Shamrock XXIX

Thanks to all who participated in the Shamrock XXIX.

There were 292 entries judged and 128 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zane Oliver	2023 Gueuze	23E: Gueuze	Garner Ale Society
2nd	Joshua Cass	Fuzzy Little Man Peach	28A: Brett Beer	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Tony Kulas	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)

Pro-Am with Clouds Brewing

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Tony Kulas	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)

Pro-Am with Hatchet Brewing

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Brian Ballantine	Just Kenanator	9A: Doppelbock	Nash St Homebrew Club

Pro-Am with Bond Brothers

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Zane Oliver	Empty Cartons	18B: American Pale Ale	Garner Ale Society

Best Brewer (77 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Tony Kulas	3	1	1	19.05	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Allen Smith	3	1	0	18.04	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Zane Oliver	2	1	3	16.06	Garner Ale Society

Scores and tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology. Numbers reflected are rounded to the hundredth place. Hover over or tap the question mark icon () for the actual calculated value.

Winning Entries

Table 1: Table 1 - American light lagers/Ales (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Smith MHP	It's All Watered-Down Swill	1A: American Light Lager	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Allen Smith MHP	'Merica	1B: American Lager	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Gary Russell	American Light Lager	1A: American Light Lager

Table 2: Table 2 - Euro Pale Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Amante De La Cerveza Lager Mexicana	2A: International Pale Lager	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Brewing Czech Pilsner	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Zane Oliver	Svetle Lezak	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Garner Ale Society

Table 3: Table 3 - Euro Amber/Dark Lagers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Kulas MHP	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Eric Donie	Kingsley The Kind	3D: Czech Dark Lager
3rd	Tony Kulas MHP	International Amber Lager	2B: International Amber Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 4: Table 4 - German Light Lagers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Smith MHP	Higher Standards	4A: Munich Helles	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Ken Hilton	What The Helles Went Wrong?	4A: Munich Helles	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Keith Ingersoll	Hells Bells	4A: Munich Helles	Big Shoe Brewing

Table 5: Table 5 - Kölsch (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Allen Smith MHP	Yeast Marketing	5B: Kölsch	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Patrick Smith MHP	Happy Little Accident	5B: Kölsch	Seven City Brewers
3rd	Robert Schodorf MHP	Kolsch	5B: Kölsch	Birmingham Brewmasters

Table 6: Table 6 - Euro Dark Lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Hilton	Slam Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Steven Maszkiewicz	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)
3rd	Eric Darnell	Slam Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Garner Ale Society

Table 7: Table 7 - Märzen, Vienna Lager, Altbier (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Maszkiewicz	Altbier	7B: Altbier	Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)
2nd	Beeron Gallonbelly	Mountainside Oktoberfest	6A: Märzen	Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)
3rd	Clay Vick	Albert	7B: Altbier	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 8: Table 8 - Amer Wheat, Weissbier, Dunkel Weissbier (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Clay Vick	Arthur	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Paul Tagert MHP	Harvest Moon	10A: Weissbier	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch American Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)
HM	Jim Ebert	American Girl	1D: American Wheat Beer	James River Homebrewers

Table 9: Table 9 - Doppelbock, Baltic Porter, Weizenbock, Scottish Heavy and Export (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Ballantine	Just Kenanator	9A: Doppelbock	Nash St Homebrew Club
2nd	Brian Ballantine Co-Brewer: Jayson Gowdy	Chocolate Thunder	9C: Baltic Porter	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Brandon Christian MHP Co-Brewer: Carla Christian	Scottch Ale	14C: Scottish Export	Seven City Brewers

Table 10: Table 10 - British Bitter, British Golden Ale, Australian Sparkling Ale (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Teachey	Thanks, Tagert	14A: Scottish Light	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Brian Ballantine	Burton Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Nash St Homebrew Club

Table 11: Table 11 - Dark Milds (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Kulas MHP	Dark Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Adrian Sutherland	Crimson Serenade	15A: Irish Red Ale	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society
3rd	Bradley Olson	Red's What She Said	15A: Irish Red Ale	White Street Brewer's Guild

Table 12: Table 12 - Irish Stout/Extra Stout, Oatmeal, Tropical, Foreign Extra Stout (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Branch Irish Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Anthony Mercer	Gnarly Brewing Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Jay Brantley MHP	Wheel In The Sky	16B: Oatmeal Stout	PC Mashers
HM	Ken Hilton	Russian Spies In Dublin	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 13: Table 13 - 2 flights British Strong, Wee Heavy, English Barley Wine (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rusty Barrel	100	17D: English Barley Wine	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Bill Lynch	Bill's Barleywine	17D: English Barley Wine	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Robert Larsen	Old Days	17B: Old Ale	Down East Alers (DEA)
HM	Carl Teachey	The Biggest Otter	17D: English Barley Wine	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 14: Table 14 - Am Pale, Am Amber, Calif Common (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zane Oliver	Empty Cartons	18B: American Pale Ale	Garner Ale Society
2nd	Carl Teachey	Baby's First Closed Transfer	18B: American Pale Ale	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Jordan LaFontaine	American Pale	18B: American Pale Ale	Holly Springs Brusaders

Table 15: Table 15 - English Porter, Am. Brown, Am. Porter (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carl Teachey	Last Stop In England	13C: English Porter	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Anthony Mercer	Mystic Porter	20A: American Porter	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Walter Carmichael	Cafe Libros	20A: American Porter	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 16: Table 16 - Am. Stout, Imperial Stout (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	William Peterson	Coffee RIP	20C: Imperial Stout	Alcohol Through Fermentation
2nd	John Martin	Blacker Than A Trillion Midnights	20C: Imperial Stout
3rd	Brian McCrickard MHP	Dark Matter	20C: Imperial Stout	Seven City Brewers

Table 17: Table 17 - American IPA (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ben Gaylord MHP	Torn Asunder	21A: American IPA
2nd	Andrew Jennings	Mosiac Of El Stratosphere	21A: American IPA	Battleground Brewers Guild
3rd	Dennis Fields	Snow Plowed IPA	21A: American IPA	Upper Palmetto Zymurgy Society

Table 18: Table 18 - Hazy IPA (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Grant Anderson	Cloudica	21C: Hazy IPA	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Ben Gaylord MHP	Dear Ambellina	21C: Hazy IPA
3rd	Jay Brantley MHP	You Haze Bro?	21C: Hazy IPA	PC Mashers

Table 19: Table 19 - Specialty IPA, Black IPA, Double IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Grant Anderson	Alley Cat	22A: Double IPA	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Ben Gaylord MHP	Cleansed By Fire	22A: Double IPA
3rd	Ryan Larsen	Cold As Rice	21B: Specialty IPA	James River Homebrewers

Table 20: Table 20 - European Sour Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zane Oliver	2023 Gueuze	23E: Gueuze	Garner Ale Society
2nd	Edward Marquardt	Golden Sour	23E: Gueuze	Lowcountry Libations
3rd	Zane Oliver	2023 Muscadine Gueuze	23F: Fruit Lambic	Garner Ale Society
HM	Heath Johns	Peaches For Jacob	23F: Fruit Lambic

Table 21: Table 21 - Belgian Blond, Saison (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Cass Co-Brewer: Dan Koen	Jan Michael Vincent	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Ken Hilton	Tis The Saison For All Good Things	25B: Saison	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Zane Oliver	Saison De Riviere	25B: Saison	Garner Ale Society
HM	James Stevens	Mego Is Not A Blonde	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Holly Springs Brusaders

Table 22: Table 22 - American Wild Ale (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joshua Cass	Fuzzy Little Man Peach	28A: Brett Beer	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Zane Oliver	Expanding Culture	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Garner Ale Society
3rd	Gary Morgan	Ralph	28A: Brett Beer	Cary-Apex-Raleigh-Brewers-Of-Yore (CARBOY)

Table 23: Table 23 - Fruit Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrick Smith MHP	Blueberry Blitz	29A: Fruit Beer	Seven City Brewers
2nd	Gary Russell	Citrus Vanilla Milkshake IPA	29C: Specialty Fruit Beer
3rd	Kristen Boucher Co-Brewer: Jeremy Boucher	Red Sea	29A: Fruit Beer	Savannah Brewers League
HM	Keith Ingersoll	Hells Bells With Blackberry	29A: Fruit Beer	Big Shoe Brewing

Table 24: Table 24 - Rauchbier, Classic and Specialty Smoked (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bernard Roper	Forge & Fire Rauchbier	6B: Rauchbier	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
2nd	Ryan Larsen	Shmoke Dawg	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Bill Lynch	Bill's Texas Margarita Porter	32B: Specialty Smoked Beer	Carolina Brewmasters

Table 25: Table 25 - Light Blonde ales/lagers (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nancy M Johnson	BooWooBlonde	18A: Blonde Ale	151 Brew Club
2nd	Steven Jones	252 P&R Lager (Pils/rice)	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Clay Vick	Fritz	27A: Historical Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 26: Table 26 - Belgian Big Beers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tony Kulas MHP	Belgian Dubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Ken Hilton	Bastogne Honey Blonde	26A: Belgian Single	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Tracy Pratt MHP	Shimae All Day	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Battleground Brewers Guild

Table 27: Table 27 - Spiced Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bryan Allen	Dark Necessities	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Savannah Brewers League
2nd	Bradley Olson	Firey Redhead's Half-Sister	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	White Street Brewer's Guild
3rd	Scott Salamone	Minuteman	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Colonial Ale Smiths & Keggers (CASK)
4th	Joshua Cass	Blue Collar Coffee Stout	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	James River Homebrewers

Table 28: Table 28 - Wood Aged Beers (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steven Jones	Old Timer	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Robert Goodwin	Crazy Joe Oaked Pirate Strong Ale	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Rusty Barrel	Mona Lisa	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	James River Homebrewers

Table 29: Table 29 - Experimental Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kristen Boucher Co-Brewer: Jeremy Boucher	Pool Day	34C: Experimental Beer	Savannah Brewers League
2nd	Brian Ballantine Co-Brewer: Jayson Gowdy	Oppenheimanator	34C: Experimental Beer	Nash St Homebrew Club
3rd	Ken Hilton	Funky Fir	34C: Experimental Beer	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 30: Table 30 - German Malty Lagers (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Gerdon MHP	Heron Festbier	4B: Festbier	Iredell Brewers United (IBU)
2nd	Tony Kulas MHP	Helles Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Nathan Rivers	German_lager2	4C: Helles Bock

Table 31: Table 31 - Witbier (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Rivers	Wit_NR	24A: Witbier
2nd	Robert Schodorf MHP	OMG! What A Wit!	24A: Witbier	Birmingham Brewmasters
3rd	Jim Ebert	Whiteout	24A: Witbier	James River Homebrewers