Wee County Brewers Red, White and Brew Fest

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Richard Arnold, Gearoid Beggan, Ross Chisholm, Colm Clinton, Padraic O Conghaile, Des Feeney, Seán Fitzmaurice, Dave Guilfoyle, Thandi Guilherme, Paddy Gunn, David Hingston, Phil McCardle, Cronan McDonald, Aaron Murphy, Caoimhe O'Brien, Ross O'Hara, Tara Pollard, Peter Town

Stewards

Niall Clinton, Aidan Cotter, Stephen Fagan, Peter McGeough, Niall O'Hagan

Staff

Dan McGee, Tara Pollard

Organizer

Barry Long

By the Numbers

72 Entries 35 Entrants

18 Judges 5 Stewards 2 Staff

28 Placing Entries

Table 1: Lagers and Pale Ale

10 entries

Judges: Cronan McDonald, Peter Town

1st
Timo Oja
Panomaju
Sabotage (27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager)
2nd
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Hop On (18B: American Pale Ale)
3rd
David Bryson
Born In Usa (18B: American Pale Ale)

Table 2: American Amber and Brown Ale

6 entries

Judges: Phil McCardle, Tara Pollard

1st
Olli-Pekka Niinimäki
Panomaju
Brown Ale #3 (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Dave Moore & Declan Moore
Garden County Homebrew Club...
Amberican (19A: American Amber Ale)

Table 3: American Porter and Stout

5 entries

Judges: Gearoid Beggan, Des Feeney

1st
Neil Bolton & Ciaran Cunningham
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Ballas Point Stout (20B: American Stout)

Table 4: American IPA (21A + 21B)

9 entries

Judges: Seán Fitzmaurice, Thandi Guilherme

1st
Paul Willis
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Cipa 630 (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
John Clifford
Garden County Homebrew Club...
There's A Hole In My Bucket (21B: Specialty IPA)
3rd
Conor McMullen
Galway Homebrew Club [Ireland]
Don't Swallow The Cap (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 5: Specialty IPA (21B2 - 21B7)

10 entries

Judges: Colm Clinton, Aaron Murphy

1st
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Black Is Back (21B2: Black IPA)
2nd
Ross Chisholm
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Flight Of The Eagles (21B5: Rye IPA)
3rd
Ross Chisholm
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Pretty Fly For A White IPA (21B6: White IPA)

Table 6: Hazy IPA

7 entries

Judges: Ross Chisholm, David Hingston

1st
Muhis Elwan & Roope Ruuhonen
Panomaju
Desert Island (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Gearoid Beggan
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
Theres A New England? (21C: Hazy IPA)
3rd
Aidan Cotter
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Drink You Greens (21C: Hazy IPA)

Table 7: Double IPA

7 entries

Judges: Richard Arnold, Paddy Gunn

1st
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Saunasima (22A: Double IPA)
2nd
Mikko Töykkälä
Panomaju
Twin Caped (22A: Double IPA)
3rd
Matti Isosomppi
Panomaju
Wc(D)Ipa #3 (22A: Double IPA)

Table 8: Strong American Ales

5 entries

Judges: Padraic O Conghaile, Dave Guilfoyle

1st
Dan McGee
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
The Lost Cost (22C: American Barleywine)
2nd
Aaron Murphy
Capital Brewers [Ireland]
2022 American Barleywine (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
Paul Willis & Matt Hazley
Homebrew Collab (Bristol)
Surveyor (22C: American Barleywine)

Table 9: American Wild Ale

7 entries

Judges: Caoimhe O'Brien, Ross O'Hara

1st
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Uisce Bretta (28A: Brett Beer)
2nd
Timo Oja
Panomaju
Odessa Mixed Ferm (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
3rd
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Loomi Sour (28D: Straight Sour Beer)
HM
Barry Long
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Roll Out The Barrel (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)

Table 10: Fruit and Spice

6 entries

Judges: Gearoid Beggan, Des Feeney

1st
Gary Fuller
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers...
Bean Juice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Steven Mac Sweeney
Kerry Brewers [Ireland]
Strawberry IPA (29A: Fruit Beer)
3rd
Steven Mac Sweeney
Kerry Brewers [Ireland]
Spooky Spice Pumpkin Ale (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

1st
Gary Fuller
Miami Area Society of Homebrewers...
Bean Juice (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
2nd
Olli-Pekka Niinimäki
Panomaju
Brown Ale #3 (19C: American Brown Ale)
3rd
Patrick Havern
Wee County Brewers [Ireland]
Black Is Back (21B2: Black IPA)
HM
Markku Leminen
Panomaju
Saunasima (22A: Double IPA)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners