Hops for Health: The Reboot of the 2020 Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup

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

There were 93 entries judged and 95 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best Of Show

Beer

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Ryan Walker Bonzo Goes To Bitburg German Pils North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
2nd Douglas Hills Most Expensive Beer I've Ever Brewed Hazy New England IPA Oak Park Homebrewers
3rd Tim Brown Hipster Season Belgian IPA Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

 

Winning Entries

Table 1: American Pale Ale (7 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Kyle Nordquist Son of Lupulome American Pale Ale C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2nd Jim Silverstein Brew In Place Ale American Pale Ale Club Wort

Table 2: American Ales (4 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st James Todd Turncoat American Brown Ale Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd Scott Pointon Chicago Steamer California Common Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd John Golden Who's Your Favorite Brown Clown American Brown Ale Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)

Table 3: American IPAs (13 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Caleb Meinke Barrel Rider American IPA Madison Homebrewers and Tasters
2nd Eric Beaupre IPA American IPA Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd Mark Westmeyer Tr-Hop-Ical American IPA Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 4: Specialty IPAs (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Tim Brown Hipster Season Belgian IPA Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
2nd Josh Regenold Petit Feu Belgian IPA Madison Homebrewers and Tasters
3rd Dean Wiensch Cvk IV Aus Specialty IPA Manty Malters

Table 5: Colorful IPA (4 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Bianca Alley White IPA White IPA C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2nd Mike McNicholas Spring Ahead, Fall Black IPA Black IPA Chicago Home Brewers Group
3rd Ted O`neill Seeing Red Red IPA St. Louis Brews

Table 6: New England Pale Ales (10 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Douglas Hills Most Expensive Beer I've Ever Brewed Hazy New England IPA Oak Park Homebrewers
2nd Colby Reineke Dreaming - Australian Hazy IPA New England IPA Minnesota Home Brewers Association
3rd Jon Phillips Jon P's Hazy New England IPA C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 7: English Ales (4 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Edward Bove Wedding Day Wheelies English IPA Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd Terry Carden Terry's Brit Golden English Golden Ale Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)

Table 8: British Bitter (6 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Scott Pointon Little Britain Ordinary Bitter Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd Marc Riordan Apples and Pears Best Bitter
3rd Michael Morel Cat Face Ordinary Bitter Ordinary Bitter Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 9: World Pilsners (5 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Kevin Olson Nzpils New Zealand Pilsner ZZHops Homebrewing Club
2nd Jeremy Bersano Czech Pils Czech Premium Pale Lager Chicago Home Brewers Group
3rd Michael Morel Cat Face Pre-Prohibition Lager Pre-Prohibition Lager Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 10: German Pilsners (17 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Ryan Walker Bonzo Goes To Bitburg German Pils North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
2nd Eric Beaupre Pils German Pils Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd Jeff Landers Pandemic Pils-A.K.A-My Other Pils Scored An 11.5 German Pils Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 11: Strong American Ales (7 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Mark Westmeyer Simcoe Squared Double IPA Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd Doug Bulthuis Don't Make Me Pull This Car Over Double IPA Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)
3rd Jim Vondracek Big Foot American Barleywine Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 12: Specialty Hoppy Beers (8 entries)

Place Brewer Entry Name Style Club
1st Steve Thanos Obediah's Tip Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
2nd Jeff Landers Pandemic Pils, The Smoky Cure Classic Style Smoked Beer Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd David Barrett Blue Era Fruit Beer Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)