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Thanks to all who participated in the Valkyries Horn Home Mead Competition.

There were 276 entries judged and 139 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Mead

PlaceBrewerEntry NameStyleClub
1stGonçalo CostaThe Return Of The Revenge Of The Freezer Dump, Part 3 - RevolutionsM2e3: SWEET Melomel
2ndBill BoyerChocolate TrojiniakMCHK1: CHOCOLATE!North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rdSergio QuevedoPort Of FragariaM4a3: SWEET Experimental

Winning Entries

Table 1: Dry Trads (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stDan Acheson MHPSeshM1A: Dry MeadUrban Knaves of Grain
2ndJeff Case MHPThe Honey Dried UpM1A: Dry MeadQUAFF
3rdRyan Vigne MHPWhen The Dreamer DiesM1A: Dry MeadPittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers

Table 2: Semi Sweet Trads (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stAllen MartinSweet CloverM1B: Semi-Sweet MeadArizona Society of Homebrewers
2ndJohn MalatyBuzzin'M1B: Semi-Sweet MeadHogtown Brewers
3rdDominic RothFollow The SunshineM1B: Semi-Sweet Mead

Table 3: Sweet Trads (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stAllen MartinOrange Blossom TradM1C: Sweet MeadArizona Society of Homebrewers
2ndChris Radel
Co-Brewer: Jake Lefever & Matt Dulas
TradishM1C: Sweet Mead
3rdDan Acheson MHPAnother Sweet CloverM1C: Sweet MeadUrban Knaves of Grain

Table 4: Cyser (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stBill Boyer MHPThe Anti CyserM2a2: SEMI-SWEET CYSER North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2ndGarrett Freeman MHPSimple CyserM2a3: SWEET CYSER Red Earth Brewers
3rdNathan SteigmanPomumM2a2: SEMI-SWEET CYSER Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 5: Pyment (19 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stAustin StevensSouthern ExposureM2b3: SWEET Pyment
2ndNathan SteigmanPerpetuaM2b3: SWEET Pyment Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rdTraci A KuhfussDry Pinot Noir PymentM2b1: DRY Pyment Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 6: Dry & Semi Sweet Berry (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stBill Boyer MHPEkki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ptang. Zoom-Boing, Z'nourrwringmmM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2ndJohn JacobBlueberry BombshellM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry Hellgate Homebrewers
3rdKelly PhillipsMulberryM2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry

Table 7: Sweet Berry (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stGonçalo CostaArch Lychberry, Destroyer Of WorldsM2c3: SWEET Berry
2ndKyle DucharmeCassis D'horseM2c3: SWEET Berry Green Mountain Mashers
3rdSergio QuevedoSimply StrawberryM2c3: SWEET Berry

Table 8: Stone Fruit (16 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stStephen CliffordCalypso's CherryM2d3: SWEET Stone Fruit Michigan Mead Coalition
2ndRyan Vigne MHPKilled In A DreamM2d2: SEMI-SWEET Stone Fruit Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
3rdJordan WillefordPeachy Keen B2M2d3: SWEET Stone Fruit The Worts

Table 9: Dry Melomel (5 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stAlexandria Horn MHPStrawberry LemonadeM2e1: DRY Melomel QUAFF
2ndMark HamiltonStrawberry & Pineapple LemonadeM2e1: DRY Melomel
3rdAustin StevensPassionfruit Point BlancM2e1: DRY Melomel

Table 10: Semi Sweet Melomel (11 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stJohn JacobCitrus BlueberryM2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel Hellgate Homebrewers
2ndBill Boyer MHPBlack Is Beautiful 2021 - Sack EditionM2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rdAustin BrownBlood Orange CrushM2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 11: Sweet Melomel (14 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stGonçalo CostaThe Return Of The Revenge Of The Freezer Dump, Part 3 - RevolutionsM2e3: SWEET Melomel
2ndSergio QuevedoWhispers Of The GroveM2e3: SWEET Melomel
3rdAustin StevensTahitian Treat YourselfM2e3: SWEET Melomel

Table 12: Dry Fruit & Spice (6 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stBenjamin TellierCinnabloobiesM3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice
2ndNathan SteigmanProeliumM3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rdShawn BradyCherry Ginger MeadM3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 13: Semi Sweet Fruit & Spice (22 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSean PerkinsAn Apple A DayM3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice
2ndPeter KnoxTamarind Arbol IIM3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice
3rdMichał WawszczakAzura Sweet (2024)M3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice Polski Miód Pitny

Table 14: Sweet Fruit & Spice (13 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stKyle DucharmeRed Crème SodaM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice Green Mountain Mashers
2ndJordan WillefordBA Cyser Of My EyeM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice The Worts
3rdSteve Ristau MHPNut 'n HoneyM3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice Ale Riders Homebrew Club

Table 15: Dry and Semi Sweet Spice/Herb/Veg (15 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stTanner GeissTanner GeissM3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable
2ndJeff Case MHPWOAH! Coffee MeadM3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable QUAFF
3rdDustan CwickDustan's Blackberry Blossom 1M3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable

Table 16: Sweet Spice/Herb/Veg (10 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stDominic RothSouled OutM3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable
2ndAllen MartinMorning CoffeeM3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rdGian Sari"Our Every Move Is The New Tradition"M3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable Garden State Homebrewers

Table 17: Dry Experimental (4 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMelissa Greenfield MHPAcerglynM4a1: DRY Experimental QUAFF
2ndBradley ColeIt's Maple Time!M4a1: DRY Experimental Nordeast Brewers Alliance
3rdJohn JacobHazy Propolis Pear EmulsionM4a1: DRY Experimental Hellgate Homebrewers

Table 18: Semi Sweet Experimental (12 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stRyan Vigne MHPThe Dogs Of War Have Come For BloodM4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
2ndJordan WillefordFrostbiteM4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental The Worts
3rdStephen CliffordBA EmpiricalM4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental Michigan Mead Coalition

Table 19: Sweet Experimental (17 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stSergio QuevedoPort Of FragariaM4a3: SWEET Experimental
2ndMatthew Mead MHPPainkillerM4a3: SWEET Experimental PrimeTime Brewers
3rdJordan WillefordBA StrawbrûlèeM4a3: SWEET Experimental The Worts

Table 20: Braggot (11 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stMelissa Greenfield MHPSmoked Porter Bochet BraggotM4A: BraggotQUAFF
2ndJohn Jacob
Co-Brewer: Charles Webster
Black BraggotM4A: BraggotHellgate Homebrewers
3rdJohn JacobBase Camp Braggot IPA StyleM4A: BraggotHellgate Homebrewers

Table 21: Historical (7 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stNathan SteigmanZjedz Owoc I Pocałuj Węża Na DobranocM4B: Historical Mead Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2ndNathan SteigmanZwycięzca Bierze TrochęM4B: Historical Mead Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rdBill Boyer MHPWiśnia Z Miodem EukaliptusowymM4B: Historical Mead North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Table 22: CHOCOLATE! (21 entries)

PlaceBrewerNameStyleClub
1stBill Boyer MHPChocolate TrojiniakMCHK1: CHOCOLATE! North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2ndTraci A KuhfussBlack Currant CacaoMCHK1: CHOCOLATE! Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rdRichard FurlongMyan Chocolate MeadMCHK1: CHOCOLATE! Hogtown Brewers