2018 NJ State Fair Homebrew Competition 22nd Annual Results
Congratulations to Eric Wembacher for winning Best Of Show with his Royal Velvet Melomel and to Neile Cooper for winning the NJ Pride category with her mead.
Finally, congrats to SCUBA for their first win of NJ Homebrew Club of the Year!
Table 1: American Lagers (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Jared Dougherty | 'merica | American Lager | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Wayne Denheyer | Dead Mouse | American Light Lager | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Gregg Diefenbach | Wisecrack Light Lager | American Light Lager | Saratoga Thoroughbrews |
Table 2: Light Hybrids (20 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Wayne Denheyer | Maybe | Blonde Ale | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Bob Smith | Blonde Ale | Blonde Ale | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Joseph Eddy | Smash 2018 | Blonde Ale | Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 3: Dark German Biers (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Robert Giaquinta | Dunkel | Munich Dunkel | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Mark Friesen | Abominable Snowman's Eisbock | Eisbock | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Erik Shore | The Punisher | Helles Bock | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 4: Wheats (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Mark Friesen | Orange-U Witty | Witbier | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Todd Townsend | Witt's End | Witbier | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Adam Berry | Lincoln's Hefeweizen | Weissbier |
Table 5: Bitters (9 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Joseph Eddy | Esb 2018 | Strong Bitter | Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Steven Landgren | Another, Please | Ordinary Bitter | Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn |
| 3rd | Mark Friesen | Johnny English Best Bitter | Best Bitter | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 6: Ambers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Steven Doremus | American Amber | American Amber Ale | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Jeff Mauriello | Emerald Ale | Irish Red Ale | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Bob Smith | Scarlet O'Hara | Irish Red Ale | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 7: Porters (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Tom Damratoski | Smooth Operator | Baltic Porter | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Adam Jarvis | The Portly Gentleman | American Porter | NJHOPZ |
| 3rd | Steven Doremus | American Porter | American Porter | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 8: Stouts (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Bobby Mierzejwski | Putin's Gentle Demeanor | Imperial Stout | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Bob Smith | Dry Stout | Irish Stout | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Joseph Eddy | Stout 2018 | Sweet Stout | Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| HM | Steven Doremus | American Stout | American Stout | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 9: New England IPAs (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Bobby Mierzejwski | No Secrets In Space | NE IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Tommy Kurtzman | Fight At Cheesecake | NE IPA | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Megan Orbine | Yeezy Taught Me | NE IPA | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
Table 10: Strong Ales (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Christopher Laspada | Imperial Papa Don Brown Porter | English Strong Ale | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Mark Kaniewski | Kaney Brewing - 802 Double IPA | Double IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
Table 11: Euro Sours (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Tom Damratoski | Scorcher Gose | Gose | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Daniel Gialanella | I'm Feeling A Little Flemish | Flanders Red Ale | NJHOPZ |
| 3rd | Jason Chang | Goseface Killah | Gose |
Table 12: Pale Ales (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Tom Damratoski | Mundial Pale Ale | American Pale Ale | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Dan Roebuck | Njpa | American Pale Ale | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
Table 13: Specialty IPA (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | David Devejian | Recoveryipa1804 | English IPA | Bergen County Brew Crew [Paramus, NJ] |
| 2nd | Thomas Papasso | Bitter Doggy Dayz | White IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Chris Bellina | Frat Party | Specialty IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
Table 14: Saisons (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Mark Friesen | Summer Saison | Saison | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Kevin Kiernan | The Provost | Saison | DC Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Scott Pintabone | Sai My Name | Saison | Lehigh Valley Home Brewers |
Table 15: Browns (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Michael Orloski | 2 Dogs | Scottish Export | Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Richard Loesche | Bus Stop Brown | English Brown Ale | |
| 3rd | Gregg Diefenbach | Diefs Walnut Brown Ale | English Brown Ale | Saratoga Thoroughbrews |
Table 16: Belgian & French (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Larry Bentley | Neuron Shifter | Belgian Tripel | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Larry Bentley | Run For the Shadows | Belgian Golden Strong Ale | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Eric Blaine | Christmukah Abbey Ale | Belgian Dark Strong Ale | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
Table 17: American IPA (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Chris Bellina | Low Blow | American IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Dan Roebuck | Njpa | American IPA | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 3rd | Alex Rystrom | A Formal Study In IPA | American IPA | Garden State Homebrewers |
Table 18: Fruit & Spice (18 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Bob Smith | Raspberry Beliner | Fruit Beer | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Bob Smith | Orange Creamsicle | Fruit and Spice Beer | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Wayne Denheyer | Citrus Pils | Fruit Beer | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 19: Spice / Herb / Vegetable / Alt-Grain (16 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Bob Smith | Tropical Nights | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Mark Friesen | Cucumber Wit | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Mike Ultee | Mike's Rogenbier 181a | Roggenbier | PALE ALES (Princeton and Local Environs Ale and Lager Enthusiast Society) |
Table 20: Smoked & Wood-Aged (25 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Adam Jarvis | Lichten | Lichtenhainer | NJHOPZ |
| 2nd | Daniel Gialanella | Barrel Aged Wee Heavy | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | NJHOPZ |
| 3rd | Mark Friesen | Bourbon Barrel Imperial Porter | Specialty Wood-Aged Beer | Sussex County United Brewers And Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 21: Specialty Beers (7 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Derek Needham | White Queen Russian Enlightened Stout | Experimental Beer | M.A.S.H. Marietta Association of Schoolhouse Homebrewers [GA] |
| 2nd | Daniel Gialanella | No Apologies | Experimental Beer | NJHOPZ |
| 3rd | Thomas Papasso | Dark Doggy Dayz | Mixed-Style Beer | Garden State Homebrewers |
Table 22: Jersey Pride (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Neile Cooper | Jersey Pride 1 | NJ Pride | Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Erik Shore | Jersey Pride 1 | NJ Pride | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Jared Dougherty | Jersey Pride 1 | NJ Pride | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| HM | Robert Giaquinta | Jersey Pride 1 | NJ Pride | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 23: Ciders (6 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Christopher Laspada | Funky Cider | Specialty Cider/Perry | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Steven Doremus | Cider | Cider with Herbs/Spices | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Micha Stark | Jojo's Harvest Cider | Cider with Other Fruit | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
Table 24: Meads (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Eric Wembacher | Royal Velvet | Melomel | |
| 2nd | Craig Niebuhr | Spiced Apple Cyser | Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Craig Niebuhr | Apple Cyser | Cyser | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| HM | Craig Niebuhr | Traditional Mead | Sweet Mead | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
Table 25: Light/Amber German Biers (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Bobby Mierzejwski | It's October Somewhere | Marzen | Garden State Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Erik Shore | Capture The Throne | Munich Helles | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Trevor Farnsworth | A Festbier For the Rest of Us | Festbier | Garden State Homebrewers |
| HM | Matthew Phelan | Hundo Pils | German Pils | Garden State Homebrewers |
Table 26: American Wilds (8 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Christopher Laspada | Fruited Mash Collab | Wild Specialty Beer | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| 2nd | Brandon Shaughnessy | Cherry Pie Americana | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer | NJHOPZ |
| 3rd | Dan Roebuck | Sour Rye | Brett Beer | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |
| HM | Jason Chang | So Dark, So Clean | Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer |
Table 27: International Lagers (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
| 1st | Wayne Denheyer | One of Three | Czech Pale Lager | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 2nd | Wayne Denheyer | Mr Smith | Vienna Lager | Sussex County United Brewers and Alchemists (SCUBA) |
| 3rd | Jeff Mauriello | Slow Burn | International Pale Lager | Morris Area Society of Homebrewers |