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2024 Winners

2024 Final Round Winners – San Diego, CA

Major Awards

Samuel Adams Ninkasi Award

Jarrett Long with John Bates

Arlington, TX
Urban Knaves of Grain

Gambrinus Club Award

Rock Hoppers Brew Club

Castle Rock, CO

Homebrew Club of the Year Award

QUAFF

San Diego, CA

Homebrewer of the Year Award

Randy Daniels with KC McKinney

Des Moines, IA
Iowa Brewers Union

Meadmaker of the Year Award

Michael Wilcox

Wichita, KS
Kansas City Bier Meisters

Cidermaker of the Year Award

Michael Wilcox

Wichita, KS
Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 1: Pale American Beer – 95 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 1A Duke Austerberry of Ferndale, MI
2 1B Simon Clark of Kansas City, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters
3 1B Metts Potter of Morrow, OH Bloatarian Brewing League

Category 2: Pale European Beer – 153 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 5B Tim Wang of Carlsbad, CA QUAFF
2 2A Cheyne Harvey of Gilbert, AZ Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3 5A Dustin Striplin of Tacoma, WA Browns Point Homebrew Club

Category 3: Pilsner – 194 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 5X Zachary Kosslow of Pittsburgh, PA Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers (TRASH)
2 3B Jordan Reed of Martinez, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3 3B Alex Moss of Charlotte, NC Ultra Rare Brewers

Category 4: Pale Malty European Beer – 116 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 4A Eric Thomas of Chicago, IL
2 4B Ricardo Fritzsche of Austin, TX Austin Zealots
3 4C John Bell of Poway, Ca Quaff

Category 5: Amber European Beer – 144 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 3C David James of Eugene, OR Cascade Brewers Society
2 7A Kris Haskins of Seattle, WA Cascade Brewers Guild
3 2B Jim Skinner of Fort Collins, CO

Category 6: Dark European Lager – 132 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 3D Ray & Vicki Garcia of Everett, WA Greater Everett Brewers League
2 3D Jason Dunn of Corona, CA Inland Empire Brewers
3 3D Jon Serluco of Philadelphia, PA Brewminaries

Category 7: American Wheat & Blonde – 64 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 18A Zachary Miller of Overland Park, KS N/A
2 1D Ian Heger of Dallas, TX North Texas Homebrewers Association
3 18A Sean Spaulding of Crestwood, KY Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)

Category 8: German Wheat & Rye Beer – 80 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 27A9 Dave Robinson of Spokane, WA
2 10C Doug Walker of Redlands, CA Inland Empire Brewers
3 10C Mike & Stephanie Butler of Olathe, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 9: Pale British Ale – 93 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 11A Benjamin Amidon of Arlington, MA
2 11C Keith Stelzer of The Dalles, OR
3 11B Darren Howard of Sarasota, FL Homebrew Association of Manatee & Sarasota (HAMS)

Category 10: Scottish & Irish Ale – 88 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 14B Mark Drilling of O’Fallon, MO St Charles County Society of Brewers
2 14C Phil Clarke Jr. of Bronx, NY New York City Homebrewers Guild
3 14C Tyler Miller of Mesa, AZ Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Category 11: American Pale Ale – 75 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 18B Jeffrey Orr of Vancouver, WA Oregon Brew Crew
2 18B Metts Potter of Morrow, OH Bloatarian Brewing League
3 18B Peter Hand of Issaquah, WA with Rob Muskthel, Byron Burres, Josh Ledford

Category 12: Amber & Brown American Ale – 112 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 27A2 John Jacovetty of Seneca, SC none
2 19A Timothy Van Mouwerik of Walla Walla, WA
3 27A2 Joe Skiles of Carol Stream, IL Urban Knaves of Grain

Category 13: Brown British Beer – 84 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 13B Jarrett Long of Arlington, TX with John Bates Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2 13C Rodney Beckhoff of Plain City, OH
3 13C Ron Barnes of Basehor, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 14: Irish & British Stout – 105 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 16C Matthew Mead of Grand Rapids, MI PrimeTime Brewers
2 16A Kevin Holt of San Diego, CA with Brandon Holt QUAFF
3 15B Mark Kunzelmann of St Louis, MO St. Louis Brews

Category 15: American Porter & Stout – 99 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 20A Mike Riddle of Napa, CA with Alex Riddle HOME
2 27A7 Jarrett Long of Arlington, TX with John Bates Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3 20A Jared Teaney of Shawnee, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 16: American IPA – 105 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 21A Steve Flanders of Brea, CA with Tom Tousignant
2 21A Mike & Stephanie Butler of Olathe, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters
3 21A Kris Haskins of Seattle, WA Cascade Brewers Guild

Category 17: Specialty IPA – 77 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 21B Christopher Burgess of Castle Rock, CO Rock Hoppers Brew Club
2 21B1 Ryan Kuhn of Aurora, IL with Jack Churchill None
3 21B Evan Brill of Louisville, KY Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)

Category 18: Hazy IPA – 136 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 21C Terence Gardner of Carmichael, CA GreenBelt Brewers Association
2 21C david bovitz of Lakewood, CO
3 21C Evan Brill of Louisville, KY Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)

Category 19: Strong American Ale – 87 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 22A Zachary Belles of Salt Lake City, UT Lauter Day Brewers
2 22C Jay Highfill of Overland Park, KS
3 22C Randy Sauter of Rapid City, SD Ale Riders Homebrew Club

Category 20: Strong European Lager – 70 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 9A Jay Highfill of Overland Park, KS with Ron Barnes
2 9B Phil Clarke Jr. of Bronx, NY New York City Homebrewers Guild
3 6C Michael Rensing of Cincinnati, OH Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists (CHAMPS)

Category 21: Strong British Ale – 87 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 17D Max Brown of Antioch, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
2 17A Jim Williamson of Rome, GA None
3 17C Scott Hutchison of Seabrook, TX Bay Area Mashtronauts

Category 22: Imperial Porter & Stout – 80 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 20C Joel McGormley of Zionsville, IN
2 9C philip lafleur of Loveland, CO Weizguys Homebrew Club
3 20C Aaron Reif of Pleasant Hill, IA Iowa Brewers Union

Category 23: Saison – 90 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 25B Randy Daniels of Des Moines, IA with KC McKinney Iowa Brewers Union
2 25B Tyler Miller of Mesa, AZ Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3 25B Edward Frank of West Allis, WI

Category 24: Belgian Ale – 97 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 25A Jeffery Lampman of Morro Bay, CA San Luis Obispo Brewers (SLOB)
2 24C Jeremy Hatfield of Deer Park, TX Bay Area Mashtronauts
3 24A Drew Scoggins of Seattle, WA with Wyatt Yougnquist Cascade Brewers Guild

Category 25: Strong Belgian Ale – 167 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 26D Dustin Striplin of Tacoma, WA Browns Point Homebrew Club
2 26C Duane Jenness of Worcester, MA WIZARDS
3 26B Thomas Atkinson of Poway, CA

Category 26: European Sour Ale – 62 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 23G Jonathan Hernandez of Watervill, ME
2 23B Craig Gardone of Louisville, KY Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)
3 23C DK Linn of Rogers, AR Fayetteville Lovers Of Pure Suds FLOPS

Category 27: Fruit Beer – 107 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 4X Jon Phillips of Chicago, IL C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2 29A Dan Acheson of Winfield, IL Urban Knaves of Grain
3 29C John Warner of San Francisco, CA San Francisco Homebrewer’s Guild

Category 28: Spice, Herb & Vegetable Beer – 84 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 30A Robert Abney of Massillon, OH
2 30A Brandon Christian of Chesapeake, VA with Carla Christian Seven Cities Brewers
3 30A Michelle Grover of Gardnerville, NV with Lonnie Grover 395 Homebrewers

Category 29: Specialty & Seasonal Spiced Beer – 47 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 30C Timothy Rozmus of San Diego, CA with Doug Brown and Matt Buggert QUAFF
2 30D Nick McPherson of Edmond, OK Red Earth Brewers
3 30B Casey Conry of Lanesborough, MA Berkshire Homebrew Association

Category 30: Smoke-Flavored Beer – 76 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 32A Christopher Owen of Louisville, KY Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society (LAGERS)
2 6B Chad Medford of Moore, OK Red Earth Brewers
3 27A3 Patrick Woodward of Columbus, OH SODZ

Category 31: Wood-Aged Beer – 82 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 33B Graciany Miranda of Clermont, FL Brewers Anonymous
2 33B Eric Martin of Lees Summit, MO Kansas City Bier Meisters
3 33B Daniel Colbourne of Highlands Ranch, CO The Colbourne Garage Project

Category 32: American Wild Ale – 67 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 28A Jeff Simonds of St Albans, VT Green Mountain Mashers
2 28B Sean Thomson of Denver, CO with Mark Pennick The Brew Crew
3 28C Cleberton Pereira of São Paulo, Brazil ACerVa Paulista

Category 33: Specialty Beer – 77 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 27A Bill Lynch of Waxhaw, NC Carolina Brewmasters
2 34C Kenneth Wigginton of Walnut Creek, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3 34C Fritz Schanz of Aubrey, TX Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Category 34: Dry Mead – 14 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M1A Bill Boyer of Kennesaw, GA North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2 M1A Benjamin Frymark of San Diego, CA QUAFF
3 M1A Eric Martin of Lees Summit, MO Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 35: Semi-Sweet Mead – 26 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M1B Terry Fast of Denver, CO Lakewood Fermentation Club
2 M1B Jarrett Long of Arlington, TX with John Bates Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3 M1B Eric Martin of Lees Summit, MO Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 36: Sweet Mead – 17 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M1C Garrett Freeman of Edmond, OK
2 M1C Amy Olsen of Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Mead Coalition
3 M1C Ryan Fowler of San Diego, CA QUAFF

Category 37: Cyser – 10 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M2A Michael Wilcox of Wichita, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters
2 M2A Cory Emal of Ann Arbor, MI Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
3 M2A Pavel Anisimov of Concord, CA Diablo Order Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 38: Pyment – 22 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M2B Dan Acheson of Winfield, IL Urban Knaves of Grain
2 M2B Pavel Anisimov of Concord, CA Diablo Order Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3 M2B Allen Martin of Gilbert, AZ Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Category 39: Melomel – 15 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M2E Kyle Ducharme of Saint Albans, VT Green Mountain Mashers
2 M2E Bill Boyer of Kennesaw, GA North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3 M2E Ryan Fowler of San Diego, CA QUAFF

Category 40: Berry Mead – 26 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M2C Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2 M2C Todd Donnelly of Chardon, OH Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3 M2C Ernest Hedberg of San Diego, CA QUAFF

Category 41: Fruit & Spice Mead – 23 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M3A Bill Boyer of Kennesaw, GA North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2 M3A Garrett Freeman of Edmond, OK
3 M3A Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN Saint Paul Homebrewers Club

Category 42: Stone Fruit Mead – 10 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M2D Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
2 M2D Matthew Mead of Grand Rapids, MI PrimeTime Brewers
3 M2D Jeff Case of San Diego, CA QUAFF

Category 43: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead – 21 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M3B LaVaughn Barker of Brookfield, WI
2 M3B Melissa Greenfield of Mira Mesa, CA QUAFF
3 M3B Richard Furlong of Gainesville, FL with Fernan Perez Hogtown Brewers

Category 44: Braggot – 13 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M4A Benjamin Frymark of San Diego, CA with Doug Brown & Jenny Chua-Tuan QUAFF
2 M4A Howard Eland of Burnet, TX
3 M4A Benjamin Frymark of San Diego, CA with Doug Brown & Jenny Chua-Tuan QUAFF

Category 45: Historical Mead – 14 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M4B Bill Boyer of Kennesaw, GA North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2 M4B Steve Fletty of Falcon Heights, MN Saint Paul Homebrewers Club
3 M4B Nelson Crowle of Brighton, CO Indian Peaks Alers

Category 46: Experimental Mead – 32 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 M4C Garrett Freeman of Edmond, OK
2 M4C Kevin Olson of Raymore, MO with Michael Wilcox, Shane Kammerer, Jason Elder, John Daly ZZ Hops
3 M4C Bill Carley of Oviedo, FL Brewers Anonymous

Category 47: New World Cider & Perry – 33 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 C1D Jeffrey Carlson of Grand Rapids, MI PrimeTime Brewers
2 C1A Dan Acheson of Winfield, IL Urban Knaves of Grain
3 C1D Michael Wilcox of Wichita, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters

Category 48: Standard Cider & Perry – 20 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 C1C Michael Wilcox of Wichita, KS Kansas City Bier Meisters
2 C1B Hirendu Vaishnav of Alamo, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3 C1B Rodney Kibzey of Portland, OR Oregon Brew Crew

Category 49: Specialty Cider & Perry – 27 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 C2D James Werner of New Berlin, WI Beer Barons of Milwaukee
2 C2F Hirendu Vaishnav of Alamo, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)
3 C2D Javier Alderete of Pleasant Hill, CA Diablo Order of Zymiracle Enthusiasts (DOZE)

Category 50: Fruit or Spice Cider – 38 Entries

Place BJCP Cat. Winner Club
1 C2B Jeffrey Carlson of Grand Rapids, MI PrimeTime Brewers
2 C2B William Lindel of Winston Salem, NC
3 C2E Joe Plunkett of Golden, CO
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