Thanks to all who participated in the 27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge.
There were 837 entries judged and 343 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Amanda Kertz | Plambic | 17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic | |
| 2nd | Matt Klausner
Co-Brewer: Brandon Weis | Irish I Had Another Keg Of Scottish Ale | 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Robert Kay | Eisbock | 5D: Eisbock | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Cider 3a | 28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry | Stl Brews |
| 2nd | Linda Swihart | Cider Squared | 27A: Common Cider | Tippecanoe Homebrewers' Circle |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Christopher Kaszuba | Just Like Grandma Used To Make | 26C: Open Category Mead | Christopher Kaszuba |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Traditional Mead (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Karen Schaar | Get Off Of My Cloud | 24C: Sweet Mead | Mugz |
| 2nd | Ken Jones | Clover Honey | 24B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Andrew Laidlaw | Mead 5 - Traditional With D-47 Yeast | 24B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Stl Brews |
Table 2: Melomel (fruit Mead) (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Linda Swihart
Co-Brewer: Lila Albin | Cran H N H | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | Tippecanoe Homebrewers' Circle |
| 2nd | Harry Bielawski | Smith Brothers | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | B.o.s.s. |
| 3rd | Bruce Buerger | My First Cyser | 25A: Cyser | Beer Barons Of Milwaukee |
Table 4: Standard Cider And Perry (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rodney Kibzey | Commoner Cider | 27A: Common Cider | Chicago Beer Society |
| 2nd | Linda Swihart | Cider Squared | 27A: Common Cider | Tippecanoe Homebrewers' Circle |
| 3rd | Peter Cowles | Aspetuck Common Cider | 27A: Common Cider | The Brewing Network |
Table 5: Specialty Cider And Perry (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Cider 3a | 28D: Other Specialty Cider or Perry | Stl Brews |
| 2nd | Ryan Mcbride | Mccydar | 28A: New England Cider | Boss |
| 3rd | Mike Seaman | Mom Where’s My Juice Box? | 28B: Fruit Cider | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 6: Light Lager (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Michael Marino | Goldmember Export | 1E: Dortmunder Export | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd | Jason Zeilenga | Lite American Lager | 1A: Lite American Lager | |
| 3rd | Bob And Kim Barrett | Bk Lite | 1A: Lite American Lager | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Table 7: Pilsner (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brian Eichhorn | Capital Idea! | 2C: Classic American Pilsner | Hops! Homebrewers' Pride Of The Southside |
| 2nd | Michael Marino | Burkhalter"s Pils | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | The Brewing Network |
| 3rd | Chris Pisney | Czech Pils | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | Chicago Beer Society |
Table 8: European Amber Lager (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Klausner | Klaustobeerfest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Wade Schneck | Schneckfest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | |
| 3rd | Jeff Pieper
Co-Brewer: Stephen Long | Double Boil Vienna Lager | 3A: Vienna Lager | Shreveport Urban Diastactic Sparges |
Table 9: Dark Lager (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kyle Teichart
Co-Brewer: Blake Williams, Matt Klausner | Dunkelheit | 4A: Dark American Lager | Ukg |
| 2nd | Chris Shafer | Schwarzbier | 4C: Schwarzbier | Basin Brewers |
| 3rd | Nathan Baker | Dark Energy | 4C: Schwarzbier | Hops! Homebrewers' Pride Of The Southside |
Table 10: Bock (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Kay | Eisbock | 5D: Eisbock | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Jay Freise | My Bock | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | Babble |
| 3rd | Chuck Fort
Co-Brewer: Mark Naski | Chuck’s Another 1/2 Hour Bock | 5B: Traditional Bock | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 11: Light Hybrid Beer (44 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ryan Deprosperis | Rye’n Ale | 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer | |
| 2nd | Timothy Hoerman
Co-Brewer: Larry Bloom | "god Country" Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | Inglorious Brewers United (the |
| 3rd | Brett Mccarty
Co-Brewer: Rob Barnes | Black Cap Cream Ale | 6A: Cream Ale | |
Table 12: Amber Hybrid Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tim Lael | Cleveland Steam V1.2 | 7B: California Common Beer | St. Louis Brews |
| 2nd | Bob And Kim Barrett | Dusseldorf Alt | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Alex Makowski
Co-Brewer: Jack Makowski | California Gold | 7B: California Common Beer | |
Table 13: English Pale Ale (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paul Kida | Esb | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Brett Wilkes | Abell’s Gold | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter | Midnight Carboys |
| 3rd | Randy Brace | The King’s Esb | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Evanston Homebrew Club |
Table 14: Scottish And Irish Ale (33 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Klausner
Co-Brewer: Brandon Weis | Irish I Had Another Keg Of Scottish Ale | 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Mark Scriven | Bagpipe Scotch Ale | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Nick Wand | 60/- For An Hour Of Sheep Lovin’ | 9A: Scottish Light 60/- | N/a |
Table 15: American Pale Ale (29 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jason Askin | Samurai Squirrel Fresh Hop Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | |
| 2nd | Jay Kash | American Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Mark Johnson | Wheezin Wizard Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Midnight Carboys |
Table 16: American Amber & Brown Ale (41 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brian Heneghan | Brown Ale | 10C: American Brown Ale | |
| 2nd | Marty Anderson | Hoppopotamus | 10B: American Amber Ale | Tbn |
| 3rd | Drew Herrera
Co-Brewer: Paul Herrera | Aptakisic Amber Ale | 10B: American Amber Ale | Wingnut |
Table 17: English Brown Ale (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Klausner | ’why She Lets Me Brew’ Brown Ale | 11C: Northern English Brown Ale | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Scott Pointon | Moaning Minnie | 11A: Mild | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
| 3rd | Mark Westmeyer | Diogenes Club Mild | 11A: Mild | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
Table 18: Porter (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Chuck Fort | Chuck’s Pack It In Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | John Barlow | Latvian Liquid Kavorka | 12C: Baltic Porter | Ia / Minn. Society Of Brewers |
| 3rd | Jay Kash | Brown Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 19: Sour Ale (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Amanda Kertz | Plambic | 17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic | |
| 2nd | Mark Westmeyer | Crackberry | 17F: Fruit Lambic | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
| 3rd | Terry Frey | Berliner Weisse | 17A: Berliner Weisse | B.o.s.s. Brewers Of South Suburbia |
Table 20: Fruit Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rick & Beth Jureczko | Biere De Chiasson | 20A: Fruit Beer | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (ibru) |
| 2nd | Christopher Kaszuba | Who Put Fruit In My Beer Apricot Ale | 20A: Fruit Beer | Christopher Kaszuba |
| 3rd | Edward Nash | Apricot Ale | 20A: Fruit Beer | Chaos |
Table 21: Spice, Herb, Vegetable Beer (32 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bruce Buerger | Smoky Jalapeno Ale | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Beer Barons Of Milwaukee |
| 2nd | Philip Wende | Lemon Grass Wit | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Matt Klausner | Deb’s Treat | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 22: Small Stouts (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeff Muse | Street Dancer | 13A: Dry Stout | St. Louis Brews |
| 2nd | Ray Krueger | Sweet Stout | 13B: Sweet Stout | Plainfield Ale And Lager Enthusiasts (p.a.l.e) |
| 3rd | Richard Delucio | Ya Mama’s Best Milk Stout | 13B: Sweet Stout | Pale - Plainfield, Il |
Table 23: Large Stouts (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Doug Newberry | Stiff N’ Stout | 13F: Imperial Stout | Ukg |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | Black Velvet Export Stout | 13D: Foreign Extra Stout | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Joseph Catalano
Co-Brewer: John Laubenstein | Ace Of Clubs Imperial Stout | 13F: Imperial Stout | Ukg |
Table 24: English, American India Pale Ale (45 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Rodney Kibzey | Free Hops | 14B: American IPA | Chicago Beer Society |
| 2nd | James Todd | Waiting For Columbus | 14B: American IPA | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
| 3rd | Dan Lichtenberger | The Knotty Ipa | 14B: American IPA | |
Table 25: Imperial Ipa (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Greg Fowler | Ferro Resonance | 14C: Imperial IPA | |
| 2nd | Lee Birkett | 2x Ipa | 14C: Imperial IPA | Midnight Carboys |
| 3rd | Chris Pisney | Imperial Ipa | 14C: Imperial IPA | Chicago Beer Society |
Table 26: German Wheat And Rye Beer (36 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Cunningham
Co-Brewer: Mike Cunninghham | Oldman Hefe | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | The League Of Extraordinary Pintsmen |
| 2nd | Rodney Kibzey | Bitezenbock | 15C: Weizenbock | Chicago Beer Society |
| 3rd | Matt Klausner | Edliminator Rye | 15D: Roggenbier (German Rye Beer) | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 27: Small Belgian And French (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tom Fitzpatrick | Saison 11 | 16C: Saison | Ukg |
| 2nd | Peter Cowles | Aspetuck Witte | 16A: Witbier | The Brewing Network |
| 3rd | David Fetty | Saison | 16C: Saison | Brixie's Brewers |
Table 28: Large Belgian And French (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Joseph Rahme | Jr Brewing Co. - Biere De Garde | 16D: Biere de Garde | |
| 2nd | Paul Herrera | 4th Place! (belgian Black Ale) | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Wingnut Brew Club |
| 3rd | Scott Pointon | Donkey Punch | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
Table 29: Pale Belgian Strong Ale (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Nathan Hintz | Keri’s Magic | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | |
| 2nd | Daniel Sullivan | Golden Ale | 18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Mabcab |
| 3rd | Randal Newkirk | Delirious Dave | 18C: Belgian Tripel | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 30: Dark Belgian Strong Ale (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Kay | Belgian Dark Strong | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Greg Arndt | Belgian Dubbel | 18B: Belgian Dubbel | Brixies Brewers |
| 3rd | Scott Pointon | Old Stumblefoot | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Brewers Of South Suburbia (boss) |
Table 31: Strong Ale (30 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Scot Schaar | What Can Brown Do For Me | 19A: Old Ale | Mugz |
| 2nd | Jay Freise
Co-Brewer: Adam Bogac | Bob Marleywine | 19B: English Barleywine | Babble |
| 3rd | Scott Hamlin | Aidan’s 1 Year Old Ale | 19A: Old Ale | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 32: Smoke-flavored, Wood-aged Beer (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Kay | Bourbon Milk Stout | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Brian Eichhorn | Rauch Star | 22A: Classic Rauchbier | Hops! Homebrewers' Pride Of The Southside |
| 3rd | Brett Wilkes | Caspian Finn Bourbon Barrel Stout | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 33: Specialty Beer (47 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Les Cowel | Sumatra Tiger Stout | 23A: Specialty Beer | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Randy Brace | Rye Ipa | 23A: Specialty Beer | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Steve Bailey | Dragon’s Breakfast | 23A: Specialty Beer | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
Table 34: Menace Of The Monastery (2 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Seaman | Blood Sucking Deer | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 2nd | Anthony Vester
Co-Brewer: Kyle Vester | Belgian Stronger | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | |
| 3rd | John Beystehner | Saint Baxter | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | The Midnight Carboys |
Table 35: Other Mead (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Christopher Kaszuba | Just Like Grandma Used To Make | 26C: Open Category Mead | Christopher Kaszuba |
| 2nd | Karen Schaar | Blue Lunar | 26B: Braggot | Mugz |
| 3rd | Scot Schaar | Apacalypso | 26C: Open Category Mead | Mugz |
