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Colonial Cup 2026

Past Winners – 2024

Colonial Cup 2026

Thanks to all who participated in the Colonial Cup 2026.

There were 199 entries judged and 119 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

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Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Marquardt	Magic Sour	23F: Fruit Lambic	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Brian McCrickard Co-Brewer: Joe Luchansky Patrick Johnson Eric Cain Larry Lentz Brian Donnegan Bob Buerger Brandon Christian Matt White Bruce Steward	7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Ross Stuart	Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Chris Rousseau	Red Clover	15A: Irish Red Ale	Lowcountry Libations

Winning Entries

IPA and Strong American Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Hazy IPA	21C: Hazy IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Kirk Waters Co-Brewer: Kelley Hwang	Monster	22C: American Barleywine	Lowcountry Libations
3rd	Mike Gallagher	Placeholder	21C: Hazy IPA	Lowcountry Libations

Standard American Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Ebert	American Girl	1D: American Wheat Beer	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Allen Smith	Watered Down Swill	1A: American Light Lager	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Jim Ebert	Mech Ultra	1A: American Light Lager	James River Homebrewers

American Porter and Stout (6 entries)

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

Czech Lager (7 entries)

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

Pale Malty European Lager / Local Styles (9 entries)

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

British Beer (11 entries)

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

Wild/Sour Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Marquardt	Magic Sour	23F: Fruit Lambic	Lowcountry Libations
2nd	Edward Marquardt	Gold Sour	23E: Gueuze	Lowcountry Libations
3rd	Stephen Golubieski	ʻakohekohe Aloha Hawaiian Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Lowcountry Libations

Specialty Wood-Aged Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian McCrickard Co-Brewer: Joe Luchansky Patrick Johnson Eric Cain Larry Lentz Brian Donnegan Bob Buerger Brandon Christian Matt White Bruce Steward	7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Brandon Christian Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Belgian Strong Dark Ale	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Brian McCrickard Co-Brewer: Todd Cannon	757 Bourbon County Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
HM	Clay Vick	Harry	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)

Pale and Amber Bitter European Beer (13 entries)

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

Amber and dark European Lager (12 entries)

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

International Lager (6 entries)

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

Scotish and Irish Ale (13 entries)

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

Trappist Ales (12 entries)

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

Strong Belgian Ales (11 entries)

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

Specialty Beer (5 entries)

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

Historical/Alternative Fermentable/Smoked Beers (7 entries)

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

Fruit/Spiced Beer (12 entries)

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

Pale Commonwealth Beer (7 entries)

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

Belgian/German Beer (7 entries)

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

Dark and Strong British Beer (9 entries)

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

Pale/Amber/Brown American Beer (15 entries)

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