Colonial Cup 2024

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Rhiannon Alexander, Brian Beauchemin, Brent Brewer, Tom Hadjin, Bob Heck, Joshua Labovitz, Scott Laforge, Angelica Lopez, Bill Lynch, Edward Marquardt, Merlinus Monroe, Jeff Pascoe, Mike Rousseau, Scott Salamone, Drew Seay, Robert Simmons, Kirk Waters, Christopher Wessel

Judges - Best of Show

Brian Beauchemin, Brent Brewer, Bob Heck, Christopher Wessel

Stewards

Ray Farkouh, Calvin Gorsuch, Karissa Gorsuch, Paul Houle, Kelley Hwang, Melanie Kondor, Sheri LaForge, Jeremy Lopez, Timothy Mott

Staff

Timothy Mott, Sean Murphy, Andrew Pinzhoffer

By the Numbers

198 Entries 50 Entrants

18 Judges 9 Stewards 3 Staff

64 Placing Entries

Table 1: IPA and Strong American Ale

9 entries

Judges: Brent Brewer, Tom Hadjin (Head Judge)

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Kirk Waters & Kelley Hwang
Lowcountry Libations
Monster (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Mike Gallagher
Lowcountry Libations
Placeholder (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 2: Standard American Beer

8 entries

Judges: Mike Rousseau (Head Judge), Scott Salamone

1st
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
American Girl (1D: American Wheat Beer)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Watered Down Swill (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
Mech Ultra (1A: American Light Lager)

Table 3: American Porter and Stout

6 entries

Judges: Scott Laforge (Head Judge), Scott Salamone

1st
Christopher Riley
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Rooney C-10 (20B: American Stout)
2nd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Mystic Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Beth Madden & Brian Madden
Seven City Brewers
Pig-Pen Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 4: Czech Lager

7 entries

Judges: Edward Marquardt (Head Judge), Mike Rousseau

1st
Jordan LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Czech Pale Lager (3A: Czech Pale Lager)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Amber Waves Of Grain (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
3rd
Jordan LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Czech Premium Pale Lager (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 5: Pale Malty European Lager / Local Styles

9 entries

Judges: Joshua Labovitz, Jeff Pascoe (Head Judge)

1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
What The Helles Went Wrong In Montana (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Higher Standards (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
Nectar Of The Gods (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 6: British Beer

11 entries

Judges: Brian Beauchemin (Head Judge), Kirk Waters

1st
Mike Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Simply The Best (11B: Best Bitter)
2nd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Nightshade (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Greg Ogle
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Southside Porter (13C: English Porter)

Table 7: Wild/Sour Beer

6 entries

Judges: Merlinus Monroe, Kirk Waters (Head Judge)

1st
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Magic Sour (23F: Fruit Lambic)
2nd
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Gold Sour (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Stephen Golubieski
Lowcountry Libations
ʻakohekohe Aloha Hawaiian Sour (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 8: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

14 entries

Judges: Rhiannon Alexander, Brian Beauchemin, Scott Laforge, Edward Marquardt, Christopher Wessel

1st
Brian McCrickard & Joe Luchansky Patrick...
Seven City Brewers
7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Belgian Strong Dark Ale (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Brian McCrickard & Todd Cannon
Seven City Brewers
757 Bourbon County Stout (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Harry (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 9: Pale and Amber Bitter European Beer

13 entries

Judges: Bob Heck, Mike Rousseau (Head Judge)

1st
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Conrad (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Light Pilsner (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Benjamin Cunningham
James River Homebrewers
Altbier (7B: Altbier)

Table 10: Amber and dark European Lager

12 entries

Judges: Robert Simmons, Christopher Wessel (Head Judge)

1st
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Branch Marzen (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Shwarzbeir (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Christopher Riley
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Gerta (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 11: International Lager

6 entries

Judges: Brian Beauchemin (Head Judge), Christopher Wessel

1st
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Hey Baby Que Paso! Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Mike Gallagher
Lowcountry Libations
Cream Dream (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
International Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 12: Scotish and Irish Ale

13 entries

Judges: Edward Marquardt (Head Judge), Christopher Wessel

1st
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Red Clover (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Thanks, Tagert (14A: Scottish Light)
3rd
Jordan LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Red Rambler (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 13: Trappist Ales

12 entries

Judges: Scott Laforge (Head Judge), Angelica Lopez

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Belgian Dubbel (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
2nd
Jeff Pascoe
Lowcountry Libations
Trappist Belgian Quad (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
3rd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Solix (26A: Belgian Single)

Table 14: Strong Belgian Ales

11 entries

Judges: Merlinus Monroe, Jeff Pascoe (Head Judge)

1st
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
My Favorite Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Celestial Blonde (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
B.B. (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 15: Specialty Beer

5 entries

Judges: Brent Brewer, Bill Lynch (Head Judge)

1st
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Cold As Rice (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Stephen Golubieski
Lowcountry Libations
Cookoo Laison (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Jim Ebert
James River Homebrewers
Pops Rootbier (34C: Experimental Beer)

Table 16: Historical/Alternative Fermentable/Smoked Beers

7 entries

Judges: Bob Heck (Head Judge), Drew Seay

1st
Marcella LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Funkenwangsvorstellung (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
David Merz
Palmetto State Brewers
Bière Fumée à L'Aulne (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
252 P&r Lager (Pills/rice) (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 17: Fruit/Spiced Beer

12 entries

Judges: Angelica Lopez, Bill Lynch (Head Judge)

1st
Marcella LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Nodus Tollen's Nectar (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Vanilla Thrilla (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Adam Fiddler
Chicken City Ale Raisers
Pog Face (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 18: Pale Commonwealth Beer

7 entries

Judges: Scott Laforge (Head Judge), Jeff Pascoe

1st
Jordan LaFontaine
Holly Springs Brusaders
Australian Sparkling Ale (12B: Australian Sparkling Ale)
2nd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
English IPA (12C: English IPA)
3rd
Greg Ogle
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Bobs Your Uncle (12A: British Golden Ale)

Table 19: Belgian/German Beer

7 entries

Judges: Angelica Lopez (Head Judge), Drew Seay

1st
Stephen Golubieski
Lowcountry Libations
Waxwing Wit (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
French Gardens (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
This Old Goat Is A Weizass (10C: Weizenbock)

Table 20: Dark and Strong British Beer

9 entries

Judges: Edward Marquardt (Head Judge), Scott Salamone

1st
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
The Biggest Otter (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Bill Lynch
Carolina Brewmasters
Bill's Brit Barleywine (17D: English Barley Wine)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gretchen (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 21: Pale/Amber/Brown American Beer

15 entries

Judges: Brent Brewer, Tom Hadjin, Joshua Labovitz, Bill Lynch (Head Judge)

1st
Mike Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Winter Moose (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Robert Billany
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
If It's Not Cryo It's Crap (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Patrick Smith
Seven City Brewers
Happy Little Accident (18A: Blonde Ale)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Brian Beauchemin, Brent Brewer, Bob Heck, Christopher Wessel

1st
Edward Marquardt
Lowcountry Libations
Magic Sour (23F: Fruit Lambic)
2nd
Brian McCrickard & Joe Luchansky Patrick...
Seven City Brewers
7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Chris Rousseau
Lowcountry Libations
Red Clover (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners