Peach State Brew Off

Judging for all entries is complete. All score sheets are available for download.

Thanks to all who participated in the Peach State Brew Off.

There were 453 entries judged and 158 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Layton	Sourvignon Blanc	23D: Lambic
2nd	Heath Johns	Spartisan Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine
3rd	Evan Comeaux	Lady's Love	29A: Fruit Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
HM	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Fat Guy Touchdown!	16C: Tropical Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Ode To H.O.D.	M2E: Melomel	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Bill Boyer	A Pearilous Libation	C1E: Traditional Perry	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Benjamin Daniels	Yule Peach	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Kansas City Bier Meisters
HM	Bill Boyer	Sir Galahad the Pure - Tangerine/lemon	M1A: Dry Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Ale Grail (42 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	North Georgia Malt Monkeys	4	4	3	2	35.04

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Table 1: American IPA (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Brantley	All American	21A: American IPA	PC Mashers
2nd	Aaron Szerlip Co-Brewer: Randall Mcpherson	American IPA	21A: American IPA	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Charles Wier	I Will Survive	21A: American IPA	Covert Hops Society

Table 2: NEIPA (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Szerlip Co-Brewer: Randall Mcpherson	Hazy IPA	21B7: New England IPA	Covert Hops Society
2nd	John Jacovetty Co-Brewer: Judy Jacovetty	Hops On Pops	21B7: New England IPA
3rd	Adam Fiddler	Bodacious Af	21B7: New England IPA	Chicken City Ale Raisers

Table 3: Wood Aged and Special Wood Aged (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Frank T Mitchell Co-Brewer: Ryan Pfannenstiel	When Doves Rye	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Beat-12 Brewing Co
2nd	Steven Otto	Roll Out the Barrel	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers
3rd	Robert Walden	Gleaners Dream	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Chicken City Ale Raisers

Table 4: German Wheat Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Rousseau	Wise Raccoon 2	10C: Weizenbock	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Greg Wegiel	El Hefe	10A: Weissbier	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Lúpulo Beer Club	La Jefa	10A: Weissbier	Lúpulo Beer Club

Table 5: British Strong, Old Ale, Wee Heavy (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Walden	Geein' It Laldy	17C: Wee Heavy	Chicken City Ale Raisers
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Old Man Muppet Show	17B: Old Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Ryan Hall	Hallstrong Ale	17A: British Strong Ale	256 Brewers

Table 6: English and American Barleywine, Strong Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Heath Johns	Spartisan Barleywine	17D: English Barleywine
2nd	Ed Kennedy	Warm & Cozy	17D: English Barleywine	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Michael Syrop Co-Brewer: Ron Mitchell	London Grog	17D: English Barleywine	Covert Hops Society

Table 7: Trappist Single, Dubbel, Triple, British Dark Strong (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Cahill	Aidan James	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Barley Mob Brewers
2nd	Alex Kirk	Tripel Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Bob Rouse	Pater Familia	26A: Trappist Single	Covert Hops Society

Table 8: Dark Mild, English Brown, English Porter, Baltic Porter (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Bear Market Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	Roar	13A: Dark Mild	East Side Brewers [IL]
3rd	Alex Kirk	Zeek Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Covert Hops Society
HM	Andre Lovas	Dark Time Porter	13C: English Porter	M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers

Table 9: Munich Helles, Festbier (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Gerdon	Heron Feisty Festbier	4B: Festbier	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
2nd	Paul Cahill	Bier At the Fest	4B: Festbier	Barley Mob Brewers
3rd	Graham Barron	Festivus For the Rest of Us	4B: Festbier	Covert Hops Society

Table 10: Kolsch, German Pils (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Cole	Fiddy Tree	5D: German Pils	PC Mashers
2nd	Scott Cole	Umlaut	5B: Kolsch	PC Mashers
3rd	Jay Brantley	Tree Fiddy	5D: German Pils	PC Mashers

Table 11: Marzen, Dunkel Bock, Vienna Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	Hodl My Beer Bro	7A: Vienna Lager	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Oh We Can Dunk!	6C: Dunkels Bock	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Philip White	Oktoberfest 2021	6A: Marzen
HM	David Ratcliff	Vl	7A: Vienna Lager	PC Mashers

Table 12: Cream Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Henson	Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale
2nd	Evan Comeaux	Cream Jockey Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
3rd	Trevor Simon	A Midsummer Night’s Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale
HM	Mike Gallagher	Covid Corn	1C: Cream Ale	Lowcountry Libations

Table 13: American Light Lager, American Lager, American Wheat (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Purified Water	1A: American Light Lager	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Ben Sookying	Duuuude!	1B: American Lager	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
3rd	Jed Lengerich	Bobsled	1D: American Wheat Beer	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club

Table 14: International Pale, International Amber, International Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's International Amber Lager	2B: International Amber Lager	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Jonathan Lizenby	Pale Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	256 Brewers
3rd	Marcus Morelli Co-Brewer: Eidos Brew Club	Stretched Coincidences	2A: International Pale Lager	Eidos Brew Club

Table 15: Czech Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Acheson	Velmi Specialni Pivo	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Joshua Lord Co-Brewer: Eidos Brew Club	Depending On the Night	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Eidos Brew Club
3rd	John Driscoll	Fat Finger - Czech Pils - Highway Salute	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Mid-State Brew Crew

Table 16: Altbier, Munich Dunkel (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jed Lengerich	Uncle Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Altbier	7B: Altbier	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	John Coloe	Altergeist	7B: Altbier	Saratoga Thoroughbrews

Table 17: Schwarzbier, Dopplebock (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Brantley	Sittin On Dubs	9A: Doppelbock	PC Mashers
2nd	Michael Syrop Co-Brewer: Ron Mitchell	Dark Helmet	8B: Schwarzbier	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Jason Freeman	Still Black	8B: Schwarzbier	South Side Barley Crushers

Table 18: Ordinary Bitter, Best Bitter, Australian Sparkling, English IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Acheson	Not Your Bitter Mother In-Law	11B: Best Bitter	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Jonathan Lizenby	Verdant IPA	12C: English IPA	256 Brewers
3rd	John Driscoll	Fat Finger - Ordinary Bitters - Pub Juice	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Mid-State Brew Crew

Table 19: Strong Bitter (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Esbaer	11C: Strong Bitter	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Mark Henson	Esb	11C: Strong Bitter
3rd	Jed Lengerich	Triple A	11C: Strong Bitter	MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
HM	James Blum	English Street	11C: Strong Bitter	PC Mashers

Table 20: Scottish Light, Heavy, Export, Irish Red (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Simon Izaguirre Co-Brewer: Ciera Barrow	Simon's Red Ale	15A: Irish Red Ale
2nd	James Mayes	Scottish Ale	14B: Scottish Heavy	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 21: Irish Stout, Sweet Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	Alabama Leprechaun	15B: Irish Stout	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	No Rain In Dublin	15B: Irish Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Sam Hoopes	Sweet Sonya	16A: Sweet Stout	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 22: Oatmeal, Tropical, Foreign Extra Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Fat Guy Touchdown!	16C: Tropical Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Greg Wegiel	Dammit Chris	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Christopher Rentschler	Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	PC Mashers

Table 23: Blond Ale, Amber Ale, Cal Common (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Rousseau	Single Hopp'n Norwegian Blond	18A: Blonde Ale	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	John Driscoll	Fat Finger - California Common - Smoke On the Water	19B: California Common	Mid-State Brew Crew
3rd	Jay Brantley	Signature Series	18A: Blonde Ale	PC Mashers
HM	John Coloe	J&s Steam	19B: California Common	Saratoga Thoroughbrews

Table 24: American Pale Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Brantley	Creekwater 430	18B: American Pale Ale	PC Mashers

Table 25: American Brown, American Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edgardo Beltran	1898	20B: American Stout	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Ross Gerdon	Heron Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
3rd	Stephen Myers Co-Brewer: Tony Valenti	Black Mamba	20B: American Stout

Table 26: American Porter (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Kaufmann	Cuckoo For Cocoa Porter	20A: American Porter	Morningwood Brewing
2nd	Steven Otto	Club Porter	20A: American Porter	M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers
3rd	Matt Wingert	Great American Porter	20A: American Porter	Waukesha Homebrew Club

Table 27: Black IPA, Double IPA, Special IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Jacovetty Co-Brewer: Judy Jacovetty	Luna Flow	21B2: Black IPA
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	Prismo	22A: Double IPA	East Side Brewers [IL]
3rd	Jay Brantley	Midnight Maurader	21B2: Black IPA	PC Mashers

Table 28: European Sour and Belgian ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Layton	Sourvignon Blanc	23D: Lambic
2nd	Brian Street	The Auld 1295	24C: Biere de Garde	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Brett Beard	Kulminator	24B: Belgian Pale Ale
HM	Heath Johns	Peaches For Jacob	23F: Fruit Lambic

Table 29: Belgian Blond, Saison, Golden Strong (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay Brantley	Clairmont Blondie	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	PC Mashers
2nd	Ross Gerdon	Heron Saison	25B: Saison	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
3rd	John Driscoll	Fat Finger - Belgian Golden Strong - Playing For Keeps	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Mid-State Brew Crew

Table 30: Historical Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Ridgley	Sisu	27A5: Sahti	M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers
2nd	Alex Kirk	Gose	27A1: Gose	Covert Hops Society
3rd	Jonathan Lizenby	Piwo Grodziskie	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	256 Brewers
HM	John Jacovetty Co-Brewer: Judy Jacovetty	Crickside	27A6: Kentucky Common

Table 31: Brett, Mixed Fermentation, Wild Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	T7	28A: Brett Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Brown Brett-Sour	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Marcus Morelli Co-Brewer: Eidos Brew Club	Blood & Ashes	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Eidos Brew Club
HM	Evan Comeaux	Sb6	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs

Table 32: Fruit and Fruit/Spiced Beer, Special Fruit Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Evan Comeaux	Lady's Love	29A: Fruit Beer	Bluff City Brewers & Connoisseurs
2nd	Ross Gerdon	Heron Fruity Berliner Weisse	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
3rd	Kyle Kiely	Purple Pimpin Willie	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer

Table 33: Spice, Herb, and Vegetable Beer (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Ginger Carrot Saison	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	East Side Brewers [IL]
2nd	Scott Salamone	Hallelujah! Holy Krap	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lowcountry Libations
3rd	Heath Johns	Queen Of The Heavens: Vanilla	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
HM	Adam Fiddler	Carol Baskin and Robins	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Chicken City Ale Raisers

Table 34: Winter Seasonal, Alternative Sugar, and Classic Smoke Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Smoked American Porter	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Tim Miller Co-Brewer: Kristi Miller	Buck Jaw Imperial Peppermint Stout	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Mid-State Brew Crew
3rd	Garry Beckham	Beckham Rauchbeir	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	North Texas Homebrewers Association
HM	Jim Williamson Co-Brewer: Andi Beyer	Dark Sacred Night	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer

Table 35: Clone, Experimental Mixed Style, Italian Grape, California Sour, New Zealand Pils (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Sookying	To da Moooon!	PRX4: Catharina Sour	Crown of the Valley Brewing Society
2nd	Giovanni Piva	Birra Rosatti	PRX3: Italian Grape Ale	STLBrewhogs
3rd	John Jacovetty Co-Brewer: Judy Jacovetty	Jargogle	PRX5: New Zealand Pilsner

Table 36: Imperial Stout (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jonathan Lizenby	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	256 Brewers
2nd	Edgardo Beltran	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Michael Jablonski	Siberian Kiss	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 37: Cider, Perry, and Applewine (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	A Pearilous Libation	C1E: Traditional Perry	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Bill Boyer	Funny Looking Apple	C1D: New World Perry	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Matt Wingert	Old Glory Hard Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Waukesha Homebrew Club
HM	Bill Boyer	The Pink Panther	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 38: Traditional and Specialty Meads (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Sir Galahad the Pure - Tangerine/lemon	M1A: Dry Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Bill Boyer	Brother Maynard - Bochet	M4C: Experimental Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Bill Boyer	Book of Armaments - Mamane	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
HM	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Bragging About England	M4A: Braggot	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 39: Helles Bock, German Export (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Graham Barron	Exportbier	5C: German Exportbier	Covert Hops Society
2nd	Mat King	Nacho Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Chicken City Ale Raisers
3rd	Brian Sommers	Lorelei	5C: German Exportbier	Music City Brewers
HM	Christopher Owen	Export	5C: German Exportbier	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD

Table 40: Fruit Meads (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Ode To H.O.D.	M2E: Melomel	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Bill Boyer	Quest For The Holy Grail	M2B: Pyment	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Bill Boyer	French Taunter V3	M2C: Berry Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
HM	Bill Boyer	Patsy	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 41: Spiced Meads (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Benjamin Daniels	Yule Peach	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Matthew Mead	Wassail Winter Warmer	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Bill Boyer	Ichabod's Dessert	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
HM	Robert Barnhardt	Tart Beans	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Judging Sessions and Dates

Session C (following Tagging Party)
02/19/2022 1:15 PM, EST.

G1
02/26/2022 9:00 AM, EST.

Session O
02/26/2022 10:00 AM, EST.

Session Graham
03/04/2022 7:00 PM, EST.

Session Shaw
03/08/2022 6:30 PM, EST.

Session P
03/09/2022 7:00 PM, EST.

Session Charles
03/11/2022 12:00 AM, EST.

Main Event
03/12/2022 10:30 AM, EST.

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Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 02/07/2022 9:00 AM, EST through 02/18/2022 9:00 AM, EST.

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Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 02/06/2022 12:00 AM, EST through 02/18/2022 5:00 PM, EST.