Bataille des Biѐres Homebrew Competition
Awards
Judges
Arthur Beatmann, Catherine Boudreaux, Mark Boudreaux, Juliet Brophy, Steve Engelbrecht, Bryan Franklin, Tre' Haydel, Dustin Henry, Phillip Kaufman, Tate Leleux, Alessa Massey, Hector Meier, Jessica Paul, John Paul, Paul Pitre, Ryan Speyrer, Joe Thibodeaux, Bruce Thomas
Judges - Best of Show
Bryan Franklin, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas
Stewards
Ed Anderson, Adrien Monteleone, Amie Rogers
Staff
Adrien Monteleone
Organizer
Jim Boudreaux
By the Numbers
50 Entries
23 Entrants
18 Judges
3 Stewards
1 Staff
21 Placing Entries
Table 1: English Bitters
8 entries
Judges: Tre' Haydel (Head Judge), Jessica Paul, John Paul
1st
Andy Scherzinger
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Bitterer Beer Face (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Andy Scherzinger
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Bitter Beer Face (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Andy Scherzinger
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
I'm Not Bitter, You're Bitter! (11A: Ordinary Bitter)
Table 2: American Amber & Brown
7 entries
Judges: Mark Boudreaux, Bryan Franklin (Head Judge), Amie Rogers, Joe Thibodeaux
1st
Vincent Liaw
Big Easy Homebrewers
Beer (19B: California Common)
2nd
Tre' Haydel
Bicycle Brew Club
American Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Edward O'Neill
St. Louis Brews
Amber Waves of Grain (19A: American Amber Ale)
Table 3: IPA
11 entries
Judges: Ed Anderson, Juliet Brophy, Steve Engelbrecht, Bruce Thomas
1st
Alex Williams & Patrick Williams
Big Easy Homebrewers
Technicolor Octopus III (21B7: New England IPA)
2nd
Andy Scherzinger
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Cherry Blossom Blond (35A: Custom IPA)
3rd
David Whigham
Redstick Brewmasters
Foreign Exchange Student (21B1: Belgian IPA)
Table 4: Belgian Ales
11 entries
Judges: Dustin Henry, Hector Meier (Head Judge), Paul Pitre
1st
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Flying Whales (25B: Saison)
2nd
Bruce Baker
Redstick Brewmasters
Devil’s In the Details (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Biere Blanche (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
Table 5: Kentucky Common
8 entries
Judges: Arthur Beatmann, Alessa Massey, Ryan Speyrer (Head Judge)
1st
Mark Boudreaux
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Kentucky Common (27A6: Kentucky Common)
2nd
David Whigham
Redstick Brewmasters
Lou-Ville Common (27A6: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Like I Roll (27A6: Kentucky Common)
Table 6: Traditional Mead
3 entries
Judges: Catherine Boudreaux, Phillip Kaufman (Head Judge), Tate Leleux
1st
Bill Boyer
Woodstock Malt Monkeys
Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lehua/lemon (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Arthur Beatmann
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Traditional Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 7: Fruit Mead & Spice Mead
6 entries
Judges: Catherine Boudreaux, Phillip Kaufman (Head Judge), Tate Leleux
1st
Bill Boyer
Woodstock Malt Monkeys
Ichabod's Dessert (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Well O' Mell (M2E: Melomel)
Table 8: Specialty Mead
4 entries
Judges: Catherine Boudreaux, Phillip Kaufman (Head Judge), Tate Leleux
1st
Larry Reaux
Key Lime Pie Hydromel (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
Woodstock Malt Monkeys
We Apologize Again For the Fault In the Subtitles (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Bryan Franklin, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas
1st
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Flying Whales (25B: Saison)
2nd
Andy Scherzinger
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Bitterer Beer Face (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Alex Williams & Patrick Williams
Big Easy Homebrewers
Technicolor Octopus III (21B7: New England IPA)
HM
Vincent Liaw
Big Easy Homebrewers
Beer (19B: California Common)
Best of Show
Mead
Judges: Bryan Franklin, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas
1st
Larry Reaux
Key Lime Pie Hydromel (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Arthur Beatmann
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Traditional Mead (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
Woodstock Malt Monkeys
Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lehua/lemon (M1C: Sweet Mead)
HM
Bill Boyer
Woodstock Malt Monkeys
Ichabod's Dessert (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Top Brewer
23 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Jonathan Reasoner
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.000502 | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Andy Scherzinger
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.000501 | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
| 3rd | Bill Boyer
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18.000402 | Woodstock Malt Monkeys |
| 4th | Larry Reaux
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.000202 | |
| 5th | Alex Williams
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.000201 | Big Easy Homebrewers |
| 6th | Arthur Beatmann
** Best of Show Participant ** | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.000200 | Dead Yeast Society [LA] |
| 7th | David Whigham | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.000200 | Redstick Brewmasters |
| 8th | Vincent Liaw
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.000101 | Big Easy Homebrewers |
| 9th | Mark Boudreaux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.000101 | Dead Yeast Society [LA] |
| 10th | Bruce Baker | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.000100 | Redstick Brewmasters |
| Tre' Haydel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.000100 | Bicycle Brew Club |
| 12th | Edward O'Neill | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.000100 | St. Louis Brews |
Top Brew Club
11 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | HM | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Bay Area Mashtronauts | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20.000502 |
| 2nd | Cane Island Alers (CIA) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 20.000501 |
| 3rd | Woodstock Malt Monkeys | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18.000402 |
| 4th | Big Easy Homebrewers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14.000302 |
| 5th | Dead Yeast Society [LA] | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13.000301 |
| 6th | Redstick Brewmasters | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11.000300 |
| 7th | Bicycle Brew Club | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.000100 |
| 8th | St. Louis Brews | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.000100 |
Scoring Methodology
Each placing entry is given the following points:
- 1st Place: 5
- 2nd Place: 4
- 3rd Place: 3
- 4th Place: 2
- HM: 1
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, third, fourth (if applicable), and honorable mention places.
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest number of first places.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
