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Thanks to all who participated in the 26th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge.

There were 798 entries judged and 364 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Mild Obsession	11A: Mild	Lincoln Lagers
2nd	Rodney Kibzey	MCC Stout	13E: American Stout	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Gene Sladek	California Common	7B: California Common Beer	Ukg

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Rodney Kibzey	Commoner Cider	27A: Common Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Darrell Proksa		28B: Fruit Cider	UKG

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Formanek	Cathy’s Sweet Cyser	25A: Cyser	UKG

Winning Entries

Table 1: Traditional Mead (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Eichhorn Co-Brewer: Jennifer Mende-Eichhorn	Cold Hard Facts	24C: Sweet Mead	HOPS! Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside
2nd	James Stonestreet Co-Brewer: n/a	Mackinaw Valley Mead	24C: Sweet Mead
3rd	Scot Schaar	Havana Daydreamin’ Verse 3	24C: Sweet Mead	MUGZ

Table 2: Melomlel (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joe Formanek	Cathy’s Sweet Cyser	25A: Cyser	UKG
2nd	Nathan Baker	Kind Of Blue	25C: Other Fruit Melomel	HOPS! Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside
3rd	Robert Kay	Cyser	25A: Cyser	Urban Knaver Of Grain

Table 3: Other Mead (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Oram Co-Brewer: Karlene Oram	OGM (Oaked Ginger Mead)	26C: Open Category Mead	BOSS
2nd	Scot Schaar	Apocalypso	26C: Open Category Mead	MUGZ
3rd	Clint Cissell	Winter Diesel Blend	26C: Open Category Mead

Table 4: Standard Cider and Perry (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rodney Kibzey	Commoner Cider	27A: Common Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Adam Bogac	OMAKA	27A: Common Cider	BABBLE
3rd	Thomas Fitzpatrick	Michigan Cider 10	27B: English Cider	UKG

Table 5: Specialty Cider and Perry (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Darrell Proksa		28B: Fruit Cider	UKG
2nd	Kevin Wojdak	Wacky Squirrel	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
3rd	Andrew Laidlaw	Batch C5F	28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry	St. Louis Brews

Table 6: Light Lager (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Kearney	Dortmunder	1E: Dortmunder Export
2nd	Michael Beckett	FishEye Premium Lager	1C: Premium American Lager	UKG
3rd	Joe Kotvan	Karonya	1A: Lite American Lager	IMF

Table 7: Pilsner (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Barrett	Mike’s Pilsner	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
2nd	Chuck Fort	Chuck’s Pilsner	2B: Bohemian Pilsener	UKG
3rd	Nick Lind Co-Brewer: Miriam Lind	Gold Rush	2C: Classic American Pilsner

Table 8: European Amber Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Calvin Rowland	Hang One Of Those Sweet Ass Medals On Me	3A: Vienna Lager	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Matt Klausner	Klaustoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Bruce Kapraun	Octoberfest	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Brixies Brewers

Table 9: Dark Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Lind	I Hate It When I Get My Schwartz Twisted!	4C: Schwarzbier
2nd	Brandon Daly	East Coast Schwarzbier	4C: Schwarzbier
3rd	Bob Manke	Bohemian Dunkel	4B: Munich Dunkel	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 10: Cream Ale & Kolsch (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Goetz	Heather’s Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	BOSS
2nd	Robert Burger	I’s Cream	6A: Cream Ale
3rd	Michael Beckett	FishEye Cream Ale	6A: Cream Ale	UKG

Table 11: Blonde & American Wheat/Rye (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Primozic	Son Of Wookiefoot	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer
2nd	Robert Barrett	Brucestreet Wheat	6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer	Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
3rd	Joe Formanek	Goldy’s Blond Ale	6B: Blonde Ale	UKG

Table 12: Amber Hybrid (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gene Sladek	California Common	7B: California Common Beer	Ukg
2nd	Peter Cowles	Aspetuck ALTered States	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	The Brewing Network
3rd	Steve Kamp	Evilhorse Steam	7B: California Common Beer	Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 13: English Pale Ale (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Peed	Cheeky	8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter	Tennessee Valley Homebrewers
2nd	Shane Brooks	Black Sheep Bitter	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	North Florida Brewers League
3rd	Jay Kash	ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 14: Scottish & Irish Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Semenske	Willie’s Wee Heavy	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Brixies Brewers
2nd	Mark Hedrick Co-Brewer: Mark, Craig, Bob	Black Watch	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	The Brew Shed
3rd	James Addis	Belter Diddie	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Ironic Brewing

Table 15: American Pale Ale (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Laidlaw	Batch 33-C	10A: American Pale Ale	St. Louis Brews
2nd	RIchard Jarman Co-Brewer: Mary Bleakmore	Sunday Bitter Sunday	10A: American Pale Ale
3rd	Jim Hudson Co-Brewer: D. Hudson	Shekhar APA	10A: American Pale Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 16: American Amber & Brown Ale (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Pannell	Ed’s Best Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
2nd	Christopher Hay	Bella’s Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	The Brewing Network
3rd	Brandon Wright	Big Bad Red	10B: American Amber Ale	PALE

Table 17: English Brown Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Mild Obsession	11A: Mild	Lincoln Lagers
2nd	Wade Schneck	Snail Ale	11C: Northern English Brown Ale
3rd	Kevin Kearney	South English Brown	11B: Southern English Brown Ale

Table 18: Porter (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Lechner	Dirty Creek Porter	12B: Robust Porter
2nd	Doug Ranney Co-Brewer: Melissa Paulus	Grandpa Teds Porter	12B: Robust Porter	UKG
3rd	Jeremy Steinberg Co-Brewer: Jordan von Kluck	Robust Porter (AG - Classic Styles)	12B: Robust Porter	Square Kegs

Table 19: Small Stout (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Vester Co-Brewer: Kyle Vester	Milk Stout	13B: Sweet Stout
2nd	Michael Tangen	Toasted Oatmeal Stout	13C: Oatmeal Stout	Saint Paul Home Brewers
3rd	Wade Schneck	Chocolate Oatmeal Stout	13C: Oatmeal Stout

Table 20: German Wheat & Rye (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rodney Kibzey	Bitezenbock	15C: Weizenbock	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Nick Wand	Hampshire Weiss	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	N/A
3rd	Cesar Marron	Ryezenbier	15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer)	Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 21: Small Belgian & French (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Wille	Saison	16C: Saison	Abnormal Brewers
2nd	Thomas Fitzpatrick	Saison12	16C: Saison	UKG
3rd	Joe Rezendes	French Farmhouse Ale	16C: Saison	the brewing network

Table 22: Sour Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Semenske	Dom Beerignon	17A: Berliner Weisse	Brixies Brewers
2nd	Dan Schlosser	Flanders Red 2.75	17B: Flanders Red Ale	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Michael Marino	Kriek	17F: Fruit Lambic	The Brewing Network

Table 23: Fruit Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Pisney	Peach Wheat	20A: Fruit Beer	Chicago Beer Society
2nd	Stephen Tomory	Merry Cranbeery	20A: Fruit Beer	Midnight Carboys
3rd	Dan Lechner	Belgian Bliss	20A: Fruit Beer

Table 24: Bock (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Lind	Dubuquator	5C: Doppelbock
2nd	Brian Phad	The Drinking Dead	5A: Maibock/Helles Bock	PALE
3rd	Brett Semenske	Intoxicator	5C: Doppelbock	Brixies Brewers

Table 25: Large Stout (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rodney Kibzey	MCC Stout	13E: American Stout	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Joe Formanek	Three Tsarina’s Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	UKG
3rd	Joe Kotvan	Pool Of Ink	13F: Imperial Stout	IMF

Table 26: American IPA (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Phillip Inserra Co-Brewer: Rachel Inserra	221 Breakdown	14B: American IPA
2nd	Ken Pegram	CitraZen Kane IPA	14B: American IPA
3rd	Stephen Kendall	Cosmic Owl IPA	14B: American IPA

Table 27: English & Imperial IPA (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Muse	Princess Cleo’s Imperial Ale	14C: Imperial IPA	St. Louis Brews
2nd	Michael Beckett	FishEye English IPA	14A: English IPA	UKG
3rd	Jay Kash	American Imperial IPA	14C: Imperial IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 28: Biere de Garde & Belgian Specialty (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Marino	Biere De Garde	16D: Biere de Garde	The Brewing Network
2nd	Dan Lechner	Something Belgian	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale
3rd	Blake Williams	1882 Bible Thumper Farmhouse Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	UKG

Table 29: Pale Belgian Strong Ale (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Kittle Co-Brewer: Victor Bogosh	Grand Cru	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Sunset Brew Club
2nd	Doug Newberry	Fox Valley Golden Ale	18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	UKG
3rd	Andrew Day	Devilish Day	18C: Belgian Tripel	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 30: Belgian Dubbel & Belgian Dark Strong (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cezary Ciszewski	BD2012	18B: Belgian Dubbel
2nd	Dan Lechner	Four Eyed Belgian	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Jay Bakula	Dark Strong	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Urban knaves of Grain

Table 31: Strong Ale (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Peter Cowles	Aspetuck Barleyhopper	19C: American Barleywine	The Brewing Network
2nd	David Fetty	American Barley Wine	19C: American Barleywine	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	Andrew Laidlaw	Batch 32	19C: American Barleywine	St. Louis Brews

Table 32: Spice, Herb, & Vegetable (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Semenske	Yo Lo Debo Romper	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brixies Brewers
2nd	Curt Dettmann	Dirty’s Christmas Ale	21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer
3rd	Mark Pierret	Hola Jalapeno	21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 33: Smoked Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jody Grenert	Good King Wenceslas	22B: Other Smoked Beer	Athens Homebrew Club
2nd	Mark Pannell	Three Cats Smoked Porter	22B: Other Smoked Beer	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
3rd	Jeff Muse	Holy Smoke	22B: Other Smoked Beer	St. Louis Brews

Table 34: Wood-aged Beer (31 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Day	Winter Knight	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Matt Koval	Jabberwock	22C: Wood-Aged Beer

Table 35: Specialty Beer (47 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fred Warner Co-Brewer: Patrick Duggan	Rye IPA	23A: Specialty Beer
2nd	Ken Pegram	Lights Out IPA	23A: Specialty Beer
3rd	Ken Todd	Mocha Stout	23A: Specialty Beer	UKG

Table 36: Menace of the Monastery (2 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Newberry	Fox Valley Golden Ale	29A: Menace of the Monastery	UKG
2nd	Joe Rezendes	Ruby Dubb	29A: Menace of the Monastery	the brewing network
3rd	Andrew Day	Elixir Of Secrets	29A: Menace of the Monastery	Urban Knaves of Grain

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