Thanks to all who participated in the 2024 Michigan Beer Cup.
There were 436 entries judged and 165 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jason Glatz | Denali/strata IPA | 21A: American IPA | Keepers of Craft |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brian Stephens | Back To The O.G. | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Keepers of Craft |
Winning Entries
Category 1: Standard American Beer 13 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Gregory Sanial | Corny Kegged | 1C: Cream Ale | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Anderson | Rush Creek | 1C: Cream Ale | |
Category 2: International Lager 8 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Greg Tupper | T's Mexican Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Freehand Fermenters |
| 2nd | Ryan Moore
Co-Brewer: Kelly Pappas | Que Pasa | 2A: International Pale Lager | Motor City Mashers |
| 3rd | Matthew Ushman | International Pale Lager | 2A: International Pale Lager | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
Category 3: Czech Lager 14 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Greg Winters | Czech Premium Pale Lager | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Jim Satin | Knaufs Bo Pils | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Craig Matney
Co-Brewer: Steven Matney | Czech 1 2 3 | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Motor City Mashers |
Category 4: Pale Malty European Lager 9 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Aaron Sanchez | Aww Helles No | 4A: Munich Helles | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | Lyle Lash | Mibock | 4C: Helles Bock | |
| 3rd | Tyler Rodwancy | Hells Bells | 4A: Munich Helles | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
Category 5: Pale Bitter European Beer 18 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Neville | Shiftbier | 5B: Kölsch | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Scott Nydam | Nydam Pils | 5D: German Pils | |
| 3rd | Gregory Stachnik | Nothing But Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | Motor City Mashers |
Category 6: Amber Malty European Lager 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Mathews
Co-Brewer: Dave Fortune | The Wedding March | 6A: Märzen | Lapeer Area Brewers (LAB) |
| 2nd | Matthew Smylie | Marzen | 6A: Märzen | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
Category 7: Amber Bitter European Beer 9 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Laura Higle | My Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Jason Glatz | Vienna Lager (Creative, I Know) | 7A: Vienna Lager | Keepers of Craft |
| 3rd | Timothy Wicklund | Sump Pump Water | 7B: Altbier | Keepers of Craft |
| HM | Greg Winters | Taste Like Homebrew | 7B: Altbier | Keepers of Craft |
Category 8: Dark European Lager 4 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mike Neville | I'm Told Schwarz Means Black In German | 8B: Schwarzbier | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Paul Downey | Midnight Delight | 8B: Schwarzbier | Keepers of Craft |
| 3rd | Jordan Brady | Schwartz1 | 8B: Schwarzbier | Keepers of Craft |
Category 9: Strong European Beer 7 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matthew Ushman | Baltic Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Daniel Kukuk | Navigator | 9A: Doppelbock | Motor City Mashers |
| 3rd | Paul Downey | Bock To The Future | 9A: Doppelbock | Keepers of Craft |
Category 10: German Wheat Beer 10 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Konrad Schlenner | Writer's Block Weizenbock | 10C: Weizenbock | |
| 2nd | Lyle Lash | Wikathoos Weizenbock | 10C: Weizenbock | |
| 3rd | Doug Bulthuis | You Just Try Me | 10C: Weizenbock | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| HM | Jeremy Anderson | Octeus Dunkelweizen | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | |
Category 11: British Bitter 9 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Craig Cousineau | Innit? | 11C: Strong Bitter | |
| 2nd | Matthew Ushman | Best Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Mike Neville | I'm Just Bitter | 11B: Best Bitter | Motor City Mashers |
Category 12: Pale Commonwealth Beer 5 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Schneider | Kangabrew | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | |
| 2nd | Craig Matney
Co-Brewer: Steven Matney | Run To The Hills, Run For Your Life | 12A: British Golden Ale | Motor City Mashers |
| 3rd | Gregory Sanial | Baseball In Wembley? | 12A: British Golden Ale | PrimeTime Brewers |
| HM | Nathan Rinderer | British Golden Ale | 12A: British Golden Ale | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
Category 13: Brown British Beer 19 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | William Blakeslee | Dark Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Matthew Bair | Voodoo All Night | 13C: English Porter | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Rob Taylor | Mildly Tardy To Colin's | 13A: Dark Mild | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| HM | Craig Buno | Ode To Oculus | 13B: British Brown Ale | Rivertown Homebrewers |
Category 14: Scottish Ale 6 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | James Elmhirst | The Big Scott | 14B: Scottish Heavy | |
| 2nd | Eric Nelson | Skål Øl 3 | 14C: Scottish Export | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Craig Buno | Ollie's Export | 14C: Scottish Export | Rivertown Homebrewers |
Category 15: Irish Beer 15 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Shelby Liebler-Kukuk
Co-Brewer: Dan Kukuk | Wild Rover | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Robert Bergen
Co-Brewer: Anna Bergen | Red Sky At Night | 15A: Irish Red Ale | |
| 3rd | Matthew Ushman | Irish Red Ale | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
Category 16: Dark British Beer 6 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Hofmann | Pineapple Not Included | 16C: Tropical Stout | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Kristen Rewa
Co-Brewer: Off Brand Beers Brewing Company | Bugs Bunny Change-Up | 16A: Sweet Stout | |
| 3rd | Colin Myles | Jah Mon | 16C: Tropical Stout | Pontiac Brewing Tribe |
Category 17: Strong British Ale 8 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Hofmann | New Year Old Ale | 17B: Old Ale | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Melissa Edmunds | King Edmund The Martyr | 17D: English Barley Wine | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Bryan Fischer | Ministry Of Silly Walks | 17D: English Barley Wine | Keepers of Craft |
Category 18: Pale American Ale 8 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeff Blaszkowski | Distortion | 18B: American Pale Ale | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | Nathan Rinderer | Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Doug Bulthuis | Don't Make Me Count To Three | 18B: American Pale Ale | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| HM | Andrew Musolf | Fawn Fur Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
Category 19: Amber and Brown American Beer 9 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Craig Buno | Crimson Wizard | 19A: American Amber Ale | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Robert Dreaver | Steam | 19B: California Common | |
| 3rd | Gregory Sanial | Gold Rush | 19B: California Common | PrimeTime Brewers |
| HM | Duke Austerberry | Gadzooks | 19A: American Amber Ale | |
Category 20: American Porter and Stout 15 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Steve Vroegop | 2018 Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Cory Emal | Black Is Beautiful | 20B: American Stout | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Bill Gornicki | Gorilla Tomb | 20A: American Porter | |
| HM | Jeff Skvarce | Jeff's Bluenote Bourbon Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Society of North Oakland Brewers (SNOBs) |
Category 21: IPA 24 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jason Glatz | Denali/strata IPA | 21A: American IPA | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Keith Manchester | Eli Pa | 21A: American IPA | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 3rd | Ryan Moore
Co-Brewer: Chrissy Moore | You Had Me At Hazy | 21C: Hazy IPA | Motor City Mashers |
| HM | Craig Matney
Co-Brewer: Steven Matney | Rye Not? | 21B5: Rye IPA | Motor City Mashers |
| HM | Craig Cousineau | Croosh | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
Category 22: Strong American Ale 5 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Mark Hofmann | Wheat Wine | 22D: Wheatwine | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Brandon Edwards | Red In The Face | 22B: American Strong Ale | Keepers of Craft |
| 3rd | Kevin Van Dyke | American Barleywine | 22C: American Barleywine | Usual Suspects |
Category 23: European Sour Ale 6 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Anthony Leithauser | Sour Time | 23A: Berliner Weisse | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 2nd | Mark Kanczuzewski | Berliner Weisse | 23A: Berliner Weisse | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Colin Burton | Michigan Farmhouse | 23E: Gueuze | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
Category 24: Belgian Ale 12 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Andrew Musolf | Spring Wit | 24A: Witbier | |
| 2nd | William Smith | Sci Guy's Golden Lion | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 3rd | Brandon Edwards | I Wanna Be Like Joe | 24C: Bière de Garde | Keepers of Craft |
| HM | Joseph Belevender | Northern Biere | 24C: Bière de Garde | Pontiac Brewing Tribe |
| HM | Mark Rocheleau | Royal St Hubert Belgian Pale Ale | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Rivertown Homebrewers |
Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale 16 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Daniel Kukuk | Bayside | 25B: Saison | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | James M Kuecken
Co-Brewer: Jenny | Curvy Blond | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Black River Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Konrad Schlenner | Paul Cezanne | 25B: Saison | |
| HM | Mark Hofmann | Rye Saison | 25B: Saison | Rivertown Homebrewers |
| HM | Jeff Chase | Blonde B | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Motor City Mashers |
Category 26: Monastic Ale 15 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Duke Austerberry | Freudian Slip | 26A: Belgian Single | |
| 2nd | Jeremy Appel | Dubbel Du Pere David | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | |
| 3rd | Duke Austerberry | Whiz-Bang! | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | |
Category 27: Historical Beer 10 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Kevin Schneider | Graduated Lager | 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager | |
| 2nd | Jacob Downey | Why Not Try Rye? | 27A8: Roggenbier | Keepers of Craft |
| 3rd | Tom Partch | Orville's Ale | 27A2: Kentucky Common | Fermental Order of Renaissance Draughtsmen (FORD) |
Category 28: American Wild Ale 9 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jason Kniss | Muscat Sour | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Jared Aumen | You Won't Steal My Poor Tart Again | 28D: Straight Sour Beer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 3rd | Timothy Wicklund | Key Lime Sour | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Keepers of Craft |
| HM | Brian Stephens | Petra-Fication Blue | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Keepers of Craft |
Category 29: Fruit Beer 18 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Ian Purvis | Catherine The Great | 29A: Fruit Beer | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeremy Anderson | Satsuma Dome | 29A: Fruit Beer | |
| 3rd | Connie Wicklund | Rosy Mound | 29A: Fruit Beer | Keepers of Craft |
Category 30: Spiced Beer 16 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeff Chase | Chocolate Carolina Reaper Porter | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Motor City Mashers |
| 2nd | Mark Mathews | Tres Leches Clone | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Lapeer Area Brewers (LAB) |
| 3rd | Melissa Edmunds | Acosta Series: Tia Tencha | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| HM | Jeremy Anderson | French Market | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | |
| HM | Mark Kanczuzewski | Coffee Ale | 30D: Specialty Spice Beer | Royal Oak Homebrew Club |
Category 32: Smoked Beer 3 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matthew Smylie | Smoked Helles | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 2nd | Nathan Kanous | La Frog | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Keepers of Craft |
Category 33: Wood Beer 12 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Cass River Homebrew Club
Co-Brewer: Recipe by: Larry Kula Johnny Balvsik. Brewers Pete Mike Brett Paul Ryon,&Josh | Catatonia | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Cass River Home Brew Club |
| 2nd | David Barrett | Over The Line | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 3rd | Eldan Slater | Dam - How Sweet Is This? | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Rivertown Homebrewers |
Category 34: Specialty Beer 4 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Bryan Fischer | Mass Confusion | 34C: Experimental Beer | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Brandon Edwards | Shh, It-Pils | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Keepers of Craft |
| 3rd | Tony Kostka | Just A Little Bit Italian Pils | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Freehand Fermenters |
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry 12 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | George Turner | Fraunch Cider Returns! | C1C: French Cider | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Carlson | Westside Zero | C1A: New World Cider | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 3rd | Jeffrey Carlson | Primetime Perry | C1D: New World Perry | PrimeTime Brewers |
| HM | Tony Satullo | A Cider A Day | C1A: New World Cider | Motor City Mashers |
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry 32 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Carlson | I'm Your Fire At Your Desire | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Carlson | Westside Sweet Heat | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | PrimeTime Brewers |
| 3rd | Michelle Matte | Easy Like Italian Sunday Dinner | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| HM | Daniel Kukuk | Old, Old Wooden Ship | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | Motor City Mashers |
| HM | Jeffrey Carlson | Westside Strawberry | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | PrimeTime Brewers |
| HM | Kaity Neville | Cuc Cider | C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry | Motor City Mashers |
| HM | Steve Vroegop | 50 Apples In 2019 | C2D: Ice Cider | Keepers of Craft |
Category LS: Local Styles 1 entry
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 3rd | Jason Glatz | Good On Ya Pils | LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner | Keepers of Craft |
Category M1: Traditional Mead 10 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Robert Barnhardt | 4 Leafs | M1C: Sweet Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Christmas Berry Blossom | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | |
| 3rd | Amy Olsen | Lemon Drop | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| HM | Eric Tabor | Eucalyptus Mead | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
Category M2: Fruit Mead 16 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Brian Stephens | Back To The O.G. | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | Keepers of Craft |
| 2nd | Bill Bellair | Andrew Kline's Backyard | M2E: Melomel | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 3rd | Matthew Mead | Cab-Sauv Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| HM | Robert Barnhardt | Sunshine III | M2E: Melomel | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| HM | Robert Barnhardt | Dark Berries | M2C: Berry Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Category M3: Spiced Mead 12 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Lee Lind | Heart Of Stone | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 2nd | Lee Lind | Postcards From The Future | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 3rd | Amy Olsen | Adar's Sacrifice | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
Category M4: Specialty Mead 8 entries
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Matthew Mead | Black And Blue B2 | M4C: Experimental Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
| 2nd | Bill Bellair | Starving Marvin | M4B: Historical Mead | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| 3rd | Bill Bellair | Miel De Grande | M4C: Experimental Mead | Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB) |
| HM | Matthew Mead | Belgian Sunset B4 | M4A: Braggot | Michigan Mead Coalition |
