Thanks To All Who Participated in the Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge
There were 538 entries judged and 244 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
 1st |
Scott Pointon |
Polish Smoke |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
 2nd |
Eric Davidson |
Printemps |
16C: Saison |
CHBG |
 3rd |
Tim Thomssen |
Frat House Framboise |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Lincoln Lagers! |
Best of Show – Cider
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Raspberry Buzz |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 3rd |
Tom Sadowski |
Simple Cider |
27A: Common Cider |
Brewers of South Surburbia |
Best of Show – Mead
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 2nd |
Scot Schaar |
Guilty By Association |
26C: Open Category Mead |
River's Edge Fermentation Society |
Winning Entries
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Hayseed Helles |
1D: Munich Helles |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 2nd |
Dan Reinholdt |
AOK |
2C: Classic American Pilsner |
Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside! HOPS! |
| 3rd |
Jerry Sadowski
Co-Brewer: Tom Sadowski |
Helles 2014 |
1D: Munich Helles |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Eichhorn |
March Beer |
3A: Vienna Lager |
HOPS!-Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside |
| 2nd |
Charles Fort |
Chuck’s Oktoberfest |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd |
Matt Stever |
Geburtstag |
3B: Oktoberfest/Marzen |
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Charles Fort |
Chuck’s Munich Dunkel |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Jay Waldner
Co-Brewer: Shanon Waldner |
Interuption Munich Dunkel |
4B: Munich Dunkel |
Ale Riders |
| 3rd |
Joe Nielsen |
Black Sheep |
4C: Schwarzbier |
Grain Bang |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joel Rakoski
Co-Brewer: Don Zelenak |
It’s Kellsch, Not Coalsch |
6C: Kolsch |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Michael Morel |
Cat Face Cream Ale |
6A: Cream Ale |
Brewers of South Suburbia |
| 3rd |
Joshua Boldt |
Pin Up Blonde |
6B: Blonde Ale |
Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
James Todd |
Sargent Schultz’s Alt! Who Goes There? |
7A: Northern German Altbier |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 2nd |
Ben Schreiner |
Old Chief |
7C: Dusseldorf Altbier |
Bull Falls Homebrew Club |
| 3rd |
Ray Wilda
Co-Brewer: Chris Vitas |
Cali Common |
7B: California Common Beer |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joshua Boldt |
Bob’s Your Uncle |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 2nd |
Brian Eichhorn |
Little Tricker |
8C: Extra Special/Strong Bitter (English Pale Ale) |
HOPS!-Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside |
| 3rd |
Charles Fort |
Chuck’s Special Bitter |
8B: Special/Best/Premium Bitter |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Christopher Schaeffer |
60 Shilling |
9A: Scottish Light 60/- |
|
| 2nd |
Matthew Streibich |
Red Lass |
9D: Irish Red Ale |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Kevin Paul |
Scotch Lager |
9E: Strong Scotch Ale |
C.R.A.F.T |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Phad |
Glory Days |
10A: American Pale Ale |
PALE |
| 2nd |
Joe Conti |
Joe Conti’s American Pale Ale |
10A: American Pale Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Zachary Fritts |
Janet’s Brown |
10C: American Brown Ale |
Midnight Carboys |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Joshua Boldt |
Doc Brown |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Jefferson County Home Brewers |
| 2nd |
Michael Morel |
Cat Face English Mild |
11A: Mild |
Brewers of South Suburbia |
| 3rd |
Mark Schiess |
GoNut |
11C: Northern English Brown Ale |
Foam Blowers of Indiana |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Nathan Compton |
Porterchic |
12A: Brown Porter |
Foam Blowers of Indiana |
| 2nd |
Matt Cunningham |
Hung Like An Oak Porter |
12B: Robust Porter |
|
| 3rd |
Christopher Schaeffer |
Baltic Porter |
12C: Baltic Porter |
|
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Kyle Vester |
Oblivion |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 2nd |
Amos Browne
Co-Brewer: Jessica Tizzard |
Dry Stout |
13A: Dry Stout |
CHBG |
| 3rd |
Joe Formanek |
Three Tsarina’s Imperial Stout |
13F: Imperial Stout |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jeremy French |
Our Bruin |
17C: Flanders Brown Ale/Oud Bruin |
Ann Arbor Brewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Ray Wilda
Co-Brewer: Chris Vitas |
Pucker Up |
17D: Straight (Unblended) Lambic |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Michael Thorpe |
Ruby |
17B: Flanders Red Ale |
|
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Crusty Old Hayseed |
19A: Old Ale |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 2nd |
Jennifer Blair |
Holler Bomber |
19C: American Barleywine |
Brixie's Brewers |
| 3rd |
Scott Pointon |
Olde Fat Guy |
19A: Old Ale |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Andrew Day |
Day-In IPA |
14B: American IPA |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Ricky Galvan |
Knockout IPA |
14B: American IPA |
|
| 3rd |
Mark Westmeyer |
Pliny’s One! |
14C: Imperial IPA |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Charles Fort |
Chuck’s Dunkelweizen |
15B: Dunkelweizen |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 2nd |
Black Wednesday Brewing |
Stairway To Heffen |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Erik Dorfner
Co-Brewer: Kimberly Dorfner |
Summer In Stallis |
15A: Weizen/Weissbier |
WeStallions |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Andrew Foote
Co-Brewer: Andrew Stienbach, Patrick Millian |
NitWit2 |
16A: Witbier |
Basement Brew Crew |
| 2nd |
Andrew Day |
Hussy Pale Ale |
16B: Belgian Pale Ale |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| 3rd |
Matthew Lakota |
Monk’s Delight |
16B: Belgian Pale Ale |
|
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Eric Davidson |
Printemps |
16C: Saison |
CHBG |
| 2nd |
Nathan Compton |
The French Connexxxion |
16D: Biere de Garde |
Foam Blowers of Indiana |
| 3rd |
Nathan Loring |
Debuut Saison |
16C: Saison |
Logan Brewlevard Society |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Tim Thomssen |
Frat House Framboise |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
Lincoln Lagers! |
| 2nd |
Michael Thorpe |
Science & Art #7 |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
|
| 3rd |
Robert Lange |
NZ Saison |
16E: Belgian Specialty Ale |
|
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Black Wednesday Brewing |
Tripel Trouble |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 2nd |
Metal Monkey Brewing
Co-Brewer: Dan Camp, Jason Janes, Brett Smith |
Monkey Fuel |
18C: Belgian Tripel |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| 3rd |
Eric Armstrong |
BGS V08.14.2.570.BC |
18D: Belgian Golden Strong Ale |
South Omaha Brewers |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brad Pausha |
Dubbel Down |
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
Square Kegs |
| 2nd |
Ryan Mills |
Letter Of Transit |
18B: Belgian Dubbel |
Foam Blowers of Indiana |
| 3rd |
Nathan Compton |
Enjoy The Abyss |
18E: Belgian Dark Strong Ale |
Foam Blowers of Indiana |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Pointon |
Blueberry Harry |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 2nd |
Chad Simeur |
Scrappy - Apricot |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 3rd |
Black Wednesday Brewing |
Raspberry Beret |
20A: Fruit Beer |
Joliet Brewers Guild |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
MICHAEL BECKETT |
Droppin’ Logs |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
UKG |
| 2nd |
Chad Bevers |
Coffee Fauxbraxas |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
|
| 3rd |
Matt Stever |
Pepper In My Poprikash |
21A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer |
Beer Barons of Milwaukee |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Daniel Morales |
Mo Rauch |
22A: Classic Rauchbier |
|
| 2nd |
Jerry Sadowski
Co-Brewer: Tom Sadowski |
Putin’s Wood |
22C: Wood-Aged Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 3rd |
Harry Bielawski |
Harry Porter Smoked |
22B: Other Smoked Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scott Pointon |
Polish Smoke |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 2nd |
Kevin Pitz |
TGLA (Aka Paul) |
23A: Specialty Beer |
West Tennessee Homebrewers |
| 3rd |
Tom Truffer |
Vanishing Point |
23A: Specialty Beer |
Square Kegs |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Scot Schaar |
Guilty By Association |
26C: Open Category Mead |
River's Edge Fermentation Society |
| 2nd |
Karlene Oram
Co-Brewer: Dave |
OGM-B |
26C: Open Category Mead |
Brewers Of South Suburbia |
| 3rd |
Brian Eichhorn
Co-Brewer: Jennifer Mende |
Width Of A Circle |
24C: Sweet Mead |
HOPS!-Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Brian Eichhorn |
Double Indemnity: Iced Defenestrator 2.0 |
5D: Eisbock |
HOPS!-Homebrewers' Pride of the Southside |
| 2nd |
Kevin Paul |
Annihilator |
5C: Doppelbock |
C.R.A.F.T |
| 3rd |
Charles Fort |
Chuck’s Maibock |
5A: Maibock/Helles Bock |
Urban Knaves of Grain |
| Place |
Brewer(s) |
Entry Name |
Style |
Club |
| 1st |
Jane Eves |
Sweet Jane’s Raspberry Cider |
28B: Fruit Cider |
|
| 2nd |
Tom Sadowski |
Simple Cider |
27A: Common Cider |
Brewers of South Surburbia |
| 3rd |
Tim Thomssen |
Raspberry Buzz |
28B: Fruit Cider |
Lincoln Lagers! |