FOAM Cup

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Shelly Boeckman, Colleen Boucher, Mac Butcher, Mike Butler, Stephanie Butler, Cody Cannon, Kendall Carpenter, Daniel Duran, Jennifer Frederick, Michael Frederick, Ryan Friedl, Emma Giles, Valerie Grogan, Richard Harris, Nick Hartley, Mike Hillsman, Mack Jantsch, David Johnson, Brandon Jones, John Karmazin, Phillip Kaufman, Dave Knott, Desiree Knott, Justin Legg, Scott Mackechney, Eric Martin, Edward Maschek, Sean McCanne, Aaron Meyer, Chris Monnot, Cody Naramore, Jamye & Cody Naramore, Edward O`Neill, Kevin Olson, Peter Polczynski, Louis Ruscetta, David Salmon, Fritz Schanz, Amanda Schley, William Scott, Gary Shellman, Kelly Solomon, Jeff Swearengin, David Thompson, Darren Vaughn

Judges - Best of Show

Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin

Stewards

Heather Hartley, Alexander Horne, Scott Jednacz, Dennis Lindemann

By the Numbers

521 Entries 99 Entrants

45 Judges 4 Stewards

118 Placing Entries

Table 1: Standard American Beer and Pre-Prohibition Lager

21 entries

Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Jennifer Frederick, Mike Hillsman, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge)

1st
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Peckerwood Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Party At The Moon Tower (1C: Cream Ale)
3rd
Nicholas Hodge
Red Earth Brewers
Famous Last Words (1B: American Lager)

Table 2: International Lager and New Zealand Pilsner

17 entries

Judges: Edward Maschek, Chris Monnot, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta

1st
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
2nd
Nick Hartley & Heather Hartley
Red Earth Brewers
Made With Real Kiwi! (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
3rd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Grits On A Beach (2A: International Pale Lager)
HM
Rick Chainani
Charlotte's A Kiwi (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Table 3: Czech Lager

14 entries

Judges: Mack Jantsch, Desiree Knott, Edward Maschek, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge)

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Onyx Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Czech Amber Lager (3C: Czech Amber Lager)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Hold My Ovaries #mhp (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
HM
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Czech Czech Bo Beck BFFF (3A: Czech Pale Lager)

Table 4: Pale Malty European Lager

21 entries

Judges: Colleen Boucher, Mike Butler, Dave Knott, Kevin Olson (Head Judge), Louis Ruscetta, Amanda Schley

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
The Bridesmaid (4A: Munich Helles)
2nd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Dead Rat Memorial Lager (4B: Festbier)
3rd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
In-FEST-Atiion (4B: Festbier)

Table 5: Pale Bitter European Beer

22 entries

Judges: Kendall Carpenter, John Karmazin, Sean McCanne, Chris Monnot, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Gary Shellman

1st
Randy Daniels KC McKinney
Iowa Brewers Union
4 (5A: German Leichtbier)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Kolsch But No Cigar (5B: Kölsch)
3rd
Adam Lund
High Street Homebrew Club
I Like Big Poops And I Cannot Lie (5C: German Helles Exportbier)

Table 6: Amber Malty European Lager

20 entries

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Mike Butler (Head Judge), Richard Harris, Kevin Olson (Head Judge)

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Darren Vaughn
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Huntsman (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Fo' Schnitzel (6A: Märzen)

Table 7: Amber Bitter European Beer

9 entries

Judges: Colleen Boucher, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge)

1st
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Alt Loci (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Altered States (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
George 512 Alt (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: Dark European Lager

13 entries

Judges: Kendall Carpenter, Ryan Friedl, David Johnson (Head Judge), Dave Knott

1st
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Arnold Schwarzenlager (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Travis Kirby
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
It's A Dunkel, Duhh (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Platzl (8A: Munich Dunkel)

Table 9: Strong European Beer

15 entries

Judges: Eric Martin, Cody Naramore, Fritz Schanz, William Scott (Head Judge)

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Old Bull (9C: Baltic Porter)
2nd
Jay Highfill
Core Inflator (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Good Dog Baltic Porter (9C: Baltic Porter)

Table 10: German Wheat and Roggenbier Beer

15 entries

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Cody Cannon, Darren Vaughn

1st
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union...
Occam's Razor (27A8: Roggenbier)
2nd
Doug Walker
The Brü Club
Darth Maltious (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Caleb Lee
Red Earth Brewers
Roggenbier (27A8: Roggenbier)

Table 11: British Bitter and Pale Commonwealth

16 entries

Judges: Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Nick Hartley, Justin Legg, David Thompson

1st
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Two, Too Many...Yeast! (12A: British Golden Ale)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Two More Bottles For Ed-Ted (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Kyle Kiely
Best Bitter (11B: Best Bitter)

Table 13: Brown British Beer and London Brown Ale

17 entries

Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Justin Legg, Sean McCanne, Kevin Olson (Head Judge)

1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
London Calling (27A4: London Brown Ale)
2nd
Dann Searcy & Sally Crosson
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Brownstone (13B: British Brown Ale)
3rd
Dann Searcy & Sally Crosson
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Cheeky Bird (13C: English Porter)

Table 14: Scottish Light and Irish Red Ale

7 entries

Judges: Nick Hartley, David Salmon (Head Judge)

1st
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Spoke Of An Irish Dream (15A: Irish Red Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Scottish Light (14A: Scottish Light)
3rd
Kenneth James & Kelly Cobble
Red Earth Brewers
Springlake Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 15: Irish Stouts and Dark British Beer

17 entries

Judges: Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Jennifer Frederick, Nick Hartley, Sean McCanne

1st
Nicholas Hodge & Marion Hodge
Red Earth Brewers
Cool Runnings (16C: Tropical Stout)
2nd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Jump Back Jimmy (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Bring It! (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 17: Scottish Export and Dark British Beers

13 entries

Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Edward Maschek, Edward O`Neill, Fritz Schanz (Head Judge)

1st
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Heavy Hitter (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Beam Me Up Scotty (14C: Scottish Export)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Dystopia (17B: Old Ale)

Table 18: Pale American Ale

8 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Justin Legg

1st
Stephen Polczynski
Red Earth Brewers
Rye Citra Pale (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
My Friends Call Me Ted; You Can Call Me Edward (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Midnights Become My Afternoons (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 19: Amber and Brown American and Kentucky Common

15 entries

Judges: Mike Butler (Head Judge), Mike Hillsman, Dave Knott, Amanda Schley

1st
Timothy Bickel
Red Earth Brewers
Steampunk Killer Robot (19B: California Common)
2nd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
Uncommon Common #MeanBrews (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Keith Wright
Red Earth Brewers
Brown Bomb (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 20: American Porter and Stout

20 entries

Judges: Jennifer Frederick, Justin Legg, Edward Maschek, Aaron Meyer, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Kelly Solomon

1st
Stephen Polczynski
Red Earth Brewers
Yeti Rental (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
Tsar's Choice (20C: Imperial Stout)
3rd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Portlandia (20A: American Porter)

Table 21: IPA

23 entries

Judges: Daniel Duran, Nick Hartley, Eric Martin, Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Fritz Schanz, David Thompson

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Rooney Tunes (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Haven Schultz
The Brü Club
Double Moon Roomba (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Left To My Own Devices (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 22: Strong American Ale

8 entries

Judges: Peter Polczynski (Head Judge), Darren Vaughn

1st
Andrew Wiles
Red Earth Brewers
Baby Shark (22B: American Strong Ale)
2nd
Kim Hynek
Red Earth Brewers
Aggravated Bitch (22B: American Strong Ale)
3rd
Michael Rensing
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
#meanbrews Thanks Matt (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 23: European and Brazilian Sour Ale

12 entries

Judges: Stephanie Butler (Head Judge), Michael Frederick, Chris Monnot, Darren Vaughn

1st
Robert Lyst & Nancy Roth Lyst
Iowa Brewers Union
Flanders (23B: Flanders Red Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Gose (23G: Gose)
3rd
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
What Condition My Condition Is In (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
HM
Ryan Rose
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Ye Olde Yarrow (23A: Berliner Weisse)

Table 24: Belgian Ale

8 entries

Judges: Ryan Friedl, Valerie Grogan (Head Judge)

1st
Dirk Montgomery
Red Earth Brewers
VanOverveld (24A: Witbier)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Witgardium Leviosa (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Biere De Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)
HM
Steve Ristau
Ale Riders Homebrew Club
Bière à La Crème (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 25: Strong Belgian Ale

24 entries

Judges: Valerie Grogan, John Karmazin, Cody Naramore, William Scott (Head Judge), Gary Shellman, Kelly Solomon

1st
Adam McConnell
Red Earth Brewers
Hairy Friar (25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale)
2nd
Cheyne Harvey
The Brü Club
Reversion To Mediocrity (25B: Saison)
3rd
Lawrence Bolton
Boneyard Union of Zymurgical...
Pale Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 26: Monastic Ale

12 entries

Judges: Cody Cannon, Ryan Friedl, Richard Harris, Eric Martin (Head Judge)

1st
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Prices And Vices (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Jarrett Long & John Bates
Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
Single Monk Looking To Mingle (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Belgian Single (26A: Belgian Single)

Table 28: American Wild Ale

13 entries

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Justin Legg, David Salmon, Darren Vaughn (Head Judge)

1st
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Cherry Baer (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
2nd
Cody Cannon
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Steph (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Wild Helles With Mixed Fruit (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Table 29: Fruit Beer

15 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Valerie Grogan, Cody Naramore, Peter Polczynski

1st
Cody Cannon
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Scurvy Dog (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Kyle Kiely
Key Lime Gose (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Yuzugose (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 30: Spiced, Specialty, and Historical Gruit

21 entries

Judges: Cody Cannon, Daniel Duran, Michael Frederick, Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Justin Legg, Darren Vaughn

1st
Ross Stuart
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Maui Coconut Porter (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Nelson And Blanc (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
John Luhmann
Iowa Brewers Union
Fresh Baked (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 31: Alternative Fermentables Beer

8 entries

Judges: Ryan Friedl, Cody Naramore (Head Judge)

1st
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Between 18 & 50 (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
A Glass Case Of Emotion (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Underworld (31A: Alternative Grain Beer)
HM
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Yam It, Effin Cody Is The Bomb Diggity #mhp (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)

Table 32: Smoked and Historical Smoked Beer

9 entries

Judges: Valerie Grogan (Head Judge), Darren Vaughn

1st
Jamye & Cody Naramore
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Put That In Your Pipe And Smoke It (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Smokey And The Bandyta! (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Chris Hurt To The Rescue (32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer)
HM
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors
Covid Grodziskie (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)

Table 33: Wood Beer

8 entries

Judges: Eric Martin, Fritz Schanz (Head Judge)

1st
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Survive! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Paul Bruski
Iowa Brewers Union
Good Once (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Kyle Kiely
BA Imperial Stout '22 (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 35: Standard Cider and Perry

8 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Ryan Friedl

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - Liberty Bell Variant (C1A: New World Cider)
2nd
Deborah And Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Thanks Bill Boyer #mhp (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Whole Crew (C1B: English Cider)

Table 36: Specialty Cider

12 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Cody Cannon, Ryan Friedl, Darren Vaughn

1st
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
NEw Raspy (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Tart Berry Cider (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Fruit Du Dragon Rose (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)
HM
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
The Bobo (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Table 37: Cider with Herbs/Spices and Perry

7 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Cody Cannon

1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Travail D'amour (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
The Ghost Of Johnny Appleseed - Hoppy Possum Batch (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)

Table 38: Traditional Mead

6 entries

Judges: Mac Butcher (Head Judge), Jeff Swearengin

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Wildflower/Lehua (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Make Me A Bicycle Clown! (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Holy Hand Grenade Of Antioch - Lemon 2023 (M1C: Sweet Mead)

Table 39: Fruit Mead

16 entries

Judges: Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Scott Mackechney, Edward O`Neill, Kelly Solomon

1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Sacrilicous (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Quest For The Holy Grail 2023 (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
POG (M2E: Melomel)

Table 40: Spiced Mead

16 entries

Judges: Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jamye & Cody Naramore (Head Judge), Edward O`Neill

1st
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Chile Today (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Mac Butcher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Monkey Montage (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gorge Of Eternal Peril (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Table 41: Specialty Mead

15 entries

Judges: Brandon Jones (Head Judge), Scott Mackechney, Edward O`Neill, Peter Polczynski

1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Sheep Is Not A Creature Of The Air (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
What's A Hypocras? (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Colleen Boucher
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale...
Orange Blossom Special (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin

1st
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Only You Can Prevent Forest Fires (6B: Rauchbier)
2nd
Chad Medford
Red Earth Brewers
Onyx Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Mike & Stephanie Butler
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Rooney Tunes (21C: Hazy IPA)
HM
Joshua Hayes
Denton County Homebrewers...
Two, Too Many...Yeast! (12A: British Golden Ale)

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin

1st
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cidurana (C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Being There - Liberty Bell Variant (C1A: New World Cider)
3rd
Matthew White
Seven City Brewers
NEw Raspy (C2B: Cider with Other Fruit)

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Shelly Boeckman, Valerie Grogan, Scott Mackechney, Jeff Swearengin

1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Sacrilicous (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Sheep Is Not A Creature Of The Air (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Wildflower/Lehua (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Okie Cup

99 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceBrewer1st2nd3rdHMScoreClub
1stMike & Stephanie Butler331016.0307000Kansas City Bier Meisters
2ndBill Boyer314115.0308000North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rdChad Medford311012.0305000Red Earth Brewers

The FOAM Cup

41 Participating Clubs [Scoring Methodology]

PlaceClub1st2nd3rdHMScore
1stRed Earth Brewers1377060.1327000
2ndKansas City Bier Meisters5610237.0521000
3rdFellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)343120.0310000

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners