Midwinter Madness - Stouts and Belgian Beers (2026) - Brew Competition Online Entry & Management

Thanks to all who participated in the Midwinter Madness - Stouts and Belgian Beers (2026).

There were 205 entries judged and 109 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Barker	Granny Panty Dropper	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Michael Moody	Hella Good	4A: Munich Helles	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Charles Haddock Co-Brewer: Bob Stevens	2023 Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
HM	Michael Moody	MXCN LGR	2A: International Pale Lager	Rogue Valley Home Brewers

Winning Entries

Table 2: Crafty Mass Market Lager (Amer. + Int'l Lagers) (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Moody	MXCN LGR	2A: International Pale Lager	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
2nd	David James MHP	Meanstreak	1A: American Light Lager	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Ian Campbell	It's Corn!	1B: American Lager	Portland Brewers Collective

Table 3: Czech Mate (Czech Lagers) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	David James MHP	Unto The Breach	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Cascade Brewers Society
2nd	Dave Sanderson	Czech Pilsner	3A: Czech Pale Lager	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Enid Lints	Natural Intelligence	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Evergreen Brewing Initiative
HM	Steve Borup	Flieger Pils	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Rogue Valley Home Brewers

Table 4: Pale-ish German Lager/Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Moody	Hella Good	4A: Munich Helles	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
2nd	James Kelley Co-Brewer: Jaime Vega Gomez	"Recess Refreshment" Helles	4A: Munich Helles
3rd	Adam Lund MHP	I Know My Fart Flaws Before Other People Point Them Out To Me.	5B: Kölsch	High Street Homebrew Club

Table 5: Dark-ish Euro Lager/Beer (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Sean Rochette	Arnold Schwarzenlager	8B: Schwarzbier	Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO)
2nd	Ross Stuart MHP	Dunkelweiss	10B: Dunkels Weissbier	Arizona Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Patrick Schneider	Quest For Utopia Rauchbier	6B: Rauchbier
HM	Marc Hayden	Gondolier	7A: Vienna Lager	Strange Brew Homebrew Club

Table 6: Kind of a Big Deal (Strong Dark Euro Lager) (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brian McBeth	Baltic Porter-Ish Like Substance	9C: Baltic Porter	Cascade Brewers Society
2nd	Joshua Richardson	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Azrael	9B: Eisbock
HM	Marc Hayden	The Goatinator	9A: Doppelbock	Strange Brew Homebrew Club

Table 7: OG Bitter Beer Face (English Pale Beer) (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Rodney Kibzey	Mandarina Gold	12A: British Golden Ale	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Ian Campbell	Campbell's Pride	11B: Best Bitter	Portland Brewers Collective
3rd	Jeff Ong	Coppery Goodness	11C: Strong Bitter	Portland Brewers Collective

Table 8: Dark UK Session Beers (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Haddock Co-Brewer: Bob Stevens	2023 Scottish Export	14C: Scottish Export	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Charles Haddock Co-Brewer: Bob Stevens	2023 Brown Ale	13B: British Brown Ale	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Christy McBeth	Oops! Not A Scottish Light	13A: Dark Mild	Cascade Brewers Society
HM	Rodney Kibzey	I Don't Like DARK Beer!	13A: Dark Mild	Oregon Brew Crew

Table 9: Pride of the Irish (Irish Beer) (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Enid Lints	Freckle Face	15A: Irish Red Ale	Evergreen Brewing Initiative
2nd	Kyle Rice	Rueth, Rueth, Ryan Rueth	15B: Irish Stout	West Sound Brewers
3rd	Kevin Mayer	Bubblin In Dublin	15B: Irish Stout

Table 10: Not Guinness (Euro Stout) (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Steve Borup	Liebfraumilsch Stout	16A: Sweet Stout	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Timothy Pratt MHP	Lush	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Brew Haven
3rd	Daniel Wayman	Cwb Oatmeal Stout	16B: Oatmeal Stout	Hellgate Homebrewers

Table 11: Strong UK Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Charles Haddock Co-Brewer: Bob Stevens	2023 Wee Heavy	17C: Wee Heavy	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Jim Thompson MHP	Dinna Fash	17C: Wee Heavy	Oregon Brew Crew
3rd	Jim Thompson MHP	A Spot Of Bother	17A: British Strong Ale	Oregon Brew Crew

Table 12: 'Murica (Trad. American Ale) (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James O'Leary	Citra Extractions	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Ian Campbell	Ahhhromarillo Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Portland Brewers Collective
3rd	Keith Blanchard	Season Opener	18B: American Pale Ale	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
HM	Jeremie Landers Co-Brewer: Jenn McPoland	Jubelicious	34A: Commercial Specialty Beer	Oregon Brew Crew

Table 13: American Porter/Stout (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Hiroshi Oki	Weather Goat Stout	20B: American Stout	Umpqua Valley Brewers Guild
2nd	Michael J Stansbury	Cornish Creme	20A: American Porter	Umpqua Valley Brewers Guild
3rd	Jonathan Fryer	What Is It! Amber	20A: American Porter	Cascade Brewers Society
HM	Jeremy Fretz	The Stout Thief	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 14: Hop Heads Unite (All the IPA) (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Keith Blanchard	Dragonfly	21B2: Black IPA	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
2nd	James O'Leary	Citra Rules Everything Around Me	21B: Specialty IPA
3rd	Lawrence Crabtree Co-Brewer: Kathryn Pauli	Wookey Snack	21B2: Black IPA	Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO)

Table 15: Euro Enamel Eaters (Euro Sour/Wild) (4 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Barker MHP	Sullins Collaboration Flanders	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Dave Sanderson	Solera Lambic	23D: Lambic	Rogue Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Jim Sullins	Razzy	23F: Fruit Lambic	Oregon Brew Crew

Table 16: Manneken Pis (Belgian Ales) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Daniel Adams	Double Wit	24A: Witbier	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Louis Strowger	Belgian Bliss	24B: Belgian Pale Ale	West Sound Brewers
3rd	Michael Gwynn MHP	Pitfalls And Triumphs	24C: Bière de Garde	Cascade Brewers Society

Table 17: Strong Belgian Ales (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Barker MHP	Granny Panty Dropper	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Dominick Dufner MHP	Scary Tales Saison	25B: Saison	STLBrewhogs
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Morning Star	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale
HM	Jim Thompson MHP	Frisco Swish Juicy Saison	25B: Saison	Oregon Brew Crew

Table 18: Say Your Vows (Monastic) (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Pratt MHP	Let The Hate Flow Through You	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Brew Haven
2nd	Marc Hayden	Dubbel Trouble	26B: Belgian Dubbel	Strange Brew Homebrew Club
3rd	Marc Hayden	Dark Arts	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Strange Brew Homebrew Club
HM	Kiley Gwynn	#QuadGoals	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Cascade Brewers Society

Table 19: Brian McBeth Honorarium Table (Historical) (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ian Campbell	Old Wisco	27A6: Pre-Prohibition Lager	Portland Brewers Collective
2nd	Breck Lindauer	Killer Kellerbier	27A1: Kellerbier
3rd	Scott Nieradka	Backyard Pallet Fire.	27A: Historical Beer	Oregon Brew Crew
HM	Phillip Saurer MHP	Make Porters Great Again	27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter	Peninsula Fermentation Society

Table 20: American Enamel Eaters (Wild Ales) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Bill Bryant	Mariella	28C: Wild Specialty Beer
2nd	Enid Lints	Brett Is My Middle Name	28A: Brett Beer	Evergreen Brewing Initiative
3rd	Brian Marmoreo	Abbadon	28C: Wild Specialty Beer

Table 22: Adjuncts for Everyone (Fruit + SHV Beers) (14 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Kiley Gwynn	Petal Pink Saucer	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cascade Brewers Society
2nd	Kiley Gwynn	Morning Ritual	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Bobby Guzman	Margarita With A Salt Rim	29A: Fruit Beer	Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO)
HM	Quentin Hodgson	Don't Be A Hater	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Central Oregon Homebrewing Organization (COHO)

Table 23: Wood for Sheep? (Wood Aged) (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jason Barker MHP	Sullins Gang's Bourbon Barrel Stout	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Oregon Brew Crew
2nd	Brian McBeth	Insert Bad Name Here	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Dave Sanderson	Bourbon Barrel Quad	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Rogue Valley Home Brewers

Table 24: Pressin that Pomme Fruit (Ciders) (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Gwynn MHP	Johnny Applejack	C2C: Applewine	Cascade Brewers Society
2nd	Kiley Gwynn	The Reverend's Orchard	C1A: New World Cider	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Louis Strowger	Cran-Orange Delight	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	West Sound Brewers

Table 25: Glen Beer (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Enid Lints	Fly By Night	GBA: Glen Beer	Evergreen Brewing Initiative
2nd	Brian McBeth	Hugs And Kisses	GBA: Glen Beer	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Michael Gwynn MHP	Harry Henderson	GBA: Glen Beer	Cascade Brewers Society

Table 26: Sweet Like Honey (Mead) (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Louis Strowger	Mighty Mead	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	West Sound Brewers
2nd	Jonathan Fryer	The Elder Mead	M2C: Berry Mead	Cascade Brewers Society
3rd	Jeremie Landers Co-Brewer: Jenn McPoland	Watch Out For The...	M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead	Oregon Brew Crew

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 01/01/2026 12:00 AM, PST through 02/21/2026 8:00 AM, PST.

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