Thanks to all who participated in the 27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge.
There were 733 entries judged and 344 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David Fetty | Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Brixies Brewers |
| 2nd | Jay Bakula | MATT LOOKS FUNNY IN HIS ROBE | 17E: Gueuze | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Steve Bailey | Deercreek Dark Lager | 4A: Dark American Lager | UKG |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jim Anderson
Co-Brewer: George Waddell | Jimbo’s Cider Nouveau 2013 | 28A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Bill Storie | Straight Up Cider | 27A: Common Cider | UKG |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Derek DAlessandro | Cin Full | 26C: Open Category Mead | boss |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Traditional Mead (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bryan Ballard | Socratic Method | 24B: Semi-Sweet Mead | |
| 2nd | Michael Courtin | Old Number 14 Traditional Mead | 24C: Sweet Mead | |
| 3rd | Robert Leffel
Co-Brewer: Jason Leffel | Ambrosia | 24C: Sweet Mead | UKG |
Table 2: Melomel (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch M14-ST | 25A: Cyser | St. Louis Brews |
| 2nd | Robert Kay | Cherry Melomel | 25C: Other Fruit Melomel | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Jay Bakula | Honey And Juice..Who Needs Water Anyhow | 25B: Pyment | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 3: Other Mead (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Derek DAlessandro | Cin Full | 26C: Open Category Mead | boss |
| 2nd | Robert Kay
Co-Brewer: Phil Wende | Zinfandel Pyment Port | 26C: Open Category Mead | Urban Knaves Of Grain |
| 3rd | Jay Bakula | Barleywine Braggot | 26B: Braggot | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 4: Standard Cider & Perry (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bill Storie | Straight Up Cider | 27A: Common Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Ulick OReilly | Sharpen Your Knife | 27B: English Cider | Independent |
| 3rd | Tim Hayes | Apple Drippins | 27A: Common Cider | Garage Brewers Society |
Table 5: Specialty Cider & Perry (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jim Anderson
Co-Brewer: George Waddell | Jimbo’s Cider Nouveau 2013 | 28A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Darrell Proksa | | 28B: Fruit Cider | UKG |
| 3rd | Patrick Riley | Cherry Apple Cider | 28B: Fruit Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 6: Scottish & Irish Ale (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Kearney | Kiltlifter | 9B: Scottish Heavy 70/- | |
| 2nd | Mark Pannell | Three Cats 100 Shilling | 9E: Strong Scotch Ale | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 3rd | Shane Brooks | O’Brooks’ | 9D: Irish Red Ale | North Florida Brewers League |
Table 7: Pilsner (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Tim Hayes | Bo Knows Pils | 2B: Bohemian Pilsener | Garage Brewers Society |
| 2nd | Matt Stever | Garnsee Pils | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 3rd | Jonathan Kissinger | Nice And Sweet | 2A: German Pilsner (Pils) | Worts of Wisdom |
Table 8: Light Lager (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Kearney | Dortmunder 1.0 | 1E: Dortmunder Export | |
| 2nd | Joe Kotvan | Lumberwagon Lager | 1B: Standard American Lager | IMF |
| 3rd | Matt Stever | Albert Balin | 1E: Dortmunder Export | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Table 9: European Amber Lager (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ken Todd | BD Fest Bier | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | UKG |
| 2nd | Patrick Riley | Oktoberfest | 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Michael Ericksen | One Eyed Willy | 3A: Vienna Lager | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Table 10: Dark Lager (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Steve Bailey | Deercreek Dark Lager | 4A: Dark American Lager | UKG |
| 2nd | Matt Klausner | Soup’s On! | 4B: Munich Dunkel | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Andy Weigel | I Only Wasted Half A Day Brewing This... Single Decoction Munich Dunkel - NHC2014 | 4B: Munich Dunkel | TRASH |
Table 11: Bock (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Adam Meyers | Maibock | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd | Bruce Kapraun | Jesse’s Finest | 5D: Eisbock | Brixies Brewers |
| 3rd | Charles Fort | Chuck’s Maibock | 5A: Maibock/Helles Bock | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 12: Light Hybrid (32 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matthew Lakota | Cream Ale | 6A: Cream Ale | |
| 2nd | David Fetty | Curtis Linder American Wheat | 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer | Brixies Brewers |
| 3rd | Scot Schaar | Black Eagle Kolsch | 6C: Kolsch | River's Edge Fermentation Society |
Table 13: English Pale Ale (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Malcolm Frazer | Malcolm’s ESB | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | TRASH |
| 2nd | Bob Alvord | I Got You Sussed | 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter | UKG |
| 3rd | Michael Beckett | FishEye’s Learn To Swallow Something Bitter | 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 14: American Pale Ale (27 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | David Fetty | Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Brixies Brewers |
| 2nd | Malcolm Frazer | Malcolm’s APA | 10A: American Pale Ale | TRASH |
| 3rd | Bob And Kim Barrett | Galaxy Pale Ale | 10A: American Pale Ale | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Table 15: American Amber & Brown (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Charles Fort | Chuck’s Amber Ale | 10B: American Amber Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | Tom’s Classic American Brown Ale | 10C: American Brown Ale | UKG |
| 3rd | Alan Young | RVLs | 10C: American Brown Ale | |
Table 16: English Brown Ale (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bryan Ballard
Co-Brewer: Mark Reichert | Extra-Medium | 11A: Mild | |
| 2nd | Malcolm Frazer | Malcolm’s Mild | 11A: Mild | TRASH |
| 3rd | Mark Pannell | Cool Cat Mild Ale | 11A: Mild | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 17: Small Stout (28 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Laidlaw | Batch 35-III | 13B: Sweet Stout | St. Louis Brews |
| 2nd | Andrew Foote
Co-Brewer: Andrew Stienbach, Patrick Millian | Stouterday Night | 13A: Dry Stout | |
| 3rd | Michael Marino | Cream Stout | 13B: Sweet Stout | The Brewing Network |
Table 18: German Wheat & Rye (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jay Kash | Weizenbock | 15C: Weizenbock | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Shannon Mcgee | Jens Boonen Wheat | 15C: Weizenbock | |
| 3rd | Bob Alvord | Heir Of The Weiss Dog | 15A: Weizen/Weissbier | UKG |
Table 19: Fruit Beer (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bob And Kim Barrett | Apricot Brucestreet Wheat | 20A: Fruit Beer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | Andy Weigel | Berliner Weisse With Peaches | 20A: Fruit Beer | TRASH |
| 3rd | Justen Parris | Nuclear Nut Snug | 20A: Fruit Beer | Rivers Edge Fermentation Society(REFS) / MUGZ |
Table 20: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (33 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bruce Buerger | Smokey Jalapeno Ale | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 2nd | Dan Salzman | Cacao Coffee Stout | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 3rd | James Addis
Co-Brewer: Chris Schletter | The Pleaser | 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Ironic Brewing |
Table 21: Large Stout (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Three Tsarina’s Imperial Stout | 13F: Imperial Stout | UKG |
| 2nd | Paul Herrera
Co-Brewer: Drew Herrera | Imperial Dan | 13F: Imperial Stout | Wingnut Brew Club |
| 3rd | Andrew Day | Wondrous Wedding RIS | 13F: Imperial Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 22: India Pale Ale (43 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Dan Lechner | Bittersweet Ending | 14B: American IPA | |
| 2nd | Ken Pegram | Bogan’s Dream | 14B: American IPA | |
| 3rd | Bryan Ballard
Co-Brewer: Mark Reichert | Respondeat Superior | 14C: Imperial IPA | |
Table 23: Belgian & French Ale (41 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | CHAS DUSHEK | COSMO’S FOLLY | 16D: Biere de Garde | UKG |
| 2nd | Nicholas Slay | Urban Farmhouse | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | |
| 3rd | Daniel Sullivan | Belgian Porter | 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale | NorthShore Brew Club |
Table 24: Sour Ale (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jay Bakula | MATT LOOKS FUNNY IN HIS ROBE | 17E: Gueuze | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Scott Miles
Co-Brewer: Jesse Howard | La Dame Folle | 17B: Flanders Red Ale | |
| 3rd | Brett Semenske
Co-Brewer: Brixie's Brewers Barrel Project | Sour Weizenbock | 17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin | Brixies Brewers |
Table 25: Belgian Strong Ale (34 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Seaman | Monk Spunk | 18A: Belgian Blond Ale | UKG |
| 2nd | Daniel Sullivan | Westy | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | NorthShore Brew Club |
| 3rd | Greg Brouwer
Co-Brewer: George Brouwer | Westy 12 Clone | 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | UKG |
Table 26: Strong Ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Pannell | 13th Colony Olde Ale | 19A: Old Ale | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | King Kong’s Bigfoot Barleywine | 19C: American Barleywine | UKG |
| 3rd | Ed Kennedy | Hammered | 19B: English Barleywine | REFS |
Table 27: Smoke-Flavored & Wood-Aged Beer (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Randall Knoebel | CASH | 22A: Classic Rauchbier | |
| 2nd | GENE SLADEK | RUM BARREL STOUT | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | UKG |
| 3rd | Brett Wilkes | Caspian’s Courage 2014 | 22C: Wood-Aged Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 28: Specialty Beer (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Alan Deibel | Xoco Loco | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 2nd | Stephen Kendall | Vanilla Bourbon Breakfast Stout | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
| 3rd | Dan Lechner | Atropa Belladonna | 23A: Specialty Beer | |
Table 29: Menace of the Monastery (1 entry)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Zbig Banach
Co-Brewer: Sylvia Banach | Silver Satan | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | BOSS |
| 2nd | Andrew Day | Elixir Of Secrets | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Charles Pombert
Co-Brewer: Chris Pombert | Strong Like Bull | 29A: Menace of the Monastery | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 30: Amber Hybrid Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kyle Benson | Chicago Steam | 7B: California Common Beer | |
| 2nd | Tim Thomssen | Parallel Universe | 7A: Northern German Altbier | Lincoln Lagers! |
| 3rd | Jerry Mitchell | Spartanheim Alt | 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier | Garage Brewers Society |
Table 31: Porter (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matt Klausner | Pajama Jam Porter | 12B: Robust Porter | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Steve Patt | Baltic Porter | 12C: Baltic Porter | |
| 3rd | Dustin Wakeman
Co-Brewer: Robert Lange | AlleyFight Porter | 12A: Brown Porter | |
