The Drunk Monk Challenge sponsored by Urban Knaves of Grain

2019 Drunk Monk Challenge Competition Results

March 6-9, 2019
Sponsored by the Urban Knaves of Grain

691 Entries

BEST OF SHOW: BEER
Joe Kotvan Jamoke Pale Ale Brew-Off St. Charles, IL 18B: American Pale Ale BOS 1st
Josh Zylstra
Oak Park Homebrewers		 Mister Mild Oak Park, IL 13A: Dark Mild BOS 2nd
Jeff Landers with Co-Brewer(s) Tom Hayosh and Daniel Hayosh
Urban Knaves of Grain		 That Ain't No Lager Hoffman Estates, IL /
Lake Zurich, IL		 28C: Wild Specialty Beer BOS 3rd
 
BEST OF SHOW: MEADS AND CIDERS
Maggie Wachter
BUZZ Boneyard Union Of Zymurgical Zealots		 Goatherd's Delight Urbana, IL M1C: Sweet Mead Mead/Cider BOS 1st
Maggie Wachter
BUZZ Boneyard Union Of Zymurgical Zealots		 Cherry Trojniak Urbana, IL M4B: Historical Mead Mead/Cider BOS 2nd
Kevin Wojdak / Noah Wojdak / Rebecca Lau
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Violet Beauregarde Blueberry Melomel Elk Grove Village, IL /
Roselle, IL		 M2C: Berry Mead Mead/Cider BOS 3rd
 
MENACE OF THE MONASTERY (29 Entries)
Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Belgian Blonde Ale   39A: MoM Belgian Blond Ale (25A) MoM 1st
Tony Daniels
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Thirsty Abbot   41A: MoM Trappist Single (26A) MoM 2nd
Ryan Wughon
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Tuskinator   36A: MoM Doppelbock (9A) MoM 3rd
 
Table 1 - Light American Lagers and Cream Ales (21 Entries)
Ian Anderson
Boston Wort Processors		 Cereal Keller   2A: International Pale Lager 1
Allen Smith
High Point Observers of Pint Science - HOPS		 Corn Makes For Good Beer   1A: American Light Lager 2
Andy Denton
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)		 Lawson Light Lager   1A: American Light Lager 3
 
Table 2 - Pale American and German Ales (18 Entries)
Eric Dringenberg
Homebrewers of Peoria		 Wheat the Hell   1D: American Wheat Beer 1
David Dodge
Midnight Carboys		 Kolsch   5B: Kolsch 2
Brian Hampel with Co-Brewer(s) Connor Crane
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Cruise Control   5B: Kolsch 3
 
Table 3 - Pale Malty European Lager (15 Entries)
Sean Hanna
Square Kegs		 #stolencreds   4A: Munich Helles 1
Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Fest Beer   4B: Festbier 2
Ryan Gardner
Dasein		 Dasein   4A: Munich Helles 3
 
Table 4 - Pale Bitter Lager (23 Entries)
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain		 The Anti-Neipa - Cause Haze Kills   5A: German Leichtbier 1
Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal Bjørn Simple   5D: German Pils 2
Metts Potter
Battleground Brewers Guild		 Cuz Big Dan Said So   5D: German Pils 3
 
Table 5 - Amber European Beer (23 Entries)
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors		 Shake The Keg   7C: Kellerbier 1
David Heisel Altbier V1   7B: Altbier 2
Ryan Waughon Man! Alt-Right   7B: Altbier 3
 
Table 6 - Dark European Lager (20 Entries)
Ryan Walker
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)		 Dunkel Roose   8A: Munich Dunkel 1
Mark Agostino
Chicago Beer Society		 Bock Around The Clock   6C: Dunkels Bock 2
Doug Hills with Co-Brewer(s) David Wachtel
Oak Park Homebrewers		 Cap'm Iggy Dunkles Bock   6C: Dunkels Bock 3
Scott Frank
Evanston Homebrew Club		 Lil Bo Dark   3D: Czech Dark Lager HM
 
Table 7 - Bock (21 Entries)
David Fetty
Brixie's Brewers		 Helles Bock   4C: Helles Bock 1
Jeremy Young
Chicago Home Brewers Group		 Monk's Luck   9A: Doppelbock 2
Nathan Levengood
Society of Akron Area Zymurgists (SAAZ)		 Big Floppy Doppelbock   9A: Doppelbock 3
 
Table 8 - German Wheat (21 Entries)
Joe Kotvan Huge Heffner   10A: Weissbier 1
Jeff Landers
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Brewed For The Wife... And For A Medal   10A: Weissbier 2
Philip Taylor Ein Weizen   10A: Weissbier 3
 
Table 9 - Pale British Ale (13 Entries)
Noah Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Maiden Voyage   11A: Ordinary Bitter 1
Timothy Marks with Co-Brewer(s) Max
Chicago Home Brewers Group		 Dadbod   11C: Strong Bitter 2
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers		 Strong Bitter   11C: Strong Bitter 3
 
Table 10 - Scottish & Irish Ale (20 Entries)
Andrew Bassett
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)		 Irish Red Ale #1   15A: Irish Red Ale 1
Francisco Talley
Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU)		 Scottish Kilt   14C: Scottish Export 2
James Todd
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)		 Clan Campbell   14C: Scottish Export 3
 
Table 11 - American Pale Ale (20 Entries)
Joe Kotvan Jamoke Pale Ale Brew-Off   18B: American Pale Ale 1
Ross Druckenmiller
Boston Wort Processors		 Revere Kid   18B: American Pale Ale 2
Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal Highbjørn   18B: American Pale Ale 3
 
Table 12 - Amber & Brown American Ale (14 Entries)
Nancy Fanta
Club Wort		 James Brown   19C: American Brown Ale 1
Nick Wand Hampshire Amber   19A: American Amber Ale 2
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers		 American Amber   19A: American Amber Ale 3
 
Table 13 - Brown British Ale (21 Entries)
Josh Zylstra
Oak Park Homebrewers		 Mister Mild   13A: Dark Mild 1
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers Guild		 Stearman's English Brown Ale   13B: English Brown Ale 2
Fritz Schanz
Denton County Homebrewers Guild		 Stearman's English Porter   13C: English Porter 3
 
Table 14 - UK Stout (29 Entries)
Joe Kotvan It's the Milky Way of Stouts   16A: Sweet Stout 1
Larry Leinberger
Beer Barons of Milwaukee		 Dissident   16D: Foreign Extra Stout 2
Stu Buchbinder Something Unknown   16A: Sweet Stout 3
 
Table 15 - American Porter and Stout (14 Entries)
Stu Buchbinder S.W.M.B.O   20A: American Porter 1
Jonathan Lee with Co-Brewer(s) Raymond Lee Absent Minded Professor Porter   20A: American Porter 2
Matt Del Fiacco
The Bru Club		 Fight!   20A: American Porter 3
 
Table 16 - American IPA (16 Entries)
Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal The Bjørn Identity   21A: American IPA 1
Connor Crane with Co-Brewer(s) Brian Hampel
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Better Late Than Never   21A: American IPA 2
James Faircloth
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club		 Dusted A.F.   21A: American IPA 3
Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain		 American IPA   21A: American IPA HM
 
Table 17 - Specialty IPA (35 Entries)
Jeff Hintt Black Rye P A   21B: Specialty IPA 1
Sean Hanna
Square Kegs		 Nevagetouttathishaze   21B7: New England IPA 2
David Duff
Club Wort		 Level Up   21B7: New England IPA 3
 
Table 18 - Strong American Ale (25 Entries)
Bjørn Erik Enki Gjesdal The Bjørn Supremacy   22A: Double IPA 1
Joe Kotvan Whill Wheaton Wheat Whine   22D: Wheatwine 2
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers		 American Barleywine   22C: American Barleywine 3
 
Table 19 - Strong UK Ale (14 Entries)
David Fetty
Brixie's Brewers		 Ol' 56   17D: English Barleywine 1
Scott Middleton
North Urban Brewing Society (NUBS)		 Scotty's A Wee Heavy   17C: Wee Heavy 2
Metts Potter
Battleground Brewers Guild		 Londoner   17D: English Barleywine 3
Michael Langer
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Head! Pants! Now!   17C: Wee Heavy HM
 
Table 20 - Saison (15 Entries)
Kyle Nordquist
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club		 Omega Saison II Is Underrated   25B: Saison 1
Joe Kotvan A Toast To Fitz!   25B: Saison 2
Ryan Stack
Cloudy Town Brewers		 Saison   25B: Saison 3
 
Table 21 - Belgian Ale (18 Entries)
Nathan Vanwert
MUGZ [IL]		 Vanwit   24A: Witbier 1
Tony Daniels
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Thirsty Abbot   26A: Trappist Single 2
Christopher Kaszuba
Midnight Carboys		 Not As Good As Kotvans   26A: Trappist Single 3
 
Table 22 - Strong Pale Belgian (22 Entries)
Kevin Woodcock with Co-Brewer(s) Josharoux
Chop & Brew		 Three Dry Sheets   26C: Belgian Tripel 1
Michael Jablonski Stinging Bees   25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale 2
Tony Daniels
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 The Devil Is In the Details   25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale 3
 
Table 23 - Strong Dark Belgian (21 Entries)
John McGuire
Club Wort		 Abbey Dark Strong Ale   26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale 1
John Guilfoil
Club Wort		 1st Time Quad   26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale 2
David Majewski
Oak Park Homebrewers		 Demon's Blade Belgian Dark Strong Ale   26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale 3
 
Table 24 - European and Catharina Sour (28 Entries)
Mark Lekovish
Joliet Brewers Guild		 Here Gose Nothing   27A1: Gose 1
Christopher Van Eynde Guavatopia   PRX4: Catharina Sour 2
Doug Schmidt
Boston Wort Processors		 Brett The Berliner V   23A: Berliner Weisse 3
 
Table 25 - Fruit Beer (24 Entries)
Christopher Kaszuba
Midnight Carboys		 Jalapenyo Face   29B: Fruit and Spice Beer 1
Josh Hartman
Brixie's Brewers		 Very Cherry Monk   29A: Fruit Beer 2
Andrew Weaver Strawberry Gose   29A: Fruit Beer 3
Joe Kotvan Sweet Stout With Raspberries and Cocoa Nibs   29A: Fruit Beer HM
 
Table 26 - Spice Beer (21 Entries)
Scott Casko with Co-Brewer(s) Matt Vanzile
Boston Wort Processors		 Creepy Neighbor #3   30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer 1
David Fetty
Brixie's Brewers		 Pumpkin Ale   30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer 2
Art Kim
Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)		 Kessel Run Spiced Old Ale   30C: Winter Seasonal Beer 3
 
Table 27 - American Wild (26 Entries)
Jeff Landers with Co-Brewer(s) Tom Hayosh and Daniel Hayosh
Urban Knaves of Grain		 That Ain't No Lager   28C: Wild Specialty Beer 1
Josh Hartman
Brixie's Brewers		 Balaton Cherry Sour   28C: Wild Specialty Beer 2
Jeremiah Baer Baerzerker   28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer 3
 
Table 28 - Smoke and Wood (31 Entries)
Scott Frank
Evanston Homebrew Club		 Bamberg Special   6B: Rauchbier 1
Andrew Day
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Opidan Russian Stout   33A: Wood-Aged Beer 2
Steve Thanos
Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)		 Pandora's Box   33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer 3
 
Table 29 - Specialty Beer (16 Entries)
Amey Patwardhan
Lincoln Lagers		 I Am The Winner   34A: Clone Beer 1
Jay Kash
Urban Knaves of Grain		 American Mild   34C: Experimental Beer 2
Zigmas Maloni
Chicago Home Brewers Group		 Ruginis Gintaris Jovar?   31A: Alternative Grain Beer 3
 
Table 30 - Cider (15 Entries)
Ed Bove
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)		 Bruer's Friend Hard Cider   C2B: Cider with Other Fruit 1
James Faircloth
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club		 2018 Bright Star Cider   C1A: New World Cider 2
Felipe Carmona
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Grandma's Christmas Cider   C2B: Cider with Other Fruit 3
James Faircloth
C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club		 2018 Joel's Wild Fermentation Cider   C1A: New World Cider HM
 
Table 31 - Traditional Mead (13 Entries)
Maggie Wachter
BUZZ Boneyard Union Of Zymurgical Zealots		 Goatherd's Delight   M1C: Sweet Mead 1
Jeremy Goehring with Co-Brewer(s) Dustin Deisher
Lincoln Lagers		 Jiggly Puff and Stuff   M1C: Sweet Mead 2
Amy Olsen
Kuhnhenn Guild of Brewers (KGB)		 Meadowfoam Traditional   M1C: Sweet Mead 3
 
Table 32 - Fruit Mead (16 Entries)
Kevin Wojdak with Co-Brewer(s) Noah Wojdak and Rebecca Lau
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Violet Beauregarde Blueberry Melomel   M2C: Berry Mead 1
Marek Leczycki Trojniak 133   M2E: Melomel 2
Joe Formanek
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Cathy's Cyser   M2A: Cyser 3
 
Table 33 - Other Mead (11 Entries)
Maggie Wachter
BUZZ Boneyard Union Of Zymurgical Zealots		 Cherry Trojniak   M4B: Historical Mead 1
Mark Westmeyer
Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)		 Liquid Cherry Cordial   M4C: Experimental Mead 2
Kevin Wojdak
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Apple Bomb 2017   M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead 3
Eileen Uchima with Co-Brewer(s) Heather Uchima
Urban Knaves of Grain		 Pineapple Upside-Down Cake   M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead HM