Best of Show
1st Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
English Barleywine
“Don’t Swallow The Cap”
2nd Place
Metts Potter – Browns Summit, NC – BBG
American IPA
“Now with Mosaic!”
Honorable Mention
Dennis Pike – Chapel Hill, NC- NASH
California Common
“Knows How To Party”
Table 01
Standard American and Czech Lager
1st Place
Metts Potter – Browns Summit, NC- BBG
Czech Premium Pale Lager
“Lemonade”
2nd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
American Lager
“Minimalist”
3rd Place
Tim Kelley – Salisubury, NC – Salisbury Homebrewers Club
Cream Ale
“Cream Ale”
Table 02
Int. Lager and Pale Malty Euro Beer
1st Place
David Mitchell – Greenville, NC –DEA
Helles Bock
“ESBock”
2nd Place
Peter Skelton – Valdese, NC – None
Festbier
“Alpineer”
3rd Place
Luke Wilhelm – Lexington, NC – None
Helles Bock
“Dead Red Ale”
Table 03
Pale and Amber Euro Beer
1st Place
Dennis Pike – Chapel Hill, NC – NASH
Vienna Lager
“Milk Is For Babies”
2nd Place
Metts Potter – Browns Summit, NC- BBG
German Pils
“Cuz Big Dan Said So”
3rd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
Vienna Lager
“Ladies & Gentleman Mr. Conway Twitty”
Table 04
Dark, Strong Euro Beer
1st Place
Dennis Pike – Chapel Hill, NC – NASH
Schwarzbier
“Pizza the Hutt”
2nd Place
Adam Reinke – Arden, NC – MALT
Schwarzbier
“Black Lager de Reinke”
3rd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
Baltic Porter
“Nutrition”
Table 05
Scottish, Irish, and Pale Commonwealth Beer
1st Place
Thomas Carpenter – Charlotte, NC – CBM
Scottish Export
“Not My Brother”
2nd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
Scottish Export
“Carry the Zero”
3rd Place
David Mitchell – Greenville, NC – DEA
Austrailian Sparkling Ale
“GalAussie Ale”
Honorable Mention
David Mitchell – Greenville NC DEA
Austrailian Sparkling Ale
“GalAussie Ale”
Table 06
British Bitters and Milds
1st Place
Charles Gilbert – High Point, NC – HOPS
Altbier
“Alternate Facts”
2nd Place
Anthony Mercer – Walstonburg , NC DEA
Strong Bitter
“Gnarly Branch Bitter”
3rd Place
Christopher Hylton – High Point, NC – HOPS
Ordinary Bitter
“Burton Run Bitter”
Table 07
British Brown Ale and Porter
1st Place
Christopher Riley – Lexington, NC – WHBC
British Brown Ale
“Sweet Cailin”
2nd Place
Bob Sheck- Greenville, NC – DEA
English Porter
“Dixporter”
3rd Place
Justin Brooks – Columbia, SC – PSB
English Porter
“Pee Dee Effin”
Table 08
Strong British Ale
1st Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
English Barleywine
“Don’t Swallow the Cap”
2nd Place
Tom Williams – Dunwoody, GA- None
Wee Heavy
“Twisted Kilt”
3rd Place
Justin Brooks – Columbia SC – PSB
Old Ale
“Old Snug Nuts Ale”
Table 09
Sweet Stout, Oatmeal Stout, American Porter
1st Place
Christopher Riley – Lexington, NC – WHBC
Oatmeal Stout
“SnowWorries”
2nd Place
Barry Wray – Maiden, NC – CLASS
Sweet Stout
“Chocolate Stoutzilla”
3rd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
Oatmeal Stout
“Nourishment”
Table 10
American, Foreign Extra, and Imperial Stout
1st Place
Chris Hass – Blythewood, SC – PSB
Imperial Stout
“Twisted Schwartz”
2nd Place
Ken Hilton – Greenville, NC – DEA
Imperial Stout
“Boris &Natasha”
3rd Place
Brian McVeigh – Greenville, NC DEA
Imperial Stout
“Ris”
Table 11
Pale American Ale
1st Place
Bill Hodge – Otto, NC – None
American Pale Ale
“Sanders Branch Pale Ale”
2nd Place
Metts Potter – Browns Summit, NC- BBG
American Pale Ale
“Ale Pale”
3rd Place
Shaun Leemhuis – Wilmington, NC – None
American Pale Ale
Herbal Remedy
Table 12
American Amber and Brown Ale
1st Place
Dennis Pike – Chapel Hill, NC – NASH
California Common
“Knows How To Party”
2nd Place
Spencer Mooney- Zircona, NC – None
American Brown Ale
Farmer Brown
3rd Place
Anthony Mercer – Walstonburg, NC – DEA
American Brown Ale
“Gnarly Branch Brown Ale”
Table 13
American IPA
1st Place
Tim Kelley – Salisbury, NC – Salisbury Homebrewers Club
American IPA
“NEIPA…Hazy Who?”
2nd Place
Metts Potter – Browns Summit, NC – BBG
American IPA
“Now with Mosiac!”
3rd Place
Shaun Leemhuis – Wilmington, NC – NONE
American IPA
“High on Hopsicles”
Table 14
Specialty IPA
1st Place
Brad Schuler – Wilmington, NC – WCB
Specialty IPA
“New England IPA”
2nd Place
Mike Hogan – Lexington, SC – PSB
Specialty IPA
“Nelson’s Secret Galaxy”
3rd Place – Mark Whitehead – Charlotte, NC – CBM
Specialty IPA
“Juicy Lucy Fruity Tuttey”
Table 15
Double IPA and American Barleywine
1st Place
Jeffrey Jones – Mooresville, NC – CLASS
American Barleywine
2nd Place
Ken Hilton – Greenville, NC – DEA
American Barleywine
“Bastard Son of the DragonSlayer”
3rd Place
Stephen Ramsey – Belmont, NC – FN Brew Club
Double IPA
“Plinius the Millennial”
Table 16
Belgian and Abbey Style Ale
1st Place
Brian McVeigh – Greenville NC – DEA
Belgian Tripel
“Trippel”
2nd Place
Brad Schuler – Wilmington, NC – WCB
Trappist Single
“Trappist Single”
3rd Place
David Byer – Hot Springs, NC – MALT
Belgian Dark Strong Ale
“Goodbye Sober Day”
Table 17
Strong Belgian Ale
1st Place
Carl Haigler – Greensboro, NC – HOPS
Saison
“Insert Rye Pun Here”
2nd Place
Christopher Riley – Lexington, NC – WHBC
Saison
“Goooood Morning Saison”
3rd Place
Brian McVeigh – Greenville NC – DEA
Saison
“Saison”
Table 18 – European Sour Ale
1st Place
Mark Whitehead – Charlotte, NC – CBM
Berliner Weisse
“Nothing Like A Sour Tart!”
2nd Place
Steve Morgan – Etowah, NC – MALT
Flanders Red Ale
“Flanders Red”
3rd Place
Ken Hilton – Greenville, NC – DEA
Fruit Lambic
“Up The Kriek With No Paddle”
Table 19
American Wild Ale
1st Place
Chris Rabeau – Weddington, NC –FN Brew Club
Wild specialty beer
“Muscadines Bro”
2nd Place
Paul Watkins – Newton, NC – CLASS
Brett Beer
“Brett Dubbel”
3rd Place
Gregory Ellis – High Point, NC – HOPS
Wild Specialty Beer
“Second Chance”
Table 20
Wheat Beer
1st Place
Brad Schuler – Wilmington, NC – WCB
Weissbier
“Hefeweizen”
2nd Place
Stephen Scott – Midland, NC – CABREW
Witbier
“10# Wit”
3rd Place
Adam Reinke – Arden, NC – MALT
Witbier
“Falling Down Stairs”
Table 21
Fruit Beer
1st Place
Benjamin Farrar – Burlington, NC – NONE
Fruit Beer
“Cherry Blueberry Day Patrol”
2nd Place
Spencer Mooney – Zirconia, NC – NONE
Fruit Beer
“Just Peachy”
3rd Place
Patrick Scherer – Cornelius, NC – NONE
Fruit Beer
“Queen P”
Table 22
Spiced and Seasonal Beer
1st Place
Shaun Leemhuis – Wilmington, NC – NONE
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
“Pretty Lady Coconut Porter”
2nd Place
Barry Wray – Maiden, NC – CLASS
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
“Cucumber Kolsch”
3rd Place
Scott Wise – Springfield, VA – BURP
Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer
“Breakfast of Champions”
Table 23
Smoked and Wood-Aged Beer
1st Place
Tom Crast – Charlotte, NC – CBM
Spec. Wood-Aged Beer
“BAC RISing”
2nd Place
Ben Eustice – Conover, NC – CLASS
Spec.Wood-Aged Beer
“Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout”
3rd Place
Jesse Newcomer – Chesterfield, VA – JRB
Spec. Wood-Aged Beer
“Bourbon on Barrel Stout”
Table 24
Mixed, Historical and Experimental Beer
1st Place
Jody Hinson – Wilmington, NC – WCB
Mixed-Style Beer
“Carolina Amber”
2nd Place
Zane Oliver – Atlanta, GA – Final Gravity Craftbrewers of Atlanta
Experimental Beer
“Cable Monument w/ Coffee & Vanilla”
3rd Place
Zane Oliver – Atlanta, GA – Final Gravity Craftbrewers of Atlanta
Historical Beer
“Laxmi”