War of the Worts 2019

Thanks to all who participated in the War of the Worts 2019.

There were 652 entries judged and 293 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Robbins Co-Brewer: Dan Tucci	Cat In A Barrel	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Keystone Hops
2nd	Joel Piazza	Haverfunk W/ Raspberries	23F: Fruit Lambic	Main Line Brewers Association
3rd	Justin Lacombe Co-Brewer: John Lacombe	Tow Path	10C: Weizenbock	RiverSide HomeBrew Society[PA]

Pro-Am with Neshaminy Creek Brewing

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Justin Lacombe Co-Brewer: John Lacombe	Tow Path	10C: Weizenbock	RiverSide HomeBrew Society[PA]

Pro-Am with Iron Hill Brewery (North Wales)

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Mark Witzel	Holy Mole'	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bruclear Homebrew Club

Pro-Am with Haymaker Meadery

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Eric Wembacher	Royal Velvet	M2E: Melomel	Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Pro-Am with Stone & Key Cellars

Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth New England Cider	C2A: New England Cider	Scranton Brewers Guild

Winning Entries

Table 1: Light Lager (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Marybeth Roberts	A Little Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Stoney Creek Homebrewers
2nd	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth Kolsch	5B: Kolsch	Scranton Brewers Guild
3rd	Todd Bainbridge	Reid's Happyguy™	4C: Helles Bock	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy
HM	Jeffrey Mauriello	Dutch Oven	2A: International Pale Lager	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers

Table 2: Amber Lager (29 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Bainbridge	Eldred Rock Light	7B: Altbier	Brewers United For Zany Zymurgy
2nd	Rich Carroll	A Night In Vienna	7A: Vienna Lager	Stoney Creek Homebrewers
3rd	John Ionata	Novemberfest	6A: Marzen	Malter Ego

Table 3: Dark Lager (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Friesen	Abominable Snowman Jr.	9B: Eisbock	Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)
2nd	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth Munich Dunkel	8A: Munich Dunkel	Scranton Brewers Guild
3rd	Joel Piazza	None More Black	8B: Schwarzbier	Main Line Brewers Association

Table 4: Wheat/Hybrid Beer (25 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Justin Lacombe Co-Brewer: John Lacombe	Tow Path	10C: Weizenbock	RiverSide HomeBrew Society[PA]
2nd	Michael Grippi	Cali Common	19B: California Common	ALEiens Homebrew Club
3rd	Dan Copper	Copper Common	27A6: Kentucky Common	Band of Media Brewers (The B.O.M.B.)

Table 5: British Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Litak	Emmet The Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	John Pitts	Baht'at	11A: Ordinary Bitter	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Scott Smith	Berwick Street Bitter	11B: Best Bitter	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers

Table 6: Scottish/Irish (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt King	80 Shilling	14C: Scottish Export	Keystone Hops
2nd	Michael Humes	McGingy	15A: Irish Red Ale	Band of Media Brewers (The B.O.M.B.)
3rd	Robert Moore	Wee This	17C: Wee Heavy

Table 7: American Ale (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremiah Baer	Zombie Baer!	18B: American Pale Ale
2nd	Mike Pantalone	Ripped Pants	19C: American Brown Ale	Band of Media Brewers (The B.O.M.B.)
3rd	John Ionata	Haulin' Oats	18B: American Pale Ale	Malter Ego

Table 8: Porter (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Will Cass	Proud Porter	20A: American Porter
2nd	Ryan Celia	Sket	13C: English Porter	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
3rd	Steven Doremus	Baltic Porter	9C: Baltic Porter	Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 9: Sweet/Oatmeal/Foreign Stout (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Preston Klingseis	Deep Sleeper	16B: Oatmeal Stout
2nd	Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan And Joe Aeppli	Roatsted	16B: Oatmeal Stout
3rd	Lee Kexel	Foreign Stout	16D: Foreign Extra Stout	Brewtherville Labs Brew Club

Table 10: American/Imperial Stout (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
1st	Jeremy Cusatis	Dark Eclipse	20C: Imperial Stout
2nd	Ian McIntosh Co-Brewer: Clay McIntosh	So Jammin Son	20C: Imperial Stout
3rd	Robert Moore	Imperial Stout	20C: Imperial Stout

Table 11: American/Double IPA (30 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Cusatis	Hop Matter IPA	21A: American IPA
2nd	Jd Dean Co-Brewer: Dean Kimberly	Iipa	22A: Double IPA
3rd	Zachary Belles	Fluff	21A: American IPA	Lauter Day Brewers

Table 12: Specialty IPA (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	John Litak	Round Shot Rye (Scratch Version)	21B5: Rye IPA	Lehigh Valley Home Brewers
2nd	Jordan Devido Co-Brewer: Nick Duncan And Joe Aeppli	Citra Slam	21B: Specialty IPA
3rd	Matthew Conway	River Run Rye	21B5: Rye IPA

Table 13: NEIPA (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Matt King	Pollen	21B7: New England IPA	Keystone Hops
2nd	Jack Lowney	Nucking Futs	21B7: New England IPA
3rd	Jose Batista	Light Of Genesis	21B7: New England IPA

Table 14: European Sour Ale (24 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Piazza	Haverfunk W/ Raspberries	23F: Fruit Lambic	Main Line Brewers Association
2nd	Anthony Marino	Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Keystone Hops
3rd	Zoe Boothe-Jarrett	Tributary Kriek	23F: Fruit Lambic

Table 15: Wild Ales (28 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Joel Piazza	Vineyard	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Main Line Brewers Association
2nd	Chaz Smith	Dragon Energy	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Lauter Day Brewers
3rd	Joel Piazza Co-Brewer: Chris Owens, Steve Groff, Michael Herman, Freddy Martino	Friendship Is Magic	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Main Line Brewers Association

Table 16: Saison (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Humes	Act Two	25B: Saison	Band of Media Brewers (The B.O.M.B.)
2nd	Jeffrey Mauriello	Loral Saison	25B: Saison	Morris Area Society of Homebrewers
3rd	Tyler Flynn	Saison	25B: Saison	Main Line Brewers Association

Table 17: Belgian Ale (21 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Lowney	Something Witty	24A: Witbier
2nd	Ken Dickson	Old Pale Of Mine	24B: Belgian Pale Ale
3rd	John Ionata	Smurfette	25A: Belgian Blond Ale	Malter Ego

Table 18: Trappist Ale (22 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth Tripel	26C: Belgian Tripel	Scranton Brewers Guild
2nd	Jack Robbins Co-Brewer: Chaya & Bruce Stephens	Oh, And You Blend?	26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale	Keystone Hops
3rd	Jeff Weeber Co-Brewer: Dave Kendall	Angel's Landing Triple	26C: Belgian Tripel	Berks County Homebrew Club

Table 19: Strong Ale (19 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Witzel	Bourbon Cask Ale (bca)	17B: Old Ale	Bruclear Homebrew Club
2nd	Robert Moore	English Strong	17A: English Strong Ale
3rd	Jeremy Cusatis	Malt Titan	22C: American Barleywine

Table 20: Fruit Beer (26 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Nick Shadel	Pina Colada Gose	29C: Speciality Fruit Beer	Berks County Homebrew Club
2nd	Nick Shadel	Passionfruit Berliner	29A: Fruit Beer	Berks County Homebrew Club
3rd	Dan Copper	Berlin Chardonay	PRX3: Italian Grape Ale	Band of Media Brewers (The B.O.M.B.)

Table 21: Spice/Herb/Veg (32 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Mark Witzel	Holy Mole'	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Bruclear Homebrew Club
2nd	Tim Kepner Co-Brewer: The Keystone Hops	Rocky Raccoon's Honey Lager	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Keystone Hops
3rd	Paul Ward Co-Brewer: Vic Orlando Jr.	Coffee And Maple Imperial Stout - Batch 001	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	Malter Ego
HM	Ian McIntosh Co-Brewer: Clay McIntosh	Chocolatay	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer

Table 22: Wood Aged (38 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jack Robbins Co-Brewer: Dan Tucci	Cat In A Barrel	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Keystone Hops
2nd	Mark Witzel	Maple Bourbon Rum (Mbr)	33A: Wood-Aged Beer	Bruclear Homebrew Club
3rd	Dustin Elliott	What Exactly do You Mean By "We're Out of Scotch"?	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer	Stoney Creek Homebrewers
HM	Lee Mahony	The Chimaera	33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer

Table 23: Other Specialty (18 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Richards	Candy Pillows	34C: Experimental Beer
2nd	Francis Hiller Co-Brewer: Francis Hiller Jr	Franischlaus	34A: Clone Beer	Barley Legal Homebrewers [NJ]
3rd	Tim Caum	Hair of the Dog "Adam" Clone	34A: Clone Beer	Keystone Hops
HM	Matt King	Margaritaville	34C: Experimental Beer	Keystone Hops

Table 24: Ciders (16 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth Perry	C1D: New World Perry	Scranton Brewers Guild
2nd	John Jessen	Golden Russet Cider	C1A: New World Cider
3rd	Nick Shadel	Shady's Apple Cider	C1A: New World Cider	Berks County Homebrew Club

Table 25: Mead (23 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Brent Becker	Triple Fruit Melomel	M2C: Berry Mead
2nd	Thomas Hourican	Payment #1	M2B: Pyment	Barrel Feels
3rd	Eric Wembacher	Bragging Rights	M4A: Braggot	Sussex County's United Brewers & Alchemists (SCUBA)

Table 26: Autumn/Winter Seasonal (17 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ryan Ritter	Pere Noel Xmas Ale	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Audubon Brewing Club
2nd	Douglas Dinwoodie	Drinkin Cookie	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer	Keystone Hops
3rd	Lee Sifford Co-Brewer: Pat McKinley, Cody Hoellerman, Zach Reed, Jake Maxwell	Christmas In December	30C: Winter Seasonal Beer

Table 27: Specialty Cider (15 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth New England Cider	C2A: New England Cider	Scranton Brewers Guild
2nd	Nick Shadel	Harvest Cider	C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices	Berks County Homebrew Club
3rd	Nick Shadel	Shady's Cherry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Berks County Homebrew Club
HM	Edward Walkowski	Snaggletooth Cranberry Cider	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	Scranton Brewers Guild

Judging Session Locations and Dates

P1 - Pre-Judge Session 1
02/16/2019 2:00 PM, EST

P2 - Pre-Judge Session 2
02/17/2019 11:00 AM, EST

P3 - Pre-Judge Session 3
02/19/2019 6:00 PM, EST

P4 - Pre-Judge Session 4
02/21/2019 12:00 AM, EST

1 - Friday Evening
02/22/2019 7:00 PM, EST

2 - Saturday Morning
02/23/2019 9:00 AM, EST

3 - Saturday Afternoon
02/23/2019 1:00 PM, EST

Account Registration Closed

Account registrations accepted 12/28/2018 12:00 AM, EST through 02/23/2019 7:37 PM, EST.

Entry Registration Closed

Entry registrations accepted 01/19/2019 12:00 PM, EST through 02/10/2019 2:00 PM, EST.

Entry Drop-Off Closed

Entry bottles accepted at drop-off locations 01/19/2019 1:00 AM, EST through 02/10/2019 2:00 PM, EST.

Please pay attention to the notes provided for each drop-off location. There could be earlier deadlines for some drop-off locations listed, particular hours when entries are accepted, certain individuals to leave your entries with, etc. All entrants are responsible for reading the information provided by the organizers for each drop-off location.

Entry Shipping Closed

Entry bottles accepted at the shipping location 01/19/2019 12:00 PM, EST through 02/10/2019 2:00 PM, EST.