Fugetaboutit! 2024

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Chris Arnt, Zachary Beck, Brian Bender, Scott Boyd, Bill Boyer, Lyle Brown, Paul Cahill, Tony Giannasi, Mark Gregory, Mark Hilling, Lang Johnson, Joseph Nance, Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins, Scott Phillips, Lee Solomon, Brian Sommers, Emily Vail, Allen Vessels, Matt Warren, Thomas Watson, Erik Weber

Judges - Best of Show

Bill Boyer, Lyle Brown, Matt Warren, Thomas Watson

Staff

Organizer

Andrew Perkins

By the Numbers

277 Entries 72 Entrants

22 Judges

83 Placing Entries

Table 1: 01 - Standard American Beer

18 entries

Judges: Bill Boyer, Tony Giannasi, Joseph Nance, Brian Sommers, Thomas Watson

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Lite (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Paul Tagert
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
First Light (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Sherry Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
My First Baby (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 2: 02 - International Lager

17 entries

Judges: Brian Bender, Mark Gregory, Scott Phillips, Thomas Watson

1st
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Cancun Airport Shuttle (2B: International Amber Lager)
2nd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Mexican Lager (2A: International Pale Lager)
3rd
Danny Sack
The Brü Club
Water Slide Wedgie (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 3: 03 - Czech Lager

13 entries

Judges: Paul Cahill, Lang Johnson, Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins

1st
Dwain Pannell
256 Brewers
Czech Dark Lager (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Czech Premium Pale (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Amber Waves Of Grain (3C: Czech Amber Lager)

Table 4: 04 - Pale Malty European Lager

7 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Thomas Watson

1st
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Helles Bock (4C: Helles Bock)
2nd
John Hayes & Tony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Welcome To Greenville (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Todd Rupell
The Brü Club
Beach Haven (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 5: 05 - Pale Bitter European Beer

13 entries

Judges: Paul Cahill, Andrew Perkins, Allen Vessels, Thomas Watson

1st
Patrick Armour
256 Brewers
Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)
2nd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Heidi (5A: German Leichtbier)
3rd
Lee Solomon
Barley Mob Brewers
Summer Kolsch (5B: Kölsch)

Table 6: 06 - Amber Malty European Lager

8 entries

Judges: Allen Vessels, Thomas Watson

1st
Mark Rose
The Brü Club
Merry Marzen! (6A: Märzen)
2nd
Ricky Whitefoot
The Brü Club
Colliding Into Sound (6A: Märzen)
3rd
Steve Roth
The Brü Club
Yes, My Oktoberfest Was Super Early This Year. Come At... (6A: Märzen)

Table 7: 07 - Amber Bitter European Beer

5 entries

Judges: Lang Johnson, Thomas Watson, Thomas Watson

1st
Brian Sommers
Rocket City Brewers
Do Me A Solid (7A: Vienna Lager)
2nd
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
North Sea (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Conrad (7B: Altbier)

Table 8: 08 - Dark European Lager

7 entries

Judges: Lyle Brown, Allen Vessels

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)
2nd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Munich Dunkel (8A: Munich Dunkel)
3rd
Trevor Tyner
The Brü Club
Cabeza Prieta Schwarzbier (8B: Schwarzbier)

Table 9: 09 - Strong European Beer

7 entries

Judges: Mark Gregory, Andrew Perkins

1st
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Brewing Dopplebock (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Chris Arnt
Barley Mob Brewers
Rosie Lou (9C: Baltic Porter)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
O Fortuna (9A: Doppelbock)

Table 10: 10 - German Wheat Beer

6 entries

Judges: Lyle Brown, Andrew Perkins

1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
This Old Goat Is A WeizAss (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Doug Walker
The Brü Club
Darth Maltious- Rise Of The Pale Wheats (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Caroline (10B: Dunkels Weissbier)

Table 11: 11, 12, 14 - British Bitter, Pale Commonwealth Beer, Scottish Ale

9 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins

1st
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Scottish Ale (14C: Scottish Export)
2nd
Robert Goodwin
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Golden English (12A: British Golden Ale)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
It's A Kilt, Not A Skirt! (14C: Scottish Export)

Table 13: 13, 15, 16 - Brown British, Irish, Dark British

9 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins

1st
John Hayes & Tony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Brew Hardware FTW (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Chris Arnt
Barley Mob Brewers
Sleepy Puppy (13A: Dark Mild)
3rd
Anthony Mercer
Down East Alers (DEA)
Gnarly Brewing Irish Stout (15B: Irish Stout)

Table 17: 17, 22 - Strong British and American Ale

10 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins

1st
Brian McCrickard & Time Rouse Bob Buerger...
Seven City Brewers
7 City Brewers Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Brian Sommers
Rocket City Brewers
Batch #100 (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Double IPA (22A: Double IPA)

Table 18: 18 - Pale American Ale

10 entries

Judges: Brian Bender, Mark Gregory, Andrew Perkins, Scott Phillips

1st
Jay Ballard
M.A.S.H. Marietta Association...
Dirty Blonde (18A: Blonde Ale)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Pale Ale (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
Brian Ott
Barley Mob Brewers
Citra Sunbeam (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 19: 19, 20 - American Amber, Brown, Porter, Stout Beer

18 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Bill Boyer, Tony Giannasi, Mark Gregory, Joseph Nance, Brian Sommers, Erik Weber

1st
Brian McCrickard & Todd Cannon
Seven City Brewers
757 County Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Trevor Tyner
The Brü Club
AdvBru American Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
KISS (20C: Imperial Stout)

Table 21: 21 - IPA

18 entries

Judges: Zachary Beck, Scott Boyd, Tony Giannasi, Joseph Nance, Brian Ott, Scott Phillips, Brian Sommers, Emily Vail, Allen Vessels

1st
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
Hazy IPA (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Adrian Sutherland
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Lake Bum (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Lang Johnson
Barley Mob Brewers
Fresh Squished IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 23: 23, 28 - European Sour and American Wild Ale

12 entries

Judges: Zachary Beck, Scott Boyd, Scott Phillips, Emily Vail

1st
David Mitchell
Down East Alers (DEA)
GoodBerry (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Berliner Weisse (23A: Berliner Weisse)
3rd
Allen Smith
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Millions Of Peaches (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
HM
Heath Johns
Underneath A Cloud Of Silence: Pluot (23F: Fruit Lambic)

Table 24: 24 - Belgian Ale

6 entries

Judges: Lyle Brown, Paul Cahill

1st
Mike Kelly
Starlight (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)
2nd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Camille (24A: Witbier)
3rd
Carl Teachey
Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew...
Some Reference To Antwerp (24B: Belgian Pale Ale)

Table 25: 25 - Strong Belgian Ale

7 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Andrew Perkins, Lee Solomon

1st
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Little Grey Owl (25B: Saison)
2nd
Heath Johns
Spartisan Saison (25B: Saison)
3rd
Eric Nelson
The Brü Club
I'm A Bit Behind (25B: Saison)
HM
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
My Favorite Saison (25B: Saison)

Table 26: 26 - Monastic Ale

18 entries

Judges: Zachary Beck, Scott Boyd, Lyle Brown, Andrew Perkins, Scott Phillips, Emily Vail, Allen Vessels, Thomas Watson

1st
Brian Ott
Barley Mob Brewers
Midnight Tipple (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Will Allwardt
The Brü Club
AvgBru Belgian Single (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Tony Kulas
Down East Alers (DEA)
Belgian Tripel (26C: Belgian Tripel)

Table 27: 27 - Historical Beer

14 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Lyle Brown, Tony Giannasi, Joseph Nance, Brian Sommers, Allen Vessels, Thomas Watson, Erik Weber

1st
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Puff Puff Give! (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
Rhineland Ale (27A: Historical Beer)
3rd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Jefferson (27A2: Kentucky Common)
HM
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
252 P&R Lager (Pils/rice) (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)

Table 29: 29 - Fruit Beer

12 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Andrew Perkins, Lee Solomon

1st
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Punch You In The Eye! (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Titan's Mitt (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
Allen Vessels
Barley Mob Brewers
Tropical Cream (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 30: 30, 31 - Spiced and Alternative Fermentables Beer

13 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Brian Bender, Lyle Brown, Erik Weber

1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Maple Walnut Quad IV (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
2nd
Clay Vick
Down East Alers (DEA)
Margaret (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Randall Gordon
The Brü Club
Midnight Mocha (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
HM
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Funky Fir (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Table 33: 33 - Wood Beer

7 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Thomas Watson

1st
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Monks In A French Apple Orchard (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Brandon Christian & Brian McCrickard Joe...
Seven City Brewers
7cb's Belgian Strong Dark Ale (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Robert Larsen
Down East Alers (DEA)
BBW (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
HM
Steven Jones
Down East Alers (DEA)
Ol' Timer (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 34: 34 - Specialty Beer

8 entries

Judges: Brian Ott, Thomas Watson

1st
Adrian Sutherland
Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
Cold Day In India (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Kristen Boucher & Jeremy Boucher
Savannah Brewers League
The Abyss (34A: Commercial Specialty Beer)
3rd
Ryan Larsen
James River Homebrewers
Chubby Monkey (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)

Table 35: LS - Local Styles

5 entries

Judges: Chris Arnt, Lyle Brown

1st
Patrick Armour
256 Brewers
New Zealand Pilsner (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)
2nd
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers...
Stearman's Catharina Sour (LSX4: Catharina Sour)
3rd
Ross Stuart
The Brü Club
NZ Pils (LSX5: New Zealand Pilsner)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Bill Boyer, Lyle Brown, Matt Warren, Thomas Watson

1st
Brian McCrickard & Time Rouse Bob Buerger...
Seven City Brewers
7 City Brewers Old Ale (17B: Old Ale)
2nd
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Puff Puff Give! (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Ken Hilton
Down East Alers (DEA)
Maple Walnut Quad IV (31B: Alternative Sugar Beer)
HM
Scott Estlund
The Brü Club
Punch You In The Eye! (29A: Fruit Beer)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners