2014 Door County Homebrewing Medalists

Out of 59 entries in a wide range of categories, our eight judges chose nine beers for the final Best of Show judging. Ray’s Barleywine easily took top honors. Judges scored Ray’s Barleywine with 90 out of 100 points (two judges each scoring it with 45 points). They thought it was a great example of the style.

Runner-up was an American pale ale by Ismael Zavala of Chicago. His beer earned 78 out of 100 points (40 from one judge and 38 from the other). One of the judges called it an “excellent” American pale ale.

Coming in third was an Irish red ale from Shannon Speight of Sylvania, Ohio. Judges said there were nice caramel and toffee notes and good body. They rated it an 80 out of 100 (40 each from the two judges).

Category: AMBER HYBRID BEER

Place: 1 Score: 25 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Alt Habits

Brewer: Fred Pilz

Category: AMBER HYBRID BEER

Place: 2 Score: 21.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Cellar Dweller Lager

Brewer: Joseph Bracey

Category: AMERICAN ALE

Place: 1 Score: 39 of 50 Points

Beer Name: American Pale Ale

Brewer: Ismael Zavala

Category: AMERICAN ALE

Place: 2 Score: 24.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: HumBolt

Brewer: Tom Dahl

Category: BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE

Place: 1 Score: 43.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Citrus Mace

Brewer: Shannon Speight

Club: Glass City Mashers

Category: BELGIAN AND FRENCH ALE

Place: 2 Score: 29 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Biere De Funk

Brewer: Kevin Noltemeyer

Category: BELGIAN STRONG ALE

Place: 1 Score: 43 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Terrestrial Trippel

Brewer: Michael Aube

Category: BELGIAN STRONG ALE

Place: 2 Score: 36.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Dubbel WHaT?!

Brewer: Michael Aube

Category: BELGIAN STRONG ALE

Place: 2 Score: 36.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Abbey Road

Brewer: Dennis Petersen

Club: BURP (Brewers United for Real Potables)

Category: DARK LAGER

Place: 1 Score: 36 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Schadenfreude Dunkel

Brewer: Matthew Lakota

Category: ENGLISH PALE ALE

Place: 1 Score: 36.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Something Completely Different

Brewer: Eli Fleishauer

Club: Long Beach Home Brewers

Category: ENGLISH PALE ALE

Place: 2 Score: 26 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Frenchy’s Bitter

Brewer: Jeffrey French

Category: EUROPEAN AMBER LAGER

Place: 1 Score: 21 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Oktoberfest 2.0

Brewer: Hank Lieurance

Category: FRUIT BEER

Place: 1 Score: 36 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Pitted Tart Cherry Cream Ale

Brewer: Roger Sorenson

Category: FRUIT BEER

Place: 2 Score: 31.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Pineapple Wheat

Brewer: Derek Wolf

Category: FRUIT BEER

Place: 3 Score: 30.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Currant Wheat Saison

Brewer: Keelan Runnalls

Club: Milwaukee Beer Society

Category: GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER

Place: 1 Score: 36.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Broken Compass Dunkel Weiss

Brewer: Keelan Runnalls

Club: Milwaukee Beer Society

Category: GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER

Place: 2 Score: 34.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Bustin’ A Rye’m

Brewer: Tyler Everson

Club: Sheboygan Sudzzers

Category: GERMAN WHEAT AND RYE BEER

Place: 3 Score: 25.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Ancestral Wheat

Brewer: Kevin Noltemeyer

Category: INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

Place: 1 Score: 39 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Wither’s Flight

Brewer: Evan Sorenson

Category: INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

Place: 2 Score: 34.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Door County Pale Ale

Brewer: Rich Wolter

Category: INDIA PALE ALE (IPA)

Place: 3 Score: 36 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Hopsplosion DIPA

Brewer: Matthew Lakota

Category: LIGHT HYBRID BEER

Place: 1 Score: 30.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Commencement Cream Ale

Brewer: Matthew Lakota

Category: LIGHT HYBRID BEER

Place: 2 Score: 27 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Summer Lovin’

Brewer: Alex Abel

Category: LIGHT HYBRID BEER

Place: 3 Score: 26.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Nick Loven’s Golden Ale

Brewer: Nick Teifke

Club: Central Wisconsin Vintners and Brewers

Category: PORTER

Place: 1 Score: 40.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Thunder Snow Porter

Brewer: Rodney Swart

Category: PORTER

Place: 2 Score: 35.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Taddy Porter

Brewer: Justin Minikel

Category: PORTER

Place: 3 Score: 30.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Honeymoon Porter

Brewer: Roger Sorenson

Category: SCOTTISH AND IRISH ALE

Place: 1 Score: 40 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Bad Arse Irish

Brewer: Shannon Speight

Club: Glass City Mashers

Category: SMOKE-FLAVORED AND WOOD-AGED BEER

Place: 1 Score: 38.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Push Pole Porter

Brewer: Jake Wade

Club:

Category: SOUR ALE

Place: 1 Score: 41 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Bristlecone Berliner

Brewer: Sam Weber

Category: SOUR ALE

Place: 2 Score: 31 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Kaptn’s Old Brown

Brewer: Kevin Noltemeyer

Category: SOUR ALE

Place: 3 Score: 29.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Jacked White

Brewer: Tom Dahl

Category: SPECIALTY BEER

Place: 1 Score: 42 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Oh Fudge! Stout

Brewer: Roger Sorenson

Category: SPECIALTY BEER

Place: 2 Score: 36.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Imperial Farmhouse Ale

Brewer: John  Mielke

Category: SPECIALTY BEER

Place: 3 Score: 33.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Black EyePA 152

Brewer: Frank Bellanca

Club: Lamplighter Homebrewers Club

Category: SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER

Place: 1 Score: 35.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Vanilla Porter

Brewer: Ismael Zavala

Category: SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER

Place: 2 Score: 32.5 of 50 Points

Brewer: Frank Bellanca

Club: Lamplighter Homebrewers Club

Category: SPICE / HERB / VEGETABLE BEER

Place: 3 Score: 31.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire

Brewer: Keelan Runnalls

Club: Milwaukee Beer Society

Category: STOUT

Place: 1 Score: 42.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Wicked Russian

Brewer: Justin Minikel

Category: STOUT

Place: 2 Score: 39.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Nazgul Stout

Brewer: Michael Sorenson

Category: STOUT

Place: 3 Score: 33.5 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Chocolate Coffee Milk Stout

Brewer: Hank Lieurance

Category: STRONG ALE

Place: 1 Score: 45 of 50 Points

Beer Name: Ray’s Barleywine

Brewer: Rich Wolter

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