Results
SCH ABC 17 was held on Saturday 11/9/24
Thank you to: all the participants who sent in entries, the staff who helped get the competition ready for Saturday, the Stewards who helped Saturday run so smoothly, and the judges who volunteered their time and expertise to help provide feedback and make us all better brewers in the long run. This competition needs a lot of people to pull it off. On behalf of all of us with Stoney Creek Homebrewers, thank you all for the support. Prost!
Let's start right at the top
Best of show
1st Place - Kiel Fisher (Stoney Creek Homebrewers) - Fruit and Spice Beer - ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager
2nd Place - Ryan Vigne (Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers) - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer - Just the Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy)
3rd Place - Kris Gould (ALEiens Homebrew Club) - Belgian Single - Motown Joint on the East Side
The best of the rest
Table 1 - Mead and Ciders
1st - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - English Cider
2nd - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Melomel
3rd - Kevin Hudson with Keystone Hops - Berry Mead
Table 2 - IPAs
1st - Travis Johnson with Society of Barley Engineers - American IPA
2nd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Brut PA
3rd - Jeffry Battles with QUAFF - Hazy IPA
Table 3 - Belgians
1st - Tyler Flynn with Main Line Brewers Association - Biere de Garde
2nd - Kiel Fisher with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Witbier
3rd - Steve Marler with Band of Media Brewers - Saison
Table 4 - Monks
1st - Kris Gould with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Belgian Single
2nd - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Belgian Dubbel
3rd - George Keegan and Jack Robbins with Keystone Hops - Belgian Dark Strong Ale
Table 5 - Experimental/Funky
1st - Brian Filips with Keystone Hops - Wild Specialty Beer
2nd - Rob Myers with Lehigh Valley Home Brewers - Wild Specialty Beer
3rd - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Experimental Beer
Table 6 - SHV
1st - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd - Vincent Sargeni - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
3rd - Paul Ward and Vic Orlando Jr with Band of Media Brewers - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
Table 7 - Oktoberfest
1st - Dave Taylor, Brian Love and Matt Petrov with Keystone Hops - Festbier
2nd - Jim Clapp with Keystone Hops - Marzen
3rd - Derek Bosworth with Band of Media Brewers - Marzen
Table 8 - Fruity and Sour
1st - Kiel Fisher with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Fruit and Spice Beer
2nd - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Fruit Lambic
3rd - Joseph Eberhardt with Lehigh Valley Home Brewers - Frut Beet
HM - Jeffry Battles with QUAFF - Fruit Beer
Table 9 - Smoke and Wood
1st - John Spinella - Wood-Aged Beer
2nd - Jack Wheeler and Marie Enright with Keystone Hops - Classic Style Smoke Beer
3rd - Denny Thompson with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
Table 10 - British Dark
1st - Tyler Flynn with Main Line Brewers Association - Baltic Porter
2nd - Denny Thompson with ALEiens Homebrew Club - English Porter
3rd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Dark Mild
HM - Mike Neville with LagerBoyz - British Brown Ale
Table 11 - Amber and Brown
1st - Jack Wheeler with Keystone Hops - International Amber Lager
2nd - Jim Clapp with Keystone Hops - California Common
3rd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - Vienna Lager
Table 12 - Big Beers
1st - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Weizenbock
2nd - Gregory Sanial with PrimeTime Brewers - Tropical Stout
3rd - Mat Kelly with Band of Media Brewers - Imperial Stout
Table 13 - Hops over Malts
1st - Daniel Taylor - American Pale Ale
2nd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Stong Bitter
3rd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - German Pils
Table 14 - Keep it Light
1st - Bryan McClain with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Cream Ale
2nd - John Spinella - International Pale Lager
3rd - Daniel Taylor - Cream Ale
Table 15 - Light in Color
1st - Patrick Masur with Delmarva United Homebrewers - Kolsch
2nd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club- Munich Helles
3rd - Jason Biddle with Granite Run Brewers - Munich Helles