Thanks to all who participated in the Spirit of 76.
There were 237 entries judged and 111 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Beer
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Jonathan Reasoner | Frosted Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
HM | Jeff Oberlin | Tiger IPA | 21A: American IPA | NINJA Homebrewers |
Winning Entries
Table 1: American light lagers and Pre pro lagers (13 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Bradley Sheehan | Front Porch Light Lager | 1A: American Light Lager | Dallas Homebrew Collective |
2nd | Ross Stuart | American Light | 1A: American Light Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
3rd | Barry Forrest Co-Brewer: Silvia Eyster | Mikey Light | 1A: American Light Lager | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Table 2: American Lagers (15 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | John Skelton | American Lager | 1B: American Lager | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
2nd | Sam Hoopes | Easy Does It | 1B: American Lager | NINJA Homebrewers |
3rd | Randy Daily | Friend Of Bud's | 1B: American Lager | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 3: Cream Ales (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Travis Cherry | The Captain Never Made It To Bluebonnet | 1C: Cream Ale | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
2nd | John Skelton | Johnny Wildhorse Cream Ale | 1C: Cream Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Marcus Hanselman | Mistakes Were Made | 1C: Cream Ale | |
Table 4: American Wheat ales (9 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Jonathan Reasoner | Frosted Wheat | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
2nd | Mike & Stephanie Butler | Boulevard Of Dreams | 1D: American Wheat Beer | |
3rd | Tony Silveira | Little Miss Sunshine | 1D: American Wheat Beer | Denton County Homebrewers Guild |
Table 5: American blonde ales (18 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Jeff Oberlin | Mielikki Light Ale | 18A: Blonde Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
2nd | John Skelton | Texas Wildfire Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Jonathan Reasoner | Ahtanum Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 6: American Pale Ales (25 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Damian Dobbs | The Vow | 18B: American Pale Ale | San Antonio Cerveceros |
2nd | Greg Smith | High Level Professional Mayhem | 18B: American Pale Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Pete Train | Zombie Lust | 18B: American Pale Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 7: American Amber and Common Ales (21 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Sam Hoopes | This Category Is Named WRONG! Let's Just Go With Texas Common! | 19B: California Common | NINJA Homebrewers |
2nd | Pete Train | Steam Train | 19B: California Common | NINJA Homebrewers |
3rd | Jimmy McCaskill Co-Brewer: Erin McCaskill | Texas Red Dirt | 19A: American Amber Ale | Ale-ian Society |
HM | Kevin Darling | California Steamin' | 19B: California Common | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 8: American Brown ale, (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Sam Hoopes | Hi Jimmy, Brown Beast! | 19C: American Brown Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
2nd | Barry Forrest Co-Brewer: Silvia Eyster | Thanks Janet | 19C: American Brown Ale | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Jimmy McCaskill Co-Brewer: Erin McCaskill | Trailblazer | 19C: American Brown Ale | Ale-ian Society |
Table 9: American Porter and Pre Pro Porter (12 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Douglas Hicks | Prairie Creek Porter | 20A: American Porter | North Texas Homebrewers Association |
2nd | Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: Amanda Long | Washington's Water | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Kevin Knea | Shout Out To Jo L | 27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 10: American Stout and Imperial stouts (18 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Scott Hutchison | Putin On The RIS | 20C: Imperial Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
2nd | Jarrett Long Co-Brewer: Amanda Long | Imperial Empire | 20C: Imperial Stout | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
3rd | Paul Pitre | Rohan 2024 | 20C: Imperial Stout | Redstick Brewmasters |
Table 11: American IPA's (18 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Jeff Oberlin | Tiger IPA | 21A: American IPA | NINJA Homebrewers |
2nd | Guy Wilson | Gus Coast IPA | 21A: American IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |
3rd | Ross Stuart | Hop 2 It | 21A: American IPA | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 12: Specialty IPA (25 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Jeff Oberlin | Muddy Tiger | 21B2: Black IPA | NINJA Homebrewers |
2nd | Keith Bradley Co-Brewer: Bradley Brewing Pam Bradley | Hye To The Rye | 21B5: Rye IPA | NINJA Homebrewers |
3rd | Keith Blanchard | Dragonfly | 21B2: Black IPA | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
HM | Reed Smollar | Make IPAs Belgian Again | 21B1: Belgian IPA | North Texas Homebrewers Association |
Table 13: Hazy IPA (14 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Stacy Myers | NEIPA | 21C: Hazy IPA | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
2nd | Guy Wilson | Root Of All Hoppiness | 21C: Hazy IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |
3rd | Eric Heinz Co-Brewer: Kyle Autry | Grapefruit Juice | 21C: Hazy IPA | NINJA Homebrewers |
Table 14: Double IPA, American Strong ales, and wheatwine (21 entries)
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
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1st | Michael Rensing | Samsquanch | 22C: American Barleywine | |
2nd | Sam Hoopes | War Puppy | 22B: American Strong Ale | NINJA Homebrewers |
3rd | Thomas Musquiez | Tapcooler Tryouts | 22A: Double IPA | San Antonio Cerveceros |