2025 Red Earth Brewers Spring Brew Off: Past Winners – SBO2018
Best of Show – Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlie Shelden Co-Brewer: Dwan Gardner | Shatown | 21B: Specialty IPA | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Franz D. Hofer | Brew #47 | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Stillwater Brewers' League |
| 3rd | Rebecca Bennett | #15 | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Stillwater Brewers' League |
Table 1: Mead, Cider, Braggot (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kurt Smelser | Roll Me In Clover | M1A: Dry Mead | |
| 2nd | Gene Kerbo/ted MacK/james Harvey Mr. Pink/mr. Blond/mr. Brown | Your Mother's Sweet Kiss | C1A: New World Cider | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Ivan Mosley | Atom's Apple | C1A: New World Cider | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 2: Sour Beers (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jim Crabill | Nobody Drinks Framboise! | 23F: Fruit Lambic | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Cody Driscoll | Mainstream Culture | 28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | Stillwater Brewers' League |
| 3rd | Taylor Seales | Brett Smash | 28A: Brett Beer | Stillwater Brewers' League |
Table 3: IPA & Hoppy beers (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Charlie Shelden Co-Brewer: Dwan Gardner | Shatown | 21B: Specialty IPA | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Nathan Koeppel | Citra Session Pale Ale | 21B: Specialty IPA | Central Wisconsin Draught Board |
| 3rd | Eric Martin Co-Brewer: Justin Wilson | Big Juicy | 21B: Specialty IPA |
Table 4: Stouts & Porters (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Rebecca Bennett | #15 | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Stillwater Brewers' League |
| 2nd | Dirk Montgomery | Olaf's Porter | 9C: Baltic Porter | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Eric Martin Co-Brewer: Justin Wilson | Porter? I Don't Even Know'er! | 20A: American Porter | |
| HM | Dan Dekalb | Pl/4 Porter | 13C: English Porter | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 5: Belgian Beers (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Esther Davison | Scratch Saison | 25B: Saison | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Gene Pool Co-Brewer: Laura Pool | Old One | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Kevin Lapham | Southie Blond Ale | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 6: Spiced, smoked, wood aged (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Franz D. Hofer | Brew #47 | 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer | Stillwater Brewers' League |
| 2nd | Nicholas Hodge | Raspberry Orange Wheat Beer | 29A: Fruit Beer | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Taylor Seales | Bourbon Vanilla Porter | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Stillwater Brewers' League |
Table 7: American Ales (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Hodge | American Strong Ale | 22B: American Strong Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Jim Crabill | San Diego Pale Ale | 18B: American Pale Ale | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Andrew Littleton Co-Brewer: Kevin Parnell | Winchline Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer |
Table 8: European Lagers (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nathan Koeppel | Boring European Lager | 2B: International Amber Lager | Central Wisconsin Draught Board |
| 2nd | Esther Davison | Claw-Sch | 5B: Kolsch | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Thomas Kiser Co-Brewer: Neil Miller | Doppelbock | 9A: Doppelbock | Stillwater Brewers' League |
| HM | Ken Morris | Roll Out the Pilsner | 5D: German Pils | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 9: European Ales (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nicholas Hodge | Bomb Diggity Hefe | 10A: Weissbier | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Andrew Littleton Co-Brewer: Kevin Parnell | Andy’s Irish Red Ale | 15A: Irish Red Ale |
Judging Sessions
Sunday Early
04/06/2025 1:00 PM, CDT.
Sunday Late
04/06/2025 5:00 PM, CDT.
Tuesday Evening
04/08/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
Wednesday Evening
04/09/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
Friday Evening
04/11/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
Final Saturday Early
04/12/2025 10:00 AM, CDT.
Final Saturday Late
04/12/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Saturday Early
04/05/2025 1:00 PM, CDT.
Saturday Late
04/05/2025 5:00 PM, CDT.
Friday Afternoon
04/11/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Friday Apr 4 Late
04/04/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
Non-Judging Sessions
Check In and Sorting Day
03/22/2025 12:00 PM, CDT
Award Shipping Day
04/19/2025 12:00 PM, CDT
Arts and Crafts day - packing bags and prepping awards and prizes
03/29/2025 3:00 PM, CDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 02/01/2025 8:00 AM, CST through 03/10/2025 5:30 PM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/01/2025 8:00 AM, CST through 03/22/2025 11:59 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.