Alamo City Cerveza Fest
Awards
Judges
Travis Bullock, Aaron Burt, James Cain, Tim Constanzo, Shawn Cooper, Chris Daily, Nial Eastman, Genaro Garza, Markus Haas, Shaun Huggins, Tim Long, Will Lovell, Justin Lowen, Justin Lowen, Thomas Musquiez, Chris Nicholson, Dan Pacheco, Lars Reinhart, Ben Sencindiver, Aaron Shakocius, Anika Smith, Jason Smith, Steven Stambaugh, Kimberlyn Strader, Randy Ward, Brian Winter, Kevin Worthen
By the Numbers
477 Entries
65 Entrants
27 Judges
93 Placing Entries
Table 1: Traditional and Polyamorous Mead (M1A, M1B, M1C, M4A, M4C)
12 entries
Judges: Markus Haas, Aaron Shakocius, Anika Smith, Steven Stambaugh
1st
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Ehhhh.....Why Not? (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Burnt To A Crisp (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Baby Giant (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Table 2: You Spicy B (M3A, M3B)
10 entries
Judges: Tim Long, Thomas Musquiez
1st
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Snow White Delight (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Charlcye Hamberg
San Antonio Cerveceros
Harvest (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Andy Scherzinger & Fernando Puga
Weiz Guys
Peach Pie (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 3: You Fruity B (M2A, M2C, M2D, M2E)
12 entries
Judges: Genaro Garza, Tim Long, Dan Pacheco, Jason Smith
1st
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
JTP! (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Randy Daily
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Blackberry Hills Forever (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Happy (M2C: Berry Mead)
HM
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Snow Dogs (M2A: Cyser)
Table 4: Squeeze Me Like You Mean It (C1A, C1B, C2A)
12 entries
Judges: Tim Constanzo, Shawn Cooper, Dan Pacheco, Aaron Shakocius
1st
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Hotel Alfa Romeo Delta Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Them Yanks Talk A Little Funny, But Their Cider's Alright (C2A: New England Cider)
3rd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
New England Apple Smash (C2A: New England Cider)
Table 5: RoboCider (C1E, C2B, C2C, C2E, C2F)
12 entries
Judges: Jason Smith, Brian Winter
1st
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Tropical Orchard (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
2nd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Thirsty Huskies (C1E: Traditional Perry)
3rd
Cindy Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Thanks For The Scraps! (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
Table 6: Saving Money on Yeast (23B, 23E, 28A, 28B, 28C)
9 entries
1st
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Stupid Sexy Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Scruffy Lookin Nerf Herder (28A: Brett Beer)
3rd
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Ando Verpia (28A: Brett Beer)
Table 7: Fake Sours Made by Cowards (23A, 23G, 28D, LSX4)
15 entries
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Wicked (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Huskies Gose In The Snow (23G: Gose)
3rd
Justin Lowen
Bexar Brewers
I'm Earl Gregg (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
Table 8: Smokey and the Band-Aid 2: Phenolic Boogaloo (6B, 27A3, 27A5, 32A, 32B)
12 entries
Judges: Travis Bullock, Markus Haas, Anika Smith
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Hailey Magic (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Dick Wallace
San Antonio Cerveceros
Aint No HollaRauch Girl (6B: Rauchbier)
3rd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Aunt Beru's Smoked Ale (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
Table 9: I Can't Believe it's not Fruit! (29A, 29B, 29C, 29D)
13 entries
Judges: Chris Daily, Shaun Huggins, Aaron Shakocius, Aaron Shakocius, Jason Smith
1st
Travis Bullock & James Cain
Bexar Brewers
Peach Emoji (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Pastry Dark Euro Lager (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
3rd
Dean Simpson
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Peaches On Beaches (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 10: Is Peanut Butter a Spice? (30A, 30C, 31A, 31B, 33A, 34B, 34C)
19 entries
Judges: James Cain, Genaro Garza, Chris Nicholson, Lars Reinhart, Lars Reinhart, Aaron Shakocius, Anika Smith
1st
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
Seven Seas Of Rye (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
The Golden Woody (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Experimental Barleywine (34C: Experimental Beer)
Table 11: Ham and Spice and Everything Nice (1D, 10A, 24A, 27A8)
17 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Justin Lowen, Lars Reinhart, Randy Ward
1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Jimmy Lampman
NINJA Homebrewers
Spicester (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
A Rebel And A Rogue (27A8: Roggenbier)
Table 12: The Real BOS (Biggest of Show) (21A, 21B1, 21B2, 21B3, 21B4, 21B5, 21B6, 21C)
21 entries
Judges: Aaron Burt, Aaron Burt, Aaron Burt, Nial Eastman, Tim Long, Tim Long, Tim Long, Thomas Musquiez, Jason Smith, Brian Winter, Brian Winter
1st
Travis Bullock & James Cain
Bexar Brewers
These Are The Same Beers (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Rye Of The Tiger (21B5: Rye IPA)
3rd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Rylie's Rye (21B5: Rye IPA)
Table 13: Strong European Beers (9A, 9B, 9C, 17A, 17C, 17D)
18 entries
1st
Travis Combel
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Zek's Porter AF (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bombshell Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Scooter (9C: Baltic Porter)
Table 14: The Actually Strong Beers (America, Fuck Yeah!) (20C, 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D, 33B)
27 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Shawn Cooper, Nial Eastman, Nial Eastman, Markus Haas, Markus Haas, Ben Sencindiver, Brian Winter, Brian Winter
1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Trinity River (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Showdown In El Dorado (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Fat Man (22C: American Barleywine)
HM
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Imperial Empire (20C: Imperial Stout)
Table 15: Brown Beer (That is All) (19A, 19B, 19C, 27A2, 27A)
22 entries
Judges: Genaro Garza, Shaun Huggins, Justin Lowen, Justin Lowen, Aaron Shakocius, Aaron Shakocius, Aaron Shakocius, Jason Smith, Brian Winter, Brian Winter
1st
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Best Of Show Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Jimmy Lampman
NINJA Homebrewers
Brown Betty (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Amber Is The Color Of Your Energy (19A: American Amber Ale)
HM
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Make This More Common Again! (19B: California Common)
Table 16: Paler (and more American) than Markus' Thighs (18A, 18B)
17 entries
Judges: Justin Lowen, Lars Reinhart, Kimberlyn Strader
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Mielikki Light Ale (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Properties Of Light (18A: Blonde Ale)
3rd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Pale Faced Warrior (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 17: Get Your Hands off Me Lucky Stouts (15B, 15C, 16A, 16B, 16C, 16D)
14 entries
Judges: Justin Lowen, Anika Smith, Anika Smith, Brian Winter, Brian Winter
1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Sweet Dreams Are Made Of These (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Toast & Oats (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
NINJA Homebrewers
Lacks Nothing In The Sweet Department! (16A: Sweet Stout)
Table 18: My Name is Kid Rock (Sponsored by Bud Light) (1A, 1B, 1C, 27A6)
26 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Justin Lowen, Justin Lowen, Aaron Shakocius, Jason Smith, Brian Winter, Brian Winter
1st
Jeffrey Oberlin
NINJA Homebrewers
Going Gangsta (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Josh Word
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Cram Ale (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Sushi Lager (1B: American Lager)
Table 19: Why Isn't There a Post-Prohibition Porter? (20A, 20B, 27A7)
15 entries
Judges: Nial Eastman, Nial Eastman, Nial Eastman, Randy Ward, Randy Ward, Kevin Worthen
1st
Damian Dobbs
San Antonio Cerveceros
The Gunny's Porter (20A: American Porter)
2nd
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Ursa Minor (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Joel Cervantes
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Bailey Reyna (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
Table 20: Brutha Theolonious (25C, 26B, 26C, 26D)
17 entries
Judges: Justin Lowen, Justin Lowen, Jason Smith
1st
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Quandry (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jimmy Lampman
NINJA Homebrewers
Big Trouble In Little Belgium (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
Jeremy Hatfield
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Monk Blood (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 21: What Happens in Bruges Stays in Bruges (25A, 25B, 26A)
18 entries
Judges: Lars Reinhart, Anika Smith
1st
Brian Winter
Bexar Brewers
Glencrest Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Luke, I Am Your Patersbier (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Bantha Fodder Blond (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
Table 22: Put on the Schmutzli Outfit and Tell Me You Love Me (2C, 3D, 8A, 8B)
19 entries
Judges: Genaro Garza, Lars Reinhart
1st
Josh Word
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Dark Star (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Barry Forrest & Silvia Eyster
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Darth Mal (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Anthony Silveira
Denton County Homebrewers...
Lone Star Eclipse (8B: Schwarzbier)
HM
Pete Train
NINJA Homebrewers
A Finer Shiner (2C: International Dark Lager)
Table 23: Why is Biere de Garde in This Category? (2B, 3C, 6C, 7A, 7B, 24C)
21 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Genaro Garza, Markus Haas, Markus Haas, Tim Long, Lars Reinhart
1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
The Malt-Llennium Falcon (24C: Bière de Garde
)
2nd
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Family Tradition #Randy's Brew (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Dick Wallace
San Antonio Cerveceros
I Hope Jaromir Jagr Sees This (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
HM
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Dunkels Bock (6C: Dunkels Bock)
Table 24: Bitter (lol) European Beers (11A, 11B, 11C, 12A, 12C, 24B)
19 entries
Judges: James Cain, James Cain, Tim Long, Tim Long, Will Lovell, Aaron Shakocius, Brian Winter
1st
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Its A Lil Bitter! (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Alt Strong Bitter #2 (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Its A Bigger Bitter! (11B: Best Bitter)
HM
Travis Cherry
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Beer Guts And Space Nuts (12C: English IPA)
Table 25: A Little Bit of Diacetyl Makes it Taste Fresh... (13A, 14A, 14C, 27A4)
13 entries
Judges: Ben Sencindiver, Aaron Shakocius, Brian Winter
1st
Justin Lowen
Bexar Brewers
I Can't Believe It's Not Butterscotch (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Genaro Garza
Bexar Brewers
Bon Scott-Ish Light (14A: Scottish Light)
3rd
Will Lovell
San Antonio Cerveceros
Amalgamus Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 26: This is Like Your Heineken, Copenhagen... und Becks (2A, 3A, 3B)
17 entries
Judges: Aaron Shakocius, Jason Smith, Brian Winter
1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Czech Engine Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Ava's Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Kevin Worthen
Bexar Brewers
CZ-75 (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
Table 27: Latex Lederhosen (5A, 5B, 5C, 5D)
16 entries
Judges: Nial Eastman, Tim Long
1st
Byron Bird
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Helles Smuggler (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Ben Sencindiver
San Antonio Cerveceros
Diet Dr Pils (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Ron Barnes
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Snapes Redemption (5D: German Pils)
Table 28: Warm Brown Beer (I Like it Hot) (13B, 13C, 15A)
18 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Thomas Musquiez, Jason Smith, Randy Ward
1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Tea At The English Port (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Red Leader Standing By (15A: Irish Red Ale)
3rd
Genaro Garza
Bexar Brewers
Red Rocker (15A: Irish Red Ale)
Table 29: Pushing the Boundaries of Malt Complexity (Sponsored by the Brian Winter Foundation for Underprivileged Malt) (4A, 4B, 4C, 6A)
16 entries
Judges: Shawn Cooper, Justin Lowen
1st
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Helles Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
Eric Heinz & Kyle Autry
NINJA Homebrewers
Stairway To Helles (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Terry Olinger
North Texas Homebrewers Association
My May Maibock (4C: Helles Bock)
Best of Show
Beer
1st
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Trinity River (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
