Wyoming Brewers Festival Brew Battle 2024
Awards
Judges
Paul Dey, Fred Hirsch, Jeff Lee, Gregory Mead, Allen Stegeman, Trevor Swarm, Jay Walford, Logan Wiley
Judges - Best of Show
Paul Dey, Gregory Mead, Jay Walford
By the Numbers
15 Entries
7 Entrants
8 Judges
9 Placing Entries
Table 1: Lager & Wheat
4 entries
Judges: Paul Dey (Head Judge), Gregory Mead
1st
Fred Hirsch
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Silly Wizard (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
2nd
Fred Hirsch
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Czech One Two (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
3rd
Rusty Brinkman
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Jim's Modelo (7A: Vienna Lager)
Table 2: Ales
6 entries
Judges: Jeff Lee, Logan Wiley (Head Judge)
1st
Fred Hirsch
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Deep Cover (21A: American IPA)
2nd
Luke Martinson
Hooligan's BFF (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Luke Martinson
A Real Whiner B (22C: American Barleywine)
Table 3: Belgian & Specialty
5 entries
Judges: Fred Hirsch (Head Judge), Jay Walford
1st
Logan Wiley & Devon Wiley
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Open That Door (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
2nd
Paul Dey
High Plains Drafters [WY]
WTF (26A: Belgian Single)
3rd
Logan Wiley & Devon Wiley
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Wild Prairies (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)
Best of Show
Beer
Judges: Paul Dey, Gregory Mead, Jay Walford
1st
Logan Wiley & Devon Wiley
High Plains Drafters [WY]
Open That Door (30D: Specialty Spice Beer)
Heavy Medal Brewer
7 Participating Brewers [Scoring Methodology]
Place | Brewer | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Score | Club |
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1st | Fred Hirsch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.7037037 | High Plains Drafters... |
2nd | Logan Wiley | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.5120000 | High Plains Drafters... |
3rd | Luke Martinson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.2962963 | |
4th | Paul Dey | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.2160000 | High Plains Drafters... |
5th | Rusty Brinkman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0156250 | High Plains Drafters... |
Scoring Methodology
The points for each placing entry are calculated using the following formula, based on the one used by the Master Homebrewer Program for the Circuit of America:
The following tie-breakers have been applied, in order of priority:
- The highest total number of first, second, and third places.
- The highest maximum score.
- The highest minimum score.
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners