Thanks To All Who Participated in the Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge

There were 453 entries judged and 224 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Joe Kotvan Tripel Lindy 18C: Belgian Tripel
2nd Matt Stever Albert Balin 1E: Dortmunder Export Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd Tom Sadowski Elwood 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Brewers of South Surburbia

Best of Show – Cider

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
3rd Adam Bogac Red Bottom Shoes 27A: Common Cider BABBLE

Best of Show – Mead

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scot Schaar Misguided Angel 25C: Other Fruit Melomel River's Edge Fermentation Society
2nd Harry Bielawski Cherri Bombs 25C: Other Fruit Melomel Brewers Of South Suburbia

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Lagers (15 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Matt Stever Albert Balin 1E: Dortmunder Export Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2nd Joe Kotvan Robo’s Helles 1D: Munich Helles
3rd Joe Kotvan Lumberwagon Lager 1B: Standard American Lager

Table 2: Pilsners (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Daniel Reinholdt Valyrian Pilsener 2B: Bohemian Pilsener
2nd Daniel Reinholdt AOK 2C: Classic American Pilsner
3rd Charles Fort Chuck’s Pilsner 2B: Bohemian Pilsener Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 3: Amber Lagers (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Adam Meyers Oktoberfest 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen Chop and Brew
2nd Bill Goetz Oktoberfest 3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Michael Ericksen Oooh! Oooh! Pick Me! 3A: Vienna Lager Ann Arbor Brewers Guild

Table 4: Dark Lagers and Bocks (22 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Nathan Levengood Das Dunkel Ya? 4B: Munich Dunkel Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
2nd Bill Goetz Billy Goetz Bock 5B: Traditional Bock Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Nathan Levengood
Co-Brewer: Mike Swartzwelder		 Velosa-Bock "Clever Girl" 5B: Traditional Bock Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 5: Light Hybrids (26 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Bill Goetz Heather’s Kolsch 6C: Kolsch Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd Matthew Lakota Cream Ale 6A: Cream Ale
3rd Tim Thomssen West Coast Wheat 6D: American Wheat or Rye Beer Lincoln Lagers!

Table 6: Amber Hybrids (7 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st William Dyer 2112 7B: California Common Beer
2nd Scot Schaar Schwarzen Adler Alt 7C: Dusseldorf Altbier River's Edge Fermentation Society
3rd Tim Thomssen Parallel Universe 7A: Northern German Altbier Lincoln Lagers!

Table 7: English Pale Ales (13 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Pointon Little Britain 8A: Standard/Ordinary Bitter Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd Kevin Fitchuk
Co-Brewer: 		ESB 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale)
3rd Jay Kash ESB 8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 8: Scottish and Irish Ales (17 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Tim Thomssen Geico Pig Wee Wee Wee Heavy 9E: Strong Scotch Ale Lincoln Lagers!
2nd Zbig Banach
Co-Brewer: Sylvia Banach		 Miller Clan 80 9C: Scottish Export 80/- Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Bob Alvord Bob’s Your Uncle 9E: Strong Scotch Ale UKG

Table 9: American Ales (35 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jared Gilbert Full Of Welcome 10C: American Brown Ale
2nd Kevin Bridleman
Co-Brewer: Jeff Bridleman 		77 Pale 10A: American Pale Ale
3rd Jay Kash American Pale Ale 10A: American Pale Ale Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 10: English Brown Ales (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Nathan Compton Mildly Offensive 11A: Mild Foam Blowers of Indiana
2nd Scott Pointon Pointon’s Proper 11A: Mild Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Michael Ericksen Mild Reaction 11A: Mild Ann Arbor Brewers Guild

Table 11: Porters (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jason Janes Midnight Madagascar Mocha 12B: Robust Porter Joliet Brewers Guild
2nd Nathan Compton Porterchic 12A: Brown Porter Foam Blowers of Indiana
3rd Cire Lazaroski Maksims Poo Brown 12A: Brown Porter Northwest Indiana Brewers Society

Table 12: Small Stouts (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brian Wojciechowski Chocolate Chip Oatmeal 13C: Oatmeal Stout
2nd Kevin Wojdak Kilted Hop Black As Death, Sweet As Love 13B: Sweet Stout Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)
3rd Robert Rae
Co-Brewer: Robert D. Rae		 Dark Side Stout 13A: Dry Stout Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 13: Big Stouts (27 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brian Pramov Sex Panther 13F: Imperial Stout Rock Hoppers
2nd Jim Jadwisiak
Co-Brewer: Cara Baker, Mike Jadwisiak		 Take The Reigns 13E: American Stout Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd James Todd Night Prowler 13F: Imperial Stout Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 14: IPAs and IIPAs (30 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st William Dyer Half Hearted Ale 14B: American IPA
2nd Terry Frey IIPA 14C: Imperial IPA Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Marc Peterson Hoppy New Beer 14B: American IPA

Table 15: German Wheat (9 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Jay Kash Weizenbock 15C: Weizenbock Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd Chris Pombert El Hefe 15A: Weizen/Weissbier Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd Scott Pointon Wodney’s Weizenbock 15C: Weizenbock Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 16: Belgian and French Ale (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Pointon Sunday Saison 16C: Saison Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd Michael Strle
Co-Brewer: Eric Wills		 Belgian Pale Ale 16B: Belgian Pale Ale Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd Nathan Compton The French Connexxxion 16D: Biere de Garde Foam Blowers of Indiana

Table 17: Belgian Specialty Ale (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brian Pramov
Co-Brewer: Bryan Keas		 Nuit Cavalier 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale Rock Hoppers
2nd Terry Frey Bret Only Belgian Blond 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Mark Westmeyer Thorn Kriek 16E: Belgian Specialty Ale Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 18: Sour Ales (15 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Robert Lange No-Boil Berliner Weisse 17A: Berliner Weisse
2nd Terry Frey Flanders Red 17B: Flanders Red Ale Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Nick Olson Lactobacsilliness 17A: Berliner Weisse PALE

Table 19: Pale Strong Belgians (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Joe Kotvan Tripel Lindy 18C: Belgian Tripel
2nd Mike Seaman ManBearPig (Half Man, Half Bear, Half Pig) 18A: Belgian Blond Ale UKG
3rd Brian Phad Sister Golden Hair 18A: Belgian Blond Ale PALE

Table 20: Strong Dark Belgians (11 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Pointon Swan Song 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd Ken Todd Double-Down Dubbel 18B: Belgian Dubbel Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd Tarsicio Duran BDS Duran 18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale Chicago Home Brewers Group

Table 21: Strong Ales (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Brian Kane
Co-Brewer: Seth McCallister		 Raising Kane ’Merica Barley Wine 19C: American Barleywine The Brewing Network
2nd Scott Pointon Olde Fat Guy 19A: Old Ale Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Zbig Banach
Co-Brewer: Sylvia Banach		 Jackson’s Barleywine 19B: English Barleywine Brewers Of South Suburbia

Table 22: Fruit Beers (12 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Michael Bardusk Blue Berry Porter 20A: Fruit Beer Brewers Of South Suburbia
2nd Nathan Compton Poppi Rocketts’ Raspberry Brown 20A: Fruit Beer Foam Blowers of Indiana
3rd Patrick Hutton Im Going Cocco For Chocolate Coconut Milk Stout 20A: Fruit Beer MHTG

Table 23: Spice, Herb, & Vegetable Beers (24 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Christopher Peters
Co-Brewer: Scott Peters		 Ten Penny Coffee Porter 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild
2nd Tom Sadowski Eggnog Stout 21B: Christmas/Winter Specialty Spiced Beer Brewers of South Surburbia
3rd Brian Pramov
Co-Brewer: Jessica Leberer		 Cinner 21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Rock Hoppers

Table 24: Smoked Beers (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st WADE SCHNECK SNAIL SMOKE 22A: Classic Rauchbier SILVERADO
2nd Sean Curry Up In Smoke 22A: Classic Rauchbier Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd Sean Curry Clootie 22B: Other Smoked Beer Evanston Homebrew Club

Table 25: Wood Aged Beers (19 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Tom Sadowski Elwood 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Brewers of South Surburbia
2nd Eric Metcalf Dark Woods 22C: Wood-Aged Beer Brixie's Brewers
3rd Walter Ornelas Chicanery 22C: Wood-Aged Beer PALE

Table 26: Specialty Beers (35 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Alan Deibel Xoco Loco 23A: Specialty Beer
2nd Joe Nielsen BIPA-Di-Boppa-Di-Boop 23A: Specialty Beer n/a
3rd Mark Hedrick
Co-Brewer: Craig Johnson, Bob Bridgeman, Casey Glisson		 Cabernet Barrel Aged Imperial Tart Cherry Wheat 23A: Specialty Beer The Brew Shed

Table 27: Meads (18 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club
1st Scot Schaar Misguided Angel 25C: Other Fruit Melomel River's Edge Fermentation Society
2nd Harry Bielawski Cherri Bombs 25C: Other Fruit Melomel Brewers Of South Suburbia
3rd Karen Schaar Beehive Blonde 26B: Braggot River's Edge Fermentation Society

Table 28: Ciders (10 entries)

Place Brewer(s) Entry Name Style Club/th>
1st Adam Bogac Red Bottom Shoes 27A: Common Cider BABBLE
2nd Frank Costanzo Birne Beer 27E: Traditional Perry Chicago Homebrewers Group
3rd Kevin Wojdak Kilted Hop Pure HANK 27A: Common Cider Urban Knaves of Grain (UKG)