2025 Greg Noonan Memorial Homebrew Competition

Awards

Sponsors

Judges

Hideki Arao, Tom Ayres, Brent Blanchard, Steve Bohler, John Boyle, Jason Chalifour, Tim Chewens, Nate Cicoria, David Clark, Joshua Clarke, John Crossett, Cole Davisson, Adam Deso, Erin Ennis, John Gallagher, Dann Gavaletz, Ned Horning, Chris Kesler, Thomas McGloine, Jerry McMahan, Todd Metcalf, Tyler Miller, Brian Milleville, Dan Muffoletto, Erik Sandblom, Mark Scibilia, Kim Simone, Jason Stuffle, Andrew Urban, Maarten Van Ryckevorsel, Mark Zambron

Judges - Best of Show

Tom Ayres, Cole Davisson, Chris Kesler

Stewards

Victor Caamaño, Jeff Clarkson, James Duclos, Craig Evans, Linda Evans, Jeff Koch, Dwight Matthews, Curtis Swartzentruber

Staff

Ted Assur, Ian Davis, Kyle Ducharme, Jeff Simonds

By the Numbers

201 Entries 54 Entrants

31 Judges 8 Stewards 4 Staff

78 Placing Entries

Table 1: Dark European Lager and Strong European Lager

12 entries

Judges: Brent Blanchard, Steve Bohler, John Crossett, Chris Kesler

1st
Brian Milleville
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Thats Your Big Boy (9A: Doppelbock)
2nd
Tom Slonaker & Nick Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
96 Pale Doppelbock (9A: Doppelbock)
3rd
Mark Zambron
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Holy Hand Grenade (9B: Eisbock)

Table 2: British Pale/Bitter and Brown Ale

14 entries

Judges: Brent Blanchard, Joshua Clarke, John Crossett, Cole Davisson, Dann Gavaletz, Tyler Miller

1st
Ron Barnes
Johnson County Brewing Society
The Prancing Pony (13B: British Brown Ale)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Fullers' Wanabe (11C: Strong Bitter)
3rd
Erik Jensen
Black & Mild Brown (13B: British Brown Ale)
HM
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
God Save The King (13C: English Porter)

Table 3: Dark British and Strong British Ale

11 entries

Judges: Joshua Clarke, Cole Davisson, Erin Ennis, Dann Gavaletz, Brian Milleville, Mark Zambron

1st
Jeff Simonds & Ian Davis
Green Mountain Mashers
Old Frozen Toes (17D: English Barley Wine)
2nd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Ice Storm Stout (16A: Sweet Stout)
3rd
Frank T Mitchell
Beat-12 Brewing Co
Melted Chocolate Bars V1.3 (16A: Sweet Stout)

Table 4: American Porter and Stout

9 entries

Judges: Jerry McMahan, Tyler Miller, Mark Scibilia, Kim Simone, Jason Stuffle

1st
Brian Milleville & John Crossett And Dan...
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Double Tun Imperial Stout (20C: Imperial Stout)
2nd
Bob Charboneau & Brian West Pat Walch...
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Unyha Team Brew Porter (20A: American Porter)
3rd
James Duclos & Erin Ennis And Gmm
Green Mountain Mashers
Club Porter (20A: American Porter)

Table 5: American Pale Ale, American IPA and Hazy IPA

13 entries

Judges: Brent Blanchard, Nate Cicoria, Ned Horning, Kim Simone, Mark Zambron

1st
James Kazanovicz & Andrew Kazanovicz
Citrabuttdown (18B: American Pale Ale)
2nd
Ron Barnes & Jason Elder
Johnson County Brewing Society
Surf Van (21A: American IPA)
3rd
James Kazanovicz & Andrew Kazanovicz
Third Leap West Coast Wave (21A: American IPA)
HM
Brian Milleville
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Smoke Show IPA (21A: American IPA)

Table 6: Specialty IPA

11 entries

Judges: Hideki Arao, John Boyle, Cole Davisson, Erin Ennis, Brian Milleville

1st
Nick DeFae
The Warmest Cold IPA (21B: Specialty IPA)
2nd
James Duclos
Green Mountain Mashers
Rye Pa (21B5: Rye IPA)
3rd
Frank T Mitchell
Beat-12 Brewing Co
Phantasm Of The Opera (21B: Specialty IPA)

Table 7: Strong American Ale

6 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, Todd Metcalf, Erik Sandblom

1st
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Symphony Of Destruction (22D: Wheatwine)
2nd
Mark Scibilia
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Pinnacle (22C: American Barleywine)
3rd
John Crossett & Mark Zambron
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Eat Your Wheaties (22D: Wheatwine)

Table 8: Strong Belgian Ale

7 entries

Judges: Tom Ayres, Jason Chalifour, Maarten Van Ryckevorsel

1st
Bob Charboneau
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Spelterweight Saison (25B: Saison)
2nd
Jeffrey Rocker
The Four Eyed Puffin (25B: Saison)
3rd
Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
Belgian Golden (25A: Belgian Blond Ale)

Table 9: Monastic Ales

14 entries

Judges: Steve Bohler, John Gallagher, Jerry McMahan, Dan Muffoletto, Jason Stuffle, Maarten Van Ryckevorsel

1st
James Duclos
Green Mountain Mashers
Three Philosophers (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)
2nd
Mark Scibilia
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
King Lear (26B: Belgian Dubbel)
3rd
John Crossett & Brian Milleville
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Double Trouble (26D: Belgian Dark Strong Ale)

Table 10: American Wild Ale

6 entries

Judges: David Clark, Ned Horning, Andrew Urban

1st
Erin Ennis
Green Mountain Mashers
D'Funct (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
2nd
James Duclos
Green Mountain Mashers
Cherry Sour (28B: Mixed Fermentation Sour Beer)
3rd
Jeff Simonds
Green Mountain Mashers
Kinda Brett Saison (28A: Brett Beer)

Table 11: Smoke-Flavored Beer

4 entries

Judges: Tim Chewens, John Gallagher, Dan Muffoletto

1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
Pierworodztwo Piwo (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
2nd
Mark Zambron
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Dyngus Day (27A5: Piwo Grodziskie)
3rd
Jay Brantley
PC Mashers
Smoky And The Bandit (6B: Rauchbier)

Table 12: Specialty & Experimental Beer

8 entries

Judges: Jason Chalifour, Joshua Clarke, Dann Gavaletz

1st
Nick DeFae
Slava Ukraini (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
2nd
Keith Ingersoll
Big Shoe Brewing
Hop Krush'd (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
3rd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Collision (34B: Mixed-Style Beer)
HM
Bob Charboneau & Brian West Pat Walch...
Upstate NY Homebrewers Assn
Unyha Coco (34C: Experimental Beer)

Table 13: Wood-Aged Beer

7 entries

Judges: David Clark, Todd Metcalf, Erik Sandblom

1st
John Crossett & Mark Zambron
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
A Little Wood In Your Morning Wheeties (33A: Wood-Aged Beer)
2nd
Keith Ingersoll
Big Shoe Brewing
Bil Maga (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)
3rd
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
I've Got Wood! (33B: Specialty Wood-Aged Beer)

Table 14: Standard American Beer

7 entries

Judges: Adam Deso, Ned Horning, Mark Scibilia, Mark Zambron

1st
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards
Three Rivers Alliance of Serious...
American Lager (1B: American Lager)
2nd
Chris Goodwin
The Brü Club
Doors I Painted Shut (1D: American Wheat Beer)
3rd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Moreau Wheat (1D: American Wheat Beer)

Table 15: International Lagers, German Wheat and Kolsch

8 entries

Judges: Jason Chalifour, Tim Chewens, Maarten Van Ryckevorsel

1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
The Girl At The Bock Show (10C: Weizenbock)
2nd
Pascal Levesque & Simon Archambault
MontreAlers
Empirique Amber Lager (2B: International Amber Lager)
3rd
Jeff Case
QUAFF (Quality Ale and Fermentation...
Coro-Yeah! V2 (2A: International Pale Lager)

Table 16: Czech Lagers

8 entries

Judges: Hideki Arao, John Boyle, Thomas McGloine

1st
Erik Jensen
Czech Your Six (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)
2nd
Ramsay Hoguet
Boston Wort Processors
The Quality Of American Political Debate Would Increase If Socialist,... (3D: Czech Dark Lager)
3rd
Tom Slonaker
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
99 Czech Pilsner (3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager)

Table 17: Pale Malty European Beer

6 entries

Judges: John Gallagher, Chris Kesler, Brian Milleville

1st
Tim Moore
Ridge Runner Festbier (4B: Festbier)
2nd
David Braunegg
Boston Wort Processors
I'd Rather Be In Shickshinny (4A: Munich Helles)
3rd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Edelweiss Helles (4A: Munich Helles)

Table 18: Amber European Beer

6 entries

Judges: Mark Scibilia, Andrew Urban

1st
John Gallagher & Green Mountain Mashers
Green Mountain Mashers
Andy's Alt (7B: Altbier)
2nd
Jeff Simonds & Green Mountain Masher
Green Mountain Mashers
Andy's Altbier (7B: Altbier)
3rd
Ramsay Hoguet
Boston Wort Processors
Ontological Nihilism Is The Rather Perplexing Philosophical View That... (7A: Vienna Lager)

Table 19: Scottish and Irish Ale

9 entries

Judges: Tom Ayres, Erin Ennis, Erik Sandblom, Jason Stuffle

1st
Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
80 Shilling (14B: Scottish Heavy)
2nd
Matthew Johnsen
Rock Hoppers Brew Club
Aequitas (15B: Irish Stout)
3rd
Joe D’Auria
Metro South Homebrew League...
Mary O'Conner's Red (15A: Irish Red Ale)

Table 20: American Ales

7 entries

Judges: Nate Cicoria, David Clark, Jerry McMahan

1st
Dave Taylor
Keystone Hops
By The Book Brown (19C: American Brown Ale)
2nd
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards
Three Rivers Alliance of Serious...
It's Not That Dark (19A: American Amber Ale)
3rd
Brian Milleville
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Tip The Hat Brown Ale (19C: American Brown Ale)

Table 22: European Sour Ale

6 entries

Judges: Tim Chewens, John Crossett

1st
Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
Berliner Weiss (23A: Berliner Weisse)
2nd
Brian Marmoreo
Swamp Witch (23F: Fruit Lambic)
3rd
Mark Zambron
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Delta (23E: Gueuze)

Table 23: Belgian Ale

7 entries

Judges: John Boyle, Dan Muffoletto, Andrew Urban

1st
Jeff Simonds & Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
Breaker Tripper (24C: Bière de Garde)
2nd
Nicholas Griner
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
Biere De Griner (24C: Bière de Garde)
3rd
Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
Biere Du Garde (24C: Bière de Garde)

Table 24: Historical Beer Styles

5 entries

Judges: Tom Ayres, Adam Deso, Chris Kesler

1st
Ron Barnes
Johnson County Brewing Society
Old Man Oz (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
Kentucky Common (27A2: Kentucky Common)
3rd
Thomas McGloine
Saratoga Thoroughbrews
Liege (27A: Historical Beer)

Table 25: Fruit Beer

5 entries

Judges: Thomas McGloine, Todd Metcalf, Kim Simone

1st
Nate Cicoria
Merrimack Valley Homebrew...
The Grapist (29D: Grape Ale)
2nd
James Duclos
Green Mountain Mashers
Strawberry Rhubarb Sour (29C: Specialty Fruit Beer)
3rd
John Gallagher & Dave Clark
Green Mountain Mashers
From Russia With Love (29A: Fruit Beer)

Table 26: Spice, Herb or Vegetable Beer and Specialty and Seasonal Spiced Beer

5 entries

Judges: Thomas McGloine, Tyler Miller

1st
Casey Conry
Berkshire Homebrew Association
Sasquash Sighting (30B: Autumn Seasonal Beer)
2nd
Mike Petrick & Katrina Edwards
Three Rivers Alliance of Serious...
Vacation On Monster Island (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)
3rd
Jeff Simonds & Green Mountain Mashers
Green Mountain Mashers
Pistols At Dawn (30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer)

Best of Show

Beer

Judges: Tom Ayres, Cole Davisson, Chris Kesler

1st
Ron Barnes
Johnson County Brewing Society
Old Man Oz (27A7: Pre-Prohibition Porter)
2nd
Mike Kennedy & Kerry Kennedy
Symphony Of Destruction (22D: Wheatwine)
3rd
Brian Milleville
Niagara Association of Homebrewers
Thats Your Big Boy (9A: Doppelbock)

Vermont Homebrewers of the Year

Craig Evans
Green Mountain Mashers
Berliner Weiss (23A: Berliner Weisse)
Jeff Simonds
Green Mountain Mashers
Slush Fund (28C: Wild Specialty Beer)

Brewmaster's Choice

John Gallagher
Green Mountain Mashers
Andy's Alt (7B: Altbier)

Thank You

Congratulations to All Medal Winners