27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge: Past Winners – 2016
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Elder | Bricklayer Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | KC BierMeisters |
| 2nd | John Sanderson Co-Brewer: Christen Sanderson | Lactose Tolerant | 16A: Sweet Stout | |
| 3rd | Kevin Kearney | Luna | 3D: Czech Dark Lager |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | Jeff Landers | Show Me Your Kitties | C1A: New World Cider | UGK/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wojdak | Kilted Hop Apple Bomb Cinnamon Cyser | M4C: Experimental Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 3rd | Dwight McCoy | Peach Me | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead |
Table 1: Light Lager (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Derrick Flippin | Pinky Restraint | 1B: American Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | William Westfall | Helles And Back | 4A: Munich Helles | Babble |
| 3rd | Derrick Flippin | Barstool Blues | 1A: American Light Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
Table 2: Pilsner (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Slay | Pilsner III 2 | 5D: German Pils | |
| 2nd | Matthew Del Fiaco | Na Zdravi | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | ABNormal Brewers |
| 3rd | Matthew Del Fiaco | Czech Soul | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | ABNormal Brewers |
Table 3: Amber Lager (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Landers | Hasselhoffen Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | UGK/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
| 2nd | Joe Kotvan | Kotoberfest | 6A: Marzen | IMF |
| 3rd | Derrick Flippin | Thanks For The (Decoction) Pot, Dan | 7A: Vienna Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
Table 4: Dark Lager (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Kearney | Luna | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | |
| 2nd | Greg Niksch | Barf Ate My Brewlog | 8B: Schwarzbier | UKG |
| 3rd | Brad Pausha | DNA | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Square Kegs |
Table 5: Bock (28 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charles Fort | Chuck’s Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Ken Kaczmarek | Dortmunder Fool’s Gold | 5C: German Exportbier | CHBG |
| 3rd | Bill Goetz | Billy Goetz Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | BOSS |
Table 6: Hybrid (24 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Kearney | Murican Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | |
| 2nd | Andrew King | Vierundvierzig | 7B: Altbier | Missouri mashers |
| 3rd | Greg Niksch | Sadie Pants | 18A: Blonde Ale | UKG |
Table 7: American Sour (37 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Leheney | Wisconsin Wild Ale | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | M*A*S*H (Marseilles Area Society for Homebrewers) |
| 2nd | Brad Sayers | Electric Boogaloo (Giron Cherry) | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Logan Brewlevard Society |
| 3rd | Jared Mills | Portentous Brain Schwarz Sauer Bier | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Lincoln Lagers |
| HM | Robert Kay | Peach Berlinerweisse | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | UKG |
Table 8: English Pale (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Kearney | The Barkeep | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | |
| 2nd | Ryan Stack | ESB | 11C: Strong Bitter | |
| 3rd | Charles Fort | Chuck’s Special Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 9: Scottish & Irish (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Timothy Elder | Bricklayer Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | KC BierMeisters |
| 2nd | Ryan Taves | Second Sight | 14A: Scottish Light | |
| 3rd | Jay Bakula | What Happened To 70 Schilling? | 14B: Scottish Heavy |
Table 10: American Amber & Brown (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christopher Kaszuba | Murica F Yah | 19C: American Brown Ale | Midnight Carboys |
| 2nd | Eric Wood Co-Brewer: Michael Bogolia | Waves Of Grain Amber | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
| 3rd | Steven Rapko | Brown Ale | 19C: American Brown Ale | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB) |
Table 11: English Brown (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Derrick Flippin | I’m The Ocean | 13A: Dark Mild | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Brad Pausha | Bar Buddy | 13B: English Brown Ale | Square Kegs |
| 3rd | Steven Rapko | Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB) |
| HM | Bob Alvord | Fanncy A Mild? | 13A: Dark Mild |
Table 12: Porter (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Seaman | New Order Porter | 13C: English Porter | UKG |
| 2nd | John Fern | Baltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Wingnut Brew Club |
| 3rd | Kevin Kearney | Fat Porter | 20A: American Porter |
Table 13: Small Stouts (34 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Sanderson Co-Brewer: Christen Sanderson | Lactose Tolerant | 16A: Sweet Stout | |
| 2nd | Andrew King | Pistols And Petticoats | 20B: American Stout | Missouri mashers |
| 3rd | Joe Kotvan | Right Hand Milk Stout | 16A: Sweet Stout | IMF |
Table 14: IPA (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Francisco Talley | Sharp Bite | 12C: English IPA | SNAFU |
| 2nd | Drew Herrera Co-Brewer: Reed Herrera | IPAdam | 21A: American IPA | Wingnut |
| 3rd | Andrew Day | Trop IPA | 21A: American IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 15: German Wheat (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fabrice Bouet | Don’t Get Bored | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | |
| 2nd | David Fetty | Weizenbock | 10C: Weizenbock | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd | Drew Herrera | Rob’s Hefe | 10A: Weissbier | Wingnut |
Table 16: Belgian & French (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Kotvan | What The Hell Is A Trappist Single? | 26A: Trappist Single | IMF |
| 2nd | Nick Wand | Hampshire B.P.A. | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Kevin Holt | Undefended | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Wingnut Brew Club |
Table 17: European Sour Ale (27 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Erik Howell | Circle City Zymurgy Lambic | 23D: Lambic | Circle City Zymurgy |
| 2nd | AMOS BROWNE Co-Brewer: Jessica Tizzard | This Is Not A Gueuze | 23E: Gueuze | CHBG |
| 3rd | Scott Miles Co-Brewer: Jesse Howard | Wild Ned Flanders | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | PALE |
Table 18: Pale Belgian Strong (38 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Kotvan | We Miss Fitz | 25B: Saison | IMF |
| 2nd | Mark Staelgraeve | Fair Blayer | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd | Jon Weaver | Victoria | 25B: Saison |
Table 19: Strong Ale (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ken Pegram | Drifting Ember Barleywine | 17D: English Barleywine | Chicago Homebrewers Group |
| 2nd | Bob Alvord Co-Brewer: Don Fragakasis | Don’s Barleywine | 17D: English Barleywine | |
| 3rd | James Todd | Arctic Ale | 17D: English Barleywine | BOSS |
Table 20: Fruit Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Sorice | Strawberry Sunset - Florida Weisse | 29A: Fruit Beer | Pinellas Urban Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | James Faircloth | Irving Park Cherry Stout | 29A: Fruit Beer | CHAOS / CHBG |
| 3rd | Daniel Rowland | Key Lime Valdosta Weisse | 29A: Fruit Beer | Valdosta Order of Real Lagers, Ales, and Unique Fermentables (VORLAUF) |
Table 21: Spice/Herb/Vegetable (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christopher Hay | Immaculate Confluence | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | The Brewing Network |
| 2nd | Philip Wende | Lemon Tea | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Knaves |
| 3rd | Gregory Booth | La Reposada | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 22: Smoke & Wood (29 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Leheney | Bourbon Maple Stout | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | M*A*S*H (Marseilles Area Society for Homebrewers) |
| 2nd | Harry Bielawski | Harry Porter Smoked | 32B: Specialty Smoked Beer | B.O.S.S. |
| 3rd | Andrew Steinbach Co-Brewer: Andrew Foote | Heart Of Winter - English Old Ale | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Basement Brew Crew |
| HM | Gene Sladek Co-Brewer: Jay, Woj, Matt, & Jeff | Wee Heavy | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | UKG |
Table 23: Dark Belgian Strong (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shawn Reardon | Perserverance | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Prairie Schooners |
| 2nd | Glenn Freitag Co-Brewer: Kurt Goslovich | Desecration | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Michael Marino | Dubbel Kismet | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | The Brewing Network |
Table 24: Large Stouts (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Three Tsarina’s Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Justen Parris Co-Brewer: Jason Parris | OHM | 20C: Imperial Stout | REFS, MUGZ |
| 3rd | Jared Mills | The Datsyuk Imperial Russian Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Lincoln Lagers |
Table 25: Traditional Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eileen Uchima Co-Brewer: Heather Uchima | Butter Bean Honey Mead | M1A: Dry Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | David Warner | Orange Blossom Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
| 3rd | Michael Courtin | Sweet Oude Bee Hind | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
| HM | Scott Cairncross | Scott’s Sack Sweet Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead |
Table 26: Melomel (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Dwight McCoy | Peach Me | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | |
| 2nd | Harry Bielawski | Cherri Bomb | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | B.O.S.S. |
| 3rd | Joe Formanek | Cathy’s Sweeeet Cyser | M2A: Cyser | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 27: Spiced & Specialty Mead (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wojdak | Kilted Hop Apple Bomb Cinnamon Cyser | M4C: Experimental Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2nd | Mike Seaman | JooseBox | M4C: Experimental Mead | UKG |
| 3rd | Karlene Oram Co-Brewer: Dave Oram | Barrel Aged OGM | M4C: Experimental Mead | BOSS |
Table 28: Standard Cider & Perry (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Landers | Show Me Your Kitties | C1A: New World Cider | UGK/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
| 2nd | Andrew Day | Produce Section Cider | C1B: English Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Geoff Groff | Honeycider | C1B: English Cider | KLOB |
Table 29: Specialty Cider & Perry (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Riley | Ringo Hanami | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | UKG |
| 2nd | Jim Anderson | Jimbo’s 2015 Cider Nouveau | C2A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 3rd | Nathan Shackelford | Picker Penny (3b) | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry |
Table 30: American Pale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kash | American Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Matthew Lakota | Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Joe Conti | Joe Conti’s Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| HM | Daniel Rowland | Golden Mosaic | 18B: American Pale Ale | Valdosta Order of Real Lagers, Ales, and Unique Fermentables (VORLAUF) |
Table 31: Imperial IPA & American Strong (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Kuehn | Untamed Alpha | 22B: American Strong Ale | UKG |
| 2nd | Paul Kelly Co-Brewer: Adan Munoz | In The Name Of Harry | 22A: Double IPA | UKG |
| 3rd | Joe Conti | Joe Conti’s DIPA | 22A: Double IPA | |
| HM | Ryan Stack | Double IPA | 22A: Double IPA |
Table 32: Specialty Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Andre | Sammy The Goat | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | |
| 2nd | Steve Thanos | Ryevals Porter | 34C: Experimental Beer | P.A.L.E. |
| 3rd | Geoff Groff | Azathoth | 34C: Experimental Beer | KLOB |
Table 34: Specialty IPA (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Good Ol’ Texas Brown | 21B: Specialty IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | MICHAEL BECKETT Co-Brewer: MATT Klausner-Pot Scrubber | BITTER BUNGHOLE | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
| 3rd | Francisco Talley | RYE PA | 21B: Specialty IPA | SNAFU |
Table 35: Historical Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Todd | 1859 BP Export India Porter | 27A: Historical Beer | BOSS |
| 2nd | David Fetty | Piwo Grodziskie | 27A: Historical Beer | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd | Kyle Vester | It Gose Down Smooth | 27A: Historical Beer | BOSS |
Judging Sessions
Wednesday Session - Two Brothers Roundhouse
03/05/2025 6:30 PM, CST.
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03/07/2025 6:30 PM, CST.
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03/08/2025 9:30 AM, CST.
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03/08/2025 12:00 PM, CST.
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03/06/2025 6:30 PM, CST.
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03/04/2025 6:30 PM, CST.
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03/07/2025 4:00 PM, CST.
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03/07/2025 2:00 PM, CST.
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03/08/2025 2:30 PM, CST.
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03/02/2025 10:00 AM, CST
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