Valkyries Horn Home Mead Competition
Awards
Judges
Nicholas Aschbrenner, Stephen Ausband, Peter Bevins, Al Boyce, Bill Boyer, Bruce Buerger, Adam Bystrom, Sandy Cockerham, Bradley Cole, Tony Doeden, Kyle Ducharme, Timothy Elder, Kristen England, Scott Estlund, Jason Finger, Steve Fletty, Geoff Haas, Jon Hamilton, Daniel Holbrook, Jon Hunter, Mitch Johnson, Traci A Kuhfuss, Amanda Kutzke, Tony Kutzke, John Longballa, Josh Mahoney, Corey Mason, Gail Milburn, Joseph Moore, Amy Olsen, Jeremy Olsen, Michael Olson, Vicky Rowe, Susan Ruud, Scot Schaar, Jeff Shouse, Nathan Steigman, Curtis Stock, Matt Weide, Carvin Wilson, Annie Zipser
Staff
Jason Berg, Al Boyce, Adam Bystrom, Josh Holbrook, Matt Weide
By the Numbers
276 Entries
73 Entrants
41 Judges
5 Staff
66 Placing Entries
Table 1: Dry Trads
12 entries
Judges: Scott Estlund, Josh Mahoney, Amy Olsen, Carvin Wilson
1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Sesh (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
The Honey Dried Up (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
When The Dreamer Dies (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 2: Semi Sweet Trads
19 entries
Judges: Sandy Cockerham, Bradley Cole, Jason Finger, Jon Hamilton, Mitch Johnson, John Longballa, Josh Mahoney, Gail Milburn
1st
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Sweet Clover (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
John Malaty
Hogtown Brewers
Buzzin' (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Dominic Roth
Follow The Sunshine (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 3: Sweet Trads
10 entries
Judges: Al Boyce (Head Judge), Kyle Ducharme, Jon Hunter, Traci A Kuhfuss
1st
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Orange Blossom Trad (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Chris Radel & Jake Lefever & Matt...
Tradish (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Another Sweet Clover (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 4: Cyser
12 entries
Judges: Sandy Cockerham, Jon Hamilton, John Longballa, Joseph Moore
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
The Anti Cyser (M2a2: SEMI-SWEET CYSER)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Simple Cyser (M2a3: SWEET CYSER)
3rd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Pomum (M2a2: SEMI-SWEET CYSER)
Table 5: Pyment
19 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Timothy Elder, Jason Finger, Steve Fletty, Jon Hunter, Corey Mason, Jeff Shouse, Curtis Stock
1st
Austin Stevens
Southern Exposure (M2b3: SWEET Pyment)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Perpetua (M2b3: SWEET Pyment)
3rd
Traci A Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Dry Pinot Noir Pyment (M2b1: DRY Pyment)
Table 6: Dry & Semi Sweet Berry
10 entries
Judges: Peter Bevins, Sandy Cockerham (Head Judge), Jason Finger, Curtis Stock
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ekki-Ptang. Zoom-Boing, Z'nourrwringmm (M2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry)
2nd
John Jacob
Hellgate Homebrewers
Blueberry Bombshell (M2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry)
3rd
Kelly Phillips
Mulberry (M2c2: SEMI-SWEET Berry)
Table 7: Sweet Berry
10 entries
Judges: Peter Bevins, Corey Mason, Amy Olsen, Curtis Stock
1st
Gonçalo Costa
Arch Lychberry, Destroyer Of Worlds (M2c3: SWEET Berry)
2nd
Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
Cassis D'horse (M2c3: SWEET Berry)
3rd
Sergio Quevedo
Simply Strawberry (M2c3: SWEET Berry)
Table 8: Stone Fruit
16 entries
Judges: Al Boyce, Bradley Cole, Kristen England, Scott Estlund, John Longballa, Carvin Wilson
1st
Stephen Clifford
Michigan Mead Coalition
Calypso's Cherry (M2d3: SWEET Stone Fruit)
2nd
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
Killed In A Dream (M2d2: SEMI-SWEET Stone Fruit)
3rd
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
Peachy Keen B2 (M2d3: SWEET Stone Fruit)
Table 9: Dry Melomel
5 entries
Judges: Tony Doeden, Matt Weide (Head Judge)
1st
Alexandria Horn
QUAFF
Strawberry Lemonade (M2e1: DRY Melomel)
2nd
Mark Hamilton
Strawberry & Pineapple Lemonade (M2e1: DRY Melomel)
3rd
Austin Stevens
Passionfruit Point Blanc (M2e1: DRY Melomel)
Table 10: Semi Sweet Melomel
11 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Jason Finger, Jeremy Olsen, Nathan Steigman
1st
John Jacob
Hellgate Homebrewers
Citrus Blueberry (M2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Black Is Beautiful 2021 - Sack Edition (M2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel)
3rd
Austin Brown
Michigan Mead Coalition
Blood Orange Crush (M2e2: SEMI-SWEET Melomel)
Table 11: Sweet Melomel
14 entries
Judges: Bruce Buerger, Bradley Cole, Tony Kutzke, Josh Mahoney, Corey Mason, Jeremy Olsen (Head Judge)
1st
Gonçalo Costa
The Return Of The Revenge Of The Freezer Dump, Part 3 - Revolutions (M2e3: SWEET Melomel)
2nd
Sergio Quevedo
Whispers Of The Grove (M2e3: SWEET Melomel)
3rd
Austin Stevens
Tahitian Treat Yourself (M2e3: SWEET Melomel)
Table 12: Dry Fruit & Spice
6 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Steve Fletty (Head Judge)
1st
Benjamin Tellier
Cinnabloobies (M3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Proelium (M3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice)
3rd
Shawn Brady
Madison Homebrewers &...
Cherry Ginger Mead (M3a1: DRY Fruit and Spice)
Table 13: Semi Sweet Fruit & Spice
22 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Bruce Buerger, Sandy Cockerham, Geoff Haas, Jon Hamilton, Jon Hunter, Joseph Moore, Susan Ruud
1st
Sean Perkins
An Apple A Day (M3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice)
2nd
Peter Knox
Tamarind Arbol II (M3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice)
3rd
Michał Wawszczak
Polski Miód Pitny
Azura Sweet (2024) (M3a2: SEMI-SWEET Fruit and Spice)
Table 14: Sweet Fruit & Spice
13 entries
Judges: Mitch Johnson, John Longballa, Gail Milburn, Susan Ruud, Jeff Shouse, Annie Zipser
1st
Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
Red Crème Soda (M3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice)
2nd
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
BA Cyser Of My Eye (M3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Nut 'n Honey (M3a3: SWEET Fruit and Spice)
Table 15: Dry and Semi Sweet Spice/Herb/Veg
15 entries
Judges: Timothy Elder, Kristen England, Amanda Kutzke, Joseph Moore, Amy Olsen, Vicky Rowe
1st
Tanner Geiss
Tanner Geiss (M3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF
WOAH! Coffee Mead (M3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
3rd
Dustan Cwick
Dustan's Blackberry Blossom 1 (M3b2: SEMI-SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
Table 16: Sweet Spice/Herb/Veg
10 entries
Judges: Bill Boyer, Daniel Holbrook, Jon Hunter, Jeff Shouse
1st
Dominic Roth
Souled Out (M3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
2nd
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Morning Coffee (M3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
3rd
Gian Sari
Garden State Homebrewers
"Our Every Move Is The New Tradition" (M3b3: SWEET Spice/Herb/Vegetable)
Table 17: Dry Experimental
4 entries
Judges: Bill Boyer, Daniel Holbrook
1st
Melissa Greenfield
QUAFF
Acerglyn (M4a1: DRY Experimental)
2nd
Bradley Cole
Nordeast Brewers Alliance
It's Maple Time! (M4a1: DRY Experimental)
3rd
John Jacob
Hellgate Homebrewers
Hazy Propolis Pear Emulsion (M4a1: DRY Experimental)
Table 18: Semi Sweet Experimental
12 entries
Judges: Mitch Johnson, Traci A Kuhfuss, Susan Ruud, Nathan Steigman
1st
Ryan Vigne
Pittsburgh Mead Makers And...
The Dogs Of War Have Come For Blood (M4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental)
2nd
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
Frostbite (M4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental)
3rd
Stephen Clifford
Michigan Mead Coalition
BA Empirical (M4a2: SEMI-SWEET Experimental)
Table 19: Sweet Experimental
17 entries
Judges: Bill Boyer, Timothy Elder, Daniel Holbrook, Mitch Johnson, Gail Milburn, Annie Zipser
1st
Sergio Quevedo
Port Of Fragaria (M4a3: SWEET Experimental)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Painkiller (M4a3: SWEET Experimental)
3rd
Jordan Willeford
The Worts
BA Strawbrûlèe (M4a3: SWEET Experimental)
Table 20: Braggot
11 entries
Judges: Steve Fletty, Traci A Kuhfuss, Josh Mahoney, Jeff Shouse
1st
Melissa Greenfield
QUAFF
Smoked Porter Bochet Braggot (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
John Jacob & Charles Webster
Hellgate Homebrewers
Black Braggot (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
John Jacob
Hellgate Homebrewers
Base Camp Braggot IPA Style (M4A: Braggot)
Table 21: Historical
7 entries
Judges: Kristen England (Head Judge), Carvin Wilson
1st
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Zjedz Owoc I Pocałuj Węża Na Dobranoc (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Zwycięzca Bierze Trochę (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Wiśnia Z Miodem Eukaliptusowym (M4B: Historical Mead)
Table 22: CHOCOLATE!
21 entries
Judges: Nicholas Aschbrenner, Al Boyce, Kyle Ducharme, Scott Estlund, Joseph Moore, Vicky Rowe, Susan Ruud, Annie Zipser
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Chocolate Trojiniak (MCHK1: CHOCOLATE!)
2nd
Traci A Kuhfuss
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Black Currant Cacao (MCHK1: CHOCOLATE!)
3rd
Richard Furlong
Hogtown Brewers
Myan Chocolate Mead (MCHK1: CHOCOLATE!)
Best of Show
Mead
1st
Gonçalo Costa
The Return Of The Revenge Of The Freezer Dump, Part 3 - Revolutions (M2e3: SWEET Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Chocolate Trojiniak (MCHK1: CHOCOLATE!)
3rd
Sergio Quevedo
Port Of Fragaria (M4a3: SWEET Experimental)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
