Category: Competitions

We judged the final 2022 Club Only Competition last night. Thanks to John Sutton and Eric Morgan for judging. Special thanks to Eric for letting us judge at North Texas Homebrew Supply (17811 Davenport Rd Suite 11, Dallas, TX 75252).

We had a terrific year with the COC this year. The six competitions all had good turnout. The entries last night had outstanding quality.

Thanks to all that entered and judged this year.

The November COC winners were:

Name	Place	Style	Beer Name
Douglas Hicks	1st	Belgian Blond Ale	Blond Without the E
Jimmy Orkin	2nd	Weissbier	Mouth Breather
Terry Olinger	3rd	Doppelbock	Saboteur

Now to the 2022 Brewer Royale winners. The Brewer Royale rewards club members for judging and winner in the COC, winning 1st place in competitions in the Lone Star Circuit and winning in the National Homebrew Competition.

Brewer Royale winners receive a gift certificate to North Texas Homebrew Supply (17811 Davenport Rd Suite 11, Dallas, TX 75252). The first place winner also wins a travelling and keeper trophies presented at the club’s winter party.

Our 2022 Brewer Royale winners are:

Name	Place	Points
Mark Rendon	1st	19
Douglas Hicks	2nd	18
Terry Olinger	3rd	11

All the points and styles reset for 2023. The next COC will be in January, due at the January club meeting.

The next external competitions are:

• Operation Fermentation, entry closes December 16.
• Bluebonnet Brew-off, entry closes January 30.

As always, I look forward to your feedback. If there is anything you want to change in the Brewer Royale for 2023, let the officers know.

Cheers,
Jimmy

The September COC was judged last night by John Sutton and Terry Olinger. Special thanks to our judges as they make the COC work. The Winners are:

Place	Name	Beer Name	Style
1st	Marcio Fazzani	New Talent	English Brown Ale
2nd	Douglas Hicks	Keep On Keepin’ On	Biere de Garde
3rd	Mark Rendon	Marktoberfest	Marzen

The Brewer Royale Spreadsheet has been updated and the overall standings can be viewed here: Overall Standings.

Website Comments Policy Change

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Congratulation to the our members that won in the Alamo City Cerveza Fest 2022! Winner are listed below:

Table	Place	Brewer	Entry Name	Style
Table 6: Some Like it Wild	1st	Douglas Hicks	My Wife Says This Is The Winner	23A: Berliner Weisse
Table 12: Belgian, Hammy and so Refreshing	1st	Douglas Hicks	Beepa Beepa Yeah	24B: Belgian Pale Ale
Table 16: Lowish ABV Belgian	2nd	Douglas Hicks	Saison Grande	25B: Saison
Table 20: ‘Amburger and Fries	2nd	Terry Olinger	Irish Spouse	15A: Irish Red Ale
Table 20: ‘Amburger and Fries	3rd	Mark Rendon	American Brown Ale	19C: American Brown Ale
Table 21: Haze Bros Not Allowed	2nd	Mark Rendon	British Golden Ale	12A: British Golden Ale

Doug will get credit for his 2 1st place wins with 2 points in the Brewer Royale!

The Belgian Brew Brawl and the Dixie Cup will report winners later this year.

The September COC closed registration closes on Monday. Entries are due at the club meeting at the Londoner in Addison. Use the bottle labels from the registration system.

You can register your entry at https://coc.nthba.org

Here is a chance to show off your Homebrew. At the moment there are only 8 entries. Enter at https://lolcomp.org. It is only two weeks away so register now.