2025 Michigan Beer Cup - Brew Competition Online Entry & Management

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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

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

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