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

There were 564 entries judged and 262 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Goetz	Bill Goetz Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Jon Phillips	Virtuosity- Chili	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Stephen Schmitt	Lambic 2019	23D: Lambic

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Kash	Ice Cider	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
2nd	Matthew Mead	Michigan Star Thistle	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Matthew Mead	Ode To H.O.D.	M2E: Melomel	Michigan Mead Coalition

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - American/International Pale Lagers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Seduce the Polka	2A: International Pale Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Gerald Hodge	International Pale Lager - Not Ipl!	2A: International Pale Lager	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Kevin Olson	A Lee Greenwood Song	1B: American Lager	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 2: Table 2 - American Wheat/Blonde/Cream (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Shutbox	1C: Cream Ale	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Art Kim	Stagger Lee	1D: American Wheat Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Alex Williams Co-Brewer: Patrick Williams	Bloody Butcher Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Big Easy Homebrewers

Table 3: Table 3 - Pils (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Pausha	An End Has A Start	5D: German Pils	Square Kegs
2nd	Dan Acheson	Specialni Pivo	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Jon Phillips	Czech Phillsner	3A: Czech Pale Lager	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 4: Table 4 - Pale Malty Euro Lagers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Lovetail Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Dmitri Tymos	Festbier	4B: Festbier	Club Wort
3rd	Dan Acheson	Winfielder Export	5C: German Exportbier	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 5: Table 5 - Kolsch and Liechtbier (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brad Sayers	Light Thing	5A: German Leichtbier	Logan Brewlevard Society
2nd	Jeff Landers	The Kolsch Of Personality	5B: Kolsch	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Chris Hunter	Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Circle City Zymurgy

Table 6: Table 6 - Amber European Beers (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Foley	Johanna's Marzen	6A: Marzen	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Ben Sookying	Hodl My Beer Bro	7A: Vienna Lager	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Dan Acheson	Franconian Symphony	7C: Kellerbier	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 7: Table 7 - Dark European Lagers (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gregory Wegiel	Dark Helmet	8B: Schwarzbier	Circle City Zymurgy
2nd	Randy Daniels KC McKinney	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Alex Dropkin	And A Dark Wind Blows	8B: Schwarzbier	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 8: Table 8 - Strong Euro Lagers (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Goetz	Bill Goetz Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Joe Skiles	Eisbock	9B: Eisbock
3rd	Andy Cox	Demoninator	9A: Doppelbock	Underground Brewers of Connecticut

Table 9: Table 9 - Euro Wheat and Rye (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Dunkels Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Brian Phad	Wit Bier	24A: Witbier	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
3rd	Jed Lengerich	Cougar Bait	10C: Weizenbock	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club

Table 10: Table 10 - Pale British and Commonwealth (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Stack	Strong Bitter	11C: Strong Bitter
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Best Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Caleb Meinke	Aksle	12A: British Golden Ale	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 11: Table 11 - Brown British Ales (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Stack	English Porter	13C: English Porter
2nd	Edward O'Neill	Little Mild of Mine	13A: Dark Mild	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Brian Phad Co-Brewer: Kevin Herbst	Downtown Brown	27A9: London Brown Ale	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 12: Table 12 - Scottish & Irish Ales (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Hoopes	Extra	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Kevin Wojdak	Does Dan Look Good In The Robes? Audience, Please Respond.	14C: Scottish Export	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Donald Goode	Copper River Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)

Table 13: Table 13 - Dark British (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jed Lengerich	Confusion	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
2nd	Andrew Kjos	Chocolate Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	William Serowski Co-Brewer: Rick Felser	The Rick and Bill Show	16A: Sweet Stout	Crooked Lamp Post Brewing Club
HM	James Hoeniges	Levi’s Big Boy Stout	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers

Table 14: Table 14 - Strong British (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Hunter	Barley Wine	17D: English Barleywine	Circle City Zymurgy
2nd	Joel McGormley	7th Coalition	17D: English Barleywine
3rd	Eric Martin	Dystopia	17A: British Strong Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 15: Table 15 - American Pale Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Lockwood	Ted From the Mail Room	18B: American Pale Ale	Nordeast Brewers Alliance
2nd	Ross Druckenmiller	Revere Kid	18B: American Pale Ale	Boston Wort Processors
3rd	Metts Potter	Adventure Chicken	18B: American Pale Ale	Bloatarian Brewing League

Table 16: Table 16 - American Amber & Brown Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Landers	Two Left Foot	19C: American Brown Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Tom Hannan Co-Brewer: Ann Hannan	Ts Gordon Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	STLBrewhogs
3rd	Timothy Marks	Two Daughters	19B: California Common

Table 17: Table 17 - American Porter and Stout (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dmitri Tymos	Birthday Porter	20A: American Porter	Club Wort
2nd	Joe Formanek	3 Tsarina's Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Matthew Herrold	Meanbrews RIS	20C: Imperial Stout	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 18: Table 18 - American IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Day	Cosmic Fruit Punch	21A: American IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	Prismo	21A: American IPA	East Side Brewers [IL]
3rd	Michael Mann Co-Brewer: Dennis Ford	Son of Astra	21A: American IPA	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 19: Table 19 - NEIPA (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Peca Co-Brewer: Dmitri Tymos Greg Ellwanger	Landers Says Neipa's Are Eh	21B7: New England IPA	Club Wort
2nd	Gregory Ellwanger Co-Brewer: Dmitri Tymos Ryan Peca	Landers Hates Hazies NEIPA	21B7: New England IPA	Club Wort
3rd	Dmitri Tymos	Landers Loves Hazy Beers NEIPA	21B7: New England IPA	Club Wort

Table 20: Table 20 - Specialty IPA (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Young	Round Midnight Black IPA	21B2: Black IPA	Oak Park Homebrewers
2nd	Jeff Hintt	White IPA	21B6: White IPA
3rd	Joe Formanek	Big Bear Brown IPA	21B3: Brown IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 21: Table 21 - Strong American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joseph Froehlich Co-Brewer: Bill George	Jasons Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	Joliet Brewers Guild
2nd	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joe Froehlich	Jason’s Rye Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd	Art Kim	Liquid Descent	22C: American Barleywine	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 22: Table 22 - Euro Sour (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Lambic 2019	23D: Lambic
2nd	Jim Silverstein	Jay And Silent Jim Go To Flanders	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Club Wort
3rd	Michael Beck	Parti Lacto Rockstar	23A: Berliner Weisse	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 23: Table 23 - Belgian Ale - non Trappist (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Meanbrews Bgs	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Brad Pausha	The Devil You Know	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	Square Kegs
3rd	Todd Cogswell	Golden Tom	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle

Table 24: Table 24 - Trappist Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Kanczuzewski	Belgian Dark Strong	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd	Art Kim	All Tomorrow's Parties	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
3rd	Joseph Kotvan	Just Give Me The Damn Medal	26A: Trappist Single
HM	Joe Belevender	Young Crowley	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Pontiac Brewing Tribe

Table 25: Table 25 - American Wild (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Kash	Sour American Wheat	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	John Luhmann	Blueberry Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Michael Jacobs	Trouille	28A: Brett Beer	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 26: Table 26 - Fruit Beer (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Phillips	Tri Berry Delight	PRX4: Catharina Sour	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2nd	Jon Phillips	Como Una Margarita	29A: Fruit Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Todd Cogswell	Rosie Gose	29A: Fruit Beer	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle

Table 27: Table 27 - Spice Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jon Phillips	Virtuosity- Chili	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2nd	Divesh Lakhi	Liquid Mounds Bar	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cedar Rapids Brewing Society
3rd	Aaron Pigors	Batch 200	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
HM	Ken Foley	Meerettich Kolsch	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 28: Table 28 - Smoke and Wood (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Smart Co-Brewer: Steve Meyer And Gregg Ryan	Raven the Red	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
2nd	Alex Chambers	No Jacket Required	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Abel Pina Co-Brewer: Greg Fitzgerald	My Name Is Rye	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)
HM	Ryan Peca Co-Brewer: Dmitri Tymos	Palatine Barrel Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Club Wort

Table 29: Table 29 - Other Beer (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joe Froehlich	Hazel's Nutz	34C: Experimental Beer	Joliet Brewers Guild
2nd	Mark Westmeyer	Hopsham	34A: Clone Beer	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Alex Kandel	Lichtenhainer	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Michiana Extract & Grain Association (MEGA)
HM	Russell Leaich	Summer In Vienna	27A: Historical Beer	STL Brewminati

Table 30: Table 30 - Cider (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Kash	Ice Cider	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	James Werner	Ozark Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Eric Martin	The Whole Crew	C1A: New World Cider	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 31: Table 31 - Fruit Mead (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Ode To H.O.D.	M2E: Melomel	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Bill Boyer	Sir Lancelot the Brave V4	M2B: Pyment	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Mark Wagner	Berry Mead	M2C: Berry Mead	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers

Table 32: table 32 - Spice and Specialty Mead (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Amy Olsen	Buzzy Bean	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	LaVaughn Barker Co-Brewer: Senait Barker	Senu Tej	M4B: Historical Mead
3rd	Marek Leczycki	Dwojniak Coriander 2021	M4B: Historical Mead
HM	Bill Boyer	Bridge of Death	M4C: Experimental Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 34: Table 34 - Traditional Mead (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Michigan Star Thistle	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Bill Boyer	Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lehua/lemon	M1C: Sweet Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Nancy Fanta	Strawberry Field	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Club Wort

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