31st Annual Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in the 31st Annual Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge.

There were 185 entries judged and 100 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	Honey do Saison	25B: Saison
2nd	Megan Sawa	Want It Painted Black	21B2: Black IPA	Brixie's Brewers
3rd	Cat Wizgird	Tiaras Over Tophats	13C: English Porter	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Turner	Fraunch Cidre 2021	C1C: French Cider	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)

Chicago Cup Winner (31 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)	2	7	3	0	23.12
2nd	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)	2	1	1	0	9.04
3rd	Urban Knaves of Grain	0	3	2	0	8.05
4th	Brixie's Brewers	2	1	0	0	8.03
5th	Joliet Brewers Guild	1	2	0	0	7.03
6th	Evanston Homebrew Club	2	0	0	0	6.02
	North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)	2	0	0	0	6.02
8th	Scott N Marks	1	1	0	0	5.02
9th	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters	1	0	1	0	4.02
	Cane Island Alers (CIA)	1	0	1	0	4.02
	Sun Prairie Worthogs	1	0	1	0	4.02
	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers	1	0	1	0	4.02
	Bacon Ave Brewing	1	0	1	0	4.02
	Motor City Mashers	0	2	0	0	4.02
15th	ZZHops Homebrewing Club	0	1	1	0	3.02
16th	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)	1	0	0	0	3.01
	St. Louis Brews	1	0	0	0	3.01
18th	Nordeast Brewers Alliance	0	0	2	0	2.02
19th	Bloatarian Brewing League	0	1	0	0	2.01
	Big Easy Homebrewers	0	1	0	0	2.01
	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club	0	1	0	0	2.01
22nd	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists	0	0	1	1	1.01
	Kansas City Bier Meisters	0	0	1	0	1.01
	Midnight Carboys	0	0	1	0	1.01
	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)	0	0	1	0	1.01

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Pale Lager (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Len’s	1A: American Light Lager	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
2nd	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joe Froehlich	Lukr Faucets For Christmas Please Jbg Smash Saaz Pilsner	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd	David Barrett	Blessings From Above	3B: Czech Premimum Pale Lager	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Wood	Fest For The Rest	4B: Festbier	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Daniel Kukuk	Home Port	4B: Festbier	Motor City Mashers
3rd	David Barrett	James Bagge	4A: Munich Helles	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joe Froehlich	Water Of Froehlich Jbg Smash Saaz Pilsner	5A: German Leichtbier	Joliet Brewers Guild
2nd	Raymond Nonnie	Austrian Alps	5D: German Pils	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Adam Joyce	Kolsch!	5B: K�lsch	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 4: Amber European Beer (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Märzenbier	6A: M�rzen	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	James Todd	Sgt. Schultz's Alt! Who Goes There?	7B: Altbier	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Gerad Miller	It Cost A Man's Life To Get This Out Of Germany	6A: M�rzen	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 5: Dark European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Otto	Salvationator	9A: Doppelbock	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Kevin Olson	Li'l Sebastian	8B: Schwarzbier	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Michael Rensing	Prague Bock	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 6: German Wheat (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rensing	All My Apes Gone	10C: Weizenbock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Metts Potter	Fall Weissbier	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Bloatarian Brewing League
3rd	Jeremy Anderson	Holy Maltrimony	10B: Dunkels Weissbier

Table 7: Strong British and American (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Joyce	Odin The Terrible	20C: Imperial Stout	Sun Prairie Worthogs
2nd	Joseph Froehlich Co-Brewer: Bill George	Jason’s Barleywine	17D: English Barley Wine	Joliet Brewers Guild
3rd	Mark Westmeyer	Hopgasam	22A: Double IPA	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 8: British Commonwealth Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Cantle	Wetherspoon's Pub Ale	11A: Ordinary Bitter	North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
2nd	David Barrett	South Side Irish	15A: Irish Red Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Caleb Meinke	Zealandia	LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner	Madison Homebrewers & Tasters

Table 9: Brown British Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Aaron Pigors	Sir Kay, Kingsbrother	13B: British Brown Ale	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Michael Morel	Cat Face Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	A Mild Surprise	13A: Dark Mild	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 10: American Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Pointon	Chicago Steamer	19B: California Common	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Brent Bronnenberg	Mr. Stone Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Zachary Fritts	The Art Of Self Defense	19A: American Amber Ale	Midnight Carboys

Table 11: Porters and Stouts (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Cat Wizgird	Tiaras Over Tophats	13C: English Porter	Association of Bloomington-Normal Brewers
2nd	Ed Bove	Zero Dimes	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Stanley Parker Co-Brewer: Bacon Ave Brewers	Cocoa Kahlua Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Bacon Ave Brewing

Table 12: American and Specialty IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Megan Sawa	Want It Painted Black	21B2: Black IPA	Brixie's Brewers
2nd	Daniel Kukuk	Galactic Pleasure Craft	21B: Specialty IPA	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Doug Bulthuis	Rye Don’t You Stop Talking For A Minute	21B5: Rye IPA	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)

Table 13: Sour and Wild Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stephen Schmitt	Second Lambic	23D: Lambic	Evanston Homebrew Club
2nd	Damon Turner Co-Brewer: Steve Sekol	Irish You Were My Friend	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
3rd	Michael Jacobs	Not Schlitz	28A: Brett Beer	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 14: Belgian and Trappist (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Williams Co-Brewer: Alex Williams	Honey do Saison	25B: Saison
2nd	Mike Kimble	Midnight Driver Of A Love MacHine	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Andrew Lockwood	Michael Dubblé	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 15: Fruit Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward O'Neill	Man Go Peachy Wheatie	29A: Fruit Beer	St. Louis Brews
2nd	Kevin Pyle	Moonset	29A: Fruit Beer	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Kevin Olson	Spring Break! Strawberry Daiquiri!	29A: Fruit Beer	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 16: Spiced Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Stanley Parker Co-Brewer: Bacon Ave Brewers	Three Amigos Green Chile Pale Ale	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bacon Ave Brewing
2nd	David Ash	Cuke IPA	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Dan Acheson	Righthand Milk Stout - Chocolate Chai Edition	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
HM	Gerad Miller	That's Right, I Am the Pumpkin King	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 17: Specialty and Wood Aged Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Cantle	Bourbon Moose -Bba Brown Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
2nd	Timothy Marks	Bears On Unicycles	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Scott N Marks

Table 18: Historical, Alternative, and Experimental (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Marks	Beer 4 Living the High Life	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Scott N Marks
2nd	Alex Williams Co-Brewer: Patrick Williams	Inky	34C: Experimental Beer	Big Easy Homebrewers
3rd	Mark Niemczewski	Cold Hearted Snake	34B: Mixed-Style Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 19: Cider (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	George Turner	Fraunch Cidre 2021	C1C: French Cider	Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
2nd	Dan Acheson	Daadee Ma's Apple Chai	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Andrew Lockwood	You Know It's Getting Cold Outside When You Go Outside And It's Cold.	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Nordeast Brewers Alliance

Table 20: Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Vigne	Morning Grind	M4C: Experimental Mead
2nd	Ed Bove	War Raider	M4C: Experimental Mead	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Ryan Vigne	Elderberry	M2C: Berry Mead