Valkyries Horn Home Mead competition

Awards

Sponsors

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