Mead Stampede

Thanks to all who participated in the Mead Stampede.

There were 197 entries judged and 142 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Zangmeister Co-Brewer: Karysa Kent	Pecan Pie Mead B56	M4C: Experimental Mead

Winning Entries

Table 1: M1A Dry Traditional (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Ashmore	Orange Blossom Traditional Mead	M1A: Dry Mead	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)
2nd	Morgan Williams	Basswood Traditional	M1A: Dry Mead
3rd	Nathan Steigman	Campus Florum	M1A: Dry Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association

Table 2: M1B Semi-Sweet Traditional (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matthew Mead	Savannah Georgia Wildflower	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
2nd	Bill Boyer	Book of Armaments - Wildflower/lehua	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
3rd	Lili Durbin	Wfob	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead

Table 3: M1C Sweet Traditional (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Mat Coxey	Creek Water Y5b18	M1C: Sweet Mead
2nd	Blake Adams Co-Brewer: Debra Adams	"Port Orange" Blossom Traditional	M1C: Sweet Mead
3rd	Elijah Brown	Semi Sweet Traditional Mead With Orange Peel	M1C: Sweet Mead

Table 4: M2A Cyser (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Kevin Rocktaschel	Back Mountain Apple Hydro	M2A: Cyser
2nd	Kevin Armentrout	Cortland MacAdamia Cyser	M2A: Cyser
3rd	Stephen Clifford	Not Your Grandma's Apple Pie	M2A: Cyser

Table 5: M2B Pyment (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Boyer	Castle Anthrax	M2B: Pyment	North Georgia Malt Monkeys
2nd	Lili Durbin	2nd Time	M2B: Pyment
3rd	Jason Rohloff	Chardly Knew Her	M2B: Pyment	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 6: M2C Berry (20 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Link	H2no	M2C: Berry Mead	Special Hoperations
2nd	Matthew Mead	Ode To Elliot	M2C: Berry Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition
3rd	Jason Rohloff	Lakeview Triplets	M2C: Berry Mead	Beer Barons of Milwaukee

Table 7: M2D Stone Fruit (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian Yost	Ch Ch Ch Ch Ch Ch Ch Ch Cherry Bomb!	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead
2nd	Keith Link	Balaton 2.0	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead	Special Hoperations
3rd	Mat Coxey	Southern Belle Y5b31	M2D: Stone Fruit Mead

Table 8: M2E Melomel (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Adam Schaff	Honeybeagle R-C/bc	M2E: Melomel	Braukline
2nd	Jason Rohloff	Cherberry	M2E: Melomel	Beer Barons of Milwaukee
3rd	Nathan Zangmeister Co-Brewer: Karysa Kent	Let's Jam! B66	M2E: Melomel

Table 9: M3A Fruit and Spice (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Ben Rust	Mango Habanero	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
2nd	Chris McAllister	Spring Into Action	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead
3rd	Tim Drake	Banana Bread	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead

Table 10: M3B Spice, Herb, or Vegetable (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kyle Ducharme	Lcp	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Green Mountain Mashers
2nd	Bo Bennett	Mosaic Hopfenmel	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Central Arkansas Fermenters
3rd	Eric Cockrell	Root Beer	M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead	Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM)

Table 11: M4A/B Braggot and Historical (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Steigman	Slodki Lis	M4B: Historical Mead	Minnesota Home Brewers Association
2nd	Shawn Bross	Moobock	M4A: Braggot	Rock Hoppers Brew Club
3rd	Jonathon Schubert	London Girl	M4A: Braggot

Table 12: M4C Experimental (27 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nathan Zangmeister Co-Brewer: Karysa Kent	Pecan Pie Mead B56	M4C: Experimental Mead
2nd	Melissa Greenfield	Cave Canem	M4C: Experimental Mead
3rd	Matthew Mead	Blueberry Maple Whiskey Mornings!	M4C: Experimental Mead	Michigan Mead Coalition

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 04/01/2024 12:00 AM, CDT through 07/18/2024 12:00 AM, CDT.

Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 02/14/2022 12:00 AM, CST through 02/14/2022 12:00 AM, CST.

Mead Stampede: Past Winners – 2023