Best of Show Results
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Drew Rodgers, Brown In Town, English Brown Ale, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd William Sahlin, Magilla Gorilla, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Eric Blaine, Dad’s Hammer, Specialty Wood-Aged Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Corey Thomas and Ilyssa Thomas, Sunday Cider, New World Cider, Jersey City Brew Club
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Eric Wembacher, Royal Velvet, Melomel, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
Results – Motown Mash
Table 1: American Strong Ales (6 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Dan Roebuck, Beer, American Barleywine, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Dan Roebuck, Beer, Wheatwine, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd John Litak, Maximum Effort, Double IPA, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
Table 2: Belgian Ales (13 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Larry Bentley, Blondzilla, Belgian Blond Ale, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Jared Dougherty, Forgotten Saison, Saison, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd Marshall Erb, Mabel, Saison, Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
Table 3: American Wild Ale (17 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Daniel Tejada, Cu Nesci Arrinesci, Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Daniel Tejada, One of the Greats, Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Kenny Zammito, Reverend Peaches, Wild Specialty Beer, Brewminaries
Table 4: Ciders (15 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Corey Thomas, Sunday Cider, New World Cider, Jersey City Brew Club
2nd Daniel Schweighardt, Plain Sparkling Cider, New England Cider, Sussex County’s United Brewers &
Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Dan Roebuck, Rs Cider, Cider with Other Fruit, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 5: Dark British Beer (8 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Bob Smith, Short And Stout,Sweet Stout, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Gary Reed II, Milk Dat Stout, Sweet Stout
3rd Ned Gardner, Dark As Night, Foreign Extra Stout, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM Antonio Romano, Crunchy Whip, Sweet Stout, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 6: European Sour Ales (9 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Dan Roebuck, Beer, Gose, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Kevin Sheehan, Berliner Wiesse, Berliner Weisse, Keystone Hops
3rd Brandon Shaughnessy, Flanders Red, Flanders Red Ale, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM Tony Economou, Catalina Island, Catharina Sour, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 7: American Ales (24 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jon Sobel, Plain Jane Amber Ale, American Amber Ale, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Wayne Denheyer, Blonde, Blonde Ale, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd M. Daniel Pena, El Maron – Brown Ale, American Brown Ale
HM Christopher Figueroa, Blonde Ale, Blonde Ale
Table 8: American and Specialty IPAs (10 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Robert Teichmann, Monkish IPA, Belgian IPA, NJHOPZ
2nd Michael Piotrowski, Voluntary Train Wreck, Red IPA
3rd Tony Economou, Crushable, American IPA, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 9: New England IPA (14 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Paul McDonald, Hoppy Wife Hoppy Life, New England IPA, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists
(SCUBA)
2nd Larry Bentley, Shinebox, New England IPA, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Bob Smith, Bru 1, New England IPA, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
Table 10: Bitter English Ale (10 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Tony Economou, Wannabe IPA, English IPA, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Larry Bentley, Doris, Strong Bitter, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Matthew Backman, Vasa, Strong Bitter, Garden State Homebrewers
Table 11: Fruit Beer (15 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Joseph Daly, Raspberry Sour, Fruit Beer
2nd Drew Rodgers, Mango-Go-Go, Fruit Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd Jared Dougherty, Missy’s Watermelon Wheat, Fruit Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 12: British Browns and Porters (15 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Drew Rodgers, Brown In Town, English Brown Ale, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Tom Damratoski, Nicht Victory Ale, Dark Mild, Garden State Homebrew Club
3rd Jeff Mauriello, Nigel’s Daily, English Porter, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM Tony Economou, Boston Tea Party, English Porter, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 13: Light Hybrids (16 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st John Litak, Synthetic Laser Eels Oxidizing In the Garage, Kolsch, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd Joseph Daly, Krispy Kolsch, Kolsch
3rd Marshall Erb, Top Life, Cream Ale, Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
Table 14: Wood and Smoke Beers (15 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Eric Blaine, Dad’s Hammer, Specialty Wood-Aged Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Antonio Romano, Don Quijote, Specialty Wood-Aged Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd Eric Blaine, Save The Barrel, Specialty Wood-Aged Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 15: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beers (24 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st William Sahlin, Magilla Gorilla, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Robert Giaquinta, Hatch, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists
(SCUBA)
3rd Wayne Denheyer, Old Shoes With Mint, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer, Sussex County’s United Brewers &
Alchemists (SCUBA)
Table 16: Seasonal and Fruited Spice Beers (14 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Wayne Denheyer Old Shoes With Mint, Winter Seasonal Beer, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists
(SCUBA)
2nd Tony Economou, Oh Christmas Beer, Winter Seasonal Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd John Litak, Imperial Crustless Pb&j, Fruit and Spice Beer, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
Table 17: Scottish and Irish Ales (11 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Bob Smith, Scarlet O’Hara, Irish Red Ale, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Jon Sobel, Driver Off The Deck, Irish Extra Stout, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Tony Economou, Skinny Bastard, Scottish Light, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM Jeff Mauriello, Saint Andrews Ale, Scottish Light, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 18: Dark Lagers (11 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Erik Shore, Tramp Stamp, Schwarzbier, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Scott Smith, It’s On the Sheet, Munich Dunkel, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd Alex Cigan, I do Love A Good Roast, Baltic Porter, New York City Homebrewers Guild
HM Jeff Mauriello, Of Course… A Schwarzbier, Schwarzbier, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 19: Amber Hybrid Beers (7 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jeff Mauriello, Alpinian Lager, International Amber Lager, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Larry Bentley, Analog Alt, Altbier, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Jared Dougherty, Steaming Your Dress Shirts In The Hotel Shower, California Common, Morris Area Society
of Homebrewers
Table 20: Amber Lagers (27 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Wayne Denheyer, Vienna, Vienna Lager, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Dan Roebuck, Beer, Marzen, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd William Carley, Beware the Birkenstocks, Doppelbock, New York City Homebrewers Guild
Table 21: American Porters and Stouts (11 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Mark Kaniewski, Camp Crystal Lake American Stout, American Stout, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Ryan Celia, Rush Hour, Imperial Stout, Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd Mark Kaniewski, Make Porter Great Again, American Porter, Garden State Homebrewers
HM Marshall Erb, Bare Necked, Imperial Stout, Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
Table 22: Light Lagers (24 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Tony Economou, What the Helles, International Pale Lager, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd Wayne Denheyer, Dead Rat, American Lager, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Wayne Denheyer, Dead Mouse, American Light Lager, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists
(SCUBA)
HM Tony Economou, Exit Only, German Exportbier, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 23: Traditional and Specialty Meads (14 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Jon Sobel, Hop Boi, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead, Garden State Homebrewers
2nd Jon Sobel, Wildflower Dry Mead, Dry Mead, Garden State Homebrewers
3rd Wayne Denheyer, Mead, Semi-Sweet Mead, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
HM Bob Clark, Havahaba’nero, Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead, Monmouth County Homebrewers Association
Table 24: Strong Belgian Ales (20 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Brett Steinberg, “Paw”Tersbier, Trappist Single
2nd Chris Blough, 12z Euro, Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd Erik Shore, Angry Juice, Belgian Dark Strong Ale, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
Table 25: Pilsners (14 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Tom Damratoski, Borderlands Pils, German Pils, Garden State Homebrew Club
2nd Jeff Mauriello, Prague Summer, Czech Pale Lager, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd Larry Bentley, Polyphonic Pils, German Pils, Garden State Homebrewers
HM Wayne Denheyer, Czech, Czech Premium Pale Lager, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists
(SCUBA)
Table 26: Strong British Beer (9 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st William Carley, Mister Mayhem, English Barleywine, New York City Homebrewers Guild
2nd Thomas Eagan, Old Beer, English Barleywine, ANNiHiLATED
3rd Wayne Denheyer, Britt, British Strong Ale, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
Table 27: Wheat, Rye, and Specialty Beers (7 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Erik Shore, Beat Your Wheat, Weizenbock, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Bob Clark, Dandy, Wild Experimental Beer, Monmouth County Homebrewers Association
3rd Mike Ultee, Mike’s Rye Weizenbock 191a, Alternative Grain Beer, PALE ALES (Princeton and Local Environs
Ale and Lager Enjoyment Society)
HM Jared Dougherty, Ballantine IPA Clone, Clone Beer, Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
Table 28: Fruit Meads (9 entries)
Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Eric Wembacher, Royal Velvet, Melomel, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd Eric Wembacher, American Pye, Pyment, Sussex County’s United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
3rd Christopher Shinn, Mango, Melomel