2017 Beer & Sweat Results
Best Of Show: Joe Theobald (BBL) – Kölsch
Runner Up Best Of Show: Sean Spaulding (LAGERS) – Session IPA
Bosmo Award (Most Individual Points): Mike Radwanski (BBL)
King Swanky Award (Club With Most Points): Bloatarian Brewing League
| Light Lager/Pilsner (17 Entries, Avg = 32.7, Max = 40) | ||||
| Place | Style | Club | Name | Beer Name |
| 1 | Czech Premium Pale Lager | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Jeff Schmook | Czech, Czech, One, Two |
| 2 | German Pils | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Sean Kinnas | Failure Is Always An Option |
| 3 | German Pils | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Wayne Wischerath | Something That Smells Kinda Like A Pils, And What The Hell, We Like The Guy So We’re Giving Him A Medal! |
| Amber & Dark German Lager (6 Entries, Avg = 33.5, Max = 39.3) | ||||
| 1 | Dunkles Bock | Cincinnati Malt Infusers/Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Tim Mckee | Bock Flip |
| 2 | Eisbock | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Oh Yeah? Hold My Stein |
| 3 | Marzen | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Ray Gerdes | Muddy Creek Marzen |
| Amber Hybrid (6 Entries, Avg = 28.8, Max = 37) | ||||
| 1 | California Common | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Michael Maryo | Common Not Common |
| 2 | Kentucky Common | Ian Keith | Sexy Cousin | |
| 3 | Kentucky Common | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Mark Robinson | Kentucky Classic |
| Light Hybrid (15 Entries, Avg = 30.9, Max = 40) | ||||
| 1 | Kölsch | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Joe Theobald | Oh, Two Dots! |
| 2 | American Wheat Beer | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)/Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) | Justin Dandoy | Cubbage Hill Wheat |
| 3 | Blonde Ale | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) | Joe Werner | Miss Sue |
| English Pale Ale (11 Entries, Avg = 32.3, 40.3) | ||||
| 1 | British Golden Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Malcolm Frazer | Barney? Barney Rubble. What? Trouble! |
| 2 | Ordinary Bitter | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Ray Gerdes | Muddy Creek Ordinary Bitter |
| 3 | Best Bitter | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Richard Romanko | Bestest Bitter |
| Scottish and Irish Ale (7 Entries, Avg = 32.6, Max = 38) | ||||
| 1 | Scottish Light | Zach Ahting | A Day Late And A Shilling Short | |
| 2 | Irish Red Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)/Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) | Justin Dandoy | Irishtown Red |
| 3 | Wee Heavy | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | The Flying Burkshire |
| American Ale (15 Entries, Avg = 29.9, Max = 39.5) | ||||
| 1 | American Amber Ale | Chris Kluesener | Run Rabbit Run Amber Ale | |
| 2 | American Pale Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Joe Theobald | Half Nelson |
| 3 | American Pale Ale | Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) | Kent Kirkendall | Mutt |
| English Brown Ale (8 Entries, Avg = 32.4, Max = 33.5) | ||||
| 1 | Dark Mild | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)/Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) | Justin Dandoy | Rosslyn Heights Mild |
| 2 | British Brown Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Mike Beattie | Nut Brown Ale |
| 3 | Dark Mild | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Ian’s Mild |
| Porter (9 Entries, Avg = 30.7, Max = 38.7) | ||||
| 1 | English Porter | Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) | Kent Kirkendall | Bombtrack |
| 2 | Baltic Porter | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Steve Barlage | Welcome Home Celebration Porter |
| 3 | Baltic Porter | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Balta |
| HM | Baltic Porter | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Ray Gerdes | Muddy Creek Baltic Porter |
| Stout (15 Entries, Avg = 32.0, Max = 37.7) | ||||
| 1 | Imperial Stout | Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) | John Allison | Split Crow’s Tongue |
| 2 | Imperial Stout | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Greg Schmidt | Schmidion Russian Imperial |
| 3 | Sweet Stout | Terrace Park Brewing Company | Tom Cox | Chocolate Milk Shake |
| American IPA (14 Entries, Avg = 29.5, Max = 41.5) | ||||
| 1 | American IPA | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Justin Vasher | Oh Yeah! |
| 2 | American IPA | Terrace Park Brewing Company | Tom Cox | Mo’ Hairy |
| 3 | American IPA | Eric Ziegler | Placeholder Name | |
| Double IPA (7 Entries, Avg = 33.8, Max = 37.3) | ||||
| 1 | Double IPA | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Matt Wyman | Boy She Pops! |
| 2 | Double IPA | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Allen Harrison | Thixotropy |
| 3 | Double IPA | Brewers of Central Kentucky (BOCK) | Dirk Franzen | Hop On It |
| HM | Double IPA | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Andy Weigel | Lots Of Hops And Lager Yeast… Because That’s All I Had |
| Specialty IPA (10 Entries, Avg = 28.7, Max = 34.7) | ||||
| 1 | Rye IPA | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Sean Spaulding | Hops In The Rye |
| 2 | Session American IPA w/Galaxy & Nelson Sauvin | Ian Keith | Oxymoron | |
| 3 | New England IPA w/Galaxy, El Dorado, Simcoe | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Alex Stegeman | Space Cowboy |
| HM | Specialty IPA | S&M Brewery | Derek Smith | Don’t Stop — Session IPA |
| German and American Wheat (10 Entries, Avg = 29.5, Max = 38) | ||||
| 1 | Weissbier | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Justin Vasher | Hugh Hefe |
| 2 | Weissbier | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Craig Gardone | My Dixie Wrecked |
| 3 | Weissbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Malcolm Frazer | I Before E Except After W? Fawk It – Weissbier |
| Belgian and French (20 Entries, Avg = 30.8, Max = 41.5) | ||||
| 1 | Saison | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | James Miller | Charlotta |
| 2 | Trappist Single | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Sean Kinnas | Fate’s Singel Finger Salute |
| 3 | Witbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Richard Romanko | Witty Wit |
| HM | Trappist Single | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mark Brzezinski | Jennie’s Summer Sipper |
| Sour Beer (27 Entries, Avg = 31.0, Max = 42.3) | ||||
| 1 | Gose | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Malcolm Frazer | Down Gose Frazer (If You Know What Mean) |
| 2 | Lambic | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Chris Meta | Lambic |
| 3 | Gueuze | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Chris Meta | Gueuze |
| HM | Gose | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Justin Vasher | Sex Panther |
| American Wild Ale (16 Entries, Avg = 32.1, Max = 42) | ||||
| 1 | Gose w/Cantaloupe & melon flavor (L Plantarum & Wild Sac) | Zach Ahting | Honeydew List | |
| 2 | Berliner style kettle soured with L. Planeterum, dry hopped | Cincinnati Malt Infusers/Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Tim Mckee | Shattered Glass |
| 3 | Wild Specialty Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Sour Cherry Old Ale |
| Fruit Beer (14 Entries, Avg = 30.5, Max = 39) | ||||
| 1 | Strawberry Kiwi Berliner Weisse | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Alex Stegeman | All Fraise The Great Kiwi |
| 2 | Belgian Dark Strong w/Port Soaked Figs | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | All Figged Up |
| 3 | Berliner w/Ginger & Limes | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Ginger & Lime 6th Street Runoff |
| Strong Ale (7 Entries, Avg = 34.2, Max = 38) | ||||
| 1 | Old Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | This Old Ale |
| 2 | English Barleywine | Dayton Region Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) | Jeffrey Schell | Ode To Thomas Hardy |
| 3 | American Barleywine | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Party In Your Pants |
| Belgian Strong Ale (8 Entries, Avg = 32.2, Max = 34) | ||||
| 1 | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Philip Meyer | Golden Strong |
| 2 | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Michael Evans | Monk’s Butt |
| 3 | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Greg Schmidt | Schmidion Damme Strong |
| HM | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Dark On Dark |
| Smoke & Wood Beer (16 Entries, Avg = 31.3, Max = 40) | ||||
| 1 | English Barleywine Aged In Whiskey Barrel | Midwestern Ohio Brewing Society (MOBS) | Tyler Buehler | Dad Fight #bil |
| 2 | Rauchbier | Dayton Region Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) | Luke Soposki | Vom Feurer |
| 3 | Palo Santo Smoked Imperial Brown Ale, Bourbon Barrel | Dayton Region Amateur Fermentation Technologists (DRAFT) | Luke Soposki | The Devil’s Holy Water |
| SHV & Specialty (15 Entries, Avg = 29.0, Max = 36.7) | ||||
| 1 | Iced Old Ale | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Polar Vortex Iced Old Ale |
| 2 | Doppelbock w/Toasted Pecans | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Steve Barlage | Can You Say Pecan Pie? |
| 3 | Pumpkin Spiced American Porter | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | Melancholy Gourd |
| HM | Hefeweizen w/Lemonade | Middletown Area Society of Homebrewers (MASH) | Cory Kuhnell | Shandyweizen |
| Mead & Cider (15 Entries, Avg = 32.5, Max = 46) | ||||
| 1 | Berry Mead | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Timur Snoke | Mulberry Melomel |
| 2 | New World Cider | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Malcolm Frazer | It’s Just Apples |
| 3 | Apple Juice & Concentrate, Cran Juice | Matthew Johnson | Chews’s Cran-Apple Cider | |
| HM | Clover Honey, Black Currant, Blueberry, & Black Cherry Juice | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH) | Michael Evans | Where Are Timur’s Pants |
| Soda (5 entries, Avg = 29.7, Max = 48) | ||||
| 1 | Strawberry, Blueberry, & Blackberry | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Michael Maryo | Nightmare Bonnie’s Berry Pop |
| 2 | Root Beer | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Rob Westendorf | Because I Don’t Care |
| 3 | Spicy Ginger Ale: Ginger Root, Red Pepper, Lemon Peel, Cinnamon | Louisville Area Grain & Extract Research Society (LAGERS) | Craig Gardone | Big Boy Ginger Ale |
| HM | Tart Cherry Sweetened w/Multiple Sugars | Bloatarian Brewing League (BBL) | Mike Radwanski | My Favorite Flavor Cherry Red |
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