Boot Brew Fest
Thanks to all who participated in the Boot Brew Fest.
There were 213 entries judged and 115 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Pale Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Santiago Irigoyen | Pope's Gold #53 | LSX1: Dorada Pampeana | Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
Best of Show – Amber Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barry Forrest Co-Brewer: Silvia Eyster | Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
Best of Show – Dark Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Daily | This Side Of Dark | 16C: Tropical Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Best of Show – Hoppy Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Ryan Eschete | Super Hydra | 21C: Hazy IPA | Redstick Brewmasters |
Best of Show – Big Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Hynek | Wee Bit More | 17C: Wee Heavy | Red Earth Brewers |
Best of Show – Specialty Beer
| Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Shaun Huggins | Aunt Beru's Smoked Ale | 27A5: Piwo Grodziskie | San Antonio Cerveceros |
Winning Entries
Table 1: 1: Pale Light American Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Matt Young MHP | Stale And Oxidized | 1B: American Lager | Ace Brewing Society |
| 2nd | Jamie Crawford MHP | It's Funny When They're Later Made To Celebrate The Shit They Said Was Garbage | 1B: American Lager | Maltose Falcons |
| 3rd | Ross Stuart MHP | American Lager | 1B: American Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 2: 2: Pale Light Lagers (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Joshua Chauvin | Make Me A Pilz | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | |
| 2nd | Jay Brantley MHP | Skibidi Rizz | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager | PC Mashers |
| 3rd | Rick Chainani MHP | Quiet Life | 3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager |
Table 3: 3: Pale Light Ales (14 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Santiago Irigoyen MHP | Pope's Gold #53 | LSX1: Dorada Pampeana | Underground Brewers of Connecticut |
| 2nd | Chris Daily MHP | Shake Your Blonde Blonde | 18A: Blonde Ale | Texas Rebel Brewing |
| 3rd | Phillip Saurer MHP | Jennifer | 18A: Blonde Ale | Peninsula Fermentation Society |
Table 4: 4: Amber Light Lagers (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Barry Forrest MHP Co-Brewer: Silvia Eyster | Vienna Lager | 7A: Vienna Lager | Horsemen of the Hopocalypse |
| 2nd | Scott Hutchison MHP | Stay Thirsty My Friends | 2B: International Amber Lager | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Aaron Crousillac MHP | Polotmavy Lezak | 3C: Czech Amber Lager | Brasseurs a la Maison |
Table 5: 5: Amber and Brown British Isles (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Travis Cherry MHP | World Domination Requires Taking Australia First | 13A: Dark Mild | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Stephen Schmitt MHP | William Wallace | 14C: Scottish Export | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 3rd | Joshua Andrus MHP | Leeds Me On | 13B: British Brown Ale | Homebrewers Local 402 |
Table 6: 6: Amber Light Ales (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alan Wells MHP | Wubba Lubba Dub Dub | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Randy Daily MHP | Amber Waves #MeanBrews | 19A: American Amber Ale | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Jonathan Reasoner | Dubbel Dog Dare | 26B: Belgian Dubbel | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
Table 7: 7: Dark Light Lagers (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Stephen Schmitt MHP | FC Bayern Munich | 8A: Munich Dunkel | Evanston Homebrew Club |
| 2nd | Jake Jones MHP | Keep On Rollin' | 2C: International Dark Lager | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Ross Stuart MHP | Czech Dark Lager | 3D: Czech Dark Lager | Arizona Society of Homebrewers |
Table 8: 8: British Isles and Foreign Stout (10 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Wesley Kulcak MHP | Uncle FESter | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Jake Jones MHP | Daily Heartburn Foreign Extra Stout | 16D: Foreign Extra Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Gregory Quartano | Third Time's The Charm | 15B: Irish Stout | Bicycle Brew Club |
Table 9: 9: British and American Brown and Stout (13 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Randy Daily MHP | This Side Of Dark | 16C: Tropical Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 2nd | Ken Morris MHP | American Woman | 20B: American Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | This Isn't The Stout I Thought It Would Be | 20B: American Stout | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 10: 10: Moderately Bitter Beer (12 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gary Guillory | Barley's Pilsner | 5D: German Pils | |
| 2nd | Matt Young MHP | Perfect Pils | 5D: German Pils | Ace Brewing Society |
| 3rd | Dustin Wood MHP Co-Brewer: Dustin | Pilsner | 5D: German Pils | Southern Nevada Ale Fermenters Union (SNAFU) |
Table 11: 11: High Bitter Beer (11 entries)
Table 12: 12: Black and Hazy IPA (14 entries)
Table 13: 13: European Big Beer (11 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Kim Hynek MHP | Wee Bit More | 17C: Wee Heavy | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Ragnar's Valhalla | 9C: Baltic Porter | Red Earth Brewers |
| 3rd | Dirk Montgomery MHP | Jeff's Not Heavy | 17C: Wee Heavy | Red Earth Brewers |
Table 14: 14: American Big Beer (15 entries)
| Place | Brewer | Name | Style | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Nick & Heather Hartley MHP | Looking For A Warrant | 22A: Double IPA | Red Earth Brewers |
| 2nd | Wesley Kulcak MHP | Shepherd's Super Stout | 20C: Imperial Stout | Bay Area Mashtronauts |
| 3rd | Corey Kibodeaux | Ain't Yo Mama | 20C: Imperial Stout |
Table 15: 15: Belgian Big Beer (9 entries)
Table 16: 16: Sour and Fruit Beer (10 entries)
Table 17: 17: Spice and Alternative Fermentables Beer (16 entries)
Table 18: 18: Smoke and Wood Beer (10 entries)
Judging Sessions
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 1
03/23/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 2
03/27/2025 4:30 PM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 3
03/29/2025 10:00 AM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 4
03/29/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 5
03/30/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 6
04/04/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
New Orleans 1
04/05/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
Lafayette, LA - Session 1 (Jim Boudreaux's Residence)
04/05/2025 9:00 AM, CDT.
Lafayette 2
04/05/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
New Orleans 2
04/06/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
Baton Rouge, LA - Session 7
04/06/2025 1:00 PM, CDT.
New Orleans 3
04/07/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
Houston, LA - Session 1
04/07/2025 6:00 PM, CDT.
New Orleans 4
04/08/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
New Orleans 5
04/11/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
New Orleans 6
04/12/2025 12:00 AM, CDT.
Non-Judging Sessions
Entry Sorting
03/15/2025 5:00 PM, CDT
Account Registration Closed
Account registrations accepted 01/15/2025 12:00 AM, CST through 03/23/2025 2:00 PM, CDT.
Registrations for judges or stewards accepted 01/15/2025 12:00 AM, CST through 04/24/2025 11:59 PM, CDT.
Entry Registration Closed
Entry Drop-Off Closed
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.