Son of Brewzilla

Thanks to all who participated in the Son of Brewzilla.

There were 360 entries judged and 159 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Home Port	4B: Festbier	LagerBoyz
2nd	Mike Ontolchik	Dr. Funkenstein	23C: Oud Bruin	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Drew Breeden	Pilsner - Small Batch #32	5D: German Pils	Brewly Homebrew Club

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Jadwisiak Co-Brewer: Cara Baker	Fish & Chips (2017)	C1B: English Cider	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Jadwisiak Co-Brewer: Cara Baker	Wanda (2017)	M2B: Pyment	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)

Cuyahoga Cup Standings

Club				BOS 2	BOS 3	Points
Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)	10	7	4	1	0	54
Brewly Homebrew Club	6	6	5	0	1	38
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)	3	4	6	0	0	23

Winning Entries

Table 1: American and International Pale Lager (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joseph Belevender	Lightly Slighted	1A: American Light Lager	LagerBoyz
2nd	Timothy Wicklund	It’s Just A Cream Ale	1B: American Lager	LagerBoyz
3rd	Lawrence Bolton	Mexican Lager	2A: International Pale Lager	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots
HM	Brian Smith	Yellow Jacket	1B: American Lager	River City Brewers, MN

Table 2: American Ale (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Wilhelm Co-Brewer: Gabriella Meany	Dusty’s Ale	1C: Cream Ale
2nd	Greg Irving	Cream Abdul-Jabbar	1C: Cream Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Doug Wiedemann	Wheatermann	1D: American Wheat Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club

Table 3: Czech Lagers and International Amber Lager (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Nautilus	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	LagerBoyz
2nd	Jon Dieter	Bo Knows Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Mike Yingling Co-Brewer: Mark Milliren	Jantarovy Lezak	3C: Czech Amber Lager	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 4: Pale Malty German Lager (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Home Port	4B: Festbier	LagerBoyz
2nd	Brian Bostaph	Herbstgeist	4B: Festbier	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
3rd	Andrew Mitchell	So Good You’ll Need A Cigarette After	4C: Helles Bock	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
HM	Carmelo Medina Garcia	Helles	4A: Munich Helles	TRASH

Table 5: Bitter German Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Drew Breeden	Pilsner - Small Batch #32	5D: German Pils	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Mike Ontolchik	Kancel Kulture	5B: Kolsch	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Danny Sack	Hand Of Glory	7B: Altbier	The Bru Club

Table 6: Amber European Lager (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Philip Beno	Cratefest	6A: Marzen	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Doug Wiedemann	Viedermann Vienna	7A: Vienna Lager	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Abel Pina	Oktoberfest 2023	6A: Marzen	SNAFU

Table 7: Dark German Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Wiedemann	D-Weed Schwarz	8B: Schwarzbier	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Danny Sack	Blizzard	8B: Schwarzbier	The Bru Club
3rd	Carmelo Medina Garcia	Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	TRASH

Table 8: Strong European Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Mitchell Co-Brewer: Mike Ontolchik	CollaBRRRator	9B: Eisbock	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	John Wicks	Winter Freeze	9B: Eisbock	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
3rd	Mark Kanczuzewski	Doppelbock	9A: Doppelbock	Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club

Table 9: Weissbier (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randall " Scott" Gordon	Dunkey Kong	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
2nd	Ron Barnes	WeissGuy	10A: Weissbier	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Lawrence Bolton	Weissbier	10A: Weissbier	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots

Table 10: Pale English Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jay O’Neill Co-Brewer: Eli Urban	Winnifred Banks	12A: English Golden Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Bill Soinski	Blad The ImPAler	12C: English IPA	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Buccaneer	11A: Ordinary Bitter	LagerBoyz

Table 11: Dark English Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carmelo Medina Garcia	Porter	13C: English Porter	TRASH
2nd	Zak Slagle	The World Needs More Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Firelands Homebrew Club
3rd	Matthew Papotta	Garrison Pub’s Mild Ale	13A: Dark Mild	None

Table 12: Scottish, Irish and English Strong Ales (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	SHANE Meyers	Essential Cast	17B: Old Ale	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
2nd	Jay O’Neill Co-Brewer: Eli Urban	Shirley Feeney	15A: Irish Red Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Todd Donnelly	Irish You Were Beer	15A: Irish Red Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
HM	Steve Amey	Cerberus	17D: English Barleywine	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 13: Irish and English Stouts (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Andrew Mitchell	Barn Owl	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Lawrence Bolton	Sweet Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Boneyard Union of Zymurgical Zealots
3rd	Mark Kanczuzewski	Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club
HM	Bill Soinski	Slip And Sach Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 14: American Pale Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Jadwisiak	I’m Taking A Ride With My Best Friend.	18B: American Pale Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Tom Zacher	Sneak Attack!	18B: American Pale Ale	TRASH
3rd	Larry Reuter Co-Brewer: Donna Reuter	Fall Dreamer	18B: American Pale Ale	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 15: American Amber and Brown Ale (23 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew White	Uncommon Common #meanbrews	43A: 27A: Kentucky Common	Seven City Brewers
2nd	GOOSE STEINGASS	How Now Brown Brau	19C: American Brown Ale	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
3rd	Larry Reuter Co-Brewer: Donna Reuter	Sunset Daydreamer	19A: American Amber Ale	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
HM	Tyler Conn	Cleveland Commando	19B: California Common	Brewly Homebrew Club

Table 16: American Porter and Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Yount Co-Brewer: Adam Harrod	Two Fools Brewing A Porter	20A: American Porter	Glass City Mashers
2nd	Todd Donnelly	SNOBs Extra Special Stout	20C: Imperial Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Ben Smith	Under The Gun	20A: American Porter	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 17: American IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zoran Ladan	Eureka! IPA	21A: American IPA
2nd	Tracy Pratt	KVexperimental KVIPA No. 49	21A: American IPA	Battleground Brewers Guild
3rd	Ron Leibach	36th Chamber IPA	21A: American IPA	Brewly Homebrew Club

Table 18: Hazy and Specialty IPA (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	GERAD MILLER	Stupid Juicy Hazy Name	42A: 21B: Specialty IPA - New England IPA	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
2nd	Doug Wiedemann	Dark Sided	21B: Specialty IPA	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Randall " Scott" Gordon	Hazy Rascal	42A: 21B: Specialty IPA - New England IPA	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
HM	Mike Perman	Odyssey Hazy	21B: Specialty IPA	Mansfield Homebrew Club

Table 19: Strong American Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Larry Reuter Co-Brewer: Donna Reuter	Big Blimp !!	22C: American Barleywine	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
2nd	Dan Chisholm	Bomber ’22	22C: American Barleywine	Glass City Mashers
3rd	Michael Beck	Caligula’s Arrogance	22B: American Strong Ale	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 20: European Sour Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Ontolchik	Dr. Funkenstein	23C: Oud Bruin	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Mike Ontolchik	The Lambic Lies Down On Cherries	23F: Fruit Lambic	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Mark Kanczuzewski	Berliner Weisse	23A: Berliner Weisse	Royal Oak Area Homebrew Club
HM	Zak Slagle	Gose Gator	36A: 27A: Historical: Gose	Firelands Homebrew Club

Table 21: Belgian Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Romanko	Saison	25B: Saison	WAZE
2nd	Ryan Vigne	Bub Bubs Blond	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
3rd	Tracy Pratt	Blondes Have More Fun	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Battleground Brewers Guild

Table 22: Trappist Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Laura Higle	Laura’s Trappist	26A: Trappist Single	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Doug Wiedemann	Gussy Up My Toboggan	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Timothy Wicklund Co-Brewer: Greg Winters, Mark Ohrstrom	Darker, Stronger, Yummier	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	LagerBoyz

Table 23: American Wild Ale (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Wiedemann	The Eye Only Sees What The Mind Is Prepared To Comprehend	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Zak Slagle Co-Brewer: Austin Ethridge	Blueberry Sour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Firelands Homebrew Club
3rd	Larry Reuter Co-Brewer: Donna Reuter	Rio Mango	45A: X4: Catharina Sour	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 24: Fruit Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Yuzugose	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Mark Sheppa	Golden Gate Raspberry	29A: Fruit Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Jay O’Neill Co-Brewer: Eli Urban	Sakura Uchiha	29A: Fruit Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)

Table 25: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Mildly Wild	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer
2nd	Tyler Johnson	Mr. Pickles	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Ross Stuart	Maui Coconut Porter	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
HM	Zoran Ladan	Nutcracker Imperial Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 26: Seasonal Spiced Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Mike Williams	’Tis The Damn Saison	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Ian Wilhelm Co-Brewer: Gabriella Meany	I’m Not Basic	30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer
3rd	Jay O’Neill Co-Brewer: Eli Urban	Salma Hayek	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)

Table 27: Wood-Aged Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Abel Pina	Atomic Barrel	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	SNAFU
2nd	Matthew White	Mind The Gap	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Michael Beck	Black Hole Son	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 28: Smoked Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Sheppa	Golden Gate Smoked	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Doug Wiedemann	Polish Boy	37A: 27A: Historical: Piwo Grodziskie	Brewly Homebrew Club
3rd	Alan Wardeiner	Just A Little Smoke	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club

Table 29: Specialty Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ron Leibach	87 Chard Saison	34C: Experimental Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club
2nd	Troy Leck	Mistaken Identity	34C: Experimental Beer	Little Mountain Brewers
3rd	Doug Wiedemann	Balwyn Honey Blonde	31B: Alternative Sugar Beer	Brewly Homebrew Club

Table 30: Standard Cider and Perry (7 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Jadwisiak Co-Brewer: Cara Baker	Fish & Chips (2017)	C1B: English Cider	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Todd Donnelly	Brave New World	C1A: New World Cider	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
3rd	Tyler Conn	Flagship Dry	C1A: New World Cider	Brewly Homebrew Club
HM	Daniel Kukuk	Wolfpack	C1A: New World Cider	LagerBoyz

Table 31: Specialty Cider and Perry (15 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Donnelly	Ginger Cider	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Kyle Ernsberger	Aged Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry
3rd	Brian Stephens	Travail D’amour	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	LagerBoyz
HM	GERAD MILLER	First Cider That Didn’t Taste Like Trash	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists

Table 32: Traditional Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Donnelly	Semi Sweet Mesquite Treat	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Ryan Vigne	When Life Gives You Lemon Blossoms...	M1C: Sweet Mead	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
3rd	Ken Celski	Kennybrew My Lutra Honey	M1C: Sweet Mead	Glass City Mashers

Table 33: Fruit Mead (8 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jim Jadwisiak Co-Brewer: Cara Baker	Wanda (2017)	M2B: Pyment	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers (SNOB)
2nd	Carmelo Medina Garcia	Blueberry Mead	M2C: Berry Mead	TRASH
3rd	Ryan Vigne	The End Justifies My Meads	M2E: Melomel	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers

Table 34: Spiced and Specialty Mead (6 entries)

Place	Brewer(s)	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David Boswell	The Oriental	M4C: Experimental Mead	NA
2nd	Ryan Vigne	My Tapeworm Tells Me What To Brew	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers
3rd	Ryan Vigne	Sugar Cookies & Tilapia??... Miss You Buddy.	M4A: Braggot	Pittsburgh Mead Makers And Homebrewers

Account Registration is Closed

Account registrations accepted 06/22/2023 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 11/10/2023 at 12:00 AM, EST.

Entry Registration is Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/08/2023 at 10:00 AM, EDT through 11/03/2023 at 12:00 AM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off is Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 10/27/2023 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 11/03/2023 at 10:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Shipping is Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 10/27/2023 at 12:00 AM, EDT through 11/03/2023 at 10:00 PM, EDT.

Judging Locations/Dates

Fat Heads Brewery - Friday Evening
11/10/2023 at 7:00 PM, EST

Fat Heads Brewery - Saturday Morning
11/11/2023 at 9:00 AM, EST

Fat Heads Brewery - Saturday Afternoon
11/11/2023 at 1:00 PM, EST