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Thanks To All Who Participated in the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing XVIII Championship

There were 165 entries judged and 138 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

About the MCAB XVIII Championship

This is competition is the championship round for the Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing 2015 circuit winners. Only MCAB XVIII qualified brewers or teams will be allowed to participate. Additional details can be found here.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Polar Vortex	12C: Baltic Porter	Marquette Homebrewers

Best of Show – Grand Champion Award

The Grand Champion award goes to the brewer with the most medal points earned in the finals event.

Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
Tim Thomssen	3 Gold Medals And 3 Silver Medals	1D: Munich Helles	Lincoln Lagers!

Winning Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Brooks	Sunset	6A: Cream Ale	North Florida Brewers League
2nd	Joe Kotvan	Lumberwagon Lager	1B: Standard American Lager
3rd	Wayne Doucette	Lynn’s Lager	1B: Standard American Lager	River City Brewers

Table 2: Pale Bitter European and Czech Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Trey Lovelace	Hooked On Pils	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Carolina Brewmasters
2nd	Robert Burger	Lawnmower Kolsch	6C: Kolsch	Underground Brewers of Connecticut
3rd	Jon Goff	Nikki’s Pilz	2A: German Pilsner (Pils)	Barley Coherent

Table 3: Pale Malty European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Hayseed Helles	1D: Munich Helles	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Jared Mathys	Munich Helles	1D: Munich Helles	Central Wisconsin Vintners and Brewers
3rd	Jeff Muse	The Helles You Say	1D: Munich Helles	St. Louis Brews

Table 4: Amber Malty European Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	The Big "O"	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Adam Meyers	Honeymoon FestBier	3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen	Chop and Brew
3rd	William Ellis	Here Comes A Regular Bock	5B: Traditional Bock

Table 5: Amber Bitter European (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher Owen	Druid’s Altbier	7C: Dusseldorf Altbier	LAGERS
2nd	Joe Edidin	Vienna Lager	3A: Vienna Lager	Tennessee Valley Homebrewers
3rd	Rob Yeo Co-Brewer: Brian Jaszewski, Eric Morris, Tom Nieman, Greg Worzalla	Last Waltz	3A: Vienna Lager	Brewligans

Table 6: Dark European Lager (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Thomssen	Drunkel Tim	4B: Munich Dunkel	Lincoln Lagers!
2nd	Keith Wright	The Schwarzenator	4C: Schwarzbier	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Brady Smith	Dark Star Lager	4C: Schwarzbier	Circle City Zymurgy

Table 7: Strong European Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Polar Vortex	12C: Baltic Porter	Marquette Homebrewers
2nd	Doug Schmidt	D/E Bock	5C: Doppelbock	Boston Worts
3rd	Jen Jordan	Doppelbock	5C: Doppelbock	San Francisco Homebrewers Guild

Table 8: British Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Nanian	Ecdysiast	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Demented Fermenters
2nd	Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Pam Bradley	Pam’s Special Bitter	8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter	Austin
3rd	Matthew Cogburn	Restoration ESB	8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)	Big Country Homebrewers Assoc

Table 9: Brown British (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Compton	Mildly Offensive	11A: Mild	Foam Blowers of Indiana
2nd	Nathan Compton	Porterchic	12A: Brown Porter	Foam Blowers of Indiana
3rd	Jeff Muse	South Side Brown	11C: Northern English Brown Ale	St. Louis Brews

Table 10: Scottish, Irish, Dark British Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Schreiner	Riona Red	9D: Irish Red Ale	Bull falls Homebrew Club
2nd	Tim Thomssen	McLaughlin’s Scottish 70	9B: Scottish Heavy 70/-	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Zachary Fritts	Begbie’s Piss	9A: Scottish Light 60/-	Midnight Carboys

Table 11: Strong British Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bryan Franklin	Speirling	9E: Strong Scotch Ale	Redstick Brewmasters
2nd	Tim Thomssen	Crusty Old Hayseed	19A: Old Ale	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Rob Yeo Co-Brewer: Brian Jaszewski, Tom Nieman	Old Tod	19B: English Barleywine	Brewligans

Table 12: Pale American Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Hill	Kiss The Sun	10A: American Pale Ale
2nd	Tim Thomssen	Cheech & Chong	10A: American Pale Ale	Lincoln Lagers!
3rd	Derrick Flippin	The Wooden Ships Were A Hippy Dream	10A: American Pale Ale	Noble Order of the Tenuously Affiliated Homebrew Club
HM	John Mulligan	Once Blonded Twice Shy	6B: Blonde Ale	Glass City Mashers

Table 13: Amber and Brown American Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Train	Connor’s Amber	10B: American Amber Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	John Mulligan	Don’t Flush Down The Brown	10C: American Brown Ale	Glass City Mashers
3rd	Russell Reed	Quercus Virginianus	10C: American Brown Ale	Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers

Table 14: American Porter and Stout (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	RIS VIII	13F: Imperial Stout	Marquette Homebrewers
2nd	Jason Erfle	Russian Imperial Stout	13F: Imperial Stout	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Steve Schember	PortUR	12B: Robust Porter	Boston Wort Processors

Table 15: IPA and Strong American (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Lincoln	The Great Emancipator	19C: American Barleywine	Jack of All Brews
2nd	Scot Schaar	Sasquatch	19C: American Barleywine	Rivers Edge Fermentation Society
3rd	Rob Yeo Co-Brewer: Brian Jaszewski, Eric Morris, Tom Nieman, Greg Worzalla	NE IPA	14B: American IPA	Brewligans

Table 16: European Sour Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Amos Browne Co-Brewer: Jessica Tizzard	This Is Not A Gueuze	17E: Gueuze	CHBG
2nd	Barrett Tillman	BlackManBrew.Com	17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic	north texas homebrewers association
3rd	Robert Kausch Co-Brewer: Ian Martin Michael Christian Jeremiah Burke Shaun Yestness Joe Kesner Brian Wass Aaron Rich	When Flanders Failed	17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin	Rock Hoppers

Table 17: German Wheat Beer (4 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Pam Bradley	On The Sly	15C: Weizenbock	Austin
2nd	Mac Butcher	Hefeliscious	15A: Weizen/Weissbier	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
3rd	Ross Harper	Why Not A Weizenbock	15C: Weizenbock	Red Earth Brewers

Table 18: Trappist, Belgian Ale, and Strong Belgian (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charlie Milan	Garded Biere	16D: Biere de Garde	Redstick Brewmasters
2nd	Jacob Voss	Lost In The Dark	18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Matt Conner	Yeah Yeah Yeah (Cause I’m A Blonde)	18A: Belgian Blond Ale	Red Earth Brewers

Table 19: Smoked and Wood (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Merz	Smoky Time	22B: Other Smoked Beer	Marquette Homebrewers
2nd	Mark Todd	Wee Bit ’O Rye	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Cane Island Alers
3rd	Brian Burke	Running Squirrel Barrel-Aged Coffee Chocolate Stout	22C: Wood-Aged Beer	Boston Wort Processors

Table 20: Belgian Specialty (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Starsiak	Easty 6	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	MASH HOLES
2nd	Nicholas Slay	Barrel Brett Muscat Farm	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	St Louis Brews
3rd	Amos Browne Co-Brewer: Jessica Tizzard	Spelt From Sibyl’s Leaves	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	CHBG
HM	Robert Horst	Key Lime Sour Blonde Ale	16E: Belgian Specialty Ale	BASS