Thanks to all who participated in the Arizona Mead and Cider Festival 2022 Homebrew Competition.
There were 27 entries judged and 72 registered participants, judges, and stewards.
Best of Show Winners
Best of Show – Mead/Cider
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Matthew Mead | Polynesian Pearl | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Traci Kuhfuss | McNutt | M1C: Sweet Mead | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
3rd | Kyle Kiely | Mr. Blue Sky | M2C: Berry Mead | |
Winning Entries
Category C1: Standard Cider and Perry 5 entries
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Adam Harrington | Small Bottle | C1B: English Cider | Mountain Top Mashers [AZ] |
3rd | Adam Harrington | Tall Bottle | C1B: English Cider | Mountain Top Mashers [AZ] |
Category C2: Specialty Cider and Perry 1 entry
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
2nd | Josh Aune | Apple Pie | C2E: Cider with Herbs/Spices | St. Louis Brews |
Category M1: Traditional Mead 4 entries
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Traci Kuhfuss | McNutt | M1C: Sweet Mead | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
2nd | Ryan Vigne | Post Nut Clarity | M1C: Sweet Mead | |
Category M2: Fruit Mead 6 entries
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Kyle Kiely | Mr. Blue Sky | M2C: Berry Mead | |
2nd | Ryan Vigne | Blood To Bleed | M2C: Berry Mead | |
3rd | Josh Aune | Dragon | M2E: Melomel | St. Louis Brews |
Category M3: Spiced Mead 4 entries
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Matthew Mead | Polynesian Pearl | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Michigan Mead Coalition |
2nd | Traci Kuhfuss | Orange Dreamcicle | M3A: Fruit and Spice Mead | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |
Category M4: Specialty Mead 7 entries
Place | Brewer | Entry Name | Style | Club |
1st | Ryan Vigne | Alley Apple Butter | M4C: Experimental Mead | |
2nd | Nick Perez | Breakfast Bochet | M4C: Experimental Mead | Mountain Top Mashers |
3rd | Traci Kuhfuss | McNutt Rum Amburana | M4C: Experimental Mead | Cane Island Alers (CIA) |