Peach State Brew Off: Past Winners – PSBO2023
Thanks to all who participated in the Peach State Brew Off.
There were 306 entries judged and 132 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jed Lengerich | Fram Lamb | 23F: Fruit Lambic | MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Eric Wood | Jacki's Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd | Scott Cole | Czech It Out! | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | PC Mashers |
| HM | David Fetty | Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Brixie's Brewers |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Boyer | Inspector Clouseau | C1C: French Cider | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 2nd | Ryan Vigne | Peace Through Meaditation (Montmorency) | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Castle Anthrax | M2B: Pyment | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
Winning Entries
Table 1: IPA (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Marker | No Coast IPA | 21A: American IPA | |
| 2nd | Chris Collier Co-Brewer: Cristina Collier | Wipa | 21A: American IPA | Covert Hops Society |
| 3rd | Rick Ludolph | Two Bells IPA | 21A: American IPA |
Table 2: Hazy IPA (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Justin Leppek | Haze Of Mind | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
| 2nd | Kyle Wilcox Co-Brewer: Jake Gunter | Beer Me Blazer | 21C: Hazy IPA | |
| 3rd | Tim Miller Co-Brewer: Kristi Miller | Buck Jaw Hazy IPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Mid-State Brew Crew |
Table 3: Monastic Belgian Mini BOS (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeremiah Baer | Baer Trapp | 26A: Belgian Single | East Side Brewers [IL] |
| 2nd | Greg Ogle | Vier Koningen | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Mat King | Habitual Offender | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 4: Lagers, 1 A, 1B, 2A (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Evan Brill | Beer Flavored Beer | 1B: American Lager | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
| 2nd | Ben Sookying | This Aint Kurrz Lite! | 1A: American Light Lager | Crown of the Valley Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Jay Brantley | No Lime Required | 2A: International Pale Lager | PC Mashers |
Table 5: Czech lagers (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Cole | Czech It Out! | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | PC Mashers |
| 2nd | Jed Lengerich | Shot In The Dark | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Jay Brantley | Condensation Of The Infinite Universe | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | PC Mashers |
| HM | Clay Beck | Cash Or Czech | 3A: Czech Pale Lager | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 6: American wheat/cream ale (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Ballard | Speckled Heifer | 1D: American Wheat Beer | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Jeffrey Rocker | Backroad Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
| 3rd | Adam Fiddler | Where On The Duck | 1C: Cream Ale | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| HM | Chris Ragan | Cream, No Sugar | 1C: Cream Ale | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 7: Kolsch (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Robert Walden | Does My Cologne Make You Randy | 5B: Kölsch | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 2nd | Trevor Simon | Schrödinger's Kölsch | 5B: Kölsch | |
| 3rd | Dave Galich | Kolsch | 5B: Kölsch | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 8: European Amber malty/Pale malty mini BOS (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Hutchison | Turnverein | 4B: Festbier | |
| 2nd | Justin Leach | Lager | 4A: Munich Helles | |
| 3rd | Glenn Thompson | Munich Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Mid-State Brew Crew |
Table 9: Strong/barleywine, II IPA (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Cahill | Imperial Hop To It! | 22A: Double IPA | Barley Mob Brewers |
| 2nd | Robert Walden | Barleywine Is Life | 22C: American Barleywine | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 3rd | Tim Miller Co-Brewer: Kristi Miller | Buck Jaw American Strong Ale | 22B: American Strong Ale | Mid-State Brew Crew |
Table 10: Smoke/Wood/Roggenbier (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carl Teachey | The Bier, Roggen Experience | 27A8: Roggenbier | Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Heath Johns | Queen Of The Heavens | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | |
| 3rd | Garry Beckham | Garry's Rauch Bier | 6B: Rauchbier | North Texas Homebrewers Association |
Table 11: German pils/Pre American lager/Vienna (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Brantley | Back In The Day When I Was A Kid | 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager | PC Mashers |
| 2nd | Mat King | Wake Up, Pils Excellence | 5D: German Pils | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
| 3rd | Chris Collier | Pils | 5D: German Pils | Covert Hops Society |
Table 12: Amber dark European (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steve Hiller | Haller Tauer Of Darkness | 8B: Schwarzbier | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Dan Acheson | Keines Deutches Porter | 8B: Schwarzbier | Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd | Jeremiah Baer | Altbaer | 7B: Altbier | East Side Brewers [IL] |
Table 13: Spice/Herb/Vegetable (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jerry Ruff | French Kiss On Bond Street | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 2nd | Bill Austin | Ich Bin Ein Berliner Weisse | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Savannah Brewers League |
| 3rd | Nik Volkert | Candy Mountain Charlie | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ) |
| HM | Scott Cole | Spruce Juice | 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | PC Mashers |
Table 14: Doplplebock/Eisbock/Strong (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Jackson | British Strong Style | 17A: British Strong Ale | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Glenn Thompson | Dopplebock | 9A: Doppelbock | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Ed Kennedy | Olde Ale | 17B: Old Ale | Covert Hops Society |
| HM | Gerad Miller | I Always Sleep Better With A Little Sausage In Me | 9A: Doppelbock | Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists |
Table 15: Bitter/British/Australian (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Scott Cole | Father Brown From Murder Town | 11C: Strong Bitter | PC Mashers |
| 2nd | Deborah & Marc Prichard | Lolly Water | 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale | Kansas City Bier Meisters |
Table 16: Irish/Scottish (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jeffrey Rocker | Surry Stout | 15B: Irish Stout | |
| 2nd | Chad Medford | Red Dawn | 15A: Irish Red Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | David Fetty | Scottish Export | 14C: Scottish Export | Brixie's Brewers |
Table 17: British/Light Scotch (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Giguere | December Brew Day | 13B: British Brown Ale | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Eric Shaw | Eric's Nuts | 13B: British Brown Ale | Covert Hops Society |
| 3rd | Tim Miller Co-Brewer: Kristi Miller | Buck Jaw Brown Ale | 13B: British Brown Ale | Mid-State Brew Crew |
Table 18: Dark/Strong British (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | John Huffines | Second Breakfast Oatmeal Stout | 16B: Oatmeal Stout | |
| 2nd | Paul Cahill | West Indies Extra Stout | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Barley Mob Brewers |
| 3rd | Aaron Szerlip | English Barleywine | 17D: English Barley Wine | Covert Hops Society |
| HM | Caleb Godfrey | Sarah Smiles | 17C: Wee Heavy | New London Brew Club |
Table 19: Porter (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eric Wood | Jacki's Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Brixie's Brewers |
| 2nd | Steven Otto | Rochester's Revenge | 20A: American Porter | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Clint Martin | Veda's Gman Porter | 20A: American Porter | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 20: American ale (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jay Ballard | Dirty Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Erik Olney | Cass Golden Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | |
| 3rd | Justin Leppek | Sweet Nectar Of Life Amber Ale | 19A: American Amber Ale |
Table 21: American brown/Stout/Imp stout (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Carl Teachey | I’m Your Garden Gnome | 20B: American Stout | Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Brett Beard | Bruce's Brown Ale | 19C: American Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Jay Brantley | Alternate Take | 19C: American Brown Ale | PC Mashers |
Table 22: Imp stout (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | David Fetty | Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Brixie's Brewers |
| 2nd | Jeff Alcorn Co-Brewer: Trevor Alcorn | Dies Irae | 20C: Imperial Stout | |
| 3rd | Robert Walden | Something Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Chicken City Ale Raisers |
Table 23: Wild/Brett (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jed Lengerich | Fram Lamb | 23F: Fruit Lambic | MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jeremiah Baer | Ambaer Cherry Hibiscus | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | East Side Brewers [IL] |
| 3rd | Heath Johns | Bs & Peaches | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer |
Table 24: Fruit (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Thorsen | Strawberry Lager | 29A: Fruit Beer | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Rick Lowe Co-Brewer: Art Whittaker | Ay! Curuba | 29A: Fruit Beer | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Alex Kirk | Georgia Forager | 29A: Fruit Beer | Covert Hops Society |
Table 25: Belgians (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Cahill | Blond Blonde | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Barley Mob Brewers |
| 2nd | Glenn Thompson | Saison | 25B: Saison | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 3rd | David Fetty | Saison 12 | 25B: Saison | Brixie's Brewers |
Table 26: Spiced seasonal (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tim Miller Co-Brewer: Kristi Miller | Buck Jaw Winter Scottish Ale | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Joshua Jackson | Coffee Is The Point | 30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 3rd | Merlinus Monroe | Divorce By Christmas | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Gold City HopMasters |
Table 27: European/American sour (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Glenn Thompson | Funkier Than A Beiber Vespa | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Mid-State Brew Crew |
| 2nd | Heath Johns | Bs & Honey | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | |
| 3rd | Heath Johns | Evolution Of A Memory | 23E: Gueuze | |
| HM | Dan Acheson | Barrel Projects Are Fun | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Urban Knaves of Grain |
Table 28: Historical beers (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steven Otto | Capone's Concierge | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Evan Brill | Italian Pilsner | 34B: Mixed-Style Beer | Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD |
| 4th | David Fetty | Kentucky Common | 27A2: Kentucky Common | Brixie's Brewers |
| HM | Lee Solomon | Washington's Favorite | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Barley Mob Brewers |
Table 29: German wheat (5 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Kirk | Bobby's Hefe | 10A: Weissbier | Covert Hops Society |
| 2nd | Alex Kirk | Dunkin' On You | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | Covert Hops Society |
| 3rd | Jeremiah Baer | Dunkels Weissbaer | 10B: Dunkels Weissbier | East Side Brewers [IL] |
Table 30: Mead (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Vigne | Peace Through Meaditation (Montmorency) | M2D: Stone Fruit Mead | |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | Gruszeczniak | M4B: Historical Mead | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer | Castle Anthrax | M2B: Pyment | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| HM | Giovanni Piva | Jive Turkey Mead Spritzer | M4C: Experimental Mead | STLBrewhogs |
Table 31: Standard & Speciality cider/perry (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Bill Boyer | Inspector Clouseau | C1C: French Cider | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 2nd | Bill Boyer | The Eldritchberry Terrors | C2B: Cider with Other Fruit | North Georgia Malt Monkeys |
| 3rd | Jed Lengerich | All Hopped Up | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club |
Judging Sessions
Post Tagging Party Prelim #1 David Adelman's House
03/01/2025 12:00 PM, EST.
Prelim #2 David Franklin's HOA Clubhouse
03/15/2025 10:00 AM, EDT.
Final Judging Session Tucker Recreation Center
03/22/2025 9:00 AM, EDT.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/25/2025 12:00 PM, EST through 03/01/2025 12:00 PM, EST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/25/2025 12:00 PM, EST through 03/22/2025 5:00 PM, EDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 01/25/2025 12:00 PM, EST through 03/01/2025 12:00 PM, EST.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 02/14/2025 9:00 AM, EST — 02/27/2025 5:00 PM, EST.
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