WNY Homebrew Competition: Amber Waves of Grain
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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Table 6: ENGLISH, SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Table 14: AMERICAN STRONG ALE (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Table 19: SOUR BEER (10 entries)
Table 20: FRUIT & SPICE BEER (14 entries)
Table 21: WOOD AGED BEER (8 entries)
Table 22: SPECIALTY WOOD AGED BEER (13 entries)
Table 23: SMOKED & SPECIALTY BEER (9 entries)
Table 24: CIDER (11 entries)
Table 25: TRADITIONAL MEAD (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
Table 28: SPECIALTY MEAD (7 entries)
Past Winners
Judging Sessions
Session 1 @ LillyBelle (Meads and Ciders Only)
03/04/2025 6:00 PM, EST.
Session 2 @ Niagara Tradition
03/05/2025 5:30 PM, EST.
Session 3 @ St. James Lutheran Church
03/07/2025 1:00 PM, EST.
Session 4 @ St. James Lutheran Church
03/07/2025 5:00 PM, EST.
Session 5 @ St. James Lutheran Church
03/08/2025 9:00 AM, EST.
Session 6 @ St. James Lutheran Church
03/08/2025 1:00 PM, EST.
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/01/2025 2:00 AM, EST through 03/04/2025 6:00 PM, EST.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/01/2025 2:00 AM, EST through 03/05/2025 3:00 PM, EST.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry registrations accepted 01/01/2025 2:00 AM, EST through 03/04/2025 6:00 PM, EST.
Entry Drop-Off Closed
Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/01/2025 11:00 AM, EST — 02/15/2025 2:00 PM, EST.
Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.
Entry Shipping Closed
Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 01/01/2025 11:00 AM, EST — 02/15/2025 2:00 PM, EST.