WINNERS - 2008 AHA Club-Only Mead Competition

PLACE entry # cat mead name meadmaker name club name state
FIRST 20 25C Cherryific Curmas Eibtock Saint Paul Homebrewers Club MN
SECOND 18 25B Soave Pyment Dave Knott Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers OK
THIRD 32 24B Orange Blossom Mead Susan & Bob Ruud Prairie Homebrewing Companions ND

Flights

Qty Flight Category Judge1 Judge2 Judge3
6 1A Traditional Curt Stock Mike Moranz  
5 1B Traditional Al Boyce Doug Hoverson Eric Foster
8 2A Melomels Steve Piatz Sean Hewitt  
8 2B Melomels Ken Schramm Joel Stitzel  
8 2C Melomels Steve Fletty Chris Smith  
7 3A Other Meads Paul Dienhart Neil Bromenshenkel  
7 3B Other Meads Kristen England Wilbur Ince  
7 3C Other Meads Gordon Strong Gera Exire LaTour  

ENTRIES - 2008 AHA Club-Only Mead Competition

entry # cat mead name meadmaker name club name state
01 25C Berry Mead Tim Artz BURP VA
02 25C Raspberry Mead David Schuetter Northern Ale Stars MN
03 25C Peach Delight Aaron & Barbra Zaccagnino Fredericksburg Brewing Insiders (FBI) VA
04 25C <none given> Jeff Koehler Pacific Gravity CA
05 26A Persian Delilght Lyle Brown Fredericksburg Area Brewing & Tasting Society VA
06 26C Blue Agave Mead Gary Weston Woodbridge Homebrewer's Ale & Lager
Enthusiast Society (WHALES)		 NJ
07 25C Peach Apple Chardonnay Mead Rich Webb The Impaling Alers WA
08 24B <none given> Bob Farrell Oregon Brew Crew OR
09 26A Golden Sunsen Jonathan Aronson Foam On The Range CO
10 26C Fire Blossom Mead Nicolas Humphries Dukes of Ale NM
11 25A September Cyser Dennis Frank, Dave Anderson,
Kathleen Thompson		 Hop Barley & Alers CO
12 26C Prickly Pear Mead Don Blake Indian Peaks Alers CO
13 26A X'Mas Mead Howard Curran Central Florida Home Brewers FL
14 25A Cyser Jeff Poirot Horsemen of the Hopocalypse TX
15 24B Nothin Fancy Jerald Jameson Savannah Brewers League GA
16 26C Devil's Dew Peter Goodwin Palmetto State Brewers SC
17 26A Rosemary Mead Colin Wescott Liquid Poets CO
18 25B Soave Pyment Dave Knott Fellowship of Oklahoma Alemakers OK
19 26C Spiced Cyser 04 Charles Lutz New York Notorious Brewers NY
20 25C Cherryific Curmas Eibtock Saint Paul Homebrewers Club MN
21 25A Apple Melomel Scott Schaar Mississippi Unquenchable Grail Zymurgists (MUGZ) IA
22 26A Rhodomel Dan Sherman D.O.Z.E. CA
23 26C Maple Mead Ric Cunningham Niagara Association of Home Brewers NY
24 25C Sunshine Blush Tim Harris Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs NC
25 26C Cinci Cinni Deborah Lee Hop Barley and the Alers CO
26 25C Blackberry Surprise Glenn & Dani Exline Hogtown Brewers FL
27 25C Cherry Melomel Bryce Hinsch Society of Oshkosh Brewers WI
28 26A Orange Blossom Mead Alan McDonald Chico Homebrew Club CA
29 25C Combination Mead Richard Tomory Brewers of Ohio's Zymurgist Enclave (BOOZE) OH
30 24B Basswood Mead Vlamimir Kowalyk New York City Homebrewers Guild NY
31 25A Farewell Plank Road Rich Janevicius Urban Knaves of Grain IL
32 24B Orange Blossom Mead Susan & Bob Ruud Prairie Homebrewing Companions ND
33 25C Florida Sunshine Stephen Robson ALEiens PA
34 24C 16 Pounder Eric Wentling Jack of All Brews MN
35 25C Cherry Mel Ron Kloth Arizona Society of Homebrewers (ASH) AZ
36 25B Pyment Terry Frutiger Global Brew Tribe PA
37 24B Brewer Brian's Orange Blossom Mead Brian Cooper Mad Zymurgists CA
38 24C Eva's Mead Eva Jones Modesto Mashers CA
39 24C GBS Mead Bryan Clauser Garage Brewers Society MO
40 25C Cherry Mead Young Martin Covert Hops Society GA
41 26C Westside Spruce Mead Jeff Carlson Primetime Brewers MI
42 25A 06 Cyser Chris Becker and Tom Sup Lehigh Valley Homebrewers PA
43 26C Jay's Spiced Cyser Jay Mason Cowford Ale Sharing Klub FL
44 25C Pink Pleasure Michele K Ellis Spacecoast Assoc for the Advancement of
Zymurgy (SAAZ)		 FL
45 26C Ancient Orange Wayne Yandell North Texas Homebrewers Assoc TX
46 25C Tropical Mead Paul Johnson Jr Strange Brew OR
47 24B Peach Blossom Dale A Penrose St Louis Brews MO
48 25C Cashew Delight Donald Bing Kansas City Bier Meisters KS
49 25B Muscat Love Lockwyn Morgan Austin Zealots TX
50 24C <none given> Jon Sheehan Draught Board CA
51 26C Dragon's Blood Phil Clarke Jr Westchester Homebrewers Organization (WHO) NY
52 24B Aunt Roen's 99 Mike Haws Knights of the Brown Bottle TX
53 26A Pepperwood Rick Oftel Minnesota Home Brewers Association MN
54 26C Cherry Bomb Mead Al Boyce C.R.A.Z.Y. MN
55 26A Chamomead Light Bob Ostrander Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI) IN
56 26A Chocolate Cinn Michael Ryzyi Society of North Oakland Brewers (SNOBS) MI


State

QtyState
1 AZ
6 CA
5 CO
4 FL
2 GA
1 IA
1 IL
1 IN
1 KS
2 MI
5 MN
2 MO
1 NC
1 ND
1 NJ
1 NM
4 NY
1 OH
1 OK
2 OR
3 PA
1 SC
4 TX
3 VA
1 WA
1 WI
   

Honey Types

Variety Qty
Alfalfa (?) 1
Basswood 1
Blackberry 1
Clover 10
Clover/wildflower 1
Desert wildflower 1
Fall 1
Madhava 1
Mesquite 2
Mtn gold 1
Orange blossom 9
Peach blossom 1
Pumpkin 1
Spring blossom 1
Virginia 1
Wildflower 8
Not listed 15
Obscure 0
  

Style Breakdown

Qty Pct Cat Category Name
0 0.0% 24A Traditional - Dry
7 12.5% 24B Traditional - Semi-Sweet
4 7.1% 24C Traditional - Sweet
11 19.6% Cat 24 Entries
5 8.9% 25A Melomel - Cyser
3 5.4% 25B Melomel - Pyment
16 28.6% 25C Melomel - Other Fruit
24 42.9% Cat 25 Entries
9 16.1% 26A Other Mead - Metheglin
0 0.0% 26B Other Mead - Braggot
12 21.4% 26C Other Mead - Open Category
21 37.5% Cat 26 Entries
  

Scoring Breakdown

Total Score Points 1825
Total Entries 56
Average Score 32.6
High Assigned Score 45
Low Assigned Score 22
High Individual Score 47
Low Individual Score 21

Carbonation / Sweetness / Strength Breakdown

Carbonation Qty Pct
Still 38 67.9%
Petillant 12 21.4%
Sparkling 4 7.1%
Not listed 2 3.6%
  
Sweetness Qty Pct
Dry 7 12.5%
Semi-sweet 23 41.1%
Sweet 24 42.9%
Not listed 2 3.6%
  
Strength Qty Pct
Hydromel 2 3.6%
Standard 38 67.9%
Sack 14 25.0%
Not listed 2 3.6%

Judges and Volunteers

Last First Rank BOS Score1 Score2 Score3 Score4 Score5 Score6 Score7 Score8 Avg
Behrendt Mike Apprentice   Steward
Biermann Eric Certified   Cellarmaster
Boyce Al GM   38 36 32 47 29       36.4
Bromenshenkel Neil Recognized   28 28 36 22 39 39 32   32.0
Crist Diane     Database Queen
Crist Jonathan National   Organizer
Dienhart Paul National   32 26 33 22 35 43 29   31.4
England Kristen GM x 23 35 33 30 36 26 25   29.7
Erickson Chandra     Steward
Exire LaTour Gera National   36 24 38 24 34 28 36   31.4
Fletty Steve National x 34 34 38 31 36 32 35 32 34.0
Foster Eric Recognized   38 32 37 42 30       35.8
Hewitt Sean Certified   24 33 44 29 23 22 28 30 29.1
Hoverson Doug Certified   34 37 32 43 26       34.4
Ince Wilbur National   23 31 28 35 35 22 21   27.9
Moranz Mike Certified   35 27 43 33 31 25     32.3
Piatz Steve GM II x 29 29 46 25 27 26 30 33 30.6
Prokosch Dan Recognized   Steward
Ruud Susan National   Steward
Schramm Ken Certified x 31 45 45 35 31 28 38 35 36.0
Smith Chris National   33 30 35 33 38 31 40 35 34.4
Stitzel Joel Certified   32 41 44 31 28 27 35 39 34.6
Stock Curt Certified   40 28 43 37 33 33     35.7
Strong Gordon GM V x 33 28 38 25 36 29 38   32.4

Judge Ranks

RankQty
Apprentice1
Recognized3
Certified7
National7
Master0
GM 2
GM II1
GM V1
Total22
   

Other Credentials

CredentialQty
AHA NHC MMOTY 20081
AHA NHC MMOTY 20071
AHA NHC MMOTY 20051
Mead Author1
Beer Author1
BJCP Officers 2
BJCP  Directors 3

2008 AHA COC COMMEMORATIVE MEAD
by Chris Smith and Kris England
A 12oz bottle was given to each volunteer

OG 1.120 FG .980
18 lbs California Orange Blossom Honey
3 packs 71b-1172
1 tsp yeast energizer
2 tsp yeast nutrient
calcium carbonate(added 1/2 tsp at a time to raise pH to 4.5)

Add water until must is at 1.120
Add 1/4 tsp yeast energizer 4 times at 24 hour intervals - stir and aerate at each addition
Add 1/2 tsp yeast nutrient 4 times at 24 hour intervals - stir and aerate at each addition

After secondary fermentation blend with Port wine at a 6:1 ration

Photos from the Judging

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Custom Mead Mazers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place by Minnesota award-winning potter Kathleen Crook AHA Ribbons with Custom Mead Mazers for 1st, 2nd and 3rd Place by Minnesota award-winning potter Kathleen Crook The view from the paradoxically named "cellar" by Cellarmaster and photographer Eric Biermann
Ken Schramm, author of "The Compleat MeadMaker" offering some advice prior to judging of the 2008 AHA COC Mead Competition Judging begins at the 2008 AHA COC Mead Competition The Best of Show Panel. L to R: Organizer Jonathan Crist, Gordon Strong-BJCP President, Steve Piatz-2008 AHA Meadmaker of the Year, Ken Schramm-Author of "The Compleat Meadmaker", Kris England-BJCP CEP Director, Steve Fletty-2007 AHA Meadmaker of the Year
Drinking the leftovers! L to R: Neil Bromenshenkel, Chris Smith, Susan Ruud, Mike Moranz, Wilbur Ince, Sean Hewitt, Chandra Erickson, Gera Exire LaTour, Al Boyce and Joel Stitzel Third Place winner Susan Ruud with her custom Mead Mazer by Minnesota award-winning potter Kathleen Crook