Keystone Hops Win 2014 Keystone Cup
Posted on: Fri September 19 - 9:32 PM
The Keystone Hops are 2014 Keystone Cup champions. The award, given to the club with the best combined showing at War of the Worts and Malt Madness, is in the hands of the Montgomeryville club for the third time since first being awarded in 2008.
To win, the club needed to hold off an impressive Malt Madness showing from defending champions, the Stoney Creek Homebrewers. Moments were tense as it was announced that Stoney Creek had taken first overall Best of Show. But when Matt King took home second Best of Show with his American IPA, it proved enough to clinch the competition for Keystone Hops.
In addition to Matt's Second Best of Show, the club took home an admirable 11 category medals at Malt Madness, hosted by the Lehigh Valley Homebrewers.
Steve Shantz
Tim Caum
Andy Hejl
Nate Panek
Matt King
Brian Krebs
Jesse Kuiper
It's worth noting that in 2014, Matt has entered an IPA in War of the Worts, BUZZ Off, and Malt Madness, and has won Gold, Silver, and Gold in the category. If that's not dominance, I'm not sure what is.
Congrats to all the winners, and be sure to start thinking about the 2015 competition kicking off with our very own War of the Worts on February 21. Full Keystone Cup details can be found on Keystone Homebrew's website.
To win, the club needed to hold off an impressive Malt Madness showing from defending champions, the Stoney Creek Homebrewers. Moments were tense as it was announced that Stoney Creek had taken first overall Best of Show. But when Matt King took home second Best of Show with his American IPA, it proved enough to clinch the competition for Keystone Hops.
In addition to Matt's Second Best of Show, the club took home an admirable 11 category medals at Malt Madness, hosted by the Lehigh Valley Homebrewers.
Steve Shantz
- Gold for a Saison
- Bronze for a English Mild
Tim Caum
- Silver for a Schwartzbier
- Silver for a Baltic Porter
Andy Hejl
- Silver for a Northern English Brown
- Bronze for an Oatmeal Stout
Nate Panek
- Bronze for an American IPA
- Bronze for a Belgian Specialty
Matt King
- Gold for American IPA
Brian Krebs
- Silver for a Saison
Jesse Kuiper
- Silver for a Fruit Cider
It's worth noting that in 2014, Matt has entered an IPA in War of the Worts, BUZZ Off, and Malt Madness, and has won Gold, Silver, and Gold in the category. If that's not dominance, I'm not sure what is.
Congrats to all the winners, and be sure to start thinking about the 2015 competition kicking off with our very own War of the Worts on February 21. Full Keystone Cup details can be found on Keystone Homebrew's website.