America's Finest City Homebrew Competition (AFC)

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Hiram AguiƱiga, Gerardo Barreto, Mary Anne Bixby, Tony Blane, Peter Cronin, Cole Davisson, Harold Gulbransen, Martin Martinez, Jeremy Petersen, Armando Tapia

Stewards

Tim Rozmus, April Savage, Kyle Thackston

Staff

Peggy Kelly, Tom Kelly, Matt Slote

By the Numbers

325 Entries 74 Entrants

10 Judges 3 Stewards 3 Staff

116 Placing Entries

Table 1: Cat 1 - Standard American Beer

12 entries

1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
El Dorado American Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Alan Turken
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
All American Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Radames Serrano & Del Campo Brewing Co.
Sol Del Caribe (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 2: Cat 2 - International Lager

5 entries

1st
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Coro-Yeah! (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's International Pale Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Pat Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Lucky Penny (2B: International Amber Lager)

Table 3: Cat 3 - Czech Lager

5 entries

1st
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
No Pressure (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
2nd
Tom Atkinson
Archer (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Tmave Rauvola (3D: Czech Dark Lager)

Table 4: Cat 4 - Pale Malty European Lager

9 entries

1st
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Helles #2 (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Tom Atkinson
Skyler (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Jeff Mathiowetz
Maltose Falcons
To Helles And Bock (4C: Helles Bock)

Table 5: Cat 5 - Pale Bitter European Beer

7 entries

1st
Ben Sookying
Crown of the Valley Brewing...
Kings Gold (5B: Kolsch)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Miller Family Water (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Chris Hunter
Artesian Homebrewers
Kolsch (5B: Kolsch)

Table 6: Cat 6 - Amber Malty European Lager

7 entries

1st
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Bog Body (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Krustanator (6C: Dunkels Bock)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman’s Marzen (6A: Marzen)

Table 7: Cat 7 - Amber Bitter European Beer

7 entries

1st
Brian Trout
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Alt Rock (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Lucas Orr
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Old Schumacher (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Altbaer (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: Cat 8 - Dark European Lager

7 entries

1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Night Harvest (8A: Munich Dunkel)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Keines Deutches Porter (8B: Schwarzbier)
3rd
Thomas Carpenter
Carolina Brewmasters
Silent Night (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 9: Cat 9 - Strong European Beer

9 entries

1st
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Doofenshmirtz Doppelbockinator (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Krustanator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Baltik Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 10: Cat 10 - German Wheat Beer

6 entries

1st
Alan Turken
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Yabba Dabba Weissbier (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
What Happens When Rams Eat Wheat (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Head In A Weiss (10A: Weissbier)

Table 11: Cat 11 - British Bitter

7 entries

1st
Pat Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Resting Bitter Face (11C: Strong Bitter)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Not Your Bitter Mother In-Law (11B: Best Bitter)
3rd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Version #5 (11C: Strong Bitter)

Table 12: Cat 12 - Pale Commonwealth Beer

4 entries

1st
Jared Rowley & Dana Taylor And Barley
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Nugget Beach Day (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Ello Governor (12C: English IPA)

Table 13: Cat 13 - Brown British Beer

10 entries

1st
Mike Garza
Border Brewers
Wee Heron Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Brian Trout
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Taddy Bear (13C: English Porter)
3rd
Tricia Gallant & Jamie Gallant
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
English Brown (13B: English Brown Ale)

Table 14: Cat 14 - Scottish Ale

3 entries

1st
Sean Gardinier & Paul Rubens
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Ballshaven Scottish Ale (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Craig Family Export Ale (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Fat Bastard (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 15: Cat 15 - Irish Beer

9 entries

1st
Pat Leon
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Rowdy Dow Dow (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Luck of the Irish (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearma's Irish Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 16: Cat 16 - Dark British Beer

7 entries

1st
Allan Polk
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Experimental Stout (16D: Foreign Extra Stout)
2nd
Tom Atkinson
Jack (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Black Magic (16B: Oatmeal Stout)

Table 17: Cat 17 - Strong British Ale

9 entries

1st
Jeff Case & Tad Garabedian
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Moving Concrete Goalposts (17C: Wee Heavy)
2nd
Guillermo Velasco & Isaac De Canela
Tijuana Homebrew Club
Barleywine (17D: English Barleywine)
3rd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Warmth (17D: English Barleywine)

Table 18: Cat 18 - Pale American Ale

12 entries

1st
Joe St. John
Brewing Borrachos
No Burn Day (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Chris Erdos
Old Man Moses B2 (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 19: Cat 19 - Amber and Brown American Beer

10 entries

1st
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Uncommon In Cali (19B: California Common)
2nd
Brian Trout
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Chuuby Wheels (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Connor Foster & Joe Citelli
Back 9 Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 20: Cat 20 - American Porter and Stout

13 entries

1st
Joe St. John
Brewing Borrachos
Biggly (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Brent Krohn
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Dangerous But Worth the Risk (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 21: Cat 21 - IPA

19 entries

1st
Jeremy Stacy & Cori Stacy
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Vixen (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Anthony Incrocci
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Anthony Incrocci (21B7: New England IPA)
3rd
Gabe Padilla & Ralph Jason Dennis Erick
Brewing Borrachos
F-K-I (21A: American IPA)

Table 22: Cat 22 - Strong American Ale

9 entries

1st
Guillermo Velasco & Isaac De Canela
Tijuana Homebrew Club
Barleywine (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Gabe Padilla & Ralph Jason Dennis Erick
Brewing Borrachos
Double Borracho (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Jason Justeson
Brewing Borrachos
Bwine (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 23: Cat 23 - European Sour Ale

6 entries

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Brian Trout
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
American Gueuze 2016 (23E: Gueuze)
3rd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Flanders Red (23B: Flanders Red Ale)

Table 24: Cat 24 - Belgian Ale

5 entries

1st
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Wits The Deal (24A: Witbier)

Table 25: Cat 25 - Strong Belgian Ale

13 entries

1st
Todd Higginson
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Hair Metal (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)
2nd
John Bell
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Halo Adjuster (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 26: Cat 26 - Trappist Ale

22 entries

1st
Brent Krohn
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Bombed Cyclone (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Howard Clearfield
Grain Trust
Drunken Monk (26C: Belgian Tripel)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Trappist Single (26A: Trappist Single)

Table 27: Cat 27 - Historical Beer

3 entries

1st
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Professor Pickles The Destroyer (27A3: Lichtenhainer)
2nd
Jeremy Stacy
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Galacticus (27A1: Gose)

Table 28: Cat 28 - American Wild Ale

10 entries

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wild Specialty Beer (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Barrel Projects Are Fun (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Funky Sh*t!! (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

Table 29: Cat 29 - Fruit Beer

9 entries

1st
Masahiro Kitano
SoCal Cerveceros (SCC)
Pom! (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jeremy Stacy & Cori Stacy
Thousand Oaked Homebrewers
Guavaliner (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Tangy Sour Salty Baer (29A: Fruit Beer)
HM
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Sweethearts Revenge (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)

Table 30: Cat 30 - Spiced Beer

14 entries

1st
Robert Walden
Chicken City Ale Raisers
Farkus's Black Eye (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Todd Higginson
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Tiki Todd (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
George Kolcun
Sage Saison (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 31: Cat 31 - Alternative Fermentables Beer

3 entries

1st
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Amber Rye (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Benjamin Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Thor's Hammer (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
3rd
Jared Rowley & Dana Taylor And Barley
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
P90 Rye (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)

Table 32: Cat 32 - Smoked Beer

3 entries

1st
Jeff Case & Ben Frymark
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Smokey the Beer (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Smoked German Dark (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
3rd
John Stumph & Christos Renner
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Apricot Forest Wildfire (32B: Specialty Smoked Beer)

Table 33: Cat 33 - Wood Beer

4 entries

1st
Eli Palma
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Finachi (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Steven Severn
Orange County Mash Ups
Warmth: Martinique (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Curio (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 34: Cat 34 - Specialty Beer

8 entries

1st
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Pucker Up Guava Cup (34C: Experimental Beer)
2nd
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
Ice Distilled Porter Aged In Port Barrel (34C: Experimental Beer)
3rd
Scott Rauvola
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Cherry Oak Rauchbock (34C: Experimental Beer)

Table 35: Cat C1 - Standard Cider and Perry

9 entries

1st
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Pardon My French (C1C: French Cider)
2nd
Tricia Gallant & Jamie Gallant
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Dickson's Cider (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Jonathan Stevens & Maria Stevens
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
English Cider (C1B: English Cider)

Table 36: Cat C2 - Specialty Cider and Perry

8 entries

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Amburana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Fire Cider (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Daadee Ma's Apple Chai - Fall Edition (C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices)

Table 37: Cat M1 - Traditional Mead

7 entries

1st
Ryan Fowler
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Tupelo Tradish (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Brian Trout
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Buckwheat Traditional Mead (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Ryan Fowler
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Kiawe Tradish (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 38: Cat M2 - Fruit Mead

6 entries

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Castle Anthrax (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Num Nums (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Matt Richard
Big Grainy Triumphant Bastards
Cyser (M2A: Cyser)

Table 39: Cat M3 - Spiced Mead

4 entries

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Peach Oolong (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Carol Rutherford
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Carol's Cherry Spice Mead (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Ah Squite Squite (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Table 40: Cat M4 - Specialty Mead

5 entries

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gruszeczniak (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Yum Yums (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Melter (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Mike Garza
Border Brewers
Wee Heron Dark Mild (13A: Dark Mild)
2nd
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Helles #2 (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Alan Turken
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Yabba Dabba Weissbier (10A: Weissbier)
HM
Todd Higginson
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Hair Metal (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Best of Show

Cider

2nd
Karl Kahleck
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Pardon My French (C1C: French Cider)

Best of Show

Mead

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gruszeczniak (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Castle Anthrax (M2B: Pyment)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners