2025 Red Earth Brewers Spring Brew Off

Thanks to all who participated in the 2025 Red Earth Brewers Spring Brew Off.

There were 363 entries judged and 234 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Bayern Munich	4A: Munich Helles	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Doug Walker	Darth Maltious	10C: Weizenbock	The Brü Club
3rd	Ryan Rose	Keezer Grass	21A: American IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Rose	Mixed Berry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Dan Acheson	A Witty Reference To Monty Python	M2B: Pyment	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Garrett Freeman	I Swear It's Not Applesauce	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Red Earth Brewers

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light American Beers (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Shellman MHP	Jim Andrew's Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Jeff Hill Co-Brewer: Jeff Hill	Hold The Line	1C: Cream Ale	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Patrick Williams MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	When I Was Your Age This Was The Only Beer I Had And I Liked It That Way.	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 2: Dark International Lager (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Hill Co-Brewer: Jeff Hill	The Raven	8B: Schwarzbier	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Ken Morris	Dark Knight	2C: International Dark Lager	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Timothy Bickel MHP	Ludacris Speed	8B: Schwarzbier	Red Earth Brewers
HM	John Smith	Gunslingers Delight	8A: Munich Dunkel	Red Earth Brewers

Table 3: Pale Hoppy German Beers (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Howell MHP	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
2nd	David Towles MHP	Helles Here	5C: German Helles Exportbier	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Keith Wright	German Blonde	5D: German Pils	Red Earth Brewers

Table 4: Amber German Beers (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord MHP	Little Monster	7A: Vienna Lager
2nd	Keith Wright	Party Time	6A: Märzen	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Louis Ruscetta MHP Co-Brewer: Laura Toth	You Don't Make Friends With Salad	6B: Rauchbier	Red Earth Brewers

Table 5: Pale International Lager (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Allwardt	AvgBru New Zealand Pilsner	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	The Brü Club
2nd	Jeremy Rott MHP	Premium Saaz	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Johnson County Brewing Society
3rd	Doug Walker MHP	Para Llvar	2A: International Pale Lager	The Brü Club
HM	Scott Estlund MHP	El Pinche Gringo	2A: International Pale Lager	The Brü Club

Table 6: Pale Malty German Beers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt MHP	Bayern Munich	4A: Munich Helles	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Peace Sells But Who's Buyin'	4B: Festbier	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Steve Roth MHP	Mai The Bock Be With You	4C: Helles Bock	The Brü Club

Table 7: Strong Ales (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford MHP	'93 Til	22A: Double IPA	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Kevin Olson	Buckle Bunnies	9A: Doppelbock	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Kevin Olson	A Suitcase Full Of Monopoly Money	17D: English Barley Wine	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 8: Wheat Beers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Walker MHP	Darth Maltious	10C: Weizenbock	The Brü Club
2nd	Alex Boyer MHP	Der Klassiker	10A: Weissbier	Johnson County Brewing Society
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	No Bazooka Joe	10C: Weizenbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 9: English Ales (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Colin Poe Co-Brewer: Bob Poe	Underground Astronaut	11A: Ordinary Bitter	The Brü Club
2nd	Kelly Cobble MHP Co-Brewer: Kenneth James	Springlake Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Haven Schultz	Nightshade	13A: Dark Mild	The Brü Club

Table 10: Irish and Scottish (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kim Hynek MHP	Spoke Of An Irish Dream	15A: Irish Red Ale	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Nicholas Hodge MHP Co-Brewer: Hannah Medrano	Drop Dead Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Brian McCrickard MHP	80 Shills	14C: Scottish Export	Seven City Brewers

Table 11: Small Stout (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Alex Boyer MHP Co-Brewer: Jacob Laha	Nitro Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Johnson County Brewing Society
2nd	Nicholas Hodge MHP Co-Brewer: Marion Hodge	Boxing Cows	16A: Sweet Stout	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Rich Vander Ploeg Co-Brewer: Phillip Abbott	Black Ruby	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Johnson County Brewing Society

Table 12: Strong Stouts (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Jones MHP Co-Brewer: Julie Bennett	Old School Imp	20C: Imperial Stout	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Timothy Bickel MHP	Off With Chad's Head	20C: Imperial Stout	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	John Grady MHP	Ursa Minor	20B: American Stout	Ale-ian Society

Table 13: Pale American Ales (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord MHP	Citra Summit	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Deborah And Marc Prichard MHP	Made In Oklahoma	LSX1: Dorada Pampeana	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Dirk Montgomery MHP	Blonde Bombshell	18A: Blonde Ale	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Dirk Montgomery MHP	Sled Dog Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Red Earth Brewers

Table 14: Amber American Ales (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kim Hynek MHP	Kentucky Derby Worthy Common	27A2: Kentucky Common	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Clay Beck MHP	Speed Dating On Discord(AVG BRU)	27A2: Kentucky Common	The Brü Club
3rd	Rich Vander Ploeg Co-Brewer: Phillip Abbott	Brown Bomber	19C: American Brown Ale	Johnson County Brewing Society
HM	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Boot Dust	19C: American Brown Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 15: IPAs (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Rose	Keezer Grass	21A: American IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Stephen Polczynski MHP	Total Eclipse Of The Hop	21C: Hazy IPA	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Colin Poe Co-Brewer: Bob Poe	Into The Darkness	21B2: Black IPA	The Brü Club
HM	John Smith Co-Brewer: Rachel Silver & Hannah Medrano	Two Wild & Hazy Gals	21C: Hazy IPA	Red Earth Brewers

Table 16: Porters (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Polczynski MHP	Yeti Rental	20A: American Porter	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Caleb Lee MHP	It's No Bickel Beer, But It'll Do	9C: Baltic Porter	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Ron Barnes MHP	Ascot	13C: English Porter	Johnson County Brewing Society

Table 17: Wild and Sour (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeff Case	Weisse O Sour	23A: Berliner Weisse	QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
2nd	Eric Martin	Triticale	28D: Straight Sour Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Peter Polczynski	Funky Chicken	28A: Brett Beer	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Table 18: Belgian Ales (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Williams MHP Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	Flagship	25B: Saison	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Jay Highfill	Tap Water Wit	24A: Witbier
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	If I Had A Nickel For Every Dime	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 19: Belgian Strong Ales (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Towles MHP	Dark Belgian	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	High Plains Drafters [TX]
2nd	Andrew Wiles MHP	Last Chance	26C: Belgian Tripel	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Ben Gansemer MHP	The Quad With No Name	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	The Brü Club

Table 20: Spiced, Wood Aged, and Smoked (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian McCrickard MHP	7CB'S Belgian Strong Dark Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Andrew Wiles MHP	May Flowers	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Deborah And Marc Prichard MHP	Chris Hurt Is The Bomb Diggity	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Red Earth Brewers
HM	Kyle Ernsberger MHP	Polish Champagne	27A5: Piwo Grodziskie	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Table 21: Fruit Beers (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wagner MHP	Ya Cook Good Rabbit, Pilgrim.	29A: Fruit Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Alex Williams MHP Co-Brewer: Patrick Williams	A Day At The Orchard	29A: Fruit Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Jamye & Cody Naramore MHP	King Of The Road	29A: Fruit Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
HM	Dan Acheson MHP	Duchesse Du Winfield Avec Cerise	29A: Fruit Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 22: Ciders (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Rose	Mixed Berry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Emersen Heron MHP	Soulless	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Alex Zwerdling	Try Again	C1A: New World Cider	The Brü Club

Table 23: Traditional and Fruit Mead (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson MHP	A Witty Reference To Monty Python	M2B: Pyment	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Robert Critten	Elder Black	M2E: Melomel	Zymurgists of the Ozarks
3rd	Garrett Freeman MHP	Sangiovese Pyment	M2B: Pyment	Red Earth Brewers

Table 24: Spiced and Specialty Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Garrett Freeman MHP	I Swear It's Not Applesauce	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Jamye & Cody Naramore MHP	I Tell Myself I Should Quit But I Don't Listen To Drunks	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	BC Phillips	Coffee Winter Warmer	M4C: Experimental Mead	High Plains Draughters
HM	Bo Bennett MHP	Satori	M4A: Braggot	Central Arkansas Fermenters

Table 25: Stranger Things (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Olson	A Glass Case Of Emotion	31A: Alternative Grain Beer	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
2nd	Chad Medford MHP	Other Side Of The Pillow	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Frank Osborne MHP	Captain Nova's Cut AVGBRU	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	The Brü Club

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 02/01/2025 8:00 AM, CST through 04/04/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/01/2025 8:00 AM, CST through 03/22/2025 11:59 PM, CDT.

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