Alamo City Cerveza Fest
Thanks to all who participated in the Alamo City Cerveza Fest.
There were 477 entries judged and 89 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates | Trinity River | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Winning Entries
Table 1: Traditional and Polyamorous Mead (M1A, M1B, M1C, M4A, M4C) (12 entries)
Table 2: You Spicy B (M3A, M3B) (10 entries)
Table 3: You Fruity B (M2A, M2C, M2D, M2E) (12 entries)
Table 4: Squeeze Me Like You Mean It (C1A, C1B, C2A) (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Travis Cherry MHP | Hotel Alfa Romeo Delta Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Wesley Kulcak MHP | Them Yanks Talk A Little Funny, But Their Cider's Alright | C2A: New England Cider | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Jarrett Long MHP Co-Brewer: John Bates | New England Apple Smash | C2A: New England Cider | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Table 5: RoboCider (C1E, C2B, C2C, C2E, C2F) (12 entries)
Table 6: Saving Money on Yeast (23B, 23E, 28A, 28B, 28C) (9 entries)
Table 7: Fake Sours Made by Cowards (23A, 23G, 28D, LSX4) (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Oberlin | Wicked | 23A: Berliner Weisse | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Oberlin | Huskies Gose In The Snow | 23G: Gose | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Justin Lowen | I'm Earl Gregg | 28D: Straight Sour Beer | Bexar Brewers |
Table 8: Smokey and the Band-Aid 2: Phenolic Boogaloo (6B, 27A3, 27A5, 32A, 32B) (12 entries)
Table 9: I Can't Believe it's not Fruit! (29A, 29B, 29C, 29D) (13 entries)
Table 10: Is Peanut Butter a Spice? (30A, 30C, 31A, 31B, 33A, 34B, 34C) (19 entries)
Table 11: Ham and Spice and Everything Nice (1D, 10A, 24A, 27A8) (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Fritz Schanz MHP | Roggenbier | 27A8: Roggenbier | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| 2nd | Jimmy Lampman | Spicester | 24A: Witbier | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Wesley Kulcak MHP | A Rebel And A Rogue | 27A8: Roggenbier | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 12: The Real BOS (Biggest of Show) (21A, 21B1, 21B2, 21B3, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21C) (21 entries)
Table 13: Strong European Beers (9A, 9B, 9C, 17A, 17C, 17D) (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Travis Combel MHP | Zek's Porter AF | 9C: Baltic Porter | Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS) |
| 2nd | Travis Cherry MHP | Bombshell Barleywine | 17D: English Barley Wine | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Jeffrey Oberlin | Scooter | 9C: Baltic Porter | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 14: The Actually Strong Beers (America, Fuck Yeah!) (20C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 33B) (27 entries)
Table 15: Brown Beer (That is All) (19A, 19B, 19C, 27A2, 27A) (22 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Sam Hoopes MHP | Best Of Show Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jimmy Lampman | Brown Betty | 19C: American Brown Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Jarrett Long MHP Co-Brewer: John Bates | Amber Is The Color Of Your Energy | 19A: American Amber Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| HM | Sam Hoopes MHP | Make This More Common Again! | 19B: California Common | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 16: Paler (and more American) than Markus' Thighs (18A, 18B) (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Oberlin | Mielikki Light Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | John Grady MHP | Properties Of Light | 18A: Blonde Ale | Ale-ian Society |
| 3rd | Jarrett Long MHP Co-Brewer: John Bates | Pale Faced Warrior | 18B: American Pale Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Table 17: Get Your Hands off Me Lucky Stouts (15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D) (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jarrett Long MHP Co-Brewer: John Bates | Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These | 16A: Sweet Stout | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | Sam Hoopes MHP | Toast & Oats | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Sam Hoopes MHP | Lacks Nothing In The Sweet Department! | 16A: Sweet Stout | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 18: My Name is Kid Rock (Sponsored by Bud Light) (1A, 1B, 1C, 27A6) (26 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Oberlin | Going Gangsta | 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Josh Word MHP | Cram Ale | 1C: Cream Ale | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry | Sushi Lager | 1B: American Lager | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 19: Why Isn't There a Post-Prohibition Porter? (20A, 20B, 27A7) (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Damian Dobbs MHP | The Gunny's Porter | 20A: American Porter | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 2nd | John Grady MHP | Ursa Minor | 20B: American Stout | Ale-ian Society |
| 3rd | Joel Cervantes MHP | Bailey Reyna | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 20: Brutha Theolonious (25C, 26B, 26C, 26D) (17 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Will Lovell MHP | Quandry | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 2nd | Jimmy Lampman | Big Trouble In Little Belgium | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Jeremy Hatfield MHP | Monk Blood | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 21: What Happens in Bruges Stays in Bruges (25A, 25B, 26A) (18 entries)
Table 22: Put on the Schmutzli Outfit and Tell Me You Love Me (2C, 3D, 8A, 8B) (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Josh Word MHP | Dark Star | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Barry Forrest MHP Co-Brewer: Silvia Eyster | Darth Mal | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 3rd | Anthony Silveira MHP | Lone Star Eclipse | 8B: Schwarzbier | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
| HM | Pete Train MHP | A Finer Shiner | 2C: International Dark Lager | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 23: Why is Biere de Garde in This Category? (2B, 3C, 6C, 7A, 7B, 24C) (21 entries)
Table 24: Bitter (lol) European Beers (11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12C, 24B) (19 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ben Sencindiver MHP | Its A Lil Bitter! | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 2nd | David Towles MHP | Alt Strong Bitter #2 | 11C: Strong Bitter | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 3rd | Ben Sencindiver MHP | Its A Bigger Bitter! | 11B: Best Bitter | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| HM | Travis Cherry MHP | Beer Guts And Space Nuts | 12C: English IPA | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 25: A Little Bit of Diacetyl Makes it Taste Fresh... (13A, 14A, 14C, 27A4) (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Lowen | I Can't Believe It's Not Butterscotch | 13A: Dark Mild | Bexar Brewers |
| 2nd | Genaro Garza MHP | Bon Scott-Ish Light | 14A: Scottish Light | Bexar Brewers |
| 3rd | Will Lovell MHP | Amalgamus Mild | 13A: Dark Mild | San Antonio Cerveceros |
Table 26: This is Like Your Heineken, Copenhagen... und Becks (2A, 3A, 3B) (17 entries)
Table 27: Latex Lederhosen (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D) (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Byron Bird MHP | Helles Smuggler | 5C: German Helles Exportbier | High Plains Drafters [TX] |
| 2nd | Ben Sencindiver MHP | Diet Dr Pils | 5A: German Leichtbier | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 3rd | Ron Barnes MHP | Snapes Redemption | 5D: German Pils | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 28: Warm Brown Beer (I Like it Hot) (13B, 13C, 15A) (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jarrett Long MHP Co-Brewer: John Bates | Tea At The English Port | 13C: English Porter | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | Shaun Huggins MHP | Red Leader Standing By | 15A: Irish Red Ale | San Antonio Cerveceros |
| 3rd | Genaro Garza MHP | Red Rocker | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Bexar Brewers |
Table 29: Pushing the Boundaries of Malt Complexity (Sponsored by the Brian Winter Foundation for Underprivileged Malt) (4A, 4B, 4C, 6A) (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry | Helles Bock | 4C: Helles Bock | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry | Stairway To Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | NINJA Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Terry Olinger | My May Maibock | 4C: Helles Bock | North Texas Homebrewers Association |
Judging Sessions
Remote Judging
08/10/2024 12:00 AM, CDT — 09/14/2024 7:50 PM, CDT
Remote.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #1
08/10/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #1
08/10/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #2
08/11/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #2
08/11/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #3
08/17/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #3
08/17/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #4
08/18/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #4
08/18/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #5
08/24/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #5
08/24/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Morning Session #6
08/25/2024 11:00 AM, CDT.
Weathered Souls Afternoon Session #6
08/25/2024 1:30 PM, CDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 07/06/2024 9:00 AM, CDT through 08/10/2024 12:00 AM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 07/06/2024 9:00 AM, CDT through 09/14/2024 7:50 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
The competition entry limit has been reached.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 07/06/2024 12:00 PM, CDT — 07/27/2024 5:00 PM, CDT.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 07/06/2024 12:00 PM, CDT — 07/27/2024 5:00 PM, CDT.