Valkyries Horn Home Mead competition: Past Winners – 2019
Thanks to all who participated in the Valkyries Horn Home Mead competition.
There were 272 entries judged and 136 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rick Helps | Raspberry Habenero | 35A: Surtrs Flame - Capscimel | St. Croix River Vally Home Brewers Assn |
Winning Entries
Table 2: Dry Traditional (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Allen Martin | Fireweed Trad | M1A: Dry Mead | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Olsen | Hairy Vetch | M1A: Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Loki Trad | M1A: Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| HM | Jeremy Olsen | Mustard Trad | M1A: Dry Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Table 3: Semi-Sweet Traditional (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mitchell Wood Co-Brewer: Richard Wood | Woodpile Creations | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | |
| 2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Yellow Snowberry | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Paul Fowler | Ob Trad | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
Table 4: Sweet Traditional (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nathan Steigman | Condemnantes | M1C: Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Matthew Weide | Hairy Vetch | M1C: Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Josh Holbrook | Hawaii Bees | M1C: Sweet Mead | Blue Ox Brewers Society |
Table 5: Cyser (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kevin Meintsma | Old Faithful Cyser | M2A: Cyser | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Allen Martin | Cyser1 | M2A: Cyser | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Warren Earle | Croation Crusher | M2A: Cyser | Modern Mead Makers FB Group |
Table 6: Pyment (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Al Boyce | Sangio Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Kevin Meintsma | Muscat Luv | M2B: Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Paul Dienhart | Barbera Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
Table 7: Berry Mead (37 entries)
Table 8: Stone Fruit Mead (13 entries)
Table 9: Melomel (26 entries)
Table 10: Fruit and Spice (18 entries)
Table 11: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead (26 entries)
Table 12: Braggot (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Roger Gibson | Betsworth Braggot | M4A: Braggot | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
| 2nd | Nathan Steigman | Rescribo Historia | M4A: Braggot | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Matthew Chrispen | Dutchy Braggot | M4A: Braggot | Austin Zealots |
Judging Sessions and Dates
Prejudging in-person 09/04 (if needed)
2022/09/04 2:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur Mead judging NB Headquarters Friday 09/09 3pm
2022/09/09 3:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur mead judging (NB Headquarters) 9/9 6:00pm
2022/09/09 6:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur mead judging (NB Headquarters) 9/10 4:30pm
2022/09/10 4:30 AM, CDT.
Amateur mead judging (NB Headquarters) 9/10 2:30pm
2022/09/10 7:30 AM, CDT.
Amateur mead judging (NB Headquarters) 9/10 12:30pm
2022/09/10 9:00 AM, CDT.
Amateur mead judging (NB Headquarters) 9/10 9:30am
2022/09/10 9:30 AM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 2022/07/02 12:00 PM, CDT through 2022/09/04 2:00 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
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.