Dominion Cup 2023

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Scott Bergquist, Carter Bundy, Josh Bye, Jason Byers, Joshua Cass, Daniel Cooper, Natasha Crawford, Dave DeFilippis, Daniel Deibler, Jim Ebert, Rajan Engh, Bryan Falman, Nathaniel Fink-Humes, Bryan Flaherty, Jeff Flamm, Chris Giacofei, Stephen Goadhouse, Charlie Harr, Jeff Hewit, Ken Hilton, Richard Hogg, Steve Jarrett, Steven Jones, Joe Kasper, Brian Kinzie, Daniel Koen, Robert Larsen, Ryan Larsen, John Lennerton, Brent Mattingly, Malachy McKenna, Joel Miller, John Mitchell, Fred Mullner, Greg Nowicki, Ben Olsoe, Victor Orlando, Harry Pilgrim, Mike Reinitz, Chad Ritter, Ken Rygh, Scott Salamone, Norm Schaeffler, Robert Smole, Mat Snow, William Spiesberger, Alex Storey, Dan Tatarka, Patrick Taylor, Rick Theiner, John Van Itallie, Phillip Vaughn, Mark Vick, Paul Ward, Steve White, BJ Willming, May-Lei Willming, Mark Wood

Judges - Best of Show

Bryan Falman, Fred Mullner, Mike Reinitz, Patrick Taylor, Rick Theiner

Stewards

Ben Cunningham, Douglas Floyd, Mark Graser, Katie Kasper, Rich McKinney, Tim Reddish, Allan Sepkowski, Dave Siler, Patrick Smith, Kevin White, Terry Withers, Kenny Yohe

Staff

Allan Sepkowski, William Spiesberger, John Van Itallie, Steve White

By the Numbers

475 Entries 116 Entrants

58 Judges 12 Stewards 4 Staff

84 Placing Entries

Table 1: American Lager

17 entries

Judges: Jason Byers, Rajan Engh, Norm Schaeffler, Robert Smole, Rick Theiner (Head Judge), Mark Vick

Table 2: Malty European Lagers

17 entries

Judges: Ben Olsoe, Harry Pilgrim, Mike Reinitz (Head Judge), Chad Ritter, Scott Salamone, Mat Snow

Table 3: Pilsners

20 entries

Judges: Rajan Engh, Joe Kasper, Robert Larsen, Robert Smole, Mat Snow, Rick Theiner (Head Judge), May-Lei Willming, Mark Wood

Table 4: Wheat Beers

18 entries

Judges: Josh Bye, Joshua Cass, Jeff Flamm, Jeff Hewit (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, Alex Storey

Table 5: Amber Lagers

24 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Joshua Cass, Chris Giacofei, Jeff Hewit (Head Judge), Steve Jarrett, Malachy McKenna, Ben Olsoe, Mat Snow

Table 6: Dark Lagers

22 entries

Judges: Chris Giacofei, Stephen Goadhouse, Richard Hogg, Malachy McKenna, Fred Mullner (Head Judge), Chad Ritter, Mat Snow, Rick Theiner, Phillip Vaughn

Table 7: Kolsch and Golden Ale

22 entries

Judges: Josh Bye, Joshua Cass, Daniel Cooper, Jim Ebert, Steve Jarrett, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Ben Olsoe, Harry Pilgrim, Paul Ward, Mark Wood

Table 8: British Ale

24 entries

Judges: Joshua Cass, Natasha Crawford, Chris Giacofei, Steve Jarrett, Brian Kinzie, Ben Olsoe, William Spiesberger, John Van Itallie (Head Judge)

Table 9: Scottish and Irish

13 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, Jeff Hewit (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, Rick Theiner

Table 10: Porter and Stout

21 entries

Judges: Scott Bergquist, Jason Byers, Dave DeFilippis, Chris Giacofei, Steve Jarrett, Fred Mullner (Head Judge), Norm Schaeffler, BJ Willming

Table 11: Pale American Ales

13 entries

Judges: Daniel Cooper, Jeff Hewit (Head Judge), Joel Miller, William Spiesberger

Table 12: Strong Ales

16 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Daniel Deibler, Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Brent Mattingly, Greg Nowicki, Victor Orlando

Table 13: American IPA

11 entries

Judges: Joel Miller, Norm Schaeffler, Dan Tatarka, Patrick Taylor (Head Judge)

Table 14: Specialty and Imperial IPA

18 entries

Judges: Scott Bergquist, Carter Bundy, Charlie Harr, Steven Jones, John Mitchell (Head Judge), William Spiesberger

Table 15: Hazy IPA

16 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, Chris Giacofei, Joe Kasper, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), John Lennerton, Mark Wood

Table 16: Sours

15 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Greg Nowicki, Dan Tatarka

Table 17: Belgian and French

14 entries

Judges: Steven Jones, John Lennerton, Harry Pilgrim, Patrick Taylor (Head Judge)

Table 18: Monastic Ale

25 entries

Judges: Carter Bundy, Joshua Cass, Chris Giacofei, Steve Jarrett, Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Daniel Koen, Brent Mattingly, Ben Olsoe, Chad Ritter, Paul Ward

Table 19: Fruit Beer

20 entries

Judges: Nathaniel Fink-Humes, Jeff Hewit (Head Judge), Ben Olsoe, Chad Ritter, Scott Salamone, Alex Storey

Table 20: Spiced Beer

14 entries

Judges: Brian Kinzie (Head Judge), Ryan Larsen, Chad Ritter, William Spiesberger

Table 21: Smoked Beers

11 entries

Judges: Jeff Flamm, Ken Hilton, Ryan Larsen, John Mitchell (Head Judge)

Table 22: Specialty

10 entries

Judges: Joel Miller, Ken Rygh, Dan Tatarka, Patrick Taylor (Head Judge)

Table 23: Strong Belgian Ales

18 entries

Judges: Dave DeFilippis, Nathaniel Fink-Humes, Stephen Goadhouse, Ken Hilton, Richard Hogg, Robert Larsen, Fred Mullner (Head Judge)

Table 24: Amber and Brown American Ales

12 entries

Judges: Stephen Goadhouse, Charlie Harr, Mike Reinitz (Head Judge), Mark Vick

Table 25: Wood Aged

16 entries

Judges: Bryan Falman (Head Judge), Bryan Flaherty, Steve Jarrett, Greg Nowicki, BJ Willming, May-Lei Willming

Table 26: Cream Ale and International Lagers

18 entries

Judges: Jim Ebert, Ryan Larsen, Victor Orlando, Mat Snow, Rick Theiner (Head Judge), Mark Wood

Table 27: Cider

20 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty (Head Judge), Richard Hogg, Brian Kinzie, Joel Miller, Ken Rygh, William Spiesberger

Table 28: Mead

10 entries

Judges: Bryan Flaherty, Jeff Flamm, Ken Rygh (Head Judge), William Spiesberger

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Bryan Falman, Fred Mullner, Mike Reinitz, Patrick Taylor, Rick Theiner

Best of Show

Mead/Cider

Judges: Bryan Falman, Fred Mullner, Mike Reinitz, Patrick Taylor, Rick Theiner

Plato Award

116 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners