Thanks to all who participated in the Southern New England Regional Homebrew
Competition.
There were 337 entries judged and 224
registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ian Anderson |
Anderfest |
4B: Festbier |
Boston Wort Processors |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Robert Burger |
Orange Blossom |
M1C: Sweet Mead |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Light Lager (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Ian Anderson |
Anderfest |
4B: Festbier |
Boston Wort Processors |
| 2nd |
Matt Knight
Co-Brewer: Mike Joshi |
Cold Knight In Helles |
4A: Munich Helles |
Brew Haven |
| 3rd |
Matt Knight
Co-Brewer: Mike Joshi |
Colder Knight In Helles |
4A: Munich Helles |
Brew Haven |
Table 2: Pilsner (9 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Hespeler |
Right In The Pils |
5D: German Pils |
|
| 2nd |
Peter Toomey
Co-Brewer: Steve Lamere |
Probie Pils |
3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
|
| 3rd |
Scott Gentile |
New Zealand Pilsner |
PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner |
Brew Haven |
Table 3: European Amber Lager (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Andy Cox |
Oaktoberfest |
6A: Marzen |
Underground Brewers |
| 2nd |
Andy Cox |
Slow Down, You Crazy Child |
7A: Vienna Lager |
Underground Brewers |
| 3rd |
Ben Jankowski |
Czech U Out |
3C: Czech Amber Lager |
|
| HM |
Zachary Yommer |
Okfauxberfest |
6A: Marzen |
|
Table 4: Dark Lager and Bock (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Gentile |
Maibock |
4C: Helles Bock |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Nate Bourgault |
Schwarzbier |
8B: Schwarzbier |
|
| 3rd |
Brian Ellis |
Back In My Day |
2C: International Dark Lager |
South Shore Brew Club |
Table 5: Hybrid Beers (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
David Hope-Ross |
Sussudio |
7B: Altbier |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Todd Orr |
Cross Pond Connection |
2B: International Amber Lager |
Rhode Island Brewing Society |
| 3rd |
Scott Gentile |
Amber Mexican Lager |
2B: International Amber Lager |
Brew Haven |
| HM |
Cathy Huxford
Co-Brewer: Phil Huxford |
Beach Blonde Ale |
18A: Blonde Ale |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
Table 6: English/Scottish/Irish Ale (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Scotch Ale Wee Heavy |
17C: Wee Heavy |
Hop River Brewers |
| 2nd |
Robert Somogyi |
Shyla's Hair of the Dog Dark Mild |
13A: Dark Mild |
Brew Free or Die |
| 3rd |
Isaac Brickett |
Fair To Midlands |
13A: Dark Mild |
Brew Haven |
| HM |
Eric Sforza |
Dark English Mild |
13A: Dark Mild |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
Table 7: American Ale (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Cameron Tuttle
Co-Brewer: Colin Tuttle, Sean Lipka And Jake Sullivan |
Light On the Boos |
18B: American Pale Ale |
Brew Haven |
Table 8: Porter (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Alex Cigan |
I do Love A Good Roast |
9C: Baltic Porter |
New York City Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Isaac Brickett |
Port of Call |
20A: American Porter |
Brew Haven |
| 3rd |
Matt Knight
Co-Brewer: Mike Joshi |
Mid-Sember Knight's Dream |
20A: American Porter |
Brew Haven |
| HM |
Michael Davies |
Baltic Porter |
9C: Baltic Porter |
Brew Haven |
Table 9: Stout (20 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Paul Zocco |
Imperial Stout |
20C: Imperial Stout |
Hop River Brewers |
| 2nd |
Mark Vanacore |
Drop Anchor |
20C: Imperial Stout |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 3rd |
Eric Prileson |
Mark Said It Was Too Bitter |
20B: American Stout |
Boston Wort Processors |
| HM |
Roy Navik |
Onkel Rojus Black Forest Cherry Breakfast Stout |
20B: American Stout |
|
Table 10: Traditional IPA (17 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Mark Vanacore |
Lil' Shady |
21A: American IPA |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 2nd |
Peter Hayes |
Two Heart II |
21A: American IPA |
|
| 3rd |
David Gilbertson |
Coolerhead's Pamplemousse Pale Ale |
21A: American IPA |
|
Table 11: New England IPA (14 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kyle Bonura |
Super Saiyan Green 3.0 |
21B7: New England IPA |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Nathan Hall |
Any Deepah |
21B7: New England IPA |
|
| 3rd |
Scott Gentile |
NE IPA W/sabro |
21B7: New England IPA |
Brew Haven |
| HM |
Richard Lemieux |
Richard Lemieux |
21B7: New England IPA |
|
Table 12: Specialty IPA (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Cj Shamas |
Galaxy Neipa |
21B: Specialty IPA |
|
| 2nd |
Jaime Luna |
Strawberry Milkshake |
21B: Specialty IPA |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 3rd |
Ryan Imondi
Co-Brewer: Tom Philips |
Halfsies |
21B: Specialty IPA |
Krausen Commandos of NW Connecticut |
Table 13: Wheat and Rye Ale (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Andrew Orefice |
Weissbier |
10A: Weissbier |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Robert Kling |
A Zest For Life |
24A: Witbier |
|
| 3rd |
Joseph Zaleski |
There's A Rye House Over Yonder |
27A4: Roggenbier |
Brew Haven |
Table 14: Belgian and French Ale (25 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Greg Ledogar
Co-Brewer: Josh Bourque |
Cornucopia |
25B: Saison |
Quiet Corner Hombrew Club |
| 2nd |
Mark Pennick |
Dr. Pennick's Orval |
34A: Clone Beer |
Brew Crew [CO] |
| 3rd |
James Shamas |
Saejawn |
25B: Saison |
|
Table 15: Sour Ale (19 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Shamas
Co-Brewer: Cj Shamas |
Kriek 2019 |
23F: Fruit Lambic |
|
| 2nd |
Timothy Phelps
Co-Brewer: Mike Eyre |
Kriek |
23F: Fruit Lambic |
Krausen Commandos of NW Connecticut |
| 3rd |
Timothy Phelps
Co-Brewer: Krausen Commandos |
Club Solera |
23B: Flanders Red Ale |
Krausen Commandos of NW Connecticut |
Table 16: Belgian Strong (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Steve Schember |
No Way To Go Through Life Son |
26C: Belgian Tripel |
Boston Wort Processors |
| 2nd |
Paul Zocco |
Belgian Strong Dark Ale |
26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Ben Jankowski |
St. Mungo |
26B: Belgian Dubbel |
|
Table 17: Strong Ale (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tom Hespeler |
Ya Big Brut |
22A: Double IPA |
|
| 2nd |
John Meerse
Co-Brewer: Stephanie Meerse |
Triple Double No Assists |
22A: Double IPA |
|
| 3rd |
John O'Rourke |
No Plans |
17D: English Barleywine |
Brew Haven |
| HM |
Tom Hespeler |
Purple Dust |
22A: Double IPA |
|
Table 18: Fruit Beer (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Gentile |
Blackberry Wheat |
29A: Fruit Beer |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Kyle Bonura |
Suprachirasmatic Nucleus: Strawberry Tangerine |
29B: Fruit and Spice Beer |
Brew Haven |
| 3rd |
Andrew Weaver |
Berry Ass Juice |
29A: Fruit Beer |
Lift A Leg Homemade Beer |
| HM |
Matt Knight |
None of Your 'biscus |
29B: Fruit and Spice Beer |
Brew Haven |
Table 19: Spice/Herb/Vegetable Beer (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Eric Prileson |
Mel B's Pale Ale |
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Boston Wort Processors |
| 2nd |
Andy Cox |
Goober Juice |
30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Underground Brewers |
| 3rd |
Jill Crawford
Co-Brewer: Dave Crawford |
Bad She Santa |
30C: Winter Seasonal Beer |
Brew Free or Die |
Table 20: Smoke and Wood-Aged Beer (7 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Cynthia Lindner |
Are We Not Men? No, We Are Piwo! |
27A2: Piwo Grodziskie |
Brewers East End Revival (BEER) |
| 2nd |
Krzysztof Lasocki |
Chip On A Shoulder |
6B: Rauchbier |
Brew Haven |
| 3rd |
Ramsay Hoguet |
Rauchbock |
32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer |
Boston Wort Processors |
Table 21: American Wild (13 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jason Chang |
So Fresh, So Juicy |
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
|
| 2nd |
James Shamas
Co-Brewer: Cj Shamas |
Solera 2019 |
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Brian Fredlund |
American Farmhouse Ale- Grandfather Clock |
28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
New York City Homebrewers Guild |
Table 22: Specialty Beer (14 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Nick Marola |
Mocha Imperial Stout |
33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer |
|
| 2nd |
Dave Williams |
Arctic Storm Stout |
34B: Mixed-Style Beer |
Boston Wort Processors |
| 3rd |
Peter Toomey
Co-Brewer: Steve Lamere |
Signal 85 |
34C: Experimental Beer |
|
| HM |
David Gilbertson |
Coolerhead's Ooga Chaga Ale |
34C: Experimental Beer |
|
Table 23: Standard Cider and Perry (10 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Robert Burger |
2019 Perry |
C1D: New World Perry |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 2nd |
Steve Victor
Co-Brewer: Sue Roberts |
Dry Cider |
C1A: New World Cider |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 3rd |
Brian Fredlund
Co-Brewer: Chase Corman |
Brian Didn't Help With This. All Chase |
C1A: New World Cider |
New York City Homebrewers Guild |
| HM |
Eric Sforza |
Dry Petillant New World Cider |
C1A: New World Cider |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
Table 24: Specialty Cider and Perry (12 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Gentile
Co-Brewer: Scott Katin |
Barrel Aged Beardsley Cider |
C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry |
Brew Haven |
| 2nd |
Eric Sforza |
New England Cider |
C2A: New England Cider |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 3rd |
Matt Knight
Co-Brewer: Mike Joshi |
Sticky Situation |
C2A: New England Cider |
Brew Haven |
Table 25: Traditional Mead (11 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Robert Burger |
Orange Blossom |
M1C: Sweet Mead |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 2nd |
Mark Pennick |
New Years Mead |
M1A: Dry Mead |
Brew Crew [CO] |
| 3rd |
Paul Zocco |
Orange Blossom Mead..Sparkling |
M1C: Sweet Mead |
Hop River Brewers |
Table 26: Non-Traditional Mead (15 entries)
| Place |
Brewer |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jody Rockhill |
Mead With Whole Bean German Chocolate Cake , Coconut Flavored Coffee
|
M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead |
Krausen Commandos of NW Connecticut |
| 2nd |
Paul Zocco |
Chocolate Mead |
M4C: Experimental Mead |
Hop River Brewers |
| 3rd |
Robert Burger |
Ginger Hibiscus Mead |
M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead |
Underground Brewers of Connecticut |