Mead Stampede

Awards

Judges

Kyle Ducharme, Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, Garrett Freeman, Carlos Herrera, Susan Jimenez, JJ Ocampo, William Otte, BC Phillips, Steven Phillips, Deborah And Marc Prichard, Larry Reaux, Burt Renard, David Sollars, Jake Tweedy, Conrad Wheeler

Stewards

Boone Brady, Anna Digirolamo, Ty Garrelts, Clayson Greene, Marc Prichard, Bishop Sampson

Staff

Mandi Faewood, Garrett Freeman, BC Phillips, Jake Tweedy

Organizer

Rob Rogers

By the Numbers

369 Entries 142 Entrants

16 Judges 6 Stewards 4 Staff

42 Placing Entries

Table 1: Dry Traditional

11 entries

Judges: Susan Jimenez (Head Judge), BC Phillips

1st

JJ Ocampo

Brewers Anonymous

Nova 2025 (M1A: Dry Mead)

2nd

Morgan Williams

Appalachian Black Locust (M1A: Dry Mead)

Table 2: Semi-Sweet Traditional

27 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Melissa Elkanich, Garrett Freeman, Carlos Herrera (Head Judge), Susan Jimenez (Head Judge), Deborah And Marc Prichard (Head Judge), David Sollars, Jake Tweedy (Head Judge)

1st

JJ Ocampo

Brewers Anonymous

Pequeña, échate Pa' Ca (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

2nd

Nathan Kelly

ABV Homebrewers

Macadamia Madness (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

3rd

Jesse Fusco

Desert Hush (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)

Table 3: Sweet Traditional

13 entries

Judges: Garrett Freeman, Carlos Herrera, Susan Jimenez (Head Judge), Steven Phillips (Head Judge)

1st

Austin Brown

Brewers Anonymous

I'm Not Crazy, I'm Nuts! (M1C: Sweet Mead)

2nd

Cody Lester

Central Arkansas Fermenters

Golden Waves Of Arkansas (M1C: Sweet Mead)

3rd

Jay Wilkes

DC Homebrewers

El Guapo (M1C: Sweet Mead)

Table 4: Cyser

17 entries

Judges: Mandi Faewood, JJ Ocampo (Head Judge), BC Phillips (Head Judge), Steven Phillips (Head Judge), Larry Reaux, Conrad Wheeler

1st

Morgan Williams

Apple Hydro 2 (M2A: Cyser)

2nd

Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Cysré (M2A: Cyser)

3rd

Nolan Yost

Bag One Ten Happiness

Cyser? I Barely Know Her 2.0 (M2A: Cyser)

Table 5: Pyment

22 entries

Judges: Carlos Herrera, JJ Ocampo (Head Judge), William Otte (Head Judge), BC Phillips, Steven Phillips (Head Judge), Larry Reaux (Head Judge), David Sollars, Conrad Wheeler

1st

Susan Jimenez

Arizona Society of Homebrewers

Spritz (M2B: Pyment)

2nd

Andrew Mudd

Tuscan Tempest (M2B: Pyment)

3rd

Kevin Hudson

Keystone Hops

Star Platinum (M2B: Pyment)

Table 6: Berry Mead

36 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, JJ Ocampo (Head Judge), William Otte (Head Judge), BC Phillips, Larry Reaux (Head Judge), Burt Renard, David Sollars, Jake Tweedy (Head Judge), Conrad Wheeler

1st

Nolan Yost

Bag One Ten Happiness

Boofin' Berries 2.0 (M2C: Berry Mead)

2nd

Lance Tenor

Berry Trinity Blitz (M2C: Berry Mead)

3rd

Jason Rohloff

Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Non-Incidental (M2C: Berry Mead)

Table 7: Stone Fruit Mead

16 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Garrett Freeman, Susan Jimenez, Deborah And Marc Prichard (Head Judge)

1st

Goncalo Costa

Mom Them Stoners Are At It Again This Year (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

2nd

James Francis

Castor Troy's Delight (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

3rd

Mat Coxey

Southern Belle (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)

Table 8: Melomel

45 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, Garrett Freeman, Carlos Herrera (Head Judge), Susan Jimenez (Head Judge), JJ Ocampo, William Otte, Steven Phillips, Larry Reaux (Head Judge), Burt Renard (Head Judge), David Sollars, Jake Tweedy (Head Judge), Conrad Wheeler

1st

Ellart Vreugdenhil

When Carl Gives You Blackberries (M2E: Melomel)

2nd

Sergio Quevedo

Whispers Of The Grove (M2E: Melomel)

3rd

Stephen Hanrahan

Cherr-Berr (M2E: Melomel)

Table 9: Fruit and Spice Mead

58 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme (Head Judge), Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, Garrett Freeman, Carlos Herrera (Head Judge), Susan Jimenez, William Otte (Head Judge), BC Phillips, Deborah And Marc Prichard (Head Judge), Larry Reaux (Head Judge), Burt Renard (Head Judge), David Sollars, Jake Tweedy (Head Judge), Conrad Wheeler

1st

Sergio Quevedo

The Nexus Of Malus: Double Vanilla Chai (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

2nd

Benjamin Howard

Kosciusko Kettleheads

Twilight & Crumb (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

3rd

Caleb Crelly

Sacchreligious Brew Club

Well That's Just Peachy (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Andrew Brown

Lancaster County Brewers

Vampress (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)

Table 10: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

35 entries

Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, Garrett Freeman (Head Judge), Carlos Herrera (Head Judge), William Otte (Head Judge), Burt Renard (Head Judge), David Sollars, Jake Tweedy, Conrad Wheeler (Head Judge)

1st

Brian Stephens

Keepers of Craft

Three Layer Muddin' (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

2nd

Bill Boyer

North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Chocolate Trojiniak (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

3rd

Daniel Flores

Smokey's Tavern "Druids Kiss" (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Kevin Hudson

Keystone Hops

Ghostface Killer (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)

Table 11: Braggot

13 entries

Judges: JJ Ocampo, Steven Phillips (Head Judge)

1st

Melissa Greenfield

QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...

If There's A Bright Center To The Universe, This Is The... (M4A: Braggot)

2nd

Paweł Knap

Polski Miód Pitny

#107 Braggot (M4A: Braggot)

3rd

Melody Stout & Ginger Volz

Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Campfire Songs (M4A: Braggot)

Table 12: Historical Mead

6 entries

Judges: BC Phillips (Head Judge), Deborah And Marc Prichard

1st

Bill Boyer

North Georgia Malt Monkeys

Wiśnia Z Miodem Eukaliptusowym (M4B: Historical Mead)

2nd

Nathan Steigman

Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Ubuntu (M4B: Historical Mead)

3rd

Thomas Martois

Long Beach Homebrewers

Beverage For Invalids (M4B: Historical Mead)

Eric Reynolds

Louisville Area Grain and...

XL AD (M4B: Historical Mead)

Table 13: Experimental Mead

58 entries

Judges: Melissa Elkanich, Mandi Faewood, Carlos Herrera, JJ Ocampo (Head Judge), William Otte, BC Phillips, Steven Phillips (Head Judge), Larry Reaux (Head Judge), Burt Renard (Head Judge), David Sollars, Jake Tweedy (Head Judge), Conrad Wheeler

1st

Sergio Quevedo

Port Of Fragaria (M4C: Experimental Mead)

2nd

Cody Lester

Central Arkansas Fermenters

Banana Fosters (M4C: Experimental Mead)

3rd

Benjamin Howard

Kosciusko Kettleheads

Wane & Morn (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Table 14: Cattle Battle

12 entries

Judges: Mandi Faewood (Head Judge), Garrett Freeman, JJ Ocampo

1st

Austin Brown

Brewers Anonymous

Orange You Glad I Didn't Say Banana? (MCB: Cattle Battle mead)

Best of Show

Mead

1st

Sergio Quevedo

Port Of Fragaria (M4C: Experimental Mead)

Mead Stampede

Awards

Judges

Stewards

Staff

Organizer

By the Numbers

Table 1: Dry Traditional

Table 2: Semi-Sweet Traditional

Table 3: Sweet Traditional

Table 4: Cyser

Table 5: Pyment

Table 6: Berry Mead

Table 7: Stone Fruit Mead

Table 8: Melomel

Table 9: Fruit and Spice Mead

Table 10: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead

Table 11: Braggot

Table 12: Historical Mead

Table 13: Experimental Mead

Table 14: Cattle Battle

Best of Show

Mead

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners