Bataille des Biѐres Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Arthur Beatmann, Catherine Boudreaux, Mark Boudreaux, Juliet Brophy, Erik Griffith, Gavin Guidry, Tre' Haydel, Chris Humble, Phillip Kaufman, Tate Leleux, Alessa Massey, Hector Meier, Paul Pitre, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas

Judges - Best of Show

Erik Griffith, Chris Humble, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas

Stewards

James Daugereau

Staff

Adrien Monteleone

Organizer

Jim Boudreaux

By the Numbers

60 Entries 27 Entrants

15 Judges 1 Stewards 1 Staff

18 Placing Entries

Table 1: English Bitters

6 entries

Judges: Juliet Brophy, James Daugereau, Chris Humble (Head Judge)

1st
Jeff Oberlin
NINJA HOMEBREWERS
Ankle Biter Bitter (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Jeff Oberlin
NINJA HOMEBREWERS
Premium Husky (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
Bitter Pitre (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 2: American Amber & Brown

9 entries

Judges: Mark Boudreaux, Bruce Thomas (Head Judge)

1st
James Daugereau
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Kickin' Creek Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)

Table 3: IPA

12 entries

Judges: James Daugereau, Gavin Guidry, Alessa Massey, Ryan Speyrer (Head Judge)

1st
Chris Humble
Red Rice Brew Krewe
Don’t Call It A Comeback (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Brown and Bitter (21B3: Brown IPA)
3rd
Tre' Haydel
Bicycle Brew Club
Tre P A (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 4: Belgian Ales

10 entries

Judges: Arthur Beatmann, Erik Griffith (Head Judge)

1st
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
The Pale Tourist (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
White Shepherd (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Bruce Baker
Redstick Brewmasters
Antigoon Killer (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 5: Strong Belgian Ales

7 entries

Judges: Tre' Haydel, Hector Meier (Head Judge)

1st
Patrick Williams & Alex Williams
Saison Straight Up (25B: Saison)

Table 6: Monastic Ales

4 entries

Judges: Chris Humble (Head Judge), Paul Pitre

1st
Phillip Kaufman
KGB
On the Dark Side (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 7: Fruit and Spice Mead

6 entries

Judges: Catherine Boudreaux, Phillip Kaufman (Head Judge), Tate Leleux

1st
Jason Midyette
Redstick Brewmasters
Binary Star (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Arthur Beatmann
Dead Yeast Society [LA]
Patrick's Mead (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Jonathan Reasoner
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Muscat De Miel (M2B: Pyment)

Table 8: Specialty Mead

6 entries

Judges: Catherine Boudreaux, Phillip Kaufman (Head Judge)

1st
Giovanni Piva
STLBrewhogs
Jive Turkey Mead Spritzer (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
John Black
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Liquid Bbq (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
John Black
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Master of Masters (M4A: Braggot)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Erik Griffith, Chris Humble, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas

1st
Paul Pitre
Redstick Brewmasters
The Pale Tourist (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Patrick Williams & Alex Williams
Saison Straight Up (25B: Saison)
3rd
Chris Humble
Red Rice Brew Krewe
Don’t Call It A Comeback (21A: American IPA)

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Erik Griffith, Chris Humble, Phillip Kaufman, Hector Meier, Ryan Speyrer, Bruce Thomas

1st
John Black
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Liquid Bbq (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Jason Midyette
Redstick Brewmasters
Binary Star (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Giovanni Piva
STLBrewhogs
Jive Turkey Mead Spritzer (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Top Brewer

27 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdScoreClub
1stPaul Pitre
** Best of Show Participant **
20113.000302Redstick Brewmasters
2ndJohn Black
** Best of Show Participant **
11112.000301Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rdJason Midyette
** Best of Show Participant **
1109.000201Redstick Brewmasters
4thPatrick Williams
** Best of Show Participant **
1109.000201
5thJeff Oberlin1109.000201NINJA HOMEBREWERS
6thChris Humble
** Best of Show Participant **
1018.000201Red Rice Brew Krewe
7thGiovanni Piva
** Best of Show Participant **
1018.000201STLBrewhogs
8thWesley Kulcak0208.000200Bay Area Mashtronauts
9thPhillip Kaufman1005.000101KGB
10thJames Daugereau1005.000101Dead Yeast Society [LA]
11thArthur Beatmann0104.000100Dead Yeast Society [LA]
12thTre' Haydel0013.000100Bicycle Brew Club
13thBruce Baker0013.000100Redstick Brewmasters
14thJonathan Reasoner0013.000100Bay Area Mashtronauts

Top Brew Club

11 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdScore
1stRedstick Brewmasters31225.000603
2ndBay Area Mashtronauts13223.000601
3rdNINJA HOMEBREWERS1109.000201
4thDead Yeast Society [LA]1109.000201
5thRed Rice Brew Krewe1018.000201
6thSTLBrewhogs1018.000201
7thKGB1005.000101
8thBicycle Brew Club0013.000100

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners