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2025 Results

139 ballots counted · 38 beers in competition

Total Score

Total = 3·1st + 2·2nd + 1·3rd + average judges score + best-in-show bonus (25/15/5 for 1st/2nd/3rd).

1
#32

Fiamma Dorata

1D. American Wheat Beer

The Ale Gals

1st
15
2nd
16
3rd
3
Judges avg
38.50
Total
118.50
2
#8

Mango Tango

25B. Saison

Jim Krell, Mike Spong

1st
18
2nd
4
3rd
6
Judges avg
36.50
Total
104.50
3
#33

Worth The Squeeze

21C. Hazy IPA

Brian Meyer, Lori Meyer

1st
13
2nd
1
3rd
13
Judges avg
40.50
BIS bonus
+5
Total
99.50
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4
#31

Punchline

C2. Specialty Cider and Perry

The Ale Gals

1st
11
2nd
13
3rd
9
Judges avg
28.00
Total
96.00
5
#5

Baby Jesus

18B. American Pale Ale

UG3 Brewers Association

1st
14
2nd
4
3rd
5
Judges avg
36.00
Total
91.00
6
#10

Ferda Bulldogs Blueberry Blonde Ale

29A. Fruit Beer

Ray Murphy

1st
4
2nd
14
3rd
4
Judges avg
38.00
Total
82.00
7
#4

KingPin Stout

20C. Imperial Stout

UG3 Brewers Association

1st
4
2nd
13
3rd
6
Judges avg
36.50
Total
80.50
8
#34

Pre-prohibition Lager

27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager

Gary Gallaway

1st
6
2nd
5
3rd
3
Judges avg
44.00
Total
75.00
9
#11

Red Head

Specialty Cider

Corey Taramasco

1st
2
2nd
9
3rd
10
Judges avg
38.00
Total
72.00
10
#18

The besser prost

4B. Festbier

The 20 load showdown brew team

1st
9
2nd
5
3rd
0
Judges avg
34.00
Total
71.00
11
#23

Mark it ZERO!!!

21B. Specialty IPA: Brut IPA

Dan Muffoletto

1st
3
2nd
9
3rd
2
Judges avg
38.50
Total
67.50
12
#14

Blow on the Toes!

9B. Eisbock

Mark Zambron

1st
3
2nd
1
3rd
3
Judges avg
37.00
BIS bonus
+15
Total
66.00
13
#35

Insert Lebowski Pun #1

12C. English IPA

Jesse Kiser, Adam Millar

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Judges avg
39.00
BIS bonus
+25
Total
66.00
14
#38

You Want A Toe? I Can Get You A Toe.

12A. British Golden Ale

Gabe Tanyi

1st
1
2nd
5
3rd
3
Judges avg
43.00
Total
59.00
15
#26

Sweata Weatha

20B. American Stout

Kevin Mack

1st
3
2nd
3
3rd
3
Judges avg
40.50
Total
58.50
16
#12

Duke of Abbey Normal

34C. Experimental Beer

Keith Curtachio

1st
4
2nd
2
3rd
3
Judges avg
36.25
Total
55.25
17
#20

Pliny the Bastard

Double IPA

2C’s N’A P

1st
4
2nd
3
3rd
5
Judges avg
31.00
Total
54.00
18
#30

Juicy

21C. Hazy IPA

Jonathan Huber, Josh Supry

1st
1
2nd
4
3rd
6
Judges avg
37.00
Total
54.00
19
#37

The Juice Abides

21C. Hazy IPA

Gabe Tanyi

1st
5
2nd
1
3rd
0
Judges avg
36.00
Total
53.00
20
#25

Kateland with a "D" if you're not into the whole brevity thing

1C. Cream Ale

Stu Woodside

1st
6
2nd
0
3rd
10
Judges avg
24.00
Total
52.00
21
#2

A Lotta Outs Stout

15C. Irish Extra Stout

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
0
2nd
4
3rd
2
Judges avg
41.25
Total
51.25
22
#29

All Eyez on Me

21A. American IPA

Josh Supry, Jonathan Huber

1st
4
2nd
2
3rd
1
Judges avg
33.50
Total
50.50
23
#21

Dark Mild

13A. Dark Mild

Jeff Murbach

1st
1
2nd
2
3rd
5
Judges avg
34.50
Total
46.50
24
#1

A Lotta Ins Pale Ale

18B. American Pale Ale

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
2
2nd
0
3rd
5
Judges avg
34.50
Total
45.50
25
#13

(The Rug.) It Really Tied the Room Together

24A. Witbier

Mark Zambron

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
1
Judges avg
41.00
Total
44.00
26
#9

At Least Its an Ethos

34C. Experimental Beer

Jon Claeys

1st
2
2nd
3
3rd
1
Judges avg
30.50
Total
43.50
27
#16

Silly Goose Juice

29B. Fruit and Spice Beer

Boomslang Brewing

1st
1
2nd
1
3rd
1
Judges avg
37.00
Total
43.00
28
#15

Testing 123

18A. Blonde Ale

Tom Sirgey

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
2
Judges avg
36.50
Total
40.50
29
#19

Last Minute Ale

English Farm Ale 

Jesse Parrish

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
1
Judges avg
35.00
Total
38.00
30
#22

Citra IPA

21A. American IPA

Jeff Murbach, John DePaolo Murbach

1st
2
2nd
2
3rd
2
Judges avg
25.50
Total
37.50
31
#28

To Think I Drank A Mulberry Wheat

Fruit Beer

Gary Gallaway

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
7
Judges avg
26.50
Total
37.50
32
#27

…and that’s where things get a Lil Hazy

NEIPA

Kevin Mack

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
1
Judges avg
31.00
Total
36.00
33
#36

I Liked Fargo More

14A. Scottish Light

Jesse Kiser, Adam Millar

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
1
Judges avg
31.00
Total
36.00
34
#24

Swagler Swagger

4B. Festbier

Stu Woodside

1st
1
2nd
2
3rd
0
Judges avg
26.00
Total
33.00
35
#17

Careful, man, there’s a beverage here!

18B. American Pale Ale

Mark Scibilia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
4
Judges avg
23.50
Total
27.50
36
#3

A Lotta What-Have-You's Black and Tan

34. Specialty Beer

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
11
Judges avg
Total
13.00
37
#6

Mind if I do a J?

21C. Hazy IPA

Dave Torchia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Judges avg
Total
0.00
38
#7

Worthy Adversary

21A. American IPA

Dave Torchia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Judges avg
Total
0.00

Popular Vote

Attendee votes only (no judges, no best-in-show bonus).

1
#32

Fiamma Dorata

1D. American Wheat Beer

The Ale Gals

1st
15
2nd
16
3rd
3
Points
80
2
#8

Mango Tango

25B. Saison

Jim Krell, Mike Spong

1st
18
2nd
4
3rd
6
Points
68
3
#31

Punchline

C2. Specialty Cider and Perry

The Ale Gals

1st
11
2nd
13
3rd
9
Points
68
Show full standings
4
#5

Baby Jesus

18B. American Pale Ale

UG3 Brewers Association

1st
14
2nd
4
3rd
5
Points
55
5
#33

Worth The Squeeze

21C. Hazy IPA

Brian Meyer, Lori Meyer

1st
13
2nd
1
3rd
13
Points
54
6
#4

KingPin Stout

20C. Imperial Stout

UG3 Brewers Association

1st
4
2nd
13
3rd
6
Points
44
7
#10

Ferda Bulldogs Blueberry Blonde Ale

29A. Fruit Beer

Ray Murphy

1st
4
2nd
14
3rd
4
Points
44
8
#18

The besser prost

4B. Festbier

The 20 load showdown brew team

1st
9
2nd
5
3rd
0
Points
37
9
#11

Red Head

Specialty Cider

Corey Taramasco

1st
2
2nd
9
3rd
10
Points
34
10
#34

Pre-prohibition Lager

27A. Historical Beer: Pre-Prohibition Lager

Gary Gallaway

1st
6
2nd
5
3rd
3
Points
31
11
#23

Mark it ZERO!!!

21B. Specialty IPA: Brut IPA

Dan Muffoletto

1st
3
2nd
9
3rd
2
Points
29
12
#25

Kateland with a "D" if you're not into the whole brevity thing

1C. Cream Ale

Stu Woodside

1st
6
2nd
0
3rd
10
Points
28
13
#20

Pliny the Bastard

Double IPA

2C’s N’A P

1st
4
2nd
3
3rd
5
Points
23
14
#12

Duke of Abbey Normal

34C. Experimental Beer

Keith Curtachio

1st
4
2nd
2
3rd
3
Points
19
15
#26

Sweata Weatha

20B. American Stout

Kevin Mack

1st
3
2nd
3
3rd
3
Points
18
16
#29

All Eyez on Me

21A. American IPA

Josh Supry, Jonathan Huber

1st
4
2nd
2
3rd
1
Points
17
17
#30

Juicy

21C. Hazy IPA

Jonathan Huber, Josh Supry

1st
1
2nd
4
3rd
6
Points
17
18
#37

The Juice Abides

21C. Hazy IPA

Gabe Tanyi

1st
5
2nd
1
3rd
0
Points
17
19
#38

You Want A Toe? I Can Get You A Toe.

12A. British Golden Ale

Gabe Tanyi

1st
1
2nd
5
3rd
3
Points
16
20
#14

Blow on the Toes!

9B. Eisbock

Mark Zambron

1st
3
2nd
1
3rd
3
Points
14
21
#3

A Lotta What-Have-You's Black and Tan

34. Specialty Beer

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
11
Points
13
22
#9

At Least Its an Ethos

34C. Experimental Beer

Jon Claeys

1st
2
2nd
3
3rd
1
Points
13
23
#21

Dark Mild

13A. Dark Mild

Jeff Murbach

1st
1
2nd
2
3rd
5
Points
12
24
#22

Citra IPA

21A. American IPA

Jeff Murbach, John DePaolo Murbach

1st
2
2nd
2
3rd
2
Points
12
25
#1

A Lotta Ins Pale Ale

18B. American Pale Ale

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
2
2nd
0
3rd
5
Points
11
26
#28

To Think I Drank A Mulberry Wheat

Fruit Beer

Gary Gallaway

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
7
Points
11
27
#2

A Lotta Outs Stout

15C. Irish Extra Stout

Deadbeat Brewing Consortium

1st
0
2nd
4
3rd
2
Points
10
28
#24

Swagler Swagger

4B. Festbier

Stu Woodside

1st
1
2nd
2
3rd
0
Points
7
29
#16

Silly Goose Juice

29B. Fruit and Spice Beer

Boomslang Brewing

1st
1
2nd
1
3rd
1
Points
6
30
#27

…and that’s where things get a Lil Hazy

NEIPA

Kevin Mack

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
1
Points
5
31
#36

I Liked Fargo More

14A. Scottish Light

Jesse Kiser, Adam Millar

1st
0
2nd
2
3rd
1
Points
5
32
#15

Testing 123

18A. Blonde Ale

Tom Sirgey

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
2
Points
4
33
#17

Careful, man, there’s a beverage here!

18B. American Pale Ale

Mark Scibilia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
4
Points
4
34
#13

(The Rug.) It Really Tied the Room Together

24A. Witbier

Mark Zambron

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
1
Points
3
35
#19

Last Minute Ale

English Farm Ale 

Jesse Parrish

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
1
Points
3
36
#35

Insert Lebowski Pun #1

12C. English IPA

Jesse Kiser, Adam Millar

1st
0
2nd
1
3rd
0
Points
2
37
#6

Mind if I do a J?

21C. Hazy IPA

Dave Torchia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Points
0
38
#7

Worthy Adversary

21A. American IPA

Dave Torchia

1st
0
2nd
0
3rd
0
Points
0

Judges' Best in Show

1
#35

Insert Lebowski Pun #1

12C. English IPA

Jesse Kiser, Adam Millar

Judges avg
39.00
Bonus
+25
2
#14

Blow on the Toes!

9B. Eisbock

Mark Zambron

Judges avg
37.00
Bonus
+15
3
#33

Worth The Squeeze

21C. Hazy IPA

Brian Meyer, Lori Meyer

Judges avg
40.50
Bonus
+5
4
#26

Sweata Weatha

20B. American Stout

Kevin Mack

Judges avg
40.50
5
#11

Red Head

Specialty Cider

Corey Taramasco

Judges avg
38.00
6
#32

Fiamma Dorata

1D. American Wheat Beer

The Ale Gals

Judges avg
38.50