Valkyries Horn Home Mead competition
Awards
Judges
Nicholas Aschbrenner, Al Boyce, Sandy Cockerham, Stephen Cook, Michael Cote, Aric Daul, Kyle Ducharme, Kristen England, Steve Fletty, Joe Gerteis, Brett Glenna, Jessica Haverly, Christy Helps, Richard Helps, Dan Holbrook, Josh Holbrook, Jon Hunter, Matt Johnson, Paul Johnson, Josh Mahoney, Guillermo Marques, Gail Milburn, Pat Mulloy, Amanda Neisch, Jeremy Olson, Will Otte, Vicky Rowe, Peter Soderberg, Mark Tanner, Jacob Thill, Chip Walton, Matthew Weide, Carvin Wilson
Judges - Best of Show
Sandy Cockerham, Mark Tanner, Matthew Weide
Stewards
Krystal Handy, Jeremy Kyncl
Staff
Organizer
Kevin Meintsma
By the Numbers
268 Entries
75 Entrants
33 Judges
2 Stewards
57 Placing Entries
Table 1: Pyment
13 entries
Judges: Steve Fletty, Josh Holbrook, Josh Mahoney, Matthew Weide
1st
Adam Bystrom
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Riesling The Kraken! (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Adam Bystrom
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Hoodwinked (Blend) (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Cab Sav Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
Table 2: Stonefruit
14 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Al Boyce, Jon Hunter, Pat Mulloy
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Mango Mango Mango (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Round 2 (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
Eric Cockrell
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Cherry Dangerous (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Table 3: Cyser
16 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Al Boyce, Steve Fletty, Jon Hunter, Pat Mulloy, Matthew Weide
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Shrubbery (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Bo Knows (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Josh Mahoney
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Pommes (M2A: Cyser)
Table 4: Berry - Not So Sweet
10 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Michael Cote, Aric Daul, Steve Fletty, Jon Hunter, Josh Mahoney, Guillermo Marques, Will Otte
1st
Calum Bennett
Scottish Raspberry Mead (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Eric Cockrell
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Oklahoma Sunset (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Nicholas Laur
Two Ravens (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 5: Braggot
16 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Sandy Cockerham, Kyle Ducharme, Jon Hunter, Gail Milburn, Will Otte
1st
Christy Helps
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Not Again... (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
Josh Mahoney
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Das Güd (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
Josh Mahoney
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Nobody Likes Braggots (M4A: Braggot)
Table 6: Dry Trad
13 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Kristen England, Joe Gerteis, Carvin Wilson
1st
Adam Bystrom
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Quince Charming (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Nate Meister & Joanna Meister
Old Town Mash Paddlers
300 Days Of Sunshine (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
Shawn Brady
Madison Homebrewers &...
Buckwheat Mead 2017 (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 7: Sweet Trad
12 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Jon Hunter, Gail Milburn, Will Otte
1st
Traci Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
McNutt (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Marek Łęczycki
Polski Miód Pitny
Trojniak Coriander (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Nelson Crowle
Indian Peaks Alers
Mesquite de Mexico (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 8: Historical
11 entries
Judges: Steve Fletty, Pat Mulloy, Vicky Rowe, Matthew Weide
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Tropikalny Miód Miodowy (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Piękna Ciemność (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Marek Łęczycki
Polski Miód Pitny
Dwojniak Walnut 2019 (M4B: Historical Mead)
Table 9: SemiSweet Trad
17 entries
Judges: Stephen Cook, Kristen England, Josh Mahoney, Peter Soderberg, Matthew Weide, Carvin Wilson
1st
Garrett Freeman
MacAdamia Nut Blossom Traditional (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Midwest Clover B2 : Semi-Sweet (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
James Werner
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Hairy Vetcha, You Betcha (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 10: Foraged Special Category
19 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Joe Gerteis, Dan Holbrook, Will Otte, Jacob Thill, Matthew Weide
1st
Jerzy Kasperski
Polski Miod Pitny
Trojniak Rokitniczak (35A: Foraged Ingredients)
2nd
Dan McNevin
South Shore Brew Club
Respect Your Elders (35A: Foraged Ingredients)
3rd
Al Boyce
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Elderberry Melomel (35A: Foraged Ingredients)
Table 11: S / H / V - Dryish
13 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Aric Daul, Joe Gerteis, Jessica Haverly, Dan Holbrook, Pat Mulloy, Vicky Rowe, Mark Tanner, Jacob Thill
1st
Adam Bystrom
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Cin & Nilla (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Darjeeling (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Chelsea Kline
Ginger (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Table 12: Melomel - Sorta Sweet
12 entries
Judges: Sandy Cockerham, Dan Holbrook, Pat Mulloy, Amanda Neisch, Vicky Rowe, Mark Tanner, Chip Walton, Matthew Weide
1st
Dan McNevin
South Shore Brew Club
Razzle Dazzle (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Adam Bystrom
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Heartbreaker (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Nathan Zangmeister & Karysa Kent
Pugh Pear (M2E: Melomel)
Table 13: Fruit and Spice - Dryish
13 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Sandy Cockerham, Josh Mahoney, Gail Milburn
1st
Nathan Zangmeister & Karysa Kent
Peach Perfect (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Louis Miller
For the Fairest (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Mike Jones
Only Slightly Bent (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 14: Experimental - Fairly Sweet
16 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Sandy Cockerham, Joe Gerteis, Christy Helps, Richard Helps, Peter Soderberg
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere! (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Dan McNevin
South Shore Brew Club
Not Tonight Honey (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Matthew Allen
Café Tropical (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 15: Fruit and Spice: Sweet
20 entries
Judges: Stephen Cook, Aric Daul, Brett Glenna, Jon Hunter, Pat Mulloy, Vicky Rowe, Peter Soderberg, Mark Tanner
1st
Nick Ferndino
Cherry Pi (39A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Choco-Bout It (39A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Richard Helps
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Raspberry Habenero (39a: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 16: S / H / V - Sweet
12 entries
1st
Nick Ferndino
Early Morning Tea Time (40A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Eric Carlucci
Highgarden's Bounty (40A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
As Told By (40A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Table 17: Berry: Sweet
12 entries
1st
Erik Helgestad
Hawkmoon (37A: Berry Mead)
2nd
Nicholas Laur
The Red (37A: Berry Mead)
3rd
Richard Helps
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Raspberry Bomb (37A: Berry Mead)
Table 18: Melomel: Sweet
12 entries
1st
Dan McNevin
South Shore Brew Club
Pear (38A: Melomel)
2nd
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Cherberry (38A: Melomel)
3rd
Big Red
Blackberry Jamboree (38A: Melomel)
Table 19: Experimental: Definitely Sweet
17 entries
Judges: Stephen Cook, Aric Daul, Brett Glenna, Jessica Haverly, Josh Mahoney, Mark Tanner
1st
Peter Ruvalcaba
Ublaz Mad Eyes (41A: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Amy Olsen
Michigan Mead Coalition
Ba Rum Raisin Mead (41A: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Will Otte & Jacob Thill
Cranapple (41A: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Mead
Judges: Sandy Cockerham, Mark Tanner, Matthew Weide
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Tropikalny Miód Miodowy (M4B: Historical Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
