7th Annual Garden State Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Brian Anderson, Steven Ashton, Jared Berger, Richard Cohen, Brian Filips, Mark Friesen, David Grosch, Andy Hejl, Chris Johnson, Paul Jones, David Kerr, Paul McDonald, Curtis Metrokotsas, Bobby Mierzejwski, Fred Mullner, Ed O'Neill, Paul Odell, Jason Pappas, Daniel Perrigan, Brian Pylant, Gian Sari, Jon Sobel, Gina Stanton, Mike Ultee, Mike Walonen, Bob Wargo, Paul West, Jacob Wilson
Judges - Best of Show
Steven Ashton, Andy Hejl, Chris Johnson, Fred Mullner, Brian Pylant
Stewards
Christopher Akocs, Juan Alvarez, David Barash, Larry Bentley, Aaron Bush, Rose Cubbon, Terry Gartland, Chris Pericone, Barry Polhemus, William Sahlin, Christopher Shinn, Chris Snively, Charles Winkle, Robert Wright
Staff
Bobby Mierzejwski
Organizer
Fred Mattrey
By the Numbers
274 Entries
86 Entrants
28 Judges
14 Stewards
1 Staff
80 Placing Entries
Table 1: Standard American Beer
7 entries
Judges: Fred Mattrey (Head Judge), Bob Wargo
1st
David Kerr
Ocean County Home Brewers
Shower Beer (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Paul McDonald
Sussex County United Brewers...
87 (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Zachary Seely
New-Age American Lager (1B: American Lager)
Table 2: International and Czech Lager
14 entries
Judges: Steven Ashton (Head Judge), Paul McDonald (Head Judge), Paul Odell (Head Judge), Jason Pappas
1st
Jack Wheeler
Keystone Hops
Let The Meltdown Begin (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Jordan Sanches
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Dark Mexican Lager (2C: International Dark Lager)
3rd
Curtis Metrokotsas
Garden State Homebrewers
Hades (2A: International Pale Lager)
Table 3: Pale Malty European Beer
11 entries
Judges: Paul McDonald, Bobby Mierzejwski (Head Judge)
1st
Peter Cooke
Garden State Homebrewers
Pegasus (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Jon Sobel
Garden State Homebrewers
Veni, Vidi, Vici (LSX3: Italian Grape Ale)
3rd
David Grosch
Garden State Homebrewers
Golden Rules (4A: Munich Helles)
Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer
16 entries
Judges: David Grosch (Head Judge), David Kerr, Bobby Mierzejwski, Fred Mullner
1st
Curtis Metrokotsas
Garden State Homebrewers
Brat Lava (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Paul McDonald
Sussex County United Brewers...
Das Lawnmower (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Tom Damratoski
Garden State Homebrewers
Bayern Curve (5D: German Pils)
Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager
8 entries
Judges: Brian Pylant (Head Judge), Mike Ultee
1st
Kris Gould & Hailey Gould
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Seasonal Pillows (6A: Märzen)
2nd
David Grosch
Garden State Homebrewers
My Favorite Marzen (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Chris Johnson & Paul Jones
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Trogglemator (9A: Doppelbock)
Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer
10 entries
Judges: Brian Filips (Head Judge), Chris Johnson (Head Judge), Ed O'Neill, Paul West
1st
David Grosch
Garden State Homebrewers
Made A Lightning Trip To Vienna (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Larry Bentley
Garden State Homebrewers
Analog Alt (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
This Toilet Alt (7B: Altbier)
Table 8: Dark European Lager
7 entries
Judges: Mark Friesen (Head Judge), Ed O'Neill
1st
David Kerr
Ocean County Home Brewers
Who Wears Schwarz Scwarzch (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Jon Sobel
Garden State Homebrewers
Black & White Cookie Lager (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Curtis Metrokotsas
Garden State Homebrewers
Chris B Beef (8B: Schwarzbier)
Table 11: British Bitter
12 entries
Judges: Richard Cohen, David Grosch (Head Judge), Daniel Perrigan, Bob Wargo
1st
Paul D'Amico
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Ordinarily I'm Not A Bitter Guy (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
2nd
Peter Cooke
Garden State Homebrewers
North Of Ipswich (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Larry Bentley
Garden State Homebrewers
Doris (11C: Strong Bitter)
Table 13: Brown British and Irish Beer
11 entries
Judges: David Grosch (Head Judge), Bob Wargo (Head Judge)
1st
Bobby Mierzejwski
Garden State Homebrewers
You're Gonna Love My Nuts (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Todd Porter
Ocean County Home Brewers
Boudica's Revolt (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Kris Gould
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Malcontent Nincompoops (13A: Dark Mild)
Table 16: Dark British and Irish Beer
11 entries
Judges: Andy Hejl (Head Judge), Bobby Mierzejwski, Mike Walonen (Head Judge), Paul West (Head Judge)
1st
William Sahlin
Garden State Homebrewers
Base Milk Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
2nd
Curtis Metrokotsas
Garden State Homebrewers
Ottis (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
3rd
Tracie Tonetta
Garden State Homebrewers
Springboard Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)
Table 17: Strong British and European Beers
9 entries
Judges: Fred Mattrey (Head Judge), Mike Walonen
1st
Christopher Akocs
Garden State Homebrewers
There Clean Be Only One (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Kilty Pleasure (17C: Wee Heavy)
3rd
Charles Winkle
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Tracy Toboggan Run Strong Ale (17A: British Strong Ale)
Table 18: Pale American Ale
10 entries
Judges: David Grosch (Head Judge), Gian Sari
1st
David Kerr
Ocean County Home Brewers
Kerrupted (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Paul D'Amico
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Isobel's Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Larry Bentley
Garden State Homebrewers
Resinance (18B: American Pale Ale)
Table 19: Amber and Brown American Beer
11 entries
Judges: David Grosch (Head Judge), Andy Hejl (Head Judge), Fred Mattrey, Bob Wargo
1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
By The Book Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Steven Doremus
Sussex County United Brewers...
Amber Ale (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Jon Sobel
Garden State Homebrewers
Yada Yada Amber (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 20: American Porter and Stout
9 entries
Judges: Steven Ashton (Head Judge), Curtis Metrokotsas
1st
Bobby Mierzejwski
Garden State Homebrewers
Chest Rockwell (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Patriots Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Rose Cubbon & Ed O'Neill
WHALES (Woodbridge Homebrewers...
Stoutly American (20B: American Stout)
Table 21: Standard IPA
8 entries
Judges: Brian Anderson, Paul Jones (Head Judge)
1st
Bob Wargo
Garden State Homebrewers
Barrow Boy (12C: English IPA)
2nd
Patrick Masur
Garden State Homebrewers
Bangin' The Corners (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Jeffrey Miller
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Jeffy Topper (21A: American IPA)
Table 22: Strong American Ale
7 entries
Judges: Mark Friesen, Paul Jones (Head Judge)
1st
Tim Fernandes & Paul Wyka
Bergen County Brew Crew
Leviathan Dark American Strong Ale (22B: American Strong Ale)
2nd
Jeffrey Miller
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Jeffy The Elder (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Christopher Akocs
Garden State Homebrewers
You've Captured There Stunt Doubles (22A: Double IPA)
Table 23: European Sour and American Wild Ale
12 entries
Judges: Jared Berger, Richard Cohen (Head Judge), Curtis Metrokotsas, Fred Mullner (Head Judge)
1st
Daniel Tejada
Garden State Homebrewers
Insist On The Impossible (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
Chris Johnson & Mash Club
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
What Was In That Keg? (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Paul McDonald
Sussex County United Brewers...
Beach Buggy (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Table 24: Belgian Ale
11 entries
Judges: David Kerr, Paul McDonald (Head Judge), Jon Sobel (Head Judge), Mike Ultee
1st
William Sahlin
Garden State Homebrewers
Weak Trees (25B: Saison)
2nd
Daniel Perrigan
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Making Fiends (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Brian Filips
Keystone Hops
Sante, Eh?! (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
HM
Jim Clapp
Keystone Hops
Biere De Noelle (24C: Bière de Garde)
Table 25: Specialty and Hazy IPA
11 entries
Judges: David Grosch (Head Judge), Bobby Mierzejwski (Head Judge), Gian Sari, Bob Wargo
1st
David Kerr
Ocean County Home Brewers
Love Drinkin Em, Hate Makin Em. (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Brian Lepine
Monmouth County Homebrewers...
Pride & Joy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Kevin Daly
Garden State Homebrewers
Tbd (21C: Hazy IPA)
Table 26: Monastic Ale
13 entries
Judges: Mark Friesen, Bobby Mierzejwski (Head Judge), Daniel Perrigan, Jon Sobel (Head Judge)
1st
Eric Blaine
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Dark Dreams Of Younger Arcularius (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Keith Blanchard
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Just The One (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Kevin Jacoves & Ken Christ
Monmouth County Homebrewers...
Quad.8 (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
Table 27: Other Historical and Alternative Fermentable Beers
14 entries
Judges: Chris Johnson (Head Judge), Fred Mullner (Head Judge), Paul Odell, Jacob Wilson
1st
David Grosch
Garden State Homebrewers
Batch 16 (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Patrick Masur
Garden State Homebrewers
Jaromir Lagr (27A: Historical Beer)
3rd
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
General Putnam Porter #52 (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
Table 29: Fruit Beer
9 entries
Judges: Paul McDonald (Head Judge), Bob Wargo (Head Judge)
1st
Jordan Margetich
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Berry Me ALIVE (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Mike Ultee
Garden State Homebrewers
Mike's Pineapple Paradise Ale 243B (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Alex Sant Anna
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Raspberry Pi (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 30: Spiced Beer
10 entries
Judges: Fred Mattrey (Head Judge), Gian Sari
1st
Chris Pericone
Garden State Homebrewers
Alto Domingo Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Chris Johnson & Anneliese Johnson
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Stinky Pinky (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Paul West
Keystone Hops
Winter Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
Table 32: Smoked and Wood Beer
10 entries
Judges: Bobby Mierzejwski (Head Judge), Ed O'Neill
1st
Eric Blaine
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Christmas For Elder Arcularius (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Mark Friesen & Eric Shore And Walter...
Sussex County United Brewers...
Win It Baby! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Denny Thompson
ALEiens Homebrew Club
Ahab's Pumpkin V4 (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
Table 35: Cider
11 entries
Judges: Fred Mattrey (Head Judge), Gina Stanton
1st
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Mulled Christmas (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
2nd
Robert Guthner
Ocean County Home Brewers[NJ]
Cran-Solo (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Mark Friesen
Sussex County United Brewers...
Cranky Sweet Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
HM
Marc Berman
Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Snuggle Puppy's Jam (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Table 36: Mead
12 entries
Judges: Brian Filips, Ed O'Neill, Jason Pappas, Brian Pylant (Head Judge)
1st
Paul West
Keystone Hops
Where Have All The Beez Gone? (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Gian Sari
Garden State Homebrewers
Our Every Move Is The New Tradition (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Gian Sari
Garden State Homebrewers
Aunt Tipathy (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Steven Ashton, Andy Hejl, Chris Johnson, Fred Mullner, Brian Pylant
1st
Peter Cooke
Garden State Homebrewers
Pegasus (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
David Grosch
Garden State Homebrewers
Batch 16 (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
3rd
Jack Wheeler
Keystone Hops
Let The Meltdown Begin (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Best of Show
Mead/Cider
Judges: Steven Ashton, Andy Hejl, Chris Johnson, Fred Mullner, Brian Pylant
1st
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Mulled Christmas (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners