Nebraska Shootout 2025
Awards
Judges
Scot Ahlers, Joshua Andrus, Mark Beatty, Bryon Belding, Lash Chaffin, James Dobesh, Mitchell Elmblad, Justin Gerharter, Jeremy Goehring, Patrick McCabe, Jason McLaughlin, Tom Mendick, Lacy Phillippe, Craig Samek, Francis Sobetski, Adam Thalken, Tim Thomssen, Timothy Trabold
By the Numbers
42 Entries
28 Entrants
18 Judges
21 Placing Entries
Table 1: American Light Lager
9 entries
Judges: Mark Beatty (Head Judge), Tom Mendick
1st
Justin Gerharter
Homebrewers Local 402
Head For The Mountains (1A: American Light Lager)
2nd
Chris Proulx
Homebrewers Local 402
...Less Filling (1A: American Light Lager)
3rd
Emil Swanson & Noah Bieber Doug Jhonson
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
Piss Water (1A: American Light Lager)
Table 2: European Lager
9 entries
Judges: Mitchell Elmblad (Head Judge), Craig Samek
1st
Kent Porter
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
Steve (5C: German Helles Exportbier)
2nd
Justin Gerharter & Justin Cadwell
Homebrewers Local 402
Just Here For Zymurgy (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Emil Swanson
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
Tmavé Pivo (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
Table 3: IPA
10 entries
Judges: Joshua Andrus, Bryon Belding (Head Judge), James Dobesh, Patrick McCabe
1st
Clark Cheney
Homebrewers Local 402
Sparky Bits (21C: Hazy IPA)
2nd
Joshua Sypal
Brick Street Brewers
Firecracker (21B4: Red IPA)
3rd
Justin Gerharter & Justin Cadwell
Homebrewers Local 402
Kobe (21A: American IPA)
Table 4: Wheat Beer
8 entries
Judges: Francis Sobetski (Head Judge), Timothy Trabold
1st
Justin Gerharter
Homebrewers Local 402
Billy In 4C (10A: Weissbier)
2nd
Jeremy Peppler
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
The Zen Hen (10C: Weizenbock)
3rd
Justin Cadwell
Homebrewers Local 402
Nothin But A Wheat Thing (1D: American Wheat Beer)
Table 5: Fruit Beer
8 entries
Judges: Scot Ahlers, Lash Chaffin (Head Judge)
1st
Ross Eller
Brick Street Brewers
Swedish Pride (29A: Fruit Beer)
2nd
Jeremy Peppler
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
Rosemerry's Xmas Morn Pancakes (29B: Fruit and Spice Beer)
3rd
Jeremy Peppler
Brauer Unterstutzungs Verein
The Cherry Pecktra (29A: Fruit Beer)
Table 6: Specialty: Mead
9 entries
Judges: Jeremy Goehring (Head Judge), Tim Thomssen
1st
Nathan Winchester
Homebrewers Local 402
Wumpa Smoothie (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Lacy Phillippe & Zach Fenton
Lincoln Lagers
Tree Shaker (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Mark Beatty
Lincoln Lagers
Guatemalan Coffee Blossom (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 7: Best Damn Beer
10 entries
Judges: Justin Gerharter, Jason McLaughlin (Head Judge), Lacy Phillippe, Adam Thalken
1st
Mark Beatty
Lincoln Lagers
Liquid Gold (BDBA1: Best Damn Beer)
2nd
Kellen Benes
Brick Street Brewers
Butler County Stout (BDBA1: Best Damn Beer)
3rd
Chris Proulx
Homebrewers Local 402
Bring The Trophy Home (BDBA1: Best Damn Beer)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
