Results

SCH ABC 18 was held on Saturday 11/15/25

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 - Dennis Thompson (ALEiens Homebrew Club) - Autumn Seasonal Beer - Pumpkin Chai Latte

2nd Place - Brandon Christian - Irish Stout - Blackwater Stout

3rd Place - Chaya Stephens (Keystone Hops) - Wild Specialty Beer - Ruby Red Sipper 25

The best of the rest

Table 2 - Mead and Cider

1st - Brian Biggs with Dead Yeast Society [LA] - Fruit and Spice Mead

2nd - Dave Taylor with Keystone Hops - New World Cider

3rd - Chaya Stephens with Keystone Hops - English Cider

HM - Brian Biggs with Dead Yeast Society [LA] - Melomel

Table 3 - Experimental

1st - Chaya Stephens with Keystone Hops - Wild Specialty Beer 

2nd - Daniel Cooper with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - Mixed-Style Beer

3rd - Michael Harrison - Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer

Table 4 - IPA

1st - Paul Ward with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - Black IPA

2nd - Robert Masino with Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ) - White IPA

3rd - Taylor Shastid with Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - Black IPA

Table 5 - SHV

1st - Dennis Thompson with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Autumn Seasonal Beer

2nd - Robert Masino with Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ) - Specialty Fruit Beer

3rd - Joseph Eberhardt with Lehigh Valley Home Brewers - Specialty Spice Beer

Table 6 - History Lesson

1st - Kevin Lewis - Lichtenhainer

2nd - Taylor Shastid with Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - Pre-Prohibition Lager

3rd - Jim Schmalbach with Keystone Hops - Historical Beer

Table 7 - Strong Ales

1st - Paul Ward with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - British Strong Ale

2nd - Kevin Wilson with Granite Run Brewers - Double IPA

3rd - Chaya Stephens with Keystone Hops - Baltic Porter

Table 8 - English

1st - Mat Kelly with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - English Porter

2nd - Kevin Clare with Keystone Hops - English Porter

3rd - Joe D’Auria with Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES) - British Golden Ale

Table 9 - Belgian

1st - Chaya Stephens with Keystone Hops - Witbier

2nd - Tyler Flynn with Main Line Brewers Association - Bière de Garde

3rd - Elaine Steinke-Neal with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - Belgian Tripel

Table 10 - Am Stouts and Ports

1st - Matthew Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - American Porter

2nd - Jim Alexander with Keystone Hops - Imperial Stout

3rd - Andy Hejl with Keystone Hops - Imperial Stout

Table 11 - The UK

1st - Brandon Christian - Irish Stout

2nd - Vincent Sargeni - Oatmeal Stout

3rd - Doug Klumpp with ALEiens Homebrew Club - Sweet Stout

Table 12 - Everything Else

1st - Jack Robbins with Keystone Hops - Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

2nd - Robert Masino with Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ) - Flanders Red Ale

3rd - Daniel Cooper with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - Classic Style Smoked Beer

Table 13 - German

1st - Taylor Shastid with Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - Doppelbock

2nd - Casey Clarke - Schwarzbier

3rd - Jack Robbins with Keystone Hops - Weissbier

Table 14 - America

1st - Bill Yandle - American Pale Ale

2nd - Kevin Wilson with Granite Run Brewers - American Pale Ale

3rd - Andy Hejl with Keystone Hops - American Pale Ale

Table 15 - Amber Lagers

1st - Jack Wheeler with Keystone Hops - Czech Dark Lager

2nd - Brandon Natalie - Märzen

3rd - Matthew Zajac with Bruclear Homebrew Club - Märzen

HM - Daniel Cooper with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - Rauchbier

Table 16 - German Lagers

1st - Bryan McClain with Stoney Creek Homebrewers - German Pils

2nd - Paul West with Keystone Hops - Kölsch

3rd - Andy Hejl with Keystone Hops - Festbier

Table 17 - Light Beer

1st - Taylor Shastid with Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE) - American Wheat Beer

2nd - Patrick Masur with Delmarva United Homebrewers - American Wheat Beer

3rd - Mat Kelly with Band of Media Brewers (BOMB) - Cream Ale