Updated 12/13/2014
Congratulations to our 2014 Brewer of the Year Jason Bryant!
BOTY Standings have been updated below. Top 3 brewers:
Jason Bryant – 1st
Brent Langdon – 2nd
Clint Himmelberger – 3rd
Note: In some cases, amid the barely-controlled chaos that is our monthly competition, pieces of data such as last names and entry style names become lost or strangely transformed. Please scan your entries below for inaccuracies. If you find an irregularity, please email the correction directly to the Web Master. Thank you!
Brewer of the Year score is the total of points for each brewer or team in his/her/their best six competitions. First place finishes count for 10 points, second for 7, third for 4, all other entries in style for 2, and out of style entries for 1. Brewers may have only one scoring beer in each competition.
Monthly standings: January | February | March | May | June | July | September | October | November | December
2014 Brewer of the Year Final Standings
| Name | # of Comp Entered | Total Points | Top 6 Scores | 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bryant | 10 | 55 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Brent Langdon | 7 | 39 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Clint Himmelberger |
6 | 33 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Vesser | 5 | 25 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Karkowski |
2 | 20 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andy Sicincki | 2 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Henry Harms | 5 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Price | 7 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tim Faltemier | 5 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Ferrier | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gabe Butler | 4 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rob Bohls | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Ose | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Davis | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Stephen Dvomechek |
4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Frederick | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Pagano | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Baldwin | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chad Bishop | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Palveko | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Neslon | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Mella | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ted Jamieson | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy King | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Soublo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Miller | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sachin Korl | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Goodloe | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
January:American Pale Ale single hop (BJCP 10A)
| Name of brewer(s) |
Clint Himmelberger | Jason Bryant | Brent Langdon | Chad Bishop | Rob Bohls | Ron Frederick | Tim Faltemier | Henry Harms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | Amarillo | Citra | Cascade | Nelson Sauvin | Centennial | Challenger | Citra | Bravo |
| Club Placement | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | |||||
| Best of Show | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
February: Stout (BJCP 13)
| Name of brewer(s) | Jason Bryant | Brent Langdon | Chad Bishop | Rob Bohls | Gabe Butler | Tim Faltemier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | 13b | 13c | 13b | 13a | 13a | 13f |
| Club Placement | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Ron Frederick | Henry Harms | Clint Himmelberger | Randy King | Miles Nelson | Grant Price | Dave Vesser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13c | 13c | 13a | 13e | 13a | 13c | 13e |
March: Session Beers: < 4.5% ABV —
Can be any style; must be below 4.5% ABV
| Name of brewer(s) | Brent Langdon | David Baldwin | Gabe Butler | Jason Bryant | Dave Davis | Stephen Dvornachek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Club Placement | ||||||
| Best of Show | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Tim Faltmier | Henry Harms | Miles Nelson | Jason Palveko | Grant Price | Will Suoblo | Dave Vesser |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
May: Wheat and Rye (BJCP 15)
| Name of brewer(s) | Brent Langdon | Nick Pagano | Jason Bryant | Dave Vesser | Grant Price | Stephen Dvornachek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | 15a | 15a | 15b | 15d | 15d | 15d |
| Club Placement | 1st | 3rd | 2nd |
June: Non-BJCP:Any style not recognized as a style by BJCP
| Name of brewer(s) | Mike Karkowski | Jason Bryant | Brent Langdon | Gabe Butler | Nick Pagano | Jason Pavelko | Clint Himmelberger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | Sweet porter w/Chocolate |
Black IPA | Imperial Red Rye Ale |
Honey Pale Ale | Noble ale with licorice and ginger. |
Orange Ale | Oak Bourbon Sour cherry Belgian Ale |
| Club Placement | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Tim Faltemier | Rob Bohls | Grant Price | Stephen Dvomechek | Henry Harms | Ted Jamieson | Mike |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summertime Shandyness |
Oak-Smoked Wheat (Grodziskie) |
Rye IPA | Chili IPA | Belgian Singel | Ginger wheat | ? |
July: India Pale Ale – BJCP 14
| Name of brewer(s) |
Mike Karwoski | Clint Himmelberger | Andy Skolnicki | Brent Langdon | Gabe Butler | Jason Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | American IPA | American IPA | American IPA | American IPA | American IPA | American IPA |
| Club Placement | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
| Name of brewer(s) | Dave Vesser | Jason Pavelko | Jason Bryant | Gary Miller | Nick Pagano | Ron Frederick |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | American IPA | Double IPA | Double IPA | English IPA | American IPA | American IPA |
| Club Placement |
September: European Amber
Lager – BJCP 3
| Name of brewer(s) | Jim Ferrier | Andy Skolnicki | Jason Bryant | Stephen Dvoranchik |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | 3A | 3B | 3B | 3B |
| Club Placement | ||||
| Best of Show | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
October: Pumpkin or Vegetable beer – see BJCP 21A –
Co-Brew Teams get 2 additional BOTY points (a co-brew team consists of one or more people with whom you “normally” don’t brew)
| Name of brewer(s) | Sachin | Rob Bohls | Grant Price | Tim Faltemier & Patrick Delaney |
Andy Skolnicki / Matt Mella / Mike Mercer |
Jason Bryant & Dave Vesser |
Brent Langdon | Jason Goodloe |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | Pumpkin | Pumpkin Barleywine |
Beet “Tripel Homicide” |
Pumpkin | Pumpkin | Pumpkin | Pumpkin | Pumpkin |
| Club Placement | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | |||||
| Best of Show | ||||||||
| Co Brew | No | No | No | yes | No – normally brew together |
Yes | No | No |
November — Cider & Mead – BJCP 24, 25, & 26: Mead /
BJCP 27 & 28: Cider
| Name of brewer(s) | Rob B | Jason B | Ted | Grant | Jim Ferrier | Dave Davis | Clint | Wendell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Style of beer | 28C | 28C | 28B | |||||
| Applewine Still Dry JACKED |
Sparkling Dry | Apple/Grape Still Dry | Perry Dry Sparkling | Semi Sweet Cider | Melomel Semi Sweet Cranberry | Semisweet Buckwheat Still | Sweet Still Traditional | |
| Club Placement | 3rd | 2nd | 1st |
December — Christmas ales/Holiday spice (BJCP
21B)
| Beer number | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name of brewer(s) | Jym Ferrier | Grant Price | Ron Frederick | Clint Himmelberger | Jason Bryant | Nick Pagano | Henry Harms |
| Style of beer | Holiday Stout | Strong Scotch/ cimmamon | English Winter Warmer | Gingerbread Stout | Spiced Holitay | 21B | Sour Christmas |
| Club Placement | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |