The Sower's Cup 2022

Thanks to all who participated in the The Sower's Cup 2022.

There were 240 entries judged and 84 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Cadwell	Espressyo-Self	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Homebrewers Local 402
2nd	John Jacovetty	Chasin Rabbits	21B7: New England IPA
3rd	KC McKinney	Sweet Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Iowa Brewers Union

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Beer (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Amey Patwardhan	Gold Chain	5B: Kolsch	Lincoln Lagers
2nd	Kellan Stec	Kölsch	5B: Kolsch	Railroaders Brew Club
3rd	Justin Gerharter	Beer 1	1C: Cream Ale	Homebrewers Local 402

Table 2: Pale Lagers (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Daniels Co-Brewer: KC McKinney	Sugar Magnolia	5D: German Pils	Iowa Brewers Union
2nd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Munich Helles	4A: Munich Helles	North Texas Homebrewers Association
3rd	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's German Pils	5D: German Pils	North Texas Homebrewers Association

Table 3: Amber Lagers (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Randy Daniels	Long Strange Trip	6B: Rauchbier	Iowa Brewers Union
2nd	Chris Proulx	402 Modelo	2B: International Amber Lager	Homebrewers Local 402
3rd	Jamye Naramore Co-Brewer: Cody Naramore	Buelkebier	6C: Dunkels Bock	Kansas City Bier Meisters
HM	Randy Daniels Co-Brewer: KC McKinney	Okay To Beer Fest	6A: Marzen	Iowa Brewers Union

Table 4: Dark Lagers (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's International Dark Lager	2C: International Dark Lager	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Robert Lyst	Eisbock	9B: Eisbock	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Kevin Olson	Dark Helmet	8B: Schwarzbier	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 5: Wheat Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Drew Templeton	Welsh Corgi Weiss	10A: Weissbier	Iowa Brewers Union
2nd	Edward O`Neill	Dunk In Wise Guy	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Jamye Naramore Co-Brewer: Cody Naramore	Stay Gold Ponyboy	22D: Wheatwine	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 6: Commonwealth Pale, Amber and Brown Beer (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's British Brown Ale	13B: English Brown Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	KC McKinney Co-Brewer: Randy Daniels	Irish Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Randy Daniels	Shoe Is On The Hand It Fits	13A: Dark Mild	Iowa Brewers Union

Table 7: Stouts and Porters (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	KC McKinney	Sweet Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Iowa Brewers Union
2nd	Eric Martin	Baltic	9C: Baltic Porter	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Jamye Naramore Co-Brewer: Cody Naramore	Every Little Bit Counts	16C: Tropical Stout	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 8: Strong British Ale (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kim Theesen Co-Brewer: Mark Beatty	Emma's Twin	17B: Old Ale
2nd	Eric Martin	Doldrums	17B: Old Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Jason McLaughlin	Big Enough To Choke A Donkey	17C: Wee Heavy	Lincoln Lagers

Table 9: American Pale, Amber and Brown Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's American Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Jay Brantley	Signature Series	18A: Blonde Ale	PC Mashers
3rd	Edward O`Neill	Amber Waves of Grain	19A: American Amber Ale	St. Louis Brews

Table 10: IPA (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Jacovetty	Chasin Rabbits	21B7: New England IPA
2nd	Nicholas Wilkening Co-Brewer: Meghan Knutson	Smells Like Awesome - Volume 3	21B7: New England IPA	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Adam Thimmesch	West Shoe IPA	21A: American IPA	Lincoln Lagers

Table 11: Wild and Sour Ale (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kevin Olson	Cabercurasour	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
2nd	Eric Martin	Meerts	28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer	Kansas City Bier Meisters
3rd	Drew Templeton	Red Hair Everywhere	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Iowa Brewers Union

Table 12: Belgian Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	Belgian Gold (Or Hopefully At Least Bronze?!)	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Ken Schultz	Angry Dragon	24A: Witbier
3rd	Gary Black	Jchb Saison	25B: Saison	Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB)

Table 13: Trappist Ale (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mike & Stephanie Butler	The Strong Dark Belgian	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Gary Black Co-Brewer: David DeWolf	Deplorable Monks	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB)
3rd	Jamye Naramore Co-Brewer: Cody Naramore	Not As Good As I Once Was	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 14: Historical and Smoked Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Fritz Schanz	Stearman's Lichtenhainer	27A3: Lichtenhainer	North Texas Homebrewers Association
2nd	Eric Barron	Gose	27A1: Gose
3rd	Kevin Olson	Common Cents	27A6: Kentucky Common	ZZHops Homebrewing Club

Table 15: Fruit & Spiced Beer (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Cadwell	Espressyo-Self	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Homebrewers Local 402
2nd	Tony Schubert	I Was Thinking About It	29A: Fruit Beer	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Jason McLaughlin Co-Brewer: Quincy Wiens	Sorry, Out of Crackers	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Lincoln Lagers

Table 16: Wood Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Robert Lyst	Mixed Fermentation (solera)	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Iowa Brewers Union
2nd	Eric Barron	Whiskey Barrel Rye	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer
3rd	Chris Proulx	Roll Out the Barrel	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Homebrewers Local 402

Table 17: Specialty Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason McLaughlin Co-Brewer: Quincy Wiens	Samoa This-Ish	34A: Clone Beer	Lincoln Lagers
2nd	Patrick McCabe	Australian Sparkling Ale	34A: Clone Beer	Lincoln Lagers
3rd	Gary Black	Red Saison Hybrid	34C: Experimental Beer	Jefferson County Home Brewers (JCHB)

Table 18: Cider (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brett Walburn	Dublin Dry Irish Cider	C1B: English Cider	Lincoln Lagers
2nd	Amey Patwardhan	Apple Candy	C1A: New World Cider	Lincoln Lagers
3rd	Jamye Naramore Co-Brewer: Cody Naramore	Fluffy Bunny	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Table 19: Mead (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Shane Kammerer Co-Brewer: Susan Kammerer	Mississippi Sunflower	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Kansas City Bier Meisters
2nd	Andrew Kjos	Vanilla Cinnamon Mead	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Iowa Brewers Union
3rd	Kevin Wagner	The Bee Was Angry That Day My Friends	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Kansas City Bier Meisters

Past Winners

2021

Judging Sessions and Dates

Tuesday Judging Session
10/11/2022 6:00 PM, CDT.

Wednesday Judging Session
10/12/2022 6:00 PM, CDT.

Friday Judging Session
10/14/2022 6:00 PM, CDT.

Saturday Morning Session
10/15/2022 8:00 AM, CDT.

Saturday Afternoon Session
10/15/2022 12:00 PM, CDT.

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 08/29/2022 8:00 AM, CDT through 09/30/2022 11:59 PM, CDT.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 08/29/2022 8:00 AM, CDT through 09/30/2022 11:59 PM, CDT.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 09/17/2022 12:00 AM, CDT through 10/03/2022 3:00 PM, CDT.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 09/16/2022 12:00 AM, CDT through 09/30/2022 12:00 AM, CDT.

The Sower's Cup 2022: Past Winners – 2021