Bataille des Biѐres Homebrew Competition
Awards
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
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]
| Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
|---|
| 1st | Paul Pitre
** Best of Show Participant ** | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13.000302 | Redstick Brewmasters |
| 2nd | John Black
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12.000301 | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Jason Midyette
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.000201 | Redstick Brewmasters |
| 4th | Patrick Williams
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.000201 | |
| 5th | Jeff Oberlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.000201 | NINJA HOMEBREWERS |
| 6th | Chris Humble
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.000201 | Red Rice Brew Krewe |
| 7th | Giovanni Piva
** Best of Show Participant ** | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.000201 | STLBrewhogs |
| 8th | Wesley Kulcak | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8.000200 | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 9th | Phillip Kaufman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.000101 | KGB |
| 10th | James Daugereau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.000101 | Dead Yeast Society [LA] |
| 11th | Arthur Beatmann | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.000100 | Dead Yeast Society [LA] |
| 12th | Tre' Haydel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.000100 | Bicycle Brew Club |
| 13th | Bruce Baker | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.000100 | Redstick Brewmasters |
| 14th | Jonathan Reasoner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.000100 | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Top Brew Club
11 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]
| Place | Club | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score |
|---|
| 1st | Redstick Brewmasters | 3 | 1 | 2 | 25.000603 |
| 2nd | Bay Area Mashtronauts | 1 | 3 | 2 | 23.000601 |
| 3rd | NINJA HOMEBREWERS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.000201 |
| 4th | Dead Yeast Society [LA] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.000201 |
| 5th | Red Rice Brew Krewe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.000201 |
| 6th | STLBrewhogs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.000201 |
| 7th | KGB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.000101 |
| 8th | Bicycle Brew Club | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
- The highest maximum score.
- The highest minimum score.
- The highest average score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
