2024 Michigan Beer Cup
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Matthew Bair, Bill Bellair, Geoff Billiu, William Blakeslee, Colin Burton, Adam Campbell, Thomas Carpenter, Kayce Chaney, Jeff Chase, Kenneth Cleary, Sandy Cockerham, Paul Curran, Melissa Edmunds, Brandon Edwards, Nicholas Fava, Bryan Fischer, Dan Frechette, Geoffrey Groff, Aaron Hexamer, Laura Higle, Larry Kula, Mies Martin, Craig Matney, Matthew Mead, Gail Milburn, Rob Moskal, Wesley Noble, Amy Olsen, Andrew Perry, Ian Purvis, Gregory Sanial, Jim Satin, Konrad Schlenner, William Smith, Kati Spayde, Hilary Stearns, Brian Stephens, George Turner, Doug Vohden, Kimberly Watts, Timothy Wicklund, Michael Winnie, Annie Zipser
Stewards
Bill Bennett, Shaina Cranson, Nikki DeClercq, Jason Glatz, Ron Henning, Sherrie Krell, Brent Landau, Jeff Pregenzer, Jeremy Reid, Dave Ringey, Chansong Senesaynho, Gregory Stachnik, Lizz Szkrybalo, Connie Wicklund
Staff
Sandy Cockerham, David Jones
By the Numbers
483 Entries 145 Entrants
43 Judges 14 Stewards 2 Staff
153 Placing Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer
14 entries
1st
Brandon Edwards
Keepers of Craft
Dream Cream (1C: Cream Ale)
2nd
Jim Satin
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Knauf's Wheat Beer (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
Frank's (1B: American Lager)
HM
Craig Matney & Andrea Matney Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
Something Fields (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Category 2: International Lager
8 entries
1st
Jordan Brady
Keepers of Craft
Beer 2 (2C: International Dark Lager)
2nd
Duke Austerberry
Walled Garden (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Ryan Moore
Motor City Mashers
La Flama Blanca (2A: International Pale Lager)
HM
Matthew Bair
Rivertown Homebrewers
Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Category 3: Czech Lager
13 entries
1st
Jeff Hughes
Usual Suspects
Czech Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Jared Aumen
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
We Are Come To Outlive Our Grains (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Gregory Stachnik
Motor City Mashers
Czech It Out (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager
14 entries
1st
Thomas Dionne
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Beer 1 (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Keith Manchester
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
I'm Going Straight To Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
Bock Are You Out Of Your Vulcan Mind? (4C: Helles Bock)
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
13 entries
1st
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Munich Bliss (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Al Selberg & Eric Selberg
Killa Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
Czechs Out To Be German (5D: German Pils)
HM
Jared Aumen
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Powerful Pils (5D: German Pils)
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager
8 entries
1st
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Sehr Betrubken (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Bill Drake
Cass River Home Brew Club
Smoke Signal Lager (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Scott Nydam
Nydam Marzen (6A: Märzen)
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
9 entries
1st
Clark Bennett & Tim Wickland Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Alteraan Ale (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Aaron Sanchez
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Vienna Waits For You (7A: Vienna Lager)
3rd
Steve Smalenberg
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Alt-Eration (7B: Altbier)
HM
Jim Satin
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Knaufs Alt (7B: Altbier)
Category 8: Dark European Lager
9 entries
1st
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
I'm Told Schwarz Means Black In German (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Tom Partch
Fermental Order of Renaissance...
Monky's Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Scott Nydam
For The Love (8A: Munich Dunkel)
HM
Kayce Chaney
Keepers of Craft
Black Metal Lager (8B: Schwarzbier)
Category 9: Strong European Beer
15 entries
1st
Matthew Ushman
Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jeremy Anderson
Bullseye Bock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Mark Cook
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Tamsus Alus (9C: Baltic Porter)
Category 10: German Wheat Beer
12 entries
1st
Jacob Bray
Olandsbier (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Adam Wirth
Zonut Hefeweizen (10A: Weissbier)
3rd
Doug Bulthuis
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
You Just Try Me (10C: Weizenbock)
Category 11: British Bitter
5 entries
1st
Ian Purvis
PrimeTime Brewers
Paddington Beer (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Jeff Hughes
Usual Suspects
Never Mind The Bollocks (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Jack Murphy
Usual Suspects
ESB (11C: Strong Bitter)
Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer
9 entries
1st
William Smith
PrimeTime Brewers
Sci Guy's Neat IPA (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Boring Ass IPA (12C: English IPA)
3rd
James Elmhirst
C.R.A.F.T.
Crown Of Gold (12A: British Golden Ale)
HM
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Dingos Do Eat Babies! (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Category 13: Brown British Beer
8 entries
1st
David Dress & Rob Mcintyre
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Gail's Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Matthew Bair
Rivertown Homebrewers
English Porter (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Jeffrey Carlson
PrimeTime Brewers
Westside Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Category 14: Scottish Ale
6 entries
1st
James Elmhirst
C.R.A.F.T.
The Big Scott (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Jack Murphy
Usual Suspects
Insert Fat Bastard Joke (14B: Scottish Heavy)
3rd
Larry Kula
Cass River Home Brew Club
Gather The Clans (14C: Scottish Export)
Category 15: Irish Beer
9 entries
1st
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
Mild Child Syndrome (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Larry Kula
Cass River Home Brew Club
O'Kulahans Extra Stout (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
3rd
Sean Miller & Dan Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
HM
Chrissy Moore
Motor City Mashers
Mrs. Granger Danger (15B: Irish Stout)
Category 16: Dark British Beer
12 entries
1st
Anthony Leithauser
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Path Of Totality (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Bryan Fischer
Keepers of Craft
The Big Leb-OAT-Ski (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Brandon Edwards
Keepers of Craft
Oatmeal (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Category 17: Strong British Ale
16 entries
1st
Brandon Edwards
Keepers of Craft
Dark Ages (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Larry Kula
Cass River Home Brew Club
Running With Bigfoot (17A: British Strong Ale)
3rd
Jeff Chase
Motor City Mashers
Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
Category 18: Pale American Ale
14 entries
1st
Jerry Sadowski
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Start In A.M. (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
West Coast Dreaming (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Rob Viola
Idaho? No Youdaho! (18B: American Pale Ale)
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
14 entries
1st
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Gold Rush (19B: California Common)
2nd
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Duke Austerberry
Gadzooks (19A: American Amber Ale)
Category 20: American Porter and Stout
14 entries
1st
Jeff Chase
Motor City Mashers
American Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
Francisco Zamarripa
PrimeTime Brewers
Ellie's Thick Dog Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Al Selberg & Eric Selberg
Eager Beaver (20C: Imperial Stout)
Category 21: IPA
34 entries
1st
Jason Glatz
Keepers of Craft
1.9 Hearted (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Rick Isenberg
Midnight Magic (21B2: Black IPA)
3rd
Keith Manchester
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
ELI PA (21A: American IPA)
HM
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Never Made This Before (21B6: White IPA)
HM
Sean Miller & Dan Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
IPA (21A: American IPA)
HM
Al Selberg & Eric Selberg
Leather Jacket Granmaw (21A: American IPA)
Category 22: Strong American Ale
8 entries
1st
Mark Hofmann
Rivertown Homebrewers
Barley Wine (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Isaac Trowbridge
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Barley Wine (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Craig Cousineau
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Respect The Classics (22A: Double IPA)
HM
Bryan Fischer
Keepers of Craft
Ministry Of Silly Walks (22C: American Barleywine)
Category 23: European Sour Ale
11 entries
1st
Lyle Lash
King Of Tarts (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Colin Burton
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Sour Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
3rd
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Lambic (23D: Lambic)
HM
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Balaton Sour (23F: Fruit Lambic)
Category 24: Belgian Ale
11 entries
1st
Konrad Schlenner
The Tragically Wit (24A: Witbier)
2nd
David Dress & Abigail Dress
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Allegheny Farm Beer (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
3rd
William Smith
PrimeTime Brewers
Sci Guy's Belgian Dream (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
HM
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Belgian Pale Ale (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale
12 entries
1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Bayside (25B: Saison)
2nd
Adam Campbell
Chosin Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Konrad Schlenner
The Jersey Devil (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
HM
Kenneth Cleary
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Eno Is The Duvel (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
Category 26: Monastic Ale
19 entries
1st
Konrad Schlenner & Sam Schlenner
Bawdy Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Melissa Edmunds
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Noel (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Steve Smalenberg
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Moody Mustelid (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Category 27: Historical Beer
9 entries
1st
Josh M Dugger
Cass River Home Brew Club
The Gratzer Wildman (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
TaylorTucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
HM
Adam Wirth
Furs Magoo Brown Ale (27A4: London Brown Ale)
Category 28: American Wild Ale
11 entries
1st
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Mango Habanero Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Cherry Baby (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Petra-Fication Purple (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Cherry Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Category 29: Fruit Beer
20 entries
1st
Eric Slater
Rivertown Homebrewers
Raz Ma Taz (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Mike Hoffman & Kurt ,Dave ,Erica ,Doug
Gray Cat Brewing Co.
Super Blood Orange Wolf Moon Wheat (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Keith Manchester
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Give 'em A Pie To The Puss (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
HM
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
Live Long And Pawsper (29A: Fruit Beer)
Category 30: Spiced Beer
18 entries
1st
Cory Emal
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Skip Stones (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Jason Petroczy
Motor City Mashers
Jalapeño Poppin (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Anthony Leithauser
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Flower Power Sour (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
HM
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Reese's S'mores (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
HM
Jeff Chase
Motor City Mashers
CCR (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
HM
Josh Moore
Sage Advice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer
3 entries
1st
Cory Emal
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Josef Goes Gluten Free (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Steve Morren
Rivertown Homebrewers
Nuttin' But A Morren "G" Thang (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
3rd
Eric Smead
PrimeTime Brewers
No Gluten For Punishment (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
Category 32: Smoked Beer
6 entries
1st
Jeremy Anderson
Rauchy Mountain (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Cory Emal
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
An Uncle Named Frank (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Keith Manchester
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Smoking Goat (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Category 33: Wood Beer
17 entries
1st
Aaron Malburg & Tony Greening
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Rye Barrel Aged Wheatwine (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Tyler Rodwancy
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Scotch BA Colossus (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Cass River Homebrew Club & Recipe By Lori Kula &...
Cass River Home Brew Club
Death Or Glory (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Cass River Homebrew Club & Recipe by: Lori Kula....
Cass River Home Brew Club
Weekend At The Abbey (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Category 34: Specialty Beer
9 entries
1st
Craig Cousineau
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Hybrid Moments (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Gregory Stachnik
Motor City Mashers
The Next One (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Nitendra Nath
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
The Curry Stout (34C: Experimental Beer)
HM
Lori Kula
Cass River Home Brew Club
Eclipse Of The Missing Linck (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry
16 entries
1st
Tony Satullo
Motor City Mashers
Second Hand Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Jeffrey Carlson
PrimeTime Brewers
PrimeTime Perry (C1D: New World Perry)
3rd
Konrad Schlenner
Massasauga Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Anthony Leithauser
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Fancy Pants (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Eric Smead
PrimeTime Brewers
Ya Basic Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Judy Emmerling
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Frenchy (C1C: French Cider)
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry
24 entries
1st
Jeffrey Carlson
PrimeTime Brewers
Westside Oaked Fire Cider (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Jeffrey Carlson
PrimeTime Brewers
Westside Azacca (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
3rd
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
TRIce Cider (C2D: Ice Cider)
HM
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Currant Affair (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Konrad Schlenner
Frecciarossa Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Diane Satullo
Motor City Mashers
Ain't Your Granny's Apple Pie (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
HM
Tony Greening
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Ice Is Nice! (C2D: Ice Cider)
Category LS: Local Styles
4 entries
1st
Brandon Edwards
Keepers of Craft
NZ Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Jason Kniss
Keepers of Craft
Lord Of The Pilz (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Jason Glatz
Keepers of Craft
Jug Fine! (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Category M1: Traditional Mead
4 entries
1st
Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Sunflowers (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Madam Rosemada Oak Matured Mead (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Not Your Everyday Meadow Muffin (M1C: Sweet Mead)
HM
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Sky Fire (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Category M2: Fruit Mead
13 entries
1st
Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
27 Trees (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Paradise Gold (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Current Events (M2E: Melomel)
HM
Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Morat (M2C: Berry Mead)
Category M3: Spiced Mead
8 entries
1st
Scott Daulton & Doug Bulthuis
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Fuzzy Memories (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Robert Zograph & George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Princess Peaches (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Robert Zograph
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Eddie Murphy's Impersonation (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Category M4: Specialty Mead
4 entries
1st
Aaron Malburg & Tony Greening
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Peach Cobbler Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Polish Mead (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Summertime (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Josh M Dugger
Cass River Home Brew Club
The Gratzer Wildman (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Sunflowers (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners