Valkyries Horn Amateur Mead competition: 2023: Past Winners – 2020
Thanks to all who participated in the Valkyries Horn Amateur Mead competition: 2023.
There were 197 entries judged and 218 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tom Weber | Yumm! | 40A: M2c Berry Awards Group 2 | Handgrenades Homebrew and Craft Beer Club |
Winning Entries
Table 2: Dry Traditional (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Brandon Pflipsen | Orange Blossom Traditional | M1A: Dry Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Shawn Brady | Black Locust Mead | M1A: Dry Mead | Madison Homebrewers & Tasters |
| 3rd | Timothy Leber | Not Kveik Right | M1A: Dry Mead | Beer Renegades of Everett Washington (BREW) |
Table 4: Sweet Traditional (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matthew Weide | Idaho Snowberry | M1C: Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 2nd | Matthew Weide | Quince Blossom Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Krzysztof Plizga | Buckwheat Trójniak | M1C: Sweet Mead | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
| HM | Daniel Cowan | Bucks In the Wildflower Patch | M1C: Sweet Mead | Annapolis Homebrew Club |
Table 5: Cyser (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Allen Martin | Cyser2a | M2A: Cyser | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Amanda Neisch Co-Brewer: Guillermo Marques | Apple Supreme | M2A: Cyser | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 3rd | Steve Patik | Colorado Cyser | M2A: Cyser | |
| HM | Krzysztof Plizga | Apple Dwójniak | M2A: Cyser | Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) [CA] |
Table 6: Pyment (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Guillermo Marques Co-Brewer: Amanda Neisch | Riesling Über Alles | M2B: Pyment | Saint Paul Homebrewers Club |
| 2nd | Paul Dienhart | Zinfandel Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Minnesota Home Brewers Association |
| 3rd | Jeremy Goehring Co-Brewer: Dustin Deisher | Star Man | M2B: Pyment | Lincoln Lagers |
| HM | Kristopher Pruitt Co-Brewer: Karen Pruitt | Heiðrún | M2B: Pyment |
Table 8: Stone Fruit (9 entries)
Table 9: Melomels (20 entries)
Table 11: Braggot and Historical (13 entries)
Table 12: Specialty (14 entries)
Judging Sessions
Prejudging in-person 09/17
2023/09/17 2:00 PM, CDT.
Commercial Session 1 (Friday)
2023/09/22 10:00 AM, CDT.
Commercial Session 4 (Saturday)
2023/09/23 11:00 AM, CDT.
Commercial Session 2 (Friday)
2023/09/22 1:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur Session 5 (Saturday)
2023/09/23 11:00 AM, CDT.
Amateur Session 1 (Friday)
2023/09/22 10:00 AM, CDT.
Commercial Session 3 (Friday)
2023/09/22 2:30 PM, CDT.
Amateur Session 2 (Friday)
2023/09/22 1:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur Session 3 (Friday)
2023/09/22 2:30 PM, CDT.
Prejudging in-person 09/20
2023/09/20 6:00 PM, CDT.
Amateur Session 4 (Saturday)
2023/09/23 9:30 AM, CDT.
Amateur Session 6 (Saturday)
2023/09/23 1:30 PM, CDT.
Debugging Session
2023/09/18 12:00 PM, CDT.
Prejudging in-person 09/21
2023/09/21 6:00 PM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 2023/07/28 12:00 PM, CDT through 2023/09/17 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.