Thanks to all who participated in the WNY Homebrew Competition: Amber Waves of Grain.
There were 279 entries judged and 96 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Brian Milleville | 70 Schilling (With It) | 14B: Scottish Heavy | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Sam Tischler | Cherry On Cherry | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
3rd | John Crossett | Uncle Johnnies Big Wee Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Kyle Ducharme | Red Crème Soda | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Kyle Ducharme | Walmart Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Green Mountain Mashers |
3rd | Timothy Collins | Spartathlon Goes West | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Brewbonic Plague |
Winning Entries
Table 1: MALTY LIGHT LAGER (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Brian Milleville | Cream Sauce | 1C: Cream Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | John Harlan MHP | Project Car | 1A: American Light Lager | |
3rd | Brian Milleville | Old A Helles | 4A: Munich Helles | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 2: BITTER LIGHT LAGER (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Paul Weisenburger | Newt | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Old A Pils | 5D: German Pils | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Gabe Tanyi | 9° | 5A: German Leichtbier | |
Table 3: AMBER LAGER (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Rick Felser Co-Brewer: Bill Serowski | A Joint Disaster | 6A: Märzen | |
2nd | Mark Zambron | Czechs And Balances | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Timothy Collins | Alt | 7B: Altbier | Brewbonic Plague |
Table 4: DARK LAGER (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Mark Scibilia | Baltic Rim | 9C: Baltic Porter | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Das Haus Dunkel | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Mark Zambron | Czechmark | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 5: DOPPELBOCK (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Brian Milleville | 2024 Milly Doppelbock | 9A: Doppelbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | 2023 Milly Doppelbock | 9A: Doppelbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Brian Milleville | #11 Doppelbock | 9A: Doppelbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
HM | Mark Zambron | Hordeolum | 9A: Doppelbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 6: ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Brian Milleville | 70 Schilling (With It) | 14B: Scottish Heavy | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Rick Felser | Sir William Wallace | 14C: Scottish Export | |
3rd | James Krell | McJimmy's | 15A: Irish Red Ale | |
HM | John Crossett Co-Brewer: Brian Milleville Dan Muffoletto | The Frozen Briar Brother | 14A: Scottish Light | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 7: DARK, BROWN AND BLACK ALE (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Paul Weisenburger | Morpheus | 20A: American Porter | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Ken DeMarree Co-Brewer: John Crossett | Co-Brewer | 20A: American Porter | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Brian Milleville | Go Nuts ESB | 13B: British Brown Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 8: STOUTS (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Thomas Crabtree MHP Co-Brewer: Eric Berger | Tom & Eric's Irish Stout, Great Job! | 15B: Irish Stout | Homebrewers Of Otsego County Proper Society (HOPS) |
2nd | John Crossett Co-Brewer: Ken DeMarre | Is This A Stout Or Porter | 15C: Irish Extra Stout | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Rick Felser | Batch #75 | 16C: Tropical Stout | |
Table 9: AMERICAN STOUTS (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Andrew Urban | Its A Rye Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Sultans Of Swig |
2nd | Brian Milleville Co-Brewer: John Crossett And Dan Muffoletto | Double Tun Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Brian Milleville | 2023 Milly Imperial Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 10: BRITISH STRONG ALE (Red Mrozek Award) (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | John Crossett | Uncle Johnnies Big Wee Wee Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Daniel Muffoletto | Barleywinefest 2024 | 17D: English Barley Wine | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Paul Callahan | Barleywine | 17D: English Barley Wine | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 11: AMERICAN ALE (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Brian Milleville | Tip The Hat Brown Ale | 19C: American Brown Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Farm Party Blond Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Andrew Urban | Not So Honey Brown | 19C: American Brown Ale | Sultans Of Swig |
Table 12: AMERICAN IPA (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Brian Milleville | Smoke Show IPA | 21A: American IPA | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Thomas Sirgey | Reginald Dinsdale | 21A: American IPA | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Gabe Tanyi | 37 IPA | 21A: American IPA | |
Table 13: SPECIALTY IPA (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Joseph Borzynski | His Dark Materials | 21B2: Black IPA | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | James Krell | Wish You Were Here | 21B4: Red IPA | |
3rd | Alex Avery MHP | HAAzy IPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Table 14: AMERICAN STRONG ALE (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Todd Snyder | 20 Percent Essential Business | 22B: American Strong Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Mark Scibilia | Pinnacle | 22C: American Barleywine | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Rick Felser | Another Attempt At A DIPA | 22A: Double IPA | |
HM | Andrew Urban | The Bigger Money | 22C: American Barleywine | Sultans Of Swig |
Table 15: BELGIAN & FRENCH ALE (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Mark McQuade Co-Brewer: Tamara McQuade | Golden Slumbers | 25A: Belgian Blond Ale | |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Golden Road | 24B: Belgian Pale Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Daniel Muffoletto | La Chasse-Galerie (The Flying Canoe) | 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 16: LIGHT MONASTIC ALE (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Daniel Muffoletto | I Loves Fishin' In Kaybec | 26A: Belgian Single | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Dapper Trappy | 26A: Belgian Single | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Sam Tischler MHP Co-Brewer: Bob Charboneau | Belgian Butt Stuff | 26C: Belgian Tripel | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Table 17: DARK MONASTIC ALE (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | John Crossett Co-Brewer: Brian Milleville | I Think This Is Dubble | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Brian Milleville Co-Brewer: John Crossett | It Was A Good Day | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Mark Scibilia | King Lear | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
HM | Daniel Muffoletto | Ieperboog Quadricycle | 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 18: WHEAT BEER (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Mike Kennedy Co-Brewer: Kerry Kennedy | Symphony Of Destruction | 22D: Wheatwine | |
2nd | Daniel Cassetta | Wind Chill Wheat | 10C: Weizenbock | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | John Crossett Co-Brewer: Mark Zambron | Eat Your Wheaties | 22D: Wheatwine | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 19: SOUR BEER (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Sam Tischler MHP | Cherry On Cherry | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
2nd | Bob Charboneau MHP | Gin Is Wild | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
3rd | Sam Tischler MHP | Cherry On Berry | 28C: Wild Specialty Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Table 20: FRUIT & SPICE BEER (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Keith Curtachio | Elf Fell Off The Shelf | 29B: Fruit and Spice Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | Thomas Sirgey | Repeat | 30C: Winter Seasonal Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Brian Milleville | Kelly's Mango Sour | 29A: Fruit Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 21: WOOD AGED BEER (8 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Robert Visca MHP | Donde Esta Santa Claus? | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Woody Uruk Tea | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Andrew Urban | Wood Something Something Rye Stout | 33A: Wood-Aged Beer | Sultans Of Swig |
Table 22: SPECIALTY WOOD AGED BEER (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Daniel Muffoletto | Cane Canoe Golden Strong | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
2nd | John Crossett Co-Brewer: Mark Zambron | Some Wood In My Morning Wheeties | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Timothy Collins Co-Brewer: Matt & Joe Collins Who Procured The Barrel | Worlds Smallest Distillery Stout | 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Brewbonic Plague |
Table 23: SMOKED & SPECIALTY BEER (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Timothy Collins | Celebration Ale | 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer | Brewbonic Plague |
2nd | Keith Curtachio | Naughty List | 32B: Specialty Smoked Beer | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Mark Zambron | Smoke On The Water | 6B: Rauchbier | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
Table 24: CIDER (11 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kyle Ducharme | Concentrate On Hannaford | C2D: Ice Cider | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Brian Milleville | Bubba's Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Alex Avery MHP | Honeycrisp Cider | C1A: New World Cider | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
Table 25: TRADITIONAL MEAD (10 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Timothy Collins | Spartathlon Goes West | M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead | Brewbonic Plague |
2nd | Kyle Ducharme | Pele's Flower-Sweet | M1C: Sweet Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
3rd | Timothy Collins | Raspberry Mead Does Not Taste Like Raspberries | M1A: Dry Mead | Brewbonic Plague |
Table 26: FRUIT MEAD (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kyle Ducharme | Walmart Pyment | M2B: Pyment | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Kyle Ducharme | Sir-Ahhhh | M2B: Pyment | Green Mountain Mashers |
3rd | Alexandria Horn MHP | Blood Of The Apple Dragon II | M2A: Cyser | QUAFF |
Table 27: SPICE MEAD (6 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kyle Ducharme | Red Crème Soda | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Kyle Ducharme | A&W Mead | M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
3rd | Alexandria Horn MHP | Pina Colada II | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | QUAFF |
Table 28: SPECIALTY MEAD (7 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Kyle Ducharme | Tropical Thiols | M4C: Experimental Mead | Green Mountain Mashers |
2nd | Keith Curtachio | Four Bees And A Worm | M4C: Experimental Mead | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |
3rd | Timothy Collins | The Oak Is French Not The Honey | M4C: Experimental Mead | Brewbonic Plague |
HM | John Crossett | FU Collins | M4C: Experimental Mead | Niagara Association of Homebrewers |