TRASH XXIX
Thanks to all who participated in the TRASH XXIX.
There were 404 entries judged and 148 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jim Chaney Co-Brewer: Hooch |
Speed It Up Ron | 9B: Eisbock | Homebrewers Of Ohiovalley Club House (HOOCH) |
Most Specialty-ist
Brew with Abjuration
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jeffrey Durbin | Mayan Mocha Stout | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Wheeling Alers |
Best IPA
Brew with Four Points
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Robert Moore | Tropically Smashed | 21A: American IPA |
Turtle Creek Award (99 Participating Brewers)
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Keith Kost | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: American and International Lagers (17 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Richard Romanko | Is This Microphone On? | 1B: American Lager | Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA] |
2nd | Tim Jenkins | Matt Raby’s Insatiable Libido Lite | 1B: American Lager | BrewNet |
3rd | Ben Steffen | Me, In The Mirror | 1C: Cream Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 2: Czech Lagers (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Brian Swords Co-Brewer: Dasha Swords |
Swords Gut Czech Pilsner | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | |
2nd | William Oates | None More Black | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA] |
3rd | Paul Klammer Co-Brewer: Winter |
Czech’s My Pulz | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | |
HM | Sean Kinnas | Fred’s Masterful Advice | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 3: Malty German Beers (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Roland Warzel | My Favorite Bock | 4C: Helles Bock | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
2nd | Paul Klammer Co-Brewer: Winter |
Richard Should Make This | 6A: Marzen | |
3rd | Joe Sorg | Goat Pants | 6C: Dunkels Bock |
Table 4: Pale German Beers (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Keith Kost | God Is My Co-Brewer | 4A: Munich Helles | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
2nd | Steve Micco Co-Brewer: Donna Micco |
Krispy | 5B: Kolsch | Little Mountain Homebrewers Association |
3rd | Edward Bloom | Nacht King Kolsch | 5B: Kolsch | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 5: Pale European Lagers (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | David Coughanour | Zugwrack | 5D: German Pils | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
2nd | Keith Kost | Disbale! | 5C: German Exportbier | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
3rd | Roland Warzel | Da Kaiser | 5D: German Pils | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
Table 6: Bitter European Beers (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Donald Brown | Allegheny Alt Special | 7B: Altbier | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
2nd | Shane Meyers | Stein Lifter | 7A: Vienna Lager | Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) |
3rd | Keith Kost | And In Third Place With A Dusseldorf Altbier… | 7A: Vienna Lager | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
Table 7: Dark German Lagers (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Zach Kosslow | Spaceballs Pun Schwarzbier | 8B: Schwarzbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
2nd | Joe Sorg | Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | |
3rd | Edward Bloom | Dark Munchen-Err | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 8: Strong European Beers (6 entries)
Table 9: German Wheat Beers (7 entries)
Table 10: British Bitter Beers (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | David Coughanour | Whitechapel Charlie | 12C: English IPA | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
2nd | Adam Sullivan Co-Brewer: Jason Boyle |
Christ On A Bendy Bus | 11C: Strong Bitter | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Armand Roland Houle Jr | Landfill | 11A: Ordinary Bitter | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 11: Brown British Beers (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | John Pockl | My Name Is Ale, Brown Ale | 13B: English Brown Ale | Wheeling Alers |
2nd | David Mutschler | Porter | 13C: English Porter | |
3rd | Mike Swiderski | Squid Juice | 13A: Dark Mild | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 12: Scottish and Irish Ales (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Gail Kahle | Gee Okay Irish Red | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Wheeling Alers |
2nd | Armand Roland Houle Jr | Belly Bag | 14A: Scottish Light | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Mark Waters | Paddy’s Challenge | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Wheeling Alers |
Table 13: Irish Stouts (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Brian Swords Co-Brewer: Dasha Swords |
Swords Chocolate Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | |
2nd | Pete Paredes | Hollow Moon | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Kurt Reed | Terra Ridge Tavern Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | Wheeling Alers |
HM | Mike Beattie | Dry Irish Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 14: Dark British Beers (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan And Joe Aeppli |
Roatsted | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | |
2nd | Keith Kost | Bunny Rabbit Stout | 16C: Tropical Stout | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
3rd | Brian Robbins | Import Tariff | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 15: Strong British and American Ales (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Shane Meyers | Double Vision | 22B: American Strong Ale | Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ) |
2nd | Matthew Carlton | It’s After Six. What Am I, A Farmer? | 22B: American Strong Ale | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
3rd | Sean Kinnas | Clamberskull | 17A: British Strong Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
HM | Robert Moore | Strong Enough | 17A: British Strong Ale |
Table 16: Barleywines (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Robert Moore | We The Barley | 22C: American Barleywine | |
2nd | Robert Moore | Moorepheus | 17D: English Barleywine | |
3rd | Roland Warzel | Down With The Queen | 17D: English Barleywine | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
HM | Jeff Schmook | Sasquatch | 22C: American Barleywine | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 17: Pale American Ales (21 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Daren Szakelyhidi | Staub Was Right (For A Second Time) | 18A: Blonde Ale | TRASH And TRUB |
2nd | Adam Sullivan Co-Brewer: Jason Boyle |
Sausage Hostage | 18B: American Pale Ale | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Patrick McDermott | Mac’s Blonde Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | Wheeling Alers |
Table 18: American Ambers and Browns (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Steve Lusk | Jim’s Tribute Amber | 19A: American Amber Ale | Star City Brewers Guild |
2nd | Justin Goodfellow | Heart Breaker | 19A: American Amber Ale | Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA] |
3rd | Thomas Esterline | Left Coaster | 19B: California Common |
Table 19: American IPAs (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Robert Moore | Tropically Smashed | 21A: American IPA | |
2nd | Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan And Joe Aeppli |
Azaccattacka | 21A: American IPA | |
3rd | James Ali | Boggy’s Delight | 21A: American IPA | BrewlyBoys |
Table 20: Specialty IPAs (28 entries)
Table 21: American Porters and Stouts (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Donald Brown | East Huntingdon Porter | 20A: American Porter | Westmoreland Area Zymology Enthusiasts |
2nd | Armand Roland Houle Jr Co-Brewer: Tony Caggiano |
Gesundheit Loaf | 20C: Imperial Stout | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Jason Boyle Co-Brewer: Adam Sullivan |
Diego The Great | 20C: Imperial Stout | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 22: Sours (6 entries)
Table 23: Light Belgian Beers (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Chris Staub | Me So Witty | 24A: Witbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
2nd | Justin Goodfellow Co-Brewer: Daren Szakelyhidi And Chris Staub |
Three Headed Monster | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA] |
3rd | Armand Roland Houle Jr | This Wit Is Wit It | 24A: Witbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 24: Strong Belgian Ales (17 entries)
Table 25: Trappist Beers (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Richard Romanko | I Hate Naming Beers!! | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA] |
2nd | Fred Mullner | Sean Kinnas Still Has A Perfectly Shorn Skull | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
3rd | Mark Minuto | Tripel Nipel | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |
Table 26: Smoked Beers (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
---|---|---|---|---|
1st | Keith Kost | Vegetarian Bacon | 6B: Rauchbier | Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers |
2nd | Marius Fekete | Baby’s First Piwo | 27A2: Piwo Grodziskie | BrewlyBoys |
3rd | Zach Kosslow | Pittsburgh Smoke | 6B: Rauchbier | Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA] |