2025 Michigan Beer Cup
Awards
Sponsors
Judges
Matthew Bair, Kati Belen, Geoff Billiu, William Blakeslee, David Bolliet, Thomas Carpenter, Dan Chapin, Kenneth Cleary, Sandy Cockerham, Paul Curran, Michael Davis, Gerardo De La Torre, Thomas Durlach, Brandon Edwards, Gerald Gavin, Jeff Harms, Laura Higle, Jason Kniss, Nadiya Kostrubina, Larry Kula, Craig Matney, Matthew Mead, Gail Milburn, Will Moreau, Rob Moskal, Michael Mullins, Mark Ohrstrom, William Polskoy, Ian Purvis, Trevor Sandberg, Gregory Sanial, Jim Satin, Konrad Schlenner, William Smith, Hilary Stearns, Brian Stephens, Dennis Ulander, Doug Vohden, Timothy Wicklund, Thomas Wilk, Mike Winnie, Annie Zipser
Stewards
Clark Bennett, Shane Gritzmaker, Mark Hibbert, Nathan Kanous, Sherrie Krell, Mark Mathews, Dave Ringey, Gregory Stachnik, Mary Ulander, Connie Wicklund
Staff
Jeff Harms
By the Numbers
457 Entries 132 Entrants
42 Judges 10 Stewards 1 Staff
158 Placing Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer
15 entries
1st
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
Astroturf (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Matthew Smylie
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Fudd Light (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Ian Purvis
PrimeTime Brewers
Nelson Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
HM
Isaac Trowbridge
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
I See the Light! (1A: American Light Lager)
Category 2: International Lager
9 entries
1st
Connie Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Riced & Easy (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
King Arthur (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Sean Miller & Dan Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
Category 3: Czech Lager
15 entries
1st
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Czech Amber Is Just Such A Good Beer Style (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Laura Higle
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Riley Greene Pilsner (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
3rd
Ian Purvis
PrimeTime Brewers
My First Dark Czech (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager
8 entries
1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Walleye Run (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
Pizzabier (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Muniched My Balls (4A: Munich Helles)
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
22 entries
1st
Bryce Hunter
Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club
German Pils (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Jared Aumen
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Powerful Pils (5D: German Pils)
3rd
Anton Pugh & Amber Brewster-Pugh
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Dortmunder (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Ryan Moore
Motor City Mashers
Dort-Y By Nature (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
HM
Keith Manchester
The Usual Suspects
Stanger Things Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
HM
Mike Neville
Motor City Mashers
Wiz Biz Pilz (5D: German Pils)
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager
8 entries
1st
Doug Bulthuis & Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Here I Am Rauch Me Like A Hurricane (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Mark Cook
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Muttertagsbier (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Sean Miller & Dan Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Marzen (6A: Märzen)
HM
Mark Cook
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Goat Vader (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
12 entries
1st
Gregory Stachnik
Motor City Mashers
The Stranger (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Bryce Hunter
Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club
Alt (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Jason Glatz
Keepers of Craft
Barke Vienna (7A: Vienna Lager)
Category 8: Dark European Lager
12 entries
1st
Clark Bennett
Keepers of Craft
Greater Magic (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Cory Emal
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Crushing On Repeat (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Lyle Lash
Night Moves (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Old Town Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
Category 9: Strong European Beer
10 entries
1st
Kevin Van Dyke
Usual Suspects
Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Tony Satullo
Motor City Mashers
Dopple Trouble (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Thomas Dionne
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Dunkles Bock (9A: Doppelbock)
Category 10: German Wheat Beer
12 entries
1st
Konrad Schlenner
Jefe Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Sue Sullivan
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Weizenbock (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Stephanie Simkow & Rob Simkow
Sons of Liberty Homebrew Club
Happy Hefe (Hefeweizen) (10A: Weissbier)
Category 11: British Bitter
15 entries
1st
Jack Murphy
The Usual Suspects
ESB (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Jeff Hughes
The Usual Suspects
Never Mind the Bollocks (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Shawn Roman
Rivertown Homebrewers
Shawn J.Roman (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer
8 entries
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Golden Eye Ale - Slappers Only! (12A: British Golden Ale)
HM
George Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Gone Walk About (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
Category 13: Brown British Beer
12 entries
1st
Ian Purvis
PrimeTime Brewers
Dark Ruby Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Sue Sullivan
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
British Brown Ale (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Mark Kanczuzewski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Emberrest Ale (13A: Dark Mild)
Category 14: Scottish Ale
6 entries
1st
Clark Bennett & Gerald VanderWeel
Keepers of Craft
Craig Na Dun (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Kevin Hower
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Beer 2 (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Three Leaf Clovers Are Lucky For Scotsmen 75% Of The Time (14C: Scottish Export)
Category 15: Irish Beer
15 entries
1st
Laura Higle
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Amy's Irish (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Cory Emal
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Nothing Succeeds Like Excess (15C: Irish Extra Stout)
3rd
William Smith
PrimeTime Brewers
Irish Mouths Are Smiling (15A: Irish Red Ale)
HM
Peter Jones
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Stout On A Limb (15B: Irish Stout)
Category 16: Dark British Beer
8 entries
1st
Bill Drake
Cass River Home Brew Club
Utterly Amazing Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Ryan Moore
Motor City Mashers
Let's Try This Again (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Rick Eefsting & Mitch Eefsting
Potters Oatmeal Stout (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
Category 17: Strong British Ale
9 entries
1st
Jim Satin
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Knauf's Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Jeff Chase
Motor City Mashers
English Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Jeff Pregenzer & Tim Wicklund Bill Blakeslee...
Keepers of Craft
Brixsinit (17A: British Strong Ale)
Category 18: Pale American Ale
13 entries
1st
Mike Hoffman & Kurt Hoffman,Dave Genette,Erica...
Gray Cat Brewing Club
Devil's Eye (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Andrew Brouwers
Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club
Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Blonde Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
9 entries
1st
Rick Isenberg
Ring Your Bell Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Larry Kula
Cass River Home Brew Club
California Squatchin' (19B: California Common)
3rd
Konrad Schlenner
Farm Club Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
Category 20: American Porter and Stout
7 entries
1st
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
Merlin (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Bill Morton
The Usual Suspects
Gordo-Porto (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Jeff Hughes
The Usual Suspects
Forever Young (20C: Imperial Stout)
Category 21: IPA
24 entries
1st
Matthew Bair
Rivertown Homebrewers
Citra Citra Citra IPA (21A: American IPA)
1st
Ian Purvis
PrimeTime Brewers
New Zipper (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
I'm Only Naming This Beer Something This Long In Hopes That It... (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Craig Matney & Steve Matney
Motor City Mashers
Rye Not Part Deux (21B5: Rye IPA)
3rd
Rob Viola
Hoppy Little Accidents (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Clark Bennett
Keepers of Craft
Mystic Gods (21C: Hazy IPA)
Category 22: Strong American Ale
9 entries
1st
Konrad Schlenner
Journey To The Center Of The Wort (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Doug Bulthuis & KGoB Gangbrew Crew
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Rye Won't You Be Quiet? (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Keith Manchester
The Usual Suspects
Double Your Pleasure IPA (22A: Double IPA)
Category 23: European Sour Ale
5 entries
1st
Mark Hofmann
Rivertown Homebrewers
Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Lyle Lash
King Of Tarts (23A: Berliner Weisse)
3rd
Matthew Smylie
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Oud Oud Oud (23C: Oud Bruin)
Category 24: Belgian Ale
5 entries
1st
Gerald Gavin & Dick Thunder
PrimeTime Brewers
A Kept Man (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Jim Satin
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Wit'nKanuf (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Duke Austerberry
A Hermit's Joy (24A: Witbier)
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale
10 entries
1st
William Smith
PrimeTime Brewers
Say What? Saison. (25B: Saison)
2nd
Gerald Gavin & Dick Thunder
PrimeTime Brewers
Say, Son. (25B: Saison)
3rd
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Bayside (25B: Saison)
Category 26: Monastic Ale
20 entries
1st
Kenneth Cleary
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Third Eye Rye (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Thomas Dionne
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Belgian Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Kevin Schneider & Ken Cleary
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
HM
Nick Donnellon
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Hit the Highway (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
HM
Bill Morton
The Usual Suspects
Quadrophenia (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Nitendra Nath
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Quad Impact (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Melissa Edmunds
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Noel (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
HM
Thomas Dionne
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Belgian Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)
Category 27: Historical Beer
15 entries
1st
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
Just A Flesh Wound (27A: Historical Beer)
2nd
Gregory Sanial
PrimeTime Brewers
Elliot Ness's Nemesis (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Eldan Slater
Rivertown Homebrewers
Triple P (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
HM
Lori Drake
Cass River Home Brew Club
For the Common Good (27A2: Kentucky Common)
HM
Anthony Bellomo & Rachelle Bellomo
Old Timey Lager (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
HM
Bevan Zarges-Griego
Keepers of Craft
Jo Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
HM
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Cumberland Cruiser (27A2: Kentucky Common)
Category 28: American Wild Ale
13 entries
1st
Andrew Brouwers
Brewsquitos Homebrewing Club
Saison (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Blueberry Lemon Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Mangonero (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Eric Boyle
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Lemon Lawbreaker (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
HM
Anthony Bellomo & Rachelle Bellomo
Dark Cherry Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Kevin Schneider & Ken Cleary
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Brett Beer (28A: Brett Beer)
HM
Jeff Pregenzer
Keepers of Craft
Peenarrple Soor (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
Category 29: Fruit Beer
8 entries
1st
Matthew Bair
Rivertown Homebrewers
Wallonia Watermelon Weisse (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jeremy Anderson
Tropic Fog (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Scott Nydam
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Tropical Tart Wheat (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Peter Jones
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Arnold Palemer (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
Category 30: Spiced Beer
26 entries
1st
Josh Dugger
Cass River Home Brew Club
Steambreather (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Anthony Leithauser
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Flower Power Sour (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Kevin Van Dyke
Usual Suspects
Vanilla Porter (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
Category 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer
5 entries
1st
Nathan Kanous
Keepers of Craft
Double Bochet (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
2nd
Rick Isenberg
That's A Lot Of Hops, Honey (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
3rd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Belgian Sunset 2025 (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
Category 32: Smoked Beer
5 entries
1st
Nathan Kanous
Keepers of Craft
La Toad (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Smokey Alaska Porter (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Keith Manchester
The Usual Suspects
Smokey the Bock (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
Category 33: Wood Beer
9 entries
1st
Al Selberg
Pontiac Brewing Tribe
Jared Goff - Jared Goff - Jared Goff!! (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Scott Nydam & Nick Bulski
Royal Oak Homebrew Club
Brazilian Brown (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Eldan Slater
Rivertown Homebrewers
Drunk P'Nut Butter Cup (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Jeff Pregenzer
Keepers of Craft
Black Bart (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Category 34: Specialty Beer
12 entries
1st
Dave Genette & Mik Kaufman Kurt Hoffman...
Gray Cat Brew Club
Schwarz Roggen (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Jeremy Christiansen
Maple Ale (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Joseph Belevender
Noveau French Pilsner (34C: Experimental Beer)
HM
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Yummy Hops Pilsner (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry
10 entries
1st
Anthony Bellomo & Rachelle Bellomo
Apple Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Doug Bulthuis
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
You're Wearing That? (C1B: English Cider)
3rd
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Very Perry 2024 (C1D: New World Perry)
HM
Robert Zograph & Amy Aubry
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Apple Beeeeee's (C1A: New World Cider)
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry
21 entries
1st
Shaina Cranson
Keepers of Craft
Drag On Forever (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
1st
Lori Kula & Heather Bentley
Cass River Home Brew Club
Wood Charmer (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
1st
Tony Greening
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Ice Is Nice! (C2D: Ice Cider)
2nd
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Grenache Rose Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Konrad Schlenner
A Shot In The Dark (C2C: Applewine)
2nd
Michelle Matte & Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Blazing Saddlcider (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Diane Satullo
Motor City Mashers
It's Not Just Another Apple Pie (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
3rd
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Ice Ice Cider (C2D: Ice Cider)
3rd
William Blakeslee
Keepers of Craft
Slammer (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Diane Satullo
Motor City Mashers
Ginger Spice And Everything Nice (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
HM
Bill Bellair & Tony Greening
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
A Song Of Ice And Fire (C2D: Ice Cider)
Category LS: Local Styles
2 entries
1st
Anthony Leithauser
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
Clarity of Intent (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Kayce Chaney
Keepers of Craft
Nz Pils-Ish (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
Category M1: Traditional Mead
8 entries
1st
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Youpon Holly Blossom (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Jeff Chase
Motor City Mashers
Ulea (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Doug Bulthuis
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Miombo Mamba (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Category M2: Fruit Mead
9 entries
1st
Drew Doster
Keepers of Craft
Black 'N Blue Berry Mead (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Andrew Kline's Back Yard (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Timothy Wicklund
Keepers of Craft
Red Currant Mead (M2C: Berry Mead)
Category M3: Spiced Mead
9 entries
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Three Layer Muddin' (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Steve Vroegop
Keepers of Craft
Hot Cherry Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Sean Miller & Dan Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Chili & Peppercorn Mead (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
HM
Damon Turner
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Decadent Love (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Category M4: Specialty Mead
7 entries
1st
Tony Greening & Aaron Malburg
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Princess Peach (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Robert Zograph & Bill Bellair
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Maple In The Wood (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Bill Bellair & Rob Zograph
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers...
Barrel Aged Buckacewheat (M4C: Experimental Mead)
HM
Austin Brown
Brewers Anonymous
Sagarmāthā (M4B: Historical Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Will Moreau
Cass River Home Brew Club
Just A Flesh Wound (27A: Historical Beer)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Three Layer Muddin' (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners