BOS – Bluebonnet Brew-Off ™ for 2024

Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz, Kyle Autry	Cascading (Out Of The Fridge) Lager	International Pale Lager	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Mark Rendon	Best Bitter	Best Bitter	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	No Bazooka Joe	Weizenbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Something From The Fall Of ’23	New World Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Bill Boyer	Red Dragon Inn	Melomel	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Home Brew Team of the Year

Place	Team	Brewers	Club
1st	Eric Heinz and Kyle Autry	Eric Heinz and Kyle Autry	Ninja Homebrewers

Home Brewer of the Year

Place	Brewer	Club
1st	Randy Daily	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Mead/Cider Maker of the Year

Place	Brewer	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Club of the Year

Place	Club
1st	Ninja Homebrewers

Winners – Bluebonnet Brew-Off ™ for 2024

Table 51: Pale Lager (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz	Cascading (Out Of The Fridge) Lager	International Pale Lager	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Guy Grady	S-Town Lager	American Lager	Central Arkansas Fermenters
3rd	Steve Littel	Doemling American Lager	American Lager	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 52: Light Ale (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Kiely	Horsefeathers	Cream Ale
2nd	Randy Daily	Juice From Down Under	Australian Sparkling Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Carl Teachey	Eclipse, Talus, & Medusa	American Wheat Beer	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
HM	Travis Cherry	The Queen’s Reserve – Royal Artillery Ale	British Golden Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 53: Pale Malty European Lager (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hank Keller	Still Called A Maibock	Helles Bock	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
2nd	Alex Rezmerski	Cliftyfest	Festbier	Louisville Area Grain and Extract Research Society, LTD
3rd	Eric Heinz	Stairway To Helles	Munich Helles	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 54: Pale Bitter European Beer (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Damon	Highway To Helles	German Helles Exportbier	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Ben Sencindiver	Diet Dr Pils – Leicthbier	German Leichtbier	San Antonio Cerveceros
3rd	Matthew Herrold	His Father Was A Mudder	New Zealand Pilsner	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists

Table 55: Kolsch and Blonde (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Worthen	Low Roller Freddy	Kölsch	San Antonio Cerveceros
2nd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Mielikki Light Ale	Blonde Ale	Ninja Homebrewers
3rd	David Rogers	I’m Not Bitter!	Kölsch	NSA (North Side Alers)

Table 56: Amber Malty European Lager (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Lallande	Buffalo Fest	Märzen	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
2nd	Tony Silveira	Amber Lager	International Amber Lager	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Eric Heinz	Bronco Bock	Dunkels Bock	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 57: Amber Bitter European Beer (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick DiLello	She’s A Good-Hearted Woman In Love With A Good-Timin’ Man	Vienna Lager	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ)
2nd	David James	In Amber Clad	Czech Amber Lager	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	MIchael Myers	Bohemian Amber Lager	Czech Amber Lager	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 58: Dark European Lager (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Pete Train	A Finer Shiner	International Dark Lager	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Pete Train	Flek’s Double Dark Lager	Czech Dark Lager	Ninja Homebrewers
3rd	Isai Garza	Dohko Breaking My Schwarz	Schwarzbier	San Antonio Cerveceros

Table 59: Strong European Beer (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Wankel	Take Me To Your Dealer	Doppelbock	Lakewood Fermentation Club
2nd	Tony Silveira	Das Jaeschkenator	Eisbock	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Scooter	Baltic Porter	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 60: German Wheat Beer (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	No Bazooka Joe	Weizenbock	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Mark McCurdy	Gages Weisenbock	Weizenbock	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman’s Weizenbock	Weizenbock	Denton County Homebrewers Guild

Table 61: British Bitter (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Rendon	Best Bitter	Best Bitter	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Don Huether	Snake Bite	Ordinary Bitter	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	Jarrett Long	Jesus Was A Man. He Had A Beard For Christ Sakes!	Best Bitter	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 62: Strong Pale English Beer (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Lawrence	Willy’s Limey Juice	English IPA	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	David Towles	ESB	Strong Bitter	High Plains Drafters [TX]
3rd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Ankle Biter Bitter	Strong Bitter	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 63: Brown British Beer (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Rendon	London Brown Ale	London Brown Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Mark Rendon	Dark Mild	Dark Mild	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Cecil Arnold	Swamp Donkey	British Brown Ale	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 64: Scottish and Irish Ale (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Drew Domalakes	Scottish Light	Scottish Light	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Mark McCurdy	Jakers Scottish Export	Scottish Export	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
3rd	Cindy Oberlin	Suck On That Bagpipe	Scottish Export	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 65: Stout and Porter (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Daily	I Dream Of Guiness	Foreign Extra Stout	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Stacy Myers	Leprechaun Nightfall	Irish Extra Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Jarrett Long	Tea At The English Port	English Porter	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 66: British Stout (31 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Hoopes	Lacks NOTHING In The Sweet Department	Sweet Stout	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Nicholas E Hodge	Cool Runnings	Tropical Stout	Red Earth Brewers
3rd	Mark Rendon	Oatmeal Stout	Oatmeal Stout	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 67: Strong British Ale (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fred David	The Parson’s Best	English Barley Wine	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	David Rogers	See You Next Tuesday	British Strong Ale	NSA (North Side Alers)
3rd	Chris Bradley	Cox, Big Harry Cox	Old Ale	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club

Table 68: Pale American Ale (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick DiLello	Go Birds!	American Pale Ale	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy (BUZZ)
2nd	Nicholas McCoy	Boner Jams	American Pale Ale	Draft Punk
3rd	Eric Nelson	Mummy Cries	American Pale Ale	The Brü Club

Table 69: Amber And Brown American Beer (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Cervantes	Bailey Reyna	Pre-Prohibition Porter	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Paul Pitre	Cajun Common	California Common	Redstick Brewmasters
3rd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Ella’s Amber	American Amber Ale	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 70: American Porter And Stout (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Russell	Any Old Port(Er) In A Storm	American Porter	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Blake Villermin	Dogs Playing Poker	American Stout	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	James Gould	American Porter	American Porter	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists

Table 71: Imperial Stout (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Daily	RIS	Imperial Stout	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Hank Keller	Damn Dirty Russians!	Imperial Stout	Foam Rangers Homebrew Club
3rd	Jarrett Long	Imperial Empire	Imperial Stout	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 72: American IPA (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nicholas McCoy	Dust	American IPA	Draft Punk
2nd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Tiger IPA	American IPA	Ninja Homebrewers
3rd	Alf Syftestad	Birthday IPA	American IPA	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 73: Specialty IPA (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Meanbrews Black IPA	Black IPA	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists
2nd	Ben Sencindiver	I Am The Fury! Black IPA	Black IPA	San Antonio Cerveceros
3rd	John Grady	Cosmic Cowboy	Belgian IPA	Ale-ian Society

Table 74: Hazy and Experimental IPA (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Wankel	Gamehendge	Hazy IPA	Lakewood Fermentation Club
2nd	Kevin Knea	Floofster’s Hypnotic Cold IPA	Specialty IPA	Bay Area Mashtronauts
3rd	James Lallande	Buffalo Hits The Mark	Specialty IPA	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club

Table 75: Strong American Ale (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Stuart	Double IPA	Double IPA	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
2nd	Matthew Herrold	Good Boy Jackson #meanbrews	American Barleywine	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists
3rd	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Rule #5	Double IPA	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 76: European Sour Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman’s Flanders Red Ale	Flanders Red Ale	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman’s Oud Bruin	Oud Bruin	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
3rd	Austin Boggs	Let’s Get Funky	Lambic	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 77: Belgian Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Silveira	Wit Martin	Witbier	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Douglas Hicks	Keep It Classy	Belgian Pale Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Douglas Hicks	Keep On Keepin’ On	Bière de Garde	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 78: Belgian Blonde and Single (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Koehler	Thanks Bano!	Belgian Blond Ale	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Jimmy Orkin	Eric Morgan Made Me Brew It	Belgian Single	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Douglas Hicks	Blond Without The E	Belgian Blond Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 79: Saison (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Hayes	Its Ok For Saison To Be A Little Phenolic	Saison	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Donald Schneider	Voici La Saison	Saison	Weiz Guys
3rd	Wesley Kulcak	Shepherd’s Saison	Saison	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 80: Strong Light Belgian Ale (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Heinz	Rylie	Belgian Tripel	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Scott Koehler	Threesome	Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Ninja Homebrewers
3rd	Ryan Wankel	I Like Turtles	Belgian Tripel	Lakewood Fermentation Club

Table 81: Strong Dark Belgian Ale (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chad Medford	Ba-Dee-Ya	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Red Earth Brewers
2nd	Steve Russell	Dubbel Nickel	Belgian Dubbel	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Shaun Huggins	“It’s A Trapp” Ist!	Belgian Dark Strong Ale	San Antonio Cerveceros

Table 82: Fruit Beer (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffrey Oberlin	I’m… Batgirl!	Fruit Beer	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	Happening Happend	Fruit Beer
3rd	Andy Scherzinger	Ramona Flowers	Fruit Beer	Weiz Guys
HM	Jarrett Long	My, My, My, Key Lime Pie	Fruit Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 83: Spice Herb Vegetable Beer (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Daily	One Hot Number	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Ross Stuart	Coco Schwarz	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	John Luhmann	Fresh Baked	Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Iowa Brewers Union

Table 84: Autumn Winter Seasonal (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Gillmer	Broken Resolution	Winter Seasonal Beer
2nd	Barry Forrest	Just For You, Punkin	Autumn Seasonal Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
3rd	Austin Boggs	You Serious Clark? Vol. 3	Winter Seasonal Beer	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 85: Wee Heavy and Smoke (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman’s Smoked Porter	Classic Style Smoked Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	James Gould	Wee Heavy	Wee Heavy	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists
3rd	Barry Forrest	Smoke On The Water	Rauchbier	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 86: Wood Aged Beer (33 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Cervantes	Benny The Phenomenal	Wood-Aged Beer	Bay Area Mashtronauts
2nd	Mike Treadway	Woody	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
3rd	Cheyne Harvey	Silenus, Meet Ogun	Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Table 87: American Wild Ale (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Christiansen	Prometheus	Wild Specialty Beer	Mox Nix Brewery
2nd	Ryan Wankel	Ain’t Hard To Find	Gose	Lakewood Fermentation Club
3rd	Andy Scherzinger	Ramona Flowers	Catharina Sour	Weiz Guys

Table 88: Specialty Beer (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Daily	Saturday Morning Cartoons	Experimental Beer	San Antonio Cerveceros
2nd	Stephen Schmitt	Grow-Jees-K’ya	Piwo Grodziskie	Evanston Homebrew Club
3rd	Mark Rendon	Historical Beer	Historical Beer	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 89: Traditional Mead (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Wild, Wild, Oranges	Semi-Sweet Mead	Cider, Homebrew, And Mead Production Specialists
2nd	David Rogers	Cranberry Juice	Sweet Mead	NSA (North Side Alers)
3rd	Jarrett Long	Tupelo Hustle Semi Sweet	Semi-Sweet Mead	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse

Table 90: Melomel (36 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Red Dragon Inn	Melomel	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Mike Treadway	Raspberry Mead	Berry Mead	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club
3rd	Andy Scherzinger	All The Berries	Berry Mead	Weiz Guys

Table 91: Spiced And Specialty Mead (35 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Mercer	Norse Blood Moon	Fruit and Spice Mead	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Garrett Freeman	Let’s Brag About It	Braggot
3rd	Mike Treadway	Raspberry Cream Mead	Fruit and Spice Mead	Cap and Hare Homebrew Club

Table 92: Cider And Perry (31 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Something From The Fall Of ’23	New World Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Jeffrey Oberlin	Cider Monkey	New World Cider	Ninja Homebrewers
3rd	Jake Jones	Bill Boyer’s Worst Kept Secret	New World Cider	Bay Area Mashtronauts

Table 93: Specialty Cider And Perry (34 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Fruit Du Dragon Rose	Cider with Other Fruit	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Dan Acheson	Cidurana	Specialty Cider/Perry	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Andy Scherzinger	Brrrr	Ice Cider	Weiz Guys