Dominion Cup 2022

Thanks to all who participated in the Dominion Cup 2022.

There were 375 entries judged and 277 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Jenni's Blend #meanbrews	23E: Gueuze	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Davis	Marzen Into Spring	6A: Marzen	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Chris Hunter	Apa	18B: American Pale Ale	Circle City Zymurgy

Best of Show – Mead/Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wojdak	Cool Runnings	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain

Plato Award (98 Participating Brewers)

Place	Brewer	1st	2nd	3rd	Score	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	1	2	0	11.03	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

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: Standard American Beer and International Lagers (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Donald Goode	Locked Up Lager	1B: American Lager	Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)
2nd	Ryan Larsen	Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Mike Gallagher	Covid Corn	1C: Cream Ale	Lowcountry Libations [Ladson, SC]

Table 2: Czech Lagers (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Miller	Analgesic Amber	3C: Czech Amber Lager	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Tony Kulas	Czech Dark Lager	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Steven Jones	Steven Jones	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 3: Malty European Lager (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Davis	Sunshine Daydream	4A: Munich Helles	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Matthew Herrold	My Girlfriend Loves My Bowhunting Skills #meanbrew	4C: Helles Bock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Michael Rensing	Schnitzengiggle	4B: Festbier	Cane Island Alers (CIA)

Table 4: English, Scottish, Irish Ale (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Golden Empire	12A: English Golden Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Daniel Kukuk	Down Under	12B: Australian Sparkling Ale	Motor City Mashers
3rd	Jeff Pascoe	Kensington Pale Ale	12C: English IPA	Lowcountry Libations [Ladson, SC]

Table 5: English Brown (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: John Bates	Nutty Englishman	13B: English Brown Ale	Horsemen of the Hopocalypse
2nd	Kirk Bigger	Albion Brown	13B: English Brown Ale	Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)
3rd	Ken Hilton	The Dark Lord Is Really A Mild Guy	13A: Dark Mild	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 6: Wood Aged (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Greg Wegiel	Barrel Aged Nye Ris	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Circle City Zymurgy
2nd	Jeff Hewit	Slammed Santa	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Christopher Riley	Westie Wee-Heavy	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 7: Strong European and British (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Rensing	All My Apes Gone	10C: Weizenbock	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Matthew Herrold	Todd's Tipple #meanbrews	17C: Wee Heavy	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
3rd	Mike Rousseau	Wise Raccoon	10C: Weizenbock	Lowcountry Libations [Ladson, SC]

Table 8: Wheat Beers (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Kukuk	Shoreline	24A: Witbier	Motor City Mashers
2nd	Chris Rousseau	Sea Dog 2	1D: American Wheat Beer	Lowcountry Libations [Ladson, SC]
3rd	Tim Reddish	Neighborhood Honey Wheat	1D: American Wheat Beer	James River Homebrewers

Table 9: American Pale and Amber Ale (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Chris Hunter	Apa	18B: American Pale Ale	Circle City Zymurgy
2nd	Dan Ryan	Cj's Juicee	18B: American Pale Ale	Downright Obsessed Homebrewers (DOH)[VA]
3rd	Chris Hunter	Amber	19A: American Amber Ale	Circle City Zymurgy

Table 10: American Brown, Porter, and Stout (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Stephens	Double Midnight Boil	20C: Imperial Stout	Keepers Of Craft
2nd	Steve Benson	Imperial Stormtrooper	20C: Imperial Stout
3rd	Christopher Riley	Cocoa Calypso	20B: American Stout	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 11: IPAs other than New England (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt Palermo Co-Brewer: Sarah Oaks	Just The Wort	21B: Specialty IPA	Carboy Junkies
2nd	Chris Hunter	Ryepa	21B5: Rye IPA	Circle City Zymurgy
3rd	Steve Benson	Four C's Of Summer	21A: American IPA

Table 12: New England IPAs (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Grant Anderson	Meow Mix	21B7: New England IPA	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Tony Kulas	Neipa - Double	21B7: New England IPA	Down East Alers (DEA)
3rd	Richard Horvitz	Another Effin' IPA	21B7: New England IPA	GRIST [VA]

Table 13: Strong Ales, Belgian Pale, and Saisons (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Winter Spiced Ale	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Denton County Homebrewers Guild
2nd	Evan Thayer	French Saison	25B: Saison	Palmetto State Brewers
3rd	Daniel Kukuk	Leviathan	22C: American Barleywine	Motor City Mashers

Table 14: Strong Belgian Ales (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike Rousseau	Murder Hornet Buzz	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Lowcountry Libations [Ladson, SC]
2nd	Dan Acheson	Aintcha'	26A: Trappist Single	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Clay Vick	Monk's Delight	26A: Trappist Single	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 15: Sour Beers (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Herrold	Jenni's Blend #meanbrews	23E: Gueuze	Cane Island Alers (CIA)
2nd	Brian Stephens	Petra-Fication V3	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Keepers Of Craft
3rd	Rick Mancinelli Co-Brewer: Brandon Wiglesworth	Gs Up Gose Down	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Mentoring Advanced Standards of Homebrewing (M.A.S.H.)
HM	Jeremiah Baer	Salty Baer	27A1: Gose	East Side Brewers [IL]

Table 16: Fruit Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carrie Christensen Co-Brewer: John Gardiner	Salted Sea Glass	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr	Lemon Meringue Pie	29A: Fruit Beer	Malter Ego Homebrew Club
3rd	Adrian Surherland	Here Gose Nothin'	29A: Fruit Beer	Carolina Brewmasters

Table 17: Specialty (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr	Anybody Want A Peanut?	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Malter Ego Homebrew Club
2nd	Alex Hannagan	C++	34C: Experimental Beer	Downright Obsessed Homebrewers (DOH)[VA]
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Dusk Till Dawn	34C: Experimental Beer

Table 18: Pale Bitter European Beer (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ken Hilton	Czech Out This Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Down East Alers (DEA)
2nd	Matthew Bonzek	Neandertalensis	5B: Kolsch	Charlottesville Area Masters of Real Ale (CAMRA)
3rd	Steven Jones	Steven Jones	5D: German Pils	Down East Alers (DEA)

Table 19: English and Irish Porter and Stout (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sam Hoopes	Toast and Oats	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Ninja Homebrewers
2nd	Gerad Miller	In The Beginning, It Is Always Dark	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Dayton Regional Amateur Fermentation Technologists
3rd	Sam Hoopes	Sweet Sonya	16A: Sweet Stout	Ninja Homebrewers

Table 20: Amber and Dark Malty European Lagers (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Carter Bundy Co-Brewer: Claire Davis	Marzen Into Spring	6A: Marzen	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Ryan Larsen	Schwarzbier	8B: Schwarzbier	James River Homebrewers
3rd	Carl Teachey	The Beast With One Bock	6C: Dunkels Bock	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club

Table 21: Smoked Beers (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Miller	What the Hell Is That?!	27A2: Piwo Grodziskie	James River Homebrewers
2nd	Carl Teachey	Like Hams To The Lauter	6B: Rauchbier	Winston-Salem Wort Hawgs Homebrew Club
3rd	Josh Bye	Sine Wave Smoke	6B: Rauchbier	Shenandoah Imbibers Project

Table 22: Cider (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Wojdak	Cool Runnings	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Steve Hanmer	Pomme Pom	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Carolina Brewmasters
3rd	Jim Burkitt	Strawberry Blonde	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit

Table 23: Mead (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Darjeeling	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Jim Burkitt	Dazzle Razzle	M4C: Experimental Mead

Judging Session Locations and Dates

Tuesday Night Judging
08/09/2022 7:00 PM, EDT

Wednesday Juding Session
08/10/2022 7:00 PM, EDT

Thursday Evening Judging
08/11/2022 7:00 PM, EDT

Friday Evening Judging Session
08/12/2022 7:00 PM, EDT

Saturday Morning Session
08/13/2022 9:00 AM, EDT

Saturday Afternoon Session
08/13/2022 1:00 PM, EDT

Account Registration Closed

Entry Registration Closed

The competition paid entry limit has been reached.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 06/18/2022 11:00 AM, EDT through 07/23/2022 5:00 PM, EDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 06/18/2022 11:00 AM, EDT through 07/23/2022 5:00 PM, EDT.