Logan Beets, Donald Bing, Al Boyce, Alex Boyer, Sam Brewster, Nathan Briscoe, Matthew Britton, Patrick Brown, Amanda Burkemper, Myles Burkemper, Mike Butler, Stephanie Butler, Garnt Carpenter, Kendall Carpenter, Simon Clark, Eric Claycamp, Sandy Cockerham, Kayla Coffey, Steve Cook, John Daly, Mike Davis, Scott Dennis, Jason Elder, Owen Forck, Oren Gamble, Alex Giboo, Roger Gibson, Emma Giles, Valerie Grogan, Nick & Heather Hartley, Mike Hillsman, Joshua Johnson, Michael Kalny, Shane Kammerer, Gregg Kipers, Jason Knapp, Desiree Knott, Jason Krontz, Mike Larkey, Jason Leib, Scott Levander, Jonathan Matthews, Sean McCanne, Tony McCauley, Joseph McDonald, Randy Daniels KC McKinney, Jake McLaughlin, Jason McLaughlin, Michael McVey, Matthew Mead, Kevin Meintsma, Matthew Misfeldt, Jeff Muse, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Kevin Olson, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Joe Rose, Ryan Rose, Jeremy Rott, Louis Ruscetta, Dan Ryan, Suzanne Schalow, Caleb Schickedanz, David Schumacher, Dann Searcy, Mark Simpson, Chris Stenger, Gordon Strong, Adam Thalken, Erika Thornton, Celina Tio, Marco Tovar, Jim Vondracek, Bart Wahlgren, Mike Walters, Britt Weiser, Greg Wilhelmi, Nicholas Wilkening, Alex & Patrick Williams, Patrick Williams, Rob Wilmot, Neil Witte

Stewards

Samantha Beets, Bill Fullerton, Amy Gaugh, Imani Glasgow, Clay Grant, Sherri Grant, Heather Hartley, TiM McCracken, Eric Wika

Staff

Organizer

Eric Martin

By the Numbers

695 Entries 179 Entrants

87 Judges 9 Stewards

118 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Light Lagers

13 entries

Judges: Mike Bechina, Joshua Johnson, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Caleb Schickedanz, Dann Searcy

1st
Nick Merfeld & Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Loral Lager (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Todd Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
American Standard (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: Light Hybrid Beer

30 entries

Judges: Patrick Brown, Garnt Carpenter, Kayla Coffey, Jason Elder, Alex Giboo, Joshua Johnson (Head Judge), Eric Martin, Dan Ryan, Suzanne Schalow, Caleb Schickedanz, David Schumacher, Jim Vondracek, Nicholas Wilkening

1st
Alex & Patrick Williams
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Saloon Staple (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Flabby Mid Palate (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Jim Thompson & Meagan Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Summer's Eve American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 3: Other Lagers

18 entries

Judges: Steve Cook, Jason Elder, Nick & Heather Hartley, Jason Knapp, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Ryan Rose

1st
Mike Bechina
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cerveza Suave (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
If Manberry Were A Beer Without Mango Or Cranberry (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Pre-Pro Lager (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 4: Dark Lager

19 entries

Judges: James Arcano, Alex Boyer, Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Stephanie Butler, Scott Dennis, Mike Hillsman, Randy Daniels KC McKinney, Matthew Misfeldt, David Schumacher, Adam Thalken

1st
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Kru Thai (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Dunktruck (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Matt Castellino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Schwarz (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 5: Czech Lagers

20 entries

Judges: Cody Barrier, Logan Beets, Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Eric Claycamp, Kayla Coffey, Jason Elder, Alex Giboo, Joshua Johnson, Adam Thalken

1st
Alex Boyer
Johnson County Brewing Society
Polotmavy (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Thaya Dark (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Scott Patrick
Mountain Ale and Lager Tasters...
Powerwash Your Dad (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 6: German Light Lagers

19 entries

Judges: Mike Butler, Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Nick & Heather Hartley, Michael Kalny, Scott Levander, Tony McCauley, Matthew Mead, Kevin Olson, Britt Weiser

1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
2 (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Darren Vaughn
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Over The Helles And Far Away (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Big Ol Bridesmaid (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 7: German Amber Lager

31 entries

Judges: Matthew Britton, Patrick Brown, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Steve Cook, Jake McLaughlin, Celina Tio, Neil Witte

1st
Brett Beard
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Der Kommissar's In Town, Wa-Uh-Oh (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Joe Sainz
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Vast Frontier Vienna Lager (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Alternate Route (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: Bock

15 entries

Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Sean McCanne, Randy Daniels KC McKinney, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Erika Thornton, Britt Weiser

1st
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Denominator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Stephen Toburen & Jesse Brown
My Pronouns Are: Gold/ Medal/ Beer (4C: Helles Bock)
3rd
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Naughty Chicken (4C: Helles Bock)

Table 9: Pilsner

21 entries

Judges: Garnt Carpenter, Owen Forck, Gregg Kipers, Scott Levander, Randy Daniels KC McKinney, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Deborah And Marc Prichard, Suzanne Schalow, Caleb Schickedanz, Nicholas Wilkening

1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Pilsnerdery (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Donald Schneider
Weiz Guys
See You Lederhosen (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Jake McQueen
Lauter Day Brewers
Keep Your Calves Close (5D: German Pils)

Table 10: Smoke Beer

17 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Nathan Briscoe, Myles Burkemper, John Daly, Sean McCanne, Jeff Muse (Head Judge), David Schumacher, Mark Simpson

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mark It 8, Dude (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Andy Scherzinger & Fernando Puga
Weiz Guys
Piwo Gross-Iskie #amirite (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 11: Porter

23 entries

Judges: Jason Elder, Oren Gamble, Eric Martin (Head Judge), Michael McVey, Dan Ryan, Patrick Williams, Rob Wilmot

1st
Darren Vaughn & Tim Bewly
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Timmy's Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Dave Hoppert & Open Haus Brewing
Urban Knaves of Grain
Portly Gentleman (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Simon Clark
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Secret Ingredient Is Cat Hair (13C: English Porter)

Table 12: German Wheat and Rye

19 entries

Judges: Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Jason Leib, Joseph McDonald, Matthew Mead, Louis Ruscetta, Bart Wahlgren, Britt Weiser, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Thomas Musquiez & Isai Garza
San Antonio Cerveceros
Hefemeowzen (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Wheat Me At The Rodeo (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Rodolfo Valladares
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Krampusnacht (27A8: Roggenbier)

Table 13: English Pale Ale

26 entries

Judges: Sam Brewster, Garnt Carpenter, Joshua Johnson, Gregg Kipers, Sean McCanne, Michael McVey, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Caleb Schickedanz, Mark Simpson, Gordon Strong (Head Judge), Erika Thornton, Marco Tovar, Nicholas Wilkening

1st
Raymond Eilenstine
Wave Break (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
2nd
Peter Polczynski
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Bob Smiths Lessor (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Gold Teef (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 14: IPAs

29 entries

Judges: Cody Barrier, Donald Bing, Alex Boyer, Matthew Britton, Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Eric Claycamp, Scott Dennis, Emma Giles, Nick & Heather Hartley, Scott Levander, Eric Martin, Tony McCauley, Jake McLaughlin, David Schumacher, Chris Stenger, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Taylor Shastid
Diablo Order of Zymiracle...
Should've Been A Cowboy IPA (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Island In The Sun (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Professor Biggs (21B2: Black IPA)

Table 15: English Brown Ale

10 entries

Judges: Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Shane Kammerer, Dann Searcy, Marco Tovar

1st
Joshua Andrus
Homebrewers Local 402
Leeds Me On (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
I'm Squirrelmaster's Bitch (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
I Only Wear A Cup When I Ride (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 16: Scottish & Irish Ale

13 entries

Judges: Donald Bing, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Mike Davis, Dann Searcy

1st
Nicholas Hodge & Lindsey Wheat
Red Earth Brewers
Copper Boots (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Tiger Pig And Nightingale (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Kenneth Morris & Hannah Medrano
Red Earth Brewers
Beam Me Up Scotty (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 17: Stouts

23 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Michael Kalny, Eric Martin, David Schumacher, Celina Tio

1st
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Heavy Handed (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
Right Foot Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Lot Of McStakes (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 18: Strong Stouts

24 entries

Judges: Mike Butler, Eric Claycamp, Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Alex Giboo, Roger Gibson, Jake McLaughlin, Alex & Patrick Williams, Patrick Williams, Neil Witte

1st
Joseph McDonald
Johnson County Brewing Society
Wanax (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Joe Sainz & Dan Maloney
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Blue Corn Devil Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Ron Fitch
Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
Volstead Remedy (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 19: Strong Ale

23 entries

Judges: Mike Bechina, Logan Beets, Mike Butler (Head Judge), Michael Kalny, David Schumacher, Erika Thornton, Alex & Patrick Williams

1st
Drew Templeton
Iowa Brewers Union
Wee Fluffy (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Joe Skiles
Urban Knaves of Grain
Nonstop Disco, Betcha It's Nabisco (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Sean McCanne
Red Earth Brewers
Pump You Up (22B: American Strong Ale)

Table 20: American Pale Ale

19 entries

Judges: Kate Baker, Donald Bing, Nathan Briscoe, Scott Dennis, Mike Hillsman, Gregg Kipers, Jason Krontz, Jeff Muse (Head Judge), Joe Rose

1st
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Reality Shift (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Short On Ears And Long On Mouth (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Pale Rider With A Hattitude (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 21: Other American Ale

23 entries

Judges: Kate Baker, Kendall Carpenter, Roger Gibson, Desiree Knott, Louis Ruscetta, Gordon Strong (Head Judge), Erika Thornton, Bart Wahlgren, Mike Walters, Britt Weiser, Greg Wilhelmi, Alex & Patrick Williams

1st
Stephen Toburen & Jesse Brown
Making Amber Great Again (19A: American Amber Ale)
2nd
Luke Osborne
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Sorta Common (19B: California Common)
3rd
Todd Slater & Matt Castillino
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Conejo Common (19B: California Common)

Table 22: Hazy IPAs

15 entries

Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Emma Giles, Jason Krontz, Joseph McDonald, Kevin Meintsma, Marco Tovar

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Bail Money (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Austin Foster
Missouri Mashers
The Novel (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation...
The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 23: Sour Ale

13 entries

Judges: Cody Barrier, Sam Brewster, Desiree Knott, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Erika Thornton, Marco Tovar

1st
Jake Larkey & David Larkey And Mike...
Bridger Brew Crew
Ash Kicker (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
Heath Johns
Hips And Peaches (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Rodolfo Valladares
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Audacious And Delicious (23E: Gueuze)

Table 24: Belgian and French Ale

17 entries

Judges: Amanda Burkemper (Head Judge), Valerie Grogan, Mike Larkey, Sean McCanne, Adam Thalken, Mike Walters

1st
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Gardeians Of The Galaxy (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Enkel Up, Cowboy (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Red Beard De Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)

Table 25: Belgian Strong Ale - Lighter

25 entries

Judges: James Arcano, Sam Brewster, Mike Butler, Garnt Carpenter, Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Kayla Coffey, Mike Hillsman, Gregg Kipers, Joe Rose, Dan Ryan

1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Hungover In Bruges (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Donald Schneider
Weiz Guys
Split Batch Experiment: Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Candi Krush Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 26: Saison

8 entries

Judges: Mike Butler, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Eric Martin

1st
Tyler Miller
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
'Tis The Damn Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
Tank 1587 (25B: Saison)
3rd
Jim Williamson
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Pince-Nez (25B: Saison)

Table 27: Belgian Strong Ale - Darker

17 entries

Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Owen Forck, Roger Gibson, Nick & Heather Hartley, Tony McCauley, Jason McLaughlin, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Alex & Patrick Williams

1st
Justin Holman
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Paul Bruski
Iowa Brewers Union
Finis Temporum (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
The Last Monk Standing (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Mitchel Jensen
Homebrewers Local 402
A Shadowed Past (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 28: Specialty Beer

8 entries

Judges: Simon Clark, Jonathan Matthews, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Joe Rose

1st
Ryan Rose & Alex Boyer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
ALICI (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Cherish Pageau
Missouri Mashers
I Like Stjordals (27A: Historical Beer)
3rd
Jeremy Rott
Johnson County Brewing Society
Rye Me A River (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 29: American Wild Ale

12 entries

Judges: Nick & Heather Hartley, Mike Larkey, Jonathan Matthews, Jason McLaughlin, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Ryan Rose

1st
Heath Johns
Fall Of The Cardinal: Peach (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Alex & Patrick Williams
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Gutter Grown Grisette (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Jim Thompson
Oregon Brew Crew
Watermelon In Easter Hay (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 30: Fruit Beer

12 entries

Judges: Logan Beets, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Desiree Knott, Jonathan Matthews, Jeremy Rott, Marco Tovar

1st
Kyle Kiely
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Keylime Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Cherry Belgian Dark Strong (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Ron Barnes & Candace Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Sasquatch's Blackberry Patch (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 31: Spice/Herb/Vegetable

17 entries

Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Eric Claycamp, Scott Levander, Randy Daniels KC McKinney, Kevin Meintsma, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Ryan Rose, Patrick Williams

1st
Jake Larkey & David Larkey And Mike...
Bridger Brew Crew
Cool As A Cucumber (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Robert Dugan
The Brü Club
Trick Or Treat (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Alex Boyer
Johnson County Brewing Society
Gin And Juice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 32: Wood Beer

13 entries

Judges: Owen Forck, Jason Krontz, Jason McLaughlin (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta, Adam Thalken, Nicholas Wilkening, Alex & Patrick Williams

1st
Heath Johns
Queen Of The Heavens (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Brent Anderson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Not My First Barrel Ride (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Woody Would Want One (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 33: Standard Cider and Perry

24 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Patrick Brown, John Daly, Jason Elder, Alex Giboo, Valerie Grogan, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Mark Simpson, Gordon Strong (Head Judge), Jim Vondracek

1st
Adam McConnell
Red Earth Brewers
Whoa, Take 'er Easy There, Pilgrim (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Andy Scherzinger & Fernando Puga
Weiz Guys
#betterthanBoyer (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Peter Sellers (C1B: English Cider)

Table 34: Specialty Cider and Perry

11 entries

Judges: John Daly, Jason Knapp, Mark Simpson, Gordon Strong (Head Judge)

1st
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Berry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Summa Refresher (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 35: Traditional Mead

9 entries

Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Roger Gibson, Matthew Mead, Kevin Meintsma

1st
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Telling The Bees (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Fireweed (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Shane Kammerer & Susan Kammerer
Kansas City Bier Meisters
You Down With Dry OB, Yeah You Know Me (M1A: Dry Mead)

Table 36: Fruit Mead

14 entries

Judges: Donald Bing, Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Scott Dennis, Valerie Grogan, Matthew Mead, Jim Vondracek

1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Island Glow (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Simple Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Ten Gallon Know It All (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

Table 37: Spice and Specialty Mead

18 entries

Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Kendall Carpenter, Eric Claycamp, Kayla Coffey, John Daly, Mike Davis, Jason Elder, Roger Gibson, Valerie Grogan, Kevin Meintsma, Jim Vondracek, Greg Wilhelmi

1st
Nick Merfeld & Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Brightside Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Banana Chocolate Desert For Cody (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Ben Ader
BeerKnobbers
Lumberflapjack (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 38: Not Our First Rodeo

5 entries

Judges: Eric Martin (Head Judge), Alex & Patrick Williams (Head Judge)

1st
George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Mama Made Us An Apple Pie! (61A: KCBM42 Not Our First Rodeo)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Peppered Cow Patty (61A: KCBM42 Not Our First Rodeo)
3rd
Mike Bechina
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cowboy Painkiller (61A: KCBM42 Not Our First Rodeo)

Table 39: KC Bier Co Scale-Up

10 entries

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
New World German Pilsner (50A: KC Bier Co Scale-Up)

Table 40: Transport Brewery Scale-Up

5 entries

1st
Michael Kalny
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Mike's Hopping Pony (51A: Transport Brewery Scale-Up)

Table 41: Discourse Brewing Scale-Up

7 entries

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cowgirl With A Galaxy Krush (54A: Discourse Brewing Scale Up)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Steve Powell
Big Sioux Brewing Society
Hungover In Bruges (26C: Belgian Tripel)
2nd
Nicholas Hodge & Lindsey Wheat
Red Earth Brewers
Copper Boots (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Ben Sookying
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Kru Thai (8B: Schwarzbier)

Best of Show

Cider

1st
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Best of Show

Mead

1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Island Glow (M2E: Melomel)

The Rager Cup

179 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stMike & Stephanie Butler30116.0304001Kansas City Bier Meisters
2ndHeath Johns21013.0203002
3rdJake Larkey20010.0202003Bridger Brew Crew

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners

Kansas City Bier Meisters 42nd Annual Homebrew Competition - Awards - Sunday, July 13, 2025