2025 Red Earth Brewers Spring Brew Off

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Jeff Anderson, Kate Baker, Julie Bennett, Randy Burleson, Mac Butcher, Mike Butler, Stephanie Butler, Eric Claycamp, Kayla Coffey, Nick Crain, Gary Elliott, Luke Hadsall, Nick & Heather Hartley, Jeff Hill, Brandon Jones, Desiree Knott, Loring Knutson, Nancy Knutson, Caleb Lee, Sean McCanne, Ken Morris, Cody Naramore, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Edward O'Neill, Kevin Olson, Luke Osborne, Peter Polczynski, Stephen Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Brent Roady, Louis Ruscetta, Suzanne Schalow, Gary Shellman, Tony Tielli

Judges - Best of Show

Jeff Anderson, Luke Hadsall, Brandon Jones, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Suzanne Schalow

Stewards

Cheryl Burleson, Heather Hartley, Chris Hurt, Kim Hynek, Kenneth James, Doug Mcniven, Dirk Montgomery, Marc Prichard, Gail Shore

Staff

Cheryl Burleson, Randy Burleson, Phil Cox, Warren Engles, Heather Hartley, Nick & Heather Hartley, Nicholas Hodge, Chris Hurt, Kim Hynek, Kenneth James, Dirk Montgomery, Stephen Polczynski, Marc Prichard, Alan Roten, Louis Ruscetta, Gary Shellman, Gail Shore

Organizer

Sean McCanne

By the Numbers

365 Entries 93 Entrants

34 Judges 9 Stewards 17 Staff

82 Placing Entries

Table 1: Light American Beers

27 entries

Judges: Kayla Coffey, Gary Elliott, Nick & Heather Hartley, Edward O'Neill, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Peter Polczynski, Stephen Polczynski, Louis Ruscetta

1st
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Chettyweiser (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Chad Faulstick
Wheeling Alers
Chettyweiser (1B: American Lager)
3rd
Guy Grady
Central Arkansas Fermenters
Jenny C's Cream Ale (1C: Cream Ale)

Table 2: Dark International Lager

23 entries

Judges: Kate Baker, Randy Burleson, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Kayla Coffey, Desiree Knott, Ken Morris, Kevin Olson, Louis Ruscetta

1st
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Concho Black Rice Lager (2C: International Dark Lager)
2nd
Dustin Wood
The Brü Club
Amber Lager (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
3rd
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
FC Bayern Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 3: Pale German Beers

25 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Mike Butler (Head Judge), Stephanie Butler, Eric Claycamp, Gary Shellman

1st
Dustin Wood
The Brü Club
Pilsner (5D: German Pils)
2nd
Guy Grady
Central Arkansas Fermenters
When The Kolsch Is Clear (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Big Ol Bridesmaid (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 4: Amber German Beers

16 entries

Judges: Kayla Coffey, Nick & Heather Hartley, Deborah And Marc Prichard (Head Judge), Gary Shellman

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Brother Seamus (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Alternate Route (7B: Altbier)

Table 5: Pale International Lager

23 entries

Judges: Kayla Coffey, Gary Elliott, Luke Hadsall, Ken Morris, Edward O'Neill, Stephen Polczynski

1st
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Dos Okies (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Harley Hopkins
The Brü Club
Büüüdvar (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Cody Barrier
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
West Coast Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
HM
Brent Langdon
The Brü Club
AvgBru NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 7: Strong Ales

20 entries

Judges: Kate Baker, Eric Claycamp, Kayla Coffey, Gary Elliott, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta

1st
Eric Hagen
The Brü Club
Frosted Felony (9B: Eisbock)
2nd
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Baby Shark (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Brian Schwartz
Middlesex Malters
Barley-A-Lager (17D: English Barley Wine)

Table 8: Wheat Beers

13 entries

Judges: Julie Bennett, Edward O'Neill (Head Judge), Brent Roady, Gary Shellman

1st
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
The Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Tri-Rye Bier #65 (27A8: Roggenbier)
3rd
Louis Ruscetta & Laura Toth
Red Earth Brewers
The Redemption (10C: Weizenbock)
HM
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 9: English Ales

15 entries

Judges: Mike Butler (Head Judge), Gary Elliott, Cody Naramore, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Luke Osborne, Stephen Polczynski

1st
Nick & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Kwikee Down Under (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
2nd
Phillip Saurer
Peninsula Fermentation Society
Meredith Heights Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
David Towles
High Plains Drafters [TX]
Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)

Table 10: Irish and Scottish

10 entries

Judges: Mike Butler, Nick & Heather Hartley, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Gary Shellman

1st
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
William Wallace (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Clan Cameron (14A: Scottish Light)
3rd
Nicholas Hodge & Lindsay Wheat
Red Earth Brewers
Copper Boots (14B: Scottish Heavy)

Table 11: Small Stout

13 entries

Judges: Mike Butler, Desiree Knott (Head Judge), Ken Morris, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Stephen Polczynski, Suzanne Schalow

1st
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Orange Cats Are Gods (16B: Oatmeal Stout)
2nd
Kyle Ernsberger
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
From Ireland (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Nicholas Hodge
Red Earth Brewers
Cool Runnings (16C: Tropical Stout)

Table 12: Strong Stouts

12 entries

Judges: Kayla Coffey, Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Stephen Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Brent Roady

1st
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Frackin' Good (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Ken Morris
Red Earth Brewers
American Woman (20B: American Stout)
3rd
Joseph McDonald
Johnson County Brewing Society
Wanax (20B: American Stout)

Table 13: Pale American Ales

17 entries

Judges: Julie Bennett (Head Judge), Jeff Hill, Sean McCanne, Gary Shellman

1st
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Pope's Gold #58 (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Kevin Wagner
Kansas City Bier Meisters
I'm In No Shape To Exercise (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
John Harlan
Pale Horse (18B: American Pale Ale)
HM
Michael Estrada
Red Earth Brewers
Maybe I Can Beat Dirk Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 14: Amber American Ales

11 entries

Judges: Nick & Heather Hartley (Head Judge), Stephen Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Brent Roady, Louis Ruscetta

1st
John Grady
Ale-ian Society
Canis Minor (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Come On California! (19B: California Common)
3rd
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Brown Bomber (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 15: IPAs

14 entries

Judges: Jeff Hill, Ken Morris, Stephen Polczynski, Brent Roady (Head Judge)

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Santiago Irigoyen
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Goodkin IPA #51 (21A: American IPA)
3rd
Brent Langdon
The Brü Club
West Coast Bite (22A: Double IPA)

Table 16: Specialty IPAs

15 entries

Judges: Julie Bennett, Nick & Heather Hartley (Head Judge), Ken Morris, Gary Shellman

1st
Stephen Schmitt
The Brü Club
Boston Rob (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Pink Boots White IPA (21B6: White IPA)
3rd
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Nectaromicon IV (21B2: Black IPA)
HM
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Hanella Hazy (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 17: Porters

8 entries

Judges: Nick & Heather Hartley, Caleb Lee, Stephen Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard (Head Judge)

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Dodging Tumble Weeds (13C: English Porter)
2nd
Alex & Patrick Williams
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Merica (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Night Moves (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 18: Belgian Ales

13 entries

Judges: Randy Burleson, Nick & Heather Hartley, Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Deborah And Marc Prichard

1st
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Ted's Driving Like We're Going To Miss A Train (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Four Track Demo (25B: Saison)
3rd
Rich Vander Ploeg
Johnson County Brewing Society
Wit Juice (24A: Witbier)

Table 19: Belgian Strong Ales

19 entries

Judges: Julie Bennett, Nick & Heather Hartley, Jeff Hill, Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Caleb Lee, Ken Morris, Stephen Polczynski, Louis Ruscetta

1st
Shaun Huggins
San Antonio Cerveceros
Prepare For Trubbel And Make It Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Beth Schwartz
Sweet Sweet Darkness (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Alex & Patrick Williams
Kansas City Bier Meisters
I Love Luci (26A: Belgian Single)
HM
William Allwardt
The Brü Club
AvgBru Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 20: Wild and Sour

8 entries

Judges: Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta

1st
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Spring Break! Passion Fruit! (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
2nd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Four Grain (23D: Lambic)
3rd
Eric Hagen
The Brü Club
BFKA Quad (23C: Oud Bruin)
HM
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Stau-Haus Smoked Sour (27A3: Lichtenhainer)

Table 21: Spiced, Wood, and Smoked

19 entries

Judges: Nick Crain, Nick & Heather Hartley, Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Stephen Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Brent Roady

1st
Louis Ruscetta & Laura Toth
Red Earth Brewers
Smoked Dominator (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
2nd
Scott Gordon
The Brü Club
Coup De Grace (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cider, Homebrew, And Mead...
Mark It 8, Dude (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
HM
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Schwarzer Rauch (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)

Table 22: Cider

11 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson (Head Judge), Eric Claycamp, Luke Hadsall, Nick & Heather Hartley

1st
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Ja Makin' Me Crazy (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
2nd
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
Huber's Starlight Cider 2024 (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Emersen Heron
Red Earth Brewers
Glenny Balls (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)
HM
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Newton's Revenge (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)

Table 23: Traditional and Fruit Mead

13 entries

Judges: Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Peter Polczynski, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Suzanne Schalow

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Blueberry Lemonade Mead (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Benjamin Ader
Your Father (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Shiraz Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
HM
Caleb Lee
Red Earth Brewers
Man Made Mead Tart Cherry (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

Table 24: Spiced and Specialty Mead

9 entries

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Edward O'Neill, Peter Polczynski

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Black Currant Dwójniak (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Apple + Cinnamon (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Benjamin Ader
Lumberflapjack (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 26: Twister Beers

11 entries

Judges: Stephanie Butler, Sean McCanne, Brent Roady, Gary Shellman

1st
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Alici (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Alex Boyer
Johnson County Brewing Society
Surface Tension (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Loring Knutson
Central Arkansas Fermenters
NZ Pale Lager (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
HM
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Why Is Nick Hartley Not Wearing Pants And Holding An Armadillo? (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Luke Hadsall, Brandon Jones, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Suzanne Schalow

1st
Matthew Mead
PrimeTime Brewers
The Hefe (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Dodging Tumble Weeds (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Louis Ruscetta & Laura Toth
Red Earth Brewers
Smoked Dominator (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)
HM
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Spring Break! Passion Fruit! (LSX4: Catharina Sour)

Best of Show

Mead/Cider

Judges: Jeff Anderson, Luke Hadsall, Brandon Jones, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Suzanne Schalow

1st
Garrett Freeman
Red Earth Brewers
Blueberry Lemonade Mead (M2E: Melomel)

Spring Brew Off Master Brewer

93 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stGarrett Freeman3110.0305000Red Earth Brewers
2ndStephen Schmitt2010.0203000The Brü Club
Matthew Mead2100.0203000PrimeTime Brewers

Spring Brew Off Club of the Year

33 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stRed Earth Brewers941030.0923000
2ndThe Brü Club64340.0613000
3rdKansas City Bier Meisters25120.0208000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners