27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge: Past Winners – 2020
Thanks to all who participated in the 27th Annual Drunk Monk Challenge.
There were 635 entries judged and 281 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Greene | Helles and Brimstone | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 2nd | Ross Druckenmiller | Boston Calling | 10A: Weissbier | Boston Wort Processors |
| 3rd | Kevin Olson | Spring Break! Strawberry Daiquiri! | PRX4: Catharina Sour | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kash | Ice Cider | C2D: Ice Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Krzysztof Plizga | Oregon Blueberry | M2C: Berry Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
| 3rd | Matt Del Fiacco | Store-Bought Special | C1A: New World Cider | Bru Club |
Winning Entries
Table 1: American/International Pale Lagers and Cream Ales (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Caleb Meinke | 923 | 1B: American Lager | Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
| 2nd | Jeff Landers Co-Brewer: Brad Ramsey? | The Champagne Of Footbiers | 1A: American Light Lager | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Kyle Kiely | Rocky Mountain High | 1C: Cream Ale | |
| HM | Caleb Meinke | Dirndl-Hosen | 2A: International Pale Lager | Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
Table 2: American Wheat/Blonde and Kolsch (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Caleb Meinke | Elska | 18A: Blonde Ale | Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
| 2nd | Joe Dauria | Get It Right the First Time | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) [South Weymouth, MA] |
| 3rd | Art Kim | 25th Amendment | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adam Joyce | Blast Furnace Lager | 5C: German Exportbier | Sun Prairie Worthogs |
| 2nd | David Barrett | Lighten Up | 4A: Munich Helles | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Samuel Brewster | Helles Yeah! | 4A: Munich Helles | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
Table 4: Pale Bitter Lagers (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Patrick Whisler | Heidelberg Pils November 2019 | 5D: German Pils | |
| 2nd | Colby Reineke | Hermetic Principles | 5D: German Pils | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Christopher Owen | Czech Lagerbier | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
Table 5: Amber European Beers (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Fetty | Altbier | 7B: Altbier | Brixie's Brewers |
| 2nd | Mike Davidson Co-Brewer: Derek Hoffman | Rocktoberfest | 6A: Marzen | Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Andy Denton | Always Sunny In Vienna | 7A: Vienna Lager | North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS) |
Table 6: Dark European Lagers (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Burns | Resource With Bunny | 8B: Schwarzbier | BABBLE Homerewing Club of Lake County |
| 2nd | Brad Pausha | Good Night Munich | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Square Kegs |
| 3rd | Kevin Olson | Temny | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| HM | Joe Dauria | On the Dark Side | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) [South Weymouth, MA] |
Table 7: Bock (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Walker | Hairless Goat | 9A: Doppelbock | Forest City Brewers [Rockford, IL] |
| 2nd | Bill Goetz | Billy Goetz Bock | 6C: Dunkels Bock | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Tom Luers | Double Fun (t215) | 9A: Doppelbock | Bloatarian Brewing League |
Table 8: German Wheat (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ross Druckenmiller | Boston Calling | 10A: Weissbier | Boston Wort Processors |
| 2nd | Jon Phillips | Jonp's Dunkelweizen | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 3rd | Art Kim | Der Brieftrager | 10C: Weizenbock | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 9: Pale British Ales (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | James Hoeniges | Ordinary Ginny | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeff Landers | The U.K. Two Hearted | 12A: British Golden Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Aaron Pigors | Port Griffon Ale | 11C: Strong Bitter | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 10: Scottish & Irish Ales (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Greene | Scottish Superlight | 14A: Scottish Light | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 2nd | Brian Beatty | Irish Red-X | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Francisco Talley | Scottish Kilt | 14C: Scottish Export | Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) |
Table 11: American Pale Ale (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Silverstein | Drop Bear Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Club Wort |
| 2nd | Brandon Kessler | Thanks For the Grain, Jonp | 18B: American Pale Ale | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 3rd | Ryan Stack | American Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Cloudy Town Brewers |
Table 12: American Amber & Brown Ales (23 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Stack | American Brown Ale | 19C: American Brown Ale | Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 2nd | Andrew Day | Elixir Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Ryan Stack | American Amber | 19A: American Amber Ale | Cloudy Town Brewers |
Table 13: Brown British Ales (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Sliz | Nutty McNutty Nut Brown | 13B: English Brown Ale | Club Wort |
| 2nd | Jim Boersma | Paddington Porter | 13C: English Porter | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Daniel Morales | Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Baked Beans, Spam, Spam, Spam And Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | Chicago Home Brewers Group |
Table 14: British Stout (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Formanek | Black Velvet Export Stout | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Fritz Schanz | Stearman’s Tropical Stout | 16C: Tropical Stout | North Texas Homebrewers Association |
| 3rd | Brian Grojean Co-Brewer: Justin Roess | P1 | 16A: Sweet Stout | Joliet Brewers Guild |
Table 15: American Porter and Stout (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Hanna | #4 | 20A: American Porter | Square Kegs |
| 2nd | Robert Parks | Robostout | 20B: American Stout | Oak Park Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Jason Scott | Rink Rat | 20A: American Porter |
Table 16: American IPA (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sean Hanna | #3 | 21A: American IPA | Square Kegs |
| 2nd | Matthew Kuehn | Mk IPA | 21A: American IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Colby Reineke | Lushness | 21A: American IPA | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 17: Specialty IPA (28 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Landers | The Anti N.E.I.P.A - Cause Haze Is Gross - Indian Pale Lager | 21B: Specialty IPA | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Sean Hanna | #5 | 21B7: New England IPA | Square Kegs |
| 3rd | Anthony Tapia Co-Brewer: Amado Arteaga | 8025 | 21B1: Belgian IPA |
Table 18: Strong American Ale (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joe Kotvan | Whill Wheaton Returns | 22D: Wheatwine | |
| 2nd | Brian Grojean Co-Brewer: Justin Roess | Wookie Fuzz | 22A: Double IPA | Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Art Kim | Liquid Descent | 22C: American Barleywine | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
Table 19: Imperial Porter and Stout (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Art Kim | Siberian Antifreeze | 20C: Imperial Stout | Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU) |
| 2nd | Ryan Stack | Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Cloudy Town Brewers |
| 3rd | Jim Silverstein | Baltic Holiday | 9C: Baltic Porter | Club Wort |
Table 20: Strong UK Ale (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chuck Koch | Old Man | 17B: Old Ale | Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
| 2nd | Alex Chambers | Don’t Wee Your Pants | 17C: Wee Heavy | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | David Barrett | Dominate the Littorals | 17C: Wee Heavy | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Table 21: Saison (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeff Landers | Mr. Miyagi's Sayson, Saysoff | 25B: Saison | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Samuel Brewster | Saison Sam | 25B: Saison | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 3rd | David Fetty | Saison #11 | 25B: Saison | Brixie's Brewers |
Table 22: Belgian Ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Zachary Fritts | Westy Blonde | 26A: Trappist Single | Midnight Carboys |
| 2nd | Darin Krol | Mo-Kan Wit | 24A: Witbier | |
| 3rd | Ed Schmitt | Happy Accidents | 24C: Biere de Garde | Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
Table 23: Strong Pale Belgian (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Sima | B3 | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE) |
| 2nd | Joe Kotvan | Over Carbonate It and Judges Think It's Good | 26C: Belgian Tripel | |
| 3rd | Jim Prucha | #231 | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Brew Free or Die |
Table 24: Strong Dark Belgian (21 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Chambers | The 12 Degree | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Jim Silverstein | St. James the Strong | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Club Wort |
| 3rd | Dan Schlosser | Trappist Quad | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
Table 25: Fruit Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandon Kessler | Baby It's Cold Outside | 29A: Fruit Beer | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 2nd | Marshall Erb | Erbliner Weisse - Raspberry | 29A: Fruit Beer | Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
| 3rd | Doug Schmidt | What You Said | 29A: Fruit Beer | Boston Wort Processors |
Table 26: Spice Beer (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Frank Mercadante | Three Amigos | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| 2nd | Jon Phillips | Hunombraxas | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 3rd | Jim Boersma | Vanilla Fudge | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Table 27: European and Catharina Sour (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Olson | Spring Break! Strawberry Daiquiri! | PRX4: Catharina Sour | ZZHops Homebrewing Club |
| 2nd | Jon Phillips | Boollish Wishes He Could Fraud This Hard | PRX4: Catharina Sour | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| 3rd | Michael Shea | Send Oudes | 23E: Gueuze |
Table 28: Smoke and Wood (31 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Greene | Helles and Brimstone | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| 2nd | Andrew Day Co-Brewer: Ukg Barrel Crew And Matt Klausner | Dupage County Brand Stout | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Alex Dropkin | Keep On Rauchin' In the Free World | 6B: Rauchbier | C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club |
| HM | Steve Bailey Co-Brewer: Ross O'Neal | Cherry Russian Collusion | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 29: American Wild (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Daniel Morales | Golden Tart For Tart's Sake | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Chicago Home Brewers Group |
| 2nd | Dave Fischer | Razzleberry | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Nicholas Turney | Funk Weapon Saison | 28A: Brett Beer | Midnight Carboys |
Table 30: Other Beer (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Edward Bove | Bad 4 Biznis | 34C: Experimental Beer | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 2nd | Amey Patwardhan | I Am The Winner | 34A: Clone Beer | Lincoln Lagers |
| 3rd | Chris Schmelzer | Spotted Bull | 34C: Experimental Beer | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
Table 31: Cider (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Del Fiacco | Store-Bought Special | C1A: New World Cider | Bru Club |
| 2nd | Joe Formanek | Veronica’s English Cider | C1B: English Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Kevin Wojdak | A Pleasant Surprise | C1A: New World Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 32: Specialty Cider (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Kash | Ice Cider | C2D: Ice Cider | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd | Edward Bove | The Accolade | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS) |
| 3rd | Raymond Nonnie | Viking Juice | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 33: Trad and Specialty Mead (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Marek Leczycki | Dwojniak Badziewiak With Chipotle 2016 | M4B: Historical Mead | |
| 2nd | Krzysztof Plizga | Tart Cherry Trójniak | M4B: Historical Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
| 3rd | Krzysztof Plizga | Aztec Chocolate | M4C: Experimental Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
| HM | Kevin Wojdak | Liquid Gold Bochet | M4C: Experimental Mead | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 34: Fruit Mead (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Krzysztof Plizga | Oregon Blueberry | M2C: Berry Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
| 2nd | Maggie Wachter Co-Brewer: Nick Frillman | Half Moon Black Current | M2C: Berry Mead | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (B.U.Z.Z.) |
| 3rd | Maggie Wachter | Curtis Quirk | M2A: Cyser | Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots (B.U.Z.Z.) |
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.