King of the Mountain 2018 - Brew Competition Online Entry & Management

Thanks to all who participated in the King of the Mountain 2018.

There were 169 entries judged and 86 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Romanko	Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
2nd	Sean Kinnas	Fate's Singel Finger Salute	26A: Trappist Single	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
3rd	Tim Ali	Bono's A.F.	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewly Boys
HM	Zach Kosslow	Steel City Smoke	6B: Rauchbier	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]

Best Brewer (53 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	HM	Score	Club
1st	Richard Romanko Best of Show Participant	3	1	0	0	11	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
2nd	Zach Kosslow Best of Show Participant	1	3	1	1	10	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
3rd	Tim Ali Best of Show Participant	2	1	1	0	9	Brewly Boys

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

Winning Entries

Table 1: American and International Lagers (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Romanko	Czech Premium Pale Lager	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
2nd	Zach Kosslow	Tmave Pivo	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
3rd	Zach Kosslow	Czech Pale Lager	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]

Table 2: Malty European Lagers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Richard Romanko	Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
2nd	Richard Romanko	Helles Bock	4C: Helles Bock	Three Rivers Underground Brewers (TRUB) [PA]
3rd	Carlo White	Celebrator	6C: Dunkels Bock

Table 3: Bitters (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Doug Scalfano	The Upside Down	5B: Kolsch	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
2nd	Zach Kosslow	Altbier	7B: Altbier	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
3rd	Jerry Murphy	Das Ebert Bier	5D: German Pils	Homebros
HM	Adam Joyce	Dusseldorf!	7B: Altbier	Sun Prairie Worthogs

Table 4: Strong Bitters (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fred Mullner	False Flag	11C: Strong Bitter	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
2nd	John Erste	Citra Island IPA	12C: English IPA	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Cary Burrier	Bloody IPA	12C: English IPA
HM	Philip Beno	Who You Are?	11C: Strong Bitter	Homebros

Table 5: Mild and Brown ales (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Smith Co-Brewer: Chris Tryon	Number Station	13A: Dark Mild	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
2nd	Dennis Baca	Bacahaven Scotch Ale	14A: Scottish Light
3rd	Gerald Modica Co-Brewer: Chris Sotkovsky	Downtown Brown	13B: English Brown Ale

Table 6: Weissbier and Historical (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jessica Ihms	Gruit	27A: Historical Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Zach Kosslow	American Rye Lager	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
3rd	Scott Goodfellow Co-Brewer: Geoff Goodfellow	Everyman's Weiss	10A: Weissbier	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 7: Irish StoutsAles (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Terry Fuhrman	Irish I Made More	15B: Irish Stout
2nd	John Crilly	Black Hole Imperial Stout	16C: Tropical Stout	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
3rd	Mike Cozart	I'm Half Irish	15B: Irish Stout	BrewlyBoys

Table 8: American Pale Ale (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Ali	Bono's A.F.	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewly Boys
2nd	Michelle Kish	44 Way Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan & Joe Aeppli	Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale

Table 9: Amber and Brown American Ales (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Scott Goodfellow Co-Brewer: Geoff Goodfellow	Bishop's Brown	19C: American Brown Ale	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Peter Rado	Tribal Ale	19A: American Amber Ale
3rd	John Crilly	All Mine Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)

Table 10: American Dark Ales (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Shick	Chico Heights	20B: American Stout	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	John Crilly	Dark Nebula Porter	20A: American Porter	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
3rd	Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan & Joe Aeppli	Porter	20A: American Porter

Table 11: IPA - American (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Ali	Boggy's Delight	21A: American IPA	Brewly Boys
2nd	Justin Molenaur	Hopsmack	21A: American IPA	Scioto Olentangy Darby Zymurgists (SODZ)
3rd	Tyler Johnson	White IPA	21B6: White IPA	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 12: IPA - Specialty (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan & Joe Aeppli	Knights of Neipa	21B: Specialty IPA
2nd	Tim Ali	Session #69	21B: Specialty IPA	Brewly Boys
3rd	Anthony Tarescavage	Hazy Pa	21B: Specialty IPA

Table 13: Founders Cup (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kim Walbridge	Cinnamon Metheglin	36A: Founders Cup: Irish, Scottish, and English Beers, Ciders, and Meads

Table 14: IPA - Strong (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Terry Fuhrman	Weeks Worth Of Hops	22A: Double IPA
2nd	Cary Burrier	J. Primeau 7 C's	22A: Double IPA
3rd	Jay O'Neill Co-Brewer: Eli Urban	Double IPA	22A: Double IPA	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 15: Belgian Standard Ales (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Kinnas	Fate's Singel Finger Salute	26A: Trappist Single	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
2nd	Joe Salopek	Sly Fox	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Scott Smith Co-Brewer: Chris Tryon	Wet-Hopped Saison Auvil	25B: Saison	Brewing Ring In Medina (The BRIM)
HM	Tony Evangelista	Blondie	25A: Belgian Blond Ale

Table 17: Fruit Beers (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michelle Kish	44 Way Ruby Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Jessica Ihms	Tangerine Cream Ale	29A: Fruit Beer	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Joe Koss	Mi Cherry Porter	29A: Fruit Beer	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
HM	Zach Kosslow	Berries 'n' Chill	29A: Fruit Beer	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]

Table 18: Fruit and Spice Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Tim Ali	Jalapeno Wheat	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Brewly Boys
2nd	Nicholas Duncan	Peanut Buster	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer
3rd	Michael Florez Co-Brewer: Rose Florez	Jack Russell Terrorist	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	Cincinnati Malt Infusers
HM	Marius Fekete	Milk Boy	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	BrewlyBoys

Table 19: Traditional Cider (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Donnelly	Your Average Run Of The Mill Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Erica Anton	Excelsior Palace	C1A: New World Cider	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
3rd	Todd Donnelly	Steve... Steve Perry	C1E: Traditional Perry	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 21: Special Ciders (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Donnelly	Very Cherry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
2nd	Joe Salopek	Apple And Pomegranite Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association
3rd	Todd Donnelly	Geauga Maple Cider	C2F: Specialty Cider/Perry	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers

Table 22: Wood Aged and Smoked Beers (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Zach Kosslow	Steel City Smoke	6B: Rauchbier	Three Rivers Alliance of Serious Homebrewers [PA]
2nd	Scott Goodfellow Co-Brewer: Geoff Goodfellow, Joe Smith	Gutmensch Rauschbier	6B: Rauchbier	Society of Northeast Ohio Brewers
HM	Joseph Erste Co-Brewer: Ed Hannan, Nick Greco, John Erste	Rye Barrel Russian Imperial	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Little Mountain Homebrewers Association