2024 Ocean State Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Daniel Andrews, Matthew Bellemare, Nate Brese, Heather Bryant, Kris Butler, Nate Byrnes, Ken Carman, Mildred Carman, Ron Clapp, Mitch Combes, Andy Cox, Jill Crawford, Ryan Dacey, Skylar Demson, Andrew Dial, Typhanie Dial, Kyle Ducharme, Nicole Emery, Francois Espourteille, Ben Estes, Max Finnance, Joey Flournoy, Aaron Gallagher, Ryan Galligan, Matt Geisler, Douglas Gladue, Mike Godet, Kurt Green, Mark Gryska, Paul Hayslett, Matteson Holtman, Jeremy Houghton, Lyn Howard, Santiago Irigoyen, Kevin Johnson, Corey Lamoureux, Krzysztof Lasocki, Larry Lynch-Freshner, Kevin MacLean, Nicholas Makris, Pierre Margraff, Charles Olchowski, Judy Pardee, Matthew Patterson, Jennifer Pereira, Zach Perrotte, David Rosenbaum, Rob Roy, David Rufino, Ronald Sansone, Steve Schember, Mike Seward, Tyler Shea, William Solomon, Robert Somogyi, Garrett Stephan, Andrew Tipler, Steve Victor, Arjun Virani, Ben Weinstein, Francisco Balderas J Woolrich

Judges - Best of Show

Matthew Bellemare, Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Pierre Margraff, Judy Pardee, William Solomon, Robert Somogyi, Andrew Tipler, Steve Victor

Stewards

Marilyn Clapp, Brian Golda, William Henry, Ellen Hirschberg, Kimberley Hurley, Eben Hutchison, Shannon Johnson, Mark Loiselle, Kimberly Northup, Barry Pardee, Jeff Perry, Beth Schwartz, Brian Schwartz, Stacey Somogyi, Will Walls

Staff

Ricky Alexander, Audrey Carlson, Chris Darling, Christopher Dill, Jillian DiMaio, Brian Golda, Paul Hayslett, Mark Loiselle, Mike Seward, Robert Somogyi, Will Walls

Organizer

Jennifer Pereira

By the Numbers

484 Entries 133 Entrants

61 Judges 15 Stewards 11 Staff

130 Placing Entries

Table 1: 01 Standard American Lagers

22 entries

Judges: Daniel Andrews, Kris Butler (Head Judge), Skylar Demson (Head Judge), Kurt Green, Corey Lamoureux, William Solomon (Head Judge)

Table 2: 02 International Lagers

8 entries

Judges: Andrew Dial, Pierre Margraff (Head Judge)

Table 3: 03 Czech Lagers

17 entries

Judges: Aaron Gallagher, Krzysztof Lasocki (Head Judge), Rob Roy, Steve Victor (Head Judge)

Table 4: 04 Pale Malty European

11 entries

Judges: Ryan Dacey (Head Judge), Charles Olchowski

Table 5: 05 Pale Bitter European

15 entries

Judges: Ron Clapp (Head Judge), Typhanie Dial, Mike Godet, Steve Schember (Head Judge)

Table 6: 06 Amber Malty European

9 entries

Judges: Andy Cox, Paul Hayslett (Head Judge)

Table 7: 07 Amber Bitter European

15 entries

Judges: Nate Brese (Head Judge), Santiago Irigoyen, Kevin MacLean (Head Judge), Zach Perrotte

Table 8: 08 Dark European Lager

13 entries

Judges: Nate Byrnes, Matt Geisler, Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge), David Rosenbaum (Head Judge)

Table 9: 09 Strong European

10 entries

Judges: Mitch Combes, Matthew Patterson (Head Judge)

Table 10: 10 Traditional Wheat and Rye

10 entries

Judges: Jill Crawford, Francois Espourteille (Head Judge)

Table 11: 11 British Bitters

9 entries

Judges: Ryan Galligan (Head Judge), Francisco Balderas J Woolrich

Table 12: 12 Pale Commonwealth Beers

14 entries

Judges: Nate Brese (Head Judge), Andrew Dial, Francois Espourteille (Head Judge), Andrew Tipler

Table 13: 13 Brown British Beer

15 entries

Judges: Heather Bryant, Max Finnance (Head Judge), Judy Pardee (Head Judge), David Rosenbaum

Table 14: 14 Scottish Ales

7 entries

Judges: Kevin Johnson, Judy Pardee (Head Judge)

Table 15: 15 Irish Beer

19 entries

Judges: Matthew Bellemare (Head Judge), Mildred Carman (Head Judge), Jill Crawford, Kevin Johnson

Table 16: 16 Dark British (Stouts)

7 entries

Judges: Nicole Emery (Head Judge), Joey Flournoy

Table 17: 17 Strong British Ales

10 entries

Judges: Corey Lamoureux, David Rufino (Head Judge)

Table 18: 18 Pale American Ale

12 entries

Judges: Matthew Bellemare (Head Judge), Robert Somogyi

Table 19: 19 American Amber and Brown

14 entries

Judges: Ben Estes, Paul Hayslett (Head Judge), Matteson Holtman, Charles Olchowski (Head Judge)

Table 20: 20 American Porter and Stout

11 entries

Judges: Nicholas Makris, William Solomon (Head Judge)

Table 21: 21 American IPA - Standard and Hazy

19 entries

Judges: Skylar Demson, Typhanie Dial, Aaron Gallagher (Head Judge), Larry Lynch-Freshner (Head Judge)

Table 22: 22 American IPA - Specialty

11 entries

Judges: Jennifer Pereira (Head Judge), Tyler Shea

Table 23: 23 Strong American Ale

10 entries

Judges: Jeremy Houghton, Rob Roy (Head Judge)

Table 24: 24 European Sours

9 entries

Judges: Kevin MacLean (Head Judge), Tyler Shea

Table 25: Specialty Ciders - Fruit Ciders

9 entries

Judges: Ronald Sansone (Head Judge), Andrew Tipler

Table 26: 26 Belgian and Strong Belgian Ale

9 entries

Judges: Heather Bryant, Mike Seward (Head Judge)

Table 27: 27 Monastic Ale

18 entries

Judges: Daniel Andrews, Garrett Stephan (Head Judge), Steve Victor (Head Judge), Francisco Balderas J Woolrich

Table 28: 28 American Wild and Sour

11 entries

Judges: Douglas Gladue (Head Judge), Ben Weinstein

Table 29: 29 Fruit Beer

14 entries

Judges: Santiago Irigoyen, Krzysztof Lasocki (Head Judge), Steve Schember (Head Judge), Arjun Virani

Table 30: 30 Spiced Beer

20 entries

Judges: Nate Byrnes, Joey Flournoy (Head Judge), Ryan Galligan (Head Judge), Corey Lamoureux

Table 31: 31 Smoked & Wood Aged Beers

12 entries

Judges: Ryan Dacey (Head Judge), Kurt Green

Table 32: 32 Specialty Beer

24 entries

Judges: Andy Cox (Head Judge), Nicole Emery, Pierre Margraff (Head Judge), William Solomon (Head Judge)

Table 33: 33 Standard Cider and Perry

11 entries

Judges: Ken Carman, Mark Gryska (Head Judge)

Table 34: 34 Specialty Cider and Perry

16 entries

Judges: Kris Butler, Mark Gryska (Head Judge), Rob Roy, Ronald Sansone (Head Judge)

Table 35: 35 Traditional Mead

9 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Lyn Howard (Head Judge)

Table 36: 36 Fruit Meads

12 entries

Judges: Mildred Carman (Head Judge), Max Finnance (Head Judge), Jeremy Houghton, Arjun Virani

Table 37: 37 Spiced Mead

11 entries

Judges: Ken Carman, Lyn Howard (Head Judge)

Table 38: 38 Specialty Mead

11 entries

Judges: Ron Clapp (Head Judge), Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Jeremy Houghton, Robert Somogyi

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Pierre Margraff, Judy Pardee, William Solomon, Robert Somogyi, Andrew Tipler, Steve Victor

Best of Show

Cider

Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Pierre Margraff, Judy Pardee, William Solomon, Robert Somogyi, Andrew Tipler, Steve Victor

Best of Show

Mead

Judges: Matthew Bellemare, Ryan Dacey, Max Finnance, Paul Hayslett, Lyn Howard, Pierre Margraff, Judy Pardee, William Solomon, Robert Somogyi, Andrew Tipler, Steve Victor

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners