King of the Mountain IX

Thanks to all who participated in the King of the Mountain IX.

There were 137 entries judged and 121 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles	Pokemon Gose	27A1: Gose	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Patrik Svensk	Wild Kriek Ale	29A: Fruit Beer
3rd	Ross Lunato	American Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association

Best Brewer (45 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Ross Lunato Best of Show Participant	3	2	1	14	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles Best of Show Participant	3	1	1	12	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Christopher McMurray	1	2	1	8

Tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology.

Best Club (14 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score
1st	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers	3	2	4	1	17
2nd	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association	2	2	1	0	11
3rd	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)	1	1	0	1	5

Tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology.

Winning Entries

Table 1: LIght Beers (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Romanko	Flavored Water	1A: American Light Lager	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
2nd	Richard Romanko	Is This Any Better?	1B: American Lager	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
3rd	Shane Meyers	Celebration	1D: American Wheat Beer	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 2: German 4 to 9 (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Christopher McMurray	Gone Gold	10A: Weissbier
2nd	Jordan Lindsey	Delta Wing Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
3rd	Mike Ontolchik	Fixed Bid	7C: Kellerbier	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 3: Kolsh (& Pils) (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jerry Murphy	Bee’s Knees	5B: Kolsch	Homebros
2nd	Stephen Micco Co-Brewer: Donna Micco	Krispy	5B: Kolsch	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Shane Meyers	German Pils	5D: German Pils	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 4: Irish Red & Scottish (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles	McKee Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Christopher McMurray	Phoenix Down	15A: Irish Red Ale
3rd	Chris Lewis Co-Brewer: Daniel Lewis	S Ale	14C: Scottish Export

Table 5: Blond and Amber (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Gary Zath	Box of Rox Blonde	18A: Blonde Ale	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
2nd	Ross Lunato	American Amber Ale	19A: American Amber Ale	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Jeremiah Baer	Ambaer Ale	19A: American Amber Ale

Table 6: American Pale Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Lunato	American Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles	Pale Whale	18B: American Pale Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Gary Cox	Amaroq Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)

Table 7: Stouts (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tom Beach	Martello Tower Stout	15B: Irish Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Andrew Mitchell	Barn Owl	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles	Shamrock Shake	15C: Irish Extra Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 8: Specialty IPA's (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Erste	Black Eye, Pa	21B: Specialty IPA	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Gary Cox	Pixie Tears	21B: Specialty IPA	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)
3rd	Nick Sekerak	Hazy River Juice	21B: Specialty IPA	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 9: English Ales (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Lunato	Summer Ale	12A: English Golden Ale	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Peter Campen	Mix Master Mild	13A: Dark Mild	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Jessica Ihms	Oi Oi Oi	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
HM	John Erste	Citra Island IPA	12C: English IPA	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association

Table 10: American Browns and Porters (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Crilly	Dark Nebula Porter	20A: American Porter	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
2nd	Tom Ligman Co-Brewer: Kathleen Anderson	Dark Side Of The Brew'n Vanilla Porter	20A: American Porter	Sweetie's Back Yard
3rd	Blake Beharry	You'll Get A Black Rye (Black Cap)	19C: American Brown Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
HM	John Crilly	All Mine Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)

Table 11: American IPA's (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Wiedemann	Red Giant Finality	21B4: Red IPA
2nd	Ross Lunato	Cascadian Dark Ale	21B2: Black IPA	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Doug Wiedemann	Dark Sided	21B2: Black IPA

Table 12: Double IPA and Strong ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Ali	Double Whatever Pals	22A: Double IPA	Brewly Boys
2nd	James Ali	Bad Boy Boggy	22A: Double IPA	Brewly Boys
3rd	James Ali	Strong Boggy	22B: American Strong Ale	Brewly Boys
HM	Richard Romanko	Let's Give This One More Try....	22A: Double IPA	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]

Table 13: Strong Belgian Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ross Lunato	Saison	25B: Saison	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Jeremiah Baer	727	25B: Saison
3rd	Gary Cox	Bière de la Ferme	25B: Saison	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)

Table 14: Trappist Ales (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Meyers	Frustration	26A: Trappist Single	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)
2nd	Tony Evangelista	Dubbel Trouble	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Christopher McMurray	Dubbel Dragon	26B: Belgian Dubbel

Table 15: Mostly Historical Ales (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tyler Johnson Co-Brewer: Collin Szeles	Pokemon Gose	27A1: Gose	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Christopher McMurray	Elfo Loco	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer
3rd	Gary Cox	Mistrel's Wit	24A: Witbier	Delaware Ohio Homebrewers (DOH!)
HM	Jeff German-Lortie	Ersatz Dunkelweizen	27A4: Roggenbier	BrewlyBoys

Table 16: Belgian Dark Strong Ales (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Anderson	Squeaky Beefer	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
2nd	John Fulton	Quad	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale
3rd	Shane Meyers	Centennial	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)

Table 17: Fruit Beers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Patrik Svensk	Wild Kriek Ale	29A: Fruit Beer
2nd	Mike Cozart	Cozy Berry Gose	29A: Fruit Beer	BrewlyBoys
3rd	Don Geldien Co-Brewer: Noah Scharneck, Victor Vandeilen	Razzavania Wheat	29A: Fruit Beer	Frogtown Hoppers
HM	Erica Anton Co-Brewer: Olivia Hoge	Our Movie Beer: Joyce's Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 18: Ciders (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Erste	Grandma's Wassail Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
2nd	Andrew Mitchell	Benoit Perry	C1D: New World Perry	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Jordan Lindsey	Tart Cherry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
HM	Erica Anton	Cote Du Cap	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 20: Founder's Cup (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Lindsey	Spooky Milk Stout	38A: Founders Cup: Ohio Made	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
2nd	Mike Cozart	Cozy Berry Gose	38A: Founders Cup: Ohio Made	BrewlyBoys
3rd	Peter Campen	None So Blackberry	38A: Founders Cup: Ohio Made	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Judging Locations and Dates

Tuesday @ The BottleHouse Brewing Company
09/17/2019 7:00 PM, EDT

Wednesday @ The BottleHouse Brewing Company
09/18/2019 7:00 PM, EDT

Saturday morning
09/21/2019 8:00 AM, EDT

Saturday afternoon
09/21/2019 12:30 PM, EDT

Founders Cup
09/21/2019 3:15 PM, EDT

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 07/23/2019 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/20/2019 5:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 07/27/2019 8:00 AM, EDT through 09/13/2019 8:00 PM, EDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 08/23/2019 1:00 PM, EDT through 09/19/2019 6:00 PM, EDT.