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132 medals awarded in world’s largest newbie brewing championship
Pittsburgh, Pa. — The American Homebrewers Affiliation® (AHA) – the nationwide not-for-profit group devoted to advancing the pastime of homebrewing – introduced the winners of the 2022 Nationwide Homebrew Competitors. Winners of the world’s largest newbie homebrew competitors have been acknowledged for essentially the most excellent do-it-yourself beer, mead, and cider. 132 medals in 44 classes have been awarded to newbie brewers at an awards ceremony Saturday night throughout the forty fourth annual Homebrew Con™ convention in Pittsburgh.
This 12 months’s competitors noticed greater than 2,940 entries from 1,187 homebrewers situated in 48 states, Washington, D.C., and 7 nations. In whole, 159,770 entries have been evaluated because the inaugural AHA Nationwide Homebrew Competitors in 1979 in Boulder, Colo.
MOST-ENTERED STYLE CATEGORIES
The winners of the most-entered classes have been:
- Class 3: Pilsner (146 entries)
GOLD: Doug Brown, San Diego, Calif.
SILVER: Larry Bentley, North Plainfield, N.J.
BRONZE: Zach Kosslow, Pittsburgh, Pa. - Class 26: Robust Belgian Ale (124 entries)
GOLD: Joseph Belevender, Warren, Mich.
SILVER: Mark Beck, Portland, Ore.
BRONZE: Brian Lasure, Highlands, N.C. - Class 17: American IPA (117 entries)
GOLD: Max Brown, Antioch, Calif.
SILVER: Mike Bulter, Stephanie Butler, Olathe, Kan.
BRONZE: Eric Bridges, Chula Vista, Calif. - Class 28: Fruit Beer (113 entries)
GOLD: Chico Milani, Florianópolis, Brazil
SILVER: John Spinella, New Hartford, N.Y.
BRONZE: Joseph Daly, Backyard Metropolis, N.Y.
MAJOR AWARDS
Along with class fashion awards, six main awards recognizing total brewing excellence have been introduced.
- Homebrewer of the Yr Award – Sponsored by Muntons Malted Substances
Acknowledges the best-of-show beer judged from all gold medal winners in all beer classes.
Brian Phillips, Nora Springs, Iowa, Iowa/Minn. Society of Brewers (IAMNSOB)
- Cidermaker of the Yr Award – Sponsored by Woodchuck Onerous Cider
Acknowledges the best-of-show cider judged from all gold medal winners within the cider classes.
Michael Wilcox, Wichita, Kan., Kansas Metropolis Bier Meisters
- Meadmaker of the Yr Award – Sponsored by Redstone Meadery
Acknowledges the best-of-show mead judged from all gold medal winners within the mead classes.
Allen Martin, Gilbert, Ariz., Arizona Society of Homebrewers
- Samuel Adams Ninkasi Award – Sponsored by Samuel Adams
Acknowledges the entrant who accumulates essentially the most factors within the ultimate spherical of competitors.
Timothy Lambert, Albuquerque, N.M.
- Gambrinus Membership Award – Sponsored by LD Carlson
Acknowledges the membership garnering essentially the most ultimate spherical factors per whole membership entries.
Keepers of Craft, Kalamazoo, Mich.
- Homebrew Membership of the Yr Award – Sponsored by Canada Malting | Nice Western Malting
Awarded to the membership accumulating essentially the most whole factors in all classes of beer, mead, and cider within the ultimate spherical of competitors.
Kansas Metropolis Bier Meisters, Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
“Yr after 12 months, the judges are impressed by the mastery and creativity of the entries from all over the world,” mentioned Chris Williams, competitors director. “Congratulations to this 12 months’s champions for his or her excellence in brewing.”
Homebrew Con
This 12 months’s forty fourth annual Homebrew Con returned to an in-person three-day convention the place greater than 1,300 homebrewers and fermentation hobbyists attended instructional periods and social occasions, together with a mini craft beer pageant and “Membership Evening,” that includes 45 U.S. homebrew golf equipment with elaborate cubicles and inventive brews. Throughout the NHC awards ceremony, people and companies have been additionally acknowledged for his or her excellent contributions to the homebrewing neighborhood.
RECOGNITION AWARDS
- Radegast Membership of the Yr Award – Sponsored by Yakima Chief Hops
Awarded to a homebrew membership for its efforts with neighborhood outreach and spreading the thrill of homebrewing.
Three Rivers Underground Brewers (T.R.U.B.), Carnegie, Pa.
- Homebrew Store of the Yr Award – Sponsored by BSG HandCraft
Awarded to homebrew provide outlets on the deserves of neighborhood help, training, customer support and engagement, promotion of homebrewing, and accountable enterprise practices.
Gnome Brew, Chicago, In poor health.
- American Homebrewers Affiliation Governing Committee Award
Awarded for excellent service to the neighborhood of homebrewers.
Denny Conn, Eugene, Ore.
“Homebrewing makes life extra scrumptious and this 12 months’s award winners set the usual for neighborhood stewardship and brewing and fermentation excellence,” mentioned Julia Herz, AHA government director. “Homebrewers are leaders in beer innovation and Nationwide Homebrew Competitors winners are in a category past examine.”
The forty fifth annual Homebrew Con will happen June 22-24, 2023, in San Diego, CA. Subscribe to the e-newsletter right here.
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The 2022 Nationwide Homebrew Competitors and Homebrew Con have been made attainable partly by the beneficiant help of sponsors.
Concerning the American Homebrewers Affiliation®
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