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

Table 1: Light Lagers and Pilsners (20 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

Table 2: Euro Amber Lager (10 entries)

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

Table 3: Euro Dark Lager (10 entries)

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

Table 4: Light Hybrid (16 entries)

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

Table 5: Amber Hybrid (16 entries)

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

Table 6: English Pale (17 entries)

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

Table 7: Scottish and Irish (33 entries)

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

Table 8: American Ale (35 entries)

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

Table 9: English Brown (15 entries)

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

Table 10: Porter (21 entries)

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

Table 11: Stout (41 entries)

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

Table 12: Sours (18 entries)

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

Table 13: Strong Ale (14 entries)

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

Table 14: IPA (44 entries)

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

Table 15: German Wheat / Rye (14 entries)

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

Table 16: Belgian and French Other (8 entries)

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

Table 17: Saison and Biere de Garde (17 entries)

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

Table 18: Belgian Specialty (17 entries)

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

Table 19: Pale Strong Belgians (15 entries)

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

Table 20: Dark Strong Belgians (14 entries)

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

Table 21: Fruit Beer (15 entries)

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

Table 22: Spice / Herb / Vegetable (26 entries)

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

Table 23: Smoked and Wood-Aged (25 entries)

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

Table 24: Specialty Beers (24 entries)

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

Table 25: Meads (17 entries)

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

Table 26: Bocks (13 entries)

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

Table 27: Ciders (23 entries)

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!