CMI Oktobersbest HomeBrew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the CMI Oktobersbest HomeBrew Competition.

There were 104 entries judged and 48 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Lawson	Tripel Threat	26C: Belgian Tripel	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Ross Stuart	Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Tim Mckee Co-Brewer: MP	Festivus For The Restofus	4B: Festbier	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Lagers, the First (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Oren	Pinky Promise Lager	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
2nd	Andrew Thompson	Chucky Czechy	3A: Czech Pale Lager
3rd	Mike Petrick Co-Brewer: Katrina Edwards	Vacation On Monster Island	2A: International Pale Lager	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)

Table 2: The Bests of the Fests (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Mckee Co-Brewer: MP	Festivus For The Restofus	4B: Festbier	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Michael McCaffrey	The Kaiser	4B: Festbier
3rd	Chuck Beardslee	Bruno Marzen	6A: Märzen	Butler County Brewing Society (BCBS)

Table 3: One Helles of a Pilsner (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Mckee Co-Brewer: MP	Ludwig's Lager	5D: German Pils	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Edward Scheid	German Pils	5D: German Pils	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Joe Kulesa	Always Time For A German Pilsner	5D: German Pils	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 4: Those other Germans (and maybe a Wiener) (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Thompson	Parktown Amber	7A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Nick Edwards	Maypole Maibock	4C: Helles Bock	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
3rd	Michael McCaffrey	Decimator	9A: Doppelbock
HM	Alex Sullivan	Sneaky Snek Altbier	7B: Altbier	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 5: Commonwealth's Best (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Scheid	Best Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Gregory Sanial MHP	This Feels Cold In My Belly	12A: British Golden Ale	PrimeTime Brewers
3rd	Tim McDonald	The Bitter Brits	11C: Strong Bitter	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 6: On the Darker Side (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Christian MHP	Robust Porter	20A: American Porter	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Alex Sullivan	Brown Recluse Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
3rd	Mike Petrick Co-Brewer: Katrina Edwards	Open Season	19C: American Brown Ale	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)

Table 7: All About that Stout (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Sullivan	Cardinal Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Edward Scheid	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Jim Schmalbach	1910 London	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Keystone Hops

Table 8: Something Light for What Ales you (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chuck Beardslee	Football-Weizen	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Butler County Brewing Society (BCBS)
2nd	Adam Bashline Co-Brewer: Laurie Bashline	Sometimes Red Is Better	15A: Irish Red Ale	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)
3rd	Chad Faulstick MHP	The 304	18A: Blonde Ale	Wheeling Alers
HM	Joshua Cooper Co-Brewer: Becca Cooper	Spud Monkey	15A: Irish Red Ale

Table 9: All Your Hops Are Belong To Us (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart MHP	Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Tim Lawson	White IPA	21B: Specialty IPA	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
3rd	Ben Schooler	Puppy Eyes Mosaic	21A: American IPA
HM	Jim Schmalbach	1997	21A: American IPA	Keystone Hops

Table 10: The Hardy Tipple (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Scheid	Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Joshua Cooper	Double IPA	22A: Double IPA
3rd	Ben Schooler	Lil' Ankle Biter	17D: English Barley Wine

Table 11: I'm a Bit of a History Buff Myself (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Barczewski MHP	Aged English Mild	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Go Big BLUE!	27A2: Kentucky Common	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Joshua Cooper	Coffee Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 12: Sweet Tarts! (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Cooper	Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale
2nd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Sizzle Berry Sour	29A: Fruit Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Tim Mckee Co-Brewer: MP	Don't Fruit The Beer	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 13: Bruges Would be Proud (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Lawson	Tripel Threat	26C: Belgian Tripel	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
2nd	Andrew Thompson	Sir Mix A Lot	34B: Mixed-Style Beer
3rd	Chris Wagner	Saison	25B: Saison	Cincinnati Malt Infusers

Table 14: Something a LIttle More Adventurous! (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Derek Kattner	BA Bil The Audit Partner	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)
2nd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian,co-Brewer: Brian McCrickard Joe Luchansky Patrick Johnson Eric Cain Larry Lentz Brian Donnegan Bob Buerger Matt White Bruce Steward	7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Golden Coffee Stout	34C: Experimental Beer	Seven City Brewers

Table 15: SOOOO Much Honey! (3 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Peter Pisarik	Berry Blast	M2C: Berry Mead
2nd	Peter Pisarik	Peter Juice	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
3rd	Joshua Cooper	Ginger Heat	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 07/19/2024 12:00 AM, EDT through 10/12/2024 9:00 AM, EDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 07/19/2024 12:00 AM, EDT through 10/12/2024 8:30 AM, EDT.