30th Annual Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge

Thanks to all who participated in the 30th Annual Charlie Orr Memorial Chicago Cup Challenge.

There were 161 entries judged and 85 registered participants, judges, and stewards.

Best of Show Winners

Best of Show – Beer

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Morel	Cat Face Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Timothy Marks	Outta Nowhere	13A: Dark Mild
3rd	Art Kim	Hazy Cosmic Jive	21B7: New England IPA	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Best of Show – Cider

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
3rd	Jim Burkitt	Ice Ice Baby	C2D: Ice Cider

Best of Show – Mead

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed Bove	Hard Times	M4C: Experimental Mead	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Jim Burkitt	Synergy	M2A: Cyser

Winning Entries

Chicago Cup Winner (21 Participating Clubs)

Place	Club	1st	2nd	3rd	Score
1st	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)	7	3	4	31.14
2nd	Urban Knaves of Grain	4	2	1	17.07
3rd	Chicago Home Brewers Group	2	2	0	10.04
	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)	2	0	3	9.05
	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters	1	2	0	7.03
	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club	1	1	1	6.03
	St. Louis Brews	1	1	0	5.02
	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle	1	1	0	5.02
	Joliet Brewers Guild	0	0	4	4.04
	East Side Brewers [IL]	0	0	2	2.02
	Ann Arbor Brewers Guild	0	1	0	2.01
	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)	0	1	0	2.01
	ZZHops Homebrewing Club	0	1	0	2.01
	Midnight Carboys	0	0	1	1.01

Tie-breakers have been applied in accordance with the scoring methodology.

Table 1: Pale Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Michael Morel	Cat Face Cream Ale	1C: Cream Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Jeremy Bersano	Czech Pils (avangard)	3B: Czech Premium Pale Lager	Chicago Home Brewers Group
3rd	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joseph Froehlich	Beelweiser	1A: American Light Lager	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 2: Pale Malty European Lager (6 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dan Acheson	Beer Party	4B: Festbier	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	David Barrett	James Bagge	4A: Munich Helles	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Jim Vondracek	Helles Bock	4C: Helles Bock

Table 3: Pale Bitter European Beer (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Bersano	German Pils (Tettnang)	5D: German Pils	Chicago Home Brewers Group
2nd	Caleb Meinke	Single Pass	5B: Kolsch	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters
3rd	Jeremiah Baer	Leichtbaer	5A: German Leichtbier	East Side Brewers [IL]

Table 4: Amber Malty European Lager (5 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Todd	Bossfest	6A: Marzen	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Kevin Pyle	O Zapft Is!	6A: Marzen	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Ken Foley	Johanna's Marzen	6A: Marzen	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 5: Amber Bitter European Beer (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Caleb Meinke	Westfalen	7B: Altbier	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters
2nd	Timothy Marks	You Had Me At Lager	7A: Vienna Lager
3rd	Jeremiah Baer	Ambaer Lager	7A: Vienna Lager	East Side Brewers [IL]

Table 6: Dark European Lager (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeremy Bersano	Schwarzbier 1	8B: Schwarzbier	Chicago Home Brewers Group
2nd	Jeremy Bersano	Czech Dark Lager 1	3D: Czech Dark Lager	Chicago Home Brewers Group
3rd	Bill Goetz	Rompy Pompy	8A: Munich Dunkel	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 7: Imperial Stouts and Strong Ales (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Art Kim	Liquid Descent	22C: American Barleywine	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Kevin Olson	Beag Trom	17C: Wee Heavy	ZZHops Homebrewing Club
3rd	Bill George Co-Brewer: Joseph Froehlich	Jason’s Rye Wheatwine	22D: Wheatwine	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 8: British Commonwealth Beer (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Timothy Marks	Outta Nowhere	13A: Dark Mild
2nd	Chuck Koch	Cathal’s Red	15A: Irish Red Ale	Plainfield Ale and Lager Enthusiasts (PALE)
3rd	Michael Morel	Cat Face English Brown Ale	13B: English Brown Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 9: American Ale (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffrey Landers	X	19A: American Amber Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Caleb Meinke	Elska	18A: Blonde Ale	Madison Homebrewers and Tasters
3rd	Brent Bronnenberg	Mr. Stone Pale Ale	18B: American Pale Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)

Table 10: Porters and Stouts (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Eric Beaupre	Chock-A-Block Porter	13C: English Porter	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Stanley Parker Co-Brewer: Bacon Ave Brewers	Sneaky Mother	16D: Foreign Extra Stout
3rd	Stanley Parker Co-Brewer: Bacon Ave Brewers	Cocoa Kahlua Stout	16A: Sweet Stout

Table 11: American & Specialty IPA (10 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Todd Cogswell	His Boy Elroy	21A: American IPA	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
2nd	Jeffrey Landers	The Anti-Neipa, Cause Haze Kills	21B: Specialty IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	David Basile	Wheres My Wine Glass?!	21B: Specialty IPA	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 12: New England IPA (7 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Art Kim	Hazy Cosmic Jive	21B7: New England IPA	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)
2nd	Todd Cogswell	Grogu Juice	21B7: New England IPA	Tippecanoe Homebrewers Circle
3rd	Mark Niemczewski	Beta Dredge	21B7: New England IPA	Urban Knaves of Grain

Table 13: Sour Ale (11 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Dave Fischer	Flanders Red	23B: Flanders Red Ale	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Jared Aumen	Licht the Coil	27A3: Lichtenhainer	Ann Arbor Brewers Guild
3rd	Mark Lekovish	Here Gose Nothing	27A1: Gose	Joliet Brewers Guild

Table 14: Belgian & Trappist Ale (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Edward O'Neill	Dubbel Trubbel	26B: Belgian Dubbel	St. Louis Brews
2nd	Mark Westmeyer	The Creeper	25C: Belgian Golden Strong Ale	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
3rd	Nick Turney	Rye Wheat Saison	25B: Saison	Midnight Carboys

Table 15: Fruit & Spiced Beer (12 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	James Faircloth	Cucumber Gose	30A: Spice, Herb, or Vegetable Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
2nd	Jon Phillips	Virtuosity- Neapolitan	29B: Fruit and Spice Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club
3rd	Alex Dropkin	Pink Lightning	29A: Fruit Beer	C.H.A.O.S. Brew Club

Table 16: Specialty & Wood-Aged Beer (13 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Harry Bielawski	Old Fashioned	34C: Experimental Beer	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Jeffrey Landers	Greg's Athletes Foot	28C: Wild Specialty Beer	Urban Knaves of Grain
3rd	Art Kim	Smokey Groove	32A: Classic Style Smoked Beer	Illiana Beer Rackers Union (IBRU)

Table 17: Cider and Perry (8 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Jeffrey Landers	Show Me Your Kitties	C2D: Ice Cider	Urban Knaves of Grain
2nd	Edward O'Neill	Raspberry Beret	C2B: Cider with Other Fruit	St. Louis Brews
3rd	Jim Burkitt	Ice Ice Baby	C2D: Ice Cider

Table 18: Mead (9 entries)

Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style	Club
1st	Ed Bove	Hard Times	M4C: Experimental Mead	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)
2nd	Jim Burkitt	Synergy	M2A: Cyser
3rd	Ed Bove	Limitless	M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead	Brewers of South Suburbia (BOSS)