Results

SCH ABC 17 was held on Saturday 11/9/24

Thank you to: all the participants who sent in entries, the staff who helped get the competition ready for Saturday, the Stewards who helped Saturday run so smoothly, and the judges who volunteered their time and expertise to help provide feedback and make us all better brewers in the long run. This competition needs a lot of people to pull it off. On behalf of all of us with Stoney Creek Homebrewers, thank you all for the support. Prost!

Let's start right at the top

Best of show

1st Place - Kiel Fisher (Stoney Creek Homebrewers) - Fruit and Spice Beer - ROM BARO Jasmine Rice Lager

2nd Place - Ryan Vigne (Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers) - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer - Just the Tips V4 (Blue Galaxy)

3rd Place - Kris Gould (ALEiens Homebrew Club) - Belgian Single - Motown Joint on the East Side

The best of the rest

Table 1 - Mead and Ciders

1st - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - English Cider

2nd - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Melomel

3rd - Kevin Hudson with Keystone Hops - Berry Mead

Table 2 - IPAs

1st - Travis Johnson with Society of Barley Engineers - American IPA

2nd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Brut PA

3rd - Jeffry Battles with QUAFF - Hazy IPA

Table 3 - Belgians

1st - Tyler Flynn with Main Line Brewers Association - Biere de Garde

2nd - Kiel Fisher with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Witbier

3rd - Steve Marler with Band of Media Brewers - Saison

Table 4 - Monks

1st - Kris Gould with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Belgian Single

2nd - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Belgian Dubbel

3rd - George Keegan and Jack Robbins with Keystone Hops - Belgian Dark Strong Ale

Table 5 - Experimental/Funky

1st - Brian Filips with Keystone Hops - Wild Specialty Beer

2nd - Rob Myers with Lehigh Valley Home Brewers - Wild Specialty Beer

3rd - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Experimental Beer

Table 6 - SHV

1st - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

2nd - Vincent Sargeni - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

3rd - Paul Ward and Vic Orlando Jr with Band of Media Brewers - Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 7 - Oktoberfest

1st - Dave Taylor, Brian Love and Matt Petrov with Keystone Hops - Festbier

2nd - Jim Clapp with Keystone Hops - Marzen

3rd - Derek Bosworth with Band of Media Brewers - Marzen

Table 8 - Fruity and Sour

1st - Kiel Fisher with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Fruit and Spice Beer

2nd - Ryan Vigne with Pittsburgh Mead Makers and Homebrewers - Fruit Lambic

3rd - Joseph Eberhardt with Lehigh Valley Home Brewers - Frut Beet

HM - Jeffry Battles with QUAFF - Fruit Beer

Table 9 - Smoke and Wood

1st - John Spinella - Wood-Aged Beer

2nd - Jack Wheeler and Marie Enright with Keystone Hops - Classic Style Smoke Beer

3rd - Denny Thompson with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 10 - British Dark

1st - Tyler Flynn with Main Line Brewers Association - Baltic Porter

2nd - Denny Thompson with ALEiens Homebrew Club - English Porter 

3rd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Dark Mild

HM - Mike Neville with LagerBoyz - British Brown Ale

Table 11 - Amber and Brown

1st - Jack Wheeler with Keystone Hops - International Amber Lager

2nd - Jim Clapp with Keystone Hops - California Common

3rd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - Vienna Lager

Table 12 - Big Beers

1st - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - Weizenbock

2nd - Gregory Sanial with PrimeTime Brewers - Tropical Stout

3rd - Mat Kelly with Band of Media Brewers - Imperial Stout

Table 13 - Hops over Malts

1st - Daniel Taylor - American Pale Ale

2nd - Justin Wilson with Midnight Homebrewers' League - Stong Bitter

3rd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - German Pils

Table 14 - Keep it Light

1st - Bryan McClain with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Cream Ale

2nd - John Spinella - International Pale Lager

3rd - Daniel Taylor - Cream Ale

Table 15 - Light in Color

1st - Patrick Masur with Delmarva United Homebrewers - Kolsch

2nd - Matt and Holly Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club- Munich Helles 

3rd - Jason Biddle with Granite Run Brewers - Munich Helles