Suwanee Beer Festival Home Brew Competition

Thanks to all who participated in the Suwanee Beer Festival Home Brew Competition.

There were 201 entries judged and 115 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show winner(s) have not been posted yet. Please check back later.

Top Brewers (78 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Aaron Szerlip	3	0	0	1	9.00	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Hugh Buice Co-Brewer: Cory Buice	2	0	0	0	6.00
3rd	John O'Brien	1	1	1	0	6.00	Final Gravity Craft Brewers
4th	Jeffrey Fordham Co-Brewer: Dj Ferrara	0	3	0	0	6.00	Liquid Fellowship
5th	Chuck Furstenau	1	1	0	0	5.00
	Raymond Henson	1	1	0	0	5.00
7th	Jordan Morgan	1	0	1	0	4.00	Brewmasters of Alpharetta
	John Yacoub Co-Brewer: Aron Schatz	1	0	1	0	4.00	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
	Josh Petty	1	0	1	0	4.00	Covert Hops Society
10th	Dave Ratcliff	0	1	2	0	4.00	PC Mashers

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Top Clubs (19 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Covert Hops Society	4	1	1	1	15.00
2nd	PC Mashers	0	2	3	0	7.00
3rd	Final Gravity Craft Brewers	1	1	1	0	6.00
	Brewmasters of Alpharetta	1	1	1	0	6.00
	Woodstock Malt Monkeys	1	1	1	0	6.00
6th	Liquid Fellowship	0	3	0	0	6.00
7th	Chicken City Ale Raisers	1	0	1	0	4.00
8th	Savannah Brewers League	1	0	0	0	3.00
9th	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)	0	1	0	0	2.00
	Rock Hoppers Brew Club	0	1	0	0	2.00

Winning Entries

Table 1: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Austin Thurlow	Sweet Georgia Watermelon	29A: Fruit Beer	Savannah Brewers League
2nd	Chuck Furstenau	Chocolate Orange Porter	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Alan Cleveland	Axel's Persimmon Ale	29A: Fruit Beer

Table 2: Spiced Beer - spice, herb & vegetable (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Josh Petty	Bearded Black Rye IPA	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Rainy Day Brewery Co-Brewer: Micheal Syrop/ron Mitchell	First Saturday In May	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Sean Stephenson	Sweetness	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 3: American IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Raymond Henson	Deerlick	21A: American IPA
2nd	Jay Brantley	View From Above	21A: American IPA	PC Mashers
3rd	Cory Buice	Supernova	21A: American IPA

Table 4: Stouts - Irish, Sweet, Oatmeal & Tropical (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chuck Furstenau	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout
2nd	Jeffrey Fordham Co-Brewer: Dj Ferrara	Golden Ticket	15B: Irish Stout	Liquid Fellowship
3rd	Josh Petty	Black Beard Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Covert Hops Society

Table 5: Smoked & Wood Aged (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Szerlip	Oak Aged Barleywine	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Mike Langsdorf Co-Brewer: David Halter	Just Lean Back With Whiskey	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	Zane Oliver	Mexican Chocolate Steel Plate Hell	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 6: Pale Lagers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Szerlip	Czech Pilsner	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Matt King Co-Brewer: Brendan Roberts	State Park	1C: Cream Ale
3rd	John O'Brien	Still Life Moving Fast	5C: German Exportbier	Final Gravity Craft Brewers

Table 7: Malty European Lagers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mathew King	What the Helles A Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd	Dave Ratcliff	Happy Helles	4A: Munich Helles	PC Mashers
3rd	Zane Oliver	Fence King	4B: Festbier

Table 8: American Brown & American Porter (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rob Resetar	Pmx Porter	20A: American Porter
2nd	Nik Volkert	The Moose Is Loose In Montana	19C: American Brown Ale	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
3rd	Alan Cleveland	Axel's Pancake Porter	20A: American Porter

Table 9: American Pale & Amber (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Szerlip	New Zealand Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Ryan Ludwick	Addie Apa	18B: American Pale Ale	Cowford Ale Sharing Klub (CASK)
3rd	John Conrad Co-Brewer: Kevin Webb	Luna Moth 316	18B: American Pale Ale	HOPS - Homebrewers Of Peach State

Table 10: New England IPA (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Hugh Buice Co-Brewer: Cory Buice	Hopeless Wanderer	21B7: New England IPA
2nd	Ryan Wallis	Boss Hog	21B7: New England IPA
3rd	Bill Boettcher	Neipa2	21B7: New England IPA

Table 11: Dopplebock, Baltic Porter (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John O'Brien	Alligator	9A: Doppelbock	Final Gravity Craft Brewers
2nd	Ed Moore	Miss Kitt Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Jordan Morgan	Dominator	9A: Doppelbock	Brewmasters of Alpharetta

Table 12: Strong Belgian Ales (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Rick Ludolph	Ludolph's Belgian Blonde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale
2nd	Brandon Easparro Co-Brewer: Josh Easparro	Don't Chai This At Home	25B: Saison
3rd	Jonathan Thomas	Belgian Bombshell	25A: Belgian Blond Ale

Table 13: German Wheat, Witbier & Dark European Lagers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Yacoub Co-Brewer: Aron Schatz	Jaws Woodstock Weizen	10A: Weissbier	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
2nd	Jeffrey Fordham Co-Brewer: Dj Ferrara	Druken Frau	10A: Weissbier	Liquid Fellowship
3rd	Dave Ratcliff	Peachtree Shade	8A: Munich Dunkel	PC Mashers
HM	Brandon Mines	Never Give Up	10C: Weizenbock

Table 14: White, Black, Rye and Specialty IPA's (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Brown	Krampus	21B2: Black IPA
2nd	Matt Porritt	Hop It Like It's Hop	21B: Specialty IPA
3rd	Charles Ellis	Lite-Brite Brut IPA	21B: Specialty IPA	Agenda Brewing

Table 15: American Stout & Imperial Stout (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Brandon Mines	Midnight Dream	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Mike Kirshner	Ris On Oak	20C: Imperial Stout
3rd	Greg Ogle	Uber Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 16: British Bitter & European Bitter (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Moffitt	Bitter Earl	11C: Strong Bitter
2nd	Raymond Henson	Esb	11C: Strong Bitter
3rd	Jay Brantley	This Beer Is Making Me Awesome	7A: Vienna Lager	PC Mashers

Table 17: Wee Heavy, English Barleywine & Double IPA (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Griffith	Oak-Aged Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy
2nd	Jeffrey Fordham Co-Brewer: Dj Ferrara	Flocculent Distraction	22A: Double IPA	Liquid Fellowship
3rd	Mike Langsdorf Co-Brewer: David Halter	Big Step IPA	22A: Double IPA

Table 18: English & Commonwealth Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Morgan	Long Voyage	12C: English IPA	Brewmasters of Alpharetta
2nd	Tim Lewis	Thanks To Josh Rachel	14C: Scottish Export	Brewmasters of Alpharetta
3rd	Dave Ratcliff	Hobbit's Pint	13A: Dark Mild	PC Mashers
HM	Matt King Co-Brewer: Brendan Roberts	Earth's Gravitational Pull	14B: Scottish Heavy

Table 19: Sour, Wild & Alternative Fermentables (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Heath Johns	Bs Bier	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer
2nd	Jason Temple Co-Brewer: Trevor Crane	Norway That's Homebrew	23A: Berliner Weisse
3rd	Brian Ruswinkle Co-Brewer: Jimmy Noble	Beerkeeper	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer

Table 20: Historical - Kentucky Commons (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Christopher Cook Jr	Goldblume	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Lager
2nd	Jim Shell	Kentucky Common 1	27A: Historical Beer
3rd	Scott Huber Co-Brewer: Brian Clark	Clark Kentucky Common 2	27A6: Kentucky Common

Table 21: Blonde Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bob Meads	Molly Parton's Tropical Blonde Ale	18A: Blonde Ale
2nd	John O'Brien	Metamorphosis	18A: Blonde Ale	Final Gravity Craft Brewers
3rd	James Logan	Bombshell	18A: Blonde Ale	Chicken City Ale Raisers

Table 22: Trappist Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hugh Buice Co-Brewer: Cory Buice	Hammer and Nail Volume 4	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd	Cory Buice	H & N 3	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	John Yacoub Co-Brewer: Aron Schatz	Jaws Belgian Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Woodstock Malt Monkeys
HM	Aaron Szerlip	Belgian Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Covert Hops Society

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Brew Depot
03/02/2020 6:00 PM, EST

Brew Depot
03/03/2020 6:00 PM, EST

Brew Depot
03/04/2020 6:00 PM, EST

Brew Depot
03/05/2020 6:00 PM, EST

Brew Depot
03/07/2020 9:00 AM, EST

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/30/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 02/24/2020 12:00 AM, EST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 01/30/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 02/24/2020 12:00 AM, EST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/30/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 02/26/2020 12:00 AM, EST.

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 01/30/2020 12:00 AM, EST through 02/24/2020 12:00 AM, EST.