Valhalla: The Mead-ing Of Life
Awards
Judges
Brent Becker, Mike Bury, Chris Clair, Kyle Ducharme, Peter Garofalo, Andy Hejl, Carlos Herrera, Livingston Hinckley, David Houseman, Marc Johnson, Bryan McClain, Max Murphy, Joshua Neal, Elizabeth Padgett, Shawn Padgett, John Putnam, Brian Pylant, Jim Rosenkranz, Tony Sarracino, Elaine Steinke-Neal, Melody Stout, Keith Wickstrom, Julie Wrede
Judges - Best of Show
Mike Bury, Andy Hejl, Keith Wickstrom
Staff
Brent Becker, Marc Johnson, Elizabeth Padgett, Shawn Padgett, Melody Stout, Julie Wrede
By the Numbers
159 Entries
35 Entrants
23 Judges
6 Staff
41 Placing Entries
Table 1: M1C Sweet Mead
9 entries
Judges: Brent Becker, Elizabeth Padgett
1st
Paweł Knap
Polski Miód Pitny
#102 Trójniak (M1C: Sweet Mead)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Heather (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
OB (M1C: Sweet Mead)
Table 2: M4B Historical Mead
9 entries
Judges: Marc Johnson, Shawn Padgett
1st
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Przygotowanie (M4B: Historical Mead)
2nd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Smacznego! (M4B: Historical Mead)
3rd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Nienasycony. Spróbuj, Oceń Sam. (M4B: Historical Mead)
Table 3: M4A Braggot
5 entries
Judges: Julie Wrede
1st
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Obscurior Umbra (M4A: Braggot)
2nd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Epiphany #120 (M4A: Braggot)
3rd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Belgian Sunset B4 (M4A: Braggot)
Table 4: M1A Dry Mead
7 entries
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Midwest Yellow Clover Blossom (M1A: Dry Mead)
2nd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Lehua Blossom (M1A: Dry Mead)
3rd
Brandon Christian & Carla Christian
Seven City Brewers
Stinger Nest (M1A: Dry Mead)
Table 5: M2A Cyser
8 entries
1st
Daniel Kukuk
Motor City Mashers
Odin's Orchard (M2A: Cyser)
2nd
Kevin Rocktaschel
Back Mountain Cyser (M2A: Cyser)
3rd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Almost As Good As Mahoney's #56 (M2A: Cyser)
Table 6: M1B Semi-Sweet Mead
18 entries
Judges: Chris Clair, David Houseman, Joshua Neal, Melody Stout
1st
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Basswood (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
2nd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Black And Razz (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
3rd
Renea Clark
Northern Washington Homebrewers...
Tropical And Mango Blossom Hydromel (M1B: Semi-Sweet Mead)
Table 7: M2C Berry Mead
17 entries
Judges: Andy Hejl, Livingston Hinckley, Brian Pylant, Elaine Steinke-Neal
1st
Kevin Hudson
Keystone Hops
King Crimson Requiem (M2C: Berry Mead)
2nd
Renea Clark
Northern Washington Homebrewers...
Skagit Strawberry 2.0 (M2C: Berry Mead)
3rd
Arthur Franke
Bergen County Brew Crew
Three Hundred And Eight Chromosomes (M2C: Berry Mead)
Table 8: M3A Fruit and Spice Mead
19 entries
Judges: Mike Bury, Peter Garofalo, Elizabeth Padgett, John Putnam
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gorge Of Eternal Peril 2023 (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
2nd
Amy Olsen
Michigan Mead Coalition
Adar's Sacrifice (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
I Swear It's Not Applesauce (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
HM
Matthew Allen
Black Sun (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Table 9: M3B Spice, Herb or Vegetable Mead
17 entries
Judges: Bryan McClain, Jim Rosenkranz, Tony Sarracino, Keith Wickstrom
1st
Renea Clark
Northern Washington Homebrewers...
Spiced Brownie Bochet (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
2nd
Kevin Meintsma
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Bodily Autonomty #141 (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
3rd
Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
LCP (M3B: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Mead)
Table 10: M2D Stone Fruit Mead
10 entries
Judges: Kyle Ducharme, Carlos Herrera
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Vs. Danube (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Mango Mango Mango (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
3rd
Brian Stephens
Keepers of Craft
Back To The O.G. (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
HM
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Plum Crazy (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
Table 11: M2B Pyment
8 entries
1st
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Czerwony Miód Gronowy (M2B: Pyment)
2nd
Allen Martin
Arizona Society of Homebrewers
Blood In The Water Pyment (M2B: Pyment)
3rd
Nathan Steigman
Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Malum (M2B: Pyment)
Table 12: M2E Melomel
13 entries
1st
Kyle Ducharme
Green Mountain Mashers
Tropical (M2E: Melomel)
2nd
Kevin Hudson
Keystone Hops
The First 48 (M2E: Melomel)
3rd
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Sacrilicous (M2E: Melomel)
Table 13: M4C Experimental Mead
19 entries
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Blueberry Maple Whiskey Mornings! (M4C: Experimental Mead)
2nd
Carlos Herrera
Rockwall Brewers
Nordic Jord (M4C: Experimental Mead)
3rd
Garrett Freeman
Give Me Advice For My Peach Pie Mead (M4C: Experimental Mead)
Best of Show
Mead
Judges: Mike Bury, Andy Hejl, Keith Wickstrom
1st
Matthew Mead
Michigan Mead Coalition
Michigan U-Pick: Montmorency Vs. Balaton Vs. Danube (M2D: Stone Fruit Mead)
2nd
Paweł Knap
Polski Miód Pitny
#102 Trójniak (M1C: Sweet Mead)
3rd
Bill Boyer
North Georgia Malt Monkeys
Gorge Of Eternal Peril 2023 (M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead)
Thank You
Congratulations to All Medal Winners
