The Drunk Monk Challenge sponsored by Urban Knaves of Grain

2023 Drunk Monk Challenge Competition Results
(Virtual Competition)

March 11, 2023
Sponsored by the Urban Knaves of Grain

611 Entries

BEST OF SHOW: BEER
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Piwo Winfieldizkie Winfield, IL 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie 1st BOS
Josh Strupp with Co-Brewer Paul Karcher
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Love You Long Time Franklin, WI 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 2nd BOS
Todd Cogswell
Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
Passionfruit Gose Lafayette, IN 29A: Fruit Beer 3rd BOS
Dmitri Tymos with Co-Brewer Secret Level
Club Wort
Fudge Fest Hoffman Estates, IL 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer HM BOS
 
BEST OF SHOW: MEADS AND CIDERS
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Blueberry Maple Whiskey Mornings! Grand Rapids, MI M4C: Experimental Mead 1st Mead/Cider BOS
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Gromit Lees Summit, MO M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead 2nd Mead/Cider BOS
Jack Cantle
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
Early Foxes Round Lake Beach, IL C1A: New World Cider 3rd Meads/Cider BOS
 
MENACE OF THE MONASTERY (25 Entries)
Mark Westmeyer
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
The Creeper Chicago Heights, IL 48A: MoM Belgian Golden Strong Ale (25C) 1
Josh Strupp
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Quad City Belgian Franklin, WI 51A: MoM Belgian Dark Strong Ale (26D) 2
Ryan Vigne Mom - Strong Dark Tripel Pittsburgh, PA 51A: MoM Belgian Dark Strong Ale (26D) 3
 
Table 1 - Pale American and International Lager (16 Entries)
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Little Buddy Morrow, OH 1B: American Lager 1
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Corn Dog Wilton, CT 1B: American Lager 2
Caleb Meinke
Madison Homebrewers & Tasters
Segouin Cambridge, WI 2A: International Pale Lager 3
 
Table 2 - American Wheat, Blonde, Cream Ale (14 Entries)
Braden Carlson with Co-brewer Justin Clark
 
Golden Spike Greer, SC 18A: Blonde Ale 1
Alex Williams with Co-Brewer(s) Patrick Williams
Big Easy Homebrewers
Bloody Butcher Cream Ale Kansas City, MO 1C: Cream Ale 2
Ben Sookying
Brew Knights
That's Not D M S You're Tasting Azusa, CA 1C: Cream Ale 3
 
Table 3 - Pale Malty Lager (16 Entries)
Scott Steenburg
Foam Blowers of Indiana (FBI)
Helles #3 Zionsville, IN 4A: Munich Helles 1
Metts Potter
Bloatarian Brewing League
Hot Schnitzel Morrow, OH 4A: Munich Helles 2
James Faircloth with Co-Brewer(s) Jon Philips
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
James & Jon's Novemberfest Chicago, IL 4B: Festbier 3
 
Table 4 - Pale Bitter European Beer (15 Entries)
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Goebelbrau Kellerbier Schuylerville, NY 27A1: Kellerbier 1
Andy Cox
Underground Brewers of Connecticut
Hellerbier Wilton, CT 27A1: Kellerbier 2
Kevin Haeffner
Garage Brewers Society
Haeffner Leictbier St Peters, MO 5A: German Leichtbier 3
 
Table 5 - Pilsner (28 Entries)
Richard Rawlings
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Prohibitchin Chicago, IL 27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager 1
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
Forward Unto Dawn Eugene, OR LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner 2
Jed Lengerich
MASH Fort Wayne Homebrew Club
Prost Decatur, IN 5D: German Pils 3
 
Table 6 - Amber European Beer (24 Entries)
Jon Phillips with Co-Brewer(s) C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Lalo's Lager
(614) 537-2385 Chicago, IL 7A: Vienna Lager 1
David James
Cascade Brewers Society
In Amber Clad Eugene, OR 3C: Czech Amber Lager 2
Joseph Froehlich with Co-Brewer(s) William George
Joliet Brewers Guild
Mexican Lager Yeast Is International Crest Hill, IL 2B: International Amber Lager 3
 
Table 7 - Dark Lager (27 Entries)
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Keines Deutches Porter Winfield, IL 8B: Schwarzbier 1
Raymond Nonnie
Urban Knaves of Grain
Tmarve Pivo Carol Stream, IL 3D: Czech Dark Lager 2
Brady Smith
Circle City Zymurgy
Dark Star Lager Carmel, IN 8B: Schwarzbier 3
 
Table 8 - Bocks (16 Entries)
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation Fraternity)
Clairemonator San Diego, CA 9A: Doppelbock 1
Kevin Wojdak with Co-Brewer(s) Jeff Knepper
Urban Knaves of Grain
Cluster Bock Elk Grove Village, IL 6C: Dunkels Bock 2
Joe Skiles Clever Name Carol Stream, IL 9B: Eisbock 3
 
Table 9 - German Wheat and Rye (13 Entries)
Doug Bulthuis
KGB
You Just Try Me Clawson, MI 10C: Weizenbock 1
Jeremy Anderson Octeus Dunkelweizen Hudsonville, MI 10B: Dunkels Weissbier 2
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Dunkles Weissbaer Collinsville, IL 10B: Dunkels Weissbier 3
 
Table 10 - Pale British and Commonwealth (22 Entries)
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
British Better Bitter El Campo, TX 11B: Best Bitter 1
Kevin Bencz with Co-Brewer(s) Karie Bencz Heritage Oconomowoc, WI 11B: Best Bitter 2
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Native Born Minneapolis, MN 12B: Australian Sparkling Ale 3
 
Table 11 - Brown British Ales (13 Entries)
Matthew Herrold
Cane Island Alers (CIA)
Meanbrews English Brown Katy, TX 13B: British Brown Ale 1
Jeffrey G Oberlin
Ninja Homebrewers
Lap Dog Friendswood, TX 13A: Dark Mild 2
Sean Hanna
Square Kegs
The Mild Side Northbrook, IL 13A: Dark Mild 3
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Brown Baer Collinsville, IL 13B: British Brown Ale HM
 
Table 12 - Irish and Scottish Ales (13 Entries)
Renee Bruzual
STLBrewhogs
Nanored Defiance, MO 15A: Irish Red Ale 1
Alex Chambers Don't Tickle Your Shorts Batavia, IL 14C: Scottish Export 2
Rick Felser Bagpipes And Kilts Orchard Park, NY 14C: Scottish Export 3
 
Table 13 - Small Stouts (20 Entries)
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Golden Sweetness League City, TX 16A: Sweet Stout 1
Marc Riordan Cowtastic Christmas Chicago, IL 16B: Oatmeal Stout 2
Sam Hoopes
Ninja Homebrewers
Toast My Oats League City, TX 16B: Oatmeal Stout 3
 
Table 14 - Strong Stouts (12 Entries)
Marc Riordan Long Winter Chicago, IL 20C: Imperial Stout 1
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Emerald Isle Seashore Stout El Campo, TX 16C: Tropical Stout 2
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Siberian Antifreeze Highland, IN 20C: Imperial Stout 3
 
Table 15 - Porters (22 Entries)
Ben Resch
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Rusty Anchor Porter Chicago, IL 20A: American Porter 1
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
Baltic Holiday Buffalo Grove, IL 9C: Baltic Porter 2
Megan Sawa
Brixie's Brewers
Doctors Without Porters Brookfield, IL 20A: American Porter 3
 
Table 16 - Strong Ales (15 Entries)
Daniel Yount with Co-Brewer(s) Adam Harrod Two-Fools Barleywine Maumee, OH 22C: American Barleywine 1
Scott Pointon
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
Olde Fat Guy Crest Hill, IL 17B: Old Ale 2
Michael Beck
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
Caligula's Arrogance Griffith, IN 22B: American Strong Ale 3
 
Table 17 - American Pale Ale (11 Entries)
Ben Gaylord Citra Summit Driggs, ID 18B: American Pale Ale 1
Greg Wegiel
Artesian Homebrewers
Intimidator Martinsville, IN 18B: American Pale Ale 2
Chris Hunter
Artesian Homebrewers
Apa Martinsville, IN 18B: American Pale Ale 3
 
Table 18 - American Amber and Brown Beer (23 Entries)
Eddie Belter
STLBrewhogs
Bootleggin' Brown St Louis, MO 19C: American Brown Ale 1
Shawn Montgomery
Iowa Brewers Union
Uncommon Ken Milo, IA 27A2: Kentucky Common 2
Chris Hunter
Artesian Homebrewers
Amber Martinsville, IN 19A: American Amber Ale 3
 
Table 19 - American IPA (16 Entries)
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
Ag Stein Hopwall Buffalo Grove, IL 21A: American IPA 1
Mark Niemczewski
Urban Knaves of Grain
Hops In Mouth Downers Grove, IL 21A: American IPA 2
Colby Reineke
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Power Nine Minneapolis, MN 21A: American IPA 3
 
Table 20 - Specialty and Double IPA (15 Entries)
Steve Ristau Zamba Wit II Black Hawk, SD 21B6: White IPA 1
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Double Phantasmagoria Winfield, IL 22A: Double IPA 2
Steve Roth
Green Bay Rackers
NEIPA De Pere, WI 21B: Specialty IPA 3
 
Table 21 - Hazy IPA (16 Entries)
Greg Ellwanger
Club Wort
Definitely Not Fosters Palatine, IL 21C: Hazy IPA 1
Gerad Miller
Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
The Smell Of Napalm In The Morning Dayton, OH 21C: Hazy IPA 2
Ethan Boehm
Northern Brewer Fermentation Brigade
Watching Bees Waukesha, WI 21C: Hazy IPA 3
 
Table 22 - Smoked Beer (8 Entries)
Dan Acheson
Urban Knaves of Grain
Piwo Winfieldizkie Winfield, IL 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie 1
James Faircloth with Co-Brewer(s) Kyle Nordquist
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Smoked Beers On The Solo Chicago, IL 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer 2
Joe D'Auria
Metro South Homebrew League (MASH HOLES)
Smokey The Beer Braintree, MA 32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer 3
Deborah and Marc Prichard
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Professor Pickles The Destroyer #mhp Edmond, OK 27A3: Lichtenhainer HM
 
Table 23 - Sour Ales (21 Entries)
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Sour Salty Baer Collinsville, IL 23G: Gose 1
Wesley Kulcak
Bay Area Mashtronauts
Gose El Campo, TX 23G: Gose 2
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
Ag Stein Flanders Buffalo Grove, IL 23B: Flanders Red Ale 3
 
Table 24 - Belgian and French Ale (18 Entries)
Taylor Norland
Iowa Brewers Union
French For "the Guard" Des Moines, IA 24C: Biere de Garde 1
Kevin Olson
ZZHops Homebrewing Club
Slowest Yeast Ever Raymore, MO 24C: Biere de Garde 2
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Shoreline Grosse Pointe, IN 24A: Witbier 3
 
Table 25 - Strong Belgian Ale (20 Entries)
Mark Westmeyer
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
The Creeper Chicago Heights, IL 25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale 1
Kevin Bencz with Co-Brewer(s) Karie Bencz No Nap Oconomowoc, WI 25A: Belgian Blond Ale 2
Patrick Williams with Co-Brewer(s) Alex Williams Saison Straight Up Kansas City, MO 25B: Saison 3
 
Table 26 - Monastic Ale (22 Entries)
Jeremiah Baer
East Side Brewers [IL]
Baer Trapp Collinsville, IL 26A: Belgian Single 1
Duke Austerberry Freudian Slip Ferndale, MI 26A: Belgian Single 2
Jim Silverstein
Club Wort
St. James The Strong Buffalo Grove, IL 26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale 3
 
Table 27 - Fruit Beer (16 Entries)
Todd Cogswell
Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
Passionfruit Gose Lafayette, IN 29A: Fruit Beer 1
Jeffrey Whelpley
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
Grover From All Over Chicago, IL 29A: Fruit Beer 2
Chris Daily
San Antonio Cerveceros
Nothing But A G-Thang San Antonio, TX 29A: Fruit Beer 3
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers Guild
Stearman's Italian Grape Ale Aubrey, TX LSX3: Italian Grape Ale HM
 
Table 28 - Spiced Beer (23 Entries)
Dmitri Tymos with Co-Brewer(s) Secret Level
Club Wort
Fudge Fest Hoffman Estates, IL 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 1
Adam Skjefstad
River City Brewers [MN]
Ember Stout Big Lake, MN 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 2
John Palanchar
Joliet Brewers Guild
Pepper Wheat Joliet, IL 30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 3
 
Table 29 - Wood Beer (20 Entries)
Josh Strupp with Co-Brewer(s) Paul Karcher
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Love You Long Time Franklin, WI 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 1
Darren Vaughn with Co-Brewer(s) Travis Kirby
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
Bourbon County Quad Tulsa, OK 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 2
Travis Kirby
Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
Rye Wee Heavy Broken Arrow, OK 33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 3
 
Table 30 - Speciality Beer (16 Entries)
Mark Westmeyer
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
Consternation Chicago Heights, IL 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer 1
Amey Patwardhan I Am The Winner Omaha, NE 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer 2
Jason Rohloff
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Ass So Fat You Can See It From The Front Cudahy, WI 34A: Commercial Specialty Beer 3
 
Table 31 - Standard Cider and Perry (13 Entries)
Jack Cantle
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)
Early Foxes Round Lake Beach, IL C1A: New World Cider 1
Amey Patwardhan Gold Juice Omaha, NE C1A: New World Cider 2
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
The Whole Crew Lees Summit, MO C1A: New World Cider 3
 
Table 32 - Speciality Cider and Perry (14 Entries)
Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain
Ice Cider Woodridge, IL C2D: Ice Cider 1
Timothy Minger
Beer Barons of Milwaukee
Grandma's Apple Pie Greenfield, WI C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices 2
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Amburana Kennesaw, GA C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry 3
 
Table 33 - Traditional Mead (6 Entries)
Eric Martin
Kansas City Bier Meisters
Gromit Lees Summit, MO M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead 1
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Book Of Armaments - Ulei Kennesaw, GA M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead 2
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Midwest Clover Blossom Grand Rapids, MI M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead 3
 
Table 34 - Fruit Mead (12 Entries)
Kyle Kiely Mr. Blue Sky Saint Louis, MO M2C: Berry Mead 1
Amy Olsen
Michigan Mead Coalition
27 Trees Morat Sterling Heights, MI M2C: Berry Mead 2
Ryan Vigne Peace Through Meaditation (Jubileum) Pittsburgh, PA M2D: Stone Fruit Mead 3
 
Table 35 - Spiced and Experimental Mead (10 Entries)
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Blueberry Maple Whiskey Mornings! Grand Rapids, MI M4C: Experimental Mead 1
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
A Mead Inspired By A Mead By Matthew Mead Kennesaw, GA M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead 2
Amy Olsen
Michigan Mead Coalition
Ba Rum Raisin Sterling Heights, MI M4C: Experimental Mead 3