27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge: Past Winners – 2017
Thanks to all who participated in the 27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge.
There were 570 entries judged and 427 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Four Tsarina's Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Derrick Flippin | Nichts Wie Es Scheint | 1A: American Light Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Brad Sayers | How To Survive Costco | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Logan Brewlevard Society |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Anderson | Jimbo's Good Old Fashioned Hard Cider | C2A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Patrick Riley | Big McLargeHuge | C1A: New World Cider | UKG |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Eileen Uchima Co-Brewer: Heather Uchima | The Hardest Rain | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Best of Show – Menace Of The Monastery (MoM)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Anderson | Jimbo's Good Old Fashioned Hard Cider | C2A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Patrick Riley | Big McLargeHuge | C1A: New World Cider | UKG |
| 3rd | Eileen Uchima Co-Brewer: Heather Uchima | The Hardest Rain | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light Lager (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Derrick Flippin | Nichts Wie Es Scheint | 1A: American Light Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Derrick Flippin | It's The Same, It's The Same, It's The Same Old Lie [Same Lie] | 2A: International Pale Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Anthony Cellini | Oktoberfest | 4B: Festbier | ABNormal Brewers |
Table 2: Pilsner (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Kotvan | When The German Bombed Pearl Harbor | 5D: German Pils | |
| 2nd | Brian Phad | Fizzy Yellow Beer | 1B: American Lager | Pale |
| 3rd | Charles Fort | Chuck's Czech Pilsner | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 3: Amber Lager (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Malcolm Frazer | This Was Not Made In Vienna | 7A: Vienna Lager | TRASH |
| 2nd | Derrick Flippin | The Losing End (When You're On) | 7A: Vienna Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Jeff Landers Co-Brewer: Tommy And Emily Landers | Hasselhoffen II | 7A: Vienna Lager | UKG/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
| HM | Dexter Garner | Bieslbub | 7A: Vienna Lager | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated |
Table 4: Dark Lager (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bob Fernandez | Vonn Roller Mariah | 8B: Schwarzbier | Marseilles Area Society for Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Dexter Garner | The Sound And The Fuhrer | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated |
| 3rd | Gerald Hodge | U Flecku T'mave | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 5: Bock (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew White | Eis Eis Bock Bock | 9B: Eisbock | Lincoln Lagers |
| 2nd | Nick Konwerski | GoldenEye | 5C: German Exportbier | |
| 3rd | Jeff Landers Co-Brewer: Tommy And Emily Landers | You Bock Me All Night Long | 6C: Dunkels Bock | UKG/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
| HM | Tom Hayosh Co-Brewer: Gene Barth, Tom Wright, Jack Wakeland | No More Billy Goat Maibock | 4C: Helles Bock | UKG / Club Wort |
Table 6: Hybrid Beer (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Derrick Flippin | Menace Of The Well Attenuated Light Beer (With Adjuncts) | 1C: Cream Ale | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Chris Pisney | American Wheat! | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
| 3rd | Trey Lovelace | Trey's Alt | 7B: Altbier | Fermentation Nation Brew Club |
Table 7: American Sour (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brad Sayers | How To Survive Costco | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Logan Brewlevard Society |
| 2nd | Jay Kash | Raspberry Berliner Weisse | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Justin Bickus | Unlabeled Caulk | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
Table 8: English Pale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Andrew Day | Summery Bitter | 12A: British Golden Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Ryan Stack | Strong Bitter | 11C: Strong Bitter | Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 3rd | Dennis Ulander Co-Brewer: Mary Ulander | Ordinary Bitter | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Table 9: Scottish and Irish (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wojdak Co-Brewer: Noah Wojdak | Kilted Hop Party Kilt Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2nd | John Blythin Co-Brewer: Renee Weinberger | Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 3rd | Kevin Kearney | The Scottsman | 14A: Scottish Light |
Table 10: American Amber/Brown (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Derrick Flippin | Maybe Marlon Brando Will Be There By The Fire | 19A: American Amber Ale | Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jeff Landers Co-Brewer: Tommy And Emily Landers | Red Dankness | 19A: American Amber Ale | UKG/Chicago Home Brewers Group/Club Wort |
| 3rd | Eric Wood | Amber Waves | 19A: American Amber Ale |
Table 11: English Brown (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philip Wende | Brown Bomber | 13B: English Brown Ale | Knaves |
| 2nd | Adam Young | Vader Light | 13A: Dark Mild | Oak Park Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Day | Brown Mocha Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 12: Porter (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Stack | English Porter | 13C: English Porter | Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 2nd | Nick Wand | Trump's A Chump | 13C: English Porter | |
| 3rd | Bryan Mackenzie Co-Brewer: Brian Fetterolf | Suckerpunch Porter | 20A: American Porter | UKG |
Table 13: Small Stouts (27 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Russo | Mr. Snook Extra | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Darin Krol | White Russian | 16A: Sweet Stout | |
| 3rd | Timothy Daugherty | Breakfast Stout | 16C: Tropical Stout | The Worts of Columbia |
Table 14: IPA (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Young | An English Werewolf In Chicago | 21A: American IPA | Oak Park Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Sean Leheney | Crunk Juice | 21A: American IPA | M*A*S*H (Marseilles Area Society for Homebrewers) |
| 3rd | Zachary Fritts | Bongripper | 21A: American IPA | Midnight Carboys |
Table 15: German Ale (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Lockwood | Hefe-Weiz Day | 10A: Weissbier | MHTG |
| 2nd | Joe Kotvan | Spiece Girls | 10A: Weissbier | |
| 3rd | Matt Bizjack | In Darkness There Is Weisse | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier |
Table 16: Belgian/French (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Fetty | Saison #9 | 25B: Saison | Brixie's Brewers |
| 2nd | Jon Weaver | One | 26A: Trappist Single | |
| 3rd | Tony Daniels | Brune Hilda Garde | 24C: Biere de Garde | Plainfield Ale & Lager Enthusiasts |
Table 17: European Sour (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Westmeyer | Berry Bomb | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 2nd | Jay Bakula Co-Brewer: Bob Kay | Currants | 23F: Fruit Lambic | |
| 3rd | Gerald Hodge | Flanders Solera | 23B: Flanders Red Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 18: Pale Belgian Strong (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Doug Newberry | Standup Tripel | 26C: Belgian Tripel | UKG |
| 2nd | James Faircloth | The Wedding Crasher | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Chicago Homebrewers Group / C.H.A.O.S. |
| 3rd | Glenn Freitag Co-Brewer: Kurt Goslovich | Hulk Smash | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Joliet Brewers Guild |
| HM | Zachary Sowada | Tripel H | 26C: Belgian Tripel |
Table 19: Strong Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mike Stevenson | The Attitude Adjuster | 22B: American Strong Ale | |
| 2nd | Drew Herrera Co-Brewer: Paul Herrera | Bears Barleywine/Bumpa's Barleywine (Drew Edition) | 17D: English Barleywine | Wingnut |
| 3rd | Nick Wand | I Got 99 Problems, But My Pitch Ain't One! | 17B: Old Ale |
Table 20: Fruit Beer (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Glenn Freitag Co-Brewer: Kurt Goslovich | You're My Boy Blue | 29A: Fruit Beer | Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | James Faircloth | Adi's Margarita Gose | 29A: Fruit Beer | Chicago Homebrewers Group / C.H.A.O.S. |
| 3rd | Matthew White | Blackberry Weisse | 29A: Fruit Beer | Lincoln Lagers |
Table 21: S/H/V (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick Wand | Gilligan Left, And He Took Ginger Wit | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 2nd | Gregory Booth | La Reposada II | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Zachary Fritts | Coffee Season In The Abyss | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 22: Smoke and Wood (35 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew White | Oak Juice | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Lincoln Lagers |
| 2nd | Chad Bevers | Bourbon Vanilla Big Hairy Beaver | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Association of Bloomington Normal Brewers |
| 3rd | Zachary Fritts | Season In The Abyss | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 23: Dark Strong Belgian (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Michael Chinderle | Belgian Style Darkish Stronger Ale | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
| 2nd | Alex Chambers | West The 12th | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | UKG |
| 3rd | Matthew White | Pulled A Quad | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Lincoln Lagers |
Table 24: Large Stouts (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Four Tsarina's Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Drew Herrera Co-Brewer: Reed Herrera | Imperial Dan | 20C: Imperial Stout | Wingnut |
| 3rd | Glynn Brown | Russian Blue | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chicago home brewers group |
Table 25: Traditional Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eileen Uchima Co-Brewer: Heather Uchima | The Hardest Rain | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | David Warner | "Barrel-Aged" Mesquite | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
| 3rd | Paul Herrera | It's Made From Honey! | M1C: Sweet Mead | Wingnut Brew Club |
Table 26: Fruit Mead (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scot Schaar | Orange Blossom Honey & Gewurztraminer Grape Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Rivers Edge Fermentation Society |
| 2nd | David Hansen | Cherry Pie Mead | M2E: Melomel | |
| 3rd | Scot Schaar | Little Dark Heart | M2E: Melomel | Rivers Edge Fermentation Society |
Table 27: Spiced/Specialty Mead (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Wojdak | Kilted Hop Honey Pomme Lou Blonde Ale Cyser-Braggot | M4C: Experimental Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| 2nd | Patrick Duby | Jimmy Buffett's Wet Dream - Margarita Mead | M4C: Experimental Mead | BABBLE |
| 3rd | Kevin Wojdak Co-Brewer: Noah Wojdak | Kilted Hop The Chief Honey Blonde Ale Braggot | M4A: Braggot | Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG) |
| HM | Paul Herrera | Cherry Mead | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Wingnut Brew Club |
Table 28: Standard Cider/Perry (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Riley | Big McLargeHuge | C1A: New World Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | Peanut's Cider | C1B: English Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Michael Jacobs | $20 Pear Tree | C1E: Traditional Perry | PALE |
Table 29: Specialty Cider/Perry (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Anderson | Jimbo's Good Old Fashioned Hard Cider | C2A: New England Cider | UKG |
| 2nd | Steve Bailey | It Was A Very Good Year | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | UKG |
| 3rd | Raymond Nonnie | Love Bites | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 30: APA (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nathan Batdorf | Hop Blast Wonder | 18B: American Pale Ale | Clouldy Town Brewers |
| 2nd | Ryan Turner | Good Afternoon | 18B: American Pale Ale | Northwest Indiana Brewers Society |
| 3rd | John Newton Co-Brewer: Mark Newton | Mysterious Forces | 18B: American Pale Ale | None |
Table 31: Imperial+Specialty IPA (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Duff | Hey-Z IPA | 21B: Specialty IPA | Pour Boys Brew Club |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | Veronica's All American Brown IPA | 21B: Specialty IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Chris Pisney | Session Belgian IPA! | 21B: Specialty IPA | |
| HM | Kyle Vester | Deutscher Leicht Indien Blass Bier | 21B: Specialty IPA | BOSS |
Table 32: Specialty Beer (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Herrera | Cherry Oudbruin | 34C: Experimental Beer | Wingnut Brew Club |
| 2nd | Anthony Cellini | Wędzone Polski | 27A: Historical Beer | ABNormal Brewers |
| 3rd | Steve Thanos | Semper Fi | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | P.A.L.E. |
Judging Sessions
Wednesday Session - Two Brothers Roundhouse
03/05/2025 6:45 PM, CST.
Friday Evening
03/07/2025 6:30 PM, CST.
Saturday Session 1
03/08/2025 9:30 AM, CST.
Saturday Session 2
03/08/2025 12:00 PM, CST.
Thursday Session - Church Street
03/06/2025 6:45 PM, CST.
Tuesday Session - Church Street
03/04/2025 6:45 PM, CST.
Friday Late Afternoon
03/07/2025 4:00 PM, CST.
Friday Early Afternoon
03/07/2025 2:00 PM, CST.
Menace of the Monastery
03/08/2025 2:15 PM, CST.
Non-Judging Sessions
Entry Sorting
03/02/2025 10:00 AM, CST
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/03/2025 9:00 AM, CST through 03/04/2025 6:45 PM, CST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/03/2025 9:00 AM, CST through 03/08/2025 5:00 PM, CST.
Entry Registration Closed
The competition paid entry limit has been reached.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 02/12/2025 9:00 AM, CST — 02/28/2025 6:00 PM, CST.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 02/12/2025 9:00 AM, CST — 02/28/2025 6:00 PM, CST.